Warm-up

Use dices to choose one of the following topics. Talk to each other for one minute about this
topic, then choose another topic....

1 What’s your favourite subject at school?

2 Talk about an interesting film you’ve seen recently.
3 What are your plans for the time after your A-levels?
4 Would you like to live abroad for some time? Why (not)?
5 Talk about your last holidays (places you’ve seen, people you’ve met...)
6 Family or friends – what is more important for you?
7 A day without mobile phone – a good idea?
8 Do you like going to sport events? Why (not)?
9 What is your favourite free time activity? Why?
10 Describe the dream country you’d like to live in
11 Talk about your plans for the next holidays.
12 Talk about an interesting book you’ve read.

Monologues and /or Dialogues

Use dices to choose one of the following topics. Think about this topic for one minute. Then
talk to your partner for 3 minutes about the topic.

1 Discuss the pros and cons of internet.

new media - open access for everybody – 24 hours a day – latest news –
globalisation – in a globalised world – internet addiction – helpful device – social
media

2 Discuss positive and negative aspects of social media

connecting people – real vs. virtual friends – cyber-bullying – filters information –

keep in touch with people you cannot meet regularly

3 Discuss various aspects of climate change and consider possible solutions.

CO2-emission – floods – droughts – bushfires – hurricanes – avalanches – solar

power – hydroelectric power – destruction of animals’ habitat – extreme weather
conditions – fossil fuels – renewable energies – exhaustible energies – carbon
footprint – nuclear power
4 Discuss problems caused by pollution and what can be done about it.

water pollution – light pollution – air pollution – noise pollution – soil pollution

5 Talk about health hazards of our time and what can be done about it.

drug abuse – smoking – passive smoking – HIV – safer sex – sun burn – skin cancer
– smartphone addiction – eating disorders – junk food

6 Discuss the issue of volunteering.

why volunteer? – benefit for those who volunteer and for society – where would(n’t)
you like to volunteer? – time necessary / available for volunteering

7 Is travelling to the space going to be the tourism of the future?

Astronauts – milky way – planets – stars – rocket – space shuttle – moon landing
– satellite – planet Earth – near-Earth asteroid – shooting star – technology –
knowledge –unmanned shuttle – research – insights – weightlessness – gravity

8 Discuss the status of gender roles in our society.

career – gender gap – power – multitasking – suppressed women – male and female
characteristics – injustice – raising children – expectations – societal pressure –
business – university studies – traditional gender roles – future development

9 Discuss the pros and cons of gap years.

get some autonomy – psychological and emotional development – figuring out who
one is as a person – financial resources – laziness – lose time

10 Discuss the issue of smoking in public.

Role models – special areas – information – lung cancer – basic rights – health –
ban of smoking (in cars) – high taxes – fines – insurance contributions

11 Discuss which jobs are needed in modern societies.

policemen/-women – doctors – engineers- researchers/scientists – managers –

politicians . nurses – teachers – artists – translators – people who carry
responsibility – (to) feel responsible for – (to) tackle a problem – (to) empathize –
(to) help out – (to) assist – (to) change – (to) take action

12 Discuss what young people should do if they are not sure what to study or what
job might be right for them.

Career adviser – situation of the job market – looking for a job – decide later –
university – apprenticeship – internship – wait and see – take a year off – abilities
– manual work/office work – doing something creative – aptitude test