ORAL TOPICS

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Good luck!
Unit 1 Oral Quiz

Some people think that making new friends is more

important than keeping in touch with old ones.
Others think that your oldest friends are the most
important. Which type of friend is more important to
you? Why?
Unit 2 Oral Quiz
Option A: Personal choice
Some people think that clothing is a
reflection of your personality. Others
think that your clothing style is totally
unimportant. Which do you think is true?
Why?
Option B: Personal preference
Describe a time in the past when
someone made a bad first impression on
you but later became a friend.
Explain why you misjudged the person at
first and how you changed your opinion.
Include details and examples to support
your explanation.
Unit 3 Oral Quiz

Option A: Personal preference Talk about your dream gadget or piece of

Describe a modern technology that you
think is now essential for society, and
explain why you think it is necessary.
Include details and examples to support
your opinion.
electronic equipment.
■ What important features would it have?
■ How would this gadget improve your
daily life?
■ What would this gadget do that today’s
technology does not?
Unit 4 Oral Quiz

Talk about a superstition or belief that is common in

your culture.
■ According to the superstition, what do people
need to do or avoid doing?
■ What happens if people do what they are
supposed to?
■ What happens if people don’t do what they are
supposed to?
Unit 5 Oral Quiz
Option A: Personal choice
Some people avoid TV, thinking that
watching television is bad for adults and
even dangerous for children. Other
people watch a lot of television, thinking
that TV is OK for any generation. What
is your opinion about TV? Why?
Option B: Personal preference
Say how you prefer to watch movies (for
example, in a theater, on TV, on a
computer, on a tablet, on a phone; by
buying movies, by renting movies, etc.).
Explain why you prefer this way to
others. Include details and examples to
support your explanation.
Unit 6 Oral Quiz

Some people believe that only people with natural

talent can be successful musicians. Others believe
that people can learn to be accomplished musicians
even if they do not have natural talent. Which do you
believe? Why?
 YOUR ARE AN
ACHIEVER
You have reached the first half of your course, you are demonstrating to be
a conversationalist