CPE SPEAKING PROMPTS

PROMPT CARD 1

What effect does growing older have on relationships?

• In the family

• Friends

• At school and work

1 What kind of relationships do you think last the longest? Why?

2 Do you think that the skill of making relationships should be taught at school?

3 How important do you think it is to like the people you work with?

PROMPT CARD 2

What do you think is the best way to prepare children for life?

• In the home

• At school

• Leisure activities

1 Do you agree that schooldays are wasted on the young?

2 What do you regret about your own schooldays?

3 What skill would you most like to learn in the future? Why?

PROMPT CARD 3

How important do you think film will be as the entertainment of the future?

• Technological developments

• Costs

• Changing lifestyles

1 What kind of films do you like to see and what do you dislike?

2 How influential do you think films are on young people’s behaviour?

3 Do you think that films should be censored more? Why/Why not?

PROMPT CARD 4

What do you think makes some types of advertising potentially dangerous?

• Content

• Medium

• Target market

1 How much are you influenced by advertising?

2 Do you think that society has become too materialistic?

3 Why do you think that shopping has become a leisure activity?

PROMPT CARD 5

Is crime a bigger social problem now than it was in the past?

• Types of crime

• Detection of crime

• Control of crime

1 Do you agree with some people who say that the police should never carry guns?

2 How do you feel about the way crimes are reported in the media nowadays?

3 What effect do you think the Internet could have on crime?

PROMPT CARD 6

How do you imagine life in cities in the future?

• Work

• Leisure

• Travel

1 Some people feel that modern buildings are ugly. What do you think?

2 Which city would you most like to visit? Why?

3 How far do you agree that there are more disadvantages than advantages in living in a city?

PROMPT CARD 7

What responsibilities do you think individuals have towards the environment?

• Lifestyle

• Shopping

• Financial

1 What is being done in your area to improve or protect the environment?

2 How would you like to see people made more aware of environmental problems?

3 What do you think is the biggest environmental problem in your area?

PROMPT CARD 8

How important is it for young people to have good role models?

• At school

• In leisure time

• At work

1 Who do you think is a good role model for young people in your country? Why?

2 What would you most like to be admired for?

3 How much is success due to individual effort and how much to luck?

PROMPT CARD 9

Do you think that having a good imagination is important in life?

• Personal happiness

• Personal well-being

• Personal achievement

1 Do you think that people can learn to be creative? How?

2 Do you think that technology limits imagination?

3 Some people say that reading fiction is a waste of time? How far do you agree?

PROMPT CARD 10

What kind of work do you think should be rewarded most highly?

• Risk and training

• Difficulty

• Responsibility

1 How far do you agree that job satisfaction is more important than financial reward?

2 Do you think the age of retirement should be changed? Why/Why not?

3 How far do you agree that computer skills are essential for every worker in today’s world?

PROMPT CARD 11

What aspects of technological development do you find most exciting?

• Medical

• Communications

• Agricultural

1 What aspect of technological development do you find most worrying?

2 What aspects of life do you think have been made easier by the development of

technology?

3 If you could have invented one thing, what would it be? Why?

PROMPT CARD 12

What do you think people gain from foreign travel?

• Personal

• Cultural

• Financial

1 What dangers do you see in foreign travel?

2 How important do you think it is that there should be a common world language?

3 Which country would you most like to visit and why?

PROMPT CARD 13

How do you think success should be measured?

• At home

• At school

• At work

1 How would you most like to be successful? Why?

2 Do you think that there is too much emphasis on formal qualifications nowadays?

3 What kind of people are usually successful in life?

PROMPT CARD 14

Why do think books continue to be popular in this technological age?

• For children

• For workers

• For travelers

1 Do you think that people should be encouraged to read more books? Why?

2 What is the best book you have ever read?

3 Do you think that writers should be well-paid? Why/Why not?