B1.2 SPEAKING CARDS

B1.2 INTERACTION 1

‘A PERSON YOU KNOW WELL. Think about an older person, a friend or a member of your family, who is alive and you know well. Prepare to answer the questions below about their life and to tell your partner any other interesting information about them, Ask your partner questions about an important person in their life.

CANDIDATE A

3 minutes to prepare 4-5 minutes to speak

• Birthplace and time? Their childhood
• 2. Their teenage years/ early youth (e.g. get a job, go to university, get married, have children, etc)
• 3. Experiences / Achievements
• 4. Their greatest contribution.

B1.2 INTERACTION 1

‘A PERSON YOU KNOW WELL. Think about an older person, a friend or a member of your family, who is alive and you know well. Prepare to answer the questions below about their life and to tell your partner any other interesting information about them, Ask your partner questions about an important person in their life.

CANDIDATE B

3 minutes to prepare 4-5 minutes to speak

• Birthplace and time? Their childhood
• 2. Their teenage years/ early youth (e.g. get a job, go to university, get married, have children, etc)
• 3. Experiences / Achievements
• 4. Their greatest contribution.

B1.2 INTERACTION 2

CANDIDATE A

‘A GREENER SCHOOL Your teacher asked you and a friend to suggest ways to make the school greener.

3 minutes to prepare 4-5 minutes to speak

‘Talk to your partner and decide which change you are going to make. Suggest:  photocopy fewer pages (save 100 kg of paper each year)  stop selling bottled water (save 50 kg of plastic each year)  remove the coffee machine (save 70 kg of paper and plastic each year)

B1.2 INTERACTION 2

CANDIDATE B

A GREENER SCHOOL Your teacher asked you and a friend to suggest ways to make the school greener.

3 minutes to prepare 4-5 minutes to speak

‘Talk to your partner and decide which change you are going to make. Suggest:  photocopy fewer pages (save 100 kg of paper each year)  stop selling bottled water (save 50 kg of plastic each year)  remove the coffee machine (save 70 kg of paper and plastic each year)

B1.2 INTERACTION 3

CANDIDATE A

YOUR DREAM HOMEThink about what your dream home would be like and make brief notes.

3 minutes to prepare 4-5 minutes to speak

• Where would it be?
• What kind of house or flat would it be?
• How many rooms would it have?
• What special features would it have?
• What would the decoration be like?

B1.2 INTERACTION 3

CANDIDATE B

YOUR DREAM HOMEThink about what your dream home would be like and make brief notes.

3 minutes to prepare 4-5 minutes to speak

• Where would it be?
• What kind of house or flat would it be?
• How many rooms would it have?
• What special features would it have?
• What would the decoration be like?

B1.2 INTERACTION 4

CANDIDATE A

PROS AND CONS OF LIVING WITH YOUR PARENTS You are a young adult and defend the idea of living alone. Discuss with your partner

3 minutes to prepare 4-5 minutes to speak

• Independence
• Own space
• No excuses
• Other...

B1.2 INTERACTION 4

CANDIDATE B

PROS AND CONS OF LIVING WITH YOUR PARENTS You are a young adult and defend the idea of living at home. Discuss with your partner

3 minutes to prepare 4-5 minutes to speak

• Sense of community
• Savings
• Sharing tasks
• Other..

B1.2 INTERACTION 5

CANDIDATE A

You and a friend are going to attend a course in another town next week and you need to decide what accommodation to stay in. Look at the three options below and think about the advantages and disadvantages of each one.

3 minutes to prepare 4-5 minutes to speak

• at a nearby campsite (€6 per person per night + €10 bus)
• in a hotel in town (€100 per person per night)
• in a friend’s flat near the city centre (free)

B1.2 INTERACTION 5

CANDIDATE B

You and a friend are going to attend a course in another town next week and you need to decide what accommodation to stay in. Look at the three options below and think about the advantages and disadvantages of each one.

3 minutes to prepare 4-5 minutes to speak

• at a nearby campsite (€6 per person per night + €10 bus)
• in a hotel in town (€100 per person per night)
• in a friend’s flat near the city centre (free)