Speaking Paper Parts 3 and 4
How effective might these suggestions be in improving health care? Which two suggestions would benefit the local community most?
Part 4
• Some people say we rely too much on medicines nowadays. What's your opinion? • Should children's health education be the responsibility of parents or schools? Why? • What can be done to make hospitals more friendly places for young children? • Do you think our lifestyles will become healthier or less healthy in the future? Why?
How great might the demand be for these improvements? Which would be the most, and which the least effective in attracting more passengers?
Part 4
• What do you think is the best age for young people to start travelling abroad? Why? • What problems do people have travelling around large cities? • Which kinds of transport do you think might disappear in the future? • Some people say there is nowhere left to explore on this planet. What's your opinion?
How can the weather conditions affect people's lives? Which two kinds of weather conditions could have the most harmful effects?
Part 4
• What effect does a country's climate have on the personality of the people living there? • Some people's idea of happiness is a lazy summer's day. Why do you think this is? • Why do people spend time sunbathing when they are told it is so bad for their health? • Some people say more should be done to prevent global warming. What's your opinion?
How might these activities help people escape from the pressures of everyday life? Which two would have the most lasting benefit?
Part 4
• What other things help people to relax after a busy day? • Do you think some people work better under pressure? Why(not)? • Nowadays many people work from home. Do you think this is a good or bad thing? Why? • Some people believe that any activity we do becomes boring after a while. What's your opinion?
How difficult might it be to make people’s hopes and dreams come true? Which two are most likely to become reality?
Part 4
• How important is it for people to have hopes and dreams? • What hopes for the future of the world would you like to see become reality? • What aspects of life today would have seemed impossible to people in the past?
• Instead of accepting the world as it is, what could we do to make it a better place?
How successful would these pictures be in encouraging city people to take more exercise? Choose two pictures to include in a leaflet.
Part 4
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How far do you agree that you have to spend a lot of money to stay fit and healthy?
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Some people say that nowadays we are more interested in looking after ourselves than looking after others. What’s your opinion?
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With new technology, people will be able to do almost anything they want to do
without leaving their homes. What would the disadvantages of this be? • Modern medicine is making it possible for people to live longer. Do you think this is a good thing? Why (not)?
Why do people find these issues worrying? In which two cases do improvements need to be made most?
Part 4
• What do you think we as individuals can do to make improvements to our world? • How important is it for us to understand different cultures and customs? Why?
• Do you think human beings ever learn from the mistakes they have made in the past? Why (not)? • One day all the nations of the world might live together peacefully. How likely do you think this is?
What skills might people need to do these different jobs in the media? Which job would be the most, and which the least challenging?
Part 4 • What attracts people to working in the media? • Some media personalities become very famous. What problems can this bring?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a large number of television channels to choose from? • Some people say satellite television has led to a loss of national identity. What’s your view?