CPE SPEAKING PROMPTS

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 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 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 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?

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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?