Two texts.
FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY (250 words) possible topics:
-Fossil fuels
-Social networks
-The death penalty
-Gay marriage
-Mass tourism
-Tablets at school
-The sustainability
of economic growth
STATISTICS REPORT (BAR
CHARTS) (150 words) possible topics:
-Women in the Spanish
Parliament
-Jailed people in the
US by race
-Police killings in
the US by race
-Catalan speakers in
Catalonia
-Children poverty in
Spain
-Salaries in the EU
-Immigration and emigration
in Spain
-Carbon emissions US
and China
Speaking.
Monologue: preparation time 3 minutes. You can take notes. Presentation time: 5 minutes. The topics are the same as for the for and against essay.
Monologue: preparation time 3 minutes. You can take notes. Presentation time: 5 minutes. The topics are the same as for the for and against essay.
-What is your opinion
about…
-Do you think alternative energies can
be a realistic alternative to fossil fuels?
-Do you think social networks are
dangerous and deceptive?
-Do you think the death penalty is
wrong in all cases?
-Do you believe same-sex couples should
be able to marry and adopt children?
-Is tourism destroying the planet or can
it also help conservation?
-Are tablets at school better than
books?
-At our levels of consumption, is
economic growth sustainable?
-How would you
describe the perfect politician? How has the world changed since the idealism
of the 60s? How has society evolved? Is the rise of nationalism and the
far-right a consequence of neglecting the working class?
Dialogues: preparation time 3 minutes. Presentation time 6 minutes.
These are the topics:
-DEBATES FOR AND AGAINST:
-Fossil fuels
-Social networks
-The death penalty
-Gay marriage
-Mass tourism
-Tablets at school
-The sustainability
of economic growth
