Describe an adventurous person who you know.
You should say:
who the person is
how you know this person
what this person does that is adventurous
and explain why you think this person likes to take risks.*
(or, explain how you feel about the risks this person takes.)*
See also the Part 3 questions for Topic 3,
Risky / Adventurous / Challenging Activities
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In general, what do you think "adventurous" or "challenging" activities means?
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Do you think being adventurous is a good thing?
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Are you an adventurous person?
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Are there many people in today's society (or, in your country) who take risks (or, who do dangerous things)?
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What are some examples of these adventurous activities (in your country)?
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Do you think people today take more risks than people in the past?
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Why do some people like to do adventurous things?
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(Similar to above) Why do some people want to take risks?
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Why don't most people want to take risks?
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What people do these adventurous things?
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(Similar to above)
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If a person is injured or needs help while doing something dangerous, who do you think should be responsible for paying the cost of helping this person?
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Do you think these people should take out insurance before they engage in their adventurous activities?
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Do you think the government should pay the cost of rescuing adventure seekers (e.g., hikers in the mountains) who get into trouble and need to be helped?
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Have you ever wanted to live an adventurous life?
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(Similar to above) Would you ever consider doing something adventurous (or dangerous)?
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Who do you think is more adventurous, men or women?
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Do women like adventure?
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Can you give any examples of adventurous (or dangerous or challenging) work (or jobs)?
Challenges in Modern Society
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Do you think that for people in today's society, life is becoming more challenging than in the past, or less challenging?
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Do you think these challenges are more mental or physical?
Adventurous Sports
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Are adventurous sports very popular in your country?
Independence
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What's your opinion of young people who rely too much on their parents?
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Why do you think they are like that?
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Do you think having a strong sense of independence is good? (See Note)
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Do you think that some people are too (= overly) independent?
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Do you think that children in your country are given enough independence?
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Do you think children should be encouraged to be independent (from an early age)? (If so, why and how? If not, why not?)
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(Similar to above) Do you think it's important to encourage children to be independent?
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How do you think a (greater) sense of independence could be developed in (young) children? FQ
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(Similar to above)
Describe a vehicle you would like to buy (or, own).
You should say:
what (kind of) vehicle it is
what it would look like (e.g., what color it would be)
why you would like to have it (or, how you would use it)
how you would buy (or, get) it
and explain why you would prefer this means of transport.*
See also the Part 3 questions for Topic 7 and Topic 222
Forms of Transportation
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What kinds of transportation are there in your hometown?
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Is there much difference between the transportation in big cities and in small towns?
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What kind of transport do you most often use?
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What kinds of vehicle (or car) do people in your hometown buy?
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Has the number of cars in your hometown changed over the past few years?
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Why do you think more and more people want to buy their own car?
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How do you think transportation will (or might) change in the future? (See Note)
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Compare transportation today with transportation in the past.
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How do you think vehicles could be improved?
Transportation Problems
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Are there any problems with transportation in your hometown? *
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How do you think these problems could be solved? *
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Why do you think we have traffic congestion in the cities?
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(Similar to above) What are the causes of traffic jams?
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Why do you think there are more and more cars on the roads?
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Do you have any suggestions for solving the problem of congested traffic? FQx2
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What do you suggest the government could do to improve transportation?
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What can individuals do to help ease the traffic congestion?
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Do you think these traffic problems will become worse in the future, or not?
Describe a visit you recently made to a friend or family member.
You should say:
who this person was
why you visited them
where you visited them *
and explain how you passed the time together. *
or
and explain why you remember this visit. *
See also the Part 3 questions for
Visiting Others
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In general, how do people keep in contact with friends and family?
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Why do people visit others?
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Do you think visiting people today is easier than (or more common than) it was in the past?
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Are there any particular groups of (or types of) people in your country who return home to visit their family?
Children Visiting Others Frequent Sub-topic
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Is there much difference between children visiting other people and adults visiting other people?
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Do you think children like being taken along when adults visit someone?
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How do you suggest this problem could be solved?
Hosting Guests
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How would you entertain a friend who was visiting you?
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Do you think it's important to make visitors feel comfortable?
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Do you think that what makes people (or, guests) feel happy about a visit is the same today as it was in the past?
Changes to Interpersonal Relationships Over Time
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Has modern life changed people's relationships with others, compared to many decades ago?
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Some people prefer to be alone rather than communicating with or visiting many people. Can you suggest why they are like that?
Notes
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Most people report that the wording is, "Describe a foreign food you would like to try" but one person reported the words, "Describe a foreign food that you like (to eat)". I suggest you prepare for both possible wordings.
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If the wording is, "a foreign food you would like to try", you should talk about a foreign food that you know something about but have never eaten (or, pretend that you have never eaten it.)
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For "a foreign food", it would probably be ok to talk about a single thing such as a foreign fruit, vegetable, fish, a type of meat, a type of cheese etc. You probably don't need to describe "a foreign dish" or a prepared type of food such as pizza or spaghetti, although these would be ok, of course.
Food in Your Country
- What do people in your country typically eat? FQ
- What is the most popular food in your country?
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Is the food the same in every part of your country?
Eating in Restaurants versus Eating at Home
- Do many people cook at home nowadays? (Why?/
Why not?)
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Do you know how to cook?
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Do you think it's important to know how to cook?
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Do schools in your country teach cooking?
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Do you think it's a good idea for schools to teach cooking?
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If a person didn't know how to cook, how do you think this would affect his or her life?
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Do you think people in the future will eat at home more than they do today, or less?
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- Which do you think is safer to eat, restaurant food or home-cooked food?
- Do you think government should control the safety of restaurant food? (If yes, how?)
Cooking Equipment / Kitchen Equipment
- What kitchen equipment do people
typically have in your country?
- How has kitchen equipment changed (or, improved), compared to many years
ago?
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- (Similar to above) What are the advantages of modern kitchen equipment,
compared to the equipment we had before?
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- How do you feel about cooking food in a microwave oven?
- How is cooking in a microwave oven different to other ways of cooking?
Diet and Health
- What factors determine what foods different people eat?
- Do you think the food people eat now is healthier than in the past? FQ
- In your opinion, do any people in industrialized
countries have health problems that are related to food?
- (If you say, "Yes") What are the reasons for these health problems?
- (Similar to above) Why do you think so many people who live in cities have health problems related to food?
- What food do city people eat?
- (Similar to above) In general, do city people and rural people eat the same types of food?
- How do you think people could be better
educated about food?
The World Food Supply (See Note)
- Do you think that today the world food supply situation is different to a few decades ago?
- Which country do you think is the world's largest food exporter (or, producer)?
- Do you think the world's growing population and the accompanying increase in the demand for food is having an effect on the environment?
The Food Industry
- Do you think there are any benefits from introducing foreigners to the food from your country?
- (Similar to above)
- Does the food industry play an important part in the overall economy of a country?