INSTITUTO DE IDIOMAS

LEVEL 2

ORAL TOPICS

I. Family and Friends 1. How long have you known your best friend? How did you meet him/her? I have known my best friend since 20 years. I met him in school. 2. Describe a member of your family. hat!s he/she like? I describe my sister. "he is thirty years old. "he is tall and thin. Her eyes are dark. "he has long dark hair. "he wears glasses. "he is very nice. #. How often do you go out with your friends? hat do you usually do when you meet? I go out with my friends all weekends. e usually go out to the $ub or to the cinema. %. ho do you get on with best in your family? hy? I get on with best my brother& because we are similar and we like the same things. II. Relations i!s 1. Is having a $artner one of your $riorities? ould you be ready to leave everything for love? 2. hat sort of $erson is your ideal $artner? Have you already found him/her? #. Do you know any cou$les that have been together for 'uite a long time? hat are the reasons for the success in their relationshi$? %. Is it easy for you to make friends? hat are the 'ualities you a$$reciate most in a friend? III. "olidays 1. Describe your ideal holiday or a terrible holiday. (y ideal holiday is a sunny day on the beach. ) terrible holiday is a rainy day on the mountain 2. Have you ever been abroad? hen? here? If not& where would you like to go? hy? *es& I have. I have been in Holland& last summer. I would like to go to Holland& because I want to visit my sister. #. hat are the advantages and disadvantages of s$ending holidays on the beach& in the country or in a cultural city? +he advantages of s$ending holidays on the beach are, you can rela-& or sunbathe& swimming in the sea. In the country& you can breathe clean air& you will not hear noise. In a cultural city& you can visit all kinds of sights& meet $eo$le or go to sho$$ing. +he disadvantages of s$ending holidays on the beach are, you can burn& medusas can bite you. In the country& you cannot go to the sho$$ing& mos'uitoes can bite you. In a cultural city& it is noisy/ you can not visit all sights because there are many $eo$le. %. ho do you en0oy or hate going on holiday with? hy? I en0oy going on holiday with my friends because we can go out to any $ub or disco.

IV. M#si$ hat is your favourite kind of music and why? (y favourite kind of music is rock. 1ecause my brother and my sister listened to rock when I was a child 2. ho do you think is the best band or singer of all time? hy? I think the best singer is 1ruce "$ringsteen& because his lyrics are wonderful. #. hen do you usually listen to music? Do you listen to different kinds of music de$ending on how you feel? hat kind and why? I usually listen to music every day. *es& I listen to different kinds of music. hen I study& I like to listen to rela-ing music and when I do s$ort& I like to listen to rock. 2. hen was the last time you went to or saw a concert? hat was it like? 1.

V. Plans and Am%itions hat are you going to do this weekend? I!m going to go out to the $ub with my friends this weekend. 2. Have you ever thought of living abroad? here? hy? *es& I have. I have thought of living in Holland& because my sister lived there and I like very much Holland. #. hat will your life be like in 10 years! time? I think I will live abroad and I will work in an engineering com$any %. hat kind of 0ob would you like to have? hy? I would like to have a 0ob about engineering VI. Money hat kind of things do you en0oy/hate s$ending your money on? hy? I en0oy s$ending my money on things of s$ort& like in the gym or on bikes. )nd I hate s$ending my money on ta-es& because they are very high. 2. In your o$inion& does money bring ha$$iness? In my o$inion& money doesn3t bring ha$$iness. 4eo$le with more money are 0ust more satisfied with their lives& not ha$$ier. #. ho is the richest man in "$ain? How did he become so rich? +he richest man in "$ain is )mancio 5rtega. He became so rich by creating clothing stores ould you like to be rich? hy/why not? 6o& I wouldn!t& because you don!t need to be rich to be ha$$y. VII. S o!!in& 1. Do you en0oy sho$$ing? hy 7not8? How often do you go sho$$ing? 6o& I don!t. I don!t en0oy sho$$ing because it is boring and stressful. I go sho$$ing once 7a month/ each three month8 2. Do you like going sho$$ing by yourself or do you $refer to go with someone else? hy? I like going sho$$ing by myself because it9s more rela-ing and less stressful #. hat kind of sho$ do you like going to : a small sho$ in your neighbourhood& a big de$artment store& etc.? It de$ends. I like going to a small sho$ when I need to buy a few things& however I like going to a big de$artment store when I need to buy many things. %. Have you ever s$ent a lot of money on something? hat was it? How did you feel about it? *es& I have. It was a notebook com$uter/ la$to$ com$uter. I felt very satisfied with the $urchase because I needed the la$to$ to study and work. VIII. City and Co#ntry 1. Do you $refer living in the city or in the country? hy? I $refer living in the country because it is more rela-ing and you can breathe clean air. 2. I have 0ust arrived in "eville from abroad. ;an you give me some advice about this city? If I were you& I would go to downtown because there are many sights and it is wonderful. #. hat are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city like (adrid? +he advantages of living in a big city are, you can visit all kinds of sights& museums. and you can meet many $eo$le& you can go sho$$ing. +he disadvantages are& a big city is too noisy and you can not visit all sights because there are many $eo$le in everywhere. 1. 1.

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hat are the as$ects that you like/dislike the most about living in the country? +he as$ects that I like about living in the country are& there isn!t noise& and the country is $eaceful. +he as$ects that I dislike are& there aren!t many sho$s and you can not go to the sho$$ing. Free Time

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hat do you usually do in your free time and why? I usually do s$ort in my free time because I feel rela-ed when I $lay s$ort. 2. Do you think we have more free time nowadays than 20 years ago? hy/why not? 6o& I don!t. e have less free time because nowadays we work more than 20 years ago. #. hat!s the best way for a foreigner to en0oy their free time here in "eville? +he best way for a foreigner to en0oy their free time is go to the $ub or go to the cinema& and visit the downtown. %. How did you s$end your free time when you were a child? How have things changed? I s$ent my free time $laying soccer with my friends on the street. +hings have not changed 7very8 much because now we $lay football in a s$orts center every weekend. '. Animals and Nat#re 1. Have you ever had a $et? hat kind of $et was it / do you have / would you like to have? hy? *es& I have. I have had a dog. )nd now I have two dogs& I think dogs are the best $ets because they are faithful. 2. Imagine you were in the middle of a river and you saw a crocodile swimming towards you. hat would you do? I would swim as fast as I could to arrive at the shore and climbing a tree. #. (y daughter really wants a dog& but we live in a small flat. ;an you give me some advice? If I were you& I would buy a small dog and she $romised that it will look after. %. )n )merican multimillionaire wants to leave all her money and $ossessions to her dog. hat do you think of that? I think that she doesn!t do the right. "he should leave all her money on hos$itals& schools or for e-am$le& <ed ;ross. 'I. Fears and P o%ias 1. hat kind of things are you afraid of? I9m afraid of was$s. 2. Describe the most frightening e-$erience you have ever had. hen I was a child& I went to the beach with my family and my mother was drying me with a towel and when she finished& the towel was full of was$s #. *our friend is going to fly for the first time ne-t week and she!s /he!s terrified of flying. =ive her/him some advice. If I were her/him& I would drink tea or take an as$irin. %. hat do you do to rela- when you are very worried about something? hen I am very worried about something& I do e-ercise to rela-& for e-am$le $ushu$s. 'II. In(entions

1. In your o$inion& what are the three best inventions ever? In my o$inion& the three best inventions are, electricity& the wheel and internet. 2. hat would you invent if you were given the chance? I would invent the energy without electricity or fossil fuel.

#. Have you ever thought that some inventions are really useless? hat are they? *es& I have. %. hat makes a good inventor? hat 'ualities do $eo$le who can invent things need to have? I think the greatest 'uality is the imagination/ however they should have knowledge of many sub0ects like electronics& $hysics& and mathematics.

'III. Ed#$ation 1. hat are the best and the worst memories you have of your own school days? +he best memories I have of my school days are, I $layed football with my friends& 2. Describe the differences between education now and 20 years ago. +he differences between education now and 20 years ago are, +here were not com$uters in classrooms 20 years ago and now& everybody has a la$to$ com$uter. #. ould you like to work as a teacher? hy/not? 6o& I wouldn!t. 1ecause I think that I would not be a good teacher. %. In what ways are com$uters a good tool for learning nowadays? ;om$uters are a good tool for learning because we can do and learn more things and it is fun for children. 'IV. "ealt 1. Do you often get stressed? hy/why not? hat do you do to rela-? 6o& I don!t often get stressed because I am a 'uiet $erson. I usually do all kinds of s$orts to rela-. 2. hat!s the best way to lead a healthy life? +ell me about the healthiest $erson in your family. +he best way to lead a healthy life is giving u$ smoke& doing s$orts and eating healthy. +he healthiest $erson in my family is my brother. He is always $laying s$orts and he usually goes to the gym. However he eats too much meat but he doesn!t smoke and he doesn!t drink alcohol. #. Do you think we have ha$$y& healthy lives nowadays? hy/why not? How do you think things will change in the future? 6o& I don!t. I think we are too stressed and many $eo$le eat too much fast food and most $eo$le don!t do s$ort. %. I smoke too much/am overweight/can!t slee$ at night/feel de$ressed. ;an you give me some advice? If I were you& I would buy nicotine $atches. If I were you& I would do a soft s$ort& for e-am$le walking. If I were you& I would take an as$irin to slee$ If I were you& I would do s$ort& or meet new $eo$le.