TOPICS QUIZ UNITS 1-2 FOR THE SECOND PART OF SPEAKING SECTION.

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY. HOBBIES

What the small things in life make you happy? What do you do in your free time?
What made you smile today? Do you have hobbies?
Where do you feel happiest? What hobby do you have?
What things in your house make you happy? When does your hobby start?
Why do you enjoy it?
HOLIDAYS WEEKEND
Where do you usually go on holiday? What do you like to do on weekends?
Do you go on holiday with family or friends? Do you ever work or study on weekends?
How long do you stay there? Where do you go out?
What do you do there? What time do you get up?
When did you last go on holiday?
LOVE KEEPING A CONVERSATION
Do you believe in love at first sight? Talk about an important date in your life?
Where are good places to meet new people? When did you last meet someone new?
Are you married? Where did you meet them?
What things can cause problems in a relationship? Which topics do you think are appropriate in a conversation?
Do you have boyfriend or girlfriend? Which topics do you think are not appropriate in a
Who do you get on well with? conversation?
What do you usually talk about in a conversation?
MEET A NEW FRIEND SPECIAL PERSON
What´s your name? Who is an important person in your life?
Where exactly do you live? What is their relationship to you?
Where are you from? How did you meet?
How old are you? How often do you see them?
Why are you studying English? What kind of things do you do together?
What are your expectations for this course? Why is this person important to you?
WORK AND STUDIES LIKES AND DISLIKES
Do you work? Do you like taking risks?
Are you working in a special task at the moment? Are you keen on working outside the country? Why or why
Do you speak any other language? not?
Why are you learning English? Are you keen on studying under pressure? Why or why not?
Are you studying for an exam now? Can you stand studying long hours? Why or why not?
Which job do you think is the best paid? Do you mind doing long homework? Why or why not?
Which job do you think is the most interesting? What is a perfect job for you?
Which job do you think is the most dangerous?
STUDY/LIFE BALANCE
Do you have a good study/life balance? Why or why not?
Are you happy with your study/life balance? Why or why not?
How much time do you spend with your family?
How much time do you spend studying and doing
homework?
Do you have a stressful life? Why or why not?
Would you like spend more time with your family?
What about your social life?
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UNITS 3-4
VISITING PLACES FIND OUT:
How much money do you usually spend when you go out Who listens to music most frequently? How often do you do it?
for an evening? Who has the biggest collection of music? What kind of music is
Can you have a good night out for $15,00 in your town? that?
Where can you go? Who has a new smartphone? How much did it cost?
What can you do? Who has been in other country? Which country did you visit?
Are you going to stay at home this evening? Who has bought a new laptop?
What are you going to do tonight? Who has been in a concert recently? Where did you go?
Would you like to…..?
Do you want to meet us for…..?
MAKING A PHONE CALL A PERFECT DAY
Who´s calling? Which city are you planning to visit?
Hello, This is….. What are you going to do there?
How about you? How are you going to get around?
Can I speak to…..? What are you going to eat/drink? Where?
Are you busy at the moment? What are you planning for the evening?
Can I take a message? What is going to make the day so special?
Can I just check?
Sorry, Did you say…..?
Can you slow down please?

EXPERIENCE EDUCATION
Have you ever made a presentation in public? Which subject were you good at when you were at school?
Have you ever made friends from other countries? Which subjects weren´t you good at when you were at school?
Have you ever written a poem? Did you study a foreign language at school?
Have you ever eaten exotic food? Did you give a performance at school?
Have you ever done a project in your faculty? Did you wear a school uniform?
Have you ever done a dangerous sport? Can you talk during an exam?
Have you ever made an important decision in you life? Do students have to use dictionaries during an exam?
Have you ever caught a fish?

PROBLEMS AND ADVICE

How often do you read articles in English?
How often do you practice grammar on your platform?
How often do you watch films in English?
How often do you listen to English songs?
What are your problems in learning English?
What do you do to improve your English?
What would you advice to improve English?
Have you ever studied online?
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UNITS 5-6
Talk about journeys Travel items
What do you think is the best way to travel? Why? Do you like to travel light?
Where did you go on your last trip? What do you usually pack when you go away for a short trip?
When did you go on your last trip? What do you usually pack when you go away for a long
Who were you with? holiday?
How long did the trip take? What thing do you love doing when you are on holiday?
What places did you see during the journey? When you travel, do you try to learn about the place and its
Did anything wrong during the journey? customs? Why? Or why not?
What happened while you were travelling? Which tourist areas do you enjoy visiting?
How did you feel?

Asking and giving directions Health

How can you get the university? What do you do to keep fit and healthy?
How can you get your home? Which things are bad for people´s health?
I´m looking for Los Andes Mall. Can you help me? What do you have to do to live longer?
How do I get to Ingahurco Campus? How often do you go to the gym?
How do I get to the bus station? How much do you walk a day?
How much exercise do you do in a week?

Food Making predictions

What is your favorite food? What do you think may happen to our country in three years?
Which international food have you ever eaten? Which team will win the nest World Cup?
Which national food have you ever eaten? Where might you be in five years?
Which food have you never eaten? What job will you do in the future?
How is your favorite restaurant? What will you do on your next birthday?
Talk about your family meals? Where will you go on your next holiday?

Seeing the doctor

How often do you do to the doctor? Why?
What do you do when you have a cold?
What does the doctor suggest for a headache?
Do you usually take some painkillers? Why or why not?
What do you recommend when a bone is broken?
Is there any food that makes you feel sick?
TOPICS QUIZ UNIT 7-8 FOR THE SECOND PART OF SPEAKING SECTION (JULY 5, 2016)

TALK ABOUT A LIFE CHANGE TALK ABOUT MONEY

Would you like to change anything in your life? How do you spend your money?
What would you like to change? Why? How do you prefer to pay by cash or credit card? Why?
Do you tip waiters: How much?
TALK ABOUT LIES DESCRIBE OBJECTS, PEOPLE OR PLACES (USE RELATIVE
Why do people tell lies about their life? CLAUSES)
When might you tell a lie? Which money-making objects do you think are
Have you told a lie in your ife? successful?
Why do you think they are popular?
Which do you think will still be popular in the future?
TALK ABOUT FACILITIES TALK ABOUT SHOPPING
Would you like to study in another country? Where do you usually go shopping?
Why? Why not? What’s the most expensive thing you bought recently?
What facilities do you have in your faculty? Where did you buy it?
Do you know where the cafeteria/library is? What are the DOS and DON’TS for shoppers?
What do you use the internet for? Give reasons
TALK ABOUT A NEW EXPERIENCE TALK ABOUT PROFFESSIONS
Where were you? Which profession do you think should earn the most
How did you feel? money?
Did you have any problems? Which profession do you think work too hard?
Did you find anyone who helped you? Which profession do you think get too many holidays?
Which profession do you think don’t earn enough
money?
Which profession do you think earn enough money in
one week to buy a house?
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Nature The outdoors

Have you ever swum in an ocean/river/lake? Have you ever slept outdoors or been out in the wild?
Have you ever walked in a rain forest? Which wild place have you visited?
Have you ever climbed a mountain? Which wild place would you like to visit?
Do you recycle? Why or why not? Would you like to live in the countryside? Why or why not?
Do you usually walk or take the car? Would you like to live in the city? Why or why not?
Do you grow your food? What are the advantages to live in the city?
What do you do to save water? What are the advantages to live in the countryside?
Are people who live in the country friendlier than
people who live in the city? Why or why not?
An amazing place Describing a city
What is the wildest place you´ve ever been to? Which do you think is the best city to live in Ecuador? Why?
What is the coldest place you´ve visited? Which things can people see and do in your city?
What is the longest walk you´ve ever done? Is your city expensive to live? Why or why not?
Why do you think people like to visit natural places? Is your city very crowded? Why or why not?
What is the hottest city in Ecuador? How is the public transport system in your city?
What is the highest building in your city? What is your city like?
Which sports do people like to do in the countryside? What do you like best about living in your city?
What do you dislike most about living in your city?
Crime and punishment Problems
Which crimes do you think are the most serious? What do you think about litter on the streets?
Which crime is a problem in your city? Do you complain about bad service in a restaurant? Why or
What do you think is the best punishment for drink why not?
driving? Do you annoy when someone speak loudly on a mobile
What do you think is the best punishment for phone? Why or why not?
shoplifting? What do you do when you get stuck in a traffic jam?
What do you think about death penalty? Complain about any problem in your student life?
An issue
Talk about issues that people concern in your
neighborhood?
Which issue you feel strongly about? Why or why not?
Is public transport an issue for you? Why or why not?
What do you think is the best punishment for drink
driving?
Which issue makes you angry? Why or why not?
What do you think people should do to change the
situation?

TOPICS QUIZ UNIT 11-12 SPEAKING SECTION - STAGE 2.

Things you have done recently Conditionals 1-2
Which important things have you done If your best friend doesn’t pay the money, what will you tell him?
already? If you miss classes, what will your parents do?
Which things haven’t you done in your life yet? Where would you stay if you didn’t find an apartment to rent?
Would you like to do it? What would you do if you failed your exam?
Which important things have you just done? If you were president of Ecuador, what would you do?
What have you already decided to do after your When you finish your studies, what will you do?
graduation? If you hadn´t money, what would you do?
If you could change something in your life, what would you change?
If you had a million dollars, what would you do?
Internet Films/ Celebs
How often do you use facebook? What´s your favorite film?
Which search engine is the most useful? Why? What type of film do you like?
How much time do you spend wilfing? Why do you like it?
Why internet is bad for relationships? Who is your favorite actor/actress?
Have you visited photo sharing sites? Why? Or What is your favorite actor/actress like?
why not? What are the positive things about being famous?
What are the advantages of technology? What are the negative things about being famous?
What are the disadvantages of technology?
Requests and offers Dreams and ambitions
Could you recommend a good café? Where did you grow up?
Can you give a direction please? When you were younger, did you dream of doing a particular job?
Can you get me a ………? Who inspired you to do this?
Would it be possible……? Did you have a teacher to help you to learn a special skill?
Would you like…..? Have you achieved any of your dreams? What did you do?
Do you want…..? What were you childhood ambitions?
Would you be able to…? What do you do now?
I´d like to try… What do you hope to become in the future?
Agreeing/Disagreeing/Giving Opinions
What do you think about computer games?
TV is bad for kid.
Death penalty.
Should Abortion be legal?
Animals are used for scientific and commercial
testing.
Medical Marijuana legalization
Euthanasia