Candidate: Task 1 Monologue

DIRECCIÓ GENERAL DE FORMACIÓ PROFESSIONAL I ENSENYANCES DE RÈGIM ESPECIAL ANGLÉS
Conselleria d’Educació, Cultura i Esport NIVELL AVANÇAT

PROVES DE CERTIFICACIÓ 2013-14
SET 1 CANDIDATE A
TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

 Choose two or more ideas to talk about. You may add your
MONOLOGUE own ideas.
 Talk for about 3.30-4 minutes.
DIET
 Mediterranean diet vs American diet

 Fast food, pre-cooked food and super-sizing
 Your eating habits: changes over the years
 Vegans & vegetarians
SET 1 CANDIDATE A
 Your conversation should last about 7-8 minutes.
 Avoid short answers, take part and speak and listen to your
TASK 2 partner.
 Your partner’s information is different from yours.
DIALOGUE  If possible, try to reach an agreement at the end of the
conversation.
 Use at least 3 of the ideas below.
RENTING VS BOOKING
You’re going to travel with your friend (candidate B) along the coast of California, from L.A. to San Francisco. You think the best
option to do it is (by) renting a caravan, but your friend has a different idea. Here you have some ideas to discuss this topic. You
start the conversation.
 No need to stay in hotels

 Flexibility to go everywhere
 Cheaper than organised trips
 Amazing views from the cliff while driving on road 1
SET 1 CANDIDATE B

HEALTH AND MEDICINE
 Alternative medicine
 Medical malpractice
 The problem of drugs
 The most important advances in the last 20 years
SET 1 CANDIDATE B
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
RENTING VS BOOKING
You’re going to travel with your friend (candidate A) along the coast of California, from L.A. to San Francisco. You think the best
option to do it is by booking a package holiday, but your friend has a different idea. Here you have some ideas to discuss this
topic. Your partner starts the conversation.
 Travelling by bus is safer than by car

 Good public transport in many cities
 Nice four-star hotels with breakfast included
 One-day visit to Hollywood Studios included
SET 2 CANDIDATE A

THE WORLD TH@ COMES
 E-learning vs traditional education

 Social networks and new ways of communicating
 New gadgets: smartphones, etc.
 Changes in the future?
SET 2 CANDIDATE A
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
A UNIVERSITY PROJECT
You have to do a project at university. You need to choose the most influential personality of the 21st century. You have some
ideas to do the project, but your classmate (candidate B) has others. Try to reach an agreement. You start the conversation.
 Project about a writer (e.g. JK. Rowling, etc.)
 In charge of different parts of the project
 Work at home and share the information online
 Compare her books and the adapted films

SET 2 CANDIDATE B

CONSUMERISM
 Big shopping malls vs main street shops

 The crisis: changes on our attitude to shopping
 Kinds of shopping: catalogue, online, teleshopping, etc.
 Advertising strategies: deceptive?
SET 2 CANDIDATE B
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
ideas to do the project, but your classmate (candidate A) has others. Try to reach an agreement. Your partner starts the
conversation.
 Project about a politician (e.g. Barack Obama, etc.)
 Both involved in the whole project
 Meet some evenings and at the weekend
 Prepare a PowerPoint on the topic

SET 3 CANDIDATE A

TRAVEL THE WORLD!
 Travelling broadens our mind: yes / no

 Your reasons when choosing a holiday
 Low-cost airlines
 Places in the world you would like to visit / have no desire
to visit ever. Why?
SET 3 CANDIDATE A
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
ONLINE DATING
You would like to start a relationship and you have thought online dating is an interesting option, but your friend (candidate B)
doesn’t agree. Try to convince him/her it is a safe option. Here you have some ideas. You start the conversation.
 Choosing the profile of the person: fast and easy!

 Not expensive: only 15 euros/month
 A friend of yours had a good experience
 Arranging to meet, safe and exciting
SET 3 CANDIDATE B

LEARNING
 Practical training vs theoretical learning

 Important subjects
 The role of new technologies
 University and career prospects
SET 3 CANDIDATE B
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
ONLINE DATING
Your friend (candidate A) wants to start a relationship and thinks online dating is an interesting option, but you don’t agree. Try to
convince him/her it is not a safe option. Here you have some ideas to talk about. Your partner starts the conversation.
 Going out is the best option to socialize. Why?

 Fake identities online
 Paying to meet people: no way!
 A better option: organised trips for singles!
SET 4 CANDIDATE A

GLOBALISATION
 Language learning
 Immigration and social integration
 Globalisation of world economy: pros and cons
 Different problems the world faces today: social,
economic, political…
SET 4 CANDIDATE A
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
BLACK FRIDAY
You love going shopping and you want to go to the sales with your friend (candidate B) next Friday. You would love to spend the
whole day in the mall, but your friend is convinced you are a shopaholic and doesn’t like the idea. You start the conversation.
 Great offers and discounts on clothes and gadgets
 A present for your sister’s birthday
 Have lunch in the mall and shop until night!
 Not short of money

SET 4 CANDIDATE B

SAVE THE EARTH
 NGOs
 Endangered species & animal rights
 Natural disasters
 Pollution. Renewable energies
SET 4 CANDIDATE B
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
BLACK FRIDAY
You think your friend (candidate A) is a shopaholic although he/she doesn’t admit it. He/she wants to go to the sales with you next
Friday and spend the whole day in the mall, but you don’t think it’s a good idea. Your partner starts the conversation.
 Another plan: takeaway and a movie at home!
 Should save money for the mortgage
 No great discounts
 Goes shopping every other day! Need of psychological
help?
SET 5 CANDIDATE A

TV OR NOT TV
 Junk television
 Censorship
 Public television vs Pay TV
 Local channels
SET 5 CANDIDATE A
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
A STRICT DIET?
Your partner (candidate B) wants to start a strict diet which involves eating only proteins and vegetables for one month and doing
a lot of exercise, but you are absolutely against the idea and try to dissuade him/her. You start the conversation.
 An irresponsible and unhealthy whim

 Need to focus on exams!
 Importance of a balanced diet and risks of excessive
exercise
 Possible alternatives
SET 5 CANDIDATE B

SOCIAL ISSUES
 Social aids: education, health, etc.

 Alcoholism, drugs and rehabilitation
 Punishment: fines, community service, etc.
 Future after prison?
SET 5 CANDIDATE B
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
A STRICT DIET
You have decided to lose some weight going on a diet for one month which involves eating only proteins and vegetables and
doing a lot of exercise, but your partner (candidate A) is really worried about your health. Discuss about the topic. Your partner
starts the conversation.
 Enough time to study + go to the gym
 Don’t feel attractive, depressed
 Just one month!
 A friend of yours obtained good results

SET 6 CANDIDATE A

 Choose at least three ideas to talk about. You may add your
 Talk for about 3.30 to 4 minutes.
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
 Alternative medicine
 Medical malpractice
 The problem of drugs
 The most important advances in the last 20 years
SET 6 CANDIDATE A
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
RENTING VS BOOKING
You’re going to travel with your friend (candidate B) along the coast of California, from L.A. to San Francisco. You think the best
option to do it is (by) renting a caravan, but your friend has a different idea. Here you have some ideas to discuss this topic. You
start the conversation.
 No need to stay in hotels

 Flexibility to go everywhere
 Cheaper than organised trips
 Amazing views from the cliff while driving on road 1
SET 6 CANDIDATE B

CHANGE
 Change: always good? (social change, changes in

personal life, technological developments, etc.)
 The change in society you would most like to see
 “We are exposed to fewer dangers than previous
generations”: your opinion
 Something you believe will never change
SET 6 CANDIDATE B
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
RENTING VS BOOKING
You’re going to travel with your friend (candidate A) along the coast of California, from L.A. to San Francisco. You think the best
option to do it is by booking a package holiday, but your friend has a different idea. Here you have some ideas to discuss this
topic. Your partner starts the conversation.
 Travelling by bus is safer than by car

 Good public transport in many cities
 Nice four-star hotels with breakfast included
 One-day visit to Hollywood Studios included
SET 7 CANDIDATE A

CONSUMERISM
 Big shopping malls vs main street shops

 The crisis: changes on our attitude to shopping
 Kinds of shopping: catalogue, online, teleshopping, etc.
 Advertising strategies: deceptive?
SET 7 CANDIDATE A
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
ONLINE DATING
You would like to start a relationship and you have thought online dating is an interesting option, but your friend (candidate B)
doesn’t agree. Try to convince him/her it is a safe option. Here you have some ideas. You start the conversation.
 Choosing the profile of the person: fast and easy!

 Not expensive: only 15 euros/month
 A friend of yours had a good experience
 Arranging to meet, safe and exciting
SET 7 CANDIDATE B

 Talk for about 3.30 to 4 minutes.
LEARNING
 Practical training vs theoretical learning

 Important subjects
 The role of new technologies
 University and career prospects
SET 7 CANDIDATE B
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
ONLINE DATING
Your friend (candidate A) wants to start a relationship and thinks online dating is an interesting option, but you don’t agree. Try to
convince him/her it is not a safe option. Here you have some ideas to talk about. Your partner starts the conversation.
 Going out is the best option to socialize. Why?

 Fake identities online
 Paying to meet people: no way!
 A better option: organised trips for singles!
SET 8 CANDIDATE A

DIET
 Mediterranean diet vs American diet

 Fast food, pre-cooked food and super-sizing
 Your eating habits: changes over the years
 Vegans & vegetarians
SET 8 CANDIDATE A

TASK 2 partner.
conversation.
ideas to do the project, but your classmate (candidate B) has others. Try to reach an agreement. You start the conversation.
 Project about a writer (e.g. JK. Rowling, etc.)
 In charge of different parts of the project
 Work at home and share the information online
 Compare her books and the adapted films

SET 8 CANDIDATE B

THE WORLD TH@ COMES
 E-learning vs traditional education

 Social networks and new ways of communicating
 New gadgets: smartphones, etc.
 Changes in the future?
SET 8 CANDIDATE B
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
ideas to do the project, but your classmate (candidate A) has others. Try to reach an agreement. Your partner starts the
conversation.
 Project about a politician (e.g. Barack Obama, etc.)
 Both involved in the whole project
 Meet some evenings and at the weekend
 Prepare a PowerPoint on the topic

SET 9 CANDIDATE A

THE MASS MEDIA
 The news: objective or biased? Say why.

 Does watching the news influence people…
 How are traditional media adapting to new
technologies?
 How do you prefer to keep informed? (newpapers, TV...)
SET 9 CANDIDATE A
TASK 2 partner.
conversation.
SILVER WEDDING
Your parents have been married for 25 years and you would like to organise a family event to celebrate it, but your brother/sister
(candidate B) has a different plan. Try to talk to him/her. You can use the following ideas. You start the conversation.
 Book the church and celebrate the weeding again
 Invite your extended family to the restaurant
 Buy a little gift for them (what?)
 Hire a music band

SET 9 CANDIDATE B

SAVE THE EARTH
 NGOs
 Endangered species & animal rights
 Natural disasters
 Pollution. Renewable energies
SET 9 CANDIDATE B
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
SILVER WEEDING
Your parents have been married for 25 years and you would like to book them a romantic journey, but your brother/sister
(candidate A) has a different plan. Try to talk to him/her. You can use the following ideas. Your partner starts the conversation.
 Dream of visiting the Caribbean Islands
 Great offers in a travel agency you know
 Need to switch off and spend time together
 Doing the same as the first wedding: boring

SET 10 CANDIDATE A

WORDS, WORDS, AND MORE WORDS
 Most useful languages to learn. Why?

 Bilingual schools: utopia or reality?
 The best book / writer ever
 Films in original version vs dubbed films
SET 10 CANDIDATE A
TASK 2 partner.
conversation.
NOISY NIGHTLIFE
The area where you live is becoming a popular place for pubs and night clubs. As the representative of the neighbour’s
association, you are going to discuss with the head of the clubs’ association, who has got a different point of view from yours.
Express your concern and try to find a solution. You start the conversation.
 Too much noise at night, specially at weekends

 Problems with street drinking (why?)
 Police in the area aren’t helping much (why not?)
 Increase in small crime in the neighbourhood (what
kind?)
SET 10 CANDIDATE B

AFFLUENZA
 “We all would be better off without money and

material possessions”: your opinion
 Becoming rich at a young age: pros and cons
 The rich and the poor. The gap between them
 Taxes
SET 10 CANDIDATE B
TASK 2 partner.
conversation.
NOISY NIGHTLIFE
Your are the owner of a pub placed in an increasingly popular area for pubs and night clubs, but the neighbours are complaining.
As the head of the clubs’ association, you are going to meet with the representative of the neighbour’s association, who has got a
different point of view from yours. Express your concern and try to find a solution. Your partner starts the conversation.
 Good business for the town in terms of tourism (why?)

 Police presence helping to avoid theft
 Not too loud music + people outside bars not your
responsibility
 Not so many people on weekdays
SET 11 CANDIDATE A

CURRENT ISSUES
 Unemployment rates
 Corruption: is society worried about it? Say why
 Charities you know. What kind of work they do
 Recent news you have heard
SET 11 CANDIDATE A

TASK 2 partner.
conversation.
THE BEST PRESENT?
Your daughter will be 18 years old next month and you want to buy her the best present ever. She has just got her driving license
and you are happy to buy her a brand new car, but you partner doesn’t agree at all. Discuss what to do. You start the
conversation.
 The younger, the better for her

 12000€, but in instalments
 Convenient (why?)
 Her motorbike: too old and unsafe
SET 11 CANDIDATE B

WORK
 Having the same job all your life: a good or a bad thing?
 Which is more important: a high salary or a satisfying job?
 Retirement
 Which is better: to work for a large or a small
organisation?
SET 11 CANDIDATE B

TASK 2 partner.
conversation.
THE BEST PRESENT?
Your daughter will be 18 years old next month and you want to buy her the best present ever. You know she is crazy about
travelling and you are happy to book her an English course in the USA, but your partner doesn’t agree at all. Discuss what to do.
You partner starts the conversation.
 One month in Washington, 2500€

 Travelling broadens the mind (why?)
 English classes, sports activities and three–day trips to
New York and Boston
 A car: too expensive and unnecessary
SET 12 CANDIDATE A

RELATIONSHIPS
 Different types of friends at different stages of life

 Changes in the traditional family
 The right time to fly the nest
 Elderly relatives
SET 12 CANDIDATE A
 Your conversation should last about 10.30-12 minutes.
TASK 2 partner.
conversation.
SAVE THEM!
You are a volunteer and your organisation has an important quantity of money to invest. You think the best option is to invest in our
natural environment, but you need to convince the others (candidates B+C). Discuss what to do. You start the conversation.
 Investment in natural resources

 Helping animal shelters (how?)
 Project in the forest (what type?)
 Make people aware of these problems (how?)
SET 12 CANDIDATE B

EXPECTATIONS
 Childhood dreams: accomplished?

 Required qualities to be succesful in life
 Succesful people you admire
 Your expectations from politicians. Corruption
SET 12 CANDIDATE B
TASK 2 partner
conversation.
SAVE THEM!
You are a volunteer and your organisation has an important quantity of money to invest. You think the best option is to invest in the
Thirld World, but you need to convince the others (candidates A+C). Discuss what to do. One of your partners starts the
conversation.
 A project there: schools, hospitals?

 Extra money: fund-raising event in your city (what?)
 Organise volunteering holidays
 Collecting second-hand goods to send there
SET 12 CANDIDATE C

TV OR NOT TV
 Junk television
 Censorship
 Public television vs Pay TV
 Local channels
SET 12 CANDIDATE C
TASK 2 partner.
conversation.
SAVE THEM!
You are a volunteer and your organisation has an important quantity of money to invest. You think the best option is to help the
people in need in your own country due to the crisis, but you need to convince the others (candidates A+B). Discuss what to do.
One of your partners starts the conversation.
 Open a meal centre

 Student loans
 Help people find a job (how?)
 Charity store to sell second-hand goods

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DIRECCIÓ GENERAL DE FORMACIÓ PROFESSIONAL I ENSENYANCES DE RÈGIM ESPECIAL ANGLÉS

Conselleria d’Educació, Cultura i Esport NIVELL AVANÇAT

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

 Mediterranean diet vs American diet

 No need to stay in hotels

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

 Travelling by bus is safer than by car

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

THE WORLD TH@ COMES

 E-learning vs traditional education

 Project about a writer (e.g. JK. Rowling, etc.)

 In charge of different parts of the project

 Work at home and share the information online

 Compare her books and the adapted films

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

 Big shopping malls vs main street shops

 Project about a politician (e.g. Barack Obama, etc.)

 Both involved in the whole project

 Meet some evenings and at the weekend

 Prepare a PowerPoint on the topic

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

TRAVEL THE WORLD!

 Travelling broadens our mind: yes / no

 Choosing the profile of the person: fast and easy!

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

 Practical training vs theoretical learning

 Going out is the best option to socialize. Why?

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

 Great offers and discounts on clothes and gadgets

 A present for your sister’s birthday

 Have lunch in the mall and shop until night!

 Not short of money

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

SAVE THE EARTH

 Another plan: takeaway and a movie at home!

 Should save money for the mortgage

 Goes shopping every other day! Need of psychological

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

 An irresponsible and unhealthy whim

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

 Social aids: education, health, etc.

 Enough time to study + go to the gym

 Don’t feel attractive, depressed

 Just one month!

 A friend of yours obtained good results

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

 No need to stay in hotels

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

 Change: always good? (social change, changes in

 Travelling by bus is safer than by car

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

 Big shopping malls vs main street shops

 Choosing the profile of the person: fast and easy!

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

 Practical training vs theoretical learning

 Going out is the best option to socialize. Why?

TASK 1  Read the introduction to the topic and the suggestions.

 Mediterranean diet vs American diet

 Your conversation should last about 7-8 minutes.

 Project about a writer (e.g. JK. Rowling, etc.)

 In charge of different parts of the project