61. Describe an old friend you got in contact with again
You should say
- Who he or she is
- What he or she is like
- How you got in contact
- And explain how you felt about it
Follow up Questions
1. What is the influence of social media on friendships?
2. Why do people lose contact with each other after graduation?
3. Do people in your country like to make new friends?
4. Do you think old friends are more important to the old generation or the young generation?
5. Do you think childhood friendship can last for long?
6. Is it important that people should have good friendship while at work?
7. Is it easy to make friends now as compared to the past?
8. What are the important qualities of a good friend?
62. Describe a family which you like and are happy to know
You should say
- Who they are
- Where they live
- How you know them
- And explain why you like them.
Follow up Questions
1. Who is usually the leader in an Indian family?
2. How do grandparents take care of their children?
3. What’s the most important quality of a good parent?
4. How can new parents learn about parenting?
5. Is family important in your country?
6. How has the size of the family changed in the last few decades in your country?
7. What role do grandparents play in the family in your country?
8. How do you think the family will change in the future?
9. Why is the number of joint families decreasing in modern time?
10.Who do you think should be responsible for the care of the elderly, the family or the government?
63. Describe a time you saw children behave badly in public
You should say
- Where it was
- What the children were doing
- How others reacted to it
- And explain how you felt about it
Follow up Questions
1. What bad behaviour do children usually have?
2. How should parents stop their children from behaving badly at public?
3. Are parents these days stricter than in the past?
4. Whose influence on children is more? Parents or their Friends?
64. Describe a time when you first talked in a foreign language
You should say
- Where were you
- Who you were with
- What did you talk about
- And explain how you felt about it
Follow up Questions
1. At what age should children start learning a foreign language?
2. Which skill is more important speaking or writing?
3. Does a person still need to learn another language if he is good in English?
4. Do you think minority languages will disappear?
5. Why do some people learn fast while others are slow?
6. Do you think grammar is important when you learn a foreign language? Why?
7. Why is there a strong demand for language skills?
8. Do you want to become a foreign language teacher in the future? Why?
9. What kind of quality should a language teacher have?
10.Why do people want to learn a foreign language?
65. Describe a time when you changed your opinion
You should say
- When it was
- What the original opinion was
- Why you changed it
- And explain how you felt about it
Follow up Questions
1. Do children like to change opinion?
2. Why do people change opinion?
3. Who do young people turn to for advice?
4. Do people like giving opinion about politics?
5. Why do some people find it hard to make decisions?
6. Why is it sometimes difficult to accept advice?
7. How important is it to get advice from other people when making decisions?
8. Is it better to make a decision thinking about what you want or thinking about what other people want?
66. Describe a person who helps others in his or her spare time
- Who this person is?
- How often this person helps others?
- How this person helps others?
- Why this person helps others?
- How you feel about this person?
Follow up Questions
1. Do people nowadays help others more than in the past?
2. Who should teach children to help others? Parents or teachers?
3. In what kind of professions do people help others more?
4. Why are some people willing to help others?
5. Most of the individuals always think about themselves and never helping others? what do you say about this attitude?
6. What do you think it’s important to help others?
7. In your country, What type of persons need help?
67.Describe a film/movie that made you laugh
- What is the name of this movie?
- when did you watch it?
- Who you watched it with
- why it made you laugh?
Follow up Questions
1. Do people like comedy?
2. Why do people of all ages like cartoons?
3. Why do some people like to make others laugh?
4. Should teachers tell jokes in class?
5. Do you think the cinema has increased or decreased in popularity in recent years?
6. Should films and television be censored or should we be free to choose what we see?
7. What do you think are the differences between seeing comedy on TV and reading funny materials in a book?
8. Would you like to appear in a TV comedy Movies?
9. Do you think funny ads on TV are effective?
10.What do you think are the benefits of laughter?
68.Describe an old person you know and respect
- Who he or she is
- How you know this person
- What he or she is like
- And explain why you respect him or her
Follow up Questions
1. What qualities does a person need to have to take care of old people?
2. Do you think old people should be taken care of at home?
3. How can people in the neighbourhood help the elderly during an epidemic?
4. Do you see this kind of help occurring in your neighbourhood?
5. What are the advantages of having an elderly person at home?
6. Is there anything that older people should learn from the younger generation?
7. What can the younger generation learn from the older generation?
8. Do you think elderly people should be allowed to work?
9. Why do old people today live longer than in the past?
10.Are the attitudes of young people today towards old people the same as they used to be years ago?