3RD TERM TEST- ORAL

You will be evaluated as to:

a) content
b) use of specific vocabulary
c) pronunciation and proper intonation
d) grammar (verb tenses, agreement, structures, etc)
e) speech organization and coherence
f) knowledge of phrasal verbs
g) knowledge of idiomatic expressions related to the topic
Try to answer the questions OUT LOUD and in NO LESS than 3 minutes.

STEPS that you have to follow during the term test:

1. Introduction→ introduce what is your question about with the following structures:

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- My question is about…
- My question reads “...”
2. Answer the question. Show that you have read all the handouts and that you have listened to the
teachers. Use specific vocabulary and expressions.
3. Finish your speech with personal experiences, and your opinion about the topic.
ALSO: pay attention to what your partner says, you may be asked what is your opinion about it or you

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may have to help him/her if she/he gets stuck.

MONEY AND SHOPPING

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1. What is the meaning of the saying “Money doesn’t grow on trees”?/ Put yout money where your
mouth is/ look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves/ Refer to another quote or
saying related to money and explain it in full.
2. What is your attitude towards money? How important is money to you? What can money get you?
What do you spend more money on?
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3. What are some of the negative aspects of money? A proverb says: Money is the root of all evils. Do
you agree?
4. Is it all right to give young people pocket money? What is the right amount of money for them? What
can they learn from having their own money?
5. Were you given pocket money? If so, how did you spend it?
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6. What can we use to make our purchases? Which is the most convenient method of payment and
why? In what circumstances are credit cards useful?
7. What is a credit card? What are the steps to follow in order to take out and use a credit card?
8. Why can credit cards be a plastic poison? In what ways can credit cards be misused? What are the


risks?
9. What are the possible problems that being very wealthy can cause?
10. -A strong desire for money can lead people to get into serious problems. Refer to some of these
problems.
11. Is it possible to live without any money at all? What can you do to get by if you are on a tight
budget?
12. Refer to your shopping habits. What do you spend money on? Are you a saver or a spender? What
is your biggest money weakness? When was the last time you splashed out on something? What did
you get? Was it a special occasion?
13. Do you make a shopping list before you go out to do your shopping? Are you a bargain hunter? Do
you wait until shops have special sales? What problems may you have with items bought on a
special sale?
14. How often do you go shopping? Do you prefer shopping by yourself or with somebody? What do you
enjoy buying?
15. Do you ever shop online?

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16. Do you feel identified with a particular type of shopper? Which one? (p. 51-2)
17. Which of the following are important when you go shopping? quality, variety, price, service, parking,
convenience, friendliness, advice, deals
18. What are your personal favourite makes or brands at the moment? Are you loyal to any brand? Do
you think young people need famous brand names to create an identity for themselves? How do
brands affect our lives?
19. What tricks do different shops use to make customers buy more? Are you usually deceived by these
tricks? Why (not)?
20. Which is your favourite shop? Why? What is it like? How often do you shop there?
21. What’s a car boot sale? Have you ever been to one? Why (not)? What do you usually buy there?
22. What is a corner shop/convenience store? Why are they becoming so popular? What can you get
there? Is there one near your home? Do you often go there? At what time?

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23. What are some of the advantages of shopping at the corner shop? Mention at least four and expand
on them.
24. Mention three disadvantages of doing your shopping at the corner shop and contrast them with
shopping at a supermarket.
25. -What are the advantages of shopping at a big supermarket? What makes them more convenient
than the corner shop?
26. Refer to three disadvantages of shopping at a big supermarket. Which is, in your opinion, the major
disadvantage?

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27. What is a department store? How is it different from a shopping centre? Mention and describe at
least two famous department stores around the world.
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28. Mention three reasons why people prefer store shopping to on-line shopping.
29. Mention three reasons why people prefer on-line shopping to store shopping.
30. What are some of the problems you may have if you buy on-line?
31. What do Portobello Road Market and Queen Victoria Market have in common? In what way are they
different? Use suitable connectors to compare and contrast.
32. Do you think it is OK to lend money to friends or family?
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33. Are you a savvy saver or a spendthrift? What is your top priority in terms of money right now?
34. Would you like to become rich one day? Would you change if you suddenly receive a lot of money?
35. Do you think that “money makes the world go around”?
36. If you had the possibility of changing sth, what would you do to change the economic imbalance in
the world?
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37. What are corner shops? Mention 3 pros and cons of them
38. What are supermarkets? Mention 3 pros and cons of them


FOOD AND HEALTH

1. Would you describe yourself as fit and healthy? Why? What do you usually do to be in good health?
2. Do you like cooking? How often do you cook? How good are you at cooking?
3. What is your favourite dish? What ingredients do you need? How do you prepare it?
4. Refer to the meaning of the proverb You are what you eat. Do you have a healthy diet? Why? What
problems may you have if you have a bad diet?
5. Refer to the meaning of the proverb An apple a day keeps the doctor away. What food is healthy?
Why? What do you think of GM food?
6. How can you develop healthy eating habits?
7. What is junk food? Why do you think people like junk food? What health problems may it cause?
8. What are biotech foods? Are they safe for humans? Can they harm the environment? Can they help
feed the world?
9. What are eating disorders? What factors may lead to serious eating disorders? What can be done to
overcome these problems? What kind of people is more prone to develop them?

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10. Refer to the article How to burn fat all day long (Upstream p.116-7). Do you agree with its main
points? Why?
11. What can you do to stay fit and healthy? Refer to at least 4 ways and fully explain them.
12. What healthy habits may be the secrets of living longer? Refer to the text in Search of Longevity-
Reading Explorer, (pp. 194-197).
13. Have you ever had a serious health problem? Which one? How did you treat the illness?
14. Refer to two typical health problems. Mention their main causes, symptoms and possible treatment.
What is stress? What factors may make us feel stressed out? What health problems can it bring on?
How can we avoid or reduce stress?
15. Have you ever had an accident? Why? What happened?
16. Have you ever been operated on? Why? What happened to you?
17. Have you ever considered becoming a vegetarian/vegan? Do we need to eat animals to stay good in

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health? How do people generally react to vegetarians or vegans in yout country?
18. What are good reasons for becoming a vegetarian?
19. Does the food we eat contribute to global warming? in which ways?
20. Would you stop eating meat during the week? Do you think the Meatless Monday to Friday campaign
can actually make a change?
21. In your opinion, do you think that people do smart health choices? Do people in Argentina have a
healthy diet?

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22. How can parents help their children acquire good eating habits?
23. How can goverments do to encourage people to go on healthy diet?
24. Explain the phrases on page 43
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25. What time do you usually wake up? Do you need an alarm clock? Do you need to go bed early?
26. Do you have a strict daily routine? What do you usually do?
27. What is your opinion about circadian rhythms?
28. Are you healthy? What do you do (or not) to stay healthy? Do you exercise regularly? What do you
think you should cut down on or cut out?
29. Do you agree with the information in the article on page 60? (academic performance)
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30. Do you have regular checkups? When did you last come down with sth? Did you get over it quickly?
31. What are some of the sources of stress? What is the impact of this on the human body?
32. How do you feel when the exam period comes? How do you cope with the exam pressure before an
exam? What do you do to overcome exam stress during the exam itself? Do you think that feeling a
bit stressed before exams is positive?
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