Monday 21 January 2013

Vitual reality

Second Life

Topics for the oral exam/ Sample questions

  1. People and relationships
  • The most important people in your life.
  • How do you usually communicate with your friends and family members?.
  • How about friends or relatives that live far away? 
  • What's your opinion about people who get to know each other through the internet?
  • Do you think it's hard to have a relationship when people live in different countries?
  • In what ways has technology improved people's relationships?
  • Do you use social-networking sites? What's your opinion about them?
  • Do you think we might be using technology too much?
   2.  Friendship
  • Do you think it's important to have friends?
  • What do you enjoy doing most with your friends?
  • How do you usually communicate with your friends ?
  • How easy is it for you to make new friends?
  • Do you think it's better to have one best friend or lots of  good friends?
  • What do you argue about with your friends, and how do you make up or resolve your differences?
      3. Young people's problems
  • How often do you use the phone? Do you use your home phone, your mobile or public telephones more often?
  • Do you know what a helpline is? Are there any you are familiar with? Which one?
  • What are the problems faced by young people and their families today?
  • What kind of support or help is available for these problems?
  • Would you ever call a telephone helpline for a problem you had?
  • Can you think of the advantages and disadvantages of students having a part-time job?
       4. Places and holidays
  • Which place in the world would you most like to visit? Why?
  • Where did you have the most unforgettable holiday of you life?
  • What kind of things do you enjoy doing during your holiday?
  • Have you ever been on a skiing holiday ? If yes, did you enjoy it? If not, would you like to go?
  • How popular is skiing in Spain?
  • When given different options for a holiday destination. What are the factors that help you decide?
  • If you had to choose between a place you've been to before, and liked, or a new place that seems interesting. Which would you choose? Why?
  • Do you prefer to travel alone or with someone else?
  • Do you travel light?
       5.Success
  • What does success mean to you?
  • In your opinion, what is the secret to being successful at school and work?
  • Have you ever had a job interview?
  • What do employers look for in a job candidate?
  • Is work experience more important than qualifications?
  • And what about appearance and personality?
  • What do you look for in a job?
        6. Work and education
  • What is /would be your ideal job? What are the reasons for your choice?
  • What is more important, money or job satisfaction? Why?
  • Have you ever had a part-time or a summer job?
  • What did you like or dislike about it?
  • What are the advantages  of having a part-time job?
  • What do you think about working from home?
       7. Learning languages
       8. The media
       9. Techology
  • Are you interested in technology and science? Why/ Why not?
  • Can you think of any important invention ever made?
  • What are some of the things people can do  on the Internet?
  • When you have access to the internet, what kind of things do you like to do?
  • Do you think techonology has had a positive influence in education?
  • Do you have a lot of gadgets?
  • Do you have a gadget you couldn't live without?

Thursday 3 January 2013

End of the world?

The Mayan calendar began 5,125 years ago. It predicted that the world ends on 21 December 2012. Mayan people lived in Central America and studied the movement of the stars and planets to make their calendars.

In this week's 6 Minute English, Alice and Kaz talk about the prediction and what it means.



Youth unemployment crisis

Around 75 million people between the ages of 15 and 24 are out of work, according to a report by the International Labour Organisation. Rob and Natalie talk about this and ILO's recommendation to governments to make job creation a top priority.



Homework

Before Christmas we finished unit 3.
Homework: Writing task on page 55.