SPEAKING TOPICS FOR B1: MONOLOGUE

 SPEAKING TOPICS FOR B1: MONOLOGUES
1. – Television and mass media

• Programmes: reality shows, gossip programes, documentaries, soap operas, cartoons, the news, weather forecast, sports programmes, music programmes, talk shows, dramas, sitcoms, series, serials, etc.)
• Advertising. Impact on people and children
• Newspapers (tabloid vs broadsheets, magazines, daily newspapers, etc.) Online newspapers
• Children and television. Violence and impact on children
• Positive aspects vs negative aspects
• Educational programmes on TV
  

2. – Holidays 

• Different kinds of holidays: package holiday, camping, guided tours, cruises
• Favourite means of tranport for holidays: own car, plane, train, etc.
• People to go with: alone, family, friends, partner, etc.
• Your last holiday
• Your future holiday
• Rural tourism (relaxing, nature, sports) vs urban tourism (sightseeing, monuments, museums)
  

3. – Education 

• Private education vs state education
• Past education vs today’s education
• Your school days: favourite subjets, teachers, school, uniform, etc.
• Technology in class: positive and negative aspects?
• Lack of money for grants?
  

4. – Sports

• Sports you do and how often?
• Children and sports. Sedentary life? Present and past, difference?
• Your opinion on risky sports
• Footballers: do they earn too much money?
• The Olympic Games
  

5. – Jobs

• Describe your job. How long have you been doing it? What do you like about it?
• Your ideal job.
• Retirement age: the ideal age?
• Dangerous jobs.
• Your opinion on civil servants in Spain.
  

6. – Technology

• How has technology changed the world?
• Past and present: comparison
• I couldn’t live without my mobile. Do you agree with this statement?
• E-books. Do you have one? Why (not)?
• Technology in education. Positive and negative aspects?
• Do children have too many gadgets?
  

7. – Money

• Social difference: rich and poor people?
• The economic crisis. How is it affecting society?
• What do you spend your money on?
• Todays’ salaries. Is it possible to save money?
• Charities. Do you give money to them? Why (not)?
• Shopping. Do you like it? Where do you like shopping?
• Money corrupts people. Do you agree?
  

8. – Music and books

• Music you like and your favourite singer/ band
• Your opinion on going to concerts
• Do you like reading? What do you normally read?
• Is reading good for children? Why (not)?
• The best book you’ve ever read
• A book you would never recommend
• Books made into films. Which do you prefer, the book or the film?
  

9. – Eating habits

• You are what you eat. Do you agree with this statement?
• Your favourite food.
• Do you like fast food? How often do you have it?
• Eating out, do you like it?
• Children and obesity.
• Organic food, too expensive?
  

10. – The environment

• What do you do to help the environment?
• Recycling. Do you recycle? What and how?
• Temperatures are rising more and more. What’s the cause?
• What can you do at home to save energy? –