Speaking questions – level b2 speaking questions #1 part 1 What you do

SPEAKING QUESTIONS #5
PART 1

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  What's your name?
  

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  Where do you come from?
  
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  Tell me about the place you grew up in.
  
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  What did young people do in their free time there?
  

Now let's talk about sport.

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  How popular is sport in your country?
  
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  Do most people play sport or watch it on TV? Why?
  
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  Did you do any sport when you were a child? Which?
  
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  Do you play any sport now? Why / Why not?
  
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  Is sport important for people today? Why / Why not?
  

PART 2
Describe a person that you met recently and liked.

You should say:

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  who this person is
  
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  what you were doing at the time
  
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  how you met him / her
  
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  Explain why you liked this person.
  

PART 3

Was a man living in the 16th century able to predict the French Revolution, World War Two and that Man would walk on the moon? The answer is ‘yes’ if we ask the fans of Nostradamus, a great French astrologer and astronomer, who used both astrology and astronomy to predict the future. Nostradamus’ real name was Michel de Nostradame. He was born on the 14^th of December, 1503, in a small town in southern France. As a child he was very good at mathematics and astrology. At the age of 15, he became a university student, but the University was soon closed because of an outbreak of the plague. Nostradamus travelled across the country and helped victims of the plague using his own methods. It is said that he invented a ‘rose pill’ that could protect people against the plague. Sadly, his first wife and two small children later died of the plague. Nostradamus continued to learn and practise medicine, but he also got interested in astrology. Soon legends began to grow about his strange ability to predict the future. One story said that when Nostradamus was in Italy, he met a monk. He immediately went down on his knees and called the monk ‘Your Holiness’. About 45 years later the monk became Pope. Nostradamus realised that he had an unusual gift and started writing down his predictions in the form of four-line poems. He quickly became famous, and even Queen Catherine de Medici of France wanted to meet him. Nostradamus predicted the death of her husband, King Henry II, and in 1559 his prediction came true!

SPEAKING QUESTIONS #6

PART 1

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  Can you tell me your full name?
  
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  What shall I call you?
  
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  Which country do you come from?
  
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  Whereabouts is your home town?
  
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  Tell me about the countryside outside your town.
  

Now let's talk about your family.

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  How big is your family?
  
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  How often do you spend time together?
  
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  What do you enjoy doing as a family?
  
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  How do you keep in touch with members of your family?5