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Cue cards and followups May to August 2016
Cue card 1
Describe someone who is older than you that you admire
Who this person is
How you know this person
What kinds of things you like to do together
How you feel about this person
Follow ups
1.What kinds of activities do old people like to do these days?
2.Why do some old people only remember happy things?
3.Why do young people like to ask about the past of old people?
4.What kinds of things can young people learn from old people?
5.Do you think old people enjoy their life more these days compared to the
past?
Cue card 2
Describe a photo of your self you have taken
When you took it
Where you took it
How you took it
Explain how you felt about the photo
Follow ups
1.Do Indian people like to take photos of themselves?
2.What kinds of devices to people like to use for taking photos these
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days?
3.Why do some people like to delete photos?
4.Why do some people like to keep photos?
5.Has the way people are taking photos changed?
Cue card 3
Describe a story or a novel that was particularly interesting to you
What story or the novel was
Where you came to know about it
When you read it
Explain how you felt about it
Follow ups
1.What kinds of stories do children like to learn?
2.How often do people in your country read novels?
3.What kinds of novels old people like to read?
4.What are the benefits of listening to stories or reading novels?
5.Are you a good storyteller?
Cue card 4
Describe an occasion when you got up extremely early.
When did this happen?
What you needed to do that day?
Who were you with?
How you felt about getting up early on that day?
Follow ups:
1.Who usually gets up early young people or old people?
2.Will working till late at night, influence the next days work?
3.Do young Indians stay up till late at night?
4.Is it easy to get up early for you?
5.What do you do to guarantee a good sleep?
6.Can you sleep well if there is noise around?
Cue card 5
Describe a place near water (such as a river, lake or the ocean) that you
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enjoyed visiting:
Where was this place?
What did you do at this place?
Who went there with you?
Explain why you liked this place.
Follow ups:
1.Why do so many people like going to places near water, such as lakes,
rivers or oceans?
2.What kind of leisure activities do people like to do, in places like the
ocean, at the beach, river, lake etc.
3.As a place to spend leisure time, do you think a beach or seaside is
more suitable for children or old people?
4.Do you think children and old people do the same type of things when
they go to a beach?
5.What kind of activities would you do, if you were spending leisure time
at a beach or near the ocean?
6.Why do some people like water sports?
7.Do you think government should invest money in developing facilities for
water sports?
8.Do you think that human activity is posing a threat to the oceans of the
world?
9.How important is water in peoples everyday lives?
10.What do you think are the advantages or disadvantages of traveling on
the ocean?
Cue card 6
Describe a special trip you would like to go in the future.
Where this place is?
Who would you like to go with?
What would you do there?
Explain why this would be a special trip?
Follow ups:
1.Are there any special places for visiting in India?
2.Do Indian people like to travel abroad?
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3.How can people benefit from travelling?

4.Do you like to travel on you own or with your family?
5.Do you like to visit popular places or lessknown places?
Cue card 7
Describe a place you visited that has been affected by pollution
Where is it
When you visited this place
What kind of pollution you saw there
And explain how this place was affected
Follow ups
1.What kinds of pollution are serious in your country?
2.What can individuals do to protect our environment?
3.Do you think individuals should be responsible for pollution?
4.Why is there a need to involve government in environmental protection?
Cue card 8
Describe a piece of clothing that was given by someone
When you received the clothes
What was the piece of clothes like
Who gave it to you
Explain how you feel about it
Follow ups
1.What kinds of clothes do people wear after work?
2.What kind of clothes should people wear at work?
3.Do you think students need to wear school uniforms?
4.Where do Indian people buy clothes?
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Cue card 9
Describe a piece of local news that was interesting to you
What the news was about
Where you saw or heard the news
When you saw or heard the news
Explain why it was interesting
Follow ups
1.Why do local people like to read local news?
2.Why do people like local news more than international news?
3.How often do Indian people buy newspaper?
4.4. Is it convenient to read news on the Internet in your country?
Cue card 10
Describe the first time that you used a foreign language to communicate
Where it happened
When it happened
Who you talked to
How you felt about the conversation
Follow ups
1.What do you think of children learning a foreign language?
2.Why are some language classes boring?
3.Some students hate to learn foreign languages, what can teachers do to
develop their interest?
4.Some people travel for learning a foreign language, what do you think?
5.Whats the best way to learn a foreign language?
6.Why can some people learn languages fast white others learn slowly?
7.Does ones age affect their language learning?
Cue card 11
Describe an article that you read from a magazine or newspaper
What the article was
When and where you read it
What you learned from the article
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Explain why you think it is a good or bad article

Follow ups
1.Why do different people to read different magazines?
2.What kind of magazines do teenagers like to read?
3.Whats the difference between news on TV and news in magazines?
4.Do people like to read news from the Internet?
5.Do people still buy magazines in your country?
Cue card 12
Describe a happy family event from your childhood that you remember well
What the event was
When and where it happened
What you saw or did
Why do you remember the even so well
Follow ups
1.Describe a typical family in your country?
2.What is the role of mother and father in your family?
3.At what age young people in India are considered adults?
4.How to help children become mature?
5.Is it good to have only one child?
6.Do you think teenagers should start working to make money for their
families?
Cue card 13
Describe one of your best friends
Who this person is
How are you became friends with this person
What kinds of things you like to do with this person
Explain why he or she is your best friend
Follow ups
1.How do people in your country make friends these days?
2.Do you trust friends that you meet on the Internet?
3.How do you get along with people you dont like?
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4.Why is it hard to maintain friendships for some people?

5.Would you only make friends with people who are similar to you?
6.Do you like to have many friends?
Cue card 14
Describe a family not your own that you like
Whose family this is Where they live
Who are the family members
Explain why you like this family
Followups
1.In a typical Indian family who plays the leading role?
2.In India what kinds of family members usually live together?
3.Do young and middleaged people live with old people?
4.Do grandparents educate their grandchildren in your country?
Cue card 15
Describe a product you bought and felt happy
What it was
Where you bought it
What it was for
Explain why it made you happy
Followups
1.How often do people in your country go shopping?
2.What kinds of places are popular for shopping in India?
3.Do you think online shopping will replace shopping in stores?
4.Did you ever have bad shopping experience?
5.What would you do if you bought something disappointing from the
Internet?
6.Why is online shopping so popular these days?
Cue card 16
Describe a difficult decision that you once made
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What the decision was

How are you made your decision
What the results of the decision were
Explain why it was difficult to make
Followups
1.What skills are necessary when making decisions?
2.How can people improve their decisionmaking skills?
3.How do you think computers will change the way people make
decisions?
4.Do parents in India allow their children to make important decisions
about the future?
5.Do you think that parents should make important decisions for the
children?
6.How can older people help young people make their own decisions
wisely?
7.What do you think of the qualities of a good leader or a good decision
maker?
8.Do you think it is important for parents to encourage the development of
leadership abilities in their children?
9.In what ways can parents encourage their children develop leadership
abilities?
Cue card 17
Describe a situation or a time when you helped someone
What the situation was
Who the person was
How you helped them
Explain how your friend after helping them
Followups
1.Do you like helping others?
2.In your view should children be taught to help others?
3.How can we encourage children to help others?
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4.Do you think people are less willing to help others these days compared
to the past?
5.Do people trust others as much as they used to in the past?
6.How do people in your community help one another?
7.How do students such as high school students help each other?
8.How can charitable organizations help people?
9.What are some examples of such organizations in your country?
10.What do you think are the benefits of having unpaid volunteer workers?
11.How do you think the volunteers themselves benefit?
12.Should professionals be hired rather than using volunteer workers?
1.Do you think international aid, for example from my national government
to another is important?
14.Can you give examples of international aid?
Cue card 18
Describe a recent happy event that you had
When this happened
What the event was
Who was with you
Explain why you fed happy about it
Follow ups
1.How would you define happiness?
2.What kinds of things make Indian people feel happy?
3.Do you think people would be happy when they become richer?
4.Why do some people say happiness never lasts long?
5.What do you do when you feel unhappy?
6.Do you think money can make people happy?
7.Do you think rich people are always happy
8.Are Indian people happier then they were 30 years ago?
Cue card 19
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Describe a song that means something special to you

what this song is about
when did you listen to this song for the first time
how often do you listen to the song
explain why you think it special to you
Follow ups
1.When do people in India sing songs together?
2.Is there a special occasion that people would sing songs together?
3.What types of songs do young children like to listen to?
4.Why are some singers so popular in the world?
5.Do people in India listen to songs from other countries?
6.Where do Indian people go singing?
7.Is music an important subject in school?
8.Why do some people say that music can help people relax?
Cue card 20
Describe one time when the weather changed your plan
When this happened Where you were
What kind of whether it was
Explain why you couldnt finish the thing
What you did at the end
Followups
1.Where can people get weather reports?
2.How do weather reports affect peoples life?
3.What do people do on rainy days and sunny days?
4.Has climate change affected your country?
5.Does weather affect your mood?
Cue card 21
Describe a goal you want to achieve in the future
What the goal is
What would you do to achieve it
When will you achieve
Explain why you want to achieve it
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Followups
1.Should parents set goals for children?
2.When do young children start to set goals for themselves?
3.What kinds of goals are not realistic?
4.Why do people set goals?
5.What would you feel if you couldnt achieve your goals?
Cue card 22
Describe a toy that you received when you were a child
What the toy was
Who gave it to you
How you used it
Explain how you felt when you got this toy
Follow ups
1.Do Indian people often give gifts?
2.Whats the value of giving presents?
3.Describe some of the gifts that Indian people give each other on
different occasions
4.What kinds of gifts are suitable for friends to give each other?
5.What factors do people consider when buying a gift for friends?
6.Why do people give presents?
7.Do children prefer receiving gifts or spending happy time with their
parents?
8.Compare the kinds of gifts that boys like with those that girls like?
9.Compare the kinds of gifts that well educated people like with those
that less educated people like?
10.Are expensive gifts always better than cheap gifts?
11.Do men and women have the same attitudes towards gift giving?
12.How are gifts that people give each other today different to gifts when
you were a child?
1.How are toys today different to toys of the past?
14.How do you think toys will change in the future?
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1.If you were going to give a present to a child, what would you give him?
16.When you buy toys for very young children and babies, what should you
pay special attention to?
17.What kinds of gifts do parents give to their young children?
1.Is it good to give children too many presents such as too many toys?
19.What could be the result of that?
20. Some parents dont spend much time with their child but instead give the
child gifts as a way to show their love. Do you think this is good enough?
Cue card 23
Describe a perfect job you would like to have in the future
What is it
How you can get this job
What kinds of look you would do for this job
Why do you want to have it
Followups
1.What kinds of jobs are unpopular in India?
2.Why do many young adults keep changing their jobs?
3.How to find a perfect job?
4.Would you ask your parents for advice about work?
5.Would you like to apply for challenging jobs or common jobs?
6.Would you like to work abroad?
Cue card 24
Describe an activity you do to keep fit
What the activity is
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When and where you usually do it

How you do it
Explain why it can keep your fit
Followups
1.What do old people in your country do to keep fit?
2.What kinds of sports are popular in India?
3.Do you think young people should play dangerous sports?
4.What else people can do to keep fit besides sports?
5.What can pendants do to make their children like sports?
Cue card 25
Describe a sport you would like to try for the first time
What is it
How you would learn it
What equipment would you need to play the sport
Explain why you want to learn this sport
Follow ups
1.Do you play any sports at night?
2.What are the benefits of playing sports?
3.What is the difference between playing sports on your own and playing
sports in the group?
4.Do children need to exercise?
5.Why do people need to play sports?
Cue card 26
Describe a person who has apologized to you
Who this person is
When this happened
What this person said for apologizing
Explain how you felt about the apology
Follow ups
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1.Is it important to say sorry?

2.What situations do people say sorry?
3.Why do some people hate to say sorry?
4.In what situations should we apologize immediately?
5.When do people say thank you?
6.When was the last time you found it hard to accept an apology?
Cue card 27
Describe an interesting animal
What it looks like
When you saw it
Where you saw it
Explain why it is interesting
Followups
1.Why do people like to keep pets?
2.What should we do to protect endangered animals?
3.Do you support doing experiments on animals?
4.Why do some people refuse to eat animals?
5.What would happen when some species disappear on earth?
Cue card 28
Describe a creative person that you admire
Who is this person
How do you know this person
What creative things this person likes to do
And explain why you admire this person
Followups
1.What can schools do to nurture children' s creativity?
2.Why do some people to copy each other's ideas these days?
3.Do you think art can make a person more creative?
4.Do you think you were more creative when you were young?
5.What's the most creative thing that you have ever done or made?
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Cue card 29
Describe a picture photograph in your family/a picture or photo you like the
most
What is in the picture
Where this picture is in your home/where this picture is
How this picture was taken/who took this picture
Why you think this pictures meaningful/why you like this picture so
much
Follow ups
1.Do you like to take pictures of your self?
2.Do you think its necessary for schools to open photography classes?
3.How do people in your country organize their photos?
4.Why do some people think old photos are more valuable?
5.Whats the difference between traditional and digital cameras?
6.Would you take photography classes in the future?
7.Whats the most interesting photo you have taken?
Cue card 30
Describe an activity that you do in your school
When and where you do
What you like to do
Who you do it with
And how you feel about it
Followups
1.Do you think schools should organize more group activities?
2.What kinds of activities are good for children's health?
3.What kinds of classroom activities are popular in your country?
4.Should young people play dangerous sports?
Cue card 31
Describe a person who once moved to live with you
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When and where this person moved in

How you know this person
How you got along with this person
And how you feel about living with this person
Follow ups
1.Do you like to live with people about your age or older than you?
2.What would you do if your neighbours are noisy all the time?
3.What are the advantages of living with old people?
4.Should young adults live on their own?
Cue card 32
Describe a new skill you want to learn.
What it is
How would learn it
Where you can learn it
and explain why you want to learn it.
Part3
1.Do you think boys and girls should learn the same skills?
2.Why do boys tend to have better critical thinking skills?
3.Why do girls like shopping?
4.Do you like to learn new skills constantly?
5.What's the most difficult thing for learning?
6.What kinds of skills are practical for university students to learn?
7.Where can we learn practical skills from?
8.What kinds of communication skills are important?
9.Should old people read books?
10.What's the most important skill a person needs to have?
Cue card 33
Describe a dinner that you had with your friends
When it happened
Where it happened
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Who you had dinner with

And how you felt about the dinner?
Follow ups
1.Do Indian people like to eat at home?
2.How often do Indian people eat out?
3.Why do some people like to eat alone?
4.Are there any disadvantages of eating outside?
5.What' s the difference between having meals at home and in a
restaurant?
6.Why do some people keep eating healthy food even if they already know
the harm?
Cue card 34
Describe an antique or some other old thing that your family has kept for a
long time.
what it is
how (or when) your family first got this thing
how long your family has kept it
and explain why this thing is important to your family
Follow ups
1.Which do you think are better, old things or new things?
2.As well as family photographs, what are some other things that people
keep in their family for a long time?
3.In your culture, what sorts of things do people often pass down from
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generation to generation? (Why?)

4.Why do you think people keep these things?
5.What are the benefits (= what is the value/what is the importance) of
keeping some old things in the family?
6.Do you think it's good to recall the past?
Cue card 35
Describe a character or personality of yours
What it is
How it affects your life
Where you get it from
and how you feel about it
Part3
1.What kinds of characters are popular in the modern society?
2.What qualities should a good teacher have?
3.Do you think parents' characters can affect young people' s
development?
4.Would you like to develop a specific personality in the future?
Cue card 36
Describe an interesting tradition in your country
What the tradition is
When do you celebrate it
How you celebrate it
and explain why it is interesting
Follow ups
1.Why is it important to protect traditions?
2.What's the most important tradition in your country?
3.What kinds of traditions have disappeared in your country?
4.Why should children learn about traditions?
5.What can governments do to protect traditions?
Cue card 37
Describe a person that you like to spend time with
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Who is this person

How do you know this person
What you like to do together
and explain why you like to spend time with this person
Follow ups
1.How do you usually spend your spare time?
2.Why do some young people dislike living with old people?
3.What do you usually do when you hang out with your friends?
4.Do you like to spend time on your own or with your family/friends?
Cue card 38
Describe your favourite park in your city (town)
What it is called
Where it is
When you like to visit
and explain why it is your favourite
Follow ups
1.How often do you visit parks?
2.Do we need big parks or small parks in the city
3.Why is it important to have parks in a city?
4.What kinds of things should a park offer to visitors?
5.Should people visit parks every week?
Cue card 39
Describe something that you have shared with others (or another person).
what you shared
when you shared it
who you shared it with
and explain why you shared it or how you felt when you shared it.
Follow ups
1.Do people in your country (or, you) prefer to share public transport or do
they (you) prefer to use private transport?
2.Do many people in your country share their home with other or do they
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mostly live alone?

3.Do you think there are any advantages to sharing your home with other
(nonfamily) people?
4.Would you ever share your food with someone else?
Cue card 40
Describe an interesting public place that you like to visit
Where is this place
what you can do there
who you like to go with
and explain why you think this is an interesting place
Follow ups
1.What measures should be taken to deal with noise in public places?
2.How should people behave in public places?
3.Where do people like to visit on weekends?
4.Are expensive buildings a waste of money?
Cue card 41
Describe a course that you want to learn
what this course is
when you want to learn it
where you can learn it
and explain why you want to learn it
Follow ups
1.Should schools teach both arts and science?
2.What kinds of courses are useful for university students?
3.Why do some students dislike studying at school?
4.What school activities are good for schoolchildren?
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Describe an important skill you learned when you were a child
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what this skill was

when you learned it
how you learned it
and explain why you think it was important
Follow ups
1.What age will make it difficult for a person to learn a skill?
2.Will the age of 5 or 20 be better?
3.Who will you learn a skill from, friends, teachers or parents?
4.What's the difference between children learning what they like and
learning what they have to learn?
Cue card 43
Describe a piece of good news that you received
what this news was
when and where you heard it
how you heard it
and explain why you think it was good news
Follow ups
1.How do people share good news?
2.How does modern technology affect the delivery of information?
3.When do people share good news?
4.What kinds of good news have you received before?
Cue card 44
Describe a leader you admire
who this person is
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how you know this person

what skills he or she has for leadership
and explain why you think he or she is a good leader
Follow ups
1.In your culture, what kinds of people can be leaders?
2.Has there been a change in the characteristics that leaders should
have?
3.Many women are earning more money now, does it mean that they can
be leaders?
Cue card 45
Describe a (short) journey that you disliked
Where you went
Who you went with
What you did
and explain why you disliked this journey
Follow ups
1.Are there any special places for visiting in India?
2.Do Indian people like to travel aboard?
3.What can people benefit from travelling?
4.Do you like to travel on your own or with your family?
5.Do you like to visit popular places or lessknown places?
6.Do people prefer short trips or long trips?
7.What kinds of problems would people have when they go on a long trip?
Cue card 45
Describe a situation that you got a little angry
Where it happened
When it happened
Who you were with
and why you felt angry?
Follow ups
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1.How do you control your anger?

2.Why would some people get angry easily?
3.How does people's mood get affected?
4.Is it important to be calm?
5.What would you do if you make others angry at you?
6.In what ways can people manage their anger well?
Cue card 46
Describe a wedding you have been to
Where it was
Who you went with
What you saw
and how you felt about the wedding
Follow ups
1.Do you often attend weddings?
2.What wedding gifts are popular in India?
3.How do you think of the perfect age for marriage?
4.Why do Indian people like to go to celebrations like wedding ceremony?
5.What the difference between a fancy wedding ceremony and an ordinary
one?
6.Do women prefer to be single or be married?
7.Why do women want to get married?
Cue card 47
Describe a big company you are interested in.
What is the company called
How did you know this company
What kind of business this company does
What kinds of interesting activities does the company have
Part3
1.Difference between big companies and small companies?
2.Are there many big companies in your country?
3.What are the good things about working for a big company?
4.How can a small company grow big?
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5.Should big companies donate more to charities?

6.Should big companies be punished more seriously if they break the law?
Cue card 48
Describe an activity you do to keep fit.
What the activity is
When, where you usually do it
How you do it
and explain why it can keep you fit.
Follow ups
1.What do old people in your country do to keep fit
2.What kinds of sports are popular in India?
3.Do you think young people should play dangerous sports?
4.What else people can do to keep fit besides sports?
5.How do parents do to make their children like sports?
Cue card 49
Describe an interesting tradition in your country
What the tradition is
When do you celebrate it
How you celebrate it
and explain why it is interesting
Follow ups
1.Why is it important to protect traditions?
2.What's the most important tradition in your country?
3.What kinds of traditions have disappeared in your country?
4.Why should children learn about traditions?
5.What can governments do to protect traditions?
Cue card 50
Describe a method that helps you save money
What the method is
When you started to use it
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How you knew it

and explain why it is helpful
Follow ups
1.What can parents do to teach children to save money?
2.Why do young people tend to waste money?
3.What kinds of things do people like to buy in your country?
4.Do schools in India teach anything about financial management?
5.What is it necessary to teach teenagers to manage money?
6.How do parents give pocket money in your country?
Cue card 51
Describe a positive change in your life
What the change was
When it happened
How it happened
and explain why it was a positive change
Follow ups
1.Is your country changing rapidly?
2.What can smart phones do these days?
3.Since most people do work on their computers, why do they still need to
go to the office?
4.Do you think people's work in the future will be heavily affected by
technology?
5.Compare the pace of technological progress in the past and in the
present
Cue card 52
Describe an occasion when you ate a kind of food for first time
When you had it
Where you ate it
What it was
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3.How can people benefit from travelling?

Explain why you think it is a good or bad article

4.Why is it hard to maintain friendships for some people?

What the decision was

Describe a song that means something special to you

When and where you usually do it

1.Is it important to say sorry?

When and where this person moved in

Who you had dinner with

generation to generation? (Why?)

Who is this person

mostly live alone?

what this skill was

how you know this person

1.How do you control your anger?

5.Should big companies donate more to charities?

How you knew it

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