English C1.
Speaking INDIVIDUAL task:
1. Select ONE topic ONLY from the 30 given in the list below (organized by areas);
2. Do some serious research - that also means using trustworthy sources! – to get as much
information/data as possible about the topic and don’t forget to refer those sources in your material;
3. Summarise the information collected and give your critical opinion on it;
4. Create a glossary (words, expressions, false-friends, collocations, phrasal verbs, etc.) and give example
sentences with (several of) the collected words/expressions.
5. Identify and refer to (more) elaborate language structures present in the material you’ve used in your
research, and their usage.
6. Send this file/presentation/link to the teacher so that it can be made available to all your classmates.
7. Prepare to make an attention-grabbing, engaging and well-organized presentation in 5-8 minutes
(max.).
All Students must do it for Speaking assessment as it accounts for 6% of your final mark!
The presentations will take place in the classroom in December 2023.
A - Education & General Culture Topic Ideas
1. Present/Discuss the different Education methods/systems (e.g. worldschooling, unschooling,
the Montessori Education, others)
2. Present/Discuss the importance of learning a second language (or more) and relate that with
the phenomenon of globalization.
3. Present/Discuss the importance and benefits of having reading habits and their impact on the
brain.
4. Present/Discuss which subjects or life skills useful for an independent person’s daily life
should be taught to children and teenagers before entering University.
5. Present/Discuss your favourite book (setting, plot, characters) and give your critical opinion
on it.
6. Present/Discuss Urban Art forms and focus on the question: Is Graffiti considered art?
7. Present/Discuss the relevance of learning about different religions.
8. Present/Discuss the effect of multiculturalism in cultural identity.
9. Present/Discuss the deeds and legacy of a (recent) historical personality (e.g. Nelson
Mandela).
10. Present/Discuss a number of objects to represent life and what major events affected us at
the beginning of the 21st century.
11. Present/Discuss how the book Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, published in 1949, is
still relevant today.
12. Present/Discuss the origin of science fiction literature.
13. Present/Discuss a book that should be made into a movie and hasn’t yet.
14. Present/Discuss the impact of travelling in people’s lives, especially because it has become
easier and cheaper.
15. Present/Discuss what type of information - if any - a government should keep from its
citizens.
B - Media & Science Presentation Topic Ideas
16. Present/Discuss mass communication in the digital age.
17. Present/Discuss the agenda-setting theory.
18. Present/Discuss if blogger or influencer can be considered “real” jobs.
19. Present/Discuss the impact of fake news and how their circulation can/should be prevented.
20. Present/Discuss the meaning/purpose/impact of virtual reality and augmented reality.
21. Present/Discuss the meaning/purpose/impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
22. Present/Discuss if human cloning should be allowed.
23. Present/Discuss the relevance/impact of space exploration.
C - Work Life Presentation Topic Ideas
24. Present/Discuss the worth of part-time jobs or summer jobs.
25. Present/Discuss the worth of training posts/internships.
26. Present/Discuss how secure is a freelance career.
27. Present/Discuss how to stop discrimination in the workplace.
28. Present/Discuss the impact of COVID-19 on organizational culture.
29. Present/Discuss the concept of “glass ceiling” and its impact/effect in society.
30. Present/Discuss the life of a digital nomad.
