SPM Speaking: Extended Questions

SPM Speaking: Extended Questions

By Cherane Christopher

Unit 1: It's personal

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What qualities do you think are important for making and maintaining friendships?

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Do you think it's more importnt to have lots of friends or a few good friends?

unit 2 life's great mysteries

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Do you find historical mysteries interesting, or do you prefer to know all the facts?

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Would you like to experience living in the past, if you could? If so, which period? Why do you say that?

unit 3 the world of sport

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Which sport do you think should be taught in school?

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Are some sports more suitable for boys than girls, and vice versa?

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Is participating in sport the best way to stay healthy? What other ways can we look after our health?

unit 4 shopping therapy

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Do you think online shopping will cause lots of smaller shops to close down?

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Do you think it's important to spend money on birthday presents, or are there better ways for celebrating with someone?

unit 5 tHE ENVIRONMENT

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Is it more important to try to prevent global environmental problems or to protect your local environment?

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Do you think the quality of people's local environment affects their behaviour?

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What are the best ways to encourage people to care about the environment?

unit 6 crime

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What can communities do to help reduce crime in their area?

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What things do you think cause people to turn to crime?

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Do you think prisons should train prisoners, so they can start a new career when they leave?

unit 7 The media

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Should media outlets be punished for false information?

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Do you think that news channels control how people think and view the world?

unit 8 a hard day's work

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Do you think that it's essential to go to university if you want to get a good job?

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What are the best ways to find work if you are unemployed or just leaving education?

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Do you think it's right that a teacher is paid less than an athlete?

unit 9 getting away

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Do you think that tourism is bad for the environment? What can be done to reduce the impact of tourism on the natural world?

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In what ways do you think that travel is good for people's understanding of the world?

unit 10 where on earth?

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Do you think it would be an advantage to have dual nationality, with family members in two different countries? Why or why not?

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When people migrate to other countries, do you think they should try to absorb their new nation's culture, or maintain their own culture?

unit 11 high tech world

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Do you think it's important to keep up to date with the latest technology?

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Generally speaking, is technology bad for our health? What examples can you give of technology that benefi

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What do you think will be the next great invention?

unit 12 happy to help!

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Do you think it's more important for councils to spend money on services for young people than for elderly people or pre-school children?

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Do you think young people sometimes turn to crime because there isn't enough for them to do?

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What group of people who you think don't receive enough support? What can be done to rectify this?