Part 1 (Interview)

• Could you please tell me your full name?

• Could you please show me your ID?

• Where are you from?

• Do you work (a) or study (b)?

  • a) What is your occupation?

  • a) How long have you had your current job for?

  • a) Is your job difficult? Why?

  • b) What do you study?

  • b) Is your degree hard to get into? Why?

  • b) If you had to study something completely different, what would you choose?

• Where was your first school?

• Did you travel to school by car?

• Do you prefer sitting in the front or in the back of the car? Why?

Part 2 (Cue Card)

Talk about a person much older than you, whom you admire a lot. You should say:

• Who the person is.

• How you know him/her.

• What the person has done in their life.

• Why you admire him/her.

Part 3 (Discussion)

• Do you tend to admire well-known people such as musicians, actors and politicians?

• Do you usually admire people who are older than you or younger than you?

• Can the older generation learn anything from the younger generation? If so, what?

• Do you think people from the younger generation can be friends with the older generation?

• Is it important to respect the older generation? Why?

• Do you think that younger people nowadays are more respectful towards the older generation than in the past?

• At what age do people usually retire in your country?

• Do you think the retirement age should be higher, lower or stay the same?