Goal
Explain ideas clearly to a group.
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A good short talk has a shape you can hear: a clear opening, one or two points with examples, and a close. Practise that shape out loud here, and get feedback on the things an audience notices first — pace, filler words, and whether you finished your sentences.
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Tell me about something you feel strongly about.
Talk about how your city might look and feel in twenty years.
Talk about whether modern life makes it harder or easier to stay healthy.
Talk about how the way people work has changed, and whether it's for the better.
Talk about the biggest way technology is reshaping how people live together.
Talk about where meaning comes from in work, if it comes from work at all.
Give a strong opinion using emphasis structures: 'What I like is…', 'It's the … that…', 'The reason (why)… is…'.
Summarise a recent event as a news report. Use the passive to keep focus on the event: was announced, has been closed, is being investigated.
Describe your home town, adding non-defining relative clauses set off by pauses: my home town, which is on the coast, …
As automation replaces more roles, what responsibilities fall on governments and on employers? Develop a clear line of argument.
If you could change one thing about how your city or country works, what would it be and why?
Big cities keep growing. What pressures does that create, and how should they be managed?