CUE-CARD SYLLABUS FOR AUGUST
1. Talk about an occasion you had a cake that was special ..............
2. Talk about a statue or a painting or a work of art .......................
3. Talk about an English lesson you enjoyed ..........................
4. Describe an occasion when you needed to arrive early ...............
5. An occasion where you spent time with children ....................
6. Describe a family member who made you proud ......................
7. Describe an interesting conversation with someone you didn't know ..
8. Describe a plant/flower in your country ........................
9. Talk about a clever decision made by someone to solve a problem .
10. Talk about a company around your city which employs a lot of people ...
11. A well paid job ..............................................................
Follow up questions: .............................................................................................
12. Two People from the Same Family ...........................
Follow up Questions ...............................................................................
13. Describe a decision made by others that you disagreed with .....
Follow Up Questions ........................................
14. Describe a product you got for free ...............................
15. A change in your life ............................................
16. A website which helped you to do something ........................
17. Talk about a TV series you remember ......................
18. Describe a time when you moved to a new school or home ..........
19. Describe a shop that has opened in your hometown. ..............
Follow ups ..................................................
20. Describe a person who helped you ...........................
21. Describe a city or town you visited that you liked ............
22. Describe a situation you were not allowed to use your cell phone .....
Follow ups ...................................................
23. Describe a popular place where people like to go swimming .......
Follow ups ............................................
24. Talk about a sport in your country you like watching .........
25. Talk about a wish that you couldn’t accomplish for a long time ......
26. Describe an event/happy experience from your childhood that you
remember. Please say .................
27. Describe a sporting event that you enjoyed watching. Please say: ...
28. Describe a couple who you think have a happy marriage. ........
29. A café you visited ...........................................
Follow Ups ........................................................
Cafes and Restaurants .............................................
Socializing at Home versus Socializing in a Restaurant .............
30. A polite person ...................................
Follow ups ..........................................
Politeness in Your Country .....................
Cross-Cultural Relations ..........................
Politeness in Your Country (in your culture) ..........
Teaching Children about Politeness .............
Public Awareness of Politeness .......................
Truthfulness and Politeness .............................
31. An event in the history of your country .........
Follow Up Questions ............................
32. An important equipment ...........................
Follow Up Questions ......................................
33. A well paid job .......................................
Follow Up Questions ....................................
34. A book you would like to read again ..........................
Follow Ups ............................
Benefits of e-books over traditional books ............................
35. Describe a time you needed to use imagination ......................
Follow Up Questions ...................................................
36. Describe a holiday you want to go on in the future ...................................
Follow Up Questions ........................................................................................
37. Describe a kind of foreign food you have had ............................................
Follow Up Questions ........................................................................................
38. Describe a time you had good experience in the countryside ................
Follow Up Questions ........................................................................................
39. An interesting neighbour ...........................................................................
Follow Up Questions ...........................................................
Neighbours, Friends and Community
Government ..........................
Housing ................................................................................................................
40. Describe a garden you have visited ...........................................................
Follow Up Questions ........................................................................................
41. A speech you heard ...................................................................................
42. Describe a speech you gave .....................................................................
Follow Ups ........................................................................................................
43. Describe a famous person that you are interested in ....................
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Follow Up Questions ......................................................................................
44. Describe an occasion when you received a good service from a restaurant
or a shop ............................................................................................................
You should say ...................................................................................................
Follow ups ........................................................................................................
45. Describe a new/exciting activity that you want to try for the first time. You
should say: ...............
46. Describe a quiet place .............................................................................
Follow Up Questions ......................................................................................
47. Describe a place in other countries where you would like to work for a short
time
Follow Up Questions ......................................................................................
48. Describe a time that you were waiting for something .............................
Follow Up Questions ......................................................................................
49. Describe a piece of good news that you received ....................
Follow Up Questions .........................................................................
50. Describe an interesting house or apartment you visited ..........................
Follow Up Questions ................................................................................................
FIRST ROUND QUESTIONS
Set 1 – First set of questions, asked to almost all students ..................................
Set 2 - Work or Studies .......................................................................................
Set 3 – Jewellery .................................................................................................
Set 4 – Fruit ........................................................................................................
Set 5 – Sunshine .................................................................................................
Set 6 – Weekends ...............................................................................................
Set 7 – Activity near water ..................................................................................
Set 8 – Transportation ........................................................................................
Set 9 – Music ......................................................................................................
Set 10 – Home/Accommodation ........................................................................
Set 11 – Hometown ............................................................................................
Set 12 – Watch ...................................................................................................
Set 13 – Visitors ..................................................................................................
Set 14 – Dream ...................................................................................................
Set 15 – Colours ..................................................................................................
Set 16 – Family ...................................................................................................
Set 17 – Friends ..................................................................................................
Set 18 – Advertisement ......................................................................................
Set 19 – Art ........................................................................................................
Set 20 – Bags ......................................................................................................
Set 21 – Books ....................................................................................................
Set 22 – Celebrity ...............................................................................................
Set 23 – Chocolate ..............................................................................................
Set 24 – Outdoor activities .................................................................................
Set 25 – Photography .........................................................................................
Set 26 – Television and Radio .............................................................................
Set 27 – Teacher ...................
Set 28 – Newspapers ..........................................................................................
Set 29 – Mirrors ..................................................................................................
Set 31 – Gifts (also refer to follow ups of cue card on gifts) .........
Set 32 – Shoes ....................................................................................................
Set 33 – Forget things .........................................................................................
Set 34 – Indoor games ........................................................................................
Set 35 – City Life .................................................................................................
Set 36 – Collecting ..............................................................................................
Set 37 – Foreign language ...................................................................................
Set 37 – Birds .....................................................................................................
Set 38 – Boats .....................................................................................................
Set 39 – Relatives ...............................................................................................
Set 40 – Shopping ...............................................................................................
Set 41 – Sports ...................................................................................................
Set 42 – Daily routine .........................................................................................
Set 43 – People’s ages ........................................................................................
Set 44 – Punctuality ............................................................................................
Set 45 – Names ...................................................................................................
Set 46 – Birthdays ...............................................................................................
Set 47 – Computer ..............................................................................................
Set 48 – Being in a hurry .....................................................................................
Set 49 – Museums ..............................................................................................
Set 50 – Dance ....................................................................................................
Set 51 – Hats .....................................................................................................
Set 52 – Singing ..................................................................................................
Set 53 – Noise .....................................................................................................
Set 54 – Bus or Taxi ............................................................................................
Set 55 – Mobile phones ......................................................................................
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SPEAK ABOUT STATUE YOU HAVE SEEN
Statues are artistic creations. There are different types of statues...statues of great people, statues of gods and goddesses....statues of animals...,statues of characters in stories, comics etc....statues are made of different materials- metals ,wood, plaster of Paris, ivory, ceramic, mud etc. some statues are placed in public places to remember great people and honour their contributions to the society....some on the other hand are put at public places for their artistic excellence or to beautify places like parks and museums...another place where one can see statues are churches and temples or places of religious importance. We can even see statues on coins of many countries....In the olden days statues represented positions. Like chiefs of certain tribes carried a stick with a particular statue on it ....or wore statues on their chains and so on...
But the one which comes to my mind when i think of statues is a statue of Mother Mary carrying little Jesus in her hands that's exhibited in front of my high school in Mundakkayam. It's a lovely piece of art made of cement and painted beautifully.... when I did my high school studies , me and my friends use to go there to do prayers- especially during the exam season.....and the intensity of those prayers might be reason for that special attachment to that statue in my mind .... and it has always helped me to calm myself down and do my exams well....Another reason for me to remember is that I saw a picture recently that is very similar to that statue. And reminded me of my good old days..... Altogether I can definitely say that it's one of the statues i think which has influenced my life very positively...