B1.SPEAKING.MONOLOGUE

Practise speaking your monologue at B1 level: https://wordwall.net/es/resource/11125783/speaking-b1

3. OPINION ESSAY. CONCLUSION

✅ Exercise 1: General Opinion

negative effects – society – strongly believe – In conclusion – outweigh – benefits

1______________, I 2____________ that the 3____________ of this issue 4____________ its 5____________. For this reason, it is clear that this change will have a positive impact on 6____________.

✔ In conclusion – strongly believe – benefits – outweigh – negative effects – society

✅ Exercise 2: Education

Do you think schools should use more technology?

prepare – in my view – students – To sum up – should continue – modern

1______________, 2____________, schools 3____________ using technology in the classroom. This helps / help 4____________ to develop / develop / developing 5____________ skills and 6____________ them better for the future.

✔ To sum up – in my view – should continue – helps – students – develop – modern – prepare

✅ Exercise 3: Environment

Do you think people should protect the environment more?

future – must – planet – responsibility – protect – In short

1______________, it is our 2____________ to 3____________ the 4____________. Governments and citizens 5____________ work together to create a better 6____________ for everyone.

✔ In short – responsibility – protect – planet – must – future

✅ Exercise 4: Health and Lifestyle

Do you think people should live healthier lives?

habits – avoid – Overall – quality of life – in my opinion – improve

1______________, 2____________, people should change their daily 3____________ in order to 4____________ their 5____________ and 6____________ serious health problems.

✔ Overall – in my opinion – habits – improve – quality of life – avoid

✅ Exercise 5: Technology and Society

Do you think technology has improved our lives?

responsible – advantages – although – depends – Finally – disadvantages

1______________, 2____________ technology has some 3____________, its 4____________ are more important. However, everything 5____________ on using it in a 6____________ way.

✔ Finally – although – disadvantages – advantages – depends – responsible

3. OPINION ESSAY. BODY

✅ Exercise 1: Technology and Education

Do you think technology improves learning?

Firstly – online resources – for example – improves – concentration – students

1______________, technology play / plays an important role in modern education. It provides / provide access to 2____________ that help 3____________ learn / to learn / learning more independently. 4____________, many students use educational apps to revise at home. This 5____________ their understanding and increases / increase their 6____________ in class.

✔ Firstly – plays – provides – online resources – students – learn – For example – improves – increases – concentration

✅ Exercise 2: Social Media and Teenagers

Do you think social media affects teenagers negatively?

Secondly – self-esteem – for instance – causes – unrealistic – images

1______________, social media can have a negative impact on teenagers’ mental health. Many platforms shows / show 2____________ lifestyles and edited 3____________. 4____________, young people may compare themselves with influencers, that / which 5____________ stress and lower / lowers their 6____________.

✔ Secondly – show – unrealistic – images – For instance – which – causes – lowers – self-esteem

✅ Exercise 3: Healthy Lifestyle

Do you think schools should teach healthy habits?

One important reason – balanced diet – such as – will prevent – illnesses – students

1______________ why schools should teach healthy habits is that they help 2____________ stay / to stay / staying fit. Learn / Learning about exercise and a 3____________ encourage / encourages good routines. Eat / Eating healthy food, 4____________ fruit and vegetables, 5____________ many 6____________ in the future.

✔ One important reason – students – stay – Learning – balanced diet – encourages – Eating – such as – will prevent – illnesses

✅ Exercise 4: Public Transport and the Environment

Do you think people should use public transport more often?

Moreover – reduces – pollution – for example – traffic – saves

1______________, using public transport have / has many environmental benefits. It 2____________ air 3____________ and decreases road 4____________. 5____________, buses and trains can carry many passengers at the same time, that / which 6____________ energy and space.

✔ Moreover – has – reduces – pollution – traffic – For example – which – saves

✅ Exercise 5: Part-time Jobs for Teenagers

Do you think teenagers should have part-time jobs?

responsibility – advantage – for instance – experience – develops – confidence

1 Another / other ______________ of having a part-time job is that it teach / teaches young people valuable skills. They gain work 2____________ and learn to manage their time. 3____________, work / working in a shop help / helps teenagers communicate with customers. This 4____________ their 5____________ and increases their 6____________.

✔ Another advantage – teaches – experience – For instance – working – helps – develops – responsibility – confidence

3. OPINION ESSAY. OPENING PARAGRAPHS. PRACTICE

✅ Exercise 1: Medical Research

Do you think more funds should be dedicated to medical research?

allowing – should provide – In recent years – diagnosis – life expectancy – the quality of life

1_____________, advances in medicine has / have improved 2________________ for many people, 3________________ faster diagnoses, more effective treatments, and a longer 4____________. In my opinion, the government 5______________ more funds for medical research because our survival depends / depend on early 6_________________.

✔ In recent years – have – the quality of life – allowing – life expectancy – should provide – depends on – diagnosis

✅ Exercise 1: Medical Research

Do you think more funds should be dedicated to medical research?

allowing – should provide – In recent years – diagnosis – life expectancy – the quality of life

1_____________, advances in medicine has / have improved 2________________ for many people, 3________________ faster diagnoses, more effective treatments, and a longer 4____________. In my opinion, the government 5______________ more funds for medical research because our survival depends / depend on early 6_________________.

✔ In recent years – have – the quality of life – allowing – life expectancy – should provide – depends on – diagnosis

✅ Exercise 2: Social Media

Do you think social media should be more controlled?

Nowadays – mental health – should limit – behaviour – spreading – young people

1______________, many people uses / use social media every day to communicate and share ideas. However, this / these platforms are 2____________ false information and affecting 3____________. In my opinion, governments 4____________ their use because the well-being of 5____________ depends / depend on responsible online 6____________.

✔ Nowadays – use – these – spreading – mental health – should limit – young people – depends on – behaviour

✅ Exercise 3: Education and Technology

Do you think schools should use more technology in class?

In recent years – digital tools – learning methods – allowing – academic performance – should invest

1______________, schools has / have started using more 2____________ in the classroom, 3____________ students to access information easily. As a result, 4____________ has / have improve / improved in many cases. In my opinion, governments 5____________ in educational technology because students’ success depends / depend on modern 6____________.

✔ In recent years – have – digital tools – allowing – academic performance – has – improved – should invest – depends on – learning methods

✅ Exercise 4: Environment and Recycling

Do you think recycling should be compulsory at school?

Nowadays – habits – pollution – should encourage – future generations – In my opinion

1______________, environmental problems, such as 2____________, is / are increasing around the world. Recycling plays / play an important role in protect / protecting nature. 3____________, governments 4____________ recycling programs in schools because the well-being of 5____________ start / starts with creating sustainable 6____________ when you are a child.

✔ Nowadays – pollution – are – plays – protecting – In my opinion – should encourage – future generations – starts – habits

✅ Exercise 5: Sports and Health

Do you think schools should promote more physical activity?

In recent years – lifestyles – physical activity – should promote – stress – quality of life

1______________, people have / has become more aware of the importance of 2____________. Regular exercise help / helps in reduce / reducing 3____________ and improve / improving health. In my opinion, schools 4____________ sports programs because students’ 5____________ depends / depend on healthy 6____________.

✔ In recent years – have – physical activity – helps – reducing – stress – improving – should promote – quality of life – depends on – lifestyles