serious original fascinating
Obvious, Hidden, Practical
Serious, Original, Positive
Vocabulary
| southern | northern | eastern |
| western | patient | impatient |
| obvious | hidden | practical |
| impractical | serious | silly |
| half way there | all the way | original |
| copy | positive | negative |
| fascinating | boring | dull |
Southern, northern, eastern, western
1. The Southern Hemisphere (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, South Africa) is more fun than the Northern Hemisphere. Do you agree?
2. The food in the southern US and southern Europe is delicious.
3. Would you live and work in northern Asia or northern Canada?
4. Women in eastern Europe are very beautiful. What do you think?
5. Everyone wants to migrate to Western Europe. True or false?
Patient, impatient, obvious, hidden, practical
6. Get-rich-quick schemes don’t work; you have to work hard and be patient. Yes or no?
7. Are customers patient or impatient? Are internet surfers impatient with slow internet connections?
8. It’s obvious that politicians don’t know what they are doing. Yes or no?
9. What are some obvious solutions to problems?
10. Are there hidden cameras and microphones everywhere? Why are there hidden cameras and microphones? Do you like hidden cameras and microphones?
11. Do you think schools should teach more practical subjects? Should more students study practical subjects in colleges and universities?
Serious, all the way, halfway, original, copy
12. Are teenagers serious about their future?
13. I’m going all the way to the top of my career or business. Is this correct or wrong? What does it take to get to the top?
14. How do your colleagues feel halfway through the week?
15. Do you and your friends prefer to buy more expensive originals or cheaper copies of clothes, electronics, etc?
16. Nowadays, everyone copies everyone else. Yes or no?
Positive, negative, fascinating, dull, boring
17. Serving in the army or military is a positive experience for young men. It will make you a man. Do you agree?
18. There shouldn’t be any negative TV programs, movies, books, newspaper articles. People should read negative stories in books, magazines, and newspapers, or watch negative TV shows and movies. What do you think?
19. I think ……………… very fascinating. My friends thinks …………. is very fascinating.
20. What subjects, things, or activities do you find very boring?
21. Is your town or village exciting or dull?
