Speakout Intermediate: Challenges in today's world

What do you think are the biggest challenges facing the world today?
If you could do one thing to change the world, what would it be?

These are the questions people in the street answer in a new installment of Speakout Intermediate, Longman. Watch the video clip and try to understand as much as possible of what the speakers say.



Now it's over to you. Get together with an English-speaking friend or relative and answer the same questions about yourself.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout Intermediate: Life in the past (History)

Do you think life is better now than in the past?
If you could have lived through a different age or decade, which would you choose and why?
What historical events or people have changed the course of history?

These are the questions people in the street are asked in a new installment of Speakout Intermediate, Longman.

What the video and note down the answers people give to the questions above.



Now it's over to you. If possible, get together with an English speaking friend and answer the questions about yourself. Try and use some of the expressions you heard on the video.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout Intermediate: Good neighbours (communities)

How well do you know your neighbours?
What makes a good neighbour?
What about a bad neighbour?
Tell me about the best or worst neighbour you’ve ever had.

These are the questions the people interviewed on the street by the Speakout team answered. Watch the video and note down the answers the different speakers give.



Now it's over to you. Get together with an English-speaking friend or relative with the same level as you and answer the questions above about yourself. Try and use some of the expressions you heard the native speakers use.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout Intermediate: Trying new things (success)

How do you feel about trying new things?
What stops you from trying new things?
What have you achieved in your life that makes you feel proud?
Who do you admire for their achievements and why?

These are the questions today's interviewees answer in the new installment of Speakout Intermediate, Longman.



Now it's over to you. If possible, get together with an English-speaking friend or relative and answer the questions above about yourself.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout Intermediate: Emotion

This is another installment of Speakout Intermediate, from Longman publishers. Make a note of the answers the people interviewed give to the questions below.

How are you feeling today?
Would you describe yourself as an optimist, or a pessimist?
What’s the best thing that’s happened to you this year?



Now it's over to you. If possible, get together with an English-speaking friend or relative and answer the questions above about yourself.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout Intermediate: Are you a practical person? (solutions)

From Speakout intermediate, Longman, comes this video podcast in which several people are interviewed about their ability to solve practical problems.

Watch the video and note down their answers to the questions below.

Would you describe yourself as a practical person?
What kinds of problems are you good at solving?
What kinds of problems are you not so good at solving?
If you could have one ‘super power’ what would it be and why?



Now it's over to you. Are you a practical person? Answer the questions about yourself. Try and use some of the expressions you heard on the interviews.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout Intermediate: Dream jobs

Self-study activity:
Watch this new instalment of Speakout, Longman, and note down the anwers people give to the following questions.

What do you do?
What did you dream of doing, or being, when you were younger?
Would you describe your job as a dream job?
Are you ambitious?



Now answer the same questions for yourself. Try to use some of the expressions and vocabulary the people on the video used.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout Intermediate: Modern communication (contact)

How do you like to stay in touch with your friends?
Has modern technology helped us to communicate better?
What kinds of problems can modern communication cause?

Watch this video from Speakout Intermediate, Longman, and note down the answer the people interviewed give to the three questions above.



Now you can answer the questions for yourself.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout Intermediate: When is it OK to tell a lie? (tales)

How do you find out what's happening in the world?
Do you always believe what you see or read in the news?
When is it OK to tell a lie?
Tell me about a time you told a lie.

Watch this video clip where some native English speakers answer the questions above.




Now you can answer the questions about yourself.

You can read the transcript here.

Speakout Intermediate: Tell me about your family (identity)

Self-study activity:
Tell me about your family.
In what ways are you like your parents or siblings?
What do you know about your family history?

Watch this three-minute video clip from Speakout Intermediate, Longman, and try to understand the way some native speakers of English answer the questions above.



Now you can answer the same questions about your own family.

You can read the transcript here.