Speaking EOI

Question 1

Ventajas y desventajas de comprar por internet.

Answer 1

Ventajas y desventajas de comprar por internet. The main advantage of buying on the internet is that you can paid less that in an ordinary shop, the articles are normally cheaper. Buying online is faster and easier. On the other hand if we buy on the internet we would have more problems because we have to give our bank account and we will not see our purchase up to two or three weeks later.

Question 2

Un acontecimiento importante en tu vida, y como la ha cambiado.

Answer 2

Un acontecimiento importante en tu vida, y como la ha cambiado. Un important event in my life occurs six years ago, when I passed the test to become a civil servant. Before, I was a temporary worker and every year I had to go to a different city and this was terrible, a new house every year, new workmates, etc. Today I get seven years working in the same place and It is wonderful.

Question 3

La importancia de las lenguas hoy en día.

Answer 3

La importancia de las lenguas hoy en día. Probably the most important thing that everybody must know is languages, the more the better. They are basic for travel and for working but todays the scientists know that languages are important for brain health. It is known that people who speaks four o five languages are less likely to have alzheimer.

Question 4

Comparar entre un coche km0 y un coche nuevo.

Answer 4

Comparar entre un coche km 0 y un coche nuevo. I prefer a km 0 car than a new car. It is know that a nearly new car is practically like a new one but with an important advantages, is much more cheaper, as a result, you can safe lots of money. Another advantages is the guarantee that is the same. I can’t found disadvantages, but for to say something you will not be the first to ride the car.

Question 5

Playa, campo y ciudad: dónde vivir mejor y porqué.

Answer 5

Playa, campo y ciudad: dónde vivir mejor y porqué. If I could choose I would like to live in the countryside, It is said that living in the countryside is healthier, quieter and cheaper. On the other hand if you lived in the city center you would have lots of public services, shops, people, etc. To sum up, I prefer living in the countryside although nowadays the majority of people likes living in big cities.

Question 6

Familias de hoy en día: pareja sin hijos, pareja homosexual que adopta un hijo y familia monoparental.

Answer 6

Familias de hoy en día: pareja sin hijos, pareja homosexual que adopta un hijo y familia monoparental. Today’s there are different kind of families, couples without children (childless couples), homosexual couples and single-parent families. I think that all types of families are perfect and all of them must be able to adopt children. The only important thing to start a family is love, if love exist probably the family would be happy.

Question 7

¿Cómo se ven estos cambios en la sociedad?

Answer 7

¿Cómo se ven estos cambios en la sociedad? It depends, if you ask to a left wing family probably they will say that all kind of family are perfect, but on the other hand, if you ask to a right wing family they probably would say that only the tradicional one is the right family.

Question 8

¿Cómo se ve el concepto de familia en las películas, publicidad y series?

Answer 8

¿Cómo se ve el concepto de familia en las películas, publicidad y series? It depends, If we are talking about american movies we will see tradicional families in the majority of cases. It is said that american society is very puritan and this is the reason why we normally see traditional families.

Question 9

Interacción 1. Hermanos que eligen el mejor regalo para mamá que está desanimada. Elige entre 6 libros de diferentes temas y explica porqué.

Answer 9

Interacción 1. Hermanos que eligen el mejor regalo para mamá que está desanimada. Elige entre 6 libros de diferentes temas y explica porqué. All of us know that mother is a little sad lately, for this reason I have thought we can get her something. What do you think give her a book? I know she loves the cook books and for this reason I would like to get her the last cook books of Arguiñano. What do you think?

Question 10

Different types of punishment: capital punishment, prison sentence, death row (corredor de la muerte), trabajos forzosos.

Answer 10

Different types of punishment: capital punishment, prison sentence, death row (corredor de la muerte), trabajos forzados. In my opinion, the death penalty should never have existed, I am totally against this kind of punishment, prison sentence is OK and also forced labour. Killing a man in the electric chair was usually in the USA but I think nowhere in the world is currently applies.

Question 11

3 fotos, silla eléctrica, hombre esposado y grupo de trabajadores.

Answer 11

3 fotos, silla eléctrica, hombre esposado y grupo de trabajadores. Killing a man in the electric chair was usually in the USA but I think nowhere in the world is currently applies. A man handcuffed or a group of men working are normally in all the countries. In my opinion prison and forced labour is the best way to pay for their crimes.

Question 12

¿Es conveniente abolir la pena de muerte?

Answer 12

¿Es conveniente abolir la pena de muerte? Yes, we must abolish the capital punishment the sooner the better, in my opinion, It’s crazy that in the twenty-first century such punishment still exists. What would happen if we applied the death penalty to an innocent, obviously there is no going back.

Question 13

Fotos: un hombre mirando una foto donde aparecen 2 personas bailando. En otra foto aparece un concierto de rock, gente tocando la guitarra eléctrica.

Answer 13

Fotos: un hombre mirando una foto donde aparecen 2 personas bailando. En otra foto aparece un concierto de rock, gente tocando la guitarra eléctrica. I think that both photos could have been taken in the same place, a rock’s concert. The man who plays the guitar could be a member of Rolling Stones, I am no sure but he is identical to the guitarist for the rock band. The two people are having a good time dancing.

Question 14

Hablar sobre los eventos culturales en tu zona ¿hay mucha oferta?

Answer 14

Hablar sobre los eventos culturales en tu zona ¿hay mucha oferta? I afraid that in my zone there aren’t too many cultural events, it is a pity but true. During the summer we can enjoy some cultural events like pop concert, classical music, theatre, etc. The best that we can do is spend the summer in another city, a big city with more cultural events.

Question 15

Interacción 2. Uno ha recibido una herencia y quiere comprar una casa grande de campo y el otro un piso pequeño en la ciudad para alquilarlo.

Answer 15

inheritance. Igual number 5

Question 16

3 fotos. Imágenes relacionadas con las vacaciones, una de playa, otra de aventura y la última cultural.

Answer 16

3 fotos. Imágenes relacionadas con las vacaciones, una de playa, otra de aventura y la última cultural. I like the 3 types of holiday but the most interesting for my is the adventure trips. I wouldn’t choose the Holiday in the beach because I live near the beach all year, for this reason I would choose between the other two. I would like to go to Africa, a photographic safari in Kenia could be perfect, for example.

Question 17

Medios de transporte. Coche, avión o tren. Ventajas y desventajas. ¿Cuál prefieres?

Answer 17

Medios de transporte. Coche, avión o tren. Ventajas y desventajas. ¿Cuál prefieres? It depends, for daily I prefer the car, especially for short trips. On the other hand, if I had to go to Madrid, I would prefer the high speed train because it is more confortable and rapid than the car. To finalize, if I had to go to London, I would prefer the plain, of course, it is the best way to travel for long distance.

Question 18

El periódico dice que van a realizar prospecciones petrolíferas en una isla, tenemos un 30% de paro. Discutir sobre ello.

Answer 18

El periódico dice que van a realizar prospecciones petrolíferas en una isla, tenemos un 30% de paro. Discutir sobre ello. I think this is a difficult question, on the one hand, we have the unemployment and we could reduce the unemployment if petrol is found, but on the other hand, we have the environmental problems associated with de oil exploration. I wouldn’t know what to do in this case.

Question 19

Diferentes actividades para mejorar tu salud: yoga, climbing, massage, etc. ¿Cuál es mejor para tu salud?

Answer 19

Diferentes actividades para mejorar tu salud: yoga, climbing, massage, etc. ¿Cuál es mejor para tu salud? There are lots of thing to improve our health, for example, yoga, massage, different sports, etc. As far as I am concerned, everyone should practice sports at least 3 times a week. And the kind of sports that you can do will depend on your tastes, your age, etc..

Question 20

Ventajas y desventajas de ser tu propio jefe.

Answer 20

Ventajas y desventajas de ser tu propio jefe. This is an interesting question, to my way of thinking, there are a lot of advantages and disadvantages to being your own boss. On the one hand you are free to put your own schedule, you don’t have to put up with a boss, you can get your holidays when you want, etc. On the other hand you probably have to work all week, weekend included, you’ll have to work hard if you want to take your business forward, you can lose money if your business is not going well, etc.

Question 21

Vas a quejarte porque el viaje ha sido horroroso. La otra persona atiende la agencia de viajes.

Answer 21

Vas a quejarte porque el viaje ha sido horroroso. La otra persona atiende la agencia de viajes. I want to fill out a complaint form because the trip was awful. The hotel had a much lower quality than advertised, the beach was more than ten km far away and the service at the hotel was very bad. For this reason I want my money back or a compensation.
I’m sorry to hear that the trip didn’t like it, in our company we try to keep our customers happy with our travels. For this reason we will give you a trip for free and also we apologize for the inconvenience.

Question 22

Renewable energies. Energía solar, nuclear y petróleo. Ventajas y desventajas.

Answer 22

Renewable energies. Energía solar, nuclear y petróleo. Ventajas y desventajas. As far as I am concerned I prefer renewable energies to the fossil fuels and nuclear energy. The solar energy is a clean energy, for this reason it not contribute to the Earth pollution. On the other hand, it is said that only with solar energy it is impossible to produce all the energy that the people needs. To sum up, we must increase the solar power and decrease the fossil fuels’ energy.

Question 23

Problemas sociales: el paro, gente sin hogar y protestas ciudadanas.

Answer 23

Problemas sociales: el paro, gente sin hogar y protestas ciudadanas. Nowadays there are a lot of social problems due to the deepening global crisis that we are going. The main problems are unemployment, homelessness and citizen protests. In my point of view, something has to be done by government to solve this issues, for example, they must add houses to rent at social prices, create jobs and help people to start their own businesses.

Question 24

Tienes un trabajo estresante y mal pagado, tu jefe no te hace caso. Hablas de esto con tu compañero. El otro le da consejos.

Answer 24

Tienes un trabajo estresante y mal pagado, tu jefe no te hace caso. Hablas de esto con tu compañero. El otro le da consejos. I don’t like my job, I have to work ten hour per day, I have got a small salary and my boss is very bad. I’m thinking about quitting my job and find another where working conditions are better, what do you think?
I think that nowadays to have a job is very difficult, for this reason you probably should wait for a couple of month and then you could take the right decision.

Question 25

Celebrities: Advantages and disadvantages and how they live.

Answer 25

Celebrities: Advantages and disadvantages and how they live. To my way of thinking, being a celebrity have more advantages than disadvantages, They usually have everything they want, they don’t have economic problems, they can hire people to care for the children and for this reason they can get a lot of children. On the other hand, they have some disadvantages usually related with privacy, but I would like to be a celebrity.

Question 26

Awkward situations: foto de uno con los pantalones bajados.

Answer 26

Awkward situations: foto de uno con los pantalones bajados. Awkward situations normally is very funny for the spectator but not for the person who suffers, if I saw a person with his trousers down I would laugh very much, but I can understand that the other person doesn’t think the same.

Question 27

fotos, ordenadores portátiles, móviles. How have affected the new technologies our life in the last 20 years.

Answer 27

fotos, ordenadores portátiles, móviles. How have affected the new technologies our life in the last 20 years? In the last 20 years technologies has changed completely our lives. The mobile phones is the device that have changed our lives more, what is more, in my opinion there are a lot of people that couldn’t live without a mobile phone. When we need some information, or we need to take a foto, listening to the music, etc, we only need to take a mobile.

Question 28

Different skills that you need to achieve a job: experience or qualification.

Answer 28

Different skills that you need to achieve a job: experience or qualification. Nowadays, getting a job is very difficult because in Spain we are more than six million of unemployed. But if you look for a job you will need experience and qualification, of course the more the better. Last but not least, you need to do an active job search. In other words, the job search must be your new job.
(active person, ability to work in teams, complete mobility, speaking 3 or 4 languages, computer science, etc.)

Question 29

Interacción: ¿Cómo disminuir los crímenes?

Answer 29

It is known that something should be done to prevent so many crimes. Something has to be done by the police, by politicians and by citizens. In my opinion the best thing that should be done is to improve our education, we must to do lots of educational programs with the purpose to show people another way to earn their living.
I think that something has to be done to improve public safety and probably the best that we can do to achieve this purpose is to improve our education system. If we had a better education our country would be safer. On the other hand our country is safer than our neighbouring countries.

Question 30

Interacción: discutir la mejor opción para bajar de peso: ¿Seguir una dieta o someterse a liposucción?

Answer 30

Interacción: discutir la mejor opción para bajar de peso: ¿Seguir una dieta o meterse a liposucción? In my opinion the best that you could do is to talk to your doctor about the best weight-loss approach for you. Obviously practice sport regularly and a healthy diet is the first that you must do, but for my something has to be done by a doctor. Liposuction is not a solution for me.

Question 31

Reclamación en una tienda pidiendo reembolso o indemnización.

Answer 31

Two days ago I bought a calculator in your shop but when I arrived a home I realize that the calculator model is different to I want and I felt that the product I purchased was well below the standard I expected. For this reason I want a replacement or my money back. Actually, I prefer a full refund or I shall be forced to take legal action.