Tradition and change
C2 Proficiency · Speaking Long Turn · Cambridge Ready original exercise
Speak on your own for about two minutes in answer to the question on your card, using the ideas if they help. Then answer a short question about what your partner said.
You've got about two minutes to speak, and then the rest of us will join in.
Let's start with you. Here is your card. There's a question on it for you to answer, along with a few ideas you might like to use, though you're free to bring in your own.
Tradition and change
family celebrations
traditional crafts and skills
tourism
What do communities gain by holding on to old customs?
What do you think?
Do you agree?
How about you?
Which traditions in your country do you think will last longest?
Can a tradition lose its meaning if it is only kept alive for visitors? (Why? / Why not?)
Do young people value traditions as much as older people do? (Why? / Why not?)
Again, you have about two minutes before we join the conversation.
Now it's your turn. Here's your card, with a different question and some ideas you can draw on if they're helpful.
Tradition and change
global influences
new technology
changing values
Why do some traditions change or disappear over time?
What do you think?
Do you agree?
How about you?
Is it sad when a tradition disappears, or is it simply natural? (Why?)
Can new traditions be just as meaningful as old ones? (Why? / Why not?)
How have the traditions in your family changed in recent years?
In this last part, each of you will speak alone for about two minutes on a question I'll give you. While your partner is talking, please listen carefully, because afterwards I'll ask you to respond to what they've said.
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