Ms Peart Year 12 English: Term 1 Oral Exam- IB MOCK Preparation

Term 1: Speaking Exam IB MOCK

Presentations will last for 4 - 5 minutes and should give your personal opinions, facts and statistics, information from your research. Focus on structure and responding to the bullet points. I will randomly chose which topic you will speak about. SO, you need to prepare all of them.

Racism: · What engenders racism? · Where does racism still exist (parts of society, countries in the world)? · What can we do to counter racism? · Do racial quotas help solve racism? · Does multiculturalism help to prevent racism? · How does the media affect racism?	Sexism and Gender Equality: · What are the stereotypical gender roles, in your society and in other global contexts? · In your opinion, is sexism still a problem in the 21^st century? · In what different days do men and women experience gender inequality? · Do you have to be female to be a feminist?
Ethnic Diversity and Multiculturalism: · What are the advantages and disadvantages of multiculturalism? · To what extent is your society a monocultural or multicultural one? · Should cultural practices – such as arranged marriages/FGM/wearing the Burka – be allowed to exist in the UK even though they aren´t British traditions? Is it up to the government to intervene? By legalizing these traditions, do we encourage far-right extremism and further intolerance? If the UK had stronger policies against such practices, would there be less popularity with extremist parties? UKIP is becoming more and more popular in the UK right now – is this caused by multiculturalism and a lack of a coherent British identity? · Can a true multicultural society ever exist or is it just a utopian dream?	Migration/ Immigration/ Refugee Crisis · Under what circumstances is it acceptable to migrate to another country? · Should there be any limits on migration from developing countries to developed countries? · What are the causes of the current refugee crisis in Europe? Is it the responsibility of developed European countries to help out? · What do immigrants or ethnic minorities need to do in order to fit in to their new society? Is religion or language the most important? Should they abandon their own culture in order to adapt the new culture?
Stereotypes · Are stereotypes reductive or can they be useful? · In what ways does the media encourage stereotyping? How could the media have a positive impact on stereotypes? · Are stereotypes an example of racism/prejudice?	´Positive´ discrimination and Quotas · What is ´positive discrimination´? · Where is it implemented? · What are the advantages and disadvantages of it? · In what ways could it be considered as offensive? · Are quotas necessary? · Should society be a meritocracy? Is it?
Political Correctness · What is political correctness? · Is political correctness necessary? · Do you agree with politically correct language? · Do you have similar issue with political correctness in your own language?	Can prejudice and bias ever be a good thing? · What is the difference between prejudice and bias? · Are either considered positive ways to approach people/life? · Are they inevitable? · What can be the negative consequences? How can they be avoided?