ADV B1

Relationship Pathway

Level: ADV B1Skill: SpeakTopic: RelationshipsWords: 736Reading time: 4 min

Welcome! This is speaking practice with a difference.

Answer one question at a time. Choose yes or no. Your answers take you on your own pathway.

At the end, you will find questions for your life. Choose your level (Beginner A1, Intermediate A2 or Advanced B1) and answer the questions aloud.

Your answers do not have to be true. Try different answers each time!

Are you divorced?

I am divorced, yes

I am not divorced, no

Try different answers!

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Single

Answer the questions. Your answers do not have to be true. Change them each time.

Beginner A1

  1. What kind of person do you like?
  2. Where do you go to meet new people?
  3. What do you do when you like someone?

Intermediate A2

  1. Have you been in a relationship before?
  2. What qualities are important in a partner?
  3. Where can a person meet a partner in your city?
  4. Have you ever tried online dating? What do you think about it?

Advanced B1

  1. What do you think is the best thing about being single?
  2. What do you think is the biggest difference between a friendship and a romantic relationship?
  3. If you could ask a future partner one question, what would you ask?

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Dating

Answer the questions. Your answers do not have to be true. Change them each time.

Beginner A1

  1. What do you like about this person?
  2. What do you do together?
  3. Where do you go together?

Intermediate A2

  1. How long have you been dating?
  2. What did you do on your last date?
  3. What have you learned about this person recently?
  4. What is the best date you have had? Why?

Advanced B1

  1. How do you know that someone is right for you when you are dating them?
  2. What do you think is more important: shared interests or shared values? Why?
  3. What do you find challenging about dating, and what helps?

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In a relationship

Answer the questions. Your answers do not have to be true. Change them each time.

Beginner A1

  1. What kind of person is your partner?
  2. What do you like about your partner?
  3. What do you do together?

Intermediate A2

  1. How long have you been together?
  2. Where did you meet your partner?
  3. What do you and your partner have in common?
  4. How do you stay in touch during the day?

Advanced B1

  1. What do you think is important in a good relationship?
  2. What do you find challenging about being in a relationship, and how do you deal with it?
  3. If you could give advice to someone who is starting a new relationship, what would you say?

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Married

Answer the questions. Your answers do not have to be true. Change them each time.

Beginner A1

  1. What kind of person is your husband or wife?
  2. What do you like about this person?
  3. What do you do together every day?

Intermediate A2

  1. How long have you been married?
  2. How did you and your partner meet?
  3. What do you do together on a normal day?
  4. What is the most important thing you have learned about living together?

Advanced B1

  1. What do you think is the best thing about being married?
  2. How has your relationship changed since you got married?
  3. What do you find challenging about sharing a life with someone, and what helps?

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Divorced

Answer the questions. Your answers do not have to be true. Change them each time.

Beginner A1

  1. What do you like about your life now?
  2. Who do you spend time with?
  3. What do you like to do on your day off?

Intermediate A2

  1. How long have you been divorced?
  2. What have you learnt about yourself?
  3. What is good in your life now?
  4. What things do you plan to do in the future?

Advanced B1

  1. What do you enjoy most about your life at the moment?
  2. What do you think is the key to a successful relationship?
  3. What advice would you give to a newly married couple?

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Remember: there is no right or wrong pathway. Come back and try again with different answers!

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