Year 2022
Day 1 The video was about children playing in a playground
Topic
1
What do you think the people are feeling in the video?
2a
Tell me about a game that you didn’t enjoy playing
2b
Tell me a game you played during your childhood
3b
The best part about playing games is winning. Do you agree?
3c
Do you agree that winning and losing is all there is to games?
Play / Leisure
Day 2 The video today is about a group of people exercising. (people in a mall participating in an event with an aerobic exercise demonstration)
Topic
1
What do you think the people are feeling while doing the exercise?
2
Do you prefer to exercise alone or in a group ?
3
Do people care too much about physical fitness and how they look?
3
Some people are too obsessed with their physical fitness and appearance. What are your views?
Sports / Health
Day 3 The video was about traditional performing arts where 2 people are dancing a Hokkien traditional dance.
Topic
2023 O-LEVEL – PLANNED RESPONSE
Do you think there should be more open spaces like the one shown in the video? Why or why not?
Spoken interaction:
1
How do you think the people watching are feeling?
2
What is your opinion on traditional performances?
2
Would you want to learn or take part in such traditional performances?
Performing arts
Day 4 The video shows 2 adults and 1 boy taking care of birds in a bird cage. A woman is feeding the bird using a syringe, and the man is helping her. The boy at the back is watching the woman and cautiously petting the birds.
Topic
1
What do you think the people in the video are feeling?
2
Would you be interested in working with wildlife when you grow up?
3
Do you think it is rightful to keep animals in captivity?
3
Some people believe that all animals should not be kept in cages. Do you agree?
3
“Animals should not be kept in captivity” What are your views?
Animals / Career
Day 5 The video shows a group of senior citizens doing tai chi at a HDB void deck near a park.
Topic
1
Would you like to take part in the activity like the one shown in the video?
2
What are some ways elderly can keep fit?
2
Tell me about an elderly who does exercise.
3
People say that finding time to exercise in our busy life is getting harder? What are your views?
3
Modern lifestyles have made people unable to exercise regularly. What are your views?
Elderly / Sports
Day 6 The video shows a male Japanese chef making pancake / takoyaki.
Topic
1
If you were in the video, what is difficult and easy about making pancakes?
2
What are your favourite street foods, and what do you enjoy about them?
2
Would you consider being a street food seller in future? Why, or why not?
3
Do you prefer eating at home or outside?
3
Do you agree that eating at home is the best?
Food / Family
Day 7 The video shows children fishing in a man-made fish farm.
Topic
1
What do you think the children are feeling?
2
How do you feel rewarded during your leisure time?
2
How do you spend your free time?
3
“Some people say the best way to spend their free time is by doing nothing” What are your views?
3
Some people think that lazing around is the best way to relax. Do you agree?
Leisure
Day 8 The video shows children competing in speedcubing competition
Topic
1
How were the children in the video feeling?
2
Tell me about a competition you have competed in
2
Do you think people should be competitive?
3
“Competitive people are winners, and non competitive people are losers” Do you agree?
3
What do you think is an achievement?
Competition
