SPEAKING 1 — YOU HAVE €10 MILLION TO SAVE YOUR CITY

Your city receives €10 million for environmental resilience.

You can invest in only three:

• renewable energy;
• flood protection;
• public transport;
• air-quality monitoring;
• green spaces;
• recycling infrastructure;
• AI disaster prediction;
• wildlife conservation;
• emergency shelters;
• environmental education.

Choose three.

You must explain:

priority → evidence → expected impact → beneficiaries → possible disadvantage

Use at least 12 target expressions.

SPEAKING 2 — THE FIRST 48 HOURS

A major flood affects your region.

Electricity is unstable.

Several roads are inaccessible.

1,500 residents require evacuation.

A hospital is operating on emergency power.

False information is circulating online.

Some residents refuse to evacuate.

Your interdisciplinary team includes:

IT specialist • psychologist • social worker • public administrator • engineer

Decide what each professional must do during:

Hours 0–6

Hours 6–24

Hours 24–48

Use:

allocate resources • assess damage • vulnerable population • critical infrastructure • crisis counselling • coordinate a response • real-time data • emergency services • restore essential services

SPEAKING 3 — AI OR HUMAN JUDGMENT?

Debate:

“Artificial intelligence should be allowed to make emergency evacuation decisions when human lives are at risk.”

Consider:

• speed;
• accuracy;
• data quality;
• responsibility;
• cybersecurity;
• human judgment;
• vulnerable groups;
• false predictions;
• accountability.

Use:

must • might • could • can't • evidence suggests • risk assessment • human-centred response • predictive system

SPEAKING 4 — CLOSE THE RESORT?

A successful eco-resort operates beside a protected natural area.

It provides:

• 400 local jobs;
• significant tax revenue;
• international tourism;
• conservation funding.

However:

• visitor numbers have tripled;
• wildlife populations are declining;
• water consumption has doubled;
• property prices have increased;
• local residents complain about overcrowding.

Choose:

A. Close it.

B. Limit visitor numbers.

C. Allow unrestricted development.

D. Redesign the tourism model.

Defend your decision.

SPEAKING 5 — MY PROFESSION IN A CLIMATE-CHANGED WORLD

Imagine the year 2035.

Climate-related disruption has become more frequent.

Explain:

1. How might your profession change?
2. Which environmental risks could affect your work?
3. What new professional skills might become necessary?
4. How could technology help?
5. What ethical responsibilities will professionals have?

Use at least:

• 12 vocabulary expressions;
• 3 conditionals;
• 3 passive constructions;
• 3 cause/result connectors.