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C1–C2 Speaking: Global Futures & Conditionals

Complex & Mixed Conditionals • Ethics, Technology & Governance

🎙 Speaking Practice
🧠 Hypothetical Reasoning

Part 1 Questions 1–5

Warm-up: past actions → present consequences
1. Global Cybersecurity Response
Experts concluded that if countries had shared cybersecurity data earlier, several large-scale digital attacks would not be affecting global markets now.
Do you agree that earlier collaboration could have prevented today’s cyber threats? Explain using complex or mixed conditionals.
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

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2. Ethical Robotics
Engineers claim that if autonomous robots were given transparent ethical programming today, future misuse might be avoided.
How should governments respond to increasing automation in critical sectors like health or transport?
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

3. Climate Migration
A report argues that if coastal protection systems had been funded in the 1990s, millions of people wouldn’t be relocating today.
Explain how past environmental decisions have shaped present migration patterns.
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

4. AI in Education
A study warns that if schools rely too heavily on AI tutoring, students may not develop independent thinking skills.
What balanced approach should schools take to integrate AI without losing critical thinking?
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

5. Space Governance
Analysts propose that if space-mining regulations were established now, future conflicts over extraterrestrial resources could be prevented.
Do you think international cooperation will happen in time to avoid conflict in space?
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

Part 2 Questions 6–10

Deeper analysis: ethics, policy & global impact
6. Global Health Preparedness
Health experts insist that if nations had invested more in research, recent outbreaks would have been handled far more efficiently.
What lessons should be applied to future global health planning?
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

7. Digital Privacy Laws
A commission argued that if privacy laws were universally enforced, companies wouldn’t be collecting so much user data today.
Should governments increase control over how companies use personal data?
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

8. Climate Technology Adoption
Researchers concluded that if renewable-energy incentives had continued in the early 2000s, global carbon levels might be lower today.
Describe a technological solution that could still make a significant difference if adopted now.
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

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9. Biotechnology Ethics
Ethicists believe that if genetic editing were regulated more strictly now, long-term misuse could still be avoided.
Explain whether stricter rules would help or limit scientific progress in biotechnology.
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

10. Smart Cities & Surveillance
Urban planners warn that if cities adopt mass-surveillance systems without public debate, trust will be damaged permanently.
Do you think surveillance and safety can coexist in a healthy way?
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

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Part 3 Questions 11–15

Prediction & evaluation: future outcomes
11. Global Water Crisis
Environmental scientists explain that if water recycling technologies had been prioritized, many regions would not be suffering severe shortages today.
Describe a missed opportunity you think was critical in global resource management.
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

12. The Future of Work
Economists predict that if companies were to automate decision-making processes entirely, employee creativity would decrease dramatically.
How should workplaces prepare for increasing automation without losing innovation?
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

13. Nuclear Disarmament
A diplomatic memo argues that if nuclear agreements had been renewed a decade ago, current tensions would be lower.
Explain how past international agreements affect today’s security landscape.
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

14. Digital Inequality
Reports show that if universal internet access were implemented now, future generations would benefit from more equal opportunities.
How does access to technology determine people’s future success?
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

15. Planetary Preservation Initiative
Scientists claim that if humanity had taken biodiversity loss seriously earlier, many ecosystems wouldn’t be collapsing today.
Predict what will happen if environmental action continues to be delayed.
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Criteria 0 – Not clear / off-topic 1 – Somewhat clear 2 – Mostly clear 3 – Very clear & well-developed
Idea clarity
How understandable, organized, and relevant your answer is.
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals)
Accuracy and natural use of conditional structures.
Fluency
Natural flow, rhythm and few hesitations.

✔ Select one box per row after listening to your recording.

Self-check Overall Speaking Performance

Your level based on the boxes you checked.

This summary is based on the rubric scores you selected for each question (0–3 for Idea clarity, Grammar and Fluency).

Total score (all questions)
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Questions evaluated
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Average per question
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Estimated level
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Criterion Total points (max 45 each)
Idea clarity 0
Grammar (complex/mixed conditionals) 0
Fluency 0

Bands (out of 135):
• 113–135 → C2
• 90–112 → Strong C1
• 68–89 → B2+
• Below 68 → Needs more practice