Matching Utterances with Topics

Match the Utterances with the Topics

Read each utterance and select the topic which is being discussed. The utterances have been mixed up.

1. I've always thought that seeing a performance live gives you a completely different experience from watching it on a screen.

2. If prices continue to rise faster than people's wages, many families are going to find it increasingly difficult to make ends meet.

3. I find that listening to recordings and trying to use new expressions in conversation helps me remember them.

4. I'm not sure it's right to keep wild creatures in unsuitable conditions simply so that people can look at them.

5. Some people believe that there are forces or forms of knowledge which cannot be explained by conventional science.

6. I think children learn a great deal when they are encouraged to discover things for themselves rather than simply memorising information.

7. I'd rather have something simple and comfortable than spend a fortune on something just because it happens to be fashionable.

8. When I go away, I prefer to explore places at my own pace rather than spend the whole time following a tightly organised schedule.

9. It seems unfair that people doing exactly the same job can sometimes receive different salaries simply because of their sex.

10. I find it fascinating that people in different parts of the world can have completely different ideas about what is polite or impolite.

11. I don't think we can continue producing and throwing things away at the present rate. We need to use resources much more carefully.

12. We really need to think about how we can make treatment available to everyone, regardless of their income.

13. Some people argue that sending offenders to prison is not always the best way of preventing them from committing another offence.

14. I love trying dishes that I've never tasted before, especially when they contain ingredients I wouldn't normally use myself.