Task Type: Individual monologue
Topic: The Media – The Role and Limits of Humour
Speaking Time: 4–5 minutes

In this C1 speaking task, students deliver a structured, well-argued monologue discussing the role of humour in the media and the limits it should have when it becomes offensive.

Learners are expected to:

• analyse the function of humour in traditional and digital media,

• evaluate where the limits should be drawn,

• balance freedom of expression and social responsibility,

• and reflect on the impact of humour on diverse audiences.

The task requires students to express nuanced opinions, justify them with reasoning, and show awareness of context, intention, and consequences.

✅ Why you will love using this task

✔ Develops advanced oral fluency and sustained discourse

✔ Trains critical thinking and argumentation at C1 level

✔ Encourages balanced viewpoints, not extreme positions

✔ Activates complex grammar naturally (inversion, passive voice)

✔ Ideal for EOI / Cambridge C1 speaking exam preparation