Exam Situations

FAMILY

1.     Let’s talk about your family. Why is family important for you?

2.     How many children are there in your family?

3.     What will you ask a British friend about his/her family?

4.     What can you advise people who want to have a close family?

5.     Sometimes people have problems in family. What do you think about problems in the family?

FAMILY TRADITIONS

1.     Let’s talk about your family. What are your family traditions?

2.     Do you celebrate holidays together?

3.     What will you ask your British friend about his/her family traditions?

4.     What will you advise your friend who wants to organize his/her mother’s birthday?

5.     All families have their own traditions. What is your opinion?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

1.     Let’s talk about your family. What relationships are there in your family?

2.     Are you on good terms with your parents and grandparents?

3.     What will you ask a British teenager about relations in his/her family?

4.     What can you advise people who want to get on well with their parents?

5.     They say that parents and children have difficulties misunderstanding each other because of the generation gap. What do you think about this problem?

FRIENDSHIP

    1.     Let’s talk about friendship. What role do friends play in your life?

    2.     Do you have a good friend among adults?

    3.     What questions can help you to understand if people are close friends or not?

    4.     What can you advise a teenager who has no friends?

    5.     They say “ A person has just one true friend.” What do you think about this?

EDUCATION

1.     Let’s talk about education. What can you tell about your school?

2.     Does your school differ from any other school you know?

3.     Ask me whether I liked school when I was a pupil.

4.     Which school club would you advise your classmate to join?

5.     Today some young people think that having a good education is very important. Do you agree with them?

SCHOOL

1.     Let’s talk about studying at school. What can you tell about your school?

2.     What is your favourite subject at school? Why?

3.     Ask me whether I liked school when I was a pupil?

4.     You are talking with a British student. What would you advise him/her to do to prepare for an exam well?

5.     Nowadays some young people complain that they have lots of problems at school. Do you agree with them?

SCHOOL TRADITIONS

1.     Let’s talk about school traditions. Are there any traditions in your school?

2.     Is it good to have traditions at school?

3.     Ask me whether I had any traditions at my school?

4.     What holidays or any other celebrations would you advise your former classmate to organize in his or her school?

5.     Today some young people want to study abroad because they believe that the level of education is higher there. Would you do the same?

CAREER

1.     Let’s talk about choosing a career. What would you like to become?

2.     Is there any kind of job you would never choose? Why?

3.     What questions will you ask your future employer at a job interview?

4.     Give me some advice on what I need to think about when choosing a job?

5.     Some people think that it is necessary to have a good command of a foreign language to get a good job. Do you agree with this?

CITY LIFE vs. COUNTRY LIFE

1.     Let’s talk about life in the city and in the country?

2.     Where would you like to live: in a city or in the country? Why (not)/

3.     What questions will you ask your parents about the flat ( house) your family is going to move into?

4.     Your relatives want to move to the country. What would you advise them?

5.     Some people say that living in a big city is pleasant and entertaining. What do you think?

HOUSES

1.     Let’s talk about different types of houses. Tell me about the house/ flat you live in.

2.     Where would you like to live: in a city or in the country? Why (not)?

3.     What questions will you ask your friend who is going to move to a new flat?

4.     Your friend wants to decorate his/her room. Give him/her some advice on how to furnish it.

5.     How do you see an ideal house/flat?

BELARUSIAN CUISINE

1.     Let’s talk about food. What can you tell me about eating habits in Belarus?

2.     Do you like cooking? Why (not)?

3.     What questions can you ask a waiter when you are ordering a meal in a café?

4.     Which cafes would you recommend visiting in your place? Why?

5.     Scientists say that fast food is unhealthy but teenagers can’t stop eating it. What do you think?

BRITISH CUISINE

1.     Now let’s talk about food. What do people eat in Britain or any other English- speaking country?

2.     Do you often invite guests to have a meal together?

3.     What questions can you ask a British friend about their eating habits?

4.  What national dishes would you recommend to order in a British restaurant?

5.     A lot of pupils refuse to have meals at school. What do you think about it?

SHOPPING

1.     Let’s talk about shopping.

2.     Do you like shopping? Why (not)?

3.     What questions will you ask your friend who has bought an expensive telephone?

4.     What can you advise a teenager who wants to buy a birthday present for his/her friend?

5.     Parents usually give pocket money to their children. How do you usually spend your pocket money?

LEISURE TIME

1.     Let’s talk about leisure time. What are your hobbies?

2.     Do you find it useful to read books? Why (not)?

3.     What questions can you ask a British friend about his/her free time?

4.     Give me some advice on what to do in my free time.

5.     Many parents often complain that teenagers don’t want to spend their free time with them. What do you think about this?

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS OF BELARUS

1.     Let’s talk about Belarusian holidays and traditions. What can you say about your favourite holiday in Belarus?

2.     Would you like to take part in a British holiday celebration? Why?

3.     What questions can you ask a British teenager about his/her best school celebration?

4.     What good manners would you recommend a British tourist to follow in Belarus?

5.     Do you think it is important to follow our grandparents’ traditions? Why?

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN

1.     Let’s talk about customs and traditions of Great Britain.

2.     Do you find some British holidays and traditions special? Why (not)?

3.     What questions can you ask a British teenager about their holidays?

4.     What national souvenirs will you recommend a British tourist to buy in Belarus?

5.     Do you think it is important to follow traditions? Why?

MEANS OF COMMUNICATION

1.     Let’s talk about mass media: TV, newspapers, radio. Which of these does your family like?

2.     Is there any means of communication you can’t live without? Why (not)?

3.     What questions does your mother usually ask you about your school day when she comes from work?

4.     My cousin spends a lot of time chatting in Contact and it makes all the family angry. What can you advise him and the family to do in the situation?

5.     Many people say that newspapers and radio are not as popular as TV and very soon they will lose their importance. What is your point of view?

HEALTHY WAY OF LIFE

1.     Let’s talk about healthy way of life. What can you do to become a healthier person?

2.     Do you agree that smoking is an unhealthy habit? Why (not)?

3.     What questions will you ask a professional sportsman?

4.     What can you advise a person who wants to lose weight?

5.     If you had an opportunity to do one kind of sport what sport would you like to practise?

SPORT

1.     Let’s talk about sport. What kinds of sport are popular in Belarus?

2.     Do you like lessons of PT?

3.     What questions will you ask a professional sportsman?

4.     What will you advise your classmate who does not know what sport club to join?

5.     How to avoid health problems? Give your opinion.

FASHION

1.     Let’s talk about fashion. What clothes do you prefer to wear in different situations?

2.     Do you try on clothes before buying them? Why (not)?

3.     What questions can you ask a shop assistant in a big shop?

4.     What would you advise your friend who wants to buy some new clothes?

5.     They say that young people pay a lot of attention to their style and want to be fashionable. What do you think about it?

 TRAVELLING AND TOURISM

1.     Let’s talk about travelling and tourism. Do you like travelling? Why?

2.     What means of transport do you prefer and why?

3.     What questions would you ask a tour guide on a tour of London?

4.     You’ve visited some foreign countries. Which of them would you recommend your friend to visit?

5.     Today people are tired of exotic countries and prefer to spend holidays in the countryside in Belarus. What can attract people to it?

  

ENVIRONMENT

1.     Let’s talk about environment. Our planet is in danger. Do you share this opinion?

2.     Are there environmental problems in your town?

3.     What questions would you ask the members of Green Peace?

4.     Give advice to your friend how to protect nature.

5.     They say that Chernobyl catastrophe affected Belarus greatly. What do you think?

WEATHER AND CLIMATE

1.     Let’s talk about weather and climate. What is happening to the weather and climate in Belarus?

2.     Are you “weather dependent”?

3.     What questions would you ask a meteorologist?

4.     What can you advise a person who wants to become a meteorologist?

5.     They say there’s no bad weather, there are bad clothes. What do you think about it?

BELARUS

1.     Let’s talk about the Republic of Belarus. What do you know about our country?

2.     Which parts of Belarus would you like to visit? Why?

3.     What questions about Belarus do you expect to hear from a British teenager?

4.     What Belarusian sights would you advise a foreigner to visit?

5.     They say that the Belarusian language is losing popularity. Do you agree with this? Why (not)?

GREAT BRITAIN

1.     Let’s talk about Great Britain. What do you know about this country?

2.     Would you like to visit Britain? Why (not)?

3.     What could you ask a British teenager about national holidays in Britain?

4.     Give me a piece of advice on what sights to see in London.

5.   They say it’s important for a person to speak English nowadays because it is popular all over the world. What is your opinion?