Темы для практической части говорения

1) Give a talk about learning foreign languages

Remember to say:

·    whether it is useful to speak foreign languages, why

·    what foreign languages you learn at school

·    how people learn foreign languages

2) Give a talk about sport

Remember to say:

·    whether teenagers should do sports, why

·    whether you prefer doing or watching sports

·    what you do to keep fit

3) Give a talk about holidays

Remember to say:

·    what holidays your family celebrate

·    what your favourite holiday is, why

·    what you like more: giving presents or getting presents

4) Give a talk about mobile phones

Remember to say:

·    whether you use a mobile phone

·    what the advantages of using mobile phones are

·    what the disadvantages of using mobile phones are

5) Give a talk about your school uniform

Remember to say:

·     whether you wear school uniform in school or not

·     what the advantages of wearing school uniform are

·     what the disadvantages of wearing school uniform are

6) Give a talk about libraries

Remember to say:

·    why we need libraries

·    whether you use your school library, why

·    what you prefer: using libraries or Internet resources, why

7) Give a talk about TV. Remember to say:

·    why TV is important in modern society

·    what your favourite TV programme is

·    what you prefer: watching TV or reading a book, why

8) Give a talk about your school. Remember to say: · when your school was founded;  what clubs and sports facilities the school has; whether there is anything special about your school.

9) You are going to have a Halloween party this Saturday but you don’t know much about Halloween.

10) about how you usually spend weekends in Russia and what you do to relax.

·        about what ecological problems worry people in Russia.

11) Give a talk about your home town.

Remember to say:

·       what the place you live in is famous for;

·       what season is the best for visiting your home town, why;

·       whether your home town has any environmental problems, what they are..

12) Speak about important inventions.

Remember to say:

- what invention you consider the most important

- what devices you often use and what for

- why it is difficult for people to do without  computers and mobile phones

13) ·       what holidays are the most popular in your country;

·       what your favourite holiday is and why you like it;

·       how you usually celebrate this holiday.

14) You need to write an essay about travelling and you need the ‘Cultural Guide’ for your work.

About the country you would like to visit.

About your favourite books and writers.

15) Give a talk about the Internet.

Remember to say:

·       why the Internet is important in modern society;

·       what you use the Internet for;

·       whether the Internet can be harmful for users, why..

16) Three times a week you go to the swimming pool. about the most important holidays in Russia.

about places of interest in Russia.

17) Speak about special days. Remember to say: - what special days your family celebrates; - what your favourite special day is, and why; - whether you prefer to give or to receive presents, and why.

18) ·about mass media popular with teenagers nowadays, and advantages and disadvantages of different sources of information. about the music you like. 

19) Give a talk about the place where you live (about your home town). Remember to say:

·      what your home town looks like; ·      whether you have some favourite places in your home town, what they are; ·      what you would do for your home town if you were the President of our country.  

20) . You meet your school classmate

about the education system in your country.

about your career plans.

21) Speak about money.

Remember to say:

- what today’s teenagers usually spend their pocket money on;

- whether you have ever thought about taking a job; why it can be a problem for a student;

- what you would do for your town/city/village, if you had lots of money.

22) about a well-known Russian scientist and his/her discoveries.

about your favourite school subject and why you like it.

23) Speak about pets.

Remember to say:

- what the advantages of keeping pets are;

- why people become so attached to their pets;

- what pet you would like to have if you could choose any, and why.

24) You are a student in an international language school. You see your schoolmate Liz/Leo somewhere on campus. She/he is sitting with her/his laptop and is searching the Internet.

suggest the name of some historical personality. Give some information about this person.

·        about if you use the computer for school and what for.

25) Speak about TV.

Remember to say:

- whether TV plays an important role in the life of today’s teenagers, why/why not;

- how TV can help teenagers in their studies;

- what negative effects of watching TV you know.

26) You are a student in an international language school. Your first term has just begun. Most of your schoolmates are in the school, and the city, for the first time. You see your schoolmate Mary/Martin. She/he is studying a map of the city.   

·       Find out why your schoolmate is studying the map of the city.

27) Give a talk about your school. what your school is like; ·       things you like most about your school;·       things you dislike about your school, what you would like to change.

28) Your class is going on a bus excursion tomorrow and there are several spare places on the bus. ·        about the place you are going to. (You may choose any place of interest in Britain for your excursion.)

·        about your free time.

29) Give a talk about the Internet.

Remember to say:

·      why Internet activities are so popular;

·      how the Internet can help students in their studies;

·      whether the Internet can be dangerous, why. 

30) The course is about to finish and you want to make a PowerPoint presentation about your group.

about your school day in Russia.

about how young people in your city/town keep fit.

31) You are taking a three-week language course there. It’s Sunday but you have to go to the library.

about your exams in your school in Russia.

about after-classes activities in your school.

32) Give a talk about foreign languages.

Remember to say:

·       why foreign languages are important in modern society;

·       what you do to speak English fluently;

·       why you have chosen English as your exam this year.

 33)         Give a talk about holidays.

Remember to say:

·      why most people like holidays;

·      what your favourite holiday is and how you celebrate it;

·      what holiday you dislike, why.. 

34) You’ve written an essay about a serious ecological problem. Unfortunately the printer in the school residence is out of order.

about the ecological problem your essay is about.

·        about your favourite TV programmes.

37) Speak about the Internet.- why today’s teenagers use the Internet so often (in your opinion); - whether the Internet is a reliable source of information, why/why not;

- what dangers teenagers can face when they use the Internet.

38) about school education in Russia. 

about reading.

     39) Give a talk about environmental problems.

Remember to say:

·      what environmental problems our country has;

·      what environmental problem you consider to be the most serious, why;

·      what people can do to improve the situation.

40) about the weather and winter activities in your home town.

·        about school uniform.

41) . You’ve got two tickets for a theatre performance tonight but unfortunately you are busy and can’t go there.    

about art and cultural life in Russia.

·       Answer the question(s) about TV. 

42) Give a talk about free time.

Remember to say:

·       what you enjoy doing in your free time;

·       whether you prefer spending your free time with your friends or alone, why;

·       what you would do if you had more free time.

43) Give a talk about travelling.

Remember to say:

·       why most people like travelling;

·       where you would like to go on your holidays;

·       what means of transport is the best for travelling, why.

44) about clothes you like wearing.

·        about school uniform.

45) about the Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi.

about popular tourist routes in Russia.

46) Speak about a famous person from history.

Remember to say:

- what he/she is famous for;

- when and where he/she lived;

- whether he/she played a positive or negative role in history, and why.

47) Give a talk about books.

Remember to say:

·      why people continue reading books nowadays;

·      what kinds of books are popular with Russian teenagers;

·      what book you would take with you to a desert island and why.

48) about people’s inventions that you consider important. Explain why.

·        about the sports popular in your country and the question about the Olympic Games of 2014.

49) Speak about your school holidays.

Remember to say:

- what your favourite school holidays are, and why

- which you prefer: to spend holidays in the city or in the country, and why

- what the best holidays you ever had were

50) about how you prepare for your exams and what you do to feel confident.

·        about sports popular in your country and the sports facilities you have in your school.

51) about what digital device, apart from the mobile phone, you find the most important.

·        about the ways you could use English in your future.

52) Speak about animals.

Remember to say:

- why some wild animals have become endangered;

- how people can protect endangered species of animals;

- whether it is right to keep wild animals as pets.

53) about what you prefer – living in a city or in the countryside and why.

·        Answer the questions about your favourite kind of books.

54) Give a talk about travelling.

Remember to say:

·      why travelling has been so popular since the beginning of the 20^th century;

·      what the best means of transport for travelling is (from your point of view);

·      what people like doing while travelling.

55) about your favourite musicians and music styles.

·        Answer the questions about places of interest in your country.

56) Give a talk about foreign languages.

Remember to say:

·      why it is useful to study foreign languages at school;

·      how many languages you would like to speak; what they would be;

·      what you do to improve your English.

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