Living in the country vs living in the city, types of houses

FRIENDS

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

2. Can you rely on your best friend? Why (not)?

3. What questions do-you usually ask when you want to get acquainted with someone?

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?

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1. Let’s talk about friendship. What’s your best friend like?

2. Is it easier to make friends when you are an adult or a child? Why?

3. What questions do you usually ask when you want to get acquainted with someone?

4. What can you advise a teenager who wants to make friends in a new school?

5. They say: “If you haven’t learnt the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learnt anything”. What do you think about this?

№3

1. Let’s talk about friendship. How important is friendship for you?

2. Can you rely on your best friend? Why (not)?

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

4. What can you advise a teenager who doesn’t want to go to school because of bullying?

5. Nowadays teenagers have got up to 300 friends in Contact. What do you think about it?

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1. Let’s talk about friendship. People say that friendship isn’t a big thing, it’s a million little things. What do you think about it?

2. Do you have a good friend among adults?

3. What questions can help you to understand if a person can become your friend or not?

4. What can you advise a teenager who is moving to a new place?

5. Nowadays people prefer to have more money than many friends. What do you think about it?

FAMILY RELATIONSHIP, HELPING ABOUT THE HOUSE

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1. Let’s talk about family. What role does it play in each person’s life?

2. Do you have your own family traditions?

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

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

5. Why are there many one-parent families? How does the state help such families?

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

2. Are there any things that you do with your parents together?

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

4. What can you advise a person who wants to have a close and happy family?

5. Nowadays an average family has one child. From your point of view, how many children should there be in a family?

№3

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

2. Are there any family traditions that you follow?

3. What will you ask a British teenager about his/her relatives?

4. What can you advise people who want to have a good relationship with their parents and grandparents?

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

№4

1. Let’s talk about your family. What role does it play in your life?

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

3. What will you ask a British teenager about 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 understanding each other because of the generation gap. What do you think about this problem?

CHOOSING A CAREER

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1. Let’s talk about your future career. What would you like to become?

2. Does а person need to possess special qualities to become a good specialist in this or that particular field? Why?

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

4. Give me some' advice on how to behave at a job interview to create a positive impression on the employer.

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?

№2

1. Let’s talk about your future career. What kind of job would you like to have in future?

2. Do you want to have a part-time job, when you are a student? Why (not)?

3. What questions will you ask your future employer about your future job?

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 good communication skills in order to get a good job. Do you agree with this?

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1. Let’s talk about your future career. What is your idea of an ideal job?

2. Is there any profession you wouldn’t like to go into? Why (not)?

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

4. Give me some advice on how to create a positive impression on the employer at a job interview.

5. Some people think that it is necessary to have computer skills to get a good job. Do you agree with this?

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1. Let’s talk about your career. What would you like to do in future?

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

3. What questions will you ask your future employer when applying for a job?

4. Give me some advice on what I need to think about while choosing my future career.

5. Some people think that it is necessary to speak a foreign language well to get a good job. Do you agree with them?

MASS MEDIA

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

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

3. What questions will you ask the participants of Dom 2, a TV reality show?

4. I’d like to watch an interesting programme on TV. What can you advise me?

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?

№2

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

2. Are all means of mass media popular among your schoolmates? Why?

3. What questions will you ask a newsreader about his/her work?

4. Unfortunately, I don’t have enough time to surf the net, but I’d like to do it. Which sites would you recommend visiting?

5. Can the internet replace all the other means of mass media? What is your point of view?

№3

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

2. Do you think all means of communication will exist in the future? Why (not)?

3. What questions will you ask people who live without a TV set, computer or radio?

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 this situation?

5. Nowadays many people don’t write letters as often as in the past. Do you think it’s true?

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

2. Do you consider all means of communication very effective? Why?

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

4. Writing letters is one of the means of communication. Unfortunately, many people are losing this skill. Can you advise me how to write a good letter?

5. Some people believe that success at work depends on how good your communication skills are. What is your point of view?

LIVING IN THE COUNTRY VS LIVING IN THE CITY, TYPES OF HOUSES

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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 parents about the flat/house your family is going to move into?

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

5. They say that the room in which you live reflects your character and personality. What do you think about this idea?

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1. Let’s talk about different types of houses. Describe your place.

2. Does the place where a person lives reflect his/her personality? Why (not)?

3. Ask me what my flat/house looks like.

4. Your friend doesn’t know what to choose: to live in a city or in the country. Give him/her some advice.

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

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1. Let’s talk about different types of houses. Tell me about your dream house.

2. Do you find, your city/town/village a comfortable place for living?

3. What questions will you ask your friend who is going to move about his/her new home?

4. If your parents ask for your opinion where to move: to the city or to the country, what would, you recommend them to do?

5. What type of house would you prefer to live in? Why?

№4

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

2. Do you like the place where you are living now?

3. Your family is going to move. What questions will you ask your parents about your new flat/house?

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

5. They say that living in the country is better than living in a city. What do you -think about this?

BELARUS

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1. Let’s talk about our country. What can you tell me about our Motherland?

2. What parts of Belarus have you visited?

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 Belarus is at the crossroads of Europe. Explain why.

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

2. Do you know any symbols of our country?

3. What questions will you ask a zoologist who works in the Belavezhskaya Pushcha?

4. What Belarusian festivals would you advise a foreigner to attend?

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

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

2. Do you know any places that belong to our cultural heritage?

3. What questions about Belarus do you expect to hear from a professor of History from the UK?

4. What can you advise teachers to do to promote Belarusian culture?

5. They say that Belarus is at the crossroads of Europe. Explain why;

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1. Let’s talk about our country. What do you know about the activities of our country on the international arena?

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

3. What questions will you ask a zoologist who works in the Belavezhskaya Pushcha?

4. What can you advise to do to promote the popularity of the Belarusian language?

5. What sights in our country belong to world heritage?