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1. Holidays

1. Where did you go on holidays? (choose any holidays)
2. Who did you go with?
3. How did you get there (by car, by train, …)?
4. How long did it take you to get there?
5. What was the weather like?
6. Where did you stay?
7. What did you do there?
8. Did you play any games? Who did you play with?
9. Did you make new friends?
10. Did you have any problems while travelling?
11. Did you enjoy your holidays? How did you feel?


2. Jobs in my family

1. What is your mother’s job?
2. What does she do at work?
3. What does her job involve? (contact with the public / working with children / working outdoors / … )
4. Does she work in a team or on her own?
5. How does she work? (from nine to five / shifts)
6. Does she work long hours / at the weekends?
7. What does she need to do her job? (do tough training / get a university degree / plan her work well)
8. What personal qualities does she need to do her job well? (needs to be/has to be/should be brave, organized, creative, caring, patient, honest, polite, strong, fit, because …)
9. Does she get paid well?
10. What kind of job is it? Why? (dangerous / demanding / difficult / easy / creative / monotonous / stressful / interesting / boring, because …)
11. Would you like to do this job? Why? Why not?
12. Use the same plan to speak about your father’s job or choose another member of your family.


3. Theatre

1. What kinds of plays can people watch at the theatres?
2. How do you call a theatre where you watch a ballet or listen to an opera?
3. When did you go to the theatre with your family or with your classmates?
4. What did you watch?
5. Was it a play, an opera or a ballet? Who was it written by?
6. Where did you buy tickets?
7. At what time did you come to the theatre?
8. Where did you leave your coats?
9. Did you easily find your seats? Where were your seats? Could you see the stage well?
10. How many acts were there in the performance?
11. What did you think of the actors / dancers / singers?
12. What did the scenery look like?
13. What did you do during the interval?
14. Did you enjoy the performance? How did the audience react?


4. Books

1. Why is reading useful?
2. What types of reading material can we find nowadays?
3. What do most people prefer reading?
4. What types of fiction books do you know? Describe at least three types of fiction books and their typical characters.
5. What do non-fiction books contain? Give examples.
6. What kinds of fiction books do you prefer reading? What is your favourite type of books? Why?
7. How much time do you usually spend reading books?
8. Where do you usually read?
9. What is the name of the book that you read not long ago? Who was it written by?
10. What is it about?
11. Did you enjoy reading the book? Why? / Why not?

5. Australia

1. Why is Australia an unusual country?
2. How big is it?
3. What two oceans is Australia washed by?
4. What territory does the country occupy?
5. Where are the mountains located? What is the highest mountain?
6. What do the centre and the west of the continent look like?
7. What are Australia's greatest rivers?
8. How many people live in Australia?
9. What is the official language?
10. How many states and territories does the country consist of? Show them on the map.
11. What is the capital of Australia? Where is it situated?
12. What is special about the city?
13. What are five big cities in Australia? Show them on the map.


6. The Siege of Leningrad

1. When did Fascist Germany attack our country?
2. Why did the fascists want to capture Leningrad?
3. When did the siege of Leningrad begin?
4. Why was it a very hard time?
5. How much bread did people receive?
6. What happened to the city and its people during the siege?
7. How was food delivered to the city?
8. What did people do in the spring?
9. How did people help the front?
10. When was the ring of the siege broken?
11. When was the siege removed?
12. What was Leningrad titled and why?


7. Extreme sports

1. How are extreme sports different from regular sports?
2. Why do people enjoy extreme sports?
3. What extreme sport do you want to tell us about?
4. What do people do in this sport?
5. When do they usually practise this extreme sport?
6. What equipment do they need?
7. What qualities and skills do they need?
8. What can people do to stay safe?
9. Why do people do this extreme sport?
10. Have you ever tried this extreme sport? If not, would you like to?


8. Global warming

1. What is global warming? Whose fault is it?
2. What is the cause of global warming?
3. How are greenhouse gases produced?
4. What happens when the greenhouse gases surround the earth?
5. What happens when the temperatures rise? What do scientists predict?
6. How does global warming threaten wildlife?
7. What is another effect of global warming? Give examples of extreme weather.
8. What is the best way to prevent global warming?
9. What can we do instead of travelling by car?
10. How can we save energy at home and at work?
11. What do experts say about the present situation?


9. Health problems

1. When do we need medical care?
2. What health problems do we usually have?
3. What do we do when we have problems with our health?
4. What does the doctor do?
5. What must people do to get better?
6. What happens if we need an operation?
7. Speak about your illness. When and where did you fall ill?
8. What were the symptoms of your disease?
9. What did your parents do?
10. Did you call a doctor or did you visit a clinic?
11. What did the doctor do?
12. What were the doctor's orders?
13. What did you have to do?
14. How long did it take you to recover?