Let’s talk about the mass media.

1. What role does the Internet play in your life?

2. Are all mass media means popular among your classmates? Why or why not?

3. What questions will you ask your friend who offered you to keep a blog together?

4. I’d like to watch something entertaining on TV. What programme will you advise me to watch?

5. Can the Internet replace all the other means of mass media? What do you think about it?

Билет № 13

Let’s talk about international cooperation.

1. Do you know what countries have cross-cultural relationship with Belarus?

2. Do you know any international events that take place in Belarus?

3. What questions will you ask your friend who is interested in a student exchange programme?

4. Your American friend is preparing a lecture on a geographical position of Belarus. Give him/ her some advice.

5. Social networking is a convenient way to keep in touch with foreign friends and a good possibility to develop cooperation. What do you think about it?

Билет № 14

Let’s talk about national character and stereotypes.

1. How do you describe a typical Belarusian?

2. Would you like to visit Great Britain? Why or why not?

3. What questions will you ask your British friend to find out his/her opinion about our country?

4. Give me a piece of advice on how to avoid stereotypes.

5. People say: “When in Rome do as Romans do”. What do you think about it?

 

Билет № 15

Let’s talk about outstanding people.

1. Tell me about outstanding people who changed our world.

2. Do you know anyone who is a Nobel prize winner?

3. If you have a chance to interview a celebrity, whom will you choose and what questions will you ask?

4. Advise me on how to encourage my students to be more curious and hardworking.

5. Woody Allan said: “The only thing standing between me and the greatness is ME.” What do you think about it?

 

Билет № 16

Let’s talk about tourism.

1. How do you prefer to travel?

2. Is it better to choose a guided tour or organize a trip by yourself? Why?

3. You are going on a trip around England. What questions will you ask your British friends?

4. Advise a British teenager on how to spend his/her holiday in Belarus.

5. Today people are tired of exotic countries and prefer to spend holidays in the countryside in Belarus. What do you think about it?

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Let’s talk about accommodation.

1. What types of houses do the British people live in?

2. Do we have the same types of houses in Belarus?

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

4. Your friend wants to rent a flat. Give him/her some advice on how to do it.

5.  What does your ideal house look like?

Билет № 18

Let’s talk about your family.

1. What do you appreciate most about your family?

2. Do you have any conflicts with your parents? Why or why not?

3. The family of your American friend hands down their traditions from generation to generation. What questions will you give him/her?

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

5. What is more important: family or work? What do you think about it?

Билет № 19

Let’s talk about your future career.

1. What kind of job do you want to have in the future?

2. Who or what has been an influence on you in choosing a job?

3. What questions will you ask a person who is satisfied with his/her professional life?

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

5. What do you think is more important: to have a good salary or to love your job?

 

Билет № 20

Let’s talk about Belarus.

1. What attracts tourists to Belarus?

2. Do you speak the Belarusian language in your everyday life?

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

4. What historical sights can you advise your British friend to visit to make his/her stay unforgettable?

5. They say that the Belarusian language is losing its popularity. What do you think about it?

 

Билет № 21