Who is your favorite writer?

Ответ: Actually, I have two favourite writers, they are the brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. I strongly believe they were the greatest Soviet-Russian science fiction authors whose works are just awesome.

Why do you think teenagers are reading less and less?

It seems to me that teenagers read less because most of them spend time playing computer games

Actually, I don’t think so at all. In my opinion, it’s the other way round. Teenagers like reading very much, but they prefer reading e-books to paper-books. To download and read an e-book, they just need a smartphone. They don’t need to go to libraries any more.

How can reading books help to improve your English?

Reading English books can help students improve their English by increasing vocabulary.

First of all, reading English books enriches students’ vocabulary. For example, fiction books include words and phrases of different styles. When reading a fiction book, you deal with basic vocabulary, slang, set expressions, and the like. In addition to it, you pick up some grammar as well.

What book would you recommend to your friend and why?

I would recommend him to read a book called «Atlas Shrugged» which was written by Ayn Rand. It’s one of my favorite books and I’m sure that my friend will like it.

Ответ: I would recommend books about Sherlock Holms by Agatha Christie. It is not difficult to read and understand these books. Besides, the plot of Sherlock Holms stories is splendid.

What TV programs are popular in your family?

Do you prefer TV or the internet? Why?

What TV program would you recommend your friends watch?

What sort of music do you usually listen to?

17. What musical instrument do you play or would you like to
play?

18. Have you ever had music lessons at school? What did you
do there?

19. Do you prefer going to a concert or listening to music at
home? Why?

Would you like to be a professional musician or not? Explain why.

What is your favorite part of the day? Why?

How much time does it take you to get to school?

What would you advise a person who wants to start a hobby?

Why do you think people take up hobbies?

What's your hobby and why are you interested in it? Appeal to you? What hobbies do your friends have?

Ответ: If I had more free time, I would learn Spanish. It is one of the most popular world languages, which is spoken in a number of countries by lots of people. In addition to it, Spanish sounds magical.

What is your favourite item of clothing? What shoes do you like to wear?

What do you think about using perfume every day? Jewellery?

At what age you did you first hear a fairy tale? Did you prefer fairytales or books and cartoons?

What made a fairy tale more interesting to you?

What do you think about fairy tale characters in modern computer games?

What makes a fairy tale popular among small children?

What makes some modern fantasy books attractive to young people?

How do you feel about classical music?

What is your most usual way to entertain yourself?

What would you recommend to do to broaden their mind?

GAMES

1. How often do you play some sort of games?

2. What kind of games do you prefer to play?

3. What makes sport games popular?

4. Why do many people turn to computer games?

5. How do you feel about intellectual games, like chess?

6. What games would you recommend your friends to play?

CIRCUS

1. When and how do you first time learn about circus?

2. What circus acts do you prefer to watch?

3. What makes the performance of circus clowns attractive to you?

4.  What do you think about circus illusionists?

5. How do people acquire the skills of circus jugglers and acrobats?

6. What good example of circus actors set to you?

PET

1. What pets do people usually have at home?

2. Why do people choose to have a pet?

3. Which pet do you have or would like to have?

4. What enjoyable activities are possible with one pet?

5. What are the duties of pet’s owner?

6. What should pet owner be aware of?

 

 

SHOPPING

Who usually go shopping in your family?

Ответ: My mother usually does the shopping in our family, but each of us helps her to do this. At the weekend, we do the shopping all together.

 

What can you buy in the nearest supermarket?

Ответ: You can buy whatever you want. There is a lot of groceries, household chemicals and appliances, clothes, handicrafts, perfumes, and so on. The nearest shopping centre is really big, and if you go there, you are sure to find a thing to your liking.

 

Why are shopping centers so popular nowadays?

Ответ: Shopping centres are popular nowadays because people can buy there different goods at the same time and place. If you want to buy some meat and fruit, you don’t need to go to butcher shop and fruit shop separately. You go to one place and do the shopping

I think that they are so popular due to their convenience.

What time would you recommend that busy people should go shopping?

I would recommend them go shopping in the morning before they go to work.

Why do some people hate shopping?

Ответ: Some people hate shopping because they don’t have money enough to buy everythng they need. So, they have to decide about what to buy. Making a decision is always a hard thing.

In my opinion, some people hate shopping because they don’t like overcrowded places.

 

 

TRAVELLING / YOUR COUNTRY OR CITY

What place in your country would you recommend to a foreign tourist to visit? Why?

I would recommend them to visit Hermitage because it’s one of the most popular museums in the world.

Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?

Ответ: Frankly speaking, my parents and I usually try to leave home for some other place. If you live the whole autumn, winter, and spring in the same surroundings, you are really fed up with them, and you need a change. For example, we went to Lake Baikal, last summer, and lived in a small village at the lake.