Topics for discussion: Tell your new friends about yourself

 Sample 1.

Hello everyone! I’m excited to have the opportunity to introduce myself to all of you. My name is Anton. I would love to share a bit about who I am, my interests, and what I hope to experience. It is often not easy to speak about myself but I shall try. I’m 15 years old. I was born in a Belarusian town of Soligorsk which is located 130 km to the south of the the capital of our country, Minsk. I live in my native city, in a comfortable flat with my nuclear family.

My mother is on a maternity leave, my father works as a chief at the road police. I am currently studying in the 9th grade of a secondary school, and I find great joy in  Math and English. Education and hard work are important values in my life, and I want to continually grow both personally and professionally.  Quite soon I will have to make probably the most important decision and choose my future profession. At present I would like to become a programmer or a web designer.

What about my appearance, I'm of medium height and well-built. I've got an oval face, almond-shaped eyes with thick eyelashes, a slightly upturned nose, high cheekbones and full lips. I take after my granny in appearance as we both have short straight dark hair and the same face shape. I take after my mum in character because we’re both sensitive and responsible. My star sign is Virgo and I suppose I am a typical Virgo. I could describe myself as a selfless person. I’m not an outgoing person, though people consider me to be easy-going. Besides I’m rather serious and calm and I always try to keep promises. As the the firstborn I never get away with things,  that is how I learnt to be responsible for what I do. To be quite frank I am a bit ashamed of my drawbacks: I can be lazy sometimes and too touchy, it’s possible for me to accept my failures with dignity. In other people I appreciate kindness, sincerity, intelligence and a nice sense of humour. I cannot get on well with people who are super active, even messy, arrogant or selfish.

I’ve got a lot of friends. Luckily we have a lot in common, so we can spend much time together going to the cinema and concerts. In my free time, I enjoy a variety of activities that keep my life balanced and colorful. My hobbies are surfing the Internet and playing computer games. I also devote enough time to sports: in warm seasons I go jogging or cycling in the nearest park and in winter I adore skiing. I’m open to trying out new things, so if you have recommendations or activities you enjoy, I would be thrilled to join you!

My life motto is to keep your chin up, so nothing can let me down. I have plenty of interesting plans and exciting dreams in my life and I hope that they will definitely come true and my personality traits will help me.

Sample 2.

Hello everyone! I’m excited to have the opportunity to introduce myself to all of you. My name is Artem. I would love to share a bit about who I am, my interests, and what I hope to experience.  I am 15 years old. I was born in a Belarusian town of Soligorsk which is located 130 km to the south of Minsk, the capital of our country. I live in my native city, in a decent flat with my nuclear family. 

My mother is a dentist, and my father is an accountant.

 I am currently studying in the 9th grade of a secondary school, and I find great joy in  English and PE. Education and hard work are important values in my life, and I want to continually grow both personally and professionally.  Quite soon I will have to make probably the most important decision and choose my future profession. I currently don't know who I would become in the future.

I'm of medium height and well-built. I've got an oval face and almond-shaped eyes, a hooked nose, high cheekbones and thin lips. I also have short dark hair and medium-sized ears. I somewhat take after my mom in terms of appearance, as we both look kinda similar. My star sign is Scorpio which people say means you are tough and manipulative, in reality it means absolutely nothing. I am usually quite funny and can help most of the time. My drawbacks are laziness and... that's it. As an only child I never get away with things, that is how I learnt to be responsible for what I do. In other people, I appreciate intelligence. I hate people who are bossy or rude to other people.

So far I have only one friend. We have a decent amount of things in common. We also spend a lot of time playing together, talking to each other, joking, etc. In my free time, I enjoy a variety of activities that keep my life balanced and colorful. I enjoy playing computer games and talking on Discord. Some of my other hobbies are listening to music and thinking. I’m open to trying out new things, so if you have recommendations or activities you enjoy, I would be thrilled to join you!

My life motto is when you feel like something went wrong, instead of trying and trying again, figure out what went wrong, then try again. I have plenty of thought and it would be nice if some of them came true.

1. You are going to make new friends abroad.  What would you tell them about yourself?

1) What features of character do you appreciate in people?
2) Are you sociable? Do you make friends easily?
3) What’s your favourite subject at school? Why?
4) Which adjectives would you use to describe your character?

10. You are writing a letter to a magazine. Tell its readers about yourself as much as possible.

1) Do your parents always understand you?

2) Do you have any close friends?

3) Are you sociable? Do you make friends easily?

4) What’s your favourite subject at school? Why?

16. You are looking for a new friend on the Internet. Tell about yourself.

1) What features of character do you appreciate in people?

2) Are you sociable? Do you make friends easily?

3) Do you prefer to read a book or to watch a film based on this book?

4) Which adjectives would you use to describe your character?

9th grade. The English Language Olympiad. Speaking Situations

 

1. You are going to make new friends abroad. What would you tell them about yourself?

2. You are writing a letter to a magazine. What is your image of an ideal family? Describe the qualities your relatives have.

3. Let’s talk about friendship. What does friendship mean for you? What qualities do you appreciate in your best friend?

4. Let’s talk about hobbies. Why is it important to have a hobby? What are you fond of? Tell about hobbies which are typical in your country?

5. Imagine you are writing an article about Belarus to a foreign magazine. Give the facts about Belarus’ population, territory, and history.

6. Your English friend asks you about your Motherland. What will you tell him about Belarus?

7. Describe a typical working day in your life. Tell what you like and don’t like to do.

8. Let’s talk about your school. Describe your school to a new friend. What is your favourite subject? Why? What do you have to do to achieve good results?

9. Let’s talk about healthy way of life. Describe the way of life which you consider to be healthy.

10. You are writing a letter to a magazine. Tell its readers about yourself as much as possible.

11. A lot of people have hobbies. Tell your new friends about your hobby and explain why people have hobbies.

12. Let's talk about your family. Why is family important for you?

13. Let’s talk about Great Britain. What do you think of when you think about Great Britain?

14. Let’s talk about health. What does our health depend on? What do you do to be healthy?

15. Imagine you are at the conference. Tell about friendship in your life and explain if it’s easy to be a good friend.

16. You are looking for a new friend on the Internet. Tell about yourself.

17. Let’s talk about school. Do you like to go to school? What would you tell your friends from other countries about your school?

18. You are a journalist who has to write about the history of Great Britain and its present situation. Can we call the British people "English"? Define the term "parliamentary monarchy".

19. Do you agree that children are very busy? Tell us what you usually have to do on weekdays.

20. Give your opinion on the following statement: "Hobbies are different like tastes. So many people, so many hobbies". What hobbies are most popular with young people today? Why do you like your hobby?