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?