ENGLISH TOPICS 1. PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION. 1. What are the most humane professions?

What characteristics should a person have to be a qualified specialist in these professions? What information about yourself would you give to a future employer? What would you say about your qualifications, skills (foreign languages, typing, using a computer, driving), working e perience, interests and hobbies to convince an employer to hire you? !. What are some characteristics that make people popular? "escribe any person that you like (behaviour, personality, interests, some incidents, etc). "o you think it s better to be popular with everyone or to have #ust a few good friends? 2. HOUSE AND HOME. 1. What is better$ to live in a flat or a house? "escribe the positive and negative aspects of living in both. %n your opinion, what is the future perspective on accommodation in &ithuania? "escribe the house of your dreams (place, type of house, number of rooms, furniture, amenities, etc.). 'ow can you reali(e your dream? 3. DAILY LIFE 1. %n your opinion, what #obs are most and least popular in &ithuania and why? "escribe the #ob you would like to have after you finish your education. What company would you like to work) only men*s, only women*s or mi ed one and why? 'ow is work divided in your family + who does what and why. What #obs at home are the least and most important ones? 4. FREE TIME. ENTERTAINMENT. 1. What special days do you celebrate in your family? 'ow do you prepare for them? Who else do you invite to #oin in celebration and why? Which kind of mass media + ,-, radio, or newspapers . maga(ines + is most popular in &ithuania and among your family members and you. !. /port in the world and in my life. %ts history. /portsmen. ,he 0lympic 1ames. 5. TRAVEL. 1. What kind of transport would you choose to travel inside the country and abroad? What makes traveling e citing and what are the typical problems a traveler can face? 2 press your opinion on having a car) is it a dream or reality? What are the advantages and the disadvantages (including on the environment) of having a car? !. What is your ideal type of holidays (adventurous, peaceful, quiet, etc)? What are you looking for when you go on holiday? "escribe a special holiday you have had) how you traveled, where you stayed, the people you met and the things you liked most. 6. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PEOPLE. 1. 3 lot of people are not happy about their life in &ithuania nowadays. What makes them feel so? What changes in political, economical, social, etc. life would you suggest introducing t help people feel satisfied? What does the word 4war$ mean to you? 5an you imagine the whole world living in peace? "escribe it. !. 6 Which crimes are most common in &ithuania and create the most problems? What should the government do to prevent crime? 6 What are the environmental problems in &ithuania? /uggest some ways how to solve them. 7. HEALTH AND BODY CARE. 1. What are the most common diseases in &ithuania and which of them are fatal? What are some things people do to stay healthy? "escribe your e ercise and eating habits, and how you reduce stress. 2 plain if they are healthy. What is your opinion about smoking? 8. EDUCATION. 1. 7ou are leaving school in a few days. What positive and negative things will you remember about it? 2 press your opinion on the ideal school) sub#ects, curriculum, teachers, marks, uniforms, te tbooks, school atmosphere, etc. What do you think needs to be changed in secondary education? !. 5ompare the &ithuanian and 8ritish educational systems. + %n your opinion, what are the strengths and weaknesses of &ithuania educational system? What is better) to start working after school, to study or combine them? 1

LANGUAGE. 1. Why is 2nglish so popular in the world? ,o know a foreign language means to be able to read, write and speak. Which of these aspects will be the most or least important in your future life? What are the possibilities to learn a foreign language well in &ithuania? !. Why is 2nglish called an international language? Why have you chosen to study it? What other languages are or will become very important? When can we say that a person has learnt a foreign language? What foreign languages can you and your family speak? "escribe a situation where you can use a foreign language. . SHOPPING. 1. What kind of shops are near the place where you live? Which are the most popular ones and what makes them popular (service, pleasant surrounding, reasonable prices, wide choice of goods, etc.)? 'ow often do you do shopping? What do you usually buy? What is you opinion on e6shopping? 1!. FOOD AND DRIN". 1. What is your favourite dish? 'ow do you prepare it? What do you think about &ithuanian national food and eating traditions? "escribe some of them. Where do you usually have meals? !. What is your attitude towards cooking? Who are better cooks + men or women? 2 plain why. 9resent a menu for your birthday party and give reasons for your choice. 5ompare your food tastes in childhood and now. 'ow have they changed and why? 11. ENVIRONMENT. 1. :ational parks and reserves in &ithuania. What is your opinion about animals living in (oos and in freedom in the wild? Why do (oos e ist all over the world? 2 plain one of the reasons (scientific research, education of children, entertainment, etc) in more details. !. 'ow would you describe the weather in &ithuania? What effect do you think weather has on nation*s character; on your mood and feelings and why. %n your opinion, what country is an ideal place to live n reference to weather conditions? What do you think of weather forecasts? "escribe today*s weather. %t is said that climate on the 2arth is changing because of the global warming.hothouse effect, acid rains, etc. 3gree or disagree with this statement comparing the climate in &ithuania when you were a child and nowadays. "escribe any heat waves, droughts, cold spells, floods, etc that you remember. "escribe today*s weather. 12. SERVICES. /peak about the services (post, bank, telegraph, garage, hospital, petrol station) in the place where you live. <ank them in order of importance to your needs. /peak about the services you use most often and e plain why you need them. 'ow do you learn what is happening in &ithuania and in the world? What kind of news is the most popular among young.older people? Why is it important to keep up to date about the news? Which publications (newspapers, maga(ines) and programmes do you prefer and why? What is your opinion about the press in general? 13. PLACES. 1. "escribe your town or village. 3dvertise the place where you live to make it attractive for tourists to visit (advertise the location, landscape, historical, cultural, architectural monuments, churches, castles, museums, parks, people, services, local traditions and festivals). !. What places in &ithuania do you like visiting and which would you show a guest from another country? What makes &ithuania an attractive . unattractive country to a foreign visitor? /peak about some of these aspects) flora, fauna, nature, climate, people, traditions, political and economical situation in more detail. What important facts from the history of &ithuania would you talk about and why? 14. POLITICAL# SOCIAL MATTERS. 3re you interested in politics? Why? Why not? What would influence the way you vote) your own impressions, your family*s or your friend*s views? What do you think of charity + helping the poor by giving money, food, clothes etc? What are the other ways to help people? %s it important to you? What do you think about the role of women in our society? What changes have been in their role since the beginning of the !=th century?