HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL DAYS 9TH FORM

26. HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL DAYS

      1. How old are you?

      2. In what season do you have your birthday?

      3. How do you usually celebrate your birthday?

      4. What is the best birthday present have you have ever had?

      5. What other holidays and special dates are celebrated in your family?

      6. What from your point of view is the best birthday present for a teenager?

27. HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL DAYS 2

      1. What is your favourite season? Why do you like it?

      2. There are a lot of holidays during the year. What holidays are popular in Russia?

      3.What is your favourite holiday? Why do you like it?

      4. How do you usually celebrate your favourite holiday?

      5. What is the best season for visiting the place where you live?

      6. What would you recommend to a person who got the present he or she doesn’t like?

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Task 3. You are going to give a talk about holidays. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10-12 sentences).

Remember to say:

·         what holidays are most popular in your country

·         what your favourite holiday is and how you celebrate it

·         if you prefer to give presents or to get presents, and why

You have to talk continuously.

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Task 3. You are going to give a talk about public holidays in Russia. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10-12 sentences). Remember to say: what public holidays are celebrated in Russia what your favourite public holiday is, and why you like it how your favourite public holiday is celebrated in your city, town or village You have to talk continuously.

school holidays 9th form

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Task 3. You are going to give a talk about your school holidays. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10-12 sentences). Remember to say: when you have school holidays what school holidays you would make longer, and why what you enjoy doing during your school holidays  You have to talk continuously. 20. HOW TO SPEND HOLIDAYS       1. What is your favorite season?       2. Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?       3. What do you like to do during your winter holidays?       4.  How often do you and your family travel?       5. What type of transport do you find most convenient? Why?       6. What place in your country would you recommend to a foreign tourist to visit and why?

LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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Task 3. You are going to give a talk about foreign languages. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10-12 sentences).

Remember to say:

·         why lots of people learn foreign languages nowadays

·         why you have chosen to do the English exam this year

·         what you did to prepare for your English exam

You have to talk continuously

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Task 3. You will give a talk about foreign languages. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10-12 sentences).

Remember to say:

• why a lot of young people learn foreign languages
• how people can improve their language skills
• what foreign languages you would like to learn and why

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Task 3. You are going to give a talk about learning English. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes (10-12 sentences).

Remember to say:

·         whether it is necessary to speak English nowadays, and why

·         what you do to improve your English

·         what other languages you would like to learn

You have to talk continuously.

23.  LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES

      1. What foreign languages can you learn in your school?

      2. How many English lessons a week do you have?

      3. For what reasons do people learn foreign languages nowadays?

      4. What is the most effective way to learn a foreign language in your opinion?

      5. Do you think English will be useful for you in the future? In what way?

      6. What language would you recommend your English-speaking friend to learn? Why?

19. ATTITUDE TO ENGLISHLEARNING

      1. What is your favorite school subject?

      2. When did you start learning English?

      3. What do you do in your English lessons?

      4.  Do you find learning English easy or difficult? Why?

      5. What other foreign language would you like to learn? Why?