Темы для устного собеседования
My favourite season
There are four seasons in a year: winter, spring, summer and autumn. All seasons are good in their own way.
September, October and November are autumn months. The weather is bad. The sky is grey. The trees are yellow, red and brown. There are a lot of fruit and vegetables in autumn: apples, pears, bananas, tomatoes, cabbages, carrots. But I don’t like autumn because it often rains.
December, January and February are winter months. It is cold in winter. The sky is grey. The days are short and the nights are long. The trees, the streets and the fields are white with snow. Schoolchildren have their winter holidays in January. The first of January is New Year’s Day. On that day we have a New Year Tree at home and at school. It often snows in winter. Children can skate, ski, sledge, play snowballs and make snowmen.
March, April and May are spring months. It is cool or warm in spring. The trees and the grass are green. The sky is blue. The flowers in the fields and the parks are yellow, blue and white. The first of May is a holiday.
However, my favourite season is summer. I choose summer not only because it's the time of holidays. Summer is the season when the sun shines brightly, the sky is rarely cloudy and the water in the sea becomes warm enough to swim. Even if it becomes too hot, you can always go for a walk in the shady woods. I also like summer because there are many berries, fruit and vegetables, and also numerous flowers in the fields. Sometimes the air in summer becomes stuffy, but thunderstorms bring relief. After the thunderstorms the air becomes fresh and very often we can see the rainbow in the sky.
Summer is also the time when my family and I go on holiday to the seaside. It's a wonderful time, when we can have a rest from the intense academic year and relax. I think all children love summer because of long school holidays and I'm no exception. I also enjoy my free time, playing with my friends, watching TV, and doing other fun activities. Nevertheless, I don't forget to do some useful reading from time to time.
Food
1. I want to tell you about my favourite food. I usually have 4 meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.
2. I always have breakfast at 8 o’clock in the morning (I usually have breakfast at school). My favourite food for breakfast is cornflakes with milk and a cup of tea. (porridge, sausages, sandwiches or yoghurt)
3. After the 4th lesson (At 12.45) I have lunch at school. We usually have soup, meat or fish with rice, pasta or potatoes. We also have some juice. I like my meals at school, they are tasty. My favourite dish is ………..
4. At 4 o’clock I have tea or juice with a sandwich or a cake. We also have some fresh fruits. My favourite fruit is …..
5. When I come home from school I always have dinner. I usually have dinner at 7 o’clock in the evening.
6. My mother cooks very well – she can cook soup, pasta, potatoes, rice, meat, fish, chicken. She (My grandmother) can make tasty cakes and pancakes. My favourite food for dinner is ………. I often ask my Mum to cook it. I can’t cook very well. But I always help my mother go shopping. After dinner I help my mother to wash the dishes.
7. I also like Italian and Japanese food. When we go to cafes and restaurants I usually have ……. and ……… My favourite fast food is ……….
My school
I would like to tell you a few words about my school life. I go to school five days a week except Saturday and Sunday when I have deserved rest. Classes in our school start at 9:00 o'clock in the morning and last till 15:00. Usually we have 5 or 6 lessons a day. We can study a lot of different subjects: Russian, English, History, Geography, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Math, etc. I like English most of all. I usually receive good marks in these subjects. A school year is divided into four terms. It begins on the 1st of September known as the Day of knowledge and finishes in May. Each term is followed by holidays that last one week in autumn and spring and two weeks in winter.
Our gymnasium is called Pavlovskaya gymnasium. It’s a historical building and it was built many years ago. Our classroom is on the third floor. Its windows face the school-yard. There are two large windows in our classroom; a great amount of flowers grow in pots that stand on the window-sills. On the walls of our classroom there are different colour maps and portraits, tables and wall newspapers. Every pupil has a record book where our teachers write down our marks and we write down home tasks. Lessons usually take place in such a way that a teacher asks a question and the pupils who can give an answer raise their hands and the teacher calls out one of them to answer the question. Teachers often call pupils to the blackboard to do different exercises or to write some sentences from dictation. When they make a mistake, other pupil can be called out to correct a mistake or sometimes the teacher corrects it himself. After every lesson teachers give us home tasks both written and oral forms.
I like going to school because here I have many friends and wise teachers who can always give a piece of advice. And I like studying as well, it brings me a lot of pleasure and I like to learn new facts about the world.
London
London is_________________ (столица) of Great Britain. It is its ________________(политический) and _______________(деловой) centre. It is one of the biggest ____________(городов) in the world. About 8 million ____________(людей) live and work there.
London is more than 2 ___________(тысячи) years old. It stands on the ________(река) Thames. The ______________(сердце) of London is the City. It is _____________(самая старая) part of London. (Много) ___________people work in the city but _____________(очень мало) live there. There are many _______________(банков) and offices there, too.
London’s ______________(самое знаменитое) places of interest are the Tower, The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace is London’s home of the Queen. The Houses of Parliament is one of the most beautiful ___________ (зданий) in London. One of it’s _________ (башни) is a clock __________ (башня) with a very large (часы) in it. The name of the (часы)_____________ is Big Ben.
The Tower is one of the oldest ___________(зданий) in London. It was a __________(крепость), a _____________(дворец), a ____________(тюрьма) and the King’s Zoo. Now it is a ___________(музей).
There are many ____________(парки) in London. The largest ___________(парк) in London is Hyde Park. There are many beautiful streets and ______________(площадей) in the city. Trafalgar Square is one of ______________(самый известный). Oxford Street is London’s _____________ (главный) shopping centre.
There are many _______________(музеи) in London. The British ____________(музей) is the most famous.
Every day many tourists from many __________________(стран) visit London.
Travelling
Many people like travelling. They like to visit new cities, meet new people and learn a lot of new and interesting things. There are many ways of travelling: by plane, by train, by ship, by bus.
Travelling by plane is the fastest, that’s why many people who go on business choose this kind of transport. Many people prefer to buy tickets for tourist class because they are cheaper. Some people prefer to travel business class. You don’t have to take your luggage on board the plane. You must go to the airport two hours before your departure. You must check your luggage in and go through passport control. If you go abroad you must go through the Customs. The customs offices at the airport are usually very polite. Your plane usually arrives on time.
Travelling by plane is the most comfortable means of travelling but it is the most expensive, too. That’s why many people prefer travelling by train. It’s better to take a through train, as it is the most comfortable, because you don’t have to change. I always travel by fast trains.
You can buy a single or a return ticket for these kinds of transport. People usually arrive at the airport or at the railway station in time because they want to catch their plane or train. A voyage is the most popular way of travelling for pleasure trips. When I go to the seaside I like to stay at the hotel.
Nowadays many people prefer travelling by bus, because modern buses have comfortable seats and you can get to any place by bus. But some people prefer travelling by car as it is rather cheap and comfortable.
You don’t have to carry heavy luggage yourself, you don’t have to buy tickets, and you are not afraid to miss your plane or train. Some people like travelling on foot or by bike.
As for me, I like travelling by …, because….
Hobbies
Hobbies differ like tastes. Your life becomes more interesting with a hobby.
Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things, and learning things. The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities, everything from gardening to travelling and from chess to volleyball.
Both grown-ups and children are fond of playing different computer games. This is a relatively new hobby but it's becoming more and more popular. Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculpture, designing costumes, handicrafts.
Almost everyone collects something at some period in his life: stamps, coins, matchboxes, books, records, postcards, toys, watches. Some collections have no real value.
My favourite hobby is ___________. I started to do it when I was _________. I like it because _______ No matter what kind of hobby a person has, he always has the opportunity of learning from it.
The discovery of America
Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. Spain was very much interested in this land and had some Spanish settlements there. England became interested in the New World, too. The first English settlements appeared in America at the beginning of the 17th century. In 1620 a group of people left England for the New World. They sailed from the English city of Plymouth, on board the ship “Mayflower”. They wanted to start a new life and to have no problems with the church. After three months’ voyage these people landed in the North-east of America and set up a colony there. They called that part of America “New England”. They native Americans met them and were very friendly. The colonists started to farm the land.
Their life was very difficult and full of danger. In the autumn of 1621 the colonists had the first harvest. It was rather good. They decided to have a special dinner. They wanted to thank God. The thanksgiving dinner lasted three days. They ate wild turkeys and since then the turkey has become the symbol of Thanksgiving Day. It is a great holiday in the USA now.
There were already 13 colonies in America in 1733. They were English, Spanish and German colonies. The English King was the king of the colonies. But the colonists didn’t want to depend on England. The Americans began to fight for their independence and got it. George Washington became the first president of the United States.
In the 18th century some Americans went to the west to look for new lands. In the 19th century people went to the west to look for gold. They built new settlements and new towns on these lands. Life in the Wild West was full of danger. The Native Americans in the west didn’t like white people who took their lands and they sometimes attacked them. Today many Americans still keep a gun in their house. Another tradition of the Wild West is wearing jeans.