The overall list of Examination Speaking Points
English as a world language.
English or Esperanto as a world language.
Variants of English.
How to be a good language learner.
The importance and characteristics of the British press.
Radio and TV in Great Britain.
The Open University.
Musical traditions in Great Britain. Music festivals.
Musical traditions in Great Britain. Folk music.
Personality studies (Appearance and character).
Modern family values.
The British versus the Americans.
British stereotypes.
Customs and traditions in GB.
Monarchy or republic in GB?
Air pollution (global warming).
Energy crisis.
The major environmental problems confronting Britain today.
The Green Movement.
Environmental problems in Belarus (Chernobyl).
The overall list of active vocabulary Languages
Standard English World language Mother tongue Accent Dialect Compounds Derivatives Mono-, bi-, multilingual Fluency To bridge the gap |
Competitive edge Medium of instruction Learning incentive Level of proficiency Language skills Miscommunication Crash courses Dictionary dependence Vocabulary builder
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Pick up a language Subtleties of communication Interactive programmes To get a good workout Lingua franca Cockney Esperanto Transatlantic English Contextual clue |
Mass media
Paper round Tabloid \ Broadsheet The fourth estate Invasion of privacy Current affairs Legal action Obscene Newsworthy Entry qualifications White-\ blue-collar job |
Tabloid journalism Copyright levies Pirate radio stations Attention span Academic performance Distance\part-time learning Benefit \ beneficiary Face-to-face tutorials Motto Benchmark of quality |
To capture the audience Tacit agreement Dedicated following Ratings war Viewing figures Prime time License fee In-depth news Weighty topics |
Music
Middle-of–the-road audience Revival Treasury Accessible Worthy of attention To obey the dictum To sell like hot cakes |
Music-to-work-to Conductor Busker The Proms The Last Night To cater for \ to appeal to To revive |
To be traced back to To hand down from generation to generation Morris Dancing Bagpipe Lay \ layman \ amateur |
Social Issues
Nuclear family extended family cohabitation divorce rate maintenance
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consumerism exposure to drugs callousness juvenile crime a spendthrift
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a sneak a fickle friend physiognomy IQ
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British Character
Continuity modernity irrelevant to sth. to lag behind the time English breakfast Continental breakfast
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reluctant hostility a swot scruffy breach of privacy flag day
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jumble sales voluntary \ volunteer hypocrisy ancestor multiculturalism stereotype |
Monarchy in GB
The Civil List The Commonwealth The Windsor Castle
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The Way Ahead Committee The primogeniture law The royal assent |
anti-monarchists / anti-royalists figurehead
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Environmental Issues
Extinct on the edge of extinction species to vanish to dwindle natural resources oil slicks marine pollution global warming greenhouse effect ice caps
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ozone layer to deplete fossil fuels Ghetto blasters pea-souper reclamation recycling to have a design flaw conform to safety standards to contaminate aftermath
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to be politically impartial to hit the headlines campaign a fund-raising event exhaust fumes deforestation noise offender sewage sludge to dump the wastes reproductive disorders GM food |
GOOD LUCK!