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The overall list of Examination Speaking Points
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English as a world language.
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English or Esperanto as a world language.
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Variants of English.
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How to be a good language learner.
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The importance and characteristics of the British press.
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Radio and TV in Great Britain.
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The Open University.
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Musical traditions in Great Britain. Music festivals.
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Musical traditions in Great Britain. Folk music.
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Personality studies (Appearance and character).
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Modern family values.
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The British versus the Americans.
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British stereotypes.
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Customs and traditions in GB.
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Monarchy or republic in GB?
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Air pollution (global warming).
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Energy crisis.
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The major environmental problems confronting Britain today.
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The Green Movement.
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Environmental problems in Belarus (Chernobyl).
The overall list of Examination Stories
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R. Bradbury. All Summer in a Day
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J. Archer. Just Good Friends
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P. Lively. Next Term, We’ll Mash You
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F. Hardy. The Returned Soldier
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Saki. The Open Window
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A. Maley. Gossip
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B. Brown. The Star Ducks
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M. Spark. You Should Have Seen the Mess
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M. Binchey. The Garden Party
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T. Pears. Blue
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J. Collier. The Chaser
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J. Archer. Cheap at Half the Price
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R. Goldberg. Art for Heart’s Sake
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Saki. The Lumber-Room
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Ph. Dick. Human Is
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J. Mark. Teeth
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E. Hemingway. Cat in the Rain
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J. Winterson. O’Brien’s First Christmas
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M. Whitaker. Hannah
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A. Cassidy. Shopping for One
The overall list of Active Vocabulary
Languages
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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
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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
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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
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Nuclear family extended family cohabitation divorce rate maintenance |
consumerism exposure to drugs callousness juvenile crime a spendthrift |
a sneak a fickle friend physiognomy IQ
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British Character
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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
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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
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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 |