- •1. Speak about the kinds of fast food that are popular and the eating places where British people can find it
- •2. Talk about English food and the qualities it is often criticized for
- •3. Talk about the problem of food additives in the world
- •4. Speak about going out to eat at a restaurant.
- •5. Shape the recipe for “Irish Oatmeal”
- •6. Speak about table manners as seen by the food editor Craig Claiborne
- •7. Talk about the difference between teenagers and adults in the attitude to shopping and in their tastes in clothes
- •8. Speak about the different ways of doing the shopping
- •9. Talk about children with exceptional intellectual abilities and various kinds of schools they can go to
- •10. Talk about the similarities and differences between the “Orientation Week” at an American University and the University you study at
- •11. Talk about the reasons people have for studying at the Open University
- •12. Speak about children’s attitude to school
- •13. Speak about England’s best known public school Eton
- •14. Speak about learning English in different countries, and about the English language as an international language
- •15. Talk about the relationships between the world’s climate and man’s activities
- •16. Talk about Jerusha’s first steps at college
- •17. Talk about Jerusha’s academic life in college: her failures and achievements
- •18. Talk about Jerusha’s winter and summer holidays
- •19. Talk about the relationships between Jerusha and her guardian
- •20. Describe Jerusha’s personality
12. Speak about children’s attitude to school
Each of us has our memories of school years. Someone remembers his first teacher, someone first love, and someone ugly uniforms and meals in the canteen. And there’s no doubt, that there is nothing more magnificent than school years, especially now, looking back on it. I wonder why, when we were still learning at school, we don’t appreciate this time, but want to grow faster and enter into adult live. We think that the school is too difficult, uninteresting and boring. Maybe it's because our schools do not always conform to our standards? Interesting, foreign pupils face the same difficulties, as it is obvious that the syllables entirely different.
Interviewing a couple of public school students, we can see that the guys were disappointed with school uniforms, eating in the dining room, and mandatory visits to unpleasant lessons, like we are. However, they have the opportunity to all-round development, in addition to standard items, they are offered a range of exstracurriculum activities: playing guitar, piano and any others. However, students of private schools, seemed to be dissatisfied with their position more than any other! Yes, certainly, a diploma of such school will help them in the future better than a simple school diploma, but students find it difficult to stay away from parents and homely atmosphere. And what is more they don’t have enough freedom, because even hobbies are chosen for them, no matter like they this or not. Therefore, many foreign students as well look forward to put the end to this "terribly long school live."
13. Speak about England’s best known public school Eton
It is a common knowledge that nowadays higher education is extremely necessary for every modern specialist. But as far as I know it isn’t compulsory in any country. So, it is up to a person to decide whether he/she needs it or not. However, if you’ve already made up your mind and decide to study for a degree, there’s one more difficult decision you have to make—is to choose the place where you will spend next five years. Generally speaking, there’re at least four options to think about. I mean such educational institutions as a language school, the Open University or the so-called distance teaching, a usual university, and a great number of colleges.
It is a well-known fact that nowadays a lot of parents especially in Britain and America prefer to send their children to private colleges, like Eton for example. Eton is a public school, founded in 1440; it is the best known of Britain’s private schools. Despite the fact that Eton is a college for boys only it is very popular and has a brilliant reputation. A lot of prime ministers studied there. Parents who wish to send their son to Eton must put his name on a waiting list at birth or even before. That all dictate its extremely high price. Actually, entering such an educational institution one has to be ready to follow its rather strict rule and wear the uniform, no matter you like it or not. To my mind the greatest advantage about private colleges or schools is that the level of education is very high there. As a rule, after leaving a private college one can easily enter any university they want.