• discuss all the options

• take an active part in the conversation and be polite

• come up with ideas

• give good reasons

• find out your friend’s attitudes and take them into account

• Invite your friend to come up with suggestions

• come to an agreement

STUDENT CARD 9

Task 1 (2-2,5 minutes)

Give a short talk on “learning foreign languages”.

Remember to discuss the following:

• if you learn a foreign language

• what language you learn and why

• in what way could a forein language help you in your career

• what other languages you would like to learn and why

You have to talk for 2-3 min. The teacher will listen until you have finished. Then s/he will ask you some questions.

Task 2 (3-4 minutes)

A teenager from England is going to visit you and spend two weeks in Russia. Discuss with your classmate where you could travel and choose one place you both find suitable for a trip.

Here is the list of possible trips:

• St. Petersburg

• cities of ‘Golden Ring’

• the Black Sea resort

• a camping site near the Baikal lake

You begin the conversation and you both have to decide on one place only. The teacher will play the part of your friend.

Remember to:

• discuss all the options

• take an active part in the conversation and be polite

• come up with ideas

• give good reasons

• find out your friend’s attitudes and take them into account

• Invite your friend to come up with suggestions

• come to an agreement

STUDENT CARD 10

Task 1 (2-2.5 minutes)

Give a short talk on “a healthy lifestyle”.

Remember to discuss the following:

• if it is important to have a healthy lifestyle, why

• if some habits are bad for people’s health, why

• what people of different ages can do to keep fit

• what you do to keep fit

You have to talk for 2-2.5 min. The teacher will listen until you have finished. Then s/he will ask you some questions.

Task 2 (3-4 minutes)

You and your friend are going to take a language course in London. Discuss with him/her the place you could stay at.

Here is the list of possible places to stay:

• a host family

• a boarding school

• a hotel

• a university campus

You begin the conversation and you both have to decide on one place only. The teacher will play the part of your friend.

Remember to:

• discuss all the options

• take an active part in the conversation and be polite

• come up with ideas

• give good reasons

• find out your friend’s attitudes and take them into account

• Invite your friend to come up with suggestions

• come to an agreement

STUDENT CARD 11

Task 1 (2-2,5 minutes)

Give a short talk on “environmental problems”.

Remember to discuss the following:

- what problems of environment you know

• if the problems of environment are important for us and why

• what government and big companies in different countries could do to solve ecological problems

• what we should do to help our nature

You have to talk for 2-3 min. The teacher will listen until you have finished. Then s/he will ask you some questions.

Task 2 (3-4 minutes)

You and your friend are going to have an exotic summer holiday. Discuss with him/her what holiday you would like to have and choose one you’ll both enjoy.

Here is the list of possible trips:

• an African safari

• diving in the Red Sea

• mountain climbing in Tibet

• a camel-ride in the Sahara desert

You begin the conversation and you both have to decide on one trip only. The teacher will play the part of your friend.

Remember to: