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Compare the pictures and say what impresses you in these pictures
most of all. What contrast can you notice in the pictures?
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1. Why do people
spend so much time in front of their computers?
2. What advice
would you like to give to people who are glued to computer screens for many
hours a day?
3. Can computers replace
real communication in the nearest future?
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Compare the pictures and identify the importance of progress in
our fast moving world.
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1. How did people
communicate many years ago? Can we use the same means of communication
nowadays?
2. Have you ever
heard of book crossing? Is it a good idea to be introduced in many countries?
Can it help change the situation with reading?
3. How did modern
means of communication simplify the process of communication?
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Compare the pictures. Which is the best way to deepen knowledge
in your opinion?
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1. Can you explain
to role of computers in education?
2. Why is reading
books becoming less and less popular with young people nowadays?
3. Is it important
to use interactive exercises while studying? How often do your teachers
involve you in different activities at the lessons?
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You are planning activities for the Environment Day. Speak about
various things you can do to celebrate the day and then decide which
activities are the most suitable. Compare the pictures and say which activity
is the most important.
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1. What other
environmental activities did you take part in / organize at your school?
2. Why is it
important to pay much attention to ecological problems at school?
3. What solutions
to ecological problems can you suggest? Will they be very effective in your
opinion?
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A friend of yours wants to know what to do to make his house
safer. Speak about the advantages and disadvantages of ideas offered in the
pictures. Which one do you find the most effective?
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1. Is it necessary
to use any security systems to say that my home is my castle?
2. Can you tell the
difference between the words home and house?
3. What is your
idea of a perfect home / a dream house?
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You are planning to organize a party to celebrate the end of the
school year. Speak about the things you need for the party. Decide which
things your guests will enjoy most. Explain your choice.
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1. Why do people
say that school is not only learning?
2. What activities
should you be involved into to say that your school years are the best ones?
3. Can after-school
activities strengthen the relationships with your friends and teachers?
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Compare different hobbies shown in the pictures pointing out
their role in our life. Do you share the opinion that hobbies are different
like tastes?
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1. Why are people
interested in different hobbies? What does their choice depend on?
2. Can you give any
examples of unusual hobbies?
3. Can you prove
that your life is becoming dull and monotonous if you have no hobby?
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Compare and contrast the ways of communication shown in the
pictures.
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1. Which method of
communication do you prefer and why?
2. What other means
of communication do people use these days? How effective are they?
3. How important is
it to write letters or is this just a thing of the past?
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Compare and contrast the different hobbies shown in the
pictures.
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1. Which would you prefer
to do and why?
2. How important is
it for us to have leisure activities in our life?
3. Do you believe
that the hobbies we choose to do are a reflection of our character?
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10.
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Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of living
in the buildings shown in the pictures.
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1. Which place
would you prefer to live in? Why? Why not?
2. What changes
need to be made in large cities in order to improve the lives of the people
living in them?
3. Would you ever consider
living in another country? Why? Why not?
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Compare and contrast the settings shown in the pictures. People
of what professions will choose them? Give reasons for and against.
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1. In which place
would you prefer to spend a holiday? Why?
2. What activities
would you be able to do in these places?
3. What factors
make an enjoyable holiday?
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12.
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Compare and contrast these ways of travelling pointing out their
advantages and disadvantages.
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1. Which one would
you prefer / would never choose if you were going to make a journey around
the world? Why? Why not?
2. How do you suppose
people will travel in 100 years’ time?
3. Should so much
money be spent on space exploration?
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Compare and contrast the jobs shown in the pictures. What does a
person’s choice of his future profession depend on?
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1. What qualities
does a person need for these jobs?
2. Would you like
to do either of these jobs? Why? Why not?
3. Why do some
people choose to do dangerous jobs?
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Compare and contrast the places of entertainment shown in the
pictures.
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1. What are the
differences in these forms of entertainment?
2. Which one would
you prefer to attend? Why? Why not?
3. Do you believe
that children are too easily influenced by the films they watch?
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Compare and contrast the situations shown in the pictures. Can
people study nature without interfering in it?
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1. What is the most
suitable environment for an animal to live in?
2. How cruel is it
to keep a pet at home / to keep animals in cages?
3. What can we do
to help endangered species of animals?
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These pictures show people eating or about to eat in different
places. Compare and contrast them.
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1. How often do
people eat out nowadays? What are the reasons for it?
2. What is your
idea of healthy eating?
3. Have you ever
kept to any special diet? Why? Why not?
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These pictures show people working in different places. Talk
about a job you would like to do and a job you wouldn’t like to do. Give
reasons for your choice.
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1. What factors
should be taken into consideration while choosing a job?
2. Is it very important
to get education nowadays? How can education change a person’s future life?
3. If you had an
opportunity to get education abroad, what university would you choose? Give
reasons for your choice.
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Compare and contrast these paintings. How do you understand the
statement – life is short, art lives forever?
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1. Is going to art
galleries popular with young people nowadays?
2. What is your
attitude to modern forms of art?
3. Why do people
sometimes say that beauty will save the world?
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Which scientific fields do these inventions
belong to? Can you figure out their importance to the development of science?
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1.
Do you believe that electric cars are
biologically friendly? Can they help solve environmental problems?
2.
Which invention shown in the pictures will skyrocket in the nearest
future? Explain your choice.
3.
Which field of science should be developed more
than others? Why? Why not?
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Compare and contrast the food shown in the pictures. Do you
agree or disagree with this statement: you are what you eat?
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1. Nowadays fast
food is becoming more and more popular. Can you explain why?
2. What is your
understanding of a balanced diet?
3. What should
people do to live a long and healthy life? Is eating the right food enough to
be fit?
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Compare and contrast the pictures. Do you agree or disagree with
the statement that friendship has no boarders, nationalities and age?
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1. Why do people
say that real friendship grows with years?
2. What is your
understanding of true friendship?
3. Is it possible
to have many true friends?
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22.
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Compare and contrast the natural disasters shown in the
pictures. Which one is the most dangerous? Explain your choice.
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1. What in your opinion
are the causes of natural disasters?
2. What problems
can people face in the nearest future if they don’t start solving
environmental problems right now?
3. What problems
require our immediate interference? Why? Give your reasons.
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Compare and contrast the families shown in the pictures. Do you
agree or disagree that all happy families are alike?
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1. Why do families
tend to have only one child nowadays? Are you for big or small families?
2. What advice can
you give to people who want to be in good relationships with all the members
of their families?
3. Do you believe
that family is the most important unit of our society?
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