Монологи и диалоги для отработки навыка говорения в 10-11 классах
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Topic

Monolog

Dialog

1. Living in the city/ country. Home

• preferences of living in the city/ country
• possibility to solve the problems of big cities
• kind of building/ house you live in, what is neighbourhood like, what’s in short/ long distances, types of rooms/ facilities and appliances in your flat
• household duties (everyday/ few times a week/ from time to time), which of them you like/ dislike

(A)Where would you like to go:

• museum
• theatre
• sightseeing tour
• shopping

(B) Which style is better to redecorate your flat:

• classical
• rustic
• hi-tech
• stylization to the style of another epoch

(C) You family have just moved a new house. What do you want your relatives to give you as a present for house-warming party:

• a new HD TV-set
• a computer
• a microwave oven
• a heater

2. Science and technology

• mobiles: for and against, more for calling or more for texting, whether it’s good idea to bring them to school
• other gadgets we use in everyday life
• computers: for and against, the Internet, e-mail, social nets, how they help you to study and entertain

 (A) Best way of communication:

• face-to-face communication
• mobile
• e-mail
• instant messaging

(B) What was the most important invention which changed our lives in last 50 years:

• the Internet
• air travel
• mobile phones
• satellite/ cable TV

Topic

Monolog

Dialog

3. Holidays and parties

• which holidays people celebrate in your country, whether they are the same or different from celebrations in other countries, which your favourite is (when it is celebrated, state/ religious/  just family celebration, one of those traditionally celebrated in Russia or the one appeared recently, music, decoration of the house/ city, costumes, presents, events)
• theme party or just a party, where and when to organize a party, who too invite, how to decorate the house, food and drinks, music, what to do, presents, costumes

(A) You are going to celebrate your school …th anniversary. What should you do for your parents and guests:

• arrange an exhibition of handicrafts
• make a wall newspaper
• put on a play or a show
• hold in the action in some other way

(B) What to give mum as a birthday present:

• a vase
• flowers
• a box of chocolates
• a self-made pie

(B) How to spend the New Year night:

• with your parents at home
• at your friends’ house
• go for a walk
• go to a night club or disco party

(D) You want to organize a party with your friend:

• a barbecue party
• a costume party
• disco
• a games and competitions party

(E) It’s 7th of March. You want to make a pleasant surprise for your Mum tomorrow:

• cook a holiday dinner
• tidy up the flat
• make self-made present
• arrange a congratulation speech on the radio

4. Environment

• the most urgent ecological problems (air/ water/ land pollution, logging endangered species of animals and plants), their consequences and ways to save the environment
• what can you personally do to help the environment

(A) Which ecological problem is the most serious in your home place:

• air pollution
• water pollution
• noise
• rubbish

(B) what type of electric power plant is the best to put up in your area:

• the one which works on fossil fuel
• wind power station
• solar power station
• nuclear power station

5. Pets

• why people keep animals as pets, which animals are preferable as pets (appearance, size, character traits), easy/ difficult to keep, the cost of keeping, your attitude to exotic animals as pets
• experiments on animals
• keeping animals in the zoo

(A) What pet you could give your friend as a birthday present

• a puppy
• a kitten
• a goldfish
• a parrot

6. Family

• you live in a nuclear/ extended family, who is the top dog in your family, who runs the house, who is the closest to you

(A) What family of your own would you like to have in the future:

• a nuclear family with an only child
• a nuclear family with 2 and more children
• a childfree family
• a family living with grandparents

7. Friendship

• what is your best friend like, when and how you met, what you like/ dislike in him, some facts and details from his life showing that you really know him well, what you enjoy doing together, arguing/ falling out/ putting up

(A) Preferable way to communicate with your friends:

• personally
• regular mail
• e-mail
• mobile

8. Hobby and spare time

• why people have hobbies, what kind of hobbies people have, what is your hobby (what you actually do in your spare time, cheap/ expensive, traditional/ eccentric, time-consuming/ not), how long have you had it, why you like it and find it important for you, who shares it with you

(A) Planning to start a new hobby with your friend:

• chess
• collecting coins
• sailing
• photography

(B) Your school is planning “Arts and Crafts Week”. You are going to take part in:

• a handicraft exhibition
• school performance
• a concert
• exhibit your painting at school exhibition

(C) You and your friend are discussing how you can spend your time at the weekend

• go to a football match
• go to a café
• watch a thriller at the cinema
• go to a music concert

(D) You and your friend are planning to do a course each week. You are discussing which course to take:

• basic car maintenance
• cookery
• Mandarin Chinese for beginners
• photography

(E) You are thinking of creating a website together with your friend:

• your favourite singer/ group
• your favourite sport/ team
• your town/ city
• your school

9. Education

• types of schools in Russia, favourite subject, what things you do in a typical lesson in your favourite subject, the most difficult subjects, extra-curriculum activities, school time-table, what you like most about school and what will you change, continuing education after school

(A) Pros and cons of different systems of education:

• traditional class
• distant education
• education in the family
• education with tutors

(B) Types of educational establishments:

• state secondary school
• private school
• boarding school
• get education abroad

10. Jobs

• what sort of man you are, what professional type is close to you, what would you like to be, what makes this work suitable for you, personal qualities you have for this job, whether you follow smb’s footsteps while choosing you future career, what’s important for you in your future profession (working for company/ being self-employed, full/ part time, working shifts, working regular hours, working overtime), whether any special skills or university degree is necessary

(A) You and your friend are discussing your future occupation:

• a civil servant
• a programmer
• a sales representative
• an English teacher

(B) You have decided to work part-time to earn some pocket money:

• a babysitter
• delivering newspapers
• errand (поручение, командировка)- running
• a waiter

11. Shopping

• sort of shops you visit, alone or with friends and family, pre-planned or spontaneous shopping, what is more important for you while choosing (price, brand name, quality), who you take advice from, preference in payment (cash/ card), shopping on-line

(A) You are choosing where to go shopping foe clothes:

• big shopping centre
• designer’s boutique
• local market
• Internet shop

12. Art

• why people enjoy art, you favourite genre/ artist,  museums/ art galleries you visit, whether you understand modern art, whether you can draw or paint yourself
• whether graffiti is art

(A) You are discussing what art work you should print from the Internet, frame and give as a birthday present to your friend:

• a landscape
• a well-known old art image like Mona Lisa
• an abstract piece of a contemporary artist
• a funny poster

13. Famous people.  The price of fame

• you know any famous Russian writers/ scientists/ politicians/ artists/actors/ singers, whether any of them is our contemporary, whether it’s one the same or different to be a famous football player and a famous scientists,  a famous person you like, what he is famous for and why you like him,  advantages and disadvantages of their life, have you ever met any of them or been to their matches/ concerts, whether you dream to be famous one day

(A) You are discussing with your friend what would you ask him if you happen to meet face to face:

• his private life
• how much he earns
• how he manages to stay in such a wonderful shape
• his future plans in career

14. Cinema and Theatre

• whether you prefer to go to the cinema or watch the film at home, go to the cinema alone or with family or friends, genres your prefer, the film which have really impressed you recently (name, genre, what happens in this film, script, actors, music, costumes, special effects), why you like it, whether this film can be recommended

(A) Choose a film to watch in the evening:

• a cartoon
• a thriller
• a love story
• a detective film

15. Mass Media (TV, Radio, newspspers)

• the role of TV nowadays, your favourite channel and program, your attitude to commercials

(A) Best source of getting information about the world:

• newspapers
• radio
• TV
• the Internet

16. Sports

• why people go in for sports, winter/ summer/ traditional sports in your country/ sports become popular recently, your favourite kind of sport (competitive/ non-competitive, regular/ extreme, team or individual, equipment, necessary to do it, personal character traits and skills which make you successful in it, whether you do it yourself or just a fan of it)
• your attitude to extreme kinds of sport

(A) You and your friend are thinking of taking up a new kind of sport/ Which one to choose:

• hockey
• boxing
• roller-skating
• bungee-jumping

(B) You and your friend are at the Olympic games nd you are discussing what sport you would like to buy tickets for:

• a hockey match
• figure skating
• mountain skiing
• cross-country skiing

17. Healthy lifestyle

• what comprises healthy lifestyle (eating habits, physical activity, lack of bad addictions, developing resistance to stresses), whether your lifestyle is healthy and what should be done to make it healthy

(A) You and your friends are thinking of he best way of losing weight:

• cut on snacks and deserts
• follow a special diet
• go jogging every morning
• join a fitness club

18. Music

• you like music or it irritates you, genres you like, where/ when/ how often you listen to it, singers/ groups/ composers in this genre you admire, can you sing or play any musical instruments

(A) You are discussing what sort of music would be good as a background music in the local café:

• jazz
• R’n’B
• pop
• folk

19. Books

• why people read books, kind of books which help you with your studies, kind of books which help you to entertain and relax, your favorite genre (book), kind of books you never read, one of the recently read books which impressed you (main characters, what happens in the book, why you like it)
• whether e–books will replace printed books

(A) You are discussing what sort of book should be given to your friend as a birthday present:

• a cookery book
• an encyclopedia
• a romance
• fantasy

20. Travelling

• where would you like to travel, why, with who, what things to take with you, which things are not necessary at all, how to get there, where to stay, what to do, what to eat, what can spoil your perfect holidays

(A) You have 4 hours before leaving to the airport. Choose one place to spend this time:

• a shopping centre
• a café
• a museum
• a park

(B) Discuss several accommodation possibilities:

• staying at a host family
• staying at a hotel
• renting at a youth hostel
• staying at a camp

© Choose a trip:

• a day in European Disney Land near Paris
• a week in London
• 10 days camping by a lake in Finland
• 5 days at the seaside in Turkey

(D) Discuss the following destination to travel:

• China
• Australia
• UK
• USA

(E) You are planning a two-week holiday with your friend next summer:

• go camping
• stay at a hotel by the sea
• go on a cruise
• go to a language school in the UK

(F) You and you friend are planning to get to a city in 1.000 kms from where you live. How to get there:

• hitchhiking
• train
• plane
• rent a car

21. Learning a foreign language

• why people learn English, what the most difficult is (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation), what you prefer doing (reading, listening, writing, speaking), what is the most difficult for you, what equipment is really necessary to learn English (just a text book or smth else like dictionaries, CD-player, computer, books for reading in English,  what could you do to improve your English
• whether it’s a good idea to have only one language on the planet

(A) What is the best way to learn English:

• traditional English class at school
• evening English courses
• learning abroad
• learning with a tutor

(B) What really helps a man to learn English:

• reading books in English
• watch films in English
• learn English in English-speaking country
• communicate with your English-speaking friends in social nets

22. Clothes and Fashion

• men and women clothing, how the weather affects what we wear, whether you are fashion conscious, whether you wear what you parents say, whether your friends  influence what you wear, clothing for different occasions (school/ party)

23. Generation gap. The problems of youth. Plans for the Future

• problems teenagers face at school, with parents, their friends, while choosing their future career, how to cope with them
• continue education at a college or university or start working, get married or stay single, live in the city or in the country-side, become rich, become famous, become big boss

(A) Your priorities in your future life:

• money
• family
• career
• being famous

24. Money

• saving or  spending money, what you do when you are hard up, saving or borrowing money, borrowing from the bank or from your friend, giving money to beggars/ disabled/ friends, giving money back in time, lottery/ gambling, paying cash/ with card, dealing with the bank

(A) true way to make a fortune:

• marriage for money
• inheritance
• lottery
• hard work

25. Food

• typical Russian dishes for holidays and for everyday life, your favourite dish, whether you can cook your favourite dish yourself, diet/ nourishing/ vegetarian dish, eating habits in Russia, eating at home/ eating out (where and why there)

26. Weather

• types of weather you have where you live, weather changes during the year, your favourite type of weather and the one you dislike, natural phenomena and natural disasters where you live, type of clothes recommended

27. Crime

28. At the Doctor’s