Темы для монолога к ГИА по английскому языку
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Travelling

Modern life is impossible without travelling. Thousands of people travel every day either on business or for pleasure.  People can travel by railway, by sea, by road, by air. Of course, travelling by air is the fastest and the most convenient way, but it is the most expensive too. Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages. You can see much more interesting places. Modern trains have very comfortable seats. Travelling by sea is popular mostly for pleasure trips. On the board of  large ships and small river boats people can visit foreign countries and different places. I like travelling.  As for me I prefer travelling by car. It is interesting too, because you can stop when and where you like, you do not have to buy tickets or carry  heavy suitcases. Every year my parents and I go somewhere to the South on holidays.    

My working day

  I usually get up nearly seven o'clock. I do not like to get up early, but I have to, because I have a lot of work to do during the day.  I   make my bed, wash my-self, dress and   have breakfast. My mother usually prepares breakfast for me, but sometimes I do it myself .  Then I go to school  . I have classes   till  3 o'clock. Then I come home and have dinner. After it I do my homework and do some work about the house. I sweep the floor, dust the furniture and clean the carpets with the vacuum-cleaner. My duties  about the house don't take much time. (It's usually 30 or 50 minutes every day).  Sometimes my mother asks me to go shopping or to help her in the kitchen. Then I have a free time . I go for a walk with my friend, or watch TV, or read books, or play computer games. Then I have supper with my family. After that we gather in the living –room and talk about our working day  and plan our  next day.  I usually go to bed at   eleven o'clock.

The weather

There are four seasons in the year. There are winter, spring, summer and autumn.  . I live in  Saratovskaya region  where the climate is continental- winters are cold, summers are hot. Our winter is rather long, about 4 months with lots of snow. I can’t say that the winter in Moscow is very cold, but we can have two or three weeks with the temperature about 15 or 25 degrees below zero.  After long cold winter long-awaited spring comes. I don't like early spring because it's dirty, but in May it’s very bright and warm. My favorite season is summer, because I have holidays. It is warm and sometimes very hot. There are many fruits, berries and vegetables. In summer I can spend my time on the beach of lakes and rivers.   We go to the forest for looking for berries and mushrooms. I live in the country because I don't live it in summer. Sometimes we go to the seaside with relatives.    After summer autumn comes. Autumn is the season of fruit and vegetables. But the days become shorter and the nights longer and darker. The weather is not so good as in spring and in summer. It often rains and the air gets colder and colder.  

Shopping

When we want to buy something we can use the Internet, order some goods on TV or go to a shop. The best way of doing shopping for me is shopping              . There are different kinds of shops. They are butchers, baker’s greengrocers, supermarkets, department stores, men’s and a woman’s clothing stores. Nowadays supermarkets and department stores are becoming more popular. They sell various goods under one roof and it is very convenient. You can buy everything you like there. The usual departments in a department store are: meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables departments, also you can find household goods, shoes and clothes departments. The methods of shopping may be different. It may be a self-service shop where the customer goes from counter to counter selecting and putting into a basket what he wishes to buy. If it’s not a self-service shop the shop-assistant will help the customer to find what he wants. You can pay   for the goods in cash or by credit card. I often do shopping. Usually I buy food because my parents ask me to do it. As for me I usually pay in cash.

My favorite holiday

Many great holidays and anniversaries are celebrated in our country. Some of them are : May Day is on the 1st of May, The Victory Day is on the 9 th of May, On the 8th of March there is Women's Day. We celebrate Day of Independence of Russia on the 12th June and Day of Russian Constitution on the 12th of December. Russian people celebrate some religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter. But my favorite holiday is New Year's Day.  We get ready for this holiday long before it.  We buy New Year trees and decorate them. Every year a fairy-tale comes to every house and every family on New Year's Eve. On New Year' s Eve   all members of my family get together to see “the old year out and the new year in”.  We eat tasty food, dance and have a good time together. We  wish each other happiness and good luck in the new year and put the presents under the New Year tree.  In my family there are some traditions. My mother cooks a big cake with the  numerals of the year.