SPEAKING TASKS. III YEAR.

WINTER EXAM

1. Assume you take part in a linguistic conference. Make a short presentation on the intrinsic qualities of
English that give people either hope or a hard time while learning it.
2. Pretend you are a professor of English and this is the first class within a course of studies. Tell the
audience about the challenges and philosophy in compiling a modern English-studies curriculum, the
indispensable range of registers and sources of texts.
3. Let’s say you’ve prepared a report on the development stages and current state of the Ukrainian language.
Share on the paper’s key points that you dwell on.
4. Imagine you’ve just read an article entitled “The Notion and Aspects of Standard English”. This gives you
new awareness of the subject and now you share it with group-mates.
5. Assume you are a schoolteacher and your charges (senior pupils) are slightly puzzled about how
globalization may affect languages. Speak on the current developments that are to shape the future global
linguistic landscape.
6. Within some cultural studies, you are to write an article about the development stages of the early
cinematography that finally shaped the industry. Identify and comment on what exactly you are going to
write about.
7. Let’s assume that after a certain research you undertake to write a screenplay. In a conversation with a
friend, share how much it needs to know about the intricacies of storytelling before you even start.
8. Let’s say, a friend fancies to see a good film, yet can’t focus on anything specific. Suggest your favourite
film, following it with a sort of the film’s review.
9. Let’s say you are a Bond-action fan. As a devotee, tell about the attractions and specifics of Bond films.
10. Suppose you’ve seen an action film (choose one). Now a friend claims it’s a replica of a Bond instalment.
In a conversation, make clear the distinction between a run-of-the-mill action film and Bond-action
instalment.
11. Assume you are an independent director and have been invited to a university as a guest lecturer. Talk to
the student audience about the highs and lows of the profession and movie making process.
12. Imagine you attend an international cinematographic convention. Outline the recent breakthroughs and
still pending problems in Ukrainian filmmaking that you are ready to discuss.
13. Pretend someone has never heard about helicopter parenting as a social phenomenon. Talk about its
origin, societal changes to promote it, manifestations and prospects.
14. Let’s assume you see contemporary children’s lifestyle and come to understand that it isn’t remotely
similar to the way you were growing up. What are 10 of the main distinctions between you and them in
the social settings, outlook, preferences etc?
15. Campus life is believed to be full of humour and drama. Suggest if students’ routines may serve as basis
for a campus-life comedy series for Ukrainian filmmakers.
16. Let’s say “20 Mistakes you don’t Make at University” is a new book recently published in Ukraine. Share
about 20 common mistakes you try to detour in your campus environment.
17. As a young adult, you have supposedly overcome the agonies of adolescence and look back to them with a
good doze of scepticism. Assume you are talking to someone needing this experience. Talk about the easy
or hard way you got rid of bogus idols, false notions and misconceptions, how you resolved your
dilemmas and used opportunities.
18. Let’s imagine you notice an increasing number of people nowadays getting dissolved in the virtual reality.
You may see it as a positive, ambivalent or negative development. Prior to writing an article for a local
newspaper on blessings and curses of the new digital world, discuss this issue here and now.
19. Under the curriculum, students normally choose a home-reading fiction book to read throughout the
semester. Give an idea of the book you’ve been reading, telling where the story is set, who the main
characters are, an idea of the plot, storylines, author’s narrative style and your general evaluation.
20. Let’s imagine a friend of yours is looking for a fiction book to read. Tell this imagined friend about an
admirable book you once read, putting emphasis on the book’s strong points and things he/she may be
keen on.