SUMMER SESSION SPEAKING SITUATIONS 2020

A second-year student should be able to say 170 words on each of the following situations
using 50% of the information from the texts and 50% of the vocabulary given in the
brackets after the situations.

1. Give your sister/brother some pieces of advice how to become a reasonable customer
(use the information from the texts on p. 223-225, of “The New English Course. Part 2” by
Slipchenko L., Lysyuk G., Solovey M. and the vocabulary on the topic “Shopping. At your
service”).

2. Compare the shopping opportunities in Kyiv in the early 1990s and in modern times
(use the information from the text “Tips on shopping in Kyiv” on p. 223-225 of “The New
English Course. Part 2” by Slipchenko L., Lysyuk G., Solovey M. and the vocabulary on
the topic “Shopping. At your service”).

3. Tell about your shopping habits and the goods you can afford to buy (use the
information from the texts on p. 225-226, Ex. 20, 21 p. 251 of “The New English Course.
Part 2” by Slipchenko L., Lysyuk G., Solovey M. and the vocabulary on the topic
“Shopping. At your service”).

4. Compare shopping in the USA and Ukraine (use the information from the text
“Shopping in the USA” on p. 257-258 of “A Way to Success” by Тучина Н.В., Жаркова
І.В. та ін. and the vocabulary on the topic “ Shopping. At your service”).

5. Dwell on the peculiarities of dry cleaning and laundry service (use the information from
the text “No time? No problem” on p. 281 of “A Way to Success” by Тучина Н.В.,
Жаркова І.В. та ін.).

6. Compare the climate of Ukraine and the climate of the UK (use the information from p.
105-106 “The New English Course. Part 2” by Slipchenko L., Lysyuk G., Solovey M.; the
text “The Climate of Britain” on p. 308 of “A Way to Success” by Тучина Н.В., Жаркова
І.В. та ін. and the vocabulary on the topic “Weather and Climate”).

7. Describe how people can use their pets and other animals to forecast the weather (use
the information from the text “Weather Forecasting” on p. 310 of “A Way to Success” by
Тучина Н.В., Жаркова І.В. та ін. and use the vocabulary on the topic “Weather and
Climate”).
8. Describe any natural disaster that is a dramatic reminder of the power of nature (use
the vocabulary on the topic “Weather and Climate”).
9. Describe the season that best reflects your temperament (use the information from the
text “Which season do you like the best?” on p. 108 of “The New English Course. Part 2”
by Slipchenko L., Lysyuk G., Solovey M. and the vocabulary on the topics “Weather and
Climate”, “Characteristic Features”).

10.The climate of the world (use the information from the text “Climate of the World” on
p.306-307 of “A Way to Success” by Тучина Н.В., Жаркова І.В. та ін. and the vocabulary
on the topic “Weather and Climate”).

11.Tell your friend about KNLU and give advice how to enter this university (use the text
“Kyiv National Linguistic University”; and the vocabulary on the topic “Live and Learn”).
12.Give some advice how to stay cool at the exam time (use the information from the text
“Tackling College Exams and Papers” on p.328-329 of “A Way to Success” by Тучина
Н.В., Жаркова І.В. та ін.; and the vocabulary on the topic “Live and Learn”).
13.The importance of learning foreign languages. How to become a more efficient
language learner (use the vocabulary on the topic “Live and Learn”).
14.Describe your studies at the university, your everyday schedule as a student of KNLU
(use the vocabulary on the topic “Live and Learn”).
15. Advertise your favourite book (the author, the plot, favourite characters, the message
of the book).
16.‘Some men are weather wise, but some are otherwise.’ Comment on the above saying
and prove that every season is good in its own way (use the information from the text
“What does the weather depend on?” on p. 105-106 of “The New English Course. Part 2”
by Slipchenko L., Lysyuk G., Solovey M. and the vocabulary on the topic “Weather and
Climate”).
17.Comment on the proverb “There is no bad weather, there are bad clothes”. Give your
examples when your clothes weren’t suitable for the weather (use the information from
the text “What does the weather depend on?” on p. 105 of “The New English Course. Part
2” by Slipchenko L., Lysyuk G., Solovey M. and the vocabulary on the topic “Weather and
Climate”).

18.Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet shopping (use the
information from the texts on p. 223-225 of “The New English Course. Part 2” by
 Slipchenko L., Lysyuk G., Solovey M. and the vocabulary on the topic “Shopping. At your
service”).

19.“Fashion is an entirely unnecessary detail of human life”. Give reasons for or against
the statement (use the information from Ex.23 on p. 253, other texts on p. 225-226 of “The
New English Course. Part 2” by Slipchenko L., Lysyuk G., Solovey M.; the information
and vocabulary from Ex. 21 p. 292-293 of “A Way to Success” by Тучина Н.В., Жаркова
І.В. та ін.; and the vocabulary on the topic “Shopping. At your service”).

20.Dwell upon the problem of grown-ups dressing like teenagers (use the information from
the text “I hate Mum wearing my clothes” on p. 298-299 of “A Way to Success” by Тучина
Н.В., Жаркова І.В. та ін.; and the vocabulary on the topic “Shopping. At your service”).

21.“The weather is a thing that is beyond me altogether. I never can understand it. The
barometer is useless: it is as misleading as the newspaper forecast.” (J.K. Jerome)
Prove this quotation to be either right or wrong (use the vocabulary on the topic
“Weather and Climate”).

22.You have been invited to a birthday party. Your friend is a fashionable dresser and
you want to buy him/her something in fashion/trendy as a present. What would that
be? (use the information from the texts on p. 224-225 of “The New English Course. Part 2”
by Slipchenko L., Lysyuk G., Solovey M. and the vocabulary on the topic “Shopping. At
your service”).

23. Dwell on the services provided by beauty parlours (use the information from Ex. 6-9 on
p. 276-277 of “A Way to Success” by Тучина Н.В., Жаркова І.В. та ін.; and the
vocabulary on the topic “ Shopping. At your service”).

24. Dwell on the services provided by the post-office (use the information from Ex. 13 on p.
279 of “A Way to Success” by Тучина Н.В., Жаркова І.В. та ін.; and the vocabulary on
the topic “Shopping. At your service”).

25.Describe what kind of student you are and dwell on your learning style/styles. Give
advice how to become a conscientious student (use the information from Ex. 12 on p. 322
of “A Way to Success” by Тучина Н.В., Жаркова І.В. та ін. and the vocabulary on the
topic “Live and Learn”).