Speaking Topics

Let’s talk about HISTORY

Conversation cards

What is history? What do you know about the What do you know about world
Work in groups and make your history of your country? history?
own definition. Name some important events.

Which historical films have you Which period of history interests What are the most important
seen? Talk about one. you most? events in your country’s history?
Have you read any historical novels? What happened?

What would you change from According to you, what were the In your opinion, who were the
history? most important historical events most important figures in
of the last century? history? Explain.

Which historic figure would you
most like to meet? Why?
What would you ask him/her?
What are the most important Which recent event(s) might be
historical sites in your country? called historic?
Where are they and what can you
Explain why.
see or do there?

‘Studying history is useless. Why
waste time on things we cannot
change anyway?’ Do you agree?
If you had a time machine, which
period in history would you like to
go back to? Why?
Imagine it’s the year 2100 and are asked
to describe the history of the 21st
century.
What might have happened?

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Match the descriptions with the pictures and the names

Macedonian king, general, empire builder a. Julius Caesar
18th-19th century emperor of France, general b. Marco Polo
leader of Nazi Germany, architect of genocide c. Mahatma Gandhi
Chinese communist leader, founder of the PR China d. Alexander the Great
13th century Venetian explorer of China e. Napoleon Bonaparte
American revolutionary, general, first US president f. Adolf Hitler
Roman warlord and politician g. Mao Zedong
20th century leader of India's independence movement h. George Washington