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GRADE 11 SPEAKING

1. “Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter,”
said Oscar Wilde.
● How do you interprete the given quotation?

● What famous Ukrainian portraitists do you know?

● How can they been seen in these portraits?

2. “Do no harm and leave the world a better place than you found it.” ― Patricia
Cornwell
● What green projects in Kyiv/Ukraine do you know that examplify the given quotations?

● What is your personal contribution to make the place where you live a better place?

● What project would you offer to improve your neighbourhood?

3. “I am a part of all that I have met,” said Alfred Tennyson.

● How have people who you have met influenced you?

● How can one benefit from negative examples?

● Can you give any examples from literary works when people changed due to unexpected
meetings in their lives?

4. “Happiness is not the absence of problems, it's the ability to deal with them.” ― Steve
Maraboli
● How good are you at dealing with problems at school and your friends?

● Do you believe that learning to sort out problems can help you to become happier?

● What pieces of advice can you give your classmates when they face difficulties
communicating with teachers?

5. “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
The Dalai Lama
● Can you give any examples when ordinary people made a great difference in the world?

● What or who helped them to become so powerful?

● If you could make a difference, what would you actually do?

6. “Expanded cinema isn't a movie at all: like life it's a process of becoming.” ― Gene
Youngblood
● What recent Ukrainian films have you seen?
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● If you were asked to translate one of them into English, which one would you choose
and why?
● What film would you like to shoot about Ukraine?

7. “When I was a child my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a
general. If you become a monk, you'll be the pope.' Instead I became a painter and wound
up as Picasso.” ― Pablo Picasso
● Do you think that becoming number one in any field is the only way to find yourself in
this world?
● How important is it to motivate children to be a success? Can it have negative effect?

● Do your parents motivate you to achieve a lot? What else can motivate you?
8. “You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” ― Mae West
● Would you like to have an opportunity to live more than once? Why (not)?

● If you could give a chance for another life, who among famous people would you
choose?
● What does it mean for you to live right?

9. “If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.” ― Emily Dickinson
● What poets do you think did not live in vain? Why do you think so?

● Can a poem help people go further? How?

● Can poetry inspire you for something bigger? What works have such power?

10. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ― Confucius
● Can you give any examples from history when people did not stop and continued going
despite difficulties, lack of support, faith, etc.?
● Do you consider yourself being able not to give up when it might take too long to reach
your goal?
● Who/What can help you to achieve the desired?

11. “There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.” ― Albert
Schweitzer
● What means from misery of life do you find most effective for yourself?

● Can there be any universal means that can heal people's souls?

● What do you think music and cats might have in common?

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12. “Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political
or social boundaries.” ― Jimmy Carter
● Do you support the given quotation? Why (not)?

● How can you demonstrate your love of nature to representatives of other nationalities?

● What projects would you offer to bring young people from different countries together?

13. “When the last tree is cut and the last fish killed, the last river poisoned, then you will
see that you can't eat money.” ― John May
● What rich or famous people do you know who donate to save the planet?

● Why do you think not so many people are aware of environment problems?

● What can you personally do to raise people's awareness?

14. “Time is an illusion.” ― Albert Einstein

● Are you good at time management? Have you got enough time for everything?

● What would you like to have more time for? Why?

● Who is the best example for you managing to achieve so much during their life?

15. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
● What do you think gives people strength to fight for their dignity?

● Can you give any examples from history or literature demonstrating someone's efforts to
withstand the difficulties of life and remaining true to their ideas?
● What/who can help you to cope with difficulties in life?

16. “The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library,” said Albert
Einstein.
● Why do think libraries are still so popular in many countries? What are their functions
nowadays?
● Do you think Albert Einstein would go to the library in the time of the Internet? Why
(not)?
● What library would you build in Kyiv? Where? Who for?

17. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the
world,” said Nelson Mandela.
● Why are educated people more powerful?

● What does it mean to be ab educated person?

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● Can you give any examples from literature or history when people became influential in
their period of time thanks to their self-education?

18. “Knowing when to fight is just as important as knowing how,” said Terry Goodkind.
● Do you think there is time when it is necessary to fight? What is worth fighting for?

● Who can tech you when to fight and how?

● Can fighting be the only way out? What can help to avoid fighting?

19. "A crime is a crime irrespective of the birth marks of the criminal," said Narendra Modi.
● Why do you think it is of vital importance that all people must be equal before the law?

● How can the society benefit from this equality? Could it help to prevent crime?

● What do you think can be done to make judges treat all people taken to the court in the
same way?

20. “People often believed they were safer in the light, thinking monsters only came
out at night.”― C.J. Roberts
● Do you think Kyiv is a safe place to live? Why (not)?

● Can neighbourhood watch schemes help police to protect people in Kyiv? Who should
initiate it?
● Would you participate in the project? Why (not)?