Устные темы для переводного экзамена по английскому языку, 7 класс
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (7 класс)

Список устных тем на экзамен 7 класс

1. Holidays

what holidays are most popular in your country

what your favourite holiday is and how you celebrate it

if you prefer to give presents or to get presents, and why

2. Reading books

whether reading is still popular with teenagers, and why, or why not

what kind of books you like reading

why many people prefer e-books to paper books

3. My career plans

what job you want to do in the future

what two subjects you think are the most important for your future job, and why

whether your family approve of your career choice or not

4. TV

whether watching TV is still a popular pastime with teenagers, and why

how many hours a week you watch TV

what you dislike most about TV

5. The Internet

why today’s teenagers use the Internet so much

how the Internet makes long-distance communication easier

what dangers teenagers can face when they use the Internet

6. My free time

whether you have a lot of free time and why

what you enjoy doing in your free time

what your Sunday afternoons are like

7. Learning English

how long you have been learning English

why most Russian students learn English at school

what you use English out of the classroom for

8. The environmental problems

why it is important to protect the environment

what the most serious environmental problem is in the place where you live

what you and your classmates can do to help protect the environment

9. Pets

why people keep pets

what pets are most popular in big cities

whether having pets is a big responsibility, and why

10. Keeping fit

why a healthy lifestyle is more popular nowadays

what you do to keep fit

what sports activities are popular with teenagers in your region

Holidays

I would like to tell you a few words about holidays.

I believe the most popular holidays in my country are New Year's Day and Victory day. People like to exchange presents and set off fireworks on New Year's night.  Victory Day is a special day for all the Russians. We feel proud of our grandparents who won victory over German fascists in 1945.

As for me, my favourite holiday is New Year's day. I usually start celebrating it at home with my family. All our family members usually meet about an hour before the midnight and see the old year off. Then we see the new year in and while the clock on Spasskaya tower chimes twelve we make a wish. After that my friends and I go to the central square to watch a New Year's show prepared by our local actors with dances, songs, different contests and presents from Father Frost and Snow Maiden. It is usually great fun!

For me giving presents and getting presents are equally pleasant. I love getting presents as I like the feeling of curiosity and expectation you experience while unwrapping them.. And I also like watching people feel happy getting presents from me.

That’s all I wanted to say.

Reading books

I would like to tell you a few words about what I think about books and reading. To my mind, reading is not so popular nowadays as it was a couple of  decades before. There are several reasons for this. First, teenagers now have far more ways to entertain themselves. We have an opportunity to play computer games, listen to countless number of songs and watch any films we like on the Internet.

As  for me, I like reading very much. My favourite kind of books is adventure  stories. I like adventure stories because they make my monotonous life more exciting and interesting, give me an opportunity to travel around the world.

Most people nowadays prefer e-books to paper ones, as paper books cost more and occupy a lot of place in your home. Some really huge paper books are too heavy to be taken with you. As for the e-book, you can take it with you wherever you go.

So, in conclusion, despite the fact that reading is not so popular nowadays, it continues to remain one of my favourite pastimes.

That’s all I wanted to say.

My career plans

I would like to tell you a few words about my career plans.

I am really interested in tourism and want to become a tour guide in the future. There are two reasons why I have chosen this job. First, I like travelling and sightseeing. Besides, I am very sociable and enjoy communicating with different people. I think this kind of job gives you such an opportunity.

I think geography and history are the most important subjects for my future job as you have to know much and to tell people about the nature and history of different places, about their customs and traditions and different architectural styles. Besides, it would be also very useful to know foreign languages as there are often a lot of foreigners on excursions.

All the members of my family approve of my choice. First of all, they believe I am the right person for the job as I am good at geography, history and English and very sociable too. Second, tourist business is actively developing and they think it will be easy to find a job.

That’s all I wanted to say.

TV

I would like to tell you a few words about what I think of TV. I believe watching TV is very popular with teenagers nowadays. There are so many kinds of television now: ordinary, cable, satellite. There are hundreds of different channels where everyone can find something to his/her liking. I think numerous sitcoms and reality shows are the most favourite programs among teenagers.

As for me, I don't spend much time watching TV. It is usually one hour a day on week days and about  three hours a day on Saturday and Sunday, that is about 11 hours a week. I cannot afford more as I am very busy preparing for my school-leaving exams. Besides, I don't think watching much television is safe for your health.

I like watching TV in general. It helps you to relax after a hard day. But at the same time I believe there is too much violence on TV nowadays. There are plenty of thrillers with very violent murders. And they are often on during the day when children can watch them. It is very harmful for children's psycho. They may get nervous or aggressive.

So, to my mind watching TV is a good pastime, but one should carefully choose what programs to watch.

That’s all I wanted to say.

The Internet

I would like to tell you a few words about the Internet.

I believe today's teenagers use the Internet so much because it is a perfect tool for getting information and entertaining. It is a combination of different kinds of mass media, means of communication and entertainment sources. You can get news, communicate with friends, read books, watch films, listen to music, play games and even shop on the Internet nowadays.

The Internet makes long-distance communication much easier than it was before its invention. In case of ordinary mail, it took a letter several days or even weeks to reach the addressee. Now, the process takes just a few seconds even if the sender and the addressee are thousands of miles from each other.

There are many dangers, however, teenagers can face on the Internet. First, they can watch video for adults which is not good for their psycho. Second, they can become a victim of cyber bulling and be piled with numerous nasty messages. Besides, they can become a victim of fraud while shopping online.

So, the Internet is very useful, but parents must make sure their children use it in a proper way.

That’s all I wanted to say.

My free time

I would like to tell you a few words about my free time.

At the moment I am very busy preparing for my exams and have one or two extra classes a day. That is why I can spare only a little time for my leisure activities.

One of my favourite pastimes is watching films. I really love going to the cinema. But unfortunately, we don't have a cinema here in Morshansk. So we have to go to Tambov. It's not very cheap. So, we don't go there very often. But I often watch films on the Internet and TV. I prefer melodramas. Besides, I enjoy going to the discos at the weekends. I adore dancing and can dance for three to four hours at a stretch. Besides, I like spending time chatting with my friend. We have a lot in common with her and there are so many things to talk about!

Sunday is my only day off when I have neither lessons nor extra classes. So I try to get the most out of it. My best friend and I usually meet at noon at my or her place and make a home cinema for ourselves. We buy plenty of snacks beforehand and enjoy watching films on the Internet chewing something! After that we discuss the film and everything that happened to us during the week.

That’s all I wanted to say.

Learning English

I would like to tell you a few words about learning English.

Learning English has become quite popular nowadays. This language is considered as a major international language. 

 As far as I remember, I’ve been learning English for over 7 years.
I think that Russians study English at school because English is the international language.
If you speak English you can talk to people from different countries. Most international companies do their daily business using English. Nowadays, there are many international students exchange programs which allow Russians to learn different subjects abroad. 

Personally, I use English in my travels. When our family goes abroad for vacation we speak English with the locals. Also, I like watching English movies in English. Sometimes Russian translations are not very good. I like to listen to the original actors' voices. Of course, I correspond with my Spanish friends regularly in English. They don’t speak Russian, so English is the only language that we all can use. 

 That’s all I wanted to say.

The environmental problems

I would like to tell you a few words about the environmental problems.

Protecting the environment is an important task that everybody has to consider as his own. 

I think that it is important to protect the environment because we are all part of it. If the ecological situation becomes bad our health becomes bad too. We eat food that is grown on the ground. If the ground is polluted, our food is polluted too. We all breath the air that surrounds us. If the air is dirty, we can get sick.

I guess that the biggest environmental problem is polluted air. I live in a big city where there are many cars that produce lots of car exhaust fumes. You can hardly breath when there is no wind and you are walking along a road with bad traffic.

I think everyone can do a lot of things to protect our environment. Personally, I try not to litter. When we leave the city to have a rest we try not to harm the environment. When we leave our picnic area, we leave it in a better condition than it was when we arrived. Also, we separate our trash that we throw away. Food remnants go into one container while plastic, glass and other things go into other containers. It makes recycling much easier.

That’s all I wanted to say. 

Pets

I would like to tell you a few words about pets.

There are very many reasons why people keep pets at home. First, they help people not to feel lonely. They are very good friends. They give you unconditional love and are always faithful. Pets can improve your mood, they are always there for you if you feel down or depressed.  Moreover, some scientists claim that pets can cure different diseases.  

I believe that in big cities budgies, fish, hamsters and other small pets that don't need much space and to be walked out are most popular. I think so because there are fewer places you can walk your pets in large cities and the streets are a very dangerous place for them there. Besides, people have less time for walking with their pets as they spend much time getting to their work and back.

To my mind, having pets is a big responsibility as you must know and do a lot to keep your pet healthy and happy. They cannot take care of themselves and totally depend on you.

So, keeping pets at home has a lo lot benefits, but it is also a great responsibility.

That’s all I wanted to say. 

Keeping fit

I would like to tell you a few words about healthy lifestyle.

I believe a healthy lifestyle has become more popular nowadays. First, people are more health-conscious thanks to mass media like TV or magazines. They promote healthy lifestyle by showing successful slim athletic people. There is also much information about healthy eating and keeping fit. Besides, people have more opportunities to live a healthy life now. We have more sport centres and devices to cook healthy food.

As for me, I don't do much to keep fit. I just do morning exercises for 15 minutes every day, try to eat regularly small amounts of food 4 or 5 times a day and try to avoid eating sweet things.

As for sport activities popular with teenagers in our region, I believe they prefer athletics. There are many sport clubs where you can do athletics. Our local authorities also hold different athletics competitions quite regularly. Besides, fitness training is also popular among teenagers. Girls like attending non-equipment fitness group classes, boys prefer equipment-based workouts at a gym.

So, I believe healthy life style is popular nowadays thanks to mass media and greater opportunities we have.

That’s all I wanted to say.