- •Conversational topics
- •4. Different kinds of publications you usually read. How much money do you spend a month on printed media?
- •5. Explain your attitude to hackers. Why do people create computer viruses? What would you do to protect your pc from hacking? Has anybody ever tried to hack your e-mail/account/blog?
- •6. Explain your attitude to poetry. Do you like the Ukrainian or foreign poets more? Have you ever composed any poems? What were they about? What would you like to write about?
- •8. Modern gadgets. Name the ones you use always/often/usually/rarely. Describe the gadget you would invent and how it would work?
- •9. Nanotechnology: present and future. When was it invented? What are the positive and negative predictions about it?
- •10. Speak about a Ukrainian composer or singer. Include information about family and early years, later years and greatest achievements. Why do you admire him/her?
- •11. Speak about different superstitions all around the world. Do you believe in superstitions? How do you deal with superstitious people?
- •12. Speak about one of the disasters having happened in the world. When did it happen? What were the consequences?
- •13. Speak about one of Ukrainian festivals. When does it take place? What happens? What do people wear? What do they eat? Is it celebrated in other countries?
- •14. Speak about our college library. Include information about its location and equipment you can find there. What is the librarian’s work?
- •19. The media in Ukraine and Great Britain. What is more popular among teenagers and adults? Is life possible without any media nowadays?
- •20. The most popular invention as for your point of view. When was it invented? Who invented it? What would you change in it? What would you invent extra?
- •21. The problem of environmental protection. Tell your attitude to recycling of the rubbish? What must people do to help the environment?
- •22. Three crimes you consider the most serious. Explain why. How would you reduce the number of crimes? What would you do to prevent the violence between people?
- •23. Three global issues you consider the most serious all around the world. What can we do to prevent their spread? How would you help the people who suffer from them?
- •24. Your favourite author. What genres of literature do you prefer? How many hours a day do you read?
- •25. Your favourite book. When was it written? Name the main characters, describe the plot. Share your opinion about literature as itself.
19. The media in Ukraine and Great Britain. What is more popular among teenagers and adults? Is life possible without any media nowadays?
The media in Ukraine today is a single public structure providing society with up-to-date detailed information concerning sociopolitical, economic, cultural aspects, etc. It is designed to positively influence the general public, from their progressive views, aspirations and ideals.
At present, Ukraine numbers 4,000 editions varying in forms of ownership, genre, type, and periodicity. Periodicals are independent and censorshipfree.
The national radio-and-television network of Ukraine is made up of government-run and non-government radio and TV companies. Ukraine is a member of the International Telecommunication Union and an active participant in the Intervision network. Besides State channel "UT-1" there have appeared several nongoverment TV and radio companes: "1+1", "Inter" "STB" and others.
Among Ukraine's information agencies special popularity enjoy the UKRINFORM (Ukrainian National Information Agency), UNIAR (Ukrainian Independent Information Agency Respublica), and several others. These agencies have correspondents and reporters throughout the country and abroad and disseminate information both within and outside Ukraine.
Media of the United Kingdom consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and Web sites. The country also has a strong music industry. The United Kingdom has a diverse range of providers, the most prominent being the state-owned public service broadcaster, the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). The BBC's largest competitors are ITV plc, which operates 11 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, and News Corporation, which holds a large stake in satellite broadcasterBritish Sky Broadcasting and also operate a number of leading national newspapers. Regional media is covered by local radio, television and print newspapers. Trinity Mirror operate 240 local and regional newspapers in the United Kingdom, as well as national newspapers such as theDaily Mirror and the Sunday Mirror.
20. The most popular invention as for your point of view. When was it invented? Who invented it? What would you change in it? What would you invent extra?
21. The problem of environmental protection. Tell your attitude to recycling of the rubbish? What must people do to help the environment?
Environmental protection is the main problem facing humanity nowadays. The image of a sick planet has become firmly established in the public mind lately.
Ten years ago the word 'ecology' hardly meant anything for the majority of people, but today we can't help bearing it in our minds. It has happened because of the growing effect of the rapid industrial development of the natural world which has negative features of its own. As a matter of fact the state of environment has greatly worsened of late.
There is no doubt that soil, water and air are contaminated with toxic wastes. Over the past few years we have been constantly speaking about ozone holes, droughts, high level of radiation, about food contaminated with chemicals. Scientists in many countries are very much concerned about drastic changes in weather patterns. The worst drought, the mildest winter and the most devastating hurricanes have become typical in those parts of the world where they used to be a rare occurrence.
Weather patterns have been changing recently due to the global warming-up process and its major reason — the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is created by carbon dioxide emissions, released by industrial facilities and a constantly increasing number of cars. Thus it is of vital importance that the world should start cutting down the release of gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. What is the reason for people getting so much worried about the state of environment? The answer to this question is fairly simple. The thing is the deterioration of the environment is telling heavily on people. They are paying for this with their health. And it is obvious what all people need is a healthy environment.
To solve this burning problem it is necessary for people to combine efforts, to raise safety standards at all industrial facilities, to adequately process by-products of industry, to set up an international space laboratory to monitor the state of environment and set up an international centre for emergency environmental assistance. All these measures will help us in solving these important problems and prevent us from dangerous illnesses and diseases.