National character and stereotypes
Accommodation
Card 1
1. Tell me about the house/flat you live in.
2. Do you want to move into a new house/flat? Why or why not?
3. What questions will you ask your landlord/landlady about the room you are going to rent?
4. Your friend wants to decorate his/her room and make it look more modern. Give him/her some advice on how to do it.
5. They say that living in the city is better than living in the country. What do you think about it?
Card 17
1. What types of houses do the British people live in?
2. Do we have the same types of houses in Belarus?
3. Your family is going to move into a new house/flat. What questions will you ask your parents about your new house/flat?
4. Your cousin is going to share a room with another student in a hostel. Give him/her some advice on how to get on with his/her roommate.
5. What does your ideal house look like?
Education
Card 2
1. What can you tell me about your school?
2. Have you decided what you will do after leaving school?
3. Ask me about the school I went to when I was young.
4. Give me a piece of advice on how to make all the pupils more attentive at the lesson.
5. Some people think that education is a key to success. Do you agree with it?
Card 24
1. What is your ideal school look like?
2. Will modern technologies replace schools? Why or why not?
3. What questions will you ask a British teenager about their system of education?
4. Give a piece of advice on how to be successful in life.
5. People believe that we learn from our own mistakes. What do you think about it?
Mass media
Card 11
1. Which of these do British people prefer: TV, newspapers, radio?
2. Are there any means of communication teenagers can’t live without?
3. What questions will you ask a British teenager about the media he/she likes best of all?
4. I’d like to watch something entertaining on TV. What programme will you advise me to watch?
5. Are you for or against freedom on the media? Why?
Card 12
1. What are your favourite newspapers, radio channels, TV programmes, websites?
2. Do you use any of them when you get prepared for your classes?
3. What questions will you ask your friend who has offered you to keep a blog together?
4. The editor wants to improve the work of his/her magazine. Give him/her a piece of advice on what issues young people are interested in.
5. There are a lot of stories about successful people in mass media. What does success mean to you?
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Art
Card 7
1. Tell me what forms of art you enjoy most.
2. Is graffiti a form of art or an act of vandalism?
3. Ask me questions about the comedy I have lately seen.
4. What advice will you give to your British friend who wants to take part in “The Night of Museums” in Belarus?
5. Are you interested in videoblogs? Why or why not?
Youth and society
Card 10
1. What national and international youth organisations do you know?
2. Have you ever taken part in any meaningful international events?
3. What questions will you ask about a new project organized by the BRSM?
4. Some young people want to become volunteers but don’t know what to start with. What will you recommend them to do?
5. If you have a chance to start a campaign, what will you campaign for?
Card 23
1. There are many ways for young people to be involved in social life. Tell me about some of them.
2. Are you concerned about what is going on in the world?
3. What questions will you ask about the campaign “Harvest for the homeless”?
4. Give me a piece of advice on how to make a summer holiday enjoyable and beneficial for other people.
5. People say that volunteering can make a great difference to our lives and the lives of other people around us. What do you think about it?
Science and technology
Card 6
1. Tell me about the latest scientific achievements and discoveries.
2. Do you want to be a scientist?
3. What questions will you ask the most outstanding scientist?
4. My niece is not very good at science. Give her a piece of advice on how to achieve better results.
5. People are becoming more dependent on high-tech devices. Is it good or bad?
Outstanding people
Card 15
1. Tell me about people who made history and whom you admire most.
2. Do you think it is important to know the history of your country?
3. If you have a chance to interview a celebrity, whom will you choose and what question will you ask?
4. Your British friend wants to learn more about the culture of Belarus. What advice will you give him/her?
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5. Woody Allan said: “The only thing standing between me and greatness is ME”. What do you think about it?
Family
Card 9
1. What do you appreciate most about your family?
2. Do you get on with your siblings/grandparents?
3. What questions will you ask a British teenager about his/her family?
4. What can you advise people who want to have a good relationship with their parents and grandparents?
5. You want to introduce a new tradition into your family. What kind of tradition will it be?
Card 18
1. What does your immediate family mean to you?
2. Are there family traditions that you follow?
3. What questions will you ask a British teenager about his/her extended family?
4. Give a piece of advice on how to have a close and happy family.
5. They say that parents and children have difficulties understanding each other because of the generation gap. What do you think about it?
Future career
Card 8
1. What kind of job do you want to have in future?
2. Is foreign language proficiency important for you future job? Why or why not?
3. What questions will you ask your friend who has decided to follow in his/her parents’ footsteps?
4. Give me some advice on how to create a positive impression on the employer at a job interview.
5. Some people think that it is necessary to have good communication skills in order to get a good job. What do you think about it?
Card 19
1. What profession appeals to you?
2. Is work essential to have a happy life? Why or why not?
3. Your American friend is absolutely convinced that it is money that makes people happy. What questions will you ask him/her?
4. Your friend, who is also a school-leaver, has just found some kind of job. What advice will you give him/her?
5. To be a professional you need to know a foreign language. What do you think about it?
National character and stereotypes
Card 14
1. How will you describe a typical Englishman?
2. Is it true that Belarusians eat potatoes at all meals?
3. What questions will you ask your British friend to find out his/her opinion about our country?
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4. Your British friend wants to discover Belarusian cuisine. What advice will you give him/her?
5. What do you think is the best symbol of Belarus?
Card 22
1. What can you tell me about the Belarusian people?
2. Is there anything that you want to change in your character?
3. What questions will you ask me to understand what kind of person I am?
4. Give me a piece of advice on how to choose the right person to do a project together.
5. People say: “When in Rome do as Romans do.” What do you think about it?
Tourism
Card 16
1. What types of tourism do you know?
2. Do you think it’s important for Belarus to organise international events?
3. Your British friend visited Belarus last year and took part in some international events. Ask him/her which of them he/she enjoyed most.
4. Advise a British teenager on how to spend his/her holiday in Belarus.
5. Today people are tired of exotic countries and prefer to spend holidays in the countryside in Belarus. What do you think about it?
Card 25
1. How do you prefer to travel?
2. Do you bring home souvenirs from your trips? Why or why not?
3. You are going on a trip around England. What questions will you ask your British friends?
4. Your Belarusian friend will spend his/her summer vacation in Great Britain. Give him/her a piece of advice on how to organise the trip.
5. Every country should encourage and promote tourism. What do you think about it?
Environment
Card 3
1. Do you share the opinion that our planet is in danger?
2. Do you recycle or throw away all the waste?
3. Ask your British friend what environmental problems they are concerned about.
4. Give a piece of advice on what people can do to protect the environment.
5. If you have a chance to start a campaign to help the environment, what will you campaign for?
Belarus
Card 4
1. How is the history of Belarus connected with that of neighbouring countries?
2. What parts of Belarus have you visited?
3. What questions do you expect to hear from a British teenager about Belarus?
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4. What Belarusian sights can you advise a foreigner to visit?
5. They say that Belarus is situated at the crossroads of Europe. Explain why.
Card 20
1. What are the symbols of Belarus?
2. Do you speak the Belarusian language in your everyday life?
3. What questions will you ask a zoologist working in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha?
4. What historical sights can you advise your British friend to visit to make his/her stay unforgettable?
5. Many people gather to make the world better. What do you think young people of Belarus can do to make their country a better place to live in?
Great Britain
Card 5
1. What do you know about the history of Great Britain?
2. Do you know the state symbols of Great Britain?
3. What questions will you ask a British teenager about the Royal family?
4. What historical places can you advise me to visit in England?
5. They say that the British are quite reserved. What do you think about it?
English-speaking countries
Card 21
1. What do you know about the USA?
2. Do you think that people speaking the English language are similar in character?
3. What questions will you ask your foreign friend about his/her country?
4. Give me a piece of advice on what to choose from a tourist guide to do when planning a visit to the USA.
5. If you have a chance to travel to any country in the world, which one will you choose to visit? Why?
International cooperation
Card 13
1. Do you know what countries have cross-cultural relationship with Belarus?
2. Is it important for Belarus to organise international events?
3. What questions will you ask your American friend who wants to become a diplomat?
4. Give advice to your friend who is hosting a foreign student.
5. You would like to take part in a student exchange programme. Find out which options you would be fit for. In your opinion, in which areas could Belarus cooperate with other countries?
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