Speaking Comprehension Test for
10th Form Students
1.
Imagine
that you are the owner of a new museum.
§ What type of museum
would you like to own?
§ Who would be interested
in visiting your museum?
§ What techniques or
things would you use to attract tourists?
§ From which time period
would you gather most of your materials?
2.
Tastes
in reading differ as in everything else.
§ What books do you like
or dislike reading?
§ Which book is your
favourite one? Why? Would you like it to be filmed?
§ Are you fond of books
that have a happy ending? Does it matter to you?
§ What makes a book
exciting to read - its plot, its author’s style, love theme in it, characters
taken from real life or something else?
3.
Some
people believe that competitive sports, both team and individual, have no place
in the school curriculum.
§ Why do these beliefs
exist?
§ Do you like competitive
sports? Why or why not?
§ What sports do you
usually play at PT lessons? What skills do you develop at these lessons?
§ If you could ban evaluation at PT lessons,
would you do it?
4.
Nelson
Mandela, the South African politician, once said, “Education is the most
powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.
§
Do
you think the Ukrainian system of education is good enough ‘to change the
world’.
§
What
stages does the Ukrainian system of education consist of? What does each stage
imply?
§
In
your opinion, what is the most important thing for school leavers now?
§
Does
the system of education in our country demand any changes? What are they?
5.
Despite all modern
things many people still listen to the radio.
§ What advantages does
listening to the radio have?
§ What disadvantages does
it have?
§ Do you occasionally
listen to the radio or is it your hobby? What is your favourite radio
programme?
§ If you could start a
new radio programme, what would it be?
6.
25
December: Christmas. In the UK, a typical dessert is Christmas pudding made of
dried fruits and sugar.
§
What
other British traditions and customs at Christmas do you know?
§
What
are Christmas celebrations in the UK and Ukraine alike?
§
What
are they different in? Which of the British traditions or customs will you
borrow for our country?
§
Do
you know about any Christmas traditions and customs in other European
countries? What are they?
7.
Choose
a character from your favourite television programme.
§
Why
is this character your favourite? How does he/she look like?
§
What
is the character similar to you? Different?
§
Is
this character popular with young people of your age? Do you try to imitate
him/her?
§
If
you could trade places with this character, would you? Why or why not?
8.
Imagine
you participate in a conference on environmental protection in you city/ town/
village.
§
Are
there any environmental threats in your area? What are the main environmental
problems?
§
What
can we reduce, recycle or reuse to help the environment?
§
What
consequences did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster have in our country?
§
What
can you personally do to protect the environment?
9.
Talking
and being with friends is good. Is online communication a substitution?
§
How
often do you spend your free time with your close friends? What do you usually
talk about?
§
Do
you chat with your friends or strangers on the Net? What do you usually chat
about? Can you be online late at night?
§
Chatrooms
are fun and entertaining, but can they be dangerous?
§
What
is your online experience?
10.
Abraham
Lincoln was sometimes called the Great Emancipator because of his courageous,
outspoken fight for the freedom of slaves.
§ Which compassionate
fighter for freedom in Ukraine is so dear to Ukrainians as Abraham Lincoln to
Americans?
§ What freedom did he/she fight for?
§ What legendary fighters
for human rights in the world do you
know? What human rights did they fight for?
§ Why is freedom valued so much by humanity?
11.
There
are 192 countries in the world. How can people from different countries
communicate?
§
What
languages are considered to be the languages of international communication?
§
How
do languages influence each other in the course of time?
§
What
criteria does an international language have?
§
Do
you think the world should adopt a universal language? Do you think a universal
language will help international communication?
12.
We’ve
recently celebrated the World Teacher’s Day.
§
Who
is your favourite teacher, the one who is very special for you?
§
What
is she/he like? Which methods or attitudes make her/him special?
§
How
does this teacher influence you and your classmates?
§
Do
you think the knowledge she/he gives you will be of use in the future?
13. Imagine you are friends
with a time traveller. Your friend has just arrived in 2011 from 50 years ago.
§
What
will be the biggest surprises for your friend?
§
How
will you help guide your friend through modern life? Explain.
§
Which
manner of human behaviour will surprise him most?
§
What
challenges will you and your friend face?
14.
In
most parts of the developed world, people are better off financially today than
they were fifty years ago.
§
People
are richer today but are they happier?
§
What
is the difference between having enough money and being rich?
§
What
is the main source of happiness for most people?
§
How
can money improve the society we live in?
15.
Aristotle,
the Greek philosopher, once said, “No great genius has ever existed without
some touch of madness.”
§
How
do you understand this quote?
§
Do
you remember any geniuses whose inventions changed human existence completely but shook the
world with their ‘madness’?
§
What
spheres of human activity does this statement especially concern?
§
Can
modern painting witness this statement?
16.
From
which play is this famous phrase: “To be or not to be, that is the question.”
§ Why is this quote so
famous among people?
§ If you are not sure
what to choose what helps you to make a final decision?
§ What do you worry about
most of all: your marks, relationships, duties or leisure?
§ In your opinion, which
problem(s) do adults most often face?
17.
Many
teenagers love listening to rock music.
§ Why do they prefer rock
music?
§ What do you think are
the most significant elements of rock
music?
§ What rock singers or
bands do young people admire? What evokes their admiration?
§ Do you like rock music?
Why or why not?
18.
Clothes
make the man.
§ How far do you agree or
disagree with the saying?
§ Do you like style of
clothes young people are wearing at present? Do their clothes look beautiful?
§ What about clothes is
more important for you? Being beautiful or being comfortable?
§ In your opinion, why
are fashion shows so frequent and
popular nowadays?
19.
Foreign language learning is compulsory.
§ What makes studying a
foreign language interesting?
§ Is it easy or difficult
for you to learn English? Why?
§ Do you like learning
English individually or at school?
§ Why might it be
important for students to learn a foreign language
20.
Drugs,
cigarettes and alcohol are among the biggest killers in Europe. Does this
concern our country?
§
How
does drug, cigarette and alcohol addiction affect young generation?
§
What
lifestyle do you think makes young people get addicted to drugs, alcohol and
cigarettes?
§
What
steps are made by our government to improve the situation?
§
How
can school education warn teenagers against harmful habits and change the present
situation?
Writing Comprehension Test for 10th
Form Students
1. Sam Levenson once said,
“Any kid who has parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books
isn’t poor”.
·
You
are a teenager now. Can you say that you aren’t poor because your parents have
always been interested in you? How do your family values mould your character?
·
Is
reading your hobby or that of your parents? What book has influenced your life
most of all?
·
What
else, in your opinion, does a child need not to feel miserable?
2. “Art is the triumph
over chaos,” said John Cheever, the English author.
Which of the arts impresses you most of
all?
·
Which
of the fine arts do you find the most influential? How do the mass media promote the arts
nowadays?
·
Whom
do you consider the greatest artist ever? What makes his/her creations
masterpieces? What feelings and emotions do his/her works evoke?
·
Was
your last visit to a gallery or museum exciting? What famous world galleries or
museums would you like to visit?
3. Your teachers must have
always told you that your school is your second home. Do you agree with these
words?
·
Do
you like lessons? Do you take active part in your lessons?
·
What
problems do you face at school? How do you cope with them?
·
What
in your opinion contributes to students’ progress at school - all modern
facilities available or hard study of students? Perhaps something else?