Konverzační okruzy - SVJZ
Conversation topics - general state exams
- Family / course of life
Family members, relatives, problems related to bringing up children and growing up important factors in an unhappy marridge, the ideal partner, frequent causes of divorce, autobiography, friends, their characterization, changes in family life in the 20th and 21st centuries, the human life cycle, the generation gap, getting old, your scale of life values
- Home and furniture / housing / house and home
How and where you live, the variety of rooms, houses..., building a house, furnishing a flat, the parts of a house, the layout of a house/flat, furniture and furnishing equipment, labour saving devices, housing problems in this country, your dream home
- Towns, traffic and public services / life in a town / village life
Life in a town/ in the street, the plan of a town, finding one's way, sightseeing, what is polluting our cities, the rising crime-rate, public buildings, various landmarks and monuments, means of transport, the importance of public transport, at the airport/railway station, town organization, cleaning services, people on the land, life on a farm, work in agriculture, advantages and disadvantages of living in a town / the country.
- Shopping and services
Shops, special shops, shopping; habits in your country, various goods, advertising, at the department store, supermarket, at a trade fair, services available in your area, delivery services, repair shops, at the shoemaker's, at the hairdresser's, etc.
- Jobs and career /profession and occupation / trades and professions
The working day, trades, pay, looking for a job, applying for a job, a job interview, your idea of a good job, traditional jobs in your country, housework, labour saving machine in the workplace, role of the au-pair in a family, social security.
- Daily programme / routine, leisure time activities and hobbies / public and social activities / socialising
Working days, at school, at work, at home, weekends, calls and invitations, learning foreign languages, evening classes, photography, gardening, hobbies and pastimes, sports, meetings and parties, social behavior, entertaining visitors, eating out, lifestyles.
- Finance and communication
Banking, credit cards, handling your money, money matters, saving schemes, family budget, foreign currencies and exchange rates, post-office services, sending letters, telegrams, money, parcels, telephoning, mobile phones, e-mail, the Internet.
- Sports and games
National / international sports competitions, different kinds of sports, summer and winter sports, hiking, sports and health, equipment, problems, drugs, the Olympic Games, your favourite sport/game - rules, equipment and facilities, to what extent as sport important in today's society? sports and games popular in the CR and English speaking countries.
- The human body / health and sickness
Parts of the body and their functions, personal qualities, outward appearance, expression of joy, grief, regret, anger..., human characteristics, your best friend/worst enemy, injures and first aid, illnesses, disabilities, at the doctor's, at the dentist's, in hospital, in a spa, medical care, medicine.
- Clothing / dressing / fashion
Kinds of clothes, clothes for special occasions, footwear, sportswear, at the tailor's or dressmaker's, fashion, fashion shows/magazines, colours and patterns, jewellery, accessories, making your own clothes, mending clothes.
- Food / meals
Restaurants eating places, ordering a meal, preparing meals at home, kitchen equipment, laying the table, cooking your favourite dish, Czech cuisine in comparison with English, Scottish, American, etc., eating and drinking habits, healthy food, nutrition.
- Culture and entertainment / the arts
Performing arts - theatres, cinemas, concerts, ballet, the interior of a theatre, musical instruments, music making and music of teaching, grants and scholarships, your favourite school subject/teacher, lifelong education
- Education
Your school days, the best/worst memory of your school days, school subjects and examinations, language learning, methods of teaching, grants and scholarships, your favourite school subject/ teacher, lifelong education
- Sightseeing / showing visitors round / on holiday
Your home town, the main attractions in your town and the CR, Prague, Brno. The Giants Mountains …, historical periods and styles, museums and galleries, scenic beauties, joys of the countryside, tourism - good or bad for the country? the type of holiday you prefer, your last/best/worst holiday, at a travel agency, holidays in our country and abroad
- Travel and transport
Preparations for a trip, names of foreign countries, types of accommodation, hotels and camping, at the seaside, description of a recent journey, the longest journey you have ever made, it's a small world..., means of transport, the importance of transport, ports, airports and railway stations, cars and driving, accidents.
- Climate and weather / farming / gardening
Characteristics of the four seasons, activities we do in different seasons, the weather forecast, natural phenomena, social weather chat, environmental problems, the climate in your country, farming in the old days, domestic animals, livestock, agricultural plants, garden tools
- Environment / nature, animals and plants
Major problems facing the world's environment, progress vs. ecology, how to be environment-friendly, important geographical terms, natural catastrophes, wildlife, animals in zoos, zoos vs. nature reserves, plants, garden/wild flowers, parts of the animal body/plant, pets, general animal terminology, the basic classification of animals
- The media
Radio, TV (programmes), the press, the role of mass media in today's society, newspapers and periodicals, contents/parts of newspapers and periodicals, quality/popular press, ethics, publishing, censorship, advertising, your favourite newspaper/magazine and /or radio and TV programmes
- Holidays and festivals / festivals and celebrations
How and when they are celebrated, the main holidays, festivals and celebrations in your family, describe your most recent family celebration, your favourite celebration, have you ever organised a festival/celebration in your school/local community? festivals and celebrations in English speaking countries, their origins
- Problems in society / science and technology
"Crime doesn't pay - or does it?", what could be done to reduce crime?, "tunneling" race discrimination, changing values in the Czech society since 1989, globalisation, inventions and discoveries, progress in science and technology, space flights, how do you keep up with the advances in your profession? can you use a computer, other electronic equipment, compare life at the beginning of the 20th and 21st centuries.
