1 2 3 4 SPEAKING QUESTIONS FOR THE STATE EXAM GRADE 9 2023-2024 Describe your personality, your positive and negative traits. Who do you have a lot in common with in your family? Describe your best friend in terms of appearance, personality and hobbies. Why is she important to you? Describe two people you know who are very different. Compare their personality and interests. If you had 50 000 dollars to give away, who would you give it to? Why? How good are you at spending money? Do you 5 keep any money for a rainy day? Would you save your money at a bank or at your home? Do you think it’s a good idea to loan money to 6 friends? Why? 7 How could relationships between teenagers and their parents be improved? Think of three things they should do. Advantage & disadvantage of travelling with 8 friends your own age. What is the life of elderly people like in your country? What is the average life expectancy 9 and its reasons? How can their lives be improved? How could technological devices cause 10 problems? Provide some examples. Forms of protest. How much can protests 11 really influence government policies? Provide some examples. The advantages and disadvantages of the 12 social media. Do pros outweigh the cons? Why? Unhealthy lifestyle versus healthy 13 lifestyle. What should we do to stay healthy? Give reasons and examples. Food you used to love or hate when you 14 were a child. Give reasons for your likes and dislikes. What do you think are some of the causes and 15 some solutions to the problem of obesity in today’s society? Which is your favorite cuisine (Kyrgyz, Korean, Italian, Turkish etc.)? Describe the place 16 where you have tried it. What do you particularly like about this place: location, food, staff, atmosphere, décor? How do you find out about the news? Do you 17 prefer ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ news? Describe a film that you really liked but your 18 friends didn’t enjoy. What is the most serious environmental problem and its possible solutions? What can 19 individuals and governments do to combat this problem? What are the advantages and disadvantages 20 of fossil fuels and renewable energy?
