Ideas to talk about:
1. Great Britain
 geography
 where it lies
 borders
 parts it consists of
 mountains, lakes, rivers etc.
 brief history
 people
 government type and administration
 Queen, Royal family
 Parliament
 national economy
 famous places to see
 National Parks
 biggest/ most famous towns
 holiday resorts etc.
2. The USA
 geography
 where it lies
 borders
 mountains, lakes, rivers etc.
 fifty states
 brief history
 people
 government type and administration
 President
 Congress
 law – the same for all or different?
 national economy
 famous places to see
 National Parks
 towns – film industry, car industry etc.
 biggest towns
 holiday resorts etc.
3. The Czech Republic
 geography
 where it lies
 borders
 parts it consists of
 mountains, lakes, rivers etc.
 brief history
 people
 government type and administration
 President
 Parliament
 national economy
 famous places to see
 National Parks
 biggest/ most famous towns
 holiday resorts etc.
 your favourite places that you would recommend to a tourist to visit
4. Prague
 its position and inhabitants
 history of the place
 institutions that can be found there
 what to do and see there – famous places
 transport
 culture
 theatre
 cinema
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museums
5. London
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its position and inhabitants
history of the place
institutions that can be found there
what to do and see there – famous places
transport
culture
 theatre
 cinema
 museums
6. Australia and New Zealand
 geography
 where it lies
 borders
 parts it consists of
 mountains, lakes, rivers etc.
 brief history
 people
 government type and administration
 national economy
 famous places to see
 National Parks
 biggest/ most famous towns
 holiday resorts etc.
7. Social world problems
 Why do problems occur?
 Can we prevent them anyhow?
 What do you know about nowadays world problems?
 Human rights
 Poverty
 Environment
 Wars
 Terrorism
How do the problems differ in so called Third World and developped countries?
8. Environment and weather
 Describe the region where you live
 Focus on weather and climate
 Describe in general
 Weather
 Climate
 How do people affect weather and climate
 Climate changes – eg. greenhouse effect etc.
 explain + what impact
 Environment – explain
 Environmental problems
 In general
 In your region
 Speak about: global warming, different kinds of pollution, rubbish, endangered animals
etc.
 Ways to protect the environment
9. British and American Literature
 introduce the writer(s) you want to talk about
 speak about their book(s) in details (time, setting, plot, characters)
 Why did you choose it? Did you like it?
 Have you ever seen a film made according to a book? Did you like it? What is better: reading
a book or watching a film? Why?
 Reading in English / German / French – is it good? Why?
10. Science and modern technology
 Most important inventions
 The electric light
 The telephone
 The motor car
 The movies
 X-rays
 Rockets and space flights
 The atomic bomb
 others?
 Modern technology
 computers
 Internet
11. My town (village) and its surroundings
 town where you live
 where it lies + population
 places to see and things to do
 culture
 sport
 schools etc.
 good and bad points (any problems)
 surroundings of your town
 any places of interest
12. Education, my school, school subjects
 Describe the educational system in the Czech Republic
 talk about your school
 history
 location
 teachers and students
 after-school activities
 interesting facts
 school subjects
 studied at differents types of schools in general
 studied at your school
 your most favourite subjects
 your least favourite subjects
 speak about your plans concerning education
 do you want to go to the university?
 what do you want to study?
 for job?
 just a hobby?
These are just some of the ideas you can speak about, of course you can combine them or invent your
own ideas – just remember, they must be concerned with education.
13. Shopping and payment methods
 Shopping now and then
 Places where you can go shopping
 Men´s and women´s attitude to shopping
 You and shopping
 Ways of shopping
 „stone shop“
 online
 Payment methods
 Cash x card
 Different types of paying cards
14. Housing, my room
 general introduction (housing in the CR, GB, USA)
 types of the houses
 types of the ownership
 typical English/Czech house
 living in the country/in town
 advantages of living in the country/in towns
 negative things about life in a town/in the country
 place where you live + brief location
 DON´T speak about your town here!
 describe your house/flat (and its nearest surroundings)
 what does it look like?
 do you like your house? what´s in it?
 a typical house/flat?
 what is your dream house? how does it look like?
 describe your room
 in as many details as you can
 BE CAREFUL: use the expression There is/ There are and correct place prepositions!
15. Sports
 Importance of sports
 Dividing sports
 Give examples
 Ways of doing sports
 Passive
 Active
 Top level
 World championships
 The Olympics
 Ancient
 Modern
 Problems?
 Extreme sports
 Favourite sports in CR, GB, USA
 Your attitude to sports
 Do you do sports on a regular basis?
 Sport facilities in your town/village
 Sports fan?
 Sports you like/don´t like
 Do you know any famous sportsmen?
16. Travelling and holidays
 Why is travelling popular? Do you travel a lot? Do you like travelling?
 different ways / the best way of travelling (fastest, most comfortable etc.)
 holidays
 different types of holidays
 best you´ve ever had
 you dream about
 with family or friends? (pros and cons)
 your last – where? liked? why/why not?
 going to one place several times
 yes or no?
 going to different places?
Note: pros and cons - důvody pro a proti
19. Food and meals, healthy lifestyle
 Compare food and meals in CR and GB
 Similarities
 Differences
 Eating habits
 What is that?
 Compare yours (or Czech in general) with that of any other country (GB or country
you know)
 What kind of food do you like/don´t you like at all?
 Eating at home x eating out
 Which one do you prefer?
 Can you cook? Who prepares meal in your family?
 Do you often eat out? When?
 Your favourite restaurant. Why?
 „meat-eater“ x vegetarian (veg) x vegan
 who is a vegetarian/vegan? Do you know anyone who is a vegetarian? Are you a
vegetarian?
 Reasons for not eating meat
 Junk food
 What is it?
 Do you enjoy fast food?
 How often do you go there?
 Healthy x unhealthy?
 Drinking
 Healthy drinking regime
 What do you prefer to drink: cold – warm drinks, soft – alcohol, tea – coffee, fruit
juices – water etc.
 How to be healthy (keeping fit)
 What to do to keep yourselves healthy
 What you do to be healthy
 Bad health habits
 Good health habits
 Changes of medicine over times (might be included also in no. 10)
 Ways of treatment and cure in the past and now
 What changed
 Diseases
 Did they change over times?
 Serious diseases
 Illness you´ve had
18. Customs and traditions
 What are some of
 American customs and traditions
 British customs and traditions
 Can you describe any of them?
 Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, St. Patrick´s, 5 o´clock tea, barbecue, potluck dinner
etc.
 What are some of the Czech customs
 Can you compare them with the American and British ones?
 Describe some that you like most
 What famous festivals do you know?
 Have you ever been to any?
19. Culture and mass media
 What do we mean by „culture“? Is it important?
 Cinema, theatre, opera
 Do you go? How often?
 Film(s) you like/don´t like.
 Favourite film/actor/actress.
 Famous Czech/American film makers
 Music
 Important for people? You?
 Favourite music style – singer – group etc.
 Do you go to concerts/musical festivals?
 Music tastes of the young and adults
 Music composers
 Literature
 Your favourite kind of literature
 Why do people read?
 Any famous Czech writers
 Cultural life in your town/village and of you personally
 Types of mass media: magazines, newspapers, etc.
20. My family, daily routine, free time
 compare family life in the Czech Republic, GB and the USA
 members of your family, their jobs, hobbies
 personal description (appearance + personal characteristics)
 future career – future plans, studies – why? (influenced by sb?)
 future job
 daily routine
 during a week – a typical school day like
 at the weekends – a typical weekend like
 leisure time
 activities people can do
 active and passive relaxation – you prefer?
 activities that teenagers like – what about you?
 your hobbies
differences between the English and the Czech – any?