Speaking Comprehension Topics for the 10thForm
1 Celebrities have a lot of influence nationally and internationally.
• which Ukrainian celebrity are you most proud of?
• What are some of this celebrity’s accomplishments?
• How does this person bring pride to your nation and culture?
2 You are now in the tenth form. Soon, you will graduate from school. Reflect on
your experiences through the following questions.
• What advice would you like to give to younger pupils about school life?
• What would you like to see changed about your school or the system of education
in Ukraine?
• What are your goals to improve yourself in your future life at university or in your
career?
3 Bruce Lee said, “Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself,
do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it”.
• What are some characteristics of your personality?
• Would you like to be different?
• In what way has your personality changed during your lifetime? Why has it
changed?
4 Mark Twain once said, “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember
anything.”
• Do you think it is important to always tell the truth?
• In, what situations is it forgivable - or even better - to lie?
• Have you ever told a big lie? Why?
5 Bill Gates said, ‘The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that
you don’t really even notice it, so it’s part of everyday life.”
• Are new technologies always a good thing?
• Are all technologies necessary? Is a new technology sometimes worse than the
original?
• What technologies do you use every day? Could you live without them? In what
way?
6 In your opinion, what are the main characteristics of a good school? Do they
have to do with physical things, or with the atmosphere, the teachers, and the
students?
• What characteristics are most important to you?
• What can make a school bad? How can you help make your school better?
7 Tell about the best city or place that you have visited.
• What is it about this place that makes it significant to you?
• Describe this place and its points of interest.
• What recommendation would you have for other people who wish to travel to your
tell abaut this place that makes it singnificant to you?