PERSONAL MATTERS
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LEISURE TIME:
| 1. The most exotic hobby
2. How national holidays can reveal national character
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FOOD:
| 1. My favourite restaurant (advertise it) / The way I want to organize my own restaurant (pair work)
2. Present a famous chef’s recipe (watch “Jamie Oliver Cooking” on Youtube.com)
3. The best menu within a tight budget (group work)
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SHOPPING:
| 1. The reasons of shopaholism (essay)
2. You should buy it (a sales representative is trying to persuade others to buy a product, the rest ask questions) (presentation + pair work)
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MY HOME:
| 1. Housekeeping tips / Running the house tips
2. Five devices to make house chores easier
3. The problems you can face running a hotel (watch “Gordon Ramsay Hotel Hell” on Youtube.com)
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FAMILY MATTERS:
| 1. Five tips of getting on together and keeping closer relationships in a family
2. The teenage years are the hardest in a person’s life (essay)
3. Five tips for stay-at-home dads
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WORLD MATTERS
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RURAL AND URBAN LIVING:
| 1. Is life better in the countryside? (essay)
2. Country living vs city living in different countries
3. Top ten city dangers
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WILDLIFE:
| 1. Endangered animals of different regions
2. Staying alive in wildlife / Survival skills (watch “Dual Survival” and “Survivorman” on Youtube.com)
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ARTS:
| 1. A person of art
2. Present and analyze one picture (different genres)
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TECHNOLOGY:
| 1. Five devices to make youк house an Eco house
2. Present a scheme of one popular device and explain how it works
3. Technological advances in Russia and abroad (watch “The Gadget Show” on Youtube.com)
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TRAVELLING:
| 1. Travelling Tips
2. Top ten sights of European capitals
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GLOBALISATION:
| 1. Does globalisation mean the same as Americanisation? (essay)
2. Present one of TED Talks on Globalisation
3. Features of national identity of different nations
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SPORTS:
| 1. A successful sportsperson who failed at first
2. Mega sporting events that influenced the development of a country
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LANGUAGES:
| 1. Differences of body language in different cultures (pair work)
2. Five most common English phrases/ idioms/ expressions
3. Explain the etymology of some English phrases (watch “America’s Secret Slang” on Youtube.com or use Online Etymology Dictionary)
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CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS:
| 1. Holiday food traditions in different countries
2. Five etiquette rules you shouldn’t break / Russian vs British etiquette rules
3. Present the most common features of one country/place (watch “Rick Steves’ Full Episodes” on Youtube.com)
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ACADEMIC MATTERS
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EDUCATION:
| 1. Present the main principles and values of elementary/ secondary/ higher education (group work)
2. Should higher education be free for all? (analyse different opinions from Youtube.com and present them to the class)
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HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD:
| 1. Present the main features of different systems of higher education in Russia/ … in different countries
2. Good education can influence the future success of a person (essay)
3. Top ten engineering and technology universities in the world
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MY UNIVERSITY:
| 1. Voronezh University facilities (group work)
2. The history and prominent names of my department (group work)
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ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
| 1. Academic activities that you can do online (pair work)
2. Ten non-academic activities that can help to get a job
3. Present your own subject ranking table and comment on your choice
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ACADEMIC MOBILITY:
| 1. Choose one European university and write an application letter
2. Present the programs of three technical summer courses abroad
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