“Language Practice” Exam Questions

I:

1. Travel broadens the mind.

2. Urban and rural life.

3. Daily routines: students’ day-off.

4. There is no place like home.

5. Living conditions, inside the house.

6. Appearance and disposition.

7. Clothes and fashion.

8. Seasons and weather.

9. Earth is dearer than gold.

10. Types of holidays.

11. Environmental problems.

12. Houses and housing in English speaking countries and Ukraine.

13. Students accommodation, university studies.

14. Personal identification: life events.

15. Family: family relations.

II:

1. Give advises to your friend on how to reduce stress.

2. Report a theft.

3. Make shopping complaints.

4. For and against stocking.

5. The larger thee family the happy the life is.

6. Describe, compare and contrast 2 houses.

7. Speak about places you would like to visit, giving reasons.

8. Describe a stunning natural area.

9. Confirm your hotel accommodation.

10. Speak about genetically engineered food.

11. Describe your favorite newspaper section.

12. Propose a set of rules of how to save on water, give advises on.

13. The most important factors you should consider when buying a car.

14. Give advises your friend lost her passport.

15. You go on a tour in Spain, suggest things to take with you, giving reasons.

16. Compare life now and in the past.

1. Travel Broadens the Mind

It’s hard to imagine our world without travelling. Travelling is an important educational experience. It is the best way to discover countries and cultures. We can communicate with other ethnic groups and learn a lot of new things about their habits and history.

But travelling teaches us how to be tolerant to other nations. If you are for example in Japan you have to appreciate their traditions, their religion and in my opinion the most important, their race. But there’s a lot of people who think that travelling is unnecessary. They think that in 21^st century we can get a lot of information by using Internet. But many people argue it, because only if you see something new for you in Internet it’s not as interesting as if you see it in front of you in reality. And I think so.

There’s a lot of ways how to travel. The most worldwide way is travelling by plane. But travelling by bus, by car or even by bike are not the worst ways. Of course everything depends on price and destination. You’ll never cross the Atlantic Ocean by car or by bike but if you are good at sport you can travel by bike abroad the country which is near your country. A lot of people did it and still doing it.

There’s a lot of kinds of tours. Tours by bus is very popular in European countries. Sightseeing it is too one of the popular kind. Watching the beautiful buildings, palaces, castles in any city. For example I love Budapest and Prague. These two cities I think the most beautiful ones in Europe, because of their ancient buildings. Yes, in Europe a lot of beautiful cities such as Paris, London, Rome, Berlin and so on. There’s a lot of ancient buildings, the paradise for history lovers.

However, there’s we have a paradise for animal lovers. Yes, I mean safari. Safari is very popular in South African countries. A guide drives a car or bus with a group of tourists and they’re watching a different wild species which live only in Africa and its under protect.

So, I can bravely say that travelling is very important even in 21^st century, cause due to travelling we can get more and more experience, and spend money only with value and not for unworthy things. So, we must travel a lot only for broad our minds.

2. Urban and rural life

Urban and rural living have a lot of distinguish features which influence the quality of life.

Urban living offers a lot of opportunities for people who need a high level education and a wide range of employement option. It is easier to find a good job in urban area, as there are many companies, factories and find a good school for your kids much easier, because of many educational institutions. Better medical facilities available there. Many hospitals, clinics which aren’t available in villages. However, people who live in an urban area, can visit theatres, movie theatres, museums and so on. Urban areas have many cultural places, restaurants, cafés, a lot of stores, malls. But, urban living has not only pros, there are many cons. As I have mentioned, urban areas have factories. So, the air pollution is pretty high. And heavy traffics: it’s catastophy for people who are living there.

Rural living is living in a village. Life in a village is better than life in a big city, first of all because of clean air. In villages you’ll never suffer due to environment pollution. You can eat a natural food without any chemical additives. But, with education and job there’s a problem. You can’t find as good school as in town or city and a good job only in urban areas available such things. But, villages have a high quality environment including green landscapes.