2. Вопросы для самоконтроля

2.1. Appearance and personality. Family

1. Could you introduce yourself?

2. Could you tell something about your family?

3. Which member of your family are you closest to? Why?

4. Who do you look like in your family? Why do you think so?

5. Who do you take after? In what way?

6. How often do all the members of your family come together? On what occasions?

7. What is your best childhood memory?

8. Who is your closest friend? How long have you been friends? What do you value most about him/her? Do you have much in common with your friend?

9. What kind of people do you not like to deal with? Why?

10. What traits of your character are important for your future job?

11. What positive / negative features do you have? Would you like to change anything about yourself? Why?/ Why not?

12. What makes you happy / unhappy / tired, etc.?

13. Have you ever had a pet? If so, what was it and how did you feel about it?

14. What kinds of entertainment do you enjoy most?

15. What was the last hobby you took up? Do you still do it? Why?

2.2. Accommodation

1. Do you live in a house or in a flat? Where is it? What conveniences does it have?

2. Does it belong to your family or do you rent it?

3. Do you have your own room? Describe it.

4. What do you like and what do you dislike about the place where you live?

5. What is there in your housing estate? What would you like to change or improve there?

6. What does ‘home’ mean to you?

7. What or who in your opinion makes home cosy?

8. How would you feel about living outside your country for a long time? What things would you miss? What things would you not be sorry for to be away from?

9. How do you share the housework in your family?

10. What housework do you really hate doing?

11. What housework don’t you mind so much?

12. What inventions have made our life more comfortable?

13. What things about the house do you think could be done by robots in the future?

14. Why do people sometimes get annoyed with their neighbours? Describe some typical reasons.

15. What do you think of taking a mortgage in order to buy your own house or flat?

2.3. City. Town. Countryside

1. Where do you come from?

2. What do you know about the history of your native city / village?

3. What is your native city / village famous for?

4. What places would you advise a stranger to visit in your city?

5. What is your favourite place in it? Why?

6. Would you like to stay in your city / village all your life? Give reasons.

7. What do you like about the place where you live? Is there anything you don’t like?

8. What would you like to change or improve?

9. What are the main problems of your city? How important is it to stop people dropping litter in the streets?

10. What is the countryside like near the place where you live?

11. What is the most interesting place you’ve lived?

12. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city?

13. Have you ever been to a small village? What were your impressions?

14. What is the typical attitude of Russian people to the countryside? What about the British?

15. How can you characterize the ecological situation in most big cities of the world?