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Choose any of the following topics and speak of it.

Speaking about art

1.      How great is your interest in art?

2.      What’s the  best  art gallery you’ve been to? Do you like modern art?

3.      What do you think of installation art?

4.      Do you ever  think a lot of art is not really art? Do you have  a favorite artist?

5.      What kind of art do you like — paintings, sculpture, ceramics, etc? What is art?

6.      Does art change the  way you think or feel?

7.      Do you think anyone can be an artist or do you need a special talent? Do you think all children should study art at school?

8.      Do you think children should learn the  history of art?

9.      Do  you  think  a  painting  can  really  be  worth  a  million  (or  more) dollars?

10.  Do you  think today’s artists are  as  good  as  those from hundreds of years ago?

11.  What was the  last painting / poster / piece  of art you bought. Why  did you buy it?

12.  Describe the  pieces  of artwork in your house. What kind of art is your country famous for? What kind of life do you think an artist’s is?

13.  Do you have  any artistic talents?

14.  How would  the  world be different without artists?

Focus  on Youth

1.     What are the  good things and bad things about today’s youth? Are today’s youth different from the  youth of yesteryear? How would  you describe an average member of today’s youth? Do today’s youth respect authority?

2.      What is the  fountain of youth?

3.      Do you think youths understand how lucky they are?

4.      How are the youth of different continents different to the young people in your country?

5.      Pablo Picasso said: “Youth has no age”. What did he mean? Do you agree?

6.      Someone once said: “Don’t waste your youth growing up”. What did they mean? Do you agree?

7.  What three adjectives would you use to describe today’s youth? What’s the biggest problem with today’s youth?

8.      What aspects of today’s youth make you hopeful about the future? Do you have any wild and crazy stories from your youth?

9.   What’s the thing you hated most about your youth? Do old people understand today’s youth?

10.  What kind of youth were you?

11.  What things about the world do you think youths are angry about? Herbert Asquith said: “Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life”. What did he mean? Do you agree?

12.  George Bernard Shaw said: “Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children”. What did he mean? Do you agree?

 People and Society

1.      How  are  government officials chosen in  your country? Do you think this method is fair?

2.      In your opinion, how much should governments contribute to university education?

3.      How interested are you in politics?

4.      What type of information - if any - do you think a government should keep from its citizens?

5.      What do you think is the most important political issue right now? Why is it important?

6.      How much does a politician’s personal life  affect their ability to  do their job?

7.      Why do you think the  media pays  a lot of attention to politicians’ personal lives?

8.      Tell   about an  important  political event in   your country’s recent history.

9.      What do you think of Ukrainian politics? Tell about a political person you admire.

10.  How successful do you think the  European Union has been / will be?

11.  Is military service required in your country? Do you think it’s  a good idea?

12.  Do you  think it’s  important for  a country to  have  a strong military? Why  or why not?

13.  Why  do you  think there aren’t more  women  in politics? Do you  think people  pay more  attention to female politicians than male ones?

14.  What can governments do about poverty?

15.  If you were a politician, what political issues would  you focus on? What qualities make a good political leader?

16.  What does it mean to be a good citizen?