I.               Topics to speak on

 

1.    Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about your family focusing on:

─       If your family big or small;

─       the occupation of your parents, brothers/ sisters;

─       where your family lives and how often you visit them at present.

 

2.    Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about your cadet’s daily routine focusing on:

─       at what time you usually wake up and what you do in the morning;

─       how many classes a day you have and what you do after classes.

─       If it took you long to get used to the university life.

 

3.    Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about your cadet’s life focusing on:

─       If you have much or little free time studying at university;

─       What you usually do at weekends;

─       What you do when you live campus and if you have the opportunity to visit your family.

 

4.    Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about your English classes focusing on:

─       how many classes a week you have;

─       how your typical English class starts;

─       what you usually do in your English classes.

 

5.    Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about your live on campus focusing on:

─       where you live;

─       if you share your room with anybody;

─       what your daily routine on campus is.

 

6.    Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about your preparation for the English classes focusing on:

─       at what time you usually do your homework.

─       how much it takes you to prepare for your English classes.

─       How you prefer to prepare for your classes, alone or with group-mates/ room-mates.

 

7.    Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about your ways of learning English focusing on:

─       how you accumulate your vocabulary/ improve your grammar.

─       how you develop your reading/ listening/ speaking skills;

─       if you prefer to master your English alone or in a group.

 

8.    Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about the importance of English for the career of sailors focusing on:

─       the status of English as an international sea language;

─       If it pays enough attention to English at maritime universities;

─       what efficient ways of learning English you can advise.

 

9.    Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about the importance of your studying at the maritime university focusing on:

─       why you entered the maritime university;

─       If you followed anybody’s advice or took a decision by yourself;

─       If you like to study there.

 

10. Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about the historical background of the university you study at focusing on:

─       when it was established;

─       when and why it was named after S.O. Makarov;

─       if you are proud to study there.

 

11. Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about the maritime university where you study focusing on:

─       the structure of the university;

─       the people at university: administration and teaching staff you deal with.

─       If it took you long to get used to the university’s life.

 

12. Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about your biography focusing on:

─       where and when you were born;

─       how you did at school;

─       if you did any sport or joined any club.

 

13. Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about Admiral Makarov focusing on:

─       his youth;

─       his service;

─       his scientific work.

 

14. Within 1 – 1,5 minutes tell about a famous explorer focusing on:

─       some fact from his biography;

─       his journeys/ voyages;

─       his contribution to the seas/ oceans/inland waters exploration.