Oral topics in English for schoolchildren. Topics in English. Topics, essays on topics

Topic "About myself" - "About myself"

My name is Ivan. I am 8 years old. I am a pupil and I go to school. I live in Novosibirsk. I have (got) a big family: a father, a mother, a grandfather and a sister. We are very friendly and happy together.

Translation

My name is Ivan. I am 8. I am a student and go to school. I live in Novosibirsk. I have a big family: father, mother, grandfather and sister. We are very friendly and happy together.

Topic “My family” - “My family”

My family is not very big. I have (got) a father, a mother and a little brother. My mother's name is Marina and she is a shop assistant. She is slim, nice and kind. My father's name is Victor. He is a driver. He is funny and brave. My brother is 4 years old and he doesn't go to school. I like to play with him. I love my family very much.

Translation

My family is not very big. I have a dad, mom and little brother. Mom's name is Marina, she is a salesman. She is slim, beautiful and kind. Dad's name is Victor. He's a driver. He is funny and brave. My brother is 4 years old and doesn't go to school. I like to play with him. I love my family very much.

Topic "My friend" - "My friend"

My friend's name is Vika. She is my classmate and she is 9 years old. We always go to school together. Her favorite subject is English. My friend can play the piano and sing. We like to play and go for walks together.

Vika is a kind and clever girl. She is very pretty. She is tall and slim. Her hair is long and dark, her eyes are blue.

Translation

My friend's name is Vika. She is my classmate and she is 9 years old. We always go to school together. Her favorite school subject is English. My friend can play the piano and sing. We love to play and walk together.

Vika is a kind and smart girl. She is very beautiful. She is tall and slim. She has long dark hair and her eyes are blue.

Topic “My hobby” - “My hobby”

When I have free time, I like to do many things. I like to ride a bicycle, to play football and to read. I can play football very well. It is my favorite hobby. I usually play it with friends in our schoolyard. I also ride a bike in spring and summer.

Translation

When I have free time, I like to do many things. I love cycling, playing football and reading. I can play football well. This is my favorite hobby. I usually play with my friends in the school yard. I also ride my bike in spring and summer.

Topic "My apartment" - "My flat"

I live with my family in a flat. It is big and beautiful. There are two rooms in it: a living-room and a bedroom. We also have (got) a kitchen and a bathroom. My favorite room is a living room. There is a big sofa, an armchair, a TV and some bookshelves in it. There is a brown carpet on the floor. I love our flat very much.

Translation

I live with my family in an apartment. She is big and beautiful. It has two rooms: a living room and a bedroom. We also have a kitchen and bathroom. My favorite room is the living room. It has a large sofa, an armchair, a TV and several bookshelves. There is a brown carpet on the floor. I really like our apartment.

Topic “My day” - “My day”

I usually get up at 7 o'clock. I wash myself, get dressed and go to the kitchen. I have porridge, a sandwich and a cup of tea for breakfast. I go to school at 7.40 and I usually have 5 or 6 lessons. I always have lunch at school. I come home at 2 or 3 o'clock and have a rest. Then I do my homework. We have dinner at 6 o'clock. My mother usually cooks meat or fish and potatoes. I read and watch TV, then at 10 o'clock I go to bed.

Translation

I usually get up at 7 o'clock. I wash, dress and go to the kitchen. For breakfast I eat porridge, a sandwich and drink tea. I go to school at 7.40 and usually I have 5-6 lessons. I always have lunch at school. I come home at 2-3 o'clock and rest. Then I do my homework. We have dinner at 6 o'clock. My mother usually cooks meat or fish and chips. I read and watch TV, then go to bed at 10 o'clock.

Topic “My pet” - “My pet”

I love animals very much: cats, dogs, birds, horses. I have (got) a pet at home. It is a hamster and its name is Billy. Billy is very small and funny. I like to play with him. He lives in a cage. My hamster eats corn and apples and drinks water. Billy is my favorite pet.

Translation

I love animals very much: cats, dogs, birds, horses. I have a pet. This is a hamster, his name is Billy. Billy is very small and funny. I love to play with him. He lives in a cage. My hamster eats corn and apples and drinks water. Billy is my favorite pet.

Topic “My favorite school subject” - “My favorite school subject”

My name is Masha and I am a schoolgirl. We study a lot of subjects at school. I like English, Maths, Reading and Russian. My favorite subject is Reading. We have reading on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Our teacher is very nice and kind. We read interesting stories and fairy-tales, learn poems and speak about them. I want to read all Russian books.

Translation

My name is Masha and I am a schoolgirl. We study many subjects at school. I like English, math, reading and Russian. My favorite subject is reading. We have reading lessons on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Our teacher is very good and kind. We read interesting stories and fairy tales, learn poems and talk about them. I want to read all Russian books.

Mini-topics for children grades 1-4- 4.5 out of 5 based on 80 votes

Fluency in English is an achievable goal if you build an effective lesson plan. And especially the effectiveness of the lessons is important at the initial stage of study, when we have a fuse to gain knowledge, but there is still no clear understanding of how to conduct our classes. Therefore, to help beginners, such a technique was invented as a topic in English on the topic of everyday life, relationships, a story about yourself, etc. Just in today's material, we will analyze what is remarkable about this format of classes, how it is carried out and how effective the results of such studies are.

What is an English topic on the topic of family, hobbies, media, etc.

Let's start with what this study method is all about. So, English topics on topics are adapted training modules in which information on a specific topic is concentrated. Even the designation “topic” itself is a topic in English. Therefore, in Russian, for example, the topic can be called " a story about yourself" or " my family". More generalized options are also possible: travel », « tourism», « food and drink" etc. In this case, the training material consists of the following sections:

• Popular vocabulary ( preferably with transcription and translation);
• Text ( usually with grammar adapted to the level of knowledge of the students);
• Questions and tasks ( often suggestive, i.e. can be answered with ready-made sentences from the text);
• Independent work to consolidate the studied material (an essay in English on a topic or an oral story).

This lesson structure is not accidental. The fact is that English topics are designed to diversify the skills of perceiving foreign speech. To achieve this goal, this technique actually artificially recreates the language environment, i.e. makes students immerse themselves in the topic as much as possible and concentrate on English. Accordingly, the topic should be selected according to your educational level. For example, there are English topics for students ( for students), for beginners ( for beginners), for pupils ( for schoolchildren) etc. All of them are distinguished by the complexity of grammar, the variety of vocabulary and the general disclosure of the topic.

This is with regard to the definition of topics, as a technique for learning a language. Now consider whether this method is effective and how high it is.

How to conduct lessons with topics in English

To appreciate how useful English topics are for beginners, you first need to understand the principle of conducting classes. After all, only a well-conducted lesson will ensure the proper result. So, let's analyze the lesson with the topic in stages.

Vocabulary set

First of all, you should familiarize yourself with the list of thematic words. A good topic in English must contain a dictionary, and all expressions in it are presented with transcription and translation. If your training material does not have a separate dictionary, then you need to make it yourself. Read the text of the lesson and find an unfamiliar word, write it out in a notebook. Work through the entire text in this way, and when you have a ready list of words, start looking for their translation and correct pronunciation. Do not be lazy to write out the transcription in at least Russian letters, because this will help you not only pronounce words correctly, but also quickly memorize them.

Reading

The second stage of working with a topic is a meaningful reading of the educational text. As we remember, topics are designed to reveal everyday topics of the English language in an adapted form, i.e. adjusting to the level of knowledge of the reader. Therefore, difficulties should not arise here, especially since you have already sorted out all the incomprehensible vocabulary in advance. So, what should you focus on while reading:

• On content. Understanding the text is the main task. After all, we then have to answer questions or write an essay on a topic in English.
• On the use of words written out in the dictionary. New expressions are better remembered in context, so once again it will not hurt to note the pattern of using a new word.
• On pronunciation. Reading the text aloud helps to eliminate the Russian accent and imitates the speech situation, i.e. afterwards, it will be easier for you to speak English, because you are confident in the correctness of your speech and you are used to its English sound.
• on grammatical structures. It will not be superfluous to note the use of recently studied aspects of time, irregular forms of verbs, etc.

Of course, it is impossible to immediately notice all these nuances, so the educational text is read at least 3 times. First, just to understand the content, then aloud to practice pronunciation, and with the third reading, we consolidate the information, paying attention to the grammar and contexts of new words along the way.

listening

This stage is typical only for some lessons, since by no means all topics in English with translation are supplemented with audio material. If your text is accompanied by a record with its content, additional dialogues or questions, then this is a great success. Since in this case it is possible not only to develop the correct pronunciation, but also to work out the perception of English speech by ear.

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The listening process itself is as follows: the student listens to the recording, repeats after the speaker and tries to understand by ear what is being said. At first, you can and should use printed text as a guide, because. It's better to see what the speaker is saying. Otherwise, beginners can easily get lost in the recording, get nervous, not understand anything, and only spoil the whole lesson for themselves.

Translation

While reading or listening to a topic in English, the student acts as a translator, translating the text into Russian. Of course, ideally, you need to achieve a subconscious understanding of English, i.e. we read and immediately understand what is at stake, we do not even need to look for Russian equivalents of words and expressions. But at the initial stage of training, such perfection is simply impossible to achieve; months or even years of practice are needed. Therefore, here we work in a standard way - we consistently translate sentences, preferably in writing.

Why is translation needed? There are a number of reasons for this. Firstly, in this way we will once again go through the content of the text and learn it better. Secondly, again, we will repeat the new vocabulary of the lesson. Thirdly, you may need a text with a translation for an essay in English, because when writing an essay, you need to build on something. In addition, you need to know the translation for listening, to make it easier to navigate the speaker's speech.

Questions and written work

After a thorough work with the text, the learned information must be consolidated through practice. To do this, the work provides mini-tests and leading questions, or, for example, they offer topics to translate Russian sentences into English. It all depends on the level of preparation of the student.

This is how they conduct lessons according to the methodology of English topics. As you can see, the work is quite voluminous, so you can, and sometimes even need to, divide it into several lessons ( especially if the topic in English requires writing an essay). At the same time, do not forget to start each next lesson with a brief repetition of the already studied part of the material.

An example of an English topic for beginners

We looked at what topics are and learned how to deal with them correctly. But this is all theory, and for a general understanding it would be nice to add a little practice. Therefore, now let's look at what a typical English language topic with translation for beginners looks like. It has already been noted that the topics for English are diverse and almost limitless, but for simplicity and clarity of the example, we will take the simplest one - “About myself”. So, let's begin.

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Text

My name is Sergey and I'm 25 years old. I was born in Russia, in Omsk city. Currently I live in Saint-Petersburg . I study at the Saint Petersburg State University and now I’m living in a student dormitory.

I am a young, tall and handsome man. My friends say I am kind and cheerful. I have many friends because I am very sociable. I like to talk with people and I can't imagine my life without communicating. I spend much time with my friends, however, I want to be alone sometimes. At such moments I go fishing in the river.

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Also I am a sportsman. I love volleyball, and I often take a part in competition. I have more than 50 different medals, but is not much important. I really love this game! Volleyball develops speed, coordination of movements, arm strength and height of jump. And volleyball is a team sport: this game units the people. Thanks to volleyball I met a lot of a good friend.

And finally, I would like to say a few words about my dream. I want to have a large family and I plan to teach my children volleyball. They'll become the best players. That is my life's mission.

Translation

My name is Sergey and I am 25 years old. I was born in Russia, in the city of Omsk. I currently live in St. Petersburg. I study at St. Petersburg State University and now I live in a student hostel.

I am a young, tall and handsome man. Friends say that I am kind and cheerful. I have many friends because I am very sociable. I like to communicate with people and I cannot imagine my life without communication. I spend a lot of time with my friends, however, sometimes I want to be alone. At such moments I go fishing on the river.

I am also an athlete. I am fond of volleyball and often take part in competitions. I have more than 50 different medals, but this is not so important. I really love this game! Volleyball develops speed, coordination, arm strength and jump height. And volleyball is a team sport: this game brings people together. Thanks to volleyball, I met many good friends.

And finally, I would like to say a few words about my dream. I want to have a big family and plan to teach my children volleyball. They will become the best players. This is the meaning of my life.

Verification work

Task number 1: Answer the questions:

1. How is Sergey old?
2. Where does he study?
3. What do his friends say about him?
4. What kind of sport does Sergey like and why?
5. What is his dream?

Task number 2: Using the given vocabulary and following the sample text, make up your own story about yourself, 10-15 sentences long.

This is what a typical English topic looks like. We do not have audio support for the text, but as an alternative, we can recommend using a regular online translator. You just need to copy the text into the translator window and click the voice button.

The effectiveness of teaching topics in English

Now we have considered both theory and practice - it remains to evaluate the results. So, how useful is the technique of English topics, it is also topics in English, if we speak English.

Of course, the topics carry a lot of useful information. This is the vocabulary common in speech, and behavior in everyday situations, and traditions, and the mentality of people. All these things are important to know in order to understand the culture of the country and, accordingly, its language. In addition, topics are good because they allow you to develop a “base”, i.e. quickly learn simple topics and start conversing in English.

It is important to note that with the help of topics, students develop comprehensively. Provided that the topic contains a dictionary, text, audio files and written tasks, students improve their English skills in several ways in one lesson:

• Replenishment of vocabulary.
• Improving pronunciation.
• Work with the perception of English by ear.
• Recall grammatical nuances.
• Ability to formulate own thoughts in English.

Actually, the five points listed above represent a complete command of the language. After all, for free communication in English, you need to know the meaning of words, be able to pronounce them correctly and understand what the interlocutor is talking about. In addition, our speech must be literate and fluent, i.e. you need to be able to quickly compose an answer to a question, and not lose the thread of the conversation.

Thus, it turns out that the topics form the student's high-quality knowledge base of the English language. Therefore, the effectiveness of the technique is extremely high. But, it should be noted that the overall performance is highly dependent on the format of the classes. For example, if you do not listen to texts and answer questions to them, then it is natural that you will not perceive English by ear. The same goes for writing: if you don’t want to write essays, don’t write, but only then you won’t learn how to formulate thoughts in English. Therefore, it will be difficult for you to talk with foreigners.

So the technique of English topics in itself is almost flawless, but do not be lazy to conduct your lessons correctly and constantly monitor the results of the classes.

We also advise you to study useful material about 1000 words in Englishthat you need to know, it will definitely come in handy when compiling your texts in English.

Good luck and see you soon!

What is a "topic"? The word "topic" came to Russian from the English word "topic", which means "topic". In Russian, the concept of "topic in English" can be interpreted as "an essay or story in English." Therefore, topics in English on various topics will be useful to both schoolchildren and students.

In this section, we have collected examples of school and university English assignments about ourselves, our family, our country, our pets, our favorite music and hobbies.

Such stories well help to develop thinking in English and English speech and prepare for.

We provided each topic with a small dictionary - English words with translation into Russian on a given topic. We hope that our English language topics with translation will help you in learning and improving the language.

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TOPICS IN ENGLISH are small texts on a specific topic. Here you will find original English topics on a number of topics.

Why do we need English topics? Working with topics is a very useful activity, since, for the most part, a topic is always tailored to a specific topic, i.e. saturated with relevant vocabulary that you can write out and learn for your own further use. Educators like to make students work with topics, often encouraging them to write their own topic texts.

On this page, the publication of topics in English is open, the collection of which will be regularly updated. Here you can find a ready-made topic, learn it by heart or take it as a basis for compiling your own statement.

Topic About Myself

A topic for those who need to learn how to talk about themselves, their character traits, interests and life in general.

Topic My Family

This topic will help you learn to talk about your family members: describe their age, hobbies, personality traits.

Topic Home

Learn to talk about your home: a description of the house, a description of the interior, actions around the house - this and much more in this topic.

Topic My Working Day

Topic about a personal working day. What time the working day starts, how it goes, what you have to do during the working day - all the necessary aspects are disclosed in this topic.

Topic My Day Off

My day off is a topic that talks about ways to spend my free time (stay at home, meet friends, visit theaters, etc.). If you need to learn how to talk about how you spend your weekends, then this topic will be of great help to you.

Topic My Household Chores

This thread is all about doing household chores. You will learn how to describe your daily household activities: sweeping the floor, washing and ironing clothes, cleaning the room and much more in this topic in English.

Topic My School

Topic for those who need to make a report about their school in English. You will learn phrases to describe the appearance of a building and its interior decoration. You will learn to talk about school subjects and timetables, as well as frequently performed activities at school.

Topic My Favorite Subjects at School

Do you need to talk about your favorite subjects and explain why you like them? No problem! In this topic you will find a detailed description of school subjects and arguments in their favor.

Topic Professions and Careers

Choosing a profession and future career is a difficult choice. If you want to learn how to talk about this topic in English, then use this topic. This thread is filled with both general phrases and vocabulary that you can use to describe specific professions.

Topic Friends and Friendship

Learn to describe people, in particular your boyfriend or girlfriend. Appearance, character traits, habits and hobbies - all this in this topic.

Topic Trips an Journeys

Topic dedicated to travel and travel. Learn to talk about the delights of travel, ways to travel, the benefits of different modes of transport, and other things.

Topic Shops and Shopping

Being able to communicate on the topic of shopping seems to be very important, since every day we are faced with the need to buy something. In our topic you will find useful vocabulary on the topic of shopping and shopping.

Topic Seasons of the Year and the Weather

We learn to talk about the weather: we describe weather phenomena, characterize the climate, express our personal attitude to the weather. The topic is saturated with weather thematic vocabulary and is useful to everyone who learns English.

Topic Hollidays

Our life would be much boring and uninteresting if not for the holidays. You are invited to get acquainted with the topic, which describes the most popular holidays that are celebrated by people around the world.

Top Sport

Learn to talk about sports: the benefits of playing sports, the benefits of various sports, sports competitions and much more are covered in this topic.

Topic My Favorite Writers

The topic is dedicated to favorite English-speaking (English and American) and Russian writers - Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway, Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Great Britain Top

This topic contains brief general geographical and socio-cultural information about the UK.

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Good day, my dears! I have amazing news for you!

British scientists have found that if every time you put an English textbook under your pillow at night, the rate of assimilation of the material increases by 15-20% ... It's a joke, of course! Although, if an English textbook is regularly in your hands, this is already a big deal!

In this article, I will present to your attention conversational topics in English that will help you learn how to correctly build sentences, conduct a dialogue correctly, increase your vocabulary and learn the meaning of established colloquial phrases.

You will definitely be interested!

Agree that to study dry theory and perform monotone exercise is unbearably boring, especially for children. To increase the effectiveness of training, more attention and effort should be paid to , and choose a topic so that it is really exciting and informative.

Typical situations, events of everyday life, stories about well-known things and events - all this has not lost its relevance and, with a healthy creative approach, will not leave indifferent either students or teachers.

You can add a twist to almost any topic: apply some kind of slang expression, place a famous character in a non-standard situation, or specifically place an “extra” word.
Also, be sure to present small dialogues on topics. Below I have presented a list of topics on which you can perfectly develop your speaking skills. Any theme is suitable for both children and adults.

By the way, you can find a complete list of topics by topic

Topics

Not very difficult topics are suitable for schoolchildren:

For example:
We tell the children that Winnie the Pooh came to the store, and Rabbit works there as a seller. The dialogue follows:
— Can I help you, Mister?
— Yes, I want to buy honey, but I have no money!
— Who are you, Mister? Where are you from? And why don't you want to pay?
My name is Winnie the Pooh. I'm from the forest. And I don't have money.
— In that case, No money, No honey!!! Bye Bye!

For those who are preparing for the exam, both the topics outlined above and the following are suitable:

For example:
Tell us what your favorite or least favorite holiday is. What time of the year do you celebrate it? What dishes does your family cook on this day. Do you give gifts to each other? How do you spend the celebration itself, do you invite friends.

I like New Year. That's my favorite holiday. I liked it a lot when I was a kid. My mother always gave me a lot of presents like a bike, a new book or a gadget. Besides, my mother cooked a lot of food. She always baked my favorite apple pie. We invited many friends to our place. I also like the weather at this time. There is a lot of snow and ice everywhere.

Let's add to the list: