Topics for the oral exam- communication activities.

1. You are Personnel Managers in a big corporation. You need to hire two production

engineers. Decide together what qualities a production engineer should have, what
qualifications and what other requirements a proper candidate must have. .

2. Decide together which method of food preservation is best for different kinds of foods e.g.

fruit and vegetables, meat, fish etc. Think about storage time. Discuss which method is better
for long and short term preservation.

3. Your company is going to build a bridge over the big river. Think about important factors for

bridge building. Decide what kind of bridge is best for big spans, think about materials you
might use and other important things.

4. You are journalists working for a big newspaper. You are going to write an article about

Millennium Bridge in London. Decide what questions you would ask construction engineers
about the construction details, specifications ( length, width, type, material used etc. (You
don’t have to think about the answers)

5. You need to order plastic packaging for your products. Decide what kind of packaging would

be most efficient for fruit and vegetables, dairy products, meat and sausages or electronic
equipment .

6. You need to hire people to work on the oil rig. Decide what qualities are important for a

roustabout or a driller so that they work efficiently away from home for a long time.

7. You want to diversify supplies of energy for your company. Decide what are the possibilities

and what kinds of energy you would use. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
each energy type?

8. What do you think is the best alternative energy source in Polish geophysical conditions?
9. You work as air traffic controllers on one of the big airports. You are talking to a journalist

about your job. Mention good and bad points of your job and qualities that an air traffic
controller must have.

10. You are going to buy an earth home. Think about positive and negative features of the earth

home.

11. Imagine a home in the 22

nd

century. Discuss how much it will differ from a contemporary

home. Think about intelligent technologies.

12. You want to go from London to the seaside at the south of France. How do you want to

travel? Think about advantages and disadvantages of travelling by plane, train or car. Discuss
with a partner prices, time, comfort and any other things.

13. Persuade your partner who hates flying that this is the safest and the most comfortable way

of travelling. Give arguments for and against.

14. You want to live in an eco-city but your partner refuses. Try to convince your partner that life

in an eco-city is possible and comfortable.

15. You want to make a robot. Think about: what you would use it for, what features it should

have, what shape or dimensions it should have.

16. Do you think stealth technologies are necessary for defence policy? Discuss. Think about

advantages and disadvantages.