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Student: Of course,I like listening to music because it expresses emotion, inspires me, makes me happy and helps to relax.
Electronic assistant: What musical genres do you really hate? Why?
Student: Actually, I hate hard rock and metal music because they are hard for my understanding.
News & Media
Electronic assistant: What is the most effective way of getting news?
Student: As for me, the most important source of getting news is the mass media and television channels. But I prefer the television channels more than the newspapers because the events often are broadcasted live on the channels while the newspapers publish the issues on the next day.
Newspapers
Electronic assistant: Do your often read newspapers?
Student: Well, I’m actually not the type of people who dip into their daily newspapers. I often go online and flick through e- news on a regular basis.
Pets/Animals
Electronic assistant: Do you like pets?
Student: Of course, I like pets. Life is better with pets because they provide us with companionship and even with love. Benefits of owning pets include positive impact on our physical condition.
Reading/Books
Electronic assistant: What kind of books do you like to read?
Student: I like reading science fiction, historical books, detective stories, adventure books, romance and humor.
Electronic assistant: Do you like reading books? Why?
Student: Yes, I’m really into reading because I believe that reading can be both entertaining and educational. Reading broadens my knowledge by opening up the whole world to me. While I’m reading, I can be visiting another country or a different time period, or traveling through space. I can find out how people solve problems or think up new ideas.
Rubbish
Litter, rubbish, garbage, trash – мусор, сор.
Electronic assistant: Have you ever littered?
Student: Never in my entire life, not even a small piece of candy wrapper. I know how such a small action can have a big impact on the environment. That is why my bag or jacket pockets are always full of litter after getting back home from being out somewhere.
Russian traditions
Electronic assistant: What do you think «a tradition» is?
Student: A tradition is a custom, principle belief or way of acting is passed down through the generation.
Electronic assistant: What traditions does your family have?
Student: Family traditions are the things we do as members of a family. Actually,there are some good family traditions in my family. We always celebrate a New Year's Day, our birthdays, anniversaries and spend summer holidays at the seaside together.
School
Electronic assistant: What grade are you in?
Student: I am in the ninth grade.
Electronic assistant: Do you enjoy studying at school?
Student: As for me, I enjoy studying at school. To my mind, school is an attractive place for students who do well in most subjects, for those who don’t it is boring and uninteresting.
Shopping
Electronic assistant: Do you like (going) shopping? (Why?/Why not?)
Student: I like shopping very much. It is one of the most relaxing things for women.
Electronic assistant: Do you prefer going shopping alone or with friends?
Student: As a rule, I prefer going shopping with my friends because it is very fun.
Student: I do not like to go shopping alone. The market is flooded with choices, and I find it very confusing to select things on my own.
Social media
Electronic assistant: What are your favourite websites?
Student: I think my favourite websites are Google and Facebook. Google allows me to find the information I need quickly and accurately. In my spare time, I of course, use Facebook like everyone else in the world.
Electronic assistant: Do you often use social networking sites?
Student: Yes, absolutely. I use many platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. I think the main reason I use social media is to stay in touch with others and to stay updated on what is going on in the world around me.
Sports
Electronic assistant: Do you do any sport?
Student: Absolutely yes, I am fond of playing football with my friends after school, because we are big fans of football, and whenever playing it, we have a lot of fun with that and feel a sense of enjoyment.
Electronic assistant: How many times a week do you do sports?
Student: Frankly speaking, I do morning exercises every day, go to the gym twice a week and have three P.E. lessons at school. I believe that it's very important to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Toys
Electronic assistant: Do you think toys really help in children’s development?
Student: Yes, toys play a big role in children’s development. It helps to develop their motor and sensory skills and also their cognitive abilities. At the same time, it also leads to their social development, especially when they play with other children. Children also learn responsibility when parents ask them to properly store their toys.
Transport
Electronic assistant: What’s your favourite means of transport and why?
Student: I think my favourite means of transport is a car. It gives us independence because we can go anywhere and wherever we want to.
Electronic assistant: What type of transport do you find the most convenient?
Student: I think that underground trains are the most convenient.
Travel & Holidays
Electronic assistant: Do you like travelling?
Student: I like travelling because it is a unique experience and a great source of knowledge.
Student: Yes, definitely! I think seeing the world, from great historical monuments to white sandy beaches it is fantastic / exciting. It's a very interesting way to learn about new cultures and explore new places.
Electronic assistant: What is travel for you?
Student: Well,travelling helps us to broaden our horizon of knowledge and deepen our understanding of the world. It gives us excellent opportunity to learn about life of people, culture, history and geography any country.
TV/Cinema/Film
Electronic assistant: Do you like watching films?
Student: Absolutely! They are an excellent way to unwind (relax; free your mind). Moreover, my friends are really into films, so it’s a fun, relaxing way to spend time together. Afterwards, we discuss and debate the film that we have just watched.
Student: Sample answer: I am quite into watching movies. For me, it’s the best way to release stress and escape from my boring daily routine. Also, from several movies, I can learn many valuable life lessons.
Electronic assistant: What kinds of movies do you like watching?
Student: I’m really into drama and historical movies. When I watch these, I feel that I can more deeply understand human emotions and re-live historical moments.
Student: Well, I love various genres, such as: action, fantasy, comedy, detective, even animation movies. For me, the type doesn’t matter, I just care about the plot and message of the movie.
Volunteering work
Electronic assistant: Have you ever taken part in any ecological projects in school?
Student: I have taken part in ecological projects. My classmates and I planted trees, collected rubbish near our school and we became bike activists.
Student: Once we cleaned the park which is not far away from our school. It was a hard but useful job.
Student: I have never taken part in ecological projects but I certainly would like to do it in the future.
Weather/Seasons 
Electronic assistant: What is your favourite season? Why?
Student: In my opinion,my favourite season is summer. It is time of holidays. My family and I go on holiday to the seaside. I think all children like summer because of long school holidays and I am no exception. I also like summer because there are many berries, fruit and vegetables.
Electronic assistant: What is your favourite kind of weather?
Student: It depends what I am doing really. If I am doing something outside, I like the weather to be sunny but not too hot. If I am inside, I love listening to the rain beating against the window and the wind howling (воющий) outside.
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