Základná štátna jazyková skúška
Jazyková škola, Javorová 16, 05201, Spišská Nová Ves
Školský rok 2023/2024
ZÁKLADNÁ ŠTÁTNA JAZYKOVÁ SKÚŠKA
OKRUHY FAKTORGRAFICKÝCH TÉM NA ÚSTNU ČASŤ
1. Geography of the United Kingdom
Area; Land: mountains and hills, rivers and lakes, division, cities; Climate; Industry; Agriculture; People: ethnic groups, languages, religion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_geography_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/United_Kingdom#Geography
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom
https://projectbritain.com/geography.html
https://www.thoughtco.com/geographic-regions-of-the-united-kingdom-1435712
https://www.infoplease.com/countries/united-kingdom https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/united-kingdom
2. Geography of the United States
Area; Land: mountains and hills, rivers and lakes, division, cities; Climate; Industry; Agriculture; People: ethnic groups, languages, religion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_the_United_States
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States
https://www.thoughtco.com/geography-the-united-states-of-america-1435745
https://www.infoplease.com/countries/united-states https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/united-states
3. The system of government and political parties in the UK
Historical background of British Politics; Constitution; Executive: The Crown, The Prime Minister and Cabinet; Legislature: Br. Parliament – House of Lords, House of Commons; Judiciary: Courts of the UK, Law of the UK; Political Parties: Conservatives – Tories, Labour Party, Current Political Situation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom/Trade#ref44702
https://www.expatica.com/uk/living/gov-law-admin/british-government-103179/
https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/role/relations-with-other-institutions/parliament-government/
https://www.gov.uk/government/how-government-works
4. The system of government and political parties in the USA
Historical background of US Politics; The US Constitution; Executive Branch: The President and The White House Office; Legislative Branch: The Congress – Senate, House of Representatives; Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court, Political Parties: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Current Political Situation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_States
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States/Transportation#ref78020
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States/The-executive-branch
https://www.countryreports.org/country/unitedstatesofamerica/government.htm
5. Education in the UK
Stages of compulsory education; Higher Education; Types of schools, Exams, Famous universities
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_Kingdom
https://projectbritain.com/education/index.html
https://britishedu.co.uk/facts-about-education-in-the-uk/
https://www.expatica.com/uk/education/children-education/the-uk-education-system-106601/
6. Education in the USA
Stages of compulsory education; Higher Education; Types of schools, Exams, Famous universities
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States
https://leapscholar.com/blog/education-system-in-the-usa-understanding-the-schooling-system-in-the-usa/
https://educationusa.state.gov/experience-studying-usa/us-educational-system
https://elabedu.eu/education-system-abroad/education-system-usa/
7. London - the capital of the UK
General Information about London: Location; Population; Administrative Division of L.; Sights: Museums; Galleries, Parks, Squares, Streets, Stations, Stadiums, Universities, Means of Transport.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
https://www.visitlondon.com/
https://www.london.gov.uk/
https://www.britannica.com/place/London
https://www.thoughtco.com/geography-of-london-1435709
8. Washington - the capital of the USA
General Information about Washington: Location; Monuments and Memorials: Tripoli Memorial, George Washington Statue, Washington Monument, White House, Lincoln Memorial; Universities, Library of Congress, National Mall, Capitol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.
https://washington.org/
https://www.britannica.com/place/Washington-state
https://www.visittheusa.com/state/washington
9. Customs and traditions in the UK
Holidays and memorable days: New Year’s Day, Twelfth Night, Valentine’s Day, St. David’s Day, Mother’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, St. George’s Day, King’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Guy Fawkes Day, Remembrance Sunday, St. Andrew’s Day, Christmas
https://www.britannica.com/place/England/Cultural-life
https://www.britishcouncil.pt/en/blog/british-traditions-and-culture
https://wildernessengland.com/english-culture/
https://projectbritain.com/traditions.html
https://projectbritain.com/holidays.html
https://study-uk.britishcouncil.org/why-study/about-uk/holidays
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_United_Kingdom
10. Customs and traditions in the USA
Holidays and Memorable Days: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Halloween, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_United_States#Customs_and_traditions
https://www.livescience.com/28945-american-culture.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_United_States#Public_holidays
11. History of UK
Celtic Era, The Romans, The Jutes, Angles and Saxons and Alfred the Great; Invasion of the Normans and William the Conqueror; Magna Carta; Hundred Years‘ War; War of the Roses; Henry VIII, the Church of England, Queen Elisabeth I; Civil War; Glorious Revolution, the sovereignty of Parliament; Industrial revolution; Victorian Age; Britain in the 20th century
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Kingdom/Sports-and-recreation#ref214519
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/United_Kingdom#History_of_the_United_Kingdom
12. History of USA
Discovery of America; the Colonial Period; The first permanent settlements in America; Pilgrim Fathers, Boston Tea Party; the War of Independence; Declaration of Independence; The Constitution of the USA; American Civil War; Abolition of slavery; The Great Depression; World War II; The USA after World War II: - Civil Rights Movement – Martin Luther King - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States
https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States/History
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/
https://web-archive-2017.ait.org.tw/zhtw/PUBS/HistoryBrief/historybrief.pdf
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/United-States-history/353888
https://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/history_outline.pdf
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/history-of-the-united-states-xv-xviii-centuries/bQVRABogWApnJA
13. British literature
Timeline with the Important Writers with a Focus on the Life and Work of William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, and Jonathan Swift
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_literature
https://www.britannica.com/art/English-literature
https://www.allassignmenthelp.com/blog/british-literature/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_literature
https://www.skolapelican.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/British-Literature-1.pdf
https://www.thoughtco.com/british-literary-periods-739034
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20151204-the-25-greatest-british-novels
https://libguides.com.edu/BritLit
14. American literature
Timeline with the Important Writers with a Focus on the Life and Work of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Emily Dickinson, and Jerome David Salinger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_literature
https://www.britannica.com/art/American-literature
https://libguides.com.edu/amlit
OKRUHY KONVERZAČNÝCH TÉM NA ÚSTNU ČASŤ
1. Family
family members, types of family, housework, relationships, spending free time, and dynamics of traditional roles of men and women, adoption
https://7esl.com/members-of-the-family/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family
2. House or flat?
pros and cons, your preference, house/flat vs home, location, colours, rooms, furniture, and appliances
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartment
3. Living in a town and the country
advantages and disadvantages, your preference, the future of living there
https://www.cjhole.co.uk/news/country-vs-city-life-8406
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country
4. Jobs
job types, labour market, workplace working hours, job opportunities, pay, work-life balance, retirement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_(human_activity)
https://7esl.com/jobs-and-occupations-vocabulary/
5. Slovakia and my hometown
capital vs towns vs villages, the most significant places of interest – natural resorts and historical landmarks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia
https://www.slovakia.com/?r=0&a=46&s=
https://www.slovakia.com/spas/
6. Shopping and services
shopping and services, shop types, range of goods and services, payment, advertisements, ecology, product quality, choice and price
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service
7. Education
school types, educational programmes, facilities, availability, grades, degrees, career choices, reasons for learning foreign languages, and life-long education
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education
8. Travelling
means of transport and travel in our country and abroad – pros and cons, availability, comfort, ecology, safety, speed and cost
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport
9. Holidays
kinds of holiday, seasons, arrangement, activities, accommodation, comfort, ecology, safety, and cost, your typical holiday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacation
10. Food
British, American, and Slovak cuisine – similarities and differences, eating habits in different cultures, eating habits and lifestyles, health benefits, food preservation, and food containers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating
11. Nature and environmental policy
environmental protection vs pollution, threats, alternative sources of energy, consequences of natural disasters and animal extinction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_environment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster
12. Sports
sport types, equipment, rules, health benefits and risks, competitiveness and popularity, The Olympic Games as a means of enhancing international friendship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports
https://games4esl.com/list-of-sports/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games
13. Human relationships
relationship types, their importance, quality, distance, and duration, changes in the past and present, role models, norms, and manners
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_relationship
14. Mass media
Press, TV, the Radio, the Internet and their function; impact on society, professionalism and credibility vs fake news/hoaxes, entertainment vs documentaries, and the boom of influencers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media https://psychology.fandom.com/wiki/Mass_media
Jazyková škola, Javorová 16, 05201, Spišská Nová Ves
Školský rok 2023/2024