Extempore Samples
EXTEMPORE TOPICS-WITH HINTS
Summers Have Come
For this topic, you could focus on both the obvious interpretation of the topic i.e. the season of summer has arrived, as well as the metaphorical i.e. summers (or good times) have come into a person’s life.
For the first (the obvious) interpretation, one can speak about the features of the season of summer. These could include:
• Bright, sunny days
• Longer days and evenings for children to play outside for longer periods
• The heat and the sweat that people associate with the Indian summer
• The things that people wait for in summer: mangoes, ‘litchi’ fruits etc
But, in extempore topics, it would be great if you could go beyond just the obvious. You could interpret the topic in many different ways. Here you could say that ‘Summers have Come’ can be interpreted to mean that ‘Good Times have come into One’s Life’.
The phrase that ‘The sun is Shining’ is often used in this context. This is because light and brightness generally has positive connotations. On the other hand, the dark, cold, dull days of winter often have negative connotations. This is more so in the colder parts of our country and in the relatively colder countries of Europe, Russia etc where people wait for summers to come.
Hence you could link the topic to either ‘why the sun is shining for you’ (the positive things in your life) or for your country and its economy etc.
The main point here is that besides the literal interpretation, you can come up with alternative ideas/ interpretations of the topic.
“Make Hay while the Sun Shines”
This is a well known proverb. What it means is that you should make the best use of the situation. Hay cannot be made in the dark when there is no light available, but can only be made in the daytime when the sun is shining and the day is bright and clear.
Hence the proverb basically means that you should make the most of any opportunity that you get.
Sometimes, during Extempores, it is a good idea to start with a
Summers Have Come
For this topic, you could focus on both the obvious interpretation of the topic i.e. the season of summer has arrived, as well as the metaphorical i.e. summers (or good times) have come into a person’s life.
For the first (the obvious) interpretation, one can speak about the features of the season of summer. These could include:
• Bright, sunny days
• Longer days and evenings for children to play outside for longer periods
• The heat and the sweat that people associate with the Indian summer
• The things that people wait for in summer: mangoes, ‘litchi’ fruits etc
But, in extempore topics, it would be great if you could go beyond just the obvious. You could interpret the topic in many different ways. Here you could say that ‘Summers have Come’ can be interpreted to mean that ‘Good Times have come into One’s Life’.
The phrase that ‘The sun is Shining’ is often used in this context. This is because light and brightness generally has positive connotations. On the other hand, the dark, cold, dull days of winter often have negative connotations. This is more so in the colder parts of our country and in the relatively colder countries of Europe, Russia etc where people wait for summers to come.
Hence you could link the topic to either ‘why the sun is shining for you’ (the positive things in your life) or for your country and its economy etc.
The main point here is that besides the literal interpretation, you can come up with alternative ideas/ interpretations of the topic.
“Make Hay while the Sun Shines”
This is a well known proverb. What it means is that you should make the best use of the situation. Hay cannot be made in the dark when there is no light available, but can only be made in the daytime when the sun is shining and the day is bright and clear.
Hence the proverb basically means that you should make the most of any opportunity that you get.
Sometimes, during Extempores, it is a good idea to start with a