Task 1
Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.
Snowflakes are ice crystals which fall through the Earth’s atmosphere as snow. People like to think that every snowflake has a unique shape. However, it’s not true. While snowflakes may look different, they can still be classified into eight groups and about eighty different variants. Some scientists have done a lot of research into making a kind of a catalogue of snowflakes.
The most typical patterns for a snowflake are needles, columns, plates and rimes. The shape and the pattern of a snowflake largely depend on the weather conditions. The study of snowflakes has identified that long, thin needle-like ice crystals form at around zero, while a lower temperature will lead to very flat crystals. Further changes in temperature as a snowflake falls determine more complicated shapes of snowflakes. The size of a snowflake also depends on the air temperature.
Task 1 Audio
Task 2
Study the advertisement.
The best clinic in town!
You are considering visiting the clinic and now you’d like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask four direct questions to find out about the following:
- location
- public transport
- dentist
- family discount
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.
Suggested answers
1. Where is the clinic located?
2. What public transport options are available to reach the clinic?
3. Do you have a dentist?
4. Do you offer any discounts for families?
Task 3
You are going to give an interview. You have to answer five questions. Give full answers to the questions (2–3 sentences). Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.
Task 3 Audio
Tapescript for Task 3
Suggested answer
Interviewer: Hello! It’s Teenagers Round the World Channel. Our guest today is a teenager from Russia and we are going to discuss teenagers’ attitude to their accommodation. We’d like to know our guest’s point of view on this issue. Please answer five questions. So, let’s get started.
Interviewer: In what region do you live? Do you live in a big city, a town or in a village?
Student: I live in the Moscow region in a town. It’s not far from the capital.
Interviewer: Do you live in a flat or in a house? What is it like?
Student: I live in a flat. It’s quite spacious and comfortable.
Interviewer: What would you like to change about your flat or house? Why?
Student: I’d like to redecorate our flat. I want to make it feel more modern.
Interviewer: What do you like and dislike about your neighbourhood?
Student: I like that it’s green and quiet. But I don’t like that there are no interesting places for young people.
Interviewer: What kind of housing would you like to have in the future?
Student: In the future, I’d like to live in a house with a beautiful garden. I think it would be great to have more space.
Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.
Task 4
Imagine that you and your friend are doing a school project “Ideal weekend”. You have found some photos to illustrate it but for technical reasons you cannot send them now. Leave a voice message to your friend explaining your choice of the photos and sharing some ideas about the project. In 2.5 minutes be ready to:
explain the choice of the illustrations for the project by briefly describing them and noting the differences;
- mention the advantages (1–2) of the two ways to spend the weekend;
- mention the disadvantages (1–2) of the two ways to spend the weekend;
express your opinion on the subject of the project – say which way of spending the weekend presented in the pictures you prefer and why.
You will speak for not more than 3 minutes (12–15 sentences). You have to talk continuously.
Suggested answer
Hi Ann! I’ve found a couple of nice pictures for our ‘Ideal Weekend’ project. I can’t send them right now, but I’ll describe them and share a few ideas.
One picture shows a girl sitting comfortably on a sofa, with a cat beside her. She has headphones on, and it looks like she’s vibing to her favourite music. The other captures three friends riding bikes along a sunny forest path, enjoying each other’s company. I’ve chosen these pictures because they illustrate two different ways to spend an ideal weekend – either relaxing alone or sharing time with friends.
Both ways have their advantages and disadvantages. Spending a weekend alone offers complete freedom and flexibility, and there’s no need to compromise with others’ preferences. But for outgoing people, a weekend alone can be difficult to enjoy and may feel like wasted time.
A weekend shared with friends, on the other hand, is great for socialising, shared experiences, and lasting memories, yet scheduling and agreeing on activities can sometimes be a challenge.
Personally, I prefer spending my weekends with friends because nothing makes an ideal weekend better than the company of people I enjoy.
(Personally, I prefer relaxing alone at weekends, as this is my chance to enjoy some me time and avoid social stress – my ideal way to recharge my batteries.)
Anyway, these are my ideas for our project. Let me know what you think. Bye!
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