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.
The Golden Mask is a National Theatre Award established in 1993 for productions in all genres of theatre art: drama, opera, ballet, modern dance, operetta, musical, and puppet theatre. It is also an all-Russian Performing Arts Festival that takes place in Moscow in the spring of each year, presenting the most significant performances from all over Russia.
During the festival the two juries – one for drama and one for musical theatre – composed of recognized Russian actors, directors, conductors, choreographers and theatre critics – decide on the winners of the Golden Mask Award in over thirty nominations.
Apart from the main programme, the Festival organizes a number of other significant events and projects, with a special focus on the promotion of Russian theatre and presentation of the best Russian productions in Russian cities and abroad.
Task 2
Study the advertisement.
Immerse yourself in the wonders of the underwater world,
and dive with sharks at Skegness Aquarium!
A truly unforgettable experience!
You are going to have a shark diving experience at Skegness Aquarium 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:
- safety measures
- types of sharks
- if you will be videoed during the experience
- group size per session
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.
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.
Tapescript for Task 3
Interviewer: Hello everybody! It’s Teenagers Round the World Channel. Our guest today is a teenager from Russia and we are going to discuss dating and relationships in the digital age. We’d like to know our guest’s point of view on this issue. Please answer five questions. So, let’s get started.
Interviewer: Do you or your friends use any teenage dating sites or apps? Do you think they are a good alternative to traditional dating?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Which would you prefer, online dating or traditional dating? What factors influence choice?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What qualities or values do you think are important in a healthy, supportive relationship?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What do you think is the best way to handle conflicts or disagreements in a teenage relationship? Why?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Do you think that online relationships can be as genuine and meaningful as those developed offline? Why or why not?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.
Task 4
Imagine that you and your friend are doing a school project “Budget-friendly forms of physical activity”. You have found some photos to illustrate it but for technical reasons you cannot send them now. Leave a voice message to your friendexplaining 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 forms of physical activity;
- mention the disadvantages (1–2) of the two forms of physical activity;
- express your opinion on the subject of the project – which of the forms of physical activity presented in the pictures you’d prefer and why.
You will speak for not more than 3 minutes (12–15 sentences). You have to talk continuously.
