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.
On World Environment Day people from countries all around the world come together to take action to defend our planet. People celebrate World Environment Day in many different ways all over the world: planting trees, cleaning up local beaches, organising meetings, joining online protests.
The first World Environment Day was celebrated in 1974 in the USA. The slogan for that first year was ‘Only One Earth’. Each year the celebrations focus on a particular problem. Over the last ten years key issues have included wildlife, forests and plastic waste, among other things. Each issue has a slogan. Past slogans included ‘Think. Eat. Save.’, which asked people to think about the issue of food waste, and ‘Raise your voice, not the sea level’, to focus on the effect that global warming is having on small island nations around the world.
Task 2
Study the advertisement.
Now your glasses play music!
You are going to buy the Bluetooth audio smart sunglasses 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:
- audio features
- design and style options
- hours of playtime
- accessories to go with the glasses
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 discoveries and inventions. We’d like to know our guest’s point of view on this issue. Please answer five questions. So, let’s get started.
Interviewer: What exciting discoveries and inventions have changed the world we live in?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Among technological advancements there is the human genome project, a quantum computer, driverless cars, AI, 5G mobile technology and many more. What technological breakthrough do you find most amazing? Why?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What are the most impactful breakthroughs in communications?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: We enjoy many benefits of modern technology, don’t we? What is the impact of technology on the environment?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Do you think emerging technologies have more benefits or risks? Are you happy to live in the digital age?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.
Task 4
Imagine that you and your friend are doing a school project «Places to go swimming». You have found some illustrations and want to share the news. Leave a voice message to your friend. 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 places for swimming;
- mention the disadvantages (1–2) of the two places for swimming;
- express your opinion on the subject of the project – whether you would prefer to go to a waterpark to have a swimming experience and why.
You will speak for not more than 3 minutes (12–15 sentences). You have to talk continuously.
