Вариант 11
Langart speaking
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.
One of the reasons why species become endangered is a loss of habitat. It can happen naturally. Dinosaurs, for instance, lost their habitat about 65 million years ago. The hot, dry climate changed very quickly, most likely because of an asteroid striking the Earth. The dinosaurs were unable to adapt to this new, cooler habitat. Dinosaurs became endangered, then extinct.
Human activity can also contribute to a loss of habitat. It is by far the biggest cause of habitat loss. The problem is particularly acute in Australia where, thanks to human impacts, more mammal species have been lost in the past 200 years than in all other continents combined. One key measure is the establishment of protected areas where human activity is restricted in order to conserve existing ecosystems and wildlife.
Task 2
Study the advertisement.
Language Friendly School: welcoming all languages!
You are considering taking a General English course 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:
- price
- course start dates
- trial lesson availability
- class size
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.
Interviewer: Hello everybody! It's Teenagers Round the World Channel. Our guest today is a teenager from Russia and we are going to discuss teenagers' music tastes and habits. 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 kind of music do you like, and why?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: What music do your friends like?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: Do you prefer listening to music or playing it? Why?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: Where and how do you listen to music?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: What Russian music events or festivals are popular with teenagers, and why?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.
Task 4
Imagine that you and your friend are doing a school project «Hobby ideas». 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 hobbies;
- mention the disadvantages (1–2) of the two hobbies;
- express your opinion on the subject of the project — say which of the hobbies 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.
