Вариант 18
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.
People have always had a love-hate relationship with school uniforms. The upside of having a school uniform is that it creates equality and saves time getting ready in the morning. The downside is that there is a lot less room for self-expression (plus, wearing the same thing every day is pretty boring).
School uniforms first appeared in the UK in the 16th century. Surprisingly, the uniforms weren’t very different than what we see in other schools today and included blue coats and knee-high yellow socks. After catching on in England, school uniforms started spreading around Europe, and from there to other countries around the world. The practice is most common in schools around East Asia and Africa.
Task 2
Study the advertisement.
🐾 Paws & Whiskers Veterinary Clinic🐾
You are considering making a vet appointment 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:
- appointment hours
- duration of visit
- documents to bring
- pet transportation services
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 the importance of family time. 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 activities do you and your family enjoy doing together?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: How do you celebrate birthdays or other important family events?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: What do you enjoy most about spending time with your family, and why?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: What’s your favourite memory of family time?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: How important is family time to you, and why?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.
Task 4
Imagine that you and your friend are doing a school project «Indoor games». 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 indoor games;
- mention the disadvantages (1–2) of the two indoor games;
- express your opinion on the subject of the project — say which of the indoor games 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.
