Вариант 8
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.
‘Disconnect’ brings to the forefront a big issue of the 21st century: being connected and disconnected at the same time. Being «connected» to machinery is affecting our ability to connect with our lives and the people around us. The film is about the power of human communication and interaction, and how anti-social we’ve become. The tools and gadgets we use are good or bad depending on how we utilize them.
‘Disconnect’ connects three separate stories, each involving people whose lives have reached a crisis worsened by their dependence on technology. We spend too much time isolating ourselves and disconnecting from the real world in order to maintain the perception of being connected. There are many advantages to being «connected», but it’s the disadvantages that are often overlooked or ignored, which ‘Disconnect’ reminds us about.
Task 2
Study the advertisement.
Fashionistas, assemble!
You are considering going to this exhibition 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:
- entry fee
- opening hours at the weekend
- famous designers featured
- photography restrictions
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 family relationships. We'd like to know our guest's point of view on this issue. Please answer five questions. So, let's get started.
Interviewer: Who are the members of your family? What do you enjoy doing together?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: Can you tell us about a memorable experience you’ve had with your family?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: Do you get on well with your family? When you have disagreements, how do you solve them?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: Which do you think is better: being an only child or having siblings? Why?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: What do you think makes a happy family?
Student: ______________________________
Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.
Task 4
Imagine that you and your friend are doing a school project «Eco-friendly travel». 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 eco-friendly travel options;
- mention the disadvantages (1–2) of the two eco-friendly travel options;
- express your opinion on the subject of the project — say which eco-friendly way of travelling 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.
