38.1 Imagine that you are doing a project on why people go travelling in Zetland. You have found some data on the subject the results of the opinion polls (see the table below).
Comment on the data in the table and give your opinion on the subject of the project.
The opinion poll question:
Why did you go travelling last time?
Write 200250 words.
Use the following plan:
make an opening statement on the subject of the project;
select and report 23 facts;
make 12 comparisons where relevant and give your comments;
outline a problem that can arise with travelling and suggest a way of solving it;
conclude by giving and explaining your opinion on the importance of travelling in our life.
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38.2 Imagine that you are doing a project on what social networks are the most popular in Zetland. You have found some data on the subject the results оf the opinion polls (see the pie chart below).
Comment on the data in the pie chart and give your opinion on the subject of the project.
The opinion poll question:
What social networks are you using now?
Write 200250 words.
Use the following plan:
make an opening statement on the subject of the project;
select and report 23 facts;
make 12 comparisons where relevant and give your comments;
outline a problem that one can face in social networks and suggest a way of solving it;
conclude by giving and explaining your opinion on the importance of social networks in our life.
Проверьте, чтобы каждый ответ был записан рядом с номером соответствующего задания.
Test 2. Устная часть
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.
It has been heard for ages that the lifestyle varies between a city and village. Definitely there is a great difference in the lifestyle among people living in villages and cities. Neither of them is above one another, but definitely has their own advantages and disadvantages. It is considered that life in a city is almost equal to heaven and is wonderful and enjoyable. The reason behind such kind of thinking or feeling is only because, cities get expanded and more opportunities are made available for the people flooding in. New ventures, experiments and socializing happen in cities. The doors for each opportunity are more open in cities when compared to villages and therefore the facilities and comfort would be different from what you may find in villages. Cities provide great facilities for education, medical treatments, job opportunities etc. which makes life more settled and takes it to the next level.
Task 2
Study the advertisement
You are considering visiting the city and now youd like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask four direct questions to find out the following:
1) dates for departures
2) hotel facilities
3) if breakfast is included
4) number of city tours
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 (23 sentences).
Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.
Typescript for Task 3
Interviewer: Hello everybody! Its Teenagers Round the World Channel. Our guest today is a teenager from Russia and we are going to discuss hobbies. Wed like to know our guests point of view on this issue. Please answer five questions. So, lets get started.
Interviewer: Could you tell us what is unusual about Russia?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What kinds of hobbies do people usually have in your country?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What is your first hobby? Do you still do it?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: How do you spend your free time now?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What hobby would like to pick up in the future? Why?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.
Task 4
Imagine that you and your friend are doing a school project "Shopping". 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 (12) of the two types of shopping;
mention the disadvantages (12) of the two types of shopping;
express your opinion on the subject of the project which way of shopping you prefer and why.
You will speak for not more than 3 minutes (23 sentences for every item of the plan, 1215 sentences total). You have to talk continuously.
TEST 3
Раздел 1. Аудирование
Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего AF и утверждениями, данными в списке 17. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.
1 A diary in your mobile may be a good idea.
2 This way to remember things doesnt go well with hygiene.
3 One should keep used diaries and daily planners.
4 This technique is not good for remembering things.
5 Good memory may be a question of genetics.
6 Writing things on pieces of paper is convenient.
7 Keeping a diary can help not to forget things.
Говорящий . . . A B C D E F
Утверждение
2. Вы услышите диалог. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений АG соответствуют содержанию текста (1 True), какие не соответствуют (2 False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 Not stated). Занесите номер выбранного Вами варианта ответа в таблицу. Вы услышите запись дважды.
A Mary has already passed her History test.
B Mary feels tired because of the repairs in her room.
C Marys parents helped her find the designer.
D Now the main colour of Marys bedroom is beige.
E Marys furniture used to be very old.
F Mary loves the new design of her room.
G James is going to bring flowers for the party.
Утверждение .. A B C D E F G
Соответствие диалогу
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Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях 39 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.
3 Which of the following is TRUE about scuba diving?
1) You can do it only in the sea.
2) It involves use of special breathing equipment.
3) It requires three years of training.
Ответ:
4 Which of the following is NOT true about scuba diving?
1) You can hear a lot of sea sounds.
2) You can look at a lot of different fish.
3) One usually wants to repeat the experience.
Ответ:
5 Which part of a divers equipment is NOT absolutely necessary?
1) Mask.
2) Scuba fins.
3) Wetsuit.
Ответ:
6 A buoyancy control device helps the diver to
1) control distance and depth.
2) fight decompression sickness.
3) regulate the air tank level.
Ответ:
7 According to Barbara, why is it better to go to a dive school?
1) You get a certificate.
2) You learn more about safety underwater.
3) Self-teaching is illegal.
Ответ:
8 What is the purpose of the «buddy system in diving?
1) Not to feel lonely underwater.
2) Not to be alone in a difficult situation.
3) Not to depend on ones instructor.
Ответ:
9 According to Barbara, what should a diver do?
1) Avoid contact with sea life.
2) Swim near coral reefs.
3) Encourage tourists to dive.
Ответ:
По окончании выполнения заданий 19 не забудьте перенести ответы в БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ 1! Запишите ответ справа от номера соответствующего задания, начиная с первой клеточки. При переносе ответов на задания 1 и 2 цифры записываются без пробелов, запятых и других дополнительных символов. Каждую цифру пишите в отдельной клеточке в соответствии с приведёнными в бланке образцами.
Раздел 2. Чтение
10. Установите соответствие между текстами AG и заголовками 18. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
A. The VLT (Very Large Telescope) is the worlds largest telescope and it is taking scientists further back to the Big Bang than they ever thought possible. In other words, the VLT is a kind of a time machine, giving astronomers detailed views of events that took place in the earliest days of the cosmos. One day, we will have a much clearer picture of how our planet was born.
B. The latest development in the debate amongst scientists about what killed the prehistoric dinosaurs is the suggestion that acid rain was the cause. Some geologists suggest that a large meteor hitting the earth at 65 kilometres per second would have led to strongly acidic rain falling all over the world. This idea is fascinating but it would mean the dinosaurs would all have died within a very short time.
C. In 1948, a British farmer discovered an interesting lump of metal while ploughing his field. At first he thought the metal bits were parts of an old bed. Then more «parts of old beds turned up and the farmer took them to the local museum. «But these bits are priceless!» exclaimed the keeper of the museum. «They are Iron Age jewellery and coins!» Over the next 40 years, more and more items were found in the same field.
D. Rats may have had a bit of a hard time over the years but these days lots of people are forgetting about guinea-pigs and hamsters and are buying rats instead. Domestic rats arent the same as the ones that run around rubbish bins theyre actually quite cute. They are very intelligent and can be trained like dogs. They come in different colours and a big bonus they will eat anything!
E. In Western cultures, people look each other in the eye during a conversation to show interest and trust, but in many Asian countries, its rude to look people in the eye, especially a superior such as a teacher. One of the most basic and powerful signals is when a person crosses his or her arms across the chest. This can indicate that a person is putting up an unconscious barrier between themselves and others.
F. Earthquakes happen all the time in all parts of the world but we dont notice most of them because they are small. However, big earthquakes are really dangerous. They can make buildings fall down, set off landslides and do other deadly things. The highest death toll caused by an earthquake was in China in 1556, when at least 830,000 people died.
G. According to scientists, Americans watch more TV on average than any other nationality. In fact, many people, particularly children, sit for 35 hours or more per week glued to the box. Whats wrong with watching all that TV? Studies have linked it to everything from obesity to aggression in children not to mention that it puts your mind into a sort of sedated state. Habitual television watching, over long periods of time, has been known to cause depression, and anger.
Ответ .. A B C D E F G
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11. Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски AF частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 17. Одна из частей в списке 17 лишняя. Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.The Man
Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded every year for the best original full-length novel written by a writer from the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. It aims to represent the greatest in contemporary literature and promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the best book of the year. The prize was originally called the Booker-McConnell Prize, ___ (A). However, it was better-known as simply the «Booker Prize. In 2002, the Man Group became the sponsor and they chose the new name, keeping «Booker.
Publishers can submit books for consideration for the prize, but the judges can also ask for books to be submitted ___ (B). Firstly, the Advisory Committee gives advice if there have been any changes to the rules for the prize. Then it selects the people ___ (C). The judging panel changes every year and usually a person is only a judge once.
Great efforts are made to ensure that the judging panel is balanced in terms of gender and professions within the industry. A writer, a critic, an editor and an academic are chosen along with a well-known person from wider society. However, when the panel of judges has been finalized, they are left to make their own decisions ___ (D). The Man Booker judges include critics, writers and academics ___ (E). The influence of the prize is so great that the winner will almost certainly see the considerable sales increase, in addition to the £50,000 ___ (F). In 1992, a Booker Russian Novel Prize was introduced.
1. without any further interference from the prize sponsor
2. so as to maintain the consistent quality of the prize
3. who will judge the books
4. so as to sell them
5. which was the name of the company that sponsored it
6. that comes with the prize
7. they think should be included
Ответ A B C D E F
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Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 1218. В каждом задании запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
His Own Medicine
After graduating from medical school, Eugene Alford built a lucrative career as an ear, nose, and throat specialist and a facial plastic surgeon at Methodist Hospital. In the summers, he and his wife Mary, a dentist and former pediatric nurse, would join a church-sponsored medical mission to Honduras, where he operated on the needy in a rural clinic.
At home, Alford treated many prominent Houston residents, but he also waived his fee for less fortunate patients. Carolyn Thomas, for instance, went to see him with a large gauze bandage over a cavity in her face. She had been shot by her boyfriend, who had also killed her mother. The bullet had blown away Thomass nose, upper jaw, and right eye. Reconstruction would have cost a million dollars, but Alford, his medical team, and his hospital did it for free.
Whenever Alford needed to relax after a particularly gruelling period of work, hed drive to his ranch in Bellville and lose himself in farm chores. He didnt make it out there as often as he would have liked. As a plastic surgeon at Methodist Hospital, he had performed 800 operations over the previous year and was booked solid for months ahead.
So on a chilly Sunday a few days after Christmas, Alford headed out through the pine bush, intending to clear a trail for deer hunting. As he cut through underbrush in the south pasture, Alford brought the tractor to a halt in front of a dead white oak standing in his path. He nudged the trunk with the tractors front-end loader, expecting the tree to topple neatly to the ground. Instead the top half of the oak swayed towards him. In seconds, more than a ton of hardwood slammed down on him, crushing his spine.
Pinned to the steering wheel, Alford could barely breathe. He tried to hit the brakes, but his legs failed to respond. When he found he could move his hands, he turned off the ignition, then with great effort pulled his cell phone from his shirt pocket and called his wife on speed dial. «Mary,» he gasped, «a tree fell on me. Im going to die.» «Dont quit!» she shouted. «Were coming to get you!» Alford was still conscious when his neighbours Kevin and Snuffy, alerted by Mary, hauled the tree off him. A rescue helicopter touched down minutes later, and Alford advised the paramedics on which drugs to administer to him. Then he blacked out.