Improve Your Speaking Skills

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IMPROVE YOUR SPEAKING SKILLS
Школа ЮЛП 2021
12.02.2022

Задание 1
(чтение текста вслух)
МАКСИМУМ 1 БАЛЛ
Время на подготовку – 1,5 минуты.
1 балл: Фонетическая сторона речи Речь
воспринимается легко: необоснованные паузы
отсутствуют; фразовое ударение и интонационные
контуры, произношение слов – без нарушений нормы;
допускается не более 5 фонетических ошибок, в том
числе 1–2 ошибки, искажающие смысл.
0 баллов: Речь воспринимается с трудом из-за большого
количества неестественных пауз, запинок, неверной
расстановки ударений и ошибок в произношении слов,
ИЛИ сделано более 5 фонетических ошибок, ИЛИ
сделано 3 и более фонетические ошибки, искажающие
смысл.

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Задание 1
(чтение текста вслух)
The mystery of why trees don’t stop growing is still unsolved.
Human beings usually stop growing sometime during their teens.
Many animals reach full growth within a year. Others are fully grown
in just a few years. Birds and insects also stop growing at a certain
age. But trees keep growing as long as they live.
Trees live, grow, and reproduce themselves by an amazing process.
The thousands of leaves put forth by the tree breathe for it and
manufacture its food. Its root system gathers minerals and vast
quantities of water. To carry this water to the leaves, the tree is
equipped with an intricate circulation system that extends upward
from the millions of root hairs through the trunk and branches. The
trunk holds the leaves up to the sunlight, sends them water from the
roots, and gets food back from them. Then seeds are borne in flowers
or cones.

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Задание 1
(чтение текста вслух)
to grow (grew, grown) – расти
growth – рост
insect – насекомое
to reproduce – воспроизводить, размножаться
to manufacture [mænju´fæktʃə] – производить
intricate [´intrikət] – сложный, запутанный
to breathe [briːð] – дышать (Не путайте с breath [breθ] – дыхание)
to extend – простираться, протягивать, удлинять, расширять
leaf (sing.) – leaves (pl.) лист – листья
roots – корни
trunk [trʌŋk] – 1) ствол 2) сундук 3) хобот 4) багажник
seeds – семена
cone [kəun] – 1) конус 2) шишка (у хвойных деревьев) 3) рожок с морожены

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Задание 2
(условный диалог-расспрос)
МАКСИМУМ 4 БАЛЛА
Время на подготовку – 1,5 минуты.
Вопрос по содержанию:
• отвечает поставленной задаче,
• имеет правильную грамматическую
форму прямого вопроса;
• возможные
фонетические
и
лексические
погрешности
не
затрудняют восприятия

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Задание 3
(интервью)
МАКСИМУМ 5 БАЛЛОВ
Оценивается отдельно ответ на каждый из пяти
вопросов интервью.
Дан полный и точный ответ на заданный вопрос
(не менее 2 фраз).
Возможные фонетические, лексические и
грамматические погрешности не затрудняют
восприятия.

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Задание 2
(условный диалог-расспрос)
МАКСИМУМ 4 БАЛЛА
You are considering starting break-dance lessons
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:
•tuition fee
•course location
•duration of the
course
• special clothes
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

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Задание 3
(интервью)
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 Holidays and Celebrations Channel. Our guest today is a teenager from Russia
and we are going to discuss holidays and celebrations in Russia. 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 public holidays are celebrated in Russia?
Student: ________________________________________________________________
Interviewer:What is your favourite public holiday? Why?
Student: _________________________________________________________________
Interviewer: Do you like public celebrations? Why?
Student: _________________________________________________________________
Interviewer: How did you celebrate last Christmas?
Student: _________________________________________________________________
Interviewer:Where would you like to spend the best New Year holidays in your life? Why?
Student: _________________________________________________________________
Interviewer:Thank you very much for the interview!

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Задание 4
Task 4. Imagine that you are doing a project “Best Ways of Sightseeing” together with
your friend. 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 tell the friend about the photos:
give a brief description of the photos, justifying the choice of the photos for the project;
say in what way the pictures are different, justifying the choice of the photos for the project ;
mention the advantages and disadvantages (1-2) of the two ways of sightseeing;
express your opinion on the subject of the project – which way of sightseeing you prefer and why.

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Задание 4
Hi there! I’ve just sent you the pictures I found on the Internet to illustrate the project
“Sightseeing”. Let me comment on them a little.
I reckon these photos depict the project in the best way as they show two completely different
types of sightseeing. In picture 1, there are people walking around the old part of the city. In picture 2, we
can see a group of people on a tour of the museum exhibition.
As you can see, there are apparent distinctions between these pictures. Unlike people in Picture
1 who are engaged in active recreation outdoors, the group of people in Picture 2 are absorbed in listening to the
museum tour guide.
Both kinds of sightseeing times have their pros and cons. I mean that both activities can be rather tiring
which is their significant drawback. While a tour of the museum can turn out to be boring if the tour guide doesn’t
give any fascinating information, walking round the city on your own can be really physically exhausting. As for the
benefits, a walk around the city on your own gives a chance to see what you like and stay there as long as you like.
An organized tour of the museum can provide you with lots of information on the issue.
Personally I would like to go on a sightseeing tour with a guide because it is really educational, broadens my
outlook and develops my personality.
Well, that’s all for now. I am looking forward to your opinion of the photos. Please call me back as
soon as you can. Bye.

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