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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.
Many parents do not like their children to play video games. One reason is that it is a waste of time. Instead of playing games, they could be spending their time wisely, doing homework, exercising, or cleaning the house. Another reason is that many games are destructive and violent, causing children to behave badly and aggressively in the real world. Finally, video games are often addictive and thus discourage children from having other hobbies and interests. All of these are good reasons to dislike video games. Nevertheless, there are some good reasons to allow children to play them. For one thing, not all video games are mindless time-wasters. Nowadays, there is much more variety and lots of games to choose from that are educational and instructive. Parents simply need to spend more time paying attention to the kinds of games children play and encourage them to choose games that develop their minds.
Task 2. Study the advertisement.
You are considering taking a teen driving 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:
- teen driving education programme
- requirements to complete the programme
- number of hours of supervised driving practice
- cars used to teach teens
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 Teenagers Round the World Channel. Our guest today is a teenager from Russia and we are going to discuss higher education. We’d like to know our guest’s point of view on this issue. Please answer five questions. So, let’s get started.
Interviewer: How many of your peers want to continue their education after high school?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Why do so many people in the modern world go to university?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What advantages does higher education provide?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Are you planning to go to university? Why?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What are the disadvantages of higher education?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.
Interviewer: Hello everybody! It’s Teenagers Round the World Channel. Our guest today is a teenager from Russia and we are going to discuss higher education. We’d like to know our guest’s point of view on this issue. Please answer five questions. So, let’s get started.
Interviewer: How many of your peers want to continue their education after high school?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Why do so many people in the modern world go to university?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What advantages does higher education provide?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Are you planning to go to university? Why?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What are the disadvantages of higher education?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.
Task 4. Imagine that you are doing a school project “Education in the modern world” together with your friend. 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 kinds of education;
- mention the disadvantages (1–2) of the two kinds of education;
- express your opinion on the subject of the project – which of the ways of getting education presented in the pictures you prefer and why.
You will speak for not more than 3 minutes (2-3 sentences for each item of the plan, 12–15 sentences total). You have to talk continuously.
- 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 kinds of education;
- mention the disadvantages (1–2) of the two kinds of education;
- express your opinion on the subject of the project – which of the ways of getting education presented in the pictures you prefer and why.
You will speak for not more than 3 minutes (2-3 sentences for each item of the plan, 12–15 sentences total). You have to talk continuously.
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