SPEAKING

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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.


A habitat is the area in which an organism lives. It is a summary term for all the resources — physical and living — which are present in an area. It is the natural environment in which an organism lives, and the physical environment which surrounds a population. Most animals live in one type of environment because they are best suited to it. We say they are 'adapted to this environment'. For example, animals such as frogs, newts, and ducks have webbed feet to help them swim in the water. There are many different types of habitats and many kinds of adaptations to each habitat. If the habitat changes, it may no longer be suitable for the animals and plants that live there. Climate change is making some habitats warmer, and so many animal species are moving to cooler areas. However, some species are not able to move and the populations are getting smaller. Scientists think that 10% of species may become extinct because of these changes.

Task 2. Study the advertisement.

You are considering taking an English language exam in a language centre 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:

1. location
2. date
3. time
4. things to take with you

You have 20 seconds to ask each questions.
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 ecology. 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 region of Russia do you live in? What is the state of ecology there?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What are the main sources of pollution?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: How do we reduce the amount of emissions that we output?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: What kinds of dangers does global warming present to the world?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Who is more responsible for pollution – companies or individuals? Why?
Student: _________________________
Interviewer: Thank you very much for your interview.

Task 4. Imagine that you are doing a school project “Eco-friendly ways to travel” 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 types of eco-friendly ways of travelling;
  • mention the disadvantages (1–2) of the two types of eco-friendly ways of travelling;
  • express your opinion on the subject of the project – which way of travelling presented in the pictures you'd prefer for green travel 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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