Card №5

LISTENING (10 min)

Task 1. Listen to the text [T.5] - 2 min. and give T(true) and F(False) answers. (Time for preparation-5 min., time for answering- 1 min)

№		True	False
1.	Researchers from the University of Southern California spent 15 years studying children who lived within 300 meters of busy highways.
2.	They found that most of the 3,600 children in the study had significantly weakened lungs
3.	Gauderman and his team conducted their research on adults who lived near busy roads.
4.	Further, the highway children’s lung power was ten per cent weaker in the rate at which they could exhale.
5.	Gauderman said that: "Even if you are in a relatively low regional pollution area, living near a road produces lung problems.

Task 2. Retell the main idea of the listened text (Time for preparation-2 min., time for answering-2 min.).

SPEAKING (10 min)

Task 1. Discuss on the given situation. (Time for preparation- 3 min, time for answering- 1 min)

Discuss on the theme: “How well do you know about cultural events in UK?”

Task 2. Speak on the given topic “Nauryz is a holiday of peace and friendship”. (Time for preparation- 4 min, time for answering- 2 min)

READING (10 min)

Task 1. Read the text and translate the 1st paragraph of the text. (Time for preparation-5 min., time for answering- 2 min.)

Pollution Water, Air and Soil Contamination

Pollution is an environmental concern for people throughout the world. One university study suggests that pollutants in the water, air, and soil cause up to 40 percent of the premature deaths in the world's population. The majority of these deaths occur in developing countries. Infants and young children are the most susceptible to waterborne diseases. Water in many third world countries is contaminated with toxic chemicals, also known as toxins. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.1 billion people have little or no access to clean water. In many of these regions the water that is used for drinking, cooking, and washing is the same water that is used for dumping sewage and hazardous waste. Most developing countries cannot afford water treatment facilities. Approximately 80% of infectious diseases in the world are caused by contaminated water. Open stoves cause lung cancer in many parts of the world.

Air pollution is a growing problem throughout the world. Indoor air pollution is one of the leading causes of lung cancer. Families in developing countries use open stoves for cooking and heating their homes. These homes do not have proper ventilation. The smoke, which is full of chemicals and carcinogens, gets trapped inside where families eat and sleep. Outdoor pollution also causes disease and illness, especially in industrial cities such as Beijing, China, where cancer is the leading cause of death. China relies heavily on coal, which is considered the dirtiest source of energy. According to the European Union, only 1% of urban dwellers in China breathe clean air on an average day.

Task 2. Read the text and write suitable heading to each paragraph (Time for preparation- 2 min., time for answering- 1 min)

WRITING(10 min)

Task 1. Write an essay to the given situation (80 words), (Time for preparation- 8 min, time for answering- 2 min)

Situation: Write an essay about one of the most significant architecture masterpiece of the last century.