The second block – Practice Exam cards card # 1

LISTENING (7 minutes)

Task 1. Listen to the text T. 1 ‘Fortune teller’ and complete the test (listening - 2 min., time for fulfilment -1 min., for checking - 1 min.).

#		true	false
1	When Jane arrived she was shown into Sally’s office.
2	Jane knew Caroline very well.
3	Sally said that Jane would go to Australia very soon.
4	Jane grew up in Ireland.

Task 2. Retell the listened text (time for preparation – 2 min., for answering - 1 min.).

SPEAKING (10 minutes)

Task 1. Discuss the given situation (time for preparation - 2 min., for answering- 2 min.).

Explain the meaning of these idioms:1) What a dress! You’re really dressed to kill tonight. 2) He will have to pull his socks up if he wants to pass the exam.

Task 2. Speak on the given topic (time for preparation - 5 min., for answering - 1 min.).

Famous celebrities of our country

READING (9 minutes)

Task 1. Read the text (silent reading - 1 min., aloud - 2 min.).

Make up a plan to the text (time for preparation - 1 min., for answering - 1 min.).

Sleep your way to the top

Improving your sleep quality you can improve your health, enhance your judgment, balance your mood, and even increase sensory perception. When you first fall asleep, you enter the quiet sleep phase. This is when your body ‘let’s go’, your brain is at its most inactive and your heart and circulation are under less stress than when you’re awake.

The first part of quiet sleep should only last a few minutes, if you are healthy. The second part follows in uninterrupted blocks of about 30 minutes. This is your deepest sleep of the night. Delta sleep, also known as body sleep, comes in blocks of 1.5-2 hours, during which you swing from deep to light sleep (when you are most easily woken up).

It is the delta sleep phase that is crucial for physical activity. During deep delta sleep, an increased blood supply to the muscles repairs any damage you’ve done to your body during the day. But the good news is, with one subsequent night of good sleep, your immune system can get right back in action. REM (rapid eye-movement) is the period when you dream most vividly. This recurring period lasts about 30 minutes, and gets longer and closer together towards the end of the night. REM is known as brain sleep.

Task 2. Translate the 3^rd paragraph of the text (time for preparation - 3 min., for answering - 1 min.).

WRITING (14 minutes)

Task 1. Write an essay to the given topic (time for preparation - 13 min., for checking - 1 min.) - 80 words.

Fashion in my life

Card # 2

LISTENING (7 minutes)

Task 1. Listen to the text T. 2 ‘First aid’ and complete the test (listening - 2 min., time for fulfilment -1 min., for checking - 1 min.).

#		true	false
1	When she saw the lady’s face, she knew it was not serious, maybe she was joking.
2	She put her arms around her waist and pulled hard in and up two times and the piece of steak came out.
3	She used to be a flight attendant.
4	They were taught a lot about first aid.

Task 2. Retell the listened text (time for preparation – 2 min., for answering - 1 min.).

SPEAKING (10 minutes)

Task 1. Discuss the given situation (time for preparation - 2 min., for answering- 2 min.).

What are the main social problems in your country?

How can they be solved?

Task 2. Speak on the given topic (time for preparation - 5 min., for answering - 1 min.).

My future profession

READING (9 minutes)

Task 1. Read the text (silent reading - 1 min., aloud - 2 min.).

Make a plan to the text (time for preparation - 1 min., for answering - 1 min.).