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c) When I was a child I travelled a lot with my parents
around the world. I took English classes at school. Then I
entered the University and began studying English there.
Совершенно очевидно, что правильный ответ — a) “I
began studying English approximately two years ago.” От
вет четкий и лаконичный. Вариант b) “I began studying
English when I lived in England,” не является правильным
с семантической точки зрения (по смыслу), поскольку вас
спрашивают не о том, где вы начали изучать английский
язык, а о том, когда (сколько по времени) вы его уже изу
чаете. Более того, вы не поясняете, когда вы жили в Ан
глии. Третий вариант с) “When I was a child I travelled a
lot with my parents around the world. I took English classes
at school. Then I entered the University and began studying
English there” — представляет собой пространные рассуж
дения, которые не дают конкретного ответа на заданный
вопрос.
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2. Why did you decide to take the language test?
A. I don’t know.
B. I am going to work abroad.
C. There are many requirements in different firms
and international companies. One of them is to have a
certificate in English. Your centre provides a great
range of educational opportunities in taking different
language tests. As for me, I wouldn’t like to miss such
a chance.
3. How long have you prepared for the test?
A. It was difficult for me to get ready for the test. My
knowledge of English is rather poor. That is why I did a
language course.
B. I know English well.
C. I have prepared for the test for two months.
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4. How long did it take you to get here?
A. It took me approximately 20 minutes to get here.
B. I decided to take a bus to get here.
C. I got up late in the morning and didn’t have time for
breakfast.
5. What means of transport did you use to get here?
A. I came here by bus.
B. I didn’t mean to get here.
C. The train is the quickest way to get here, but it is not
cheap. My mother told me not to save money today because
the exam is a very important moment in my life. She gave me
extra money and promised that she would give me more if I
passed the test. I didn’t listen to her and came here by bus.
6. Why did you come here alone?
A. I believe that nobody should distract my attention
from the exam.
B. My friends like to be accompanied by me.
C. When I was young my mother accompanied me every
where.
7. Why did you decide to wear these clothes today?
A. We had a great quarrel with my Mum in the morning
before the exam. First, I didn’t want to eat, because I was
nervous and couldn’t even see a boiled egg and jam. Then we
argued about the clothes to wear today. I was a loser and my
mother was a winner.
B. I am sure that my clothes suit the case.
C. My Tshirt costs a lot of money, because it’s a well
known brand.
8. How long have you been waiting for the test to begin?
A. I am so tired!
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B. It doesn’t matter how long I have been waiting for
the test to begin.
C. I have been waiting for 15 minutes.
9. Where do you live?
A. Some years ago our family settled here. I like this
place. It is so picturesque!
B. My father changed his job. Now he is a manager in
the firm, and his company provided him a nice flat in the
centre of the city.
C. I live within easy reach of the centre of the city.
10. What is your telephone number?
A. My telephone number is 456986.
B. I have got several telephones. One of them is at
home, another one is at Granny’s. The third one is at my
neighbour’s.
C. I don’t need to remember it. I never make a call to
myself. You may ask my friends about my telephone
number, but they hardly know it, because we contact
only online.
11. Who is your best friend?
A. If you tell me who is your best friend, I will tell you
who you are.
B. The boy who is reading the programme over there is
my faithful friend.
C. He works in a large company.
12. What is your father?
A. He is a senior manager in a big financial company.
B. He is Mr Smith.
C. He is 45 years old.
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13. Where do you usually spend your holiday(s)?
A. When I was young I went to the seaside every sum
mer. It was so wonderful there at the sea. We used to
spend two months there. I don’t like going to the sea
now.
B. I am used to going abroad every year.
C. Next summer I will spend at home.
14. What is your hobby?
A. I am fond of travelling to Englishspeaking coun
tries.
B. When I was young I collected stamps.
C. People like to have different hobbies. My father
collected post cards when he was young; my friend, for
example, collects ancient coins; my sister collects dolls.
I think it is boring to collect things, so I collect nothing.
*Task 2. Suggest the appropriate sentence (a, b, c) to the title
(1, 2, 3).
Titles Sentences
The Spirit of Russia a) Some 650 professional arts festivals take place
each year.
Multicultural Britain b) Native peoples have a relatively strong
influence on the national culture while preserving
their own identity.
Crosscultural Canada c) Sweet pies are traditionally served with tea.
*Task 3. Read the text below.
What trade mark features and traditional pursuits of
Russia have been mentioned?
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The Spirit of Russia
“Beauty will save the world.”
F. Dostoevsky
There are certain phenomena that have become the trade
mark features of various countries: in France they are the
Eiffel Tower, perfume and champagne; in America — the
Statue of Liberty, McDonalds and CocaCola, in Spain —
“Carmen”, bullfighting and flamenco. Since Russia be
came widely accessible to tourists, the words ‘vodka’, ‘ma
tryoshka’ and ‘caviar’ have always followed on automatic
ally and have stuck. However, vodka is not at all what
Russian people drink morning, noon and night, they don’t
eat caviar around the clock and the matryoshka doll is not
the only souvenir that tourists can take home with them.
Without mentioning the rich cultural traditions reflected
in productions at Russian theatres, concert halls and mu
seums, we could talk about the spiritual heritage of Rus
sia as captured on the canvases of local artists, the wooden
objects painted in Khokhloma style, the splendid jewellery,
the famous Gzhel pottery and a great deal else that is suit
able to be bought and displayed in homes at the other end
of the world as a souvenir of Russia.
The flourishing of culture in Russia, especially in the 18–
19th centuries had its epicenter in St. Petersburg. The city
is full of legends, tales and myths about eternal beauty that
will save the world. One of St. Petersburg’s most enchanting
legends is connected with the world famous Summer Gardens
railings, designed by Yu. Felten and P. Yegorov and installed
between 1771 and 1784. The story goes that a rich Eng
lishman decided to see the fabled beauty of the Venice of
the North for himself; his yacht sailed up the Neva in the
semitwilight of White Nights and dropped anchor oppo
site the Summer Gardens. He was so overwhelmed by the
fantastic beauty of the elegant wroughtiron creation that
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he refused to go ashore, saying: “There is no point — I shall
never see anything more wonderful than this.” With that
he gave the order to weigh anchor and returned home. The
Summer Gardens’ fence has more than once been called
“the eighth wonder of the world”.
Another Russian wonder is Russian winter. There is a
great delight in the northern winter. If you want to know
what real Russian winter is like, you should go to the coun
tryside to enjoy sparkling snow and frosty air. And what
would the Russian winter be without sledges, skis and
skates? Don’t miss the opportunity to go to the skating
rink — a cheerful pursuit for lovers of active holidays. Ice
skating has long been a favourite pastime for Russians.
Skating is an excellent way of getting the whole family
together, inviting a few friends to join you and all setting
off for a rink, where music plays from morning till night
and rosycheeked youngsters glide around on the ice. It is
now difficult to say when skating gained such a mass ap
peal; even the date when the first skates were invented still
remains a mystery.
Tourists who come to Russia in winter immediately arm
themselves with a fur cap, whose warm earflaps, usually
tied with tapes on top, can be tied under the chin on really
cold days. It should be noted that there are various types
of fur hats. The one found most often on souvenir stalls is
a black one made from rabbit fur. In the shops, meanwhile,
you can find genuine
Felt boots and fur cap with earflaps are the
attributes of life in the far north that arouse a burning
interest. The celebrities of the world’s fashion business and
real followers of fashion will be happy to take a madeto
pair of warm felt boots home with them, either to
use them as an item of decorating or to strut
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Spiritual richness of cultural life in Russia is revealed
in variety of tastes, ways of life, pursuits and cuisine. If
you want to find out what real Russian food is like, you
should certainly try the pies. In old times pies were only
baked and eaten in Rus on feast days: indeed the word ‘pie’
(pirog) comes from the old Russian word ‘pir’ (feast), and
no celebratory meal would have been complete without
them.
The long history of pies as a favourite food is explained
not only by the quality of the taste. The pie often literally
represented the customary Russian dinner — bread, shchi
(cabbage soup) and kasha (groats). From the middle of the
19th century it has been the custom, particularly in res
taurants, to serve kulebyaki, pirogi and rasstegai (differ
ent types of pie) with an appropriate first course — meat
broth, shchi or ukha (fish soup). At the turn of the 19th
and 20th centuries, puff pastry pies also began to be served
as a breakfast snack or as a dish in their own right at
afternoon tea and supper. Sweet pies are traditionally
served with tea. Today Russian pies have won the recog
nition of true lovers of Russian cuisine.
Therefore, since Russia became widely accessible to
tourists the matryoshka doll, caviar and vodka are not the
only souvenirs of Russia that tourists can take home. Any
way, if you want to feel the real spirit of Russia, you
should plunge into the unique atmosphere of its cultural
heritage and keep in touch with the famous traditional
pursuits and pastimes.
Vocabulary
caviar — икра
spiritual heritage — духовное наследие
Khokhloma — хохлома (художественный промысел —
роспись по дереву)
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Gzhel — гжель (художественный промысел — кера
мика, как правило, в синебелой гамме)
eternal beauty — вечная красота
railing — ограда
fabled beauty — сказочная красота
semitwilight — легкие сумерки
anchor — якорь
wroughtiron — кованое железо
sledges — сани
earflaps — уши у шапкиушанки
genuine — истинный
felt boots — валенки
pursuit — увлечение, занятие
cuisine — кухня
feast day — праздник
shchi — щи
kasha (groats) — каша (крупа, как правило, овсяная)
kulebyaki — кулебяки
pirogi — пироги
rasstegai — расстегаи
meat broth — мясной бульон
ukha — уха
puff pastry pies — пироги с начинкой
dish in their own right — самостоятельное блюдо
madetoorder — сделанный на заказ
to strut — прогуливаться (по улицам)
*Task 4. Read the questions to the text below. Find the answers to
the questions. (response time for each answer 10 seconds)
1. What organisation in Britain is responsible for the
general arts policy?
2. How many museums and art galleries are there in the
UK?
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3. Where are the Royal Opera and Covent Garden situ
ated?
4. What is London Eye?
5. When did Madame Tussaud begin making her wax
figures?
6. What was the real name of Madame Tussaud?
7. How long does it take nowadays to complete each wax
figure?
8. What is Eisteddfods?
9. What is local festival in the Northern Island?
10. Where does the leading annual International cultural
event take place?
11. What is Tattoo?
12. Summer
Multicultural Britain
“Saxon or Dane or Norman we,
Teuton or Celt or whatever we be.”
A. Tennyson
The British Government’s general arts policy is the re
sponsibility of the Department of National Heritage. The
broad range of cultural interests, including theatres, mu
seums, art galleries, opera, ballet and concert venues can
be found in all major cities of the UK. There are about
2500 museums and art galleries in Britain. Britain has
about 300 theatres intended for professional use, of which
about 100 are in London, including the Royal Opera, Cov
ent Garden, and the English National Opera. “The Globe”
Theatre on the Bankside of the River Thames, is one of
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the greatest tourist attractions in London. The theatre was
built in the 16th century. That was a great idea — to build
a prolific theatre where the actors could work. The play
house was called “The Globe”, because the building was
round.
Not far from “The Globe”, on the South Bank of the
River Thames, opposite Big Ben, is located British Airways
London Eye — the world’s tallest observation wheel. Lon
don Eye offers unrivalled views of the City’s most famous
landmarks. Its gradual 30 minute 360 degrees rotation
gives passengers a birdeye view usually accessible only by
helicopter or plane.
The other tourist attractions in England charging for
admission are the Tower of London, and Madame Tussaud’s
Waxworks in London. In the 1770s Madame Tussaud (Marie
Grosholtz) began making her wax portrait figures, and since
then many wax exhibitions have appeared around the world,
but none compare with the original Madame Tussaud’s.
Nowadays, it takes about six months to complete each wax
figure. For more than 200 years Madame Tussaud’s has en
tertained and amazed people of all ages, nationalities and
from all walks of life. After all, where else can you mingle
with movie stars, be counted amongst world leaders, or line
up alongside your sporting heroes.
Artistic and cultural activity in Britain ranges from the
highest professional standards to a wide variety of ama
teur involvement. Some 650 professional arts festivals
take place each year. The biggest street Carnival in Eng
Eisteddfods, encourage Welsh
literature and music. People sing and read their poetry in
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