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Устный ответ 201
Introduction:
Every city has something to be proud of. St. Petersburg
is a unique city. It has been described in many different
ways: ‘Window to Europe’, ‘Northern Palmira’ or ‘Venice
of the North’, ‘City of Dostoevsky’, ‘Cradle of Revolution’,
‘Hero City’, ‘City of White Nights’. St. Petersburg was a
city built in a hostile environment, in a scarcely populated
corner of the Russian Empire.
Conclusion:
St. Petersburg is a big industrial city and one of the
largest ports in Europe. The motto of the city is hospitality,
excellent services and a good sense of humour. Now the
city enjoys the free economic zone status with a highly
developed industry. Our city is very young. We celebrated
300th anniversary in 2003. It is very beautiful, very cul
tural and very heroic.
ADVERTISE St. Petersburg as a unique city. SUPPORT your presen=
tation. (150–180 words; response time — 60–90 sec.)
St. Petersburg is a unique city. It has been described
in many different ways: ‘Venice of the North’, ‘Cradle of
Revolution’, ‘Hero City’, ‘City of White Nights’.
St. Petersburg was a city built in a hostile environment,
in a scarcely populated corner of the Russian Empire. More
over, the city stands on 42 islands; therefore, it became the
first Russian port on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Unlike
any other Russian city St. Petersburg always had a large
number of foreigners living in it. Furthermore, it is called
“The Museum in the Open Air” for its fantastic architecture.
There are 16 stationary theatres, numerous concert halls.
The Hermitage boasts over three million exhibits. Its Gold
Treasury is a unique collection of jewellery crafted by West
European masters. By the way, the Russian Geographical
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society was also founded in St. Petersburg. On top of every
thing, it remains the only city on the European continent
in which no foreign invader has ever set foot.
The motto of the city is hospitality, excellent services
and a good sense of humour.
*Task 6.
Main Thesis:
For more than two centuries St. Petersburg was the
centre of the country’s cultural and political life, arts and
crafts. Since the very first days of its foundation up to the
present time our city has attracted and inspired artists,
scientists and historians. Each generation of them tries to
record in their works something typical of their own times.
Supporting ideas:
The Russian Museum in St. Petersburg is a worldfamous
repository of Russian art. It houses more than 300,000
items, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, watercol
ours and works of applied and folk art.
Abstract art is considered to have been born in 1910.
The first quarter of the 20th century provided a colour
ful and varied panorama in art — the traditional formal
portrait.
From the early 1930s every painter was expected to
adopt a great theme connected with the successes of social
ist construction — trips to building sites, factories and
collective farms became the norm.
In the 1980s and 90s the portrait genre underwent sub
stantial changes: it has now moved into private apartments
or onto the street.
One of the world’s oldest technical museums founded
in 1813 was Russian Ministry of transport Central Rail
way Museum which contains more than 50,000 exhibits.
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There is the Museum of the History of Religion and
Atheism in St. Petersburg. It was founded in 1932 and lo
cated in Kazan Cathedral until 2000.
Introduction:
For more than two centuries St. Petersburg was the
centre of the country’s cultural and political life, arts and
crafts. Since the very first days of its foundation up to the
present time our city has attracted and inspired artists,
scientists and historians. Each generation of them tries to
record in their works something typical of their own times.
Zubov was the first artist who produced a series of marvel
ous engravings and a famous panorama of St. Petersburg
of 1716. Fyodor Alexeyev was the master of Russian land
scape painting in the late 18th century. Ivan Ivanov was
one of the first Russian book illustrators. The great Rus
sian painters Surikov, Repin, Vereshchagin paid their trib
ute to St. Petersburg.
Conclusion:
People interested in current exhibitions visit the Cen
tral Exhibition Hall (Manezh) which holds art exhibitions,
fairs, festivals, presentations and concerts.
In terms of culture our city is always at the forefront.
Great writers, poets, artists, scientists and historians lived
at some point in St. Petersburg and were inspired by the
city. The achievements of their creative work are reflected
in the numerous exhibits of the famous museums of our
very heroic and very cultural city.
SUGGEST one place in your city your guest should visit and justify
your recommendation with reason. (150–180 words; response time —
60–90 sec.)
Well, I know you have an interest in art, especially in
portrait painting. Therefore, I recommend that you visit the
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Russian Museum. It is a worldfamous repository of Rus
sian art. The Russian Museum houses more than 300,000
items, including paintings, sculptures, drawings, watercol
ours and works of applied and folk art. I am sure, you would
enjoy the traditional formal portrait in the works of Nikolay
BogdanovBelsky, Gavriil Bobrovsky; rich imagery of Val
entin Serov and Lev Bakst.
Moreover, among the works between the 30s and 50s
there are Robert Falk’s portrait of his wife and Vladimir
Lebedev’s “Portrait of Nadia Nadezhdina”. Besides, they
have a special exhibit “The Russian Portrait in the 20th
Century”. The organizers of the exhibition want to have a
look at ourselves — 20th century man — from the side
what we were and what we wished to be.
In the 1980s and 90s the portrait genre, however, under
went substantial changes: it has now moved into private
apartments or onto the street. Don’t miss the opportunity
to stroll along Nevsky Prospect and watch the work of the
street artists.
*Task 7.
Main Thesis:
There are books of all kinds: volumes of verse, philo
sophical works, critical studies, biographies, history; there
are books to read when you are ill and books to read when
your brain wants something to work at. An English author
once wrote: “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swal
lowed or digested”.
Supporting ideas:
The first books which can be called literature were made
in Egypt around 2000 B.C. — stories of great adventures
over the seas, of deeds done by magicians, tales of the gods,
books on mathematics and science.
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Some people are fond of books about animals and na
ture, others prefer poetry. Nowadays science fiction books
are very popular because they show new tendencies in the
development of science and human society. Travel books
are very useful: they give you a lot of useful information.
Most travel books are to be tasted, it’s enough to read
bits here and there. If you are fond of crime stories you
will read them quickly — you will “swallow” them. Be
sides, there are books that you will read slowly and care
fully. If a book is on an important subject, and, moreover,
the subject you are interested in, you’ll want to chew and
digest it.
Introduction:
Some people read for instruction and some for pleasure,
but not a few read for habit. Reading is just a drug that
we cannot get along without. There are books of all kinds:
volumes of verse, philosophical works, critical studies, bio
graphies, history; there are books to read when you are ill
and books to read when your brain wants something to
work at. An English author once wrote: “Some books are
to be tasted, others to be swallowed or digested”. This quo
tation tells us how to read books of different kinds.
Conclusion:
I like reading books. Books are the greatest of the
world’s wonders. Books develop our imagination, our lit
erary tastes, they bring us pleasure and delight. Thanks
to books we can talk to people who lived in different ages
and countries. Through reading books we can hear their
voices, thoughts and feelings. Our literary tastes are in
fluenced by classical writers. The books give us insight
not only in the past but also in the future. Books are nec
essary to me; nevertheless, I can’t exactly define my lit
erary preferences, because if a book is interesting, it
doesn’t matter to which literary style it belongs.
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I am sure that the greatest way of expanding our knowl
edge is by reading. If you want to be interesting, to be a
source of information, you must know a lot. A wellread
person is much more preferable in any company.
PROVE a well=known quotation: “Some books are to be tasted, oth=
ers to be swallowed or digested”. (150–180 words; response time —
60–90 sec.)
There are books of all kinds: volumes of verse, philo
sophical works, critical studies, biographies, history; there
are books to read when you are ill and books to read when
your brain wants something to work at. An English author
once wrote: “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swal
lowed or digested”.
I believe, most travel books are to be tasted, it’s enough
to read bits here and there. On the other hand, there are
books that you will read slowly and carefully. If a book is
on an important subject, and, moreover, the subject you
are interested in, you’ll want to chew and digest it. If you
are fond of crime stories, you will read them quickly — it’s
the case when you will “swallow” them.
You see, tastes differ. Some people read for instruction
and some for pleasure. As far as I am concerned, reading
is just a drug that I cannot get along without; neverthe
less, I can’t exactly define my literary preferences, because
if a book is interesting, it doesn’t matter to which liter
ary style it belongs.
*Task 8.
Main Thesis:
In the contemporary world learning foreign languages
has become both fashionable and necessary. All the nations
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are enhanced to learn English if they want to communicate
with foreigners or intend to do business with foreign part
ners or to travel all over the world. Nowadays, there are
numerous ways to learn foreign languages.
Supporting ideas:
• courses with the participation of native English speakers
• intensive shortterm courses
• language camps in the country and abroad
• a job among native speakers
• books in English for beginners, intermediate and advanced
learners
• books with audio and video tapes
• study programmes on disks
• foreign language courses on television
• correspondence courses offering home tuition, with all
the necessary material, and the possibility for students
to study at their own tempo
• at least, one foreign language is taught in schools (more
ambitious pupils can take the possibility to learn more
about the history and culture of the given country) in
regular classes or special language laboratories
Introduction:
In the contemporary world learning foreign languages has
become both fashionable and necessary. Of course, people
living in Englishspeaking countries are in a privileged
position as they already speak the language which in the
last few years has been accepted as international. All the
nations are enhanced to learn English if they want to com
municate with foreigners or intend to do business with
foreign partners or to travel all over the world.
Conclusion:
Today, English is the language of the world community.
It is international. It is the language of progressive science
and technology, trade and cultural relations, commerce and
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business. It is the universal language of international sports.
It is also the major language of diplomacy. Thousands of
books, magazines and newspapers are printed in English and
read all over the world by more than 350 mln people. Geo
graphically, it is the most widespread language on the Earth,
second only to Chinese in the number of people who speak it.
English is the official language of the UK, the USA, Austral
ia, New Zealand and one of the two official languages of Can
ada (the second official language of Canada is French). It is
also spoken as a second language in many parts of India and
Africa. Besides, millions of people study English as a foreign
language. In Russia English is very popular, too. It is stud
ied at schools, colleges and universities. Russia has integrated
into the World Market, and the problem of reasonable know
ing of English or any other foreign language to communicate
and to do business in the multicultural world is very urgent
nowadays.
Transitions and conversational formulas:
In the contemporary world learning foreign languages has
become both fashionable and necessary. Of course, people
living in Englishspeaking countries are in a privileged
position as they already speak the language which in the
last few years has been accepted as international. All the
nations are enhanced to learn English if they want to com
municate with foreigners or intend to do business with
foreign partners or to travel all over the world. Nowadays,
there are numerous ways to learn foreign languages.
Firstly, many firms offer attractive courses with the
participation of native English speakers as well as intensive
shortterm courses for secretaries, salesmen, seamen, etc.,
with special attention paid to professional vocabulary. Also
available are language camps in the country and abroad.
Secondly, a lot of people take advantage of scholarships in
a foreign country or seek a job among native speakers to
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learn the everyday jargon and speak the language like the
English people. Thirdly, those who want to learn at home
individually can now find English book shops that sell
books specializing in English for beginners, intermediate
and advanced learners, as well as books with audio and video
tapes. Finally, for those who own a computer there are
excellent study programmes on disks as well as the foreign
language courses that are often broadcast on television.
Above all, for those who live in areas where there are
no English teachers available there are correspondence
courses offering home tuition, with all the necessary ma
terial, and the possibility for students to study at their own
tempo. Many people do not realize that such courses started
over one hundred years ago in America when thousands of
people went to live in the West where cowboys and Indians
did not have any schools, or teachers, doctors, dentists and
lawyers; correspondence courses were the only way to ob
tain a professional diploma.
Today to become a professional person one must attend
a University, and obtain a degree; nevertheless, the cor
respondence courses are still accepted as a low cost and high
ly convenient method of learning all over the world. More
over at least, one foreign language is taught in schools and
more ambitious pupils can take the possibility to learn more.
They learn in regular classes or special language laborato
ries. If they want to expand their knowledge, they read good
literary works in the original language, watch films with
out translated dialogues, and learn more about the history
and culture of the given country.
Thus, the question of learning foreign languages is very
important today. Foreign languages are required especial
ly at the present time when progress in science and tech
nology has led to explosion of knowledge and has contrib
uted to an overflow of information. More than that, for
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eign languages are needed as the main and the most effi
cient means of information exchange between the people
of our planet. Foreign languages, furthermore, enrich
one’s native language and make it more expressive and
flexible. I am sure, it helps to penetrate into your part
ner’s way of thinking and better understand his point of
view. Hence, a language is a tool of human contact.
Today, English is the language of the world community.
It is international. It is the language of progressive science
and technology, trade and cultural relations, commerce and
business. It is the universal language of international sports.
It is also the major language of diplomacy. Thousands of
books, magazines and newspapers are printed in English and
read all over the world by more than 350 mln people. Geo
graphically, it is the most widespread language on the Earth,
second only to Chinese in the number of people who speak it.
English is the official language of the UK, the USA, Austral
ia, New Zealand and one of the two official languages of Can
ada (the second official language of Canada is French). It is
also spoken as a second language in many parts of India and
Africa. Besides, millions of people study English as a foreign
language. In Russia English is very popular, too. It is stud
ied at schools, colleges and universities. Russia has integrated
into the World Market, and the problem of reasonable know
ing of English or any other foreign language to communicate
and to do business in the multicultural world is very urgent
nowadays.
Imagine that your friend wants to learn English. RECOMMEND him
what way of learning language to choose. Give reasons. (150–180 words;
response time — 60–90 sec.)
Well, I know that you are looking for some opportuni
ties to learn English. Moreover, I am sure, you are right
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