- •Вариант для учащихся с формулировками заданий на английском языке card 1
- •The giant panda
- •II Read the text and say why the books by Agatha Christie have been always popular.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •I Read the text and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say what the first human music was like. Say if music is your hobby. Speak about your bobby (hobbies).
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •I Read the text and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and comment on the situation described in the text. Say if you like watching tv, what programmes you and the members of your family prefer, why.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •I Read the text and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say if the problems in Russian families are different or the same. Speak about your family.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •I Read the story and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say why Lake Baikal is one of the most poplar attractions in our country. Say if you are proud of Russia and its capital, why.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and prove that Paralympics Games have become more popular than ever.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say how football has changed in the course of time. Speak about the most popular sports in Britain.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say how the bully is helped in English school. Say if there is bullying in Russian schools, what problems Russian teenagers have.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say what kinds of newspapers and magazines there are in the usa.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •Card 10
- •II Read the text and say what Americans prefer for breakfast, if it is healthy food. Speak about healthy habits.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •Card 11
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say where people prefer to travel and why. Say if you like travelling, why/why not.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •Card 12
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say how this school is different from most other schools. Speak about your school. Say what you’d like to change in it and why.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •Card 13
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •The Rich Family in Church
- •II Read the text and say what languages are spoken in Great Britain. Say if it’s important to learn a foreign language, why/why not. Speak about your foreign language lessons at school.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin a conversation.
- •Card 14
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say which facts are for reading book and which are against it. Say if the technological progress is important to people.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •Card 15
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say which of the English-speaking countries have a plant as an emblem, and which – an animal. Speak about one of the English-speaking country and its capital.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •Card 16
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say what the environmental organisations usually do. Say why it is very important to protect the environment.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •Card 17
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say why Queen Boadecia and Robert the Bruce became national heroes. Speak about a person or people you admire.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •Card 18
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say how many bank holidays there are in all the countries of the uk.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •Card 19
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say how the British spend their holidays. Say how you usually spend your winter and summer holidays.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
- •Card 20
- •I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
- •II Read the text and say what you think of the manager selling the book. Say where you would like to work in the future, what you are going to do to realize your ambitions.
- •III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
III Speak to your teacher. You begin the conversation.
You’re talking to your foreign friend on the phone. He/She says he/she is going to Moscow soon. He/She wants you to meet him/her at the airport. Ask him/her when he/she is arriving, and what the number of the flight is. Ask what he/she’d like to see in Moscow and where to go.
Card 11
I Read the article and answer your teacher’s questions.
Black Taxis, Red Buses Encyclopaedia Britannica
London has five airports in or near the city. The most important airport is Heathrow; it situated twenty four kilometres from the city centre. The city has eight big train stations, too. You can catch a train from London to Paris or Brussels now. Many people live outside London and come into the city for work every day. Children know about King’s Cross station because it is the train station in Harry Porter books.
In the UK people drive their own cars, that` s why the traffic is heavy on the roads. Drivers in the UK drive on the left side of the road! As there are a lot of cars in London, journey can take a very long time at the wrong time of day. But the city is famous for its black taxis and red buses. You can see some of London` s red buses today, and there are other buses, too. London’s taxi driver have to remember 25000 streets in London. Before they can start driving people, they study maps and drive round the city for about two years; have to answer difficult questions about the best ways across London.
You can move across London by the Underground. Londoners also call these underground trains ‘the Tube’. The London Underground is the oldest in the world. People first used it in 1863. Now it is about 410 kilometres long. There are three hundred stations, and some of them are nearly sixty metres under the streets.
You can, of course, walk around London! No cars or buses can go across London newest bridge. (1173)
II Read the text and say where people prefer to travel and why. Say if you like travelling, why/why not.
Travelling
Have you ever had the desire to see the world and see what was out there? While some people prefer to stay in the comfort of their own home, others are looking forward to travelling and can't wait to explore the world. Exotic places call to them. "Come visit me and I will show you my mysteries," they say.
Every year millions of people pack their suitcases or put on backpacks and flock to visit the seven continents of the world. They wander through the castles and museums of Europe, and the cities and natural wonders of North and South America. Some visit the vast exotic cultures of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Why do people want to explore the world? It gives them a better perspective about the earth and the people living on it. It opens their minds, it gives them a feeling of accomplishment, and it makes them feel alive