I I I . Speaking

1) No wonder that young people have been

influenced by pop culture for generations.

2) Young people often have a celebrity who they

admire and use as a role model. 3) To my mind,

having a role model is quite natural because

young people need some example to imitate.

4) No matter who this person is — an actor or

an actress, a sportsman or a musician or some

other well-known person. 5) People who are

in the public eye at present always attract the

attention of young people. 6) Young people try

to imitate not only the style of clothes their cult

figure wears but they also copy his or her way

to behave. 7) To my mind, it’s good if your role

model popularizes a healthy way of living, going

in for sport, takes part in charity projects.

8) Such a cult figure is worth being imitated.

9) A lot of people still remember Princess

Diana or Lady Di as she was called for short.

10) People all over the world loved and adored

her because she helped them. 11) Lady Di visited

the most dangerous places of our world, she

did her best to help people in need and spent a

lot of money on charity. 12) Lady Di was very

popular and was called «The People’s Princess».

13) Despite her death in a car accident in 1997,

thousands of people still remember and love

her. 14) Unfortunately, celebrities don’t always

have a good reputation. 15) They are often involved

in scandals connected with alcohol and

drugs. 16) Just remember the scandals with

Britney Spears and Charlie Sheen, who were

accused of taking drugs. 17) Sometimes celebrities

behave in a rude way and offend people.

18) In my opinion, this fact doesn’t add them

popularity. 19) Thus Russian celebrity Philip

Kirkorov has a reputation of an extremely rude

person and he was even accused of an outrage

against a journalist during a press-conference.

20) As for me, I don’t want to be a famous person

because it’s really difficult to be always in

the public eye. 21) But if I were a celebrity, I

would like to travel around the world and to

take part in charity projects, for example to

help children-orphans or those who suffer from

different diseases. 22) In my opinion, this is the

best way to use your fame and your money and

to make our world better.

Examination Card №33

I . Reading

1. B; 2. C; 3. C; 4. B.

I I . Writing

1. B; 2. D; 3. A; 4. C; 5. C; 6. B.

1) Dear Jane!

2) Lots of congratulations on your victory!

3) I was very happy to know that you had

won a composition contest. 4) It wasn’t an

easy thing, was it? 5) I have always known

that you are a gifted person. 6) I hope you’ll

send me your composition to read.

7) Best wishes,

Kate

I I I . Speaking

1) My name is Ann Savchenko and I’m

from Poltava, Ukraine. 2) I’m happy to participate

in this exchange programme and

I’d like to say a few words about me. 3) To

begin with, I’m a very sociable person and

have got a lot of friends in my school. 4) I’m55

not afraid of meeting new people and making

new friends and I seldom feel uncomfortable

in the company of unfamiliar people. 5) I

like making friends because people are so

interesting and different. 6) My friends say

that I’m a helpful person and they often ask

me for a piece of advice. 7) I’m always ready

to help and support my friends when they

need it. 8) I’m an energetic person and I’m

fond of swimming, playing volleyball and

dancing. 9) I don’t like staying at home and

often go to the cinema or a disco or just for

walks with my friends. 10) My mother says

I’m ambitious because I try to take part in

every competition and contest and I feel

happy when I win. 11) Perhaps she is right.

12) I enjoy being successful and this feeling

makes me set new goals and do my best to

achieve what I want. 13) However, I tend

to be disorganized at times and this is my

weak point. 14) I’m not always able to plan

my work so that I can have enough time for

everything I have to do. 15) My best friend

Natalie says I’m stubborn at times and refuse

to admit that I may be wrong about something.

16) It takes a lot of time for Natalie

to persuade me to change my mind. 17) And

I should say she usually finds weighty arguments.

18) I’m also sensitive and get upset

easily when somebody tries to criticize me.

19) I can also burst into tears at the sight of

an injured animal because I love all animals.

20) All in all, my friends consider me to be a

kind and outgoing person, reliable and a bit

stubborn. 21) I know about my drawbacks

and do my best to get rid of them.

Examination Card №34

1.C; 2. A; 3. B; 4. A; 5. B; 6. C; 7. B; 8. A.

1. on; 2. in; 3. outside; 4. opposite; 5. from; 6. through; 7. on; 8. near.

1) Dear Mike,

I know that in two weeks you’re going

to participate in a sports competition. 2) It

is very important for you and you must be

exercising hard to prepare for it. 3) I believe

that you will win this competition as you’re a

great sportsman. 4) I wish you good luck and

hope to get good news from you soon.

5) Lots of love,

Helen

I I I . Speak ing

1) Can you think of a day without music?

2) We hear music everywhere: in the streets

and at home, over the radio and on TV, in

the shops and in the parks. 3) People all

over the world are fond of music. 4) They

listen to music, they dance to music, they

learn to play musical instruments. 5) There

are a lot of different kinds of music. 6) Some

of them appeared long ago, some are quite

modern. 7) For example, classical music is

often associated with the music of the past

and rap is considered to be a modern music

style. 8) Tastes differ. 9) That’s why people’s

musical interests range from pop and rap

music, which are extremely popular among

young people nowadays, to classical music

and opera.10) As most teenagers, I can’t imagine my

life without music. 11) My favourite style of

music is pop music, because it is breathtaking

and full of energy. 12) When I listen to

pop music it makes me remember happy

times and forget the problems of everyday

life. 13) It helps me to relax when I’m tired

and entertains me when I’d like to have fun.

14) I don’t have any favourite musician, but

my favourite group is «Backstreet Boys» or

«BSB» for short. 15) It was formed in Orlando,

Florida in 1993. 16) Now there are

four members in this band. 17) «BSB» have

released 7 studio albums. 18) I find their

music fascinating and always listen to their

records when I have free time. 19) Thanks

to my new MP3 mobile phone, I can enjoy

listening to my favourite music not only at

home but also on my way to and from school.

20) Unfortunately, my father doesn’t share

my musical tastes. 21) He thinks that pop

music is silly. 22) When my parents were

younger they listened to rock music and their

favourite groups were «Scorpions», «Queen»

and «Deep Purple». 23) My father still enjoys

listening to this type of music, although

nowadays he tends to listen to blues. 24) My

mother isn’t fond of listening to music, but

sometimes, when she is in a good mood, she

listens to jazz. 25) My mother doesn’t mind

my interest in pop music, but she says that

tastes change with time and I consider her to

be a wise woman. 26) Perhaps one day I’ll tell

my child that music of the younger generation

is stupid and will turn on some opera.

Examination Card №35

1. D; 2. H; 3. A; 4. G; 5. E; 6. B.

1. was watching; 2. played; 3. had been living; 4. had won; 5. had made;

6. was buying.

1) Hi Alex!

2) Are you free next Sunday? 3) Our class

has decided to go on a picnic. 4) We are meeting

in the schoolyard at 8 a.m. 5) If you want

to join us, take some food and a ball and don’t

be late! 6) I’ll tell you all the details on the

phone. 7) This is my new phone number to

get in touch: 099 778 54 87.

8) Call me as soon as possible.

Peter