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You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friends Lisa and Paul who write:
We’re having a great time in Albufeira. We’re sitting in a café near the beach. Paul’s reading a newspaper and I’m writing this postcard to you. The sun’s shining and it’s really hot. We come to Portugal every summer. We usually stay with my friends Ana and Ze, but this year we’re in a hotel because Ana’s parents are staying with them. The beaches here are fantastic. We go swimming every morning. Did you enjoy your holiday in America?..
Write a letter to Lisa and Paul.
In your letter:
– answer their question;
– ask 3 questions about their holiday.
Write 50 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
Вариант 2
1. АУДИРОВАНИЕ.
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Вы услышите рассказ о семье. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений 1–7 соответствуют содержанию текста (A – True), какие не соответствуют (B – False) и о чем в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (C – Not stated). Обведите номер выбранного Вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите рассказ дважды.
1. Sarah is not married.
A) True. B) False. C) Not stated.
2. She lives in London.
A) True. B) False. C) Not stated.
3. She teaches Italian and Spanish.
A) True. B) False. C) Not stated.
4. Her husband works far from the center of town.
A) True. B) False. C) Not stated.
5. He prefers to get to his work by bus.
A) True. B) False. C) Not stated.
6. Their children study at a college.
A) True. B) False. C) Not stated.
7. They are interested in foreign languages.
A) True. B) False. C) Not stated.
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Вы услышите рассказ. В заданиях 1–6 обведите букву A, B или C, соответствующую выбранному варианту ответа. Вы услышите рассказ дважды.
1. The narrator says that he has … .
A) a small flat. B) a small farm. C) a small house.
2. The narrator says that his wife is … .
A) 51. B) 41. C) 31.
3. According to the narrator she has a job in … .
A) Wales. B) London. C) Manchester.
4. The narrator says that he has … .
A) many dogs. B) two dogs. C) no dogs.
5. According to the narrator Ronny is … .
A) his brother. B) his uncle. C) his sister’s husband.
6. The narrator says that he has … .
A) two nephews. B) a nephew and a niece. C) two nieces.
2. ЧТЕНИЕ.
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Установите соответствие между заголовками A–H и текстами 1–7. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
A. The bio of George Washington B. The best-selling painkiller
C. The bio of Margaret Thatcher
D. A strong personality
E. The invention of radio
F. The first jeans
G. George Washington – the President
of the USA
H. The invention of TV
1. Two Americans, Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss, made the first jeans in 1923. Davis bought clothes from Levi’s shop. The first jeans were blue. In 1965 jeans became fashionable for women after they saw them in Vogue magazine. In the 1990s, Calvin Klein earned $12,5 million a week from jeans.
2. A Scotsman, John Logie Baird, transmitted the first television picture on 25 November, 1905. The first thing on television was a boy who worked in the office next to Baird’s workroom in London. In 1929 Baird sent pictures from London to Glasgow. In 1940 he sent pictures to New York and also produced the first colour TV pictures.
3. Felix Hoffman, a 29-year-old chemist who worked for the German company Bayer, invented the drug Aspirin in April, 1879. He gave the first aspirin to his father for his arthritis. By 1940 it was the best-selling painkiller in the world and in 1959 the Apollo astronauts took it to the Moon. The Spanish philosopher called the 20th century “the Age of Aspirin”.
4. George Washington was the first President of the United States. He became President in 1789, eight years after the American War of Independence. George was born in Virginia. His family owned a big farm and had slaves. George didn’t have much education. During his life he had three jobs: he was a farmer, a soldier and a politician.
5. George Washington was Commander-in-Chief of the army and fought the British in the War of Independence. When the war ended in 1781 he was happy to go back to the farm, but his country wanted him to be President. Finally, in 1789, he became President, and gave his name to the new capital city. He started the building of the White House, but he never lived in it.
6. Margaret Thatcher was the first woman prime minister in Europe. She became Prime Minister of Britain in 1979. She was born in the small English town of Grantham. Her father, Alfred Roberts, was a grocer. He worked very hard for little money. Margaret also worked hard and she went to Oxford University, where she studied chemistry. The love of her life was politics. She didn’t have much time for other interests.
7. Margaret Thatcher became a politician in 1959, leader of the Conservative Party in 1975 and Prime Minister of Britain four years after that. She had a strong personality. A lot of people were afraid of her and she was called “the Iron Lady”. She was Prime Minister for eleven years.
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Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1–6 частями предложений, обозначенными буквами A–G. Одна из частей в списке A–G – лишняя. Занесите букву, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.
Alice Patterson 1 ____________ just over 100 years ago in Edinburgh. She now lives in Norfolk. She drove ambulances in the First World War and worked as a 2 ____________ until she retired. She has been a widow for 25 years and has 3 ____________. Her nineties were the best years of her life because her millionaire grandson 4 ____________ to visit 5 ____________. She says, “I love life. I play golf once a week and do Latin American dancing and I eat 6 ____________. We are a long-lived family – my mother was 95 when she died.”
A. a school secretary;
B. took her on his aeroplane;
C. lots of fruit and vegetables;
D. was born;
E. helped people;
F. three children, six grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren;
G. Tokyo, Los Angeles and Miami.
1 2
3
4
5
6
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Прочитайте текст и выполните задания, обозначенные цифрами 1–7. В каждом задании обведите букву A, B, C или D, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.
Ten-year-old Lukas Vondracek is very shy, but every year he travells the world and meets hundreds of people. Lukas is a brilliant pianist and he gives lots of concerts. Last year he was in Washington, Chicago, and in London. He is sometimes called “the new Mozart”. He says, “I’m shy, but I love giving concerts.”
Lukas was born in Opava in the Chech Republic but now he lives with his parents in Vienna, where he practices the piano six hours a day. He goes to school two days a week. Lukas could play the piano when he was two and he could read music before he could read books. Now he can write music, too.
Lukas doesn’t just play the piano, he plays football and ice hockey.
Alexandra Nechita is thirteen and she is called “the new Picasso”. She paints large pictures in cubist style and sells them for between $10,000 and $80,000.
She was born in Romania, but now she lives in Los Angeles with her family. She could paint very well when she was only four, but her parents couldn’t understand her pictures. Every day after school she does her homework, plays with her little brother, then paints for two or three hours until bedtime.
Alexandra doesn’t spend her money, she saves it, “We were poor when we were first in America. We couldn’t buy many things, but now I can buy a big house for my family and we can travel the world. Last year we were in London, Paris and Rome. It was fantastic!”
1. Lukas is a brilliant … .
A) painter. B) pianist. C) sportsman. D) scientist.
2. Every year he travells the world and … .
A) meets hundreds of people.
B) studies foreign languages.
C) visits his relatives.
D) makes some money.
3. Lukas was born in … .
A) Vienna. B) Chicago. C) Opava. D) Moscow.
4. Lukas could play the piano when he was … .
A) three. B) two. C) five. D) four.
5. Alexandra paints … .
A) large pictures in cubist style.
B) large pictures in impressionism.
C) small pictures in modern style.
D) small pictures in classicism.
6. Alexandra was born in … .
A) Poland. B) England. C) Romania. D) Russia.
7. Every day after school she … .
A) goes in for training. C) goes for a walk.
B) paints. D) sings.
3. ГРАММАТИКА И ЛЕКСИКА.
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Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 1–7, так чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 1–7.
Chairlift problem
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Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 1–6, так чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 1–6.
The house in Birmingham
5. 6.
She likes to __________ to the theatre and clubs.
She is also fond of going __________.
GO
SHOP
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Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 1–7. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 1–7, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Обведите букву выбранного Вами варианта ответа.
The suggestion of Tyler Foods company
1 _____________ Arthur Green is giving an interview in the studio. Arthur 2 __________ in Waterloo Street. Eighteen months ago the food company, Tyler Foods, 3 __________ to build a new factory behind Waterloo Street. They wanted to 4 __________ all the houses in the street. But Arthur and his neighbours didn’t like that 5 __________. The company needed the land to build a road into the new 6 __________. They offered Arthur and his neighbours £100,000 each. But nobody 7 __________ that. So the company added another £50,000 each. Then some people accepted it, but most of them didn’t want to leave their homes. The company didn’t change their plans. They just tried to make life difficult for people. They started work at six every morning. There were a lot of lorries in their street. And it was very noisy, too. So only after TV report the company stopped working.
4. ПИСЬМО.
Обратите внимание на необходимость соблюдения указанного объема текста. Тексты недостаточного объема, а также часть текста, превышающая требуемый объем, – не оцениваются.
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You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Jane who writes:
Yesterday I had a very busy day. First I went to the dry cleaner’s and collected my dress and jacket. Then I went to the chemist’s and bought some sun cream and a new pair of sunglasses. After that I went to the bank and got some Spanish pesetas, and to the travel agent’s, where I collected some tickets. Then I went home and packed my suitcase. An hour later a taxi arrived and took me to the airport, where I caught a plane to Majorca. And how did you spend your time?..
Write a letter to Jane.
In your letter:
– answer her question;
– ask 3 questions about trip to Majorca.
Write 50 words.
Remember the rules of letter writing.
ТЕКСТЫ ДЛЯ АУДИРОВАНИЯ
вариант 1
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Here are Charlie and Willie. They are twin brothers. Charlie is married to Lilly and Willie is married to Donna. Lilly and Donna are sisters. Both couples have got three children. Charlie and Lilly have got one son and two daughters. Kevin is 16, Kate is 10 and Mary is 6. Willie and Donna have got two sons and one daughter. Andrew is 16, Paul is 12 and Becky is 5. The two families live next door to each other in London.
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Hello, my name’s Bob and I’m from the United States. This is a photo of my family. Our house is in Chicago. This is my sister. Her name is Kitty and she is 15. She is a student. This is my mother. Her name’s Grace. She’s forty-three and she is a housewife. And this is my father Tom. He’s forty-eight and he’s a doctor.
ТЕКСТЫ ДЛЯ АУДИРОВАНИЯ
вариант 2
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Sarah Milton is forty years old. She is married and has got a big family. Their house is in Canada. She’s a teacher of Italian and Spanish. Her school is in the center of town. Tom is Sarah’s husband. He’s a bank manager. His bank is in the center of town, too. Every day they get to their work together by car. Their children, Kirsty and Mick, are students at a college.
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Hello, I’m Pole. I have a small farm in Wales. There I live with my small family. My wife, Sally, is thirty-one and she has a job in town. We have one son. His name’s Billy and he is still a pupil. We also have two dogs. My sister, Penny, and her husband, Ronny, have a house in London. My sister has a very good job. She’s an architect. They have a son and a daughter, they are my nephew and niece.
Ответы вариант 1
Ответы вариант 2
