Card №12

LISTENING (7 min)

Task 1. Listen to the interviews [T. 12] - 2 min. and give T(true) and F(False) answers. (Time for preparation-1 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

		True	False
	1. Her favourite day of the week is Thursday
	2. Her hobby is collecting stamps.
	3. Her favourite public holiday is Christmas.
	4. His favourite day of the week is Saturday.

Task 2. Retell the listened text (Time for preparation-2 min., time for answering-1 min)

SPEAKING (10 min.).

Task 1 Discuss on the given situation. (Time for preparation- 2 min., time for answering- 2 min)

Speak about famous holidays (Nauryz, Women’s Day and Independence Day etc.) in our country. When are they held? What do people do?

Task 2 Speak on the given topic “My favourite film” (Time for preparation- 5 min., time for answering- 1 min).

READING (9 min)

Read the text (by yourself- 1 min., aloud- 2 min.).

Fascinating festivals

The Tomatina festival takes place in August in Bunol, Spain. The ‘tomato battle’ starts at 11 o’clock in the morning, and continues for two hours. During the Tomatina 35,000 people throw 125,000 kilos of tomatoes!

In January you can go to Ivrea in Italy and take part in the Carnival d’Ivrea, where people throw oranges at each other. If you don’t want people to throw an orange at you, you have to wear a red hat!

Thailand has a Water Festival every April to celebrate the New Year. It starts on 13th April and lasts for two days. People throw water each other all day and also at night.

Task 1. Find the key words of the text (Time for preparation- 1 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

Task 2. Translate the 2^nd paragraph of the text (Time for preparation- 3 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

Read the text (by yourself- 1 min., aloud- 2 min.).

WRITING (14 min.)

Task 1 Write sentences to the given situation “My daily routine” (20 words). (Time for preparation- 13 min, time for answering- 1 min.).

Situation: My daily routine. Write four things that you like and four things that you don’t like doing every day.

Example: I don’t like to get up early in the morning.

Card №13

LISTENING (7 min.)

Task 1. Listen to the text about Tosh Suzuki, Al Wheeler, Manuela Da Silva [T.13] - 2 min. and give T(true) and F(False) answers. (Time for preparation-1 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

		True	False
1	Al comes comes from Canada.
2	Toshi Suziki comes from Korea.
3	Manuela comes from Brazil.
4	Tosh’s hobby is taking photographs.
5	He doesn’t sing, he is shy.

Task 2. Retell the main idea of the listened text (Time for preparation-2 min., time for answering-1 min.).

SPEAKING (10 min.)

Task 1. Discuss on the given situation. (Time for preparation-2 min., time for answering- 2 min.).

You have recently moved from a village to a city. What are the advantages of living in a city?

Task 2. Speak on the given topic “Sport in my life”. (Time for preparation- 5 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

READING (9 min.)

Read the text (by yourself- 1 min., aloud- 2 min.).

Hobby

Hobbies differ like tastes. People who have chosen a hobby according character and taste are lucky because their life becomes more interesting.

Gardening is one of the oldest man's hobbies. A lot of people are very fond of gardening and growing flowers.

Grown-ups and children are fond of playing different computer games. This is a relatively new hobby but it is becoming more and more popular.

Learning new things can be the most exciting hobby.

Task 1. Find the key words of the text (Time for preparation- 1 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

Task 2. Translate the 2^nd paragraph of the text (Time for preparation- 3 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

WRITING (14 min.)

Task 1. Write an essay to the given situation (20 words). (Time for preparation- 13 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

Situation: Imagine you have flu. Tell a set of rules about what do you do when you have flu?