Private Eyes Italian Style

There’s whiff of Chanel perfume in the air as well-dressed young women move from room to room along wide, cream-carpeted corridors. This could be mistaken for an executive job agency. In fact these are the offices of Holmes Investigazioni, Italy’s first and only detective agency staffed by women.

A loud laugh announces the arrival of Carmelia Costa. Ms Costa is a director of the company.

Fifteen women, aged between eighteen and thirty-five are employed by the agency. ‘I get them either before they’re married or after they’re divorced!’ Husbands and children are distractions and boyfriends have to be understanding because of the long and unpredictable hours.Sooner or later a man will say: “You’ll have to choose. It’s either me or the job”, says Ms Costa. ‘That is what happened to me, and I chose my work’.

She is in no doubt that women make the best detectives. ‘For a star it’s a job do with your brain not your muscles. My girls don’t lack physical strength, but they hardly ever have to use it because their thinking, their intuition, is so well developed’.What does she look for in a new recruit? ‘They must have good intuition, iron nerves, patience and 100 per cent dedication to the job.

Task 2. Read the text and write a suitable heading to each paragraph (Time for preparation- 2 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

WRITING (10 min.)

Task 1. Write an essay to the given situation (60 words). (Time for preparation- 8 min., time for answering- 2 min.).

Situation: Imagine that an earthquake occurred at ten o’clock in the morning. Write sentences about what was going on in your town or city when it happened.

Example: When the earthquake happened, children were being taken to school.

CARD№7

LISTENING (10 min.)

Task 1.Listen to the text [7]. - 2.5 min. and give T(true) and F(False) answers. (Time for preparation-5 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

№		True	False
1	The widow who had three daughters.
2	The younger girl, who was a true likeness of her sister in the gentleness and sweetness of her disposition, was also one of the most beautiful girls imaginable.
3	One day when she was at the spring an old woman came up and begged for a drink.
4	Fairy granted the younger girl that with every word she speaks two vipers and two toad shall fall from her mouth.
5	The youngest daughter married to a prince.

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

SPEAKING (10 min.)

Task 1. Discuss on the given situation. (Time for preparation- 3 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

Imagine. You are driving to academy. On the way you were stopped by a policeman. What did a policeman ask you? Did you have any problems?

Task 2. Speak on the given topic “Travelling”. (Time for preparation- 4 min., time for answering- 2 min.).

READING (10 min.)

Task 1. Read the text and translate the 1^st paragraph of the text. (Time for preparation-5 min., time for answering- 2 min.).

Teacher Ryokan was requested by his sister-in-law to come to her house and talk to her son. “He does no work, squanders his father’s money in wild parties and is neglecting the estate,” she complained. “If he does not reform, we will be ruined.”

Ryokan went to his brother’s house and met his nephew who was genuinely pleased to see him. The two of them had spent many hours together before Ryokan had entered the monastery.The young man knew why his uncle had come and braced himself for the scolding he was sure he would receive. But Ryokan said not a word in rebuke, the whole day.

The next morning when it was time for him to go, he put on his garments and then said to his nephew: “Will you help me tie the thongs of my sandals? My hands shake and I cannot do it.” His nephew helped him willingly. “Thank you,” said Ryokan. “A man becomes older and feebler day by day. You remember how strong and robust I used to be?” “I do,” said his nephew, thoughtfully. “I do indeed remember how you used to be.” It was the moment of truth for him.

Task 2. Read the text and write a suitable heading to each paragraph (Time for preparation- 2 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

WRITING (10 min.)

Task 1. Write an essay to the given situation (60 words).(Time for preparation- 8 min., time for answering- 2 min.).

Situation: You want to sell your I-Phone 5, because your parents are going to buy you a new one. Write an advertisement for selling it.

Write about:

•name •use •description •price •phone number

CARD№8

LISTENING (10 min.)

Task 1.Listen to the text [T.8]- 3 min. and give T(true) and F(False) answers. (Time for preparation-5 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

№		True	False
1	This is a competition TV program.
2	Today the topic is “Heroes and icons”.
3	The rules are very difficult.
4	The prize is two tickets to New York.
5	There will be ten clues and listeners have to identify those famous people.

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

SPEAKING(10 min.)

Task 1. Discuss on the given situation (Time for preparation- 3 min., time for answering- 1 min.).

Imagine that you are a contemporary icon. What can you tell about it? Speak about pros and cons of being icon.

Task 2. Speak on the given topic “The nature of Kazakhstan” (Time for preparation- 4 min., time for answering- 2 min.).

READING (10 min.)

Task 1. Read the text and translate the 2d paragraph of the text (Time for preparation-5 min., time for answering- 2 min.).