You are going to read the text aloud. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, and then be ready to read it aloud. Remember that you will not have more than 2 minutes for reading aloud.
Moscow is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 12.2 million residents within the city limits and 16.8 million within the urban area. Moscow has the status of a Russian federal city. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, and scientific center of Russia and Eastern Europe, as well as the largest city entirely on the European continent.
The first known reference to Moscow dates from 1147 as a meeting place of Yuri Dolgoruky and Sviatoslav Olgovich. At the time it was a minor town on the western border of Vladimir-Suzdal Principality. In 1156, Knjaz Yury Dolgoruky fortified the town with a timber fence and a moat. In the course of the Mongol invasion of Rus, the Mongols under Batu Khan burned the city to the ground and killed its inhabitants. The timber fort «on the Moscow river» was inherited by Daniel, the youngest son of Alexander Nevsky, in the 1260s, at the time considered the least valuable of his father’s possessions.
You are going to take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give full answers to the questions. Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.
Electronic assistant: Hello! It’s the electronic assistant of the Film Centre. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how teenagers think about modern films and trends. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous – you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Electronic assistant: How often do you go to the cinema with your friends?
Student:____________________________________________________________
Electronic assistant: What kind of films do you like most of all and why?
Student:____________________________________________________________
Electronic assistant: Why do fewer people go to the cinema and prefer watching films at home?
Student:____________________________________________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you often watch films online?
Student:____________________________________________________________
Electronic assistant: What film you have seen recently did you remember most of all and why?
Student:____________________________________________________________
Electronic assistant: Would you recommend your friends watch English films to improve their language skills?
Student:____________________________________________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your help.
You are going to give a talk about your relationship with friends. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10—12 sentences).
Remember to say:
• what benefits friendship gives to you;
• how people become friends;
• how you met your best friend;
• what your attitude to friendship is.
You have to talk continuously.