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Время экзаменов неумолимо приближается, но это, поверьте, не повод впадать в панику или отчаяние! Я думаю, что в течение целого года вы плодотворно трудились, накапливая драгоценные знания. Я в свою очередь, хочу помочь вам систематизировать полученный в процессе подготовки опыт. В этой статье я собрала наиболее часто встречающиеся формулировки в Задании 2 Устной части ЕГЭ.

Напомню, что в этом задании вам предлагается ознакомиться с рекламным объявлением и задать пять прямых вопросов на основе ключевых слов и предложенного рекламного объявления.

Формат задания – условный диалог-расспрос.

Время на подготовку –  1.5 минуты

Время на выполнение задания – 20 секунд на один вопрос

Максимальный балл – 5 баллов 

С критериями оценивания данного задания и примерами выполнения, Вы можете ознакомиться на этой странице.

Model answer

Task 2

Study the advertisement.

You are considering going on this sightseeing tour and now you’d like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask five direct questions to find out the following:

1) duration of the tour

2) the starting point

3) places to visit

4) the price for a group of 10

5) discounts for students  

Sample answer:

1. How long will the tour last?
2. What is the starting point of the tour?
3. What places are we going to visit during the tour?
4. How much does the tour for a group of 10 people cost?
5. Are there any discounts for students?

Внимание! В формате КИМ ЕГЭ 2022 произошли изменения: в Задании 2 нужно задать четыре прямых вопроса вместо пяти. Время, выделяемое на подготовку, не изменилось и составляет по-прежнему 1,5 минуты. Время ответа – 20 секунд для того, чтобы задать один вопрос. Максимальный балл – 4 балла, то есть, за каждый правильно поставленный вопрос учащийся получает 1 балл.

Model Answer EGE 2022

Task 2. Study the advertisement.

                                      Where will it take you?

You are considering taking up biking and now you’d like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask four direct questions to find out about the following.

1. tuition fee;
2. number of students in a group;
3. duration of the course;
4. special clothes.

You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

Sample answer:

1. What is the tuition fee of the biking course?
2. How many students will there be in the group?
3. How long is the course?
4. Are any special clothes required to join the course?

Подборка типичных вопросов

 Устная часть

 Задание 2

1. Location of the shop/school/gym/restaurant/hotel – месторасположения

Where is your shop/school/gym/restaurant/hotel located (situated)?

2. Directions to the shop/school/gym/restaurant/hotel – способ добраться

How can I get to the shop/school/gym/restaurant/hotel?

What is the best way to get to your school?

3. Distance from the city center – удаленность от центра

How far is your gym/hotel/club/school from the city center?

4. Duration / length of the tour/flight/classes – продолжительность тура /перелета / уроков

How long is the tour / flight?

How long are the classes?

How long will the tour last?

5. Dates for departure – даты вылета (отправления)

What are the departure dates? / When does the tour start?

6. Opening hours / working hours / operation hours – часы работы

What are the opening hours of the shop/gym/museum/library?

When is the shop /gym /museum / library open?

When are you open?

When do you work?

What are the working hours of the shop?

When does the shop / gym / museum work?

NB! The shop is closed on Sunday. / The shop is open on weekdays.

“open” и “closed” – это прилагательные

7. Discounts / Reductions for children/for groups/for big orders – скидки

Are there any discounts / reductions for children under 5?

Is it possible to get any discounts?

Are discounts for groups of students available?

What discounts are provided for big orders/ for pensioners /for the elderly?  – Какие скидки предоставляются для больших заказов / для пенсионеров?

Do you provide any family discounts?

8. Special offers – специальные предложения

Are there any special offers available at your school ?

What special offers do you provide in your shop?

9. Price / Cost of the item – цена

What is the price of the bicycle? / What is the best price of the car?

How much is the bicycle? / How much are these trainers?

How much does the phone cost? / How much do these jeans cost?

What is the single/double room price per night?

10. Entrance fee / tuition fee – входная плата / плата за обучение

What is the entrance fee? / What is the tuition fee?

How much is the ticket? / How much are the tickets?

How much does the ticket cost? (3 л., ед.число)

How much do the tickets cost? (мн.число)

11. Courses available – доступные курсы

What kinds of courses are available (at your center)?

What courses do you offer?

Do you offer morning or evening courses?

Are morning/afternoon/evening courses available?

Evening courses are available at your school, aren’t they?

12. Price for a two-week course – стоимость двухнедельного курса обучения

What is the price for a two-week course?

How much is a two-week course?

Is the price for a two-week course reasonable?

How much should I pay for a two-week course at your computer center?

13. If a placement test is included – включен ли тест распределения учащихся по уровню знаний

Is a placement test included in the program of the course?

14. If textbooks are included – включены ли в стоимость курса учебники

Are textbooks included into the price of the course?

15. Number of classes per week / per day – количество уроков в неделю/в день

How many classes are there per week?

How many classes a day do you offer?

How many classes per week do I have to attend at your language school?

16. Number of students in the group – количество студентов в группе

How many students are there in the group?

How many students are going to be in the group?

17. Beginning of the course – начало курса обучения

When does the course start / begin?

Is the course going to start next week / in July?

18. Availability of something – возможность чего-либо

Is the table for 6 people available for Sunday evening?

Is the audio version of the book available?

Is shipping / delivery to my town available? – Возможна ли доставка товара в мой город?

Can you deliver it (them) into my hometown?

19. Hotel facilities – услуги в отеле

What facilities do you offer at your hotel?

What facilities are available / provided at your hotel?

What facilities does the hotel have?

What kinds of facilities are there at your hotel?

20. Possible accommodation – виды размещения / проживания

What kind of accommodation do you offer?

21. Online reservation / advance booking – бронирование по интернету / предварительный заказ

Can I book tickets in advance?

Can I make a reservation online?

Is it possible to make a reservation online?

22. If a wake—up call available – возможность услуги «звонок для пробуждения», когда сотрудник отеля телефонным звонком будит вас в условленное время

Is a wake-up call at 3 a.m. available?

Can you give us a wake-up call, please?

Is it possible to have a wake-up call at 4 a.m.?

23. If breakfast is included – включен ли завтрак в стоимость

Is breakfast included in the price of the tour?

24. Available kinds of payment – возможные способы оплаты

What kinds of payment are available / possible at your hotel?

Can I pay cash (or in cash: in dollars, in Euros, in roubles )? – Могу я оплатить наличными?

Can I pay by credit card / by check?

to pay with a credit card / to pay by credit card

25. Credit card acceptance – возможность оплаты кредитной картой

Can I use my credit card for payment?

Do you accept / take credit cards for payment?

Is it possible to pay by credit card?

26. Cancellation [ˌkæns(ə)’leɪʃ(ə)n] – отмена бронирования

Is cancellation possible?

Can I cancel the order?

Is there any possibility to cancel the order?

Is it possible to cancel the order?

How can I cancel the order?

to cancel [ˈkænsəl] — отменять

27. Refund for a ticket – возврат денег/компенсация

Can I get a refund for the ticket if I miss the concert / the flight / the train?

Is it possible to get a refund for the ticket?

28. If taking pictures permitted – разрешена ли фотосъемка

Is taking pictures allowed /permitted at the gallery?

Can I take pictures at the museum?

Is it possible to take photos during the performance?

29. Age restriction / minimum age limit – возрастные ограничения

What is the minimum age limit to ride this attraction?

Are there any age restrictions to get this job?

How old should I be to apply for this job?

30. Membership in a movement / club / organization – членство в движении / клубе / организации

How can I join your club?

How can I become a member of your organization?

What do I need to join your movement?

Рекомендации:

— обратите внимание, что если в одном из пунктов, предложенных в задании, присутствует слово «IF», то это сигнал того, что Вам нужно построить вопрос общего типа

— на экзамене задавайте вопросы общего (General Question) и специального типа (Special Question)

— не забывайте употреблять вспомогательные глаголы

— не рекомендуется задавать косвенные вопросы типа: “Could you tell me…”

— не нужно начинать свой ответ с этикетного диалога: “Hello. My name is Ann and I’m calling to find out more information about …”

My bounty for you!

By the way do you know what the word «bounty» means?

Bounty means bonus = prize = award = gift = present

Не забудьте подписаться на мой канал!

Буду рада, если данная статья Вам понравилась.

Спасибо, что читаете!

Вы можете дополнить список вопросов из Задания 2 Устной части, оставив запись в поле комментариев после статьи.

Раздел 1. Аудирование

Инструкция по выполнению работы

Работа включает 15 заданий, из которых 1 задание (Bl) на установление соответствия и 14 заданий (А1-А14) с выбором одного правильного ответа из трех предложенных. Максимальное количество баллов за выполнение всех заданий данной работы — 20.

На выполнение работы отводится 30 минут.

По окончании выполнения заданий не забудьте перенести свои ответы в Бланк ответов № 1.

Рекомендуется выполнять задания в том порядке, в котором они даны. Постарайтесь выполнить как можно больше заданий и набрать наибольшее количество баллов.

Желаем успеха!

Тренировочный вариант 1.1

Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A-F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1-7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

1. I enjoy buying things to wear.

2. I can’t do without sweeties to eat.

3. I like movies and spend a lot on DVDs.

4. I really appreciate a good company.

5. I always need something to read.

6. I wish I could go and see everything worth seeing around the world.

7. I easily spend my money on jewellery.

Говорящий	А	В	C	D	E	F
Утверждение

Вы услышите телефонный разговор. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений А1-А7 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 — True), какие не Coomeemcmeyют(2 — False) и о чем в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 — Not Stated). Обведите номер выбранного вами ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.

Al	The caller calls his classmate working for the English Language Centre.
	1) True 2) False	3)	Not	Stated
А2	The center offers courses in different languages. 1) True 2) False	3)	Not	Stated
АЗ	The program is free for full-time students. 1) True 2) False	3)	Not	Stated
А4	The next semester starts in three months. 1) True 2) False	3)	Not	Stated
А5	It’s possible to apply for a course through the Internet. 1) True 2) False	3)	Not	Stated

А6 The centre requires the evidence of the applicant’s financial credibility.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

A7 One can use mail to send the application documents to the centre.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях А8-А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.

По окончании выполнения заданий Bl и Al-A14 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ № 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания Bl, А1-А14 располагаются в разных частях бланка. Bl расположено в нижней части бланка. При переносе ответов в задании Bl (в нижней части бланка) цифры записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.

Тематический вариант 1.2

Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A-F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1-7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

1. I grew up together with my cat.

2. Each cat has a character of its own.

3. Cats are easy to take care of.

4. Cats are very independent.

5. Cats are most beautiful creatures.

6. My cat understands me like no one else.

7. Cats may make great company.

Говорящий	А	В	C	D	E	F
Утверждение

Вы услышите разговор мужа с женой. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений А1-А7 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 — True), какие не соответствуют (2 — False) и о чем в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 — Not Stated). Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.

Al A heavy rain has just stopped.

A2 The couple lost a cherry tree in one of the previous thunderstorms.

A3 The couple has candles in case of electrical power failure.

А4	Electricity went off when Phillip finished mashing the potatoes.
	1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
А5	Mark refused the invitation for dinner. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
А6	The power company promised to repair the power line soon. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated
А7	Mrs. Romero lives in the next house. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях А8-А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды. ‘

A8 In which way Cynthia’s life in her childhood was different from the lives of other children in her town?

1) Her life was less adventurous.

2) She could travel with her mother.

3) She has been to far-off countries.

A9 What feeling does Cynthia have before a new trip?

1) Fatigue. 2) Overexcitement.

AlO When did, according to Cynthia, she start to write?

1) At the time she remembers herself from.

2) After winning a poetry contest.

3) After moving to Columbia.

All Which of the following Cynthia DOESN’T mention when she speaks about the possible ways she travels in?

1) On foot. 2) By camel. 3) By train.

A12 As a travel writer Cynthia finds it difficult to

2) find a place to write in when travelling.

3) talk to as many people as she wants to.

4) judge her personal impressions and observations.

A13 Cynthia considers her trip to New Guinea the most thrilling one because

1) she was learning to survive in most unusual conditions.

2) it was the longest one.

3) she met very dangerous people there.

A14 Cynthia’s advice to future travel writers is

1) try to be good enough for TV programs.

2) learn writing skills from Hemingway and Mark Twain.

3) be honest in your writing.

По окончании выполнения заданий Bl и Al-A14 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ № 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания Bl, А1-А14 располагаются в разных частях бланка. Bl расположено в нижней части бланка. При переносе ответов в задании Bl (в нижней части бланка) цифры записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.

Раздел 2. Чтение

Инструкция по выполнению работы

Работа включает 9 заданий, из которых 2 задания (В2 и ВЗ) на установление соответствия и 7 заданий (А15-А21) с выбором одного правильного ответа из четырех предложенных. Максимальное количество баллов за выполнение всех заданий данной работы — 20.

На выполнение работы отводится 30 минут.

По окончании выполнения заданий не забудьте перенести свои ответы в Бланк ответов № 1.

Рекомендуется выполнять задания в том порядке, в котором они даны. Постарайтесь выполнить как можно больше заданий и набрать наибольшее количество баллов.

Желаем успеха!

Тренировочный вариант 2.1

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-8 и текстами A-G. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. Secrets of storing for better taste

2. Element of culture

3. From fields to tables

4. From local use to international trade

A. The first mentioning of coffee goes as far back as the ninth century. At first, coffee remained largely confined to Ethiopia, where its native beans were first cultivated. But the Arab world began expanding its trade horizons, and the beans moved into northern Africa and were mass-produced. From there, the beans entered the Indian and European markets, and the popularity of the beverage spread.

B. While processing, a coffee bean absorbs heat, and the color shifts from green to yellow and then to varying shades of brown. Depending on the color, the beans are labeled from light to very dark. Darker beans are generally smoother, because they have less fiber content and the flavor is more sugary. Lighter beans have more caffeine, which result in a slight bitterness, and a stronger flavor.

C. Coffee is one of the world’s most widely consumed beverages. People often have it in the morning, when they feel tired or want to stay awake in the evening. Many office workers take a coffee break when they have low energy. It happens because coffee contains caffeine, a bitter, white crystalline chemical that has a vitalizing effect in humans.

D. For the best quality of brewed coffee it is necessary to buy whole beans and grind them before brewing. If you keep an open package of beans in the freezer it remains fresh for a month. Ground coffee should be used up within two weeks and also kept in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator. But an absolutely fresh coffee can be made from green beans that just need to be roasted first.

E. For occasions when one wants to enjoy the flavor of coffee with almost no stimulation, decaffeinated coffee is available. It is processed from beans while they are still green by either soaking beans in hot water or steaming them. Decaffeinated coffee usually loses some flavor over regular coffee, but it looks the same and can easily mislead inexperienced users by its smell and even taste.

F. . The adoption of coffee created a unique social atmosphere that depends heavily upon coffee, espresso in particular. Coffeehouses, the places where people can get together, have traditionally been used not only for drinking coffee, but also as artistic and intellectual centers. For example, caf£s of Paris which are popular tourist attractions because they are also associated with artists, intellectuals and writers.

G. A coffee bean is the seed of the coffee plant, which ripens around eight months after the emergence of the flower, by changing color from green to red, and they should be harvested. In most countries, the coffee crop is picked by hand. After this coffee beans are wet processed and then dried. Finally the last layers of dry skin are removed; the beans are sorted by size and density, roasted and sold to consumers throughout the world.

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A-F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1—7. Одна из частей в списке A-G — лишняя. Занесите цифру, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.

The Show Begins

My Uncle Jim took me to all the Broadway shows in New York City, and I was star struck! Actually he wasn’t my real uncle — that’s just what we called him. He was a close friend of my parents. He was a bit stocky with red hair, A.

I remember the theaters on Broadway, B. The curtains were made of this real heavy, dark red material. There were huge chandelier lights hanging from the ceiling. The walls were dark, paneled wood. The seats were red and cushy C.

The orchestra sat at the base of the stage in a pit. I usually went down to the front to see the musicians D. They were all crammed into such a tiny space. I played the flute myself and my dad kept encouraging me that if I kept it up, E. But truly, I didn’t want to be tucked away down there. I wanted to be on top, front and center.

Most people dressed rather finely, and certain fragrances took center stage as various women passed by. The sounds of the audience F

At their seats were clearly heard while last minute patrons filled in. There was electricity in the air and then the lights would go down and up, and you knew it was time for the show to get started. The lights dimmed. The music began. And you were swept up into a whole new world. I loved it!

1. and set real close together

2. getting ready and warming up

3. laughing and chattering away

4. which were so old and posh

5. and he had a beard and moustache

6. I wasn’t that good at music

7. I could be playing down there someday

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А15-А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.

The Slob’s Holiday

My husband and I went to Reno for our holiday last year. ‘Isn’t that place where people go to get a quickie divorce?’ asked my second son. ‘Yes’, I said, trying to look enigmatic and interesting. ‘You are not getting divorced, are you?’ he asked bluntly.

‘No,’ I said, ‘we are going to an outdoor pursuit trade fair.’ The children sighed with relief and slouched away, muttering things like ‘boring’. I call them children, but they are all grown up. My eldest son has started to develop fine lines around his eyes — fledgling crow’s feet. A terrible sight for any parent to see. Anyway, the piece isn’t about children. It’s about holidays.

The first thing to be said about holidays is that anybody who can afford one should be grateful. The second thing is that planning holidays can be hard work. In our household it starts with somebody muttering, ‘I suppose we ought to think about a holiday.’ This remark is usually made in July and is received glumly, as if the person making it has said T suppose we ought to think about the Bolivian balance of payment problems.’

Nothing much happens for a week and then the potential holiday-makers are rounded up and made to consult their diaries. Hospital appointments are taken into consideration, as are important things to do with work. But other highlights on the domestic calendar, such as the cat’s birthday, are swept aside and eventually two weeks are found. The next decision is the most painful: where?

We travel abroad to work quite a lot but we return tired and weary, so the holiday we are planning is a slob’s holiday: collapse on a sunbed, read a book until the sun goes down, stagger back to hotel room, shower, change into glad rags, eat well, wave good-bye to teenagers, have a last drink on hotel terrace, go to bed and then lie awake and wait for hotel waiters to bring the teenagers from the disco.

I never want to be guided around another monument, as long as I live. I do not want to be told how many bricks it took to build it. I have a short attention span for such details. I do not want to attend a ‘folk evening’ ever, ever again. The kind where men with their trousers tucked into their socks wave handkerchiefs in the direction of women wearing puff-sleeved blouses, long skirts and headscarves.

I also want to live dangerously and get brown. I want my doughy English skin change from white sliced to wheat germ. I like the simple pleasure of removing my watch strap and gazing at the patch of virgin skin beneath.

I don’t want to make new friends — on holidays or in general; I can’t manage the ones I have at home. I do not want to mix with the locals and I have no wish to go into their homes. I do not welcome tourists who come to Leicester into my home. Why should the poor locals in Holidayland be expected to? It’s bad enough that we monopolize their beaches, clog their pavements and spend an hour in a shop choosing a sunhat that costs the equivalent of 75 pence.

So, the slob’s holiday has several essential requirements: a hotel on a sunny beach, good food, a warm sea, nightlife for the teenagers, a big crowd to get lost in, and the absence of mosquitoes.

As I write, we are at the planning stage. We have looked through all the holiday brochures, but they are full of references to ‘hospitable locals’, ‘folk nights’, ‘deserted beaches’, and ‘interesting historical sights’. Not our cup of tea, or glass of sangria, at all.

The parents’ choice of holiday destination made the narrator’s children feel

1) jealous.

2) excited.

3) alarmed.

4) indifferent.

The narrator’s words ‘A terrible sight for any parent to see’ refer to

1) the way children behave.

2) the fact that children are aging.

3) the way children change their image.

4) the fact there is a generation gap.

A17 When the need for holiday planning is first announced in the narrator’ family, it

1) is regarded as an important political issue.

2) is met with enthusiasm by all the family.

3) seems like an impossible task.

4) is openly ignored.

A18 To find a two-week slot for a holiday potential holiday-makers have to

1) negotiate the optimum period for travel.

2) cancel prior business appointments.

3) re-schedule individual summer plans.

4) make a list of the things to be taken into account.

A19 The slob’s holiday is the type of holiday for people, who

1) do not want to go on holiday abroad.

2) go on holiday with teenagers.

3) do not like public life.

4) prefer peaceful relaxing holidays.

A20 When the narrator says ‘I also want to live dangerously’, she means

1) getting lost in the crowd.

2) going sightseeing without a guide.

3) choosing herself the parties to go to.

4) lying long hours in the sun on the beach.

A21 The main reason the narrator doesn’t want to mix up with locals is because she

1) doesn’t let tourists to her house at Leicester.

2) doesn’t want to add to their inconVeniencies.

3) is afraid to make friends with local people.

4) values her own privacy above all.

По окончании выполнения заданий В2, ВЗ и А15-А21 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ № 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания. В2, ВЗ, А15—А21 располагаются в разных частях бланка. При переносе ответов в заданиях В2 и ВЗ цифры записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.

Тренировочный вариант 2.2

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1-8 и текстами A-G. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

A. Dance is in my heart, in my blood and in my mind. I dance daily. The seldom-used dining room of my house is now an often-used ballroom. The CD-changer has five discs at the ready: waltz, rock-and-roll, swing, salsa, and tango. Tango is a complex and difficult dance. I take three dancing lessons a week, and I am off to Buenos Aires for three months to feel the culture of tango.

B. Clothes play an important role in my life. My passion for fashion began when I was in elementary school. I attended a private school with uniformed dress code. At first I felt bad that I could not wear what I wanted, but soon I learned to display my creativity and style through shoes and accessories. They can make each of us unique, in a uniform or not.

C. I believe that music has a bigger place in our society than it is given credit for. The single word ‘music’ covers so many styles. Rock bands and classical musicians make listeners get the meaning from the music. Music tells stories about life and death, expresses feelings of love, sadness, anger, guilt, and pain without using words.

D. Even as an eighteen year old young adult, I still feel the magic of Christmas. I believe in a real Christmas tree. My family has had a real Christmas tree every year of my life. When you get home and smell the sweet pine needles, something magical goes into your soul, raises your spirits. Every year we buy a real tree to fully embrace the spirit of Christmas.

E. People often try to get rid of the number thirteen. Many hotels and office buildings across the world do not have a 13th floor! I believe that the number thirteen is not an unlucky number. I was born on January, 13 and do not consider myself unlucky in any way at all! I believe that this number should have all the rights and respect we give the rest of the numbers.

F. Many kids that go to public schools don’t wear a uniform. They like to show off the new expensive clothes and often have trouble picking out outfits for school in the morning. They are more worried about whether their shirt matches the belt, rather than if the homework is completed. I believe that this is a fault of our school system and only causes problems.

G. They say that the music of your youth is the soundtrack of your life. I am 50; I enjoy new artists and new music, but I still find words of wisdom in singles of sixties and seventies, still believe that ‘you can’t always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need,’ that ‘all you need is love’. I like to listen to the songs I grew up with.

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A-F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1-7. Одна из частей в списке 1-7 лишняя. Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.

Past and present

I believe we are not alone.

Even if I am on the other side of the world from the farmhouse I live in, I still dream of the ancient vines out the window, and the shed out back that my grandfather’s father built in 1870 with eucalyptus trunks. As long as I can recreate these images, A.

All of us need some grounding in our modern world of constant moving, buying, selling, meeting and leaving. Some find constancy in religion, others in friends or community. But we need some daily signposts that we are not different, not better, B.

For me, this house, farm, these ancient vines are those roots. Although I came into this world alone and will leave alone, I am not alone.

There are ghosts of dozens of conversations in the hallways, stories I remember about buying new plows that now rust in the barnyard and ruined crops from the same vines C.

All of us are natural links in a long chain of being, and that I need to know what time of day it is, what season is coming, whether the wind is blowing north or from the east, and if the moon is still full tomorrow night, D.

The physical world around us constantly changes, E

. We must struggle in our brief existence to find some transcendent meaning and so find relief in the knowledge F

You may find that too boring, living with the past as present. I find it refreshing. There is an old answer to every new problem, that wise whispers of the past are with us. If we just listen and remember, we are not alone; we have been here before.

1. I never quite leave home

2. But human nature does not

3. That we are now harvesting

4. But we as well as our heart did not

5. Not worse than those who came before us

6. Just as the farmers who came before me did

7. That our ancestors have gone through this before

Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания А15-А21. В каждом задании обведите цифру I9 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.

Unleashing the power of creativity

I have always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place. And the life did not disappoint me — many times it proved me right.

For as long as I can remember, I have loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a computer for the first time in the seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old Teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. But it changed my life.

When my friend Paul Alien and I started Microsoft 30 years ago, we had a vision of ‘a computer on every desk and in every home’, which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators and cost as much as a new modern Japanese car. But we believed that personal computers would change the world. And they have.

And now, after 30 years, I am still as inspired by computers as I was back in the seventh grade.

I believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity and inventiveness — to help us solve problems that even the smartest people could not solve on their own.

Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into All of the world’s knowledge. And the only thing these youngsters should do is make the right choice, which is not always an easy choice. Computers are helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they live — next door or on the other side of the world.

Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love doing. He calls it ‘tap-dancing to work’. My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what makes me ‘tap-dance to work’ is when we show people something new, like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech, or gestures, or one that can store a lifetime’s worth of photos or home videos and they say, ‘I didn’t know you could do that with a PC!’

But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world. There are still far too many people in the world whose most basic needs go unmet. Every year, for example, millions of people die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world.

I believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world. My wife, Melinda, and I have committed ourselves to improving health and education in a way that can help as many people as possible.

As a father, I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less bitter or tragic than the death of a child anywhere else. And that it does not take much to make an immense difference in these children’s lives.

I am still very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the world’s toughest problems is possible — and it is happening every day. We are seeing new drugs for deadly diseases, new diagnostic tools, and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world.

I am excited by the possibilities I see for medicine. And I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, we are going to see some amazing achievements in this area in my lifetime.

A15The narrator considers himself an optimist as he

1) has a strong religious belief.

2) believes in the power of human mind.

3) believes the world is perfect.

4) knows how to develop one’s creativity.

A16 After the narrator first used a computer he

1) got fascinated with its size.

2) used it to solve his problems.

3) could no longer do without it.

4) was amazed at its unlimited possibilities.

A17 The initial dream of the narrator and his friend proved to be

1) naive. 3) wishful thinking.

2) manageable. 4) optimistic but unreal.

A18 The narrator believes that computers are perfect to

1) be human friends.

2) create new fields of knowledge.

3) provide people with creative ideas.

4) be used as an instrument to solve human problems.

A19 The narrator ‘tap-dances to work’ because he enjoys

1) meeting new people.

2) watching dancing contests.

3) teaching people basic computer skills.

4) doing his job very much.

A20 The narrator believes that

1) a lot of people in the world need help.

2) it is impossible to make the world better.

3) people in the world have too many needs.

4) the computer is the only way to improve the world.

A21 The narrator predicts the development of new

1) unknown diseases. 3) technologies in medicine.

2) methods in education. 4) creative ways of thinking.

По окончании выполнения заданий. В2, ВЗ и А15-А21 НЕ ЗАБУДЬТЕ ПЕРЕНЕСТИ СВОИ ОТВЕТЫ В БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ № 1! ОБРАТИТЕ ВНИМАНИЕ, что ответы на задания В2, ВЗ, А15—А21 располагаются в разных частях бланка. При переносе ответов в заданиях В2 и ВЗ цифры записываются без пробелов и знаков препинания.