Get Ready for Your First Russian State Exam

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Imagine that you’re preparing a project with your friend. You’ve found some interesting information and you want to read it to your friend. If you go to a hotel in Britain and ask for a typical English breakfast, you will probably get bacon and eggs, sausage, mushrooms, baked beans, tea and toast. When porridge or fruit juice are offered as well, the meal is sometimes advertised as a ‘full English breakfast’. Many years ago, people couldn’t imagine their breakfast without a bowl of cereal or usual bacon and eggs. But how many people in England actually eat an English breakfast? Only one person in ten! One in five people say all they have for breakfast is a cup of coffee, and many children go to school without eating anything. This is happening because people lack time. They are always in a hurry and prefer to choose something light and ready-made, especially in the morning.

Hello! It’s an electronic assistant of the Hobby Centre. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how people feel about taking hobbies in your region. Please answer six questions. So, let’s get started. 1) Do you have any hobby? 2) What is your hobby and why are you interested in this particular thing? 3) How much time a week do you spend on your hobby? 4) What hobbies are the most popular with teenagers nowadays? 5) Why do you think people take up hobbies? 6) What would you advise a person who wants to start the hobby as you have? This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Be ready to speak about it for not more than 2 minutes • Why people listen to music • How music has changed in the past 50 years • What music you listen to when you want to relax

Imagine that you’re preparing a project with your friend. You’ve found some interesting information and you want to read it to your friend. Different events in history influence how people dressed during those times. For example, during World War II, people used the minimum amount of clothing materials to make simple outfits. They were practical enough for wartime duties. The profession of designer was not popular at the time. Sometimes, social and political changes affect how people dress. For instance, in the 1980 s the idea was that you could become as successful as you believed yourself to be. Therefore, many people ‘dressed for success’. Many men and women wore suits that would help them move up the career ladder. Present-day fashion for men is still conservative. Usually a dark-coloured suit is worn with a white shirt and a tie.

Hello! It’s an electronic assistant of the Open Music Club. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how people feel about music. Please answer six questions. So, let’s get started. 1) Where do you listen to music? 2) How often do you listen to music? 3) What music is the most popular with teenagers nowadays? 4) Do you have any favourite singers/musicians/groups at the moment? 5) Why do you think people like music? 6) Are there any musical instruments that you would like to learn? This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Be ready to speak about it for not more than 2 minutes • School subjects that are necessary for the future • Which subjects should be studied at university/college, not at school • The most difficult subject you’ve ever taken

Imagine that you’re preparing a project with your friend. You’ve found some interesting information and you want to read it to your friend. In Australia, most children begin secondary school when they are 12 or 13 years old. Everyone must continue studying until they are 17, and then take official exams to earn their schoolleaving certificate. After that, young people can work, begin training for a job, or go to university. Australian students attend school from Monday to Friday, with weekends off. The school day is fairly short: six and a half hours long, including time off for lunch at midday. The school year is divided into four terms of 10 weeks, with a two-week break between each term and a five-week summer holiday. Compulsory subjects include English, math, science, history, geography and physical education. Students also must take another language, like French or Chinese. There are some optional subjects as well, like art, music, or technology.

Hello! It’s an electronic assistant of the New Drama School. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how people feel about theatre. Please answer six questions. So, let’s get started. 1) How old are you? 2) How often do you go to theatre and do you like it? 3) Is it popular among teenagers to go to theatre in your region? 4) Do you have any theatres in the place where you live? 5) Why do you think people like going to theatre? 6) Would you like to take part in some theatrical performance? Which one? This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Be ready to speak about it for not more than 2 minutes • Sports that are popular among young people • Sports activities which you did when you were little • Sport that you would like to try

Imagine that you’re preparing a project with your friend. You’ve found some interesting information and you want to read it to your friend. Obviously, disaster movies are made mainly for entertainment. If they weren’t entertaining, people wouldn’t go and watch them. Traditional disaster movies explore people’s fears about things beyond their control, but climate disaster films are different because we could actually control climate change if we wanted to. Solar power and wind farms are affordable, environmentally-friendly alternatives to oil and gas, and the conservation of rainforests could help to prevent more extreme weather in the future. Scientists have set aims for carbon reduction and, if we all worked hard to meet them, we might prevent some of the worst results of climate change.

Hello! It’s an electronic assistant of the Rainbow Shopping Mall. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how people feel about shopping. Please answer six questions. So, let’s get started. 1) 2) 3) 4) Where do you usually go shopping? How many times a week do you do the shopping? What do teenagers usually buy while shopping? What facilities in shopping malls are available in the place where you live? 5) When was the last time you really enjoyed going shopping and what did you buy? 6) Have you every had any bad experience while shopping? This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Be ready to speak about it for not more than 2 minutes. • Number of children in today’s families • Why brothers and sisters often fight/argue • When you grow up, would you like to have a daughter or a son?

Imagine that you’re preparing a project with your friend. You’ve found some interesting information and you want to read it to your friend. Millions of people around the world enjoy hiking, but sometimes things go wrong. The weather can worsen suddenly, or hikers can have accidents. When people get lost or go missing on land, we turn to ground search and rescue teams for help. These teams, composed mainly of volunteers, tend to rescue people in remote areas, where searches often need to be done on foot. The teams must also search in a very systematic way, to be sure that no areas are left unchecked. In some cases, they use specially trained dogs to help them locate people. In national parks, ground search and rescue teams often work with park rangers who know the area better than anyone else.

Hello! It’s an electronic assistant of the Interlingua Language School. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how people feel about learning languages. Please answer six questions. So, let’s get started. 1) What languages can you speak? 2) Is it difficult or easy for your to learn a foreign language and why? 3) How many times a week do you study a foreign language? 4) Why do people learn a foreign language? 5) Would you like to take part in any exchange programmes and why? 6) What would you advise a person who wants to learn a foreign language? This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Be ready to speak about it for not more than 2 minutes. • Which technologies are popular among young people nowadays • Have technologies changed greatly since the 20 th century • What are advantages of children using technologies

Imagine that you’re preparing a project with your friend. You’ve found some interesting information and you want to read it to your friend. When i. Phone was introduced in 2007, touch-screen technology and smartphones already existed, but Apple’s new device changed phone design completely. The most obvious of these was the i. Phone’s large screen that took up most of the front. In addition to making calls and sending messages, users could also go online, check their email, take photos and play songs or videos. Since it’s introduction, the i. Phone’s overall appearance hasn’t changes all that much, but there have been technical improvements, such as better screen and camera. There have also been many software updates, and now users can download thousands of apps that make their phones more useful.

Hello! It’s an electronic assistant of the International E-Library. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how people feel about reading. Please answer six questions. So, let’s get started. 1) How often do you go to the library? 2) How much time a week do you spend on reading? 3) Is it popular among teenagers to read books nowadays? 4) Where do you usually purchase books and why? 5) Why do you think it is important to read books? 6) Which book would you advise a person who wants to start reading and why? This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Be ready to speak about it for not more than 2 minutes • Why cooking skills are necessary for children • The dish you can make • Who and when taught you this recipe

Imagine that you’re preparing a project with your friend. You’ve found some interesting information and you want to read it to your friend. In the UK, a great number of calls the 999 operators answer are not emergencies. The actual figure across the country is close to 75%. That’s three-quarters of 35 million calls every year. Firstly, there are ‘silent calls’. The emergency number is called, but when the operator answers, no one actually speaks. Often it’s a small child or even a pet, who has been playing with a phone and has accidentally rung the emergency number. Also, more often these days, they are pocket calls from mobile phones. Then, there are ‘joke calls’ from teenagers, but there are fewer of them, as if they make a call from a mobile phone, they know the police has their number.

Hello! It’s an electronic assistant of the Independent Channel One. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how people feel about watching TV. Please answer six questions. So, let’s get started. 1) When do you watch TV? 2) How many times a week do you watch TV? 3) What programmes are the most popular with teenagers in your region? 4) What kinds of programmes do you want to have on our channel? Why? 5) Why do people watch TV? 6) What do you think about commercials on TV? This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Be ready to speak about it for not more than 2 minutes • Why people travel more often these days • Popular destinations for tourists from Russia • The most beautiful place you’ve been to

Imagine that you’re preparing a project with your friend. You’ve found some interesting information and you want to read it to your friend. Most people would agree that teenagers who commit serious or violent crimes, like car-theft, armed robbery or murder, should receive severe punishments. These could include a sentence in a centre for young criminals, or even an adult prison. At the same time, most people would agree that young people who were arrested for shoplifting or painting graffiti on buildings, should get a second chance at a normal life. Some experts believe that young criminals’ institutes and prisons aren’t the best solutions for minor crimes. Instead, they suggest alternative sentences that can teach young criminals a lesson, without separating them from the rest of their community.

Hello! It’s an electronic assistant of the Study Club. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how teenagers feel about their daily timetable. Please answer six questions. So, let’s get started. 1) What subjects do you study at school? 2) What’s your favourite subject? Why? 3) How much time do you spend on your school tasks? 4) What tasks do you avoid doing? 5) What do you do to relax after school? 6) Who/what usually helps you to overcome study difficulties? This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your time.

Be ready to speak about it for not more than 2 minutes • Why people like to buy new clothes • The most favourite piece of clothes that you have • Where and when you bought it

Imagine that you’re preparing a project with your friend. You’ve found some interesting information and you want to read it to your friend. If you ask people whether they’re good at spotting a lie, the majority will say they are. How do they do it? In a survey, this question was asked to 2, 500 people in 63 countries. The top answer was that someone who is lying avoids making eye contact. Some added that liars look up and to the right. Others said they look up and to the left. As a matter of fact, people who are lying and people who are telling the truth make eye contact for a similar amount of time. They look up, down, left and right. Therefore, none of this proves whether someone is telling the truth or not. More answers were related to body language. Liars look nervous. Liars blush. Liars scratch their nose or ear. Again, these are myths.

Hello! It’s an electronic assistant of the Young Journalists’ Club. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how people feel about mass media. Please answer six questions. So, let’s get started. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) What kind of mass media can you name? Who usually listens to the radio in your family? Why? How often do you watch TV? Why? What magazines are popular with your classmates? What kinds of mass media can’t you do without? What in your opinion makes the Internet the most wide-spread kind of mass media? This is the end of the survey. Thank your very much for your time.

Be ready to speak about it for not more than 2 minutes • What types of jobs are considered dangerous / risky • What kind of people usually do these jobs • What advantages of these jobs there are