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материал для подготовки к егэ (гиа) по английскому языку (11 класс) на тему

Speaking Task 2

You are considering using car washing services and you'd like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask five direct questions to find out the following:

1) working hours

2) if they have a discount card

3) recommendations

4) number of clients per day

5) time it takes to wash the car

            You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

You are considering visiting the real estate agency and you'd like to get more information.

1) location of the agency

2) services they provide

3) if they work at weekends

4) competitive advantages

5) if they provide any guarantees

You are considering visiting the coffee shop and you'd like to get more information.

1) special offers

2) discounts for regular customers

3) most popular coffee

4) if they have a parking lot

5) free Wi-Fi

You are considering visiting the gift shop and you'd like to get more information.

1) if they have gifts for anniversary

2) availability of discount cards

3) size of the shop

4) if they have lunch hours

5) website

You are considering to buy ipad and you'd like to get more information.

1) the amount of internal memory

2) if they provide a free delivery service

3) if they have special offers

4) advantages of the device

5) if they have a black color

You are considering visiting the Cesky Krumlov city and you'd like to get more information.

1) the most popular sights of the city

2) price for the family of three

3) recommendations

4) services that they provide during the trip

5) number of people in the trip

You are considering buying the printer and you'd like to get more information.

1) warranty period

2) if you can buy the printer online

3) discount for regular customers

4) full characteristics of the device

5) advantages of the printer

You are considering staying a night at the hotel and you'd like to get more information.

2) Russian speaking staff

3) entertainment programs

4) museums and theatres nearby the hotel

5) if they take credit cards

  Writing

39.    You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Edward who writes:

... I’m going to join a music club. I want to be a musician. What sort of music do you usually enjoy listening to? Have your musical tastes changed over the years? Why? Do you and your friends prefer listening to live music or recorded music?...

           Yesterday I bought a new book ...

                                   Write a letter to Edward

In your letter

• answer his questions
• ask 3 questions about his new book

Write 100-140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

You have 20 minutes to do this task.

Письменное высказывание с элементами рассуждения «высказывание мнения»

40. Comment on the following statement. You have 60 minutes to do this task.

Fast food outlets should be closed.       (outlets фирменные магазины; an outlet торговая точка; магазин)

      What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement?

                                         Write 200-250 words.

                               Use the following plan:

- make an introduction (state the problem)

- express your personal opinion and give 2 - 3 reasons for your opinion

- express an opposing opinion and give 1 - 2 reasons for this opposing opinion

- explain why you don't agree with the opposing opinion

- make a conclusion restating your position

                                                              An opinion essay(Give your opinion on the following statement: …)

1. The use of genetically modified food is one of the most controversial (спорный) /(important; /significant) issues  in modern society.
2. No one can deny that nowadays there are many arguments about the safety of fast food.
3. It has become commonplace (to say) that … - стало обычным делом/ стало банальным утверждение, что …

It has become commonplace for people to watch soap operas. 

It seems to be generally known that ... кажется общеизвестным, что …

It seems to be universally accepted that … кажется общепринятым/ общепризнанным,что

4. Some people(experts/scientists) say/claim that …… , while others think(are convinced) that  …. , /…whereas others do not share this opinion(this point of view).
5. A lot of people claim that …Многие люди утверждают/заявляют, что… while others argue that … но некоторые другие люди            

                                                                                                                             приводят аргументы /утверждают, что…

1. In my opinion,(To my mind, In my view, To my way of thinking,) there are some important arguments in favour of…. /against             
2. Personally, I believe that one of the main  (in)conveniences of/ benefits /privileges (drawbacks)/(dis)advantages of  … (… living in a foreign country is that …)            

  Personally, I try not to buy genetically modified food (GM food).

3. Firstly, it is important to remember that …   First of all, it is important to emphasize (to mention) that…   To begin with, …  

First and foremost, I would say that …прежд.е всего(в первую очередь, во-первых), я бы сказал, что … 

4. Secondly, …..         Thirdly, ……      In addition(to this), … вдобавок; сверх того, кроме того; помимо всего прочего, к тому же

Furthermore, - к тому же, кроме того; более того             Moreover,(сверх того, кроме того) there is a risk of food poisoning.

Apart from that, …кроме этого; не говоря(уже)об этом; не считая этого  Another thing to mention is… It is also worth mentioning that…

5. Finally, …..            Lastly, ….наконец (при перечислении); в заключение; в конце концов

1. However, there are people who have the opposite opinion.  However, there is another side to the question of …

Nevertheless, there is an opinion that …  

It is a well-known fact that wearing seat belts saves lives, nevertheless,/however, large numbers of drivers refuse to wear them.

2. Firstly, they hold the opinion that …                First and foremost, they share the opinion that …
3. On the other hand,…      
4. (And)what is more(to the point), ... – (и) к тому же; и что ещё уместно сказать; более того
5. And what I would like to add is that …

1. As far as I am concerned, I disagree(do not agree/ cannot agree) with this opinion(statement) because … / I do not share this opinion because …
2. If we look at the statistics, we can see that … According to the statistics,… According to experts/ scientists,…
3. If we take Internet polls into account, we can understand that …(poll-социологическое исследование, опрос общественного мнения)
4. And though I share their worries, I would prefer to agree to differ(остаться при своем мнении).
5.    Despite this, I strongly believe that …                     In spite of this,  it seems to me that …

1. To sum up, I am convinced that …             In conclusion, it is important to understand that …
2. In conclusion, taking everything into consideration(account), I am inclined to believe that …
3. In conclusion, I believe that …                      In conclusion, I would say that …
4. Considering all the facts, (All things considered,) I find it necessary to say that ... - учитывая все факты/принимая
5. That is why I hold the opinion that…Поэтому я придерживаюсь мнения, что… [во внимание все факты, я считаю необходимым сказать, что...