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Задание 3

In your talk remember to speak about:

• when you took the photo
• what/who is in the photo
• what is happening
• why you took the photo
• why you decided to show the picture to your friend

I took this photo when I …

In the photo you can see …

He/she/they is/are …- ing

I took this photo because …

I’ve decided to show this photo to my friend because …

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Решение коммуникативной задачи

When did you take the photo?

What/who is in the picture?

What is happening?

Why did you take the photo?

Why did you decide to show the photo to your friend?

Организация высказывания

Средства логической связи

and / but / when / Besides,/  while so…/ that / because/  In fact, / Moreover, / In addition,/  In other words, / So / I think / I hope

Пример описания

I’ve chosen photo number 3.

I took this photo during my winter holidays which I spent with my family in Veliky Ustyug. Before the trip I didn’t think that I would really like it. But everything was great. The weather was nice, that’s why we spent a lot of time outdoors enjoying a lot of white snow and interesting activities. One day I took part in a wonderful show with Father Frost and Snow Maiden. I took a lot of photos that day. But in this photo there is only Father Frost. He is posing before the camera. I decided to snap a full-length photo of him in order to memorize his snow-white beard and long beautiful coat. In the background there are children who came from different parts of our country to celebrate the New Year with Russia’s chief Father Frost. They are dancing in a ring around him and singing a merry song. I want to show the photo to my friend because he wanted to go to Veliky Ustyug, but unfortunately he couldn’t. It will be interesting for him to see Russia’s chief Father Frost. Besides, I think a photo is worth a thousand words.

Задание 4

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Решение коммуникативной задачи

Be ready to compare and contrast the photos:

-give a brief description of the photos (action, location)

-say what the pictures have in common

-say in what way the pictures are different

-Say which way of spending free time you’d prefer.

-explain why

In the first photo there is… who/that …..

The second photo shows … who/that…

Both pictures have a few/a lot of things in common.

There are some differences between these two photos.

Personally, I’d prefer… / I enjoy… more than

Start with a topic both photos are devoted to.

Both photos show…

Each picture illustrates how/where…

Both photos show problems which…

The photos deal with different aspects of…

The pictures/photos/photographs are about…

Give a brief description of the photos (action, location)

In the first photo there is… who/that …..

The second photo shows … who/that…./  The second photo is different because it shows … who/that/…

                 Speculating about the situation

It may be…

They could be…

Perhaps, …

It is probably…

I imagine they’re…

Another idea is that…

It is also possible that…

It’s not clear if…

It seems to me that the people in the picture…

I get the impression that the people are not very happy here…

They don’t seem to be enjoying themselves…

Say what the pictures have in common

both      each      and     like      just as     similarly     similar to

Both pictures have a few/a lot of things in common.

The photos are quite similar in many ways.

The pictures are similar because they both show …

Both photos were taken inside/outside.

Both pictures were taken in winter/summer.

Пример:

Say in what way the pictures are different

whereas      while       however      unlike      in comparison with

    in contrast to        be different from       differ      although      but        in contrast

There are some differences between these two photos.

There is a big difference between these two pictures.

The two pictures have more differences than similarities.

Пример:

Say which way of spending free time you’d prefer. Explain why.

Personally, I think…     /    In my opinion, …   /  I’d rather… I definitely wouldn’t like to.../   Besides, …./  Moreover, …

I enjoy… more than…     that is why I prefer...

Пример сравнения

These pictures are about places where people can live in.

In the first picture we see a large industrial city. In the second picture there is a small village.

There are not many similarities between these two pictures. I think that what unites them is that in both pictures we can see buildings, houses and roads.

There are more differences than similarities between these two pictures. I’ll name some of them. Firstly, the first picture shows a densely populated city with lots of tall buildings and blocks of flats, while the second picture depicts a rural area with a lot of green land and some old houses. Secondly, the city is located near a river, whereas the village is situated at the foot of the mountain. Another difference concerns transport. There isn’t any means of transport in the second picture. In contrast, in the first picture we can see a steamboat and a lot of cars on the bridge across the river. Furthermore, we can guess that the first picture was taken in summer, while the other picture shows an autumn day.

Personally, I’d prefer city life to country life. A city is a place where there are more places to go to, a wide variety of attractions that can't be found in the countryside. Besides, a city can give young people great opportunities to continue their education. And that is very important for me because I’m going to study at a university.