Особые просьбы к Министру oбразования

 

1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.

2. The children mention some qualities that their future teacher should possess. Find this extract and read it aloud.

3. Why did children like their last teacher?

4. What will happen if the school doesn't get a new teacher?

 

1.This text is about problems of any village school. It’s very difficult to recruit doctors & teachers to any village. There are no such conviences in a village.

Ий абзац. We don't mind how old the new teacher is, or whether it's a man or a woman. They should like the country and outdoor life, and be healthy. We would like someone who is patient, happy and does not shout. The teacher should be clever and know how to help us understand things. We'd like our teacher to be properly dressed and to come on time. They should be kind, make us feel happy in the school, and help us make our classroom nice. We would like someone who thinks of exciting things to do, inside and outside school. For example, our last teacher got us to write down the history of the village which our grandparents knew — we didn't realise how much the village had changed; make a nature calendar so we learned more about farming and about the animals and plants in our valley; read all sorts of books and write a newspaper about our village.

3.Because that teacher helped them to understand things. He got them to write down the history of the village & many other things.

4. If the Ministry does not send them a new teacher, they will have to leave their families & their valley to go to school.

II.

1. Where does the girl want to go and why?

2. Who doesn’t like the idea?

3. Who will pay for the trip?

 

The girl wants to go to France and practice her French.

Her mum doesn’t like the idea.

She would get a job to pay for the trip.

III.

Modern means of communication

People use various means of communication to get from one place to another.

In the old days people had to travel several days, weeks and months to get to the place they needed. They either went on foot, by coaches driven by horses or by boats and ships.

Nowadays people like to travel by air as it is the fastest way of traveling. A lot of people prefer to travel by train because they can look at the passing villages, forests and fields. Some of us like going by car. You can go as slowly or fast as you like. You can stop when and where you want.

Londoners use the underground railway best of all. Their metro is the oldest in the world. It was opened in 1863. And in 1904 the first bus route was opened in London. Londoners don’t use trams, though London was the first city where trams appeared. When Londoners leave the town, they use trains, ships or airplanes.

Билет № 18 (56)

I. THE MOST DIFFICULT LANGUAGE?

Самый трудный язык?

 

1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.

2. The author explains why people find Chinese a very difficult language to learn. Find this extract and read it aloud.

3. What factors play an important role in learning a language?

4. Why do British diplomats find it difficult to learn Hungarian?

 

This text is about learning of foreign languages.It is not easy to aswer the question what language is the most difficult to learn because there are many factors to take into consideration.

Ий абзац. Different cultures and individuals from those cultures will find different languages more difficult. In the case of Hungarian for British learners, it is not a question of the writing system, which uses a similar alphabet, but the grammatical complexity, though native speakers of related languages may find it easier.

3. The greater the differences between the 2nd language & our 1st one, the harder it will be for most people to learn. Teachers & the circumstances in which the language is learned play an important role, as well as each learner’s motivation for learning.

Because it has 35 grammatical cases.

 

II.

1. What sort of match did Tom play?

2. How did Tom’s team play during the match?

3. What was the result of the game?

 

1. Tom played a home game for the school football team.

Tom’s team played very enthusiastically during the match, they tried to attack as often as possible.

The game ended in a draw.

III.

Healthy way of life

 

One of the first duties we owe to ourselves is to keep our bodies in perfect health. If our body suffers from any disorder, our mind suffers with it, and we are unable to make much progress in knowledge, and we are unfit to perform those duties which are required of us in social life.

There are certain laws of health which deserve particular attention and they are so simple that even a child can learn them. A constant supply of pure fresh air is indispensable to good health. To secure this, nothing impure should remain either within or near our homes, and every room in the house especially the bedrooms, should be properly ventilated every day.

Perfect cleanliness is also essential. The whole body should be washed as often as possible. The skin is full of minute pores, cells, blood vessels and nerves. It breathes the way the lungs do. Therefore it should always be clean.

A certain amount of exercises is necessary to keep the body in perfect condition. Late hours are very harmful to the health as they exhaust the nervous system. Most essential to our body is food. You should be moderate in eating and drinking.

Билет № 19 (59)

I. MOBILE PHONES

Мобильные телефоны

 

1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.

2. The author explains why people need mobile phones nowadays. Find this extract and read it aloud.

3. What features can be found in modern mobile phones?

4. Why are mobile phones a vital part of our life?

 

This text is about a big role of mobile phones in our life. Everybody today owns at least a basic mobile phone. Mobile phones have more advantages than disadvantages.

Ый абзац. From children to senior citizens, mobile phones have become a craze as a way of staying ahead with the technology. With our fast lifestyles, we have no time to meet our relatives or friends and are left with the only option of talking over the phone. Here comes the need of mobile phones, which allow us to stay connected wherever we are and whenever we need to.

Modern mobile phones have numerous attractive features. You can amuse yourself by playing games, you can use its video recording feature. They have proved useful for every purpose.

4. It is hard to imagine life without mobiles. They allow us to stay connected wherever we are & whenever we need to.

 

II.

1. Who did Tina go to the skating-rink with?

2. What happened to her there?

3. How was she saved?

Tina went to the skating – rink wither friend who was very good at skating.

She stepped on a weak place in the ice and fell in, she sank under the ice.

A man grabbed her arms and pulled her up out of the water onto the ice.

III.

Sport in Belarus and in my life

All people are fond of sports and games. Sport makes us healthy, keeps fit and better disciplined. It unites people of different classes and nationalities.

Many people do sports on their initiative. They practice skiing, skating and swimming. Some of them play table tennis, volleyball and football. All necessary facilities are provided for them: stadiums, swimming – pools and football fields.

Professional sport is also paid much attention to in our republic. There are different sporting societies, clubs and complexes. The most famous of them are the Olympic complex “ Raubichi”, Minsk Arena and “ Dinamo” stadium.

In the last years Belarusian sportsmen take an active part in the world sports movement. O.Korbut, V. Shcherba and A. Medved are prominent names in our sports.

As for me, I like sports. In winter I skate and ski. In summer I prefer cycling and playing football and volleyball. But sport is not just for participants. Millions of people all over the world spend hours every week watching sport events on television or at the stadium. They enjoy being fans or supporters of this or that team.

Билет № 20(62)

I. HOW I GOT TO THE TOP

 

1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.

2. The author explains what made her write songs. Find this extract and read it aloud.

3. Why were all the people nice to her during the show?

4. What did she talk to Girl Scouts in Nashville about?

 

 

1.This text is about a girl who became the winner of the song contest ‘American Idol’. It also says about her difficult childhood and the period of getting education.

Абзац) I was either ten or eleven when I wrote my first song. I don't remember. My mum was struggling financially and emotionally, so I didn't talk a lot. Finally, she told me if I couldn't talk about what was bothering me, I should write about it. So she gave me a notebook, and my poems turned into lyrics.

Why were all the people nice to her during the show? She thinks they were so nice because no one thought she was going to win. Members of the crew came up to her after the finale and told her they didn't think she could have won.