Answer: We don t mind having fewer things to do in the evenings.

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1 Аудирование B1. Вы услышите 5 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего 1-5 и утверждениями, данными в списке. Используйте каждое утверждение только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. We don t mind having fewer things to do in the evenings. We ve only just moved into the countryside. Living in the countryside is much healthier for me. I wouldn t be able to find a job in the city. I like both the city and the countryside. Crime is more of a problem in the city. Tapescript B1 Speaker 1 We moved from the centre of Bristol to a small village about four years ago. It s obviously a lot quieter, and we actually know our neighbours here, but what I ve really noticed is how different the air is. It s so much fresher here. I actually used to find it difficult to breathe properly in the city centre and I think that was because of all the pollution. Since we moved here, though, I haven t had any breathing problems at all. Answer: Living in the countryside is much healthier for me. Speaker 2 I ve lived here in the village all my life and I love it! I couldn t imagine living anywhere else. But there are things we just don t have here big supermarkets, department stores, that kind of thing, so Phil and I do go into Birmingham once or twice a month. I always look forward to those trips, to be honest. It is nice to be in a big city sometimes surrounded by thousands of people rushing around! Answer: I like both the city and the countryside. Speaker 3 No, I don t regret moving out of Coventry at all. Mind you, that was quite a while ago now, anyway. We ve got a nice little community here, and everything s a lot more peaceful. Sure, we can t go to the theatre and cinema and things like that every evening like we used to be able to when we lived in the city centre, but we re older now, so a quiet night in in front of the telly is fine! Answer: We don t mind having fewer things to do in the evenings. Speaker 4 There s no doubt about it. You re far more likely to be burgled or mugged if you live in a big city than if you live around here. I m not saying there s no crime here at all. There is. But it s still a lot safer than living in London or somewhere like that. That s actually the main reason we moved here. We wanted somewhere safe for the kids to grow up in. Answer: Crime is more of a problem in the city. Speaker 5 It s funny. Most people say there are far more job opportunities in the city, and a lot of people have left the area in recent years cos there s no work for them here. It s the opposite for me, though, as a farmer. What would there be for me to do in a city? Nothing. So I guess I m stuck here in the country! Answer: I wouldn t be able to find a job in the city.

2 Аудирование Вы услышите, как брат и сестра обсуждают, что подарить отцу на день рождения. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений соответствуют содержанию текста, какие не соответствуют и о чем в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа. Tapescript A1-A6 Greg: Paula, it s Dad s birthday next Friday. Have you got any ideas about presents? Paula: Not really, Greg, no. Shall we do what we did last year and get him a present together? If we do that, we can get him something a bit nicer than if we buy separate presents. Greg: Yeah, fine. I ve got about 15 I can spend. How about you? Paula: About the same, so we re talking about something that ll cost 30. Greg: Right.Well, how about a new watch? Dad s had his watch for years. Paula: True, but I think Mum gave it to him on their first wedding anniversary. I think that s why he always wears it. Greg: Oh yeah. I suppose we shouldn t get a watch, then. Paula: I know! What about some clothes? A new T-shirt, or something. Dad could do with looking a bit more fashionable! Greg: True, but we gave him clothes for Christmas, didn t we? It might be better to think of something a bit more original. Paula: I guess so. How about something for his computer? Can you think of anything he needs? Greg: He s got everything, hasn t he? And you know what Dad s like he only wants the best things for his PC. Anything he d like would cost a lot more than we can afford. Paula: Well, what then? We re running out of ideas! Greg: Umm Well, he s always saying he can t remember where he put his mobile phone, isn t he? Paula: Yeah. Greg: What if we got him one of those carrying cases? You know, the kind you can hook onto your belt. Then he could wear his mobile phone and he wouldn t lose it so often. Paula: Not a bad idea! How much do you think they cost? Greg: The cheapest ones are probably only about 5 or so. We could get him a really nice one for about 20, I think. I saw some the other day in Dixon s. Paula: Okay, let s do that. So, are we going to buy him something else with the other ten pounds, or just spend about twenty pounds on the present? Greg: Well, by the time we ve bought some wrapping paper and a nice card, that ll be 25, won t it? That sounds like enough to me! Paula: Fine! Last year, Paula and Greg bought their father a CD. в тексте не сказано Paula and Greg can afford to spend 30 in total. верно Their dad s watch was given to him by his wife. верно Greg and Paula think their father could look more fashionable. верно They have enough money to buy something suitable for their father s computer. неверно Greg and Paula will end up spending 20 in total. неверно Аудирование Вы услышите интервью с известной писательницей. В заданиях А7- А13 выберете правильный вариант ответа. Tapescript A7-13 Presenter: And with me in the studio today I m joined by the very well-known writer Catherine Collarton. Catherine, you ve written over twenty hugely successful novels. Where do you get your inspiration? Are they based on your own life at all? Writer: I wish my life was that interesting! Actually, what usually gets me started on a new story is something I read about in a newspaper or hear on the news. It s usually something really small and insignificant, like someone breaking their leg in a climbing accident, or a new shopping centre being built in the local area. Presenter: And how does that lead to a complete novel? Writer: Well, it gets my imagination going. Let s take the shopping centre example. I d probably start thinking: I bet there are people who don t want it built. Maybe they re planning to knock down a theatre, and some people would rather they didn t do that. And that keeps going, from one thing to another, until finally I ve got a whole plot worked out. Presenter: And what about the characters? Do you get those from stories in the news too?

3 Writer: No, not really. I ve said this before and I think it s true: all my characters are based in some way on people I ve met. Presenter: So, can they recognise themselves in your books? Writer: Well, some of them try! But generally I don t think so. You see, when I say they re based on people I know, that s not to say I copy them exactly. I might have a character who s a criminal in the story does really bad things but that doesn t mean the person I ve based them on is a criminal. Presenter: I see. So, in what sense are they based on real people? Writer: I take some of the physical characteristics of a real person what they look like, how they speak and put them in a totally different place and time, often with a different outlook on life too. And, as I say, that means they re actually quite difficult to spot! Presenter: Let s come on to your latest book, Fire at Dawn. Now, it s been number one in the paperback charts for several months, it s been translated into, I think, over sixty different languages, and there s talk it s going to be made into a movie. Is that right? Writer: Well, nothing s definite, but it s looking hopeful, yes. A company s bought the rights. That means they can turn it into a movie if they want to. It doesn t mean they definitely will. Presenter: And would you be involved in that at all? Writer: To a certain extent. I wouldn t actually write the screenplay, but I ve made sure I m allowed to approve it. I won t let them get away with changing the ending, or anything like that! Presenter: Why do films do that so often? Writer: I don t know. It s really annoying when they do that, isn t it? Some people say that film and literature are so different that an ending that s good in a book often doesn t work on film. I m not convinced. And if you do have to change a book so much to make it work on film, why bother trying to make the film in the first place? Do it the same way the book does, that s what I say! A7 Catherine mainly gets inspiration for her novels from 1) things that happen in her personal life. 2) unimportant news stories. 3) major events in the local area. A8 The example of the shopping centre shows that, before writing, Catherine 1) interviews a lot of people. 2) does a lot of background research. 3) imagines a complete story. A9 Catherine says her characters 1) can be identified by the people they re based on. 2) are exact copies of people she has known. 3) are only loosely based on real people. A10 Catherine is most likely to create a character based on a real person s 1) history. 2) appearance. 3) view of the world. A11 There is a chance that 1) Catherine will give a talk about making films. 2) a company will buy the film rights to Fire at Dawn. 3) there will be a film version of Fire at Dawn. A12 Catherine does not want 1) to be involved in making the film. 2) someone else to write the screenplay. 3) the plot to be altered in a major way. A13 Catherine believes that 1) the stories in the book and film should be the same. 2) film and literature are extremely different media. 3) films based on books are usually annoying.

4 Чтение B2. Установите соответствие между текстами 1-5 и приведенными ниже темами. INCREDIBLE COLLECTION SERIOUSLY DAMAGED MYSTERIOUS GIANTS ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE EXPENSIVE ACCOMODATION ANIMAL HELP SURPRISINGLY LARGE 1 The Taj Mahal, the beautiful and impressive building in Agra, India, was built by Shah Jahan. The building work started in 1630 and took 23 years to complete. It was built using materials (marble, crystal and other precious stones) from all over India and Asia. There were no cars or trains in those days, of course, so how did they manage to carry the materials to the building site? The answer is that they used elephants over a thousand of them. 2 The Louvre, in Paris, France, is one of the most famous, and largest, museums in the world. Originally built as a royal palace, the Louvre first opened its doors to the public as a museum and art gallery in 1793.Today, visitors can see thousands of priceless works of art, including Leonardo da Vinci s Mona Lisa, which is generally considered to be the most famous painting in the world. As well as paintings, the Louvre also has book, furniture, archaeology, architecture and history exhibitions. 3 The Great Pyramid is one of the largest buildings ever constructed by humans. Although, together with the other pyramids at Giza, in Egypt, it is one of the world s most popular tourist destinations, we still have an enormous amount to learn about Egyptian pyramids. Scientists and academics cannot agree on when the pyramids were built, who built them, why they were built or indeed how they were built. 4 Although there have been buildings on the rock known as the Acropolis, in Athens, Greece, for many thousands of years, it is the Parthenon which is the most famous building. The Parthenon was built between 447 and 438 BC. The building still exists today, but it is not in a good condition. In the 1600s, the Parthenon was used to store explosives. During a war between the Turks and the Venetians, bombs fell on the building, causing it to explode. Unfortunately, a large part of the building was destroyed. 5 The British Prime Minister lives and works at No. 10 Downing Street, in London. Pictures of this building make it look rather narrow and small. In fact, the building is much bigger than it appears. The reason for this is that there is a street behind Downing Street called Horseguards Parade. No. 10 Downing Street is joined to the big building behind it on Horseguards Parade, giving the Prime Minister plenty of space for offices and an apartment. 6 The Sydney Opera House, in Sydney, Australia, is one of the most famous modern buildings in the world. It is a popular tourist attraction for people with no interest in opera or other forms of music, but it is also highly respected for its artistic productions, which include plays, ballets, operas, musicals and concerts. Opened in 1973, the building has five theatres, the biggest of which seats approximately 2,700 people. Answers: 1 ANIMAL HELP 2 INCREDIBLE COLLECTION 3 MYSTERIOUS GIANTS 4 SERIOUSLY DAMAGED 5 SURPRISINGLY LARGE 6 ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE

5 Грамматика и лексика Прочитайте текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце предложений, обозначенных номерами В4 В10, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Titanic The film Titanic was directed by James Cameron. В4 The script was written by him, too. WRITE В5 The film first came out at cinemas in COME It was an immediate success, winning eleven Oscars in В6 Since then, millions of people around the world have enjoyed watching Jack and Rose s tragic love story on board the ship Titanic. ENJOY В7 Titanic was not / wasn t a cheap film to make. NOT BE В8 In fact, the film cost more money to make than the original ship did! COST В9 Most people who watch the film spend the last fifteen or twenty minutes crying. SPEND В10 I think it s the saddest and most wonderful film I ve ever seen! SAD Грамматика и лексика Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце предложений, обозначенных номерами В11 В16, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. A warm welcome always awaits you in sunny Brighton! В11 Only forty-five minutes from London by train, Brighton is the ideal place entertainment both for relaxation and nighttime. В12 If you want to stay the night, there are hundreds of comfortable and reasonablypriced family-run hotels waiting to look after you. There s fun for all the family on Brighton Pier. В13 You ll have a wonderful time! В14 And don t forget to find time to look round the amazing Royal Pavilion, too. В15 Enjoy fish and chips on the seafront, or splash out on a delicious meal at one of the many fashionable restaurants in town. В16 We guarantee your stay in Brighton will be an unforgettable experience! Грамматика и лексика Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами А22 А28, и выберите правильный вариант. Adam was struggling. It was his very first day at school the next day, and his mother had bought him some new shoes for the А22. The problem was they had laces and Adam still couldn t tie them up himself. He d been practising unsuccessfully for days, and now, less than 24 hours before the big day, he A23 a failure. I can t do it! he shouted in desperation. Everyone at school s going to laugh at me. No, they re not, Adam. Don t worry. I bet lots of them don t know how to tie up their shoelaces properly yet. Just A24 trying. Do you want me to show you again? Adam nodded. Mrs Carstairs patiently held Adam s fingers in hers, and talked him through the required steps. Now, you try A25 your own, she said. I won t say a word. Adam picked up a lace in each hand. He crossed them, with the right lace going over the left, and pulled the right lace under the left and through. Excellent, Adam! That s the first A26! Quiet, Mummy! You said you wouldn t say anything. Sorry.

6 He pulled the laces tight, and slowly A27 a loop with the left lace. Carefully, but slowly, he managed to make a perfect bow. You ve done it! shouted his mother. Now do the other shoe. Adam did the other shoe perfectly. In the next twenty minutes, Adam tied his laces another six times. Finally he said: Mummy, now I know how to tie my shoes, why do I have to go to school tomorrow? I A28, what can they possibly teach me that I don t already know? A22 incident instance situation occasion A23 sensed felt suffered experienced A24 stay hold keep remain A25 by in on with A26 point stage period chapter A27 collected manufactured assembled formed A28 mean suggest represent intend