Speaking, Module 3

1 чтение вслух 
2 задай вопрос
3 покажи фото другу
4 сравнение фотографий

In any occupation discipline is more important than talent.

     Nowadays it is thought that most of remarkable people became successful in their occupations only thank to their talent. However, some people believe that it is impossible to do something really significant without a lot of hard work.
     I strongly support the idea that discipline is necessary if you want to achieve something outstanding. Firstly, a person who is addicted to hard work is more likely to be a perfectionist. Perfectionists try to do their best to get the greatest result. Such people have better chances to become successful in any occupation. Secondly, discipline plays more important role than talent, because every skill requires be developing constantly. If you do not train your skill, you will not be able to do something well, even though you are talented.
     At the same time, there are people, who have another opinion. They consider that without talent you have no chances to become remarkable and only talented people can do something incredible.
     I cannot agree with my opponents' idea completely. Even though you are the most talented person in the world, if you do not have even little discipline, one day the laziness will «kill» you and your aim to become successful will never be achieved.
     To sum up, I want to say that discipline plays a significant role in any occupation. Every talented person should always remember about it and try to work hard.

Speaking Test Module 2, preparation

Task 1 - "read the text aloud"
Task 2 - "ask questions"
Task 3 - "show the picture to your friend"
Task 4 - "compare the pictures"

Personal letter - hometask

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Molly who writes:

… This year we had an unusually hot summer. What’s the weather normally like in

summer in Russia? What do you think about spending summer holidays at home?

What is your favourite season, and why?

I’m reading a very interesting book about England in the 16^th century …

Write a letter to Molly.

In your letter

- answer her questions

- ask 3 questions about the look

Write 100—140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

Paraphrasing

How to paraphrase - ppt

Тренажер устной части ЕГЭ

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Speaking, Term 1

Speaking, tasks 2-4
Speaking task 1

Speaking - oral test preparation

Speaking №1 - download - тексты для задания "Прочитайте вслух"


Упражнения на говорение по модулю 4:

4 Speaking №2

4 Speaking №4

Speaking Module3

Module 3 Task 2 (ask questions)
Module 3 Task 4 (compare the pictures)

Speaking Module 2

Task 2 (ask questions)
Task 3 (show the picture to your friend)

Hometask - Grammar

Grammar exercise 11

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Hometask - Grammar

GRAMMAR EXERCISE 10

Пожалуйста, проверьте ответы сами - ключи внизу файла.

Hometask - Grammar

Grammar exercises 1

Writing: tasks 39-40. Examples

ЭТО ВАЖНО: ПРИМЕРЫ ЭССЕ И ПИСЬМА 

Personal Letter - FAQ

ЭТО ВАЖНО

Публикую выписки из анализа ФИПИ по результатам ЕГЭ 2018: часто задаваемые вопросы, типичные ошибки и т.д.

Speaking M1

Speaking M1

Additional materials for Speaking

Speaking Help - download


Формат задания №2

Формат задания №3
Описание фотографии

Speaking 3

Speaking 3

ОГЭ Grammar

ГРАММАТИКА
№1

Tim woke up later than usual. It was Sunday and he _________HAVE_________ lots of plans for the day. He was in the bathroom cleaning his _________TOOTH_________ when he heard some unfamiliar voices from the veranda.  “Who could they be?” Tim _________THINK_________. When he came into the room, his mum and two other women ________CHAT__________ happily and didn’t notice him. Tim coughed to attract _________THEY_________ attention. “Oh, Tim, you’re up already!” his mother sounded excited. “Meet my school friends, Linda and Emma.” Linda shook his hand, Emma smiled and said: “We _________BE_________ happy to meet you, Tim.” Your mum showed us your photo, but you are much _________YOUNG_________ there. Join us for tea. I wish we _________CAN_________ talk about our school days for ages, but we have some other business to discuss with your mother. It’s going to be interesting for you, too.” Tim sat at the table. Emma had some papers in her hands but Tim couldn’t read what _________PRINT_________ there –  the letters were too small.

№2

It was about 6pm when I heard a knock on the door. It _________BE_________ Jason, my teenage neighbour. He looked cold and upset. 

“What’s wrong, Jason?”

“I _________LOSE_________ my key and I can’t get into my house.”

“Come in. Today’s not a day for long walks, or long waits,” I looked out the window. It _______SNOW_________ hard and it was windy. The weather was getting ________BAD__________ every hour.

Jason _________TAKE_________ off his coat and boots. His ________FOOT__________ were wet and I gave him a pair of socks to change into. A cup of hot tea and some biscuits soon made the boy feel warm.

“Where are your parents, Jason?”

“I _________NOT/KNOW_________. I can’t call them because of this,” he pulled his phone out of his pocket and showed it to me – the screen _________BREAK_________ and the phone was obviously dead.

Jason focused on the food again. He took his _________FOUR_________ biscuit and said: “I wish my mum could make biscuits like this.”

№3

We arrived at the lake very early. It was cold but in spite of that there were several _______MAN_____ there. Dad pulled our fishing rods out of the rucksack and we joined the others.

“Hey, look what I_______CATCH____!” a man sitting several metres upstream proudly showed us his bag. There was a large fish in it.

“Good job,” Dad _______SAY_____ and everyone became quiet again.

“How long do we have to wait? When will they bite?” I whispered.

“I _____NOT/KNOW______,” Dad whispered back and a moment later he was holding a little, silver fish.

“See?” he turned to me. “But this one is too small. We’d better let it go and wait for the next one.” And he let ______HE______ fish go.

The second fish was _____BIG_______ than the first one and soon Dad caught a few more.

“If it goes on like this, mum ______COOK_______ us a great dinner,” he said.

We kept fishing till noon but I didn’t catch anything ______I_____ and got really bored with it. To me, it _____BE______ a stupid waste of time but I certainly wasn’t going to tell Dad that. He wouldn’t have liked it.

№4

When I came into the room, my computer was on. It worried me since I _____NOT/REMEMBER_____ switching it on. I looked around –  there ______BE_____ nobody in my room and everything was in its usual place.  Suddenly I ______UNDERSTAND_____ –  the book had gone! I had left it on the table but it wasn’t there any more. I checked the window –  it ______CLOSE______. That meant that someone had come into the room through the door. My _____ONE______ impulse was to call the police but I called Jim instead. “What _____HAPPEN_____?” Jim sounded sleepy. I explained that someone _____TAKE_______ the book. “Oh, no!” Jim sounded unhappy. “Have you any idea how valuable it is?” “There’s another thing I _____NOT/CAN_____ understand,” I interrupted Jim. “My computer’s on but I always switch it off before leaving home.” “Ok, stay at home. I’ll be at _____YOU____ place in half an hour,” he said and the phone went dead.

СЛОВООБРАЗОВАНИЕ

№5

Russia is a large country with great diversity in flora and fauna. There are several large ____NATION_________ parks in Russia. A lot of different animals live there. Wolves are probably the best known, and are very well studied animals, so we have enough ______INFORM________ about their diet and behaviour. The wolf is a good ______HUNT_________. They usually hunt wild animals like deer and hares, but sometimes they can attack sheep, goats, and cows. The wolf tries to avoid people and only goes into villages when he is _______REAL______ hungry. In some ______RUSSIA________ tales, the wolf is often represented as a clever animal that helps the main character, Ivan. The wolf is usually direct and _____CREATE________ and helps Ivan to cope with many difficult problems.

№6
Learning languages is important nowadays. It is interesting and ___USE____. Language skills help people to travel, study, and establish ___PROFESSION____ links with colleagues from other countries.  Some people say that learning languages is easy but others strongly ___AGREE____. They say that learning languages takes a lot of time and they are not happy with their progress anyway. Meanwhile, there are some strategies that can make you a successful language _____LEARN____ and save your time. The first idea is watching films in the original. If the films are ____INTEREST____, learning is just fun, not hard work. Online and live ___COMMUNICATE____ with people in the language you are learning also helps a lot.


№7
I’m not a child but I still like cartoons and animated films. ___RECENT____, I enrolled in an animation course in our university. The ____TEACH_____ of the course explained to us how animated films are made. Basically, animation is just a series of pictures with a character. Each picture is a little ____DIFFER_______. When you show the pictures really fast, it looks like they are moving. Some people say animation is not a serious thing. I strongly ___AGREE_____. Animated films may be ___FUN_____ but clever and useful to learn new skills. I believe they can be used in many spheres, and most importantly of all in ___EDUCATE_____.



KEYS

Test preparation, M4

Word Formation List

Измените слово грамматически

It was about 6pm when I heard a knock on the door. It _________BE_________ Jason, my teenage neighbour. He looked cold and upset.
“What’s wrong, Jason?”
“I _________LOSE_________ my key and I can’t get into my house.”
“Come in. Today’s not a day for long walks, or long waits,” I looked out the window. It _______SNOW_________ hard and it was windy. The weather was getting ________BAD__________ every hour.
Jason _________TAKE_________ off his coat and boots. His ________FOOT__________ were wet and I gave him a pair of socks to change into. A cup of hot tea and some biscuits soon made the boy feel warm.
“Where are your parents, Jason?”
“I _________NOT/KNOW_________. I can’t call them because of this,” he pulled his phone out of his pocket and showed it to me – the screen _________BREAK_________ and the phone was obviously dead.
Jason focused on the food again. He took his _________FOUR_________ biscuit and said: “I wish my mum could make biscuits like this.”

Подберите однокоренное слово

Piranhas are South American fish. There are lots of scary stories about them. Most people think that piranhas are very _____DANGER____ creatures. However, a ____SCIENCE___ from St Andrews University, Anne Magurran, has recently announced that to call piranhas cruel killers is not fair. They ____USUAL____ eat fish, plants and insects. According to Professor Anne Magurran, piranhas attack people and animals only when they want to defend themselves. However, most travellers strongly __AGREE_____ with this point of view. They recommend keeping away from the water where piranhas live. When the fish attack in groups, it is practically ___POSSIBLE_____ to survive. Whatever your opinion of piranhas, this is a _____USE______ piece of advice one should follow.

Have you heard of a Tadeus Bodnar? He is a ____FAME_____ Hungarian hairdresser. Not long ago he stopped using the _____TRADITION_____ scissors and comb. Now his instruments are axes, irons and vacuum cleaners. Now he is very _____SUCCESS_____ and happy because with his innovative techniques he can express himself better. He cuts hair in his shop in Budapest by chopping it with an axe. Then he styles the hair using a vacuum cleaner, or straightens it with an iron. It’s difficult to believe but the extravagant hairdresser is very popular. Many people find him very _____CREATE____. Every day there’s an ____END____ line of people streaming to his shop. They wish to change their ___APPEAR_____ and have a thrilling, new experience.

KEYS