Talking. Option 9

1. Говорение Вариант 9

2. Task 1. You have 1,5 minutes to read the text silently, and then be ready to read it aloud. Remember that you will not have

more than 2
minutes.
Our ancestors were a pretty scruffy, lazy lot, spending most of their time hanging
around waiting for history to begin. They only ate what stumbled right in front of
them and, unlike their posh relatives in the south of France and Spain, didn`t even
try to cheer up their caves by painting those draft-looking animals on their walls.
Mind you, there are some amongst us, mentioning no names, who believe they did
the caves a favour! However, when really at a loose end, they did do strange
things with huge atones; stacking them in circles or lines like those of Stonehenge
and Avebury, probably for no better reason than to drive everyone crazy centuries
later trying to work out why they did it. Eventually, the first tourists started
turning up. These swarthy continentals didn1t have to go through Customs.

3.

Our ancestors were a pretty scruffy, lazy lot, spending most of their time hanging
around waiting for history to begin. They only ate what stumbled right in front of
them and, unlike their posh relatives in the south of France and Spain, didn`t even
try to cheer up their caves by painting those draft-looking animals on their walls.
Mind you, there are some amongst us, mentioning no names, who believe they did
the caves a favour! However, when really at a loose end, they did do strange
things with huge atones; stacking them in circles or lines like those of Stonehenge
and Avebury, probably for no better reason than to drive everyone crazy centuries
later trying to work out why they did it. Eventually, the first tourists started
turning up. These swarthy continentals didn1t have to go through Customs.

4. You are going to take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give the full answers to each question.

Remember that
you have 40 seconds to answer each question.
Electronic assistant: Hello! It`s the electronic assistant. We kindly ask you to participate in our survey. We are
asking 9th graders some questions connected with school they study at. So let`s get started!

5. Task 3. You are going to give a talk about mobile phones. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2

minutes.
Remember to say:
• If we can do without mobile phones in the
contemporary society
• If mobile phones have more benefits than
disadvantages
• what you use your mobile phone for
You have to talk continuously.

6.

Remember to say:
• if we can do without mobile phones in the contemporary society
• if mobile phones have more benefits than disadvantages
• what you use your mobile phone for
You have to talk continuously.