WARM-UP. LISTENING. Задание 1. Задание 2. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY. Задание 3

WARM-UP

Complete the sentence.

LOVE is…

LISTENING

Задание 1

Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A–F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1–7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды.

1. Writing Valentines has a very long history.

2. It’s another time to spend money.

3. Valentines make a big business.

4. There’s always something against the Day.

5. It’s a traditional Valentine’s Day present and no one should spare money for it.

6. Its traditions tend to fade.

7. Even journalists need information about Valentine’s Day.

Задание 2

Вы услышите диалог. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений А–G соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Notstated). Занесите номер выбранного Вами варианта ответа в таблицу. Вы услышите запись дважды.

A) John is going to send a Valentine to one person.

B) Math teachers receive the most Valentines.

C) People generally buy more Christmas cards than Valentines.

D) There is a survey about selling Valentines.

E) The most typical Valentine’s Day presents are flowers and sweets.

F) Mary knows about some Valentine’s Day traditions in a foreign country.

G) John considers colours when buying a bouquet.

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Задание 3

Прочитайте текст. Заполните пропуски в предложениях под номерами В4-В11 соответствующими формами слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами справа от каждого предложения.

WilliamShakespeare

B4	William Shakespeare is one of the best-known writers in the English language. He………… 38 plays, aswellashundredsofpoems.	WRITE
B5	He was born in Stratford in 1564 and grew up there, ………… an education in Latin at the local grammar school.	RECEIVE
B6	By 1590, he was living in London, although he ………… his most famous plays yet.	NOT PRODUCE
B7	The great love story Romeo and Juliet appeared four years ………… and is still a favourite of many people.	LATE
B8	The story of Romeo and Juliet ………… in many different forms since then.	APPEAR
B9	In 1996, for example, it was made into a film ………… LeonardoDiCaprio.	STAR
B10	People ………… Shakespeare's plays today all over the worldand in many different languages.	PERFORM
B11	There's no doubt that Shakespeare's plays ………… for many years to come.	STUDY

Задание 4

Прочитайте текст. Заполните пропуски в предложениях под номерами В13-В18соответствующими формами слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами справа от каждого предложения.

Didyouknow?

B13	In spite of the _____________ reputation of the British, over 16 million Valentine cards are sent each year on February 14th. 39% of Valentine cards are sent by women and 61% by men.	ROMANTIC
B14	________, Valentine cards were only sent by men to women. They were all handmade and elaborately decorated.	ORIGINAL
B15	The oldest ________ Valentine card can be found in the British Museum. It was sent in the year 1415.	EXIST
B16	St Valentine's Day is now ____________in many countries all over the world,	CELEBRATION
B17	___________Russia and China.	INCLUDE
B18	But in _______China your flowers can be confiscated if the police see you in the street with a bouquet.	ATHEISM

SPEAKING

TASK 4.

Study the two photographs. In 1. 5 minutes be ready to compare and contrast the photographs:

• 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 of the films presented in the pictures you’d prefer

• explain why

You will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12–15 sentences). You have to talk continuously.