Вариант 14

Аудирование 1

Text A

Dear visitors of the park, right now we are starting the award ceremony. Our winners, the three best roller skaters, will get their prizes. We also have to inform you that the light show, which had been planned for this evening, is cancelled for technical reasons. As a sort of compensation, tonight we offer you another exciting show. The best Latino dancers will be competing on our summer stage tonight. A storm of energetic music and colorful costumes. Don't miss it.

Text B

Hey Sarah, it's Samantha. I've got a problem with my computer. In fact, it's not the computer. I just can't get into my school account. Anyway, I remember that we've got some assignments due tomorrow in science, but I don't remember what exactly we have to do. Could you text the task to me, please? It's really urgent because I need to complete my homework by 6 p.m. as I don't want to miss a pizza in the best pizzeria of the city. My parents promised to take me there tonight.

Text C

- Here you are at last, Greg. I've been worried.

- Sorry, Miss K. It was my first afternoon off and I wanted to see the city.

- My fault, I haven't shown you anything yet. Anyway, next Sunday we'll go to the Robot Exhibition at the Exhibition Center.

- Thanks.

- And what did you see today?

- First I headed for the entertainment park, but found myself at an ice cream fun fair.

- Which is a great place if you love ice cream.

- But I don't, so I turned back and got to the entertainment park at last, and wow, I've never had so much fun before. The place is fantastic, especially the roller coasters.

Text D

- Hi, Emma.

- Hi, Neil. I'm calling to ask you a favor. All my family are going to the seaside.

- Lucky you. Have a nice holiday.

- Thanks, but since everyone's leaving, there's no one at home to take care of my pet, and we can't take him with us.

- Sorry, Emma, I can't help you there. Our rule is neither cats nor dogs in our house. They make me cough and sneeze, which can lead to some dangerous syndromes.

- Oh, I'm not talking about cats or dogs. It's just a little bird, a parrot.

- That makes things different. I'm not allergic to birds. And I don't mind having your bird as a guest in our house. It'll be fun.

Аудирование 2

Good afternoon. Today we have asked five people to give us a short interview and share their opinions about their families. Now we would like to present their opinions to you.

Speaker A

Our family is not large, but we spend lots of time together. Unlike most families, we don't only get together in the evening and at weekends, but we see each other a lot during the daytime in our family bakery. It's a family business. It was set up by my grandfather, and now my parents run it. My granddad is still in charge of all the accounting matters. I help in the bakery shop, and my brother delivers fresh bread and buns to our regular customers.

Speaker B

I have three siblings, which makes four kids in the family all in all. That means plenty of housework, especially for mom. She usually does most of the shopping, and we try to help her with the cleaning, at least with keeping our rooms clean. As the eldest sister, I also try to look after the younger ones. Dad always washes the dishes and often helps mom with cooking, which is his hobby, by the way. Doing things together really helps us have more time for each other.

Speaker C

I have 10 siblings and dozens of cousins, nieces, nephews, in-laws, you name it. We now all live in different places and even countries. However, we have no problem keeping in touch. We regularly call each other, text, send emails and photos, so we can keep up with life events. I even send cards and letters in the old-fashioned way. We also try to get together as often as possible, usually for big family events where the majority of us will show up.

Speaker D

My sister and I are twins, and people think we should be inseparable because they believe we are very much alike. Well, partially that's true. We spend a lot of time together. We do look very much alike, but we are very different in character. She's very calm and relaxed, while I am bubbly and very emotional. She's very ladylike and wears nice dresses. And my all-time favorites are jeans and sneakers. Despite this, we get along really well and never quarrel.

Speaker E

I enjoy it greatly when our family gets together. It doesn't happen very often, unfortunately, because we live in different cities and everyone is always so busy. But there is a day when we put off all our other plans and come to our grandparent's house for a special party. We all look forward to this day. We exchange news, discuss our plans, chat, and enjoy the most delicious cake our grandmother makes for this day. It's huge and everyone takes a piece of it.

Аудирование 3

- Thank you for taking part in our survey. It won't take us long.

- It's okay. I've got time at the moment.

-Are you on holiday?

-No. I work as a waitress in the cafe over there. But my shift starts in an hour.

- Do you like your job?

- I don't mind it. It's nice to communicate with people. And I like it very much when children come to our cafe. Anyway, it's only a temporary job before I decide what career to choose.

- I see.

- My mom wants me to be a doctor, and dad insists on studying law. Anyway, I still have time to consider all the opportunities and choose the best one.

- And how old are you?

- 19.

- OK, 19. It means you finished school not long ago. What was your favorite subject there?

- Literature. I've always liked it, and I've always been good at it. Our teacher once told me that my essays were very good and that I should probably do some writing professionally.

- Sounds interesting. And what subject did you like least?

- Computer studies. I never understood how to program and code.

- And what about foreign languages? Do you speak any?

- Yes, I speak Italian. I also wanted to learn French, but there wasn't a French group in our school. And as for Italian, I speak it fluently.

- I like Italian too. It sounds beautiful, like music.

-Right.

- In the context of music, do you play any musical instruments?

- Yes, I play the violin.

- Violin?

- Yes, it was my mother's choice actually, but I liked it eventually. Now my sister and I often take part in our local community concerts. She plays the flute and I play the violin.

- Fantastic!

- Yeah, and our parrot likes it when we play at home. He even tries to imitate the tunes.

- Your pet? Oh, a parrot is such an amusing pet bird. Is it the only pet in your family?

- Yes. My sister has always wanted to adopt a guinea pig, but she's allergic to them.

- I see. And one more question, if you don't mind.