Вариант 6

Аудирование 1

Text A

Attention please! The fire alarm you've just heard was activated by mistake. There's no danger and there's no need for evacuation. Please go on with your shopping. At the moment, our electronic specialists are testing the fire alarm system to avoid a similar situation in the future. In case any questions arise, turn to our manager in the central lobby on the ground floor of the shopping center. We apologize for the inconvenience and wish you happy shopping.

Text B

Hi Tom, Andrew calling. I'm on a bike ride at the moment and want to ask you a favor. I need to go to my grandma's place this weekend. She needs some help there with her house and garden. Unfortunately, I can't take my dog with me and I just wonder if you could walk him on Saturday evening and on Sunday in the morning. Let me know about your decision, okay? And I'll bring you a bag of apples from the garden, whatever your decision is.

Text C

- Are you OK, Helen? You look tired.

- Oh, Mike, I feel exhausted. The test was difficult.

- I don't think so. Some tasks were very easy.

- For you, not for me. All those equations and calculations are beyond my understanding. And they have nothing to do with real life.

- I can't agree. I think maths is very practical. The world around us exists due to mathematics laws.

- Okay, I don't want to argue, but I'd prefer ten tests in science to one in maths. History's awful, too. I can never remember all those dates.

- I know science is your favorite, but we can't take tests only in our favorite subjects.

Text D

- What's up, Nick? Why is your little brother crying? Has he hurt himself? Have you broken his toy again?

- No, he's alright, as well as his toys. He just wants to play with his cars with me.

- Why don't you play with him then?

- Look, Anne, we played with these cars in the morning, and yesterday, and the day before yesterday. I'm sick and tired of his toys. He's got a garage with toy cars, and mum keeps buying them again and again.

- But he's little and so cute! It's normal he enjoys playing with his elder brother, isn't it?

- Okay, I'll let you play with him for a change. You are his elder cousin. Go on, go on. Show me how to do this.

Аудирование 2

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

Speaker A

My parents often say it's good to have school uniforms, but I don't agree with them. I think school uniforms make us all look the same. They often come in dull colors, like dark blue or dark green, which are not exactly the colors which teenagers like to wear or find attractive. Modern teenagers need a chance to express themselves wearing the clothes they really like, not those monotonous colors and styles all the time.

Speaker B

In my opinion, school uniforms might be a nice thing. They don't look boring and it would be nice if they made them from different materials. I don't know why but the material for school uniforms is just horrible. In some weather, you feel too hot in it and sometimes you feel too cold. Uniforms also wrinkle easily, which makes pupils feel bad. Skirts are also not the best idea for girls. I think trousers are more practical and make girls feel confident.

Speaker C

I think it's a really good idea that students look the same in their school uniforms. Some people may find it boring, but let me look at the issue from a different standpoint. I don't have to think what to put on in the morning and worry if I look cool enough compared with my classmates. Before our school introduced the uniform, it used to take me ages to pick an outfit in the morning. It's actually very convenient, though uniforms are not always attractive.

Speaker D

My parents think that buying a school uniform is a sheer waste of money. Well, it may look nice and be practical, but let's face it, it costs money. If not for the school uniform, I'd be wearing jeans with shirts or t-shirts to school. These items of clothes have to be bought anyway, unlike a uniform. A uniform isn't cheap. And as kids grow really fast, you need to spend extra money every year. It would be better without school uniforms.

Speaker E

Some of my classmates think that school uniforms prevent them from wearing what they want and that they look bad in them, but I think school uniforms are so nice looking. It looks great when all the girls and boys in the class wear the same colors. Besides, the colors selected for school uniforms are always elegant and attractive and suit most youngsters. School uniforms are stylish, and many students of good schools are happy and proud to wear their uniforms.

Аудирование 3

- Excuse me, do you mind if I ask you a few questions? It's for a survey which we are doing for our university course.

- Ha, go ahead. It'll be fun because normally it's me who asks people questions, whether they mind it or not.

- Pardon me?

- I'm a policeman, and it's part of my job to ask people questions.

- I'm sorry to have bothered you.

- Chill out, I'm not on duty. It's my day off and I'm going to the parking lot to see a friend. Here's a taxi driver. But that can wait. I really don't mind answering your questions. What information do you need for your survey? What do I have for dinner?

- Yes, how did you know? There's really a point about your favorite food in the survey.

- For me, it's chicken. I love chicken with rice or potatoes. My wife cooks it really well. She prefers vegetables herself and practically doesn't eat any meat.

- I see, sir. And do you play any sports?

- Sure, I need to be in good shape. Otherwise, I won't meet my job requirements. Athletics, that's what I do. It develops all the muscles. I used to play football when I was younger, but now I don't.

- So you do athletics?

- Right, and I'm still very good at it. Better than some of my young colleagues, in spite of my age.

- And what's your age?

- 50, yeah. I was born 50 years ago. It's difficult to believe that it was so long ago.

- And where were you born?

- Can't you see, buddy? In Ireland, of course. Where else can you see people with hair as red as mine? My wife is from Poland, but when I retire, we are planning to settle down in Ireland. My wife doesn't mind it.

- And what's your hobby?

- A hobby? You'll never believe what I do when I have free time.

- What is it?

- You probably expect some extreme hobby like hunting or horse riding, nothing of the kind. I love gardening, and that's what I'm going to do till the end of my life. No, I'm not kidding. You can see my garden if you like. It's the best in our neighborhood.

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