Variant 1
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Free Time Club. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how teenagers prefer to spend their free time. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: How much free time do you have on week days? (0:32 min)
Question 2: How do you and your friends usually spend your free time? (1:20 min)
Question 3: Who do you prefer to spend your free time with? (2:08 min)
Question 4: What after school activities do you take part in? (2:58 min)
Question 5: Do you think everyone should find some time for doing sports? Why? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What hobby would you do if you have more free time? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your help. (5:30 min)
Variant 2
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Teen Web. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out how teenagers feel about holidays and special days. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: How old are you? (0:32 min)
Question 2: In what season do you have your birthday? (1:20 min)
Question 3: How do you usually celebrate your birthday? (2:08 min)
Question 4: What is the best birthday present you have ever had? (2:58 min)
Question 5: What other holidays and special days are celebrated in your family? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What from your point of view is the best present for a teenager? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 3
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Teen Web. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out how teenagers spend their weekends. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: How old are you? (0:32 min)
Question 2: What is your favourite day of a week? Why do you like it? (1:20 min)
Question 3: When do you usually get up at weekends? (2:08 min)
Question 4: How do you usually spend your weekends? (2:58 min)
Question 5: What sport or hobby do you think you might like try in the future? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What would you recommend to a student who wants to make his or her weekend more interesting? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 4
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the City Council. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out how teenagers feel about the city, town or village they live in. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: Where is your hometown located? (0:32 min)
Question 2: What is your hometown famous for? (1:20 min)
Question 3: What is your favourite place in your hometown? Why do you like it? (2:08 min)
Question 4: What environmental problems do you have in your hometown if any? (2:58 min)
Question 5: Is it better to live in the country or in the city? Why? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What would you like to improve in your hometown to make it a better place to live? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 5
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Teen Web. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out how teenagers feel about their school. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: How many days a week do you go to school? (0:32 min)
Question 2: What subjects are you good at? (1:20 min)
Question 3: What sport facilities do you have in your school? (2:08 min)
Question 4: What after school activities does your school offer? (2:58 min)
Question 5: What do you like most about your school? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What would you recommend to a student who wants to improve his or her school results? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 6
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Teen Web. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out how teenagers feel about their homework. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: How many lessons do you usually have? (0:32 min)
Question 2: What do you usually do after lessons? (1:20 min)
Question 3: How much time do you need to do your homework? (2:08 min)
Question 4: Who helps you to do your homework? (2:58 min)
Question 5: Do you use the internet when you do your homework? What for? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What would you recommend to a student who wants to spend less time on his or her homework? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 7
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Teen Web. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out more about teenagers eating habits. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: What is your favourite fruit? (0:32 min)
Question 2: What do you usually have for breakfast? (1:20 min)
Question 3: Where do you usually have lunch on week days? (2:08 min)
Question 4: Is there any food you do not like? (2:58 min)
Question 5: What dishes can you cook? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What food would you recommend to a teenager who wants to be healthy? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 8
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Teen Web. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out how teenagers feel about mobile phones. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: How old were you when you got your mobile phone? (0:32 min)
Question 2: What do you use your mobile phone for apart from talking? (1:20 min)
Question 3: Who do you usually send SMSs to? (2:08 min)
Question 4: How can you use mobile phones to learn foreign languages? (2:58 min)
Question 5: Where вo you usually switch off your mobile phone? (3:48 min)
Question 6: Why are most teachers against using mobile phones in schools? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 9
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Sports Club. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out how teenagers feel about sports. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: What do you do at your Physical Education lessons at school? (0:32 min)
Question 2: Do you do your morning exercises or not? Why? (1:20 min)
Question 3: What sports do you like playing? (2:08 min)
Question 4: What sports competitions do you enjoy watching? (2:58 min)
Question 5: Is there any sport you would like to play professionally? Why? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What would you recommend to a teenager who wants to stay fit and healthy? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 10
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Teen Web. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out how teenagers feel about their best friend. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: What is your best friend like? (0:32 min)
Question 2: Where did you and your friend meet for the first time? (1:20 min)
Question 3: How often do you see each other? (2:08 min)
Question 4: What do you like to do together? (2:58 min)
Question 5: What career is your best friend going to follow? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What would you recommend to a teenager who wants to be a good friend? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 11
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Teen Web. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out how teenagers feel about TV. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: How many TV-sets are there in your house? (0:32 min)
Question 2: Who watches most TV in your family? (1:20 min)
Question 3: How much time a day do you spend watching TV? (2:08 min)
Question 4: What kind of TV programs do you like? (2:58 min)
Question 5: Would you like to take part in a TV show, for example in a Quiz show? Why? (3:48 min)
Question 6: Does a career on TV attract you or not? Why? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 12
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Teen Web. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out how teenagers feel about Mass Media. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: Where do you prefer to get news from: radio, newspapers, the internet or some other source? (0:32 min)
Question 2: Who listens to the radio in your family? (1:20 min)
Question 3: What kind of TV programs do you like to watch? (2:08 min)
Question 4: How often do you buy a newspaper or a magazine? (2:58 min)
Question 5: For what purposes do you use the internet? (3:48 min)
Question 6: Why in your opinion do a lot of people prefer learning the news from the internet? (4:40 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 13
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Online Language School. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We want to find out what you think about learning foreign languages. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: What foreign languages can you learn at your school? (0:32 min)
Question 2: How many English lessons a week do you have? (1:20 min)
Question 3: For what reasons do people learn foreign languages nowadays? (2:08 min)
Question 4: What is the most effective way to learn a foreign language in your opinion? (2:58 min)
Question 5: Do you think English will be useful for you in the future? In what way? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What language would you recommend your English-speaking friend learn? Why? (4:52 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 14
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Healthy Lifestyle. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We would like to find out more about teenagers eating habits. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: How many meals a day do you usually have? (0:32 min)
Question 2: What is your favourite food? (1:20 min)
Question 3: What do you usually have for lunch at school? (2:08 min)
Question 4: Do you prefer fast food or homemade food? Why? (2:58 min)
Question 5: Would you like to take part in a TV cookery show, for example cooking your favourite dish in a TV studio? Why? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What food would you recommend to a teenager who wants to keep fit? (4:57 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 15
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the City Art School. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how about teenagers feel about music and the other arts. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: What kind of music do you usually listen to? (0:32 min)
Question 2: What musical instrument would you like to learn to play? (1:20 min)
Question 3: What club or societies can you attend in your school? (2:08 min)
Question 4: How often do you have school concerts and performances? (2:58 min)
Question 5: What would you prefer, going to the theatre or watching a film at home? Why? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What would you recommend to your friends who want to make their free time more interesting? (5:00 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 16
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Education Council. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how about teenagers feel about their school. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: How many lessons do you usually have? (0:32 min)
Question 2: What subject do you find the most difficult? (1:20 min)
Question 3: What is your favorite week day? Why do you like it? (2:08 min)
Question 4: What sport facilities do you have in your school? (2:58 min)
Question 5: Do you think school uniform is necessary or not? Why do you think so? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What would you recommend your friends do to improve their English? (5:00 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 17
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the Film Centre. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how about teenagers think about modern film industry. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: How often do you go to the cinema? (0:32 min)
Question 2: What kinds of films do you like most? (1:20 min)
Question 3: Why do you think many people prefer watching films at home? (2:08 min)
Question 4: What do you like to do in your free time? (2:58 min)
Question 5: How can films in English help students improve their English? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What film would you recommend your friend see? Why? (5:00 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Variant 18
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the City Library. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how about teenagers reading habits. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: What kind of books do you like to read? (0:32 min)
Question 2: Who is your favourite writer? (1:20 min)
Question 3: How often do you borrow books from the library? (2:08 min)
Question 4: Why do you think teenagers are reading less and less now? (2:58 min)
Question 5: How can reading English books help students improve their English? (3:48 min)
Question 6: What book would you recommend to your friend who wants to read something for pleasure and why? (5:00 min)
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation. (5:30 min)
Task 1. You are going to read the text aloud. 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 for reading aloud.
The first vacuum cleaner was designed in 1869. Since then, vacuum cleaners have changed a lot. Nowadays the robot vacuum cleaner is getting more and more popular. This device cleans a house automatically. Following a programme, the robot drives slowly around the house and makes it cleaner. It operates with brushes and a tube. The robot is so flexible that it can get under a table or sofa or reach dust in corners. Some advanced models can also wash floors of all kinds. These functions are provided by a complicated electronic system and sensors inside. The vacuum cleaner looks like a plate and can be kept in the corner. It is friendly to children and animals and works on electricity.
Task 2. You are going to take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give full answers to the questions.
Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.
Hello, it’s the electronic assistant of the City Art School. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how teenagers feel about Music and the other arts. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous - you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Question 1: What kind of music do you usually listen to?
Question 2: What musical instrument would you like to learn to play?
Question 3: What clubs or societies can you attend in your school?
Question 4: How often do you have school concerts and performances?
Question 5: What would you prefer going to the theatre or watching a film at home? Why?
Question 6: What would you recommend to your friends who want to make their free time more interesting?
This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your help.
Task 3. You are going to give a talk about the Internet. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes (10-12 sentences).
Remember to say:
· what people use the Internet for
· what educational opportunities the Internet offers to students
· whether the Internet can be harmful for users, and why
You have to talk continuously.