Задания для отработки навыков устной речи в 10 классе

10 класс. Тема «Время развлечений. Культурные мероприятия.

Задания по контролю устной речи для 10-х классов в формате ЕГЭ

Task 1.

Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, and then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.

…There are only 6 public holidays in GB. Those are days on which people need not go into work. These are days: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Spring Bank Holiday and Late Summer Bank Holiday. Most of these holidays are of religious origin, though it would be right to say that for the great part of the population they have lost their religious significance and are simply days on which people relax, drink and make merry. Easter is a religious holiday and Easter Monday is a bank holiday. Certain old traditions are observed, whenever it's celebrated as the start of spring or a religious festival. London greets the spring with a true spectator. Easter Parade in Batter Sea Park on Easter Sunday each year. It is sponsored by the London, Tourist Board and is usually planned around a central theme related to the history and attractions of London. During the Easter Holidays the attention of the progressive people in Britain and indeed throughout the world is focused first and foremost on the Easter Peace Marches, which took place for the first time in 1958 and since then have become traditional. Good Friday and Easter Monday depend on Easter Sunday, which falls on the 1st Sunday after a full Moon on or after March 21st. The Spring Bank Holiday falls on the last Monday of May or on the 1st Monday of June, while the Late Summer Bank Holiday comes on the last Monday in August or on the first Monday in September, depending on which of the Monday is nearer to June 1st and September 1st respectively. Besides public holidays, there are other festivals, anniversaries and simply days, for example Pancake Day and Bonfire High on which certain traditions are observe.

Task 2. Study the photo

You are going to mark Christmas in England with new English friends. You have to find out Information about typical customs of celebrating the day. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask five direct questions to find out the following:

1) date of celebration

2) traditional Christmas menu

3) number of guest that will be at the party

4) the way of presenting gifts

5) ways of arranging Christmas party

You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

Task 3. Imagine that you took some photos of Russian celebrations. Choose one photo to present to your friend.

1. 2.

3.

You will have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes. In your talk remember to speak about:

•when you took the photo

•what/who is in the photo

•what is happening

•why you took the photo

•why you decided to show the picture to your friend

You have to talk continuously, starting with:

I’ve chosen photo number … .

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 celebrations presented in the pictures you’d prefer; explain why

You will speak for not more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously.