Материал для подготовки устной части ЕГЭ по теме "Праздники"

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, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.

There are many national holidays in the world, when people all over the country do not work and have special celebrations. For example in Russia the major holidays are: New Year's Day, Victory Day. The first holiday of the year is New Year's Day. People see the new year in at midnight on the 31st of December. They greet the new year with champagne and listen to the Kremlin chimes beating 12 o'clock. There are lots of New Year traditions in Russia. In every home there is a New Year tree glittering with colored lights and decorations. Children always wait for Father Frost to come and give them a present. Many people consider New Year's Day to be a family holiday. But the young prefer to have New Year parties of their own. The greatest national holiday in our country is Victory Day. On the 9lh of May, 1945, the Soviet Army and its allies completely defeated the German fascists and the Second World War ended. A lot of guests from different countries of the world came to Moscow to participate in the celebrations. There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in other European countries. They are: Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Easter Monday, Spring Bank Holiday. Public holidays in Britain arc called bank holidays, because the banks as well as most of the offices and shops are closed. The most popular holiday is Christmas. But there is one thing, which unites all of them: a holiday is always fun and pleasure.

Task 2. Study the advertisement.

You are considering organising the holiday and now you are calling to find out more

information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask five direct questions to find out

the following:

1)    the time

2)    the location

3)    the prize

4)    discounts

5)    taking picture

You have 20 seconds to ask each question

Task 3. Imagine that while travelling during your holidays you took some

photos. Choose one photo to present to your friend.

  

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 concerts presented in the pictures you’d prefer

 explain why

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