11-form
II term
LISTENING
Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие
между высказываниями
каждого говорящего A—F и утверждениями, данными
в списке 1—7. Используйте каждое
утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только
один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись
дважды.
1. The price of the
gift is not of primary importance.
2. I prefer useful
gifts.
3. A gift is an
expression of love and gratitude.
4. It’s not the
gift that matters to me.
5. Giftgiving is a
form of reciprocity.
6. We don’t need
gifts anymore.
7. I prefer
homemade gifts.
Now
we are ready to start.
Speaker
A
Holidays
are becoming more and more commercialised. People buy and give loads of gifts
and quite a lot of them are useless. That’s because people feel the need to
please their friends and relatives by giving them something but they don’t have
time to think of a useful gift. As a result, people get loads of unnecessary
stuff, which later they want to get rid of. As for me, I never buy my men
anything. Instead, I cook them something sweet such as chocolate truffles,
cookies, brownies or cupcakes. I prefer to show my love and affection with
something from ‘me’ rather than a storebought gift.
Speaker
B
I
don’t usually give gifts, but if I do, I make sure I know the person very well.
So, I just buy them something they really need, not just something that would
remind them of me. It doesn’t matter whether the gift is sentimental or not, I
just buy them something practical. Say, my father loves eating so I am spotting
a running watch for I believe he needs it. And my parents gave me a portable
type writer when I was about 8, which I used for about 20 years, I think. That
was a really good present.
Speaker
C
I
believe people need to give and receive presents as gifts are a physical
representation of relationships between people. Moreover, giftgiving offers
people a chance to create lasting social networks as most people will probably
feel the need to return the ‘gift’ with a socially appropriate response. In
short, giftgiving is a social way to bring members of a community closer
together. It is also a way to correct missteps, recognize special relationships
between people, and mark important cultural events such as holidays or
birthdays. So, giftgiving is an important form of mutual communication.
Speaker
D
A
gift is something you give to a person without any obligation. Giftgiving
should make us feel
good
as well as making the receiver of the gifts feel good. I remember my brother
gave me a year’s subscription to the National Film Theatre when I was 16, and that
was a really valuable present. There were no videos or DVDs in those days, so
the National Film Theatre was the only place to go to see the old films that I
liked. I felt great and so did he. Giving gifts shows your affection and
appreciation, and I believe this is what the world needs.
Speaker
E
I
really don’t get the ‘how much are they worth’ questions in regards to what
gift, if any, to bring. The suggestion that some people have to make sure your
gift will cover the cost of your dinner if you go to the reception makes no
sense to me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying you should buy cheap gifts, but
I’m just a fan of getting people presents that I think they’ll like, without
breaking the bank, regardless of whether they have a sitdown dinner reception
or a cakeandpunch reception.
Speaker
F
I
really can’t say what kind of presents I prefer. I enjoy books and DVDs, and
stuff like that. However, the most pleasant present for me is always the
presence of my friends at my birthday party. Since my birthday is in the middle
of the summer vacation, I’m alone most of the time on that day. Some of my
friends are still abroad, and others are just about to be leaving on a holiday
trip. So, whenever there is someone to celebrate it, I’m very grateful. I like
to have just one day when people focus on me and I have real fun.
KEYS:
A7 B2
C5 D3 E1 F4
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