What are the advantages and disadvantages of making work your number one priority?

Write 200-250 words.

Use the following plan:

- make an introduction (state the problem)

- express your personal opinion and give reasons for it

- give arguments for the other point of view and explain why you don’t agree with it

- draw a conclusion

РАЗДЕЛ 4. Задания формата С (устная часть – монологическое высказывание)

UNIT 1.

1. Speak about painting and sculpture. Remember to mention:

- the types of pictures;

- the materials used to make different pictures;

- the objects used by artists to create their works;

- sculpture, its techniques.

Teacher’s question: What genre of painting do you prefer? Why?

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2.Describe the portrait given to you. Remember to mention:

- its genre;

- its subject, composition, colour scheme;

- the details;

- the general impression it produces.

Teacher’s question: Who is your favourite portrait painter? Why do you like him/ her?

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3. Describe the landscape given to you. Remember to mention:

- its genre;

- its subject, composition, colour scheme;

- the details;

- the general impression it produces.

Teacher’s question: Who is your favourite landscape painter? Why do you like him/ her?

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4. Describe the genre painting given to you. Remember to mention:

- its genre;

- its subject, composition, colour scheme;

- the details;

- the general impression it produces.

Teacher’s question: Which of the artists worked in genre painting? Why do you remember him/ her? ____________________________________________________________________________

2. Speak about the famous icon by A. Rublyov “Trinity”. Remember to mention:

- what is known about Andrey Rublyov;

- when the icon was painted and where it can be seen;

- the composition of the icon;

- the symbolism of the icon.

Teacher’s question: How important is icon painting for the Russian Orthodox Church?

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UNIT 2.

1. Speak about Greek mythology. Remember to mention:

- what the myths reflected;

- the twelve gods of Olympus;

- the legend about Prometheus.

Teacher’s question: What other mythological characters do you remember?

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2. Speak about Christianity. Remember to mention:

- the founder of the religion;

- the beliefs the Christians share;

- the sacred book of the Christians;

- the places of worship, how they look.

Teacher’s question: What are the reasons for people to go to church?

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3. Speak about Islam. Remember to mention:

- the founder of the religion;

- the beliefs the Muslims share;

- the sacred book of the Muslims;

- the places of worship, how they look.

Teacher’s question: What are the reasons for people not to go to church?

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4. Speak about Judaism. Remember to mention:

- the founder of the religion;

- the beliefs the Jews share;

- the sacred book of the Jews;

- the places of worship, how they look.

Teacher’s question: Should religion be taught at school? Why? Why not?

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5. Speak about Buddhism. Remember to mention:

- the founder of the religion;

- the beliefs the Buddhists share;

- the key concept of Buddhism;

- the places of worship, how they look.

Teacher’s question: What are the places to worship in our town? Are there enough of them?

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UNIT 3.

1. Speak about your favourite season. Remember to mention:

- what typical weather is like;

- why some people dislike this season;

- what you can do in this season;

- what we should wear to feel comfortable in this season.

Teacher’s question: Would you like to live in a different climatic zone? Why/ Why not?

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2. Speak about ecological problems. Remember to mention:

- the undesired results people’s activities have brought;

- the governments should do to solve ecological problems;

- the organizations aiming at helping the environment;

- what citizens can do to help nature.

Teacher’s question: What do you personally do to help the environment? Why?

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3. Speak about natural disasters. Remember to mention:

- the natural disasters typical of different regions of our planet;

- flooding, the possibility of prevention and the rules of behaviour during the flood;

- a major natural disaster of not long ago;

- the measures to be taken by rescue services.

Teacher’s question: Has the weather ever made an unpleasant surprise for you? What happened?

4. Speak about forest fires and volcano eruptions. Remember to mention:

- how forest fires are started;

- the effect forest fires have;

- types of volcanoes existing nowadays, their approximate number and location;

- consequences of volcano eruptions and measures to be taken against the danger.

Teacher’s question: What natural disasters should we beware of in our region?

UNIT 4.

1. Speak about the happiest moment of your life. Remember to mention:

- when and where it happened, who was with you at that time;

- what actually made you happy;

- how you felt at that moment;

- what effect that event had on your life.

Teacher’s question: Should we always try to look cheerful? Why/ Why not?

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2. Speak about a person making his/ her dream come true. Remember to mention:

- if it was a real person or a literary character;

- what his/ her dream was;

- how he/ she got what he/ she was seeking for;

- how long it took him/ her to do it and what obstacles he/ she had on the way to his/ her dream.

Teacher’s question: Are you optimistic or pessimistic about dreams coming true? Why?

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