Hi-Tech brings families together

 

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1. growing 2. including 3. instead 4. less 5. longer 6. many 7. more 8. much 9. online 10. owning

Technology helps families stay in touch like never before, says a report carried out in the USA. ______ of driving people apart, mobile phones and Internet are helping to stay in touch.

 

 

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The research looked at the difference in technology use between families with children and single adults. It found that traditional families have ______ hi-tech gadgets in their home than any other group.

 

 

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______ people use their mobile phones to keep in touch and communicate with parents and children. 70% of couples,

 

 

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______ a mobile, use it every day to chat or say hello. In addition, it was found that 42% of parents contact with their children via their mobile every day.

 

 

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The ______ use of mobile phones, computers and the Internet means that families no longer gather round the TV to spend time together.

 

 

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25% of those who took part in the survey said they now spend ______ time watching television. Only 58% of 18-29 year olds said they watched TV every day.

 

 

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However, the research found that 52% of Internet users who live with their families go ______ in the company of someone else several times a week.

 

 

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51% of parents browse the ______ with their children.

 

 

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Приложение 1

 

Тексты для аудирования

Сейчас Вы будете выполнять задания по аудированию. Каждый текст прозвучит 2 раза. После первого и второго прослушивания у Вас будет время для выполнения и проверки заданий. Все паузы включены в аудиозапись. Остановка и повторное воспроизведение аудиозаписи не предусмотрены. По окончании выполнения всего раздела «Аудирование и письменная речь» перенесите свои ответы в бланк ответов № 1.

Задания 1 – 5

 

Вы услышите беседу друзей. В заданиях 1 –5 запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.У Вас есть 20 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданием.

Now we are ready to start.

Alan: Hi, Pat! It’s good I’ve met you today.

Pat: Hi, Alan! You want to borrow my lecture notes again?

Alan: Oh, no! I need your advice. I know you have lived in Japan for a term or more. I can go there to study next year. I’d like to ask you some questions about life in Japan.

Pat: Last summer I spent some time in Japan as an exchange student in Tokyo. I was there only for five weeks, so I don't know if that counts as living. I was there doing a research project on music in Kabuki theatre and comparing it with western opera.

Alan: I’ve always been interested in Japan and I want to learn Japanese. But I can’t make up my mind because I will have to spend a year there as part of the course. I think life is very different there. And I don’t know anybody in Japan.

Pat: I lived with a host family, took the subway to my college every day, and studied Japanese every day. There are still aspects of Japan I miss. I loved the karaoke places, special kinds of tea you can find only there and very polite people.

Alan: Was it easy for you to adapt? Did you know a little Japanese when you arrived? This question is especially important for me because I don’t know a word of Japanese.

Pat: I was lucky enough to know some Japanese who had been exchange students at my college in the USA so I had people I could socialize with. It was helpful to have people there who understood you, as once they'd been themselves to America. And, no, I didn’t know Japanese.

Alan: Did you face any problems there?

Pat: Well, eating there was hard for me because I’m a vegetarian. I don’t eat meat or fish. I don’t eat eggs and in Japanese cuisine eggs are an important ingredient in many dishes.

Alan: That’s not a problem for me. Do you think I could find a part-time job and, say, teach kids English? I need extra money to be able to come back for Christmas.

Pat: I think it’s quite possible but I’ve never tried it. Studies took all my time and then I was in Japan for only 5 weeks. I wanted to see as much as possible there, not only the usual tourist attractions but the way people live.

 

You have 15 seconds to complete the task. (Pause 15 seconds.)

Now you will hear the texts again. (Repeat.)

This is the end of the task. You now have 15 seconds to check your answers. (Pause 15 seconds.)

 

 

Задания 6 – 10

Прослушайте 5 коротких текстов и ответьте на вопросы, записав в поле ответа цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды. У Вас есть 20 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданием.

Now we are ready to start.

6. A caller on the line… Who are you?

Hello, I’m Virginia Small and, eh, you see I have this problem about traveling by car. I always end up feeling sick, you know. I hate going on long holidays because I know what’s going to happen in the end and it ruins everything. Now my parents have started to talk about a real family holiday in Spain, but all I can think about is the traveling…

 

7. Three boys from Southwold had a narrow escape yesterday, as they were kicking around a live handgrenade they had found on the beach. An ex-armyman passing by was just in time to stop one of the youngsters pulling out the weapon’s rusty pin.

 

8. Martin Donelly, the Formula One driver from Belfast, was taken to hospital with minor fractures suffered in a crash while practicing for today’s Spanish Grand Prix at nearby Jerez de la Frontera. He won’t be able to take part in any races the rest of the yaer, a Lotus spokesman said.

 

9. Today will be dry with sunny spells before turning more cloudy with thick mist over hills and coastal areas in the evening. The outlook for tomorrow is heavy rain. For the rest of the week it will remain unsettled with strong winds and showers.

 

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