Текст № 44 для прослушивания и материал для собеседования к экзамену по английскому языку

Вопросы к тексту 44

 

Listen to the three children telling their stories and answer the questions below.

1.   What joke did Pam's brother play on her?

2.   Why did Frank's friends laugh at him?

3.   What joke did Cindy's mother play on her?

 

Script:

Peroxide [po'roksaid] перекись

a steep slope ['sti:p 'sbup] крутой склон

 

Pam: Hello, my name is Pam. I'd like to tell you a terrible story that happened to me. I have wonderful long fair hair. One morning before school I had washed my hair but I wasn't really styling it or paying too much attention. So when it was dry I looked in the mirror and started screaming. It was bright orange! My brother had put peroxide* in my shampoo as a joke — but I had to go to school with my hair like that!

Frank: Hi! My name is Frank. This particular story happened to me last winter. I was in a school ski trip and was trying to ski down a dangerous steep slope*. I lost control and couldn't stop. All my friends were telling me to sit down but I couldn't. I ran into a sign that said "Slow Down", everybody started laughing. Thanks god I didn't break my leg.

Cindy: My name is Cindy. My mum and I were at the supermarket. Just before we were leaving I saw a friend of my boy-friend, so I went over to talk to him. She came up to us and said to him: "Just tell Jack that Cindy is very fond of him." Then she pulled me away by the car! He started laughing. I felt horrible. Sometimes my mum has a strange sense of humour.

 

 

 

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Текст № 45 для прослушивания и материал для собеседования к экзамену по английскому языку

Вопросы к тексту 45

Listen to the interview and answer the questions below.

1. Why did Russell go to the kitchen at night?

2. What happened in the kitchen?

3. When did his parents find out about the burglary?

Текст № 45 для прослушивания

It was three o'clock in the morning when Russell, a four-year-old boy, woke up to go to the toilet. His parents were fast asleep in bed. But when he heard a noise in the living room and saw a light was on, he went downstairs.

There he found two men. They asked him his name, and they told him they were friends of the family.

Unfortunately, Russell believed them. They asked him where the video recorder was and Russell showed them, and said they had a stereo and CD player, too.

The two men carried these to the kitchen. Russell also told them that his mother kept some money in the kitchen, so they took it. Russell even gave them his pocket money — 50 p.

They finally left at 4 a.m. They said, "Will you open the back door while we take these things to the car, because we don't want to wake Mummy and Daddy, do we?" so Russell held the door open for them. He then went back to bed. His parents didn't know about the burglary until they got up the next day. His father said: "I couldn't be angry with Russell because he thought he was doing the right thing."

Fortunately the police caught the two burglars last week.

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Текст № 46 для прослушивания и материал для собеседования к экзамену по английскому языку

Вопросы к тексту 46

Listen to Mary and Donna about their work and answer the questions below.

1.   What does Donna like about her job?

2.   What does Mary think about her job?

3.   What does Donna recommend and offer Mary?

 

Script:

Human resources - отдел кадров

 

Mary: So how are things going, Donna?

Donna: Good. Things are good. I'm really enjoying my job... lots of work, I'll be rich in three years!

Mary: You work all the time. I don't know how you manage it. You should take a break some time, come and play football with me!

Donna: Too busy, too busy. A new project — it's so exciting right now. All the opportunities opening up in China. And I'm here to make the most of it! You should think about changing your job, Mary — get a piece of the action!

Mary: You're right... I'm always thinking about changing jobs... but I only know about computers, nothing else.

Donna: There are lots of computer experts around. You need to specialise!

Mary: Perhaps you're right, but I really like my job.

Donna: Is the money good?

Mary: Not bad...

Donna: But not good?

Mary: Well, I could find a job that pays more, but I would enjoy it less...

Donna: You could come and work for our company!

Mary: Hmmm... is that an offer?

Donna: Yes... I'm serious! Listen, I'll have a word with the human resources* people tomorrow. I know there are some vacancies at the moment in the IT team... you'd easily get it. Have to go now, see you soon.

Mary: Yeah, cheers, see you soon.

 

 

 

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