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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.
Jet lag occurs when we travel long distances by plane. Our sleep rhythms are thrown
out of balance because we are moving into very different time zones so quickly.
The further we travel, the stronger the effect is.
Our sleep patterns are deeply affected by sunlight. The light that strikes our eyes sends
information to our brains. This data tells us we need to be awake or asleep. If sunlight
changes drastically, for example, when we take a twelve-hour flight to a faraway place,
it can take days to adjust.
The science behind this phenomenon tells us that we should regulate our exposure
to sunlight when we travel. An app exists that can be added to a smartphone. It tells you
when you need darkness, and when you need light. It can greatly reduce the amount
of time it takes to correct jet lag.

TASK #1. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 01:30 min. PREPARATION

1

Read the text aloud

TASK #1. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER

– 01:30 min. ANSWER

1

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Jet lag occurs when we travel long distances by plane. Our sleep rhythms are thrown
out of balance because we are moving into very different time zones so quickly.
The further we travel, the stronger the effect is.
Our sleep patterns are deeply affected by sunlight. The light that strikes our eyes sends
information to our brains. This data tells us we need to be awake or asleep. If sunlight
changes drastically, for example, when we take a twelve-hour flight to a faraway place,
it can take days to adjust.
The science behind this phenomenon tells us that we should regulate our exposure
to sunlight when we travel. An app exists that can be added to a smartphone. It tells you
when you need darkness, and when you need light. It can greatly reduce the amount
of time it takes to correct jet lag.

Study the advertisement.
1) departure dates
2) travel time
3) return ticket price
4)

discounts for students
5) buying the ticket online

You have 20 seconds to ask each question.
 


You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

TASK #2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 01:40 min. PREPARATION

2

Ask five direct questions to find out the following:

1) departure dates



You have 20 seconds.

2

TASK #2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 01:40 min. ANSWER

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Ask five direct questions to find out the following:


2) travel

time



You have 20 seconds.

2

TASK #2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 01:40 min. ANSWER

End answer

Ask five direct questions to find out the following:


3) return

ticket price




You have 20 seconds.

2

TASK #2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 01:40 min. ANSWER

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Ask five direct questions to find out the following:

4) discounts for students


You have 20 seconds.

2

TASK #2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 01:40 min. ANSWER

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Ask five direct questions to find out the following:


5) buying

the ticket online


You have 20 seconds.

2

TASK #2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 01:40 min. ANSWER

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Task 3. These are photos from your photo album. Choose

one photo to describe to your friend.
1 2 3





You will have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes. In your talk remember to speak about:
where and when the photo was taken
what/who is in the photo
what is happening
why you keep the photo in the album
why you decided to show the picture to your friend
You have to talk continuously, starting with I’ve chosen photo number … .

3

TASK #3. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 02:00 min. PREPARATION

speaking and speak for not more than 2 minutes

1 2 3





You will have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes. In your talk remember to speak about:
where and when the photo was taken
what/who is in the photo
what is happening
why you keep the photo in the album
why you decided to show the picture to your friend
You have to talk continuously, starting with I’ve chosen photo number … .

3

TASK #3. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 02:00 min. ANSWER

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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….presented in the pictures you’d prefer
explain why
You will speak for not more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously.

4

1.

2.

TASK #4. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 02:00 min. PREPARATION

Task 4. 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 … presented in the pictures you’d prefer
explain why
You will speak for not more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously.

4

1.

2.

TASK #4. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 02:00 min. ANSWER

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