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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.

Certain areas of the world are known as blue zones. These are places where people tend
to live the longest. Currently there are five of these zones, which are located in specific
regions of Greece, Italy, Central America, California and Japan.
Researchers have discovered that more people in these areas live to be 100, or beyond
the age of 90, than anywhere else. They have also found that cancer and heart disease
occur less often in blue zones.
Why these zones are so beneficial to life has also been studied. It seems that people
in these places put family before any other concern, such as work or money. There are
fewer smokers and people tend to consume less meat. Physical activity is part of daily life,
and people of all ages meet and communicate with one another.

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

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End answer

Certain areas of the world are known as blue zones. These are places where people tend
to live the longest. Currently there are five of these zones, which are located in specific
regions of Greece, Italy, Central America, California and Japan.
Researchers have discovered that more people in these areas live to be 100, or beyond
the age of 90, than anywhere else. They have also found that cancer and heart disease
occur less often in blue zones.
Why these zones are so beneficial to life has also been studied. It seems that people
in these places put family before any other concern, such as work or money. There are
fewer smokers and people tend to consume less meat. Physical activity is part of daily life,
and people of all ages meet and communicate with one another.

Study the advertisement.
1) if it’s a paperback

a new cooking book
2) number of illustrations
3) vegetarian dishes
4) the price
5) audio version of the book




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) if it’s a paperback


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) number

of illustrations



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:


3) vegetarian

dishes




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) the 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:


5) audio

version of the book


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 ….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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