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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.


Robots are beginning to enter the field of surgical medicine, even if only for a limited
number of operations. There are great advantages to using robots in surgery.
Firstly, robots are useful for extremely delicate moves during an operation. A human
surgeon’s hand, while skilful, has only limited capability of making a precise incision
or manoeuvre. A robot also allows operations to be carried out on a much smaller scale,
leading to better results and less stress on the patient’s body.
Secondly, robots do not suffer from fatigue. A machine can perform a particular
operation numerous times and never tire. Surgeons, on the other hand, must complete
their tasks before they lose their energy. Of course, robots cannot replace a human
surgeon entirely, but they can provide assistance for specific techniques.

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Read the text aloud

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Robots are beginning to enter the field of surgical medicine, even if only for a limited
number of operations. There are great advantages to using robots in surgery.
Firstly, robots are useful for extremely delicate moves during an operation. A human
surgeon’s hand, while skilful, has only limited capability of making a precise incision
or manoeuvre. A robot also allows operations to be carried out on a much smaller scale,
leading to better results and less stress on the patient’s body.
Secondly, robots do not suffer from fatigue. A machine can perform a particular
operation numerous times and never tire. Surgeons, on the other hand, must complete
their tasks before they lose their energy. Of course, robots cannot replace a human
surgeon entirely, but they can provide assistance for specific techniques.

Study the advertisement.
You are considering using the in home tutoring

service and you'd like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask five direct questions to find out the following:
1) age of children available for tutoring
2) price list
3) if they can leave their contacts
4) special offers
5) discount for regular customers
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.


You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

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Ask five direct questions to find out the following:

1) age of children available for tutoring



You have 20 seconds.

2

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Ask five direct questions to find out the following:

2) price list



You have 20 seconds.

2

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Ask five direct questions to find out the following:

3) if they can leave their contacts



You have 20 seconds.

2

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Ask five direct questions to find out the following:


4) special

offers

You have 20 seconds.

2

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Ask five direct questions to find out the following:


5) discount

for regular customers



You have 20 seconds.

2

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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

that while travelling during your holidays you took some photos.

Choose one photo to present to your friend.








Choose the photo

3

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2

3

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

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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.

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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.

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