People experience stress when they have much work to do, when they receive a

when they receive a promotion at work, when their car

has a flat tire, when their dog gets sick, when they are worried about getting laid off their job or about having enough money to pay their bills, when their best friend and his wife come to stay at their house for a week and on many other occasions. If you are used to thinking that stress is something that makes you worry, you have the wrong idea of stress. Very hot or very cold climate can be stressful. Change of hormones in teenagers can cause stress. Taking responsibilities for other people is one of the major stressors in those who work as managers. Many people carry enormous stress and do not even realize it. To our body stress is synonymous with change. Anything that causes some change in your life causes stress.

Task 1. Imagine that you 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.

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.

Task 2

People experience stress when they have much work to do, when they receive a promotion at work, when their car has a flat tire, when their dog gets sick, when they are worried about getting laid off their job or about having enough money to pay their bills, when their best friend and his wife come to stay at their house for a week and on many other occasions. If you are used to thinking that stress is something that makes you worry, you have the wrong idea of stress. Very hot or very cold climate can be stressful. Change of hormones in teenagers can cause stress. Taking responsibilities for other people is one of the major stressors in those who work as managers. Many people carry enormous stress and do not even realize it. To our body stress is synonymous with change. Anything that causes some change in your life causes stress.

now you’d like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes

you are to ask five direct questions to find out about the following:

1) location

2) price for one lesson

3) duration of the lesson

4) languages available

5) evening classes

You have 20 seconds to ask each question. 

Question 1

now you’d like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes

you are to ask five direct questions to find out about the following:

1) location
 
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

you'd like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you

are to ask five direct questions to find out the following:
2) price for one lesson
 
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

you'd like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you

are to ask five direct questions to find out the following:

3) duration of the lesson
 
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

you'd like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you

are to ask five direct questions to find out the following:

4) languages available
 
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

you'd like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you

are to ask five direct questions to find out the following:

5) evening classes
 
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

one photo to describe to your friend. You will have

to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and you will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12-15 sentences). 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 your album
why you decided to show the picture to your friend

You have to talk continuously, starting with:
I’ve chosen photo number … .

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

Choose one photo to describe to your friend. You will

have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and you will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12-15 sentences). 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 your album
why you decided to show the picture to your friend

You have to talk continuously, starting with:
I’ve chosen photo number … .

than 2 minutes (12-15 sentences). 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 your album
why you decided to show the picture to your friend
You have to talk continuously, starting with:
I’ve chosen photo number … .

Choose one photo to describe to your friend. You will

have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and you will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12-15 sentences). 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 your album
why you decided to show the picture to your friend

You have to talk continuously, starting with:
I’ve chosen photo number … .

than 2 minutes (12-15 sentences). 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 your album
why you decided to show the picture to your friend

You have to talk continuously, starting with:
I’ve chosen photo number … .

Choose one photo to describe to your friend. You will

have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and you will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12-15 sentences). 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 your album
why you decided to show the picture to your friend

You have to talk continuously, starting with:
I’ve chosen photo number … .

2 minutes (12-15 sentences). 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 your album
why you decided to show the picture to your friend
You have to talk continuously, starting with:
I’ve chosen photo number … .

Photo 3

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 way of preparing for classes presented in the pictures you prefer
explain why

You will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12-15 sentences). You have to talk continuously.

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 way of preparing for classes presented in the photos you prefer
explain why

You will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12-15 sentences). You have to talk continuously.

(in case you are still speaking)