Установите соответствие между текстами A–G и заголовками 1–8. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний. 1. | A great school 2. | Not a happy life 3. | Ecological concern 4. | Nice memories of zoos | | 5. | Scientific studies 6. | A topic for debate 7. | Ruined natural order 8. | Helping creatures in danger A. | Most children enjoy visiting zoos. However, as kids grow older, they start to understand the concept of captivity. Indeed, the question of whether zoos are ethical or not is a controversial one. It is clear that whether zoos are ethical depends on how the individual zoo is managed and run. It is also important to consider what animals are kept in it. So, the answer is not a straightforward yes or no. It depends on many factors, such as the zoo’s purpose, the animals’ living conditions, and their overall well-being. B. | Zoos play an important role in educating the public about wildlife protection. This offers a good opportunity for people to learn about animals they might never see in the wild. Visitors can find information signs next to the animal exhibits. There are a lot of interactive programmes to get up close to some animals. People can learn more about their habitats and behaviours. This kind of education can be especially helpful for children who may not have access to such information otherwise. C. | Zoos are actively involved in protection for endangered species. Some zoos participate in breeding programmes and other projects to preserve and protect animal species. There are some cases where a species is critically endangered or facing threats such as poaching and habitat destruction. Zoos can help here. They provide a much safer environment for these animals to grow and develop. In fact, some animals are so rare that living in a zoo is actually better for survival and population growth compared to the wild. D. | Zoos offer a lot of research opportunities to study and understand animal behaviour, biology, and health. It is much easier to observe animals in captivity because of consistent access to them. So researchers can study various aspects of wild animals’ lives. Otherwise, it would be difficult or impossible to watch them in the wild. Besides, this research can give valuable advice on how people can better support these animals, even those living in the wild. This work can improve their well-being. E. | In every ecosystem, every living organism plays an important role in maintaining its balance. When animals are taken out of their natural habitats and placed in zoos, this balance is changed. It affects not just the animal removed, but also other species that might depend on it. There is also the ethical question of whether humans truly have the right to decide which species should grow or struggle, live or die. Critics of the zoo system say that people have no right to change the world of nature. F. | Nothing can replace the freedom and complexity of life in the wild. Captivity, even in the most enriched environment, is still captivity. The stress caused by the lack of space and unusual living conditions in a zoo can lead to physical and psychological health problems for wild animals. Some animals exhibit signs of abnormal and repetitive behaviour. This is believed to be caused by stress and boredom. Everyone has at least once seen the endless pacing of caged tigers, leopards, or other big cats in the zoo. G. | Zoos offer a lot of ways to create laughter and moments of happiness with one’s family. But they are not best friends with the environment. They can also badly affect some animal species. Zoos are really not good for the environment. Establishing a new zoo requires a lot of modification. That may mean damaging natural habitats for some species. Zoos also involve distant movement of wildlife, sending out more greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, and contributing to global warming.

Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A–F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1–7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. | [рис.] | 1. | You can save some money by going to the theatre. 2. | One can never relax at the theatre. 3. | Theatre shows us that there are bigger things in life. 4. | A visit to the theatre can help us develop as human beings. 5. | Theatre provides us with a connection to the absolute classics. 6. | Going to the theatre allows us to be emotional. 7. | Theatre gives us a chance to get to know ourselves better.

Установите соответствие между текстами A $-$ G и заголовками 1 $-$ 8. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний. 1. | Always in a hurry 2. | The city of skyscrapers 3. | Winning and losing 4. | Unknown side of the city | | 5. | Saving the variety 6. | Getting around the city 7. | For the holiday and more 8. | Nickname for a building A. | New York is really the melting pot of the world. Over 30 percent of its residents have come from abroad. It is believed that the city has the greatest linguistic diversity on the planet. There are over 800 different languages divided among its people. As some of these languages are nearly extinct, the City University of New York has begun a project called the Endangered Language Alliance. Its aim is to preserve rare languages like Bukhari, Vhlaski, and Ormuri. B. | New Yorkers love to think they know everything about their city: where to find the best fruit, how to avoid paying full price at museums, what route to take to avoid traffic. But New York City can reveal new treasures even to its veterans. Beyond the city where New-Yorkers work, eat, play and commute every day lies a hidden New York: mysterious, forgotten, abandoned or just overlooked. There are places about which you’re not likely to read in any guidebook. C. | The Chrysler Building was in a race with the Bank of Manhattan for getting the title of the tallest skyscraper in the world. The Bank was likely to triumph, with its height of 282 meters. But the spire of the Chrysler Building was constructed in secret inside the tower. Just one week after the Bank of Manhattan was finished, it was put in place, making it 318 meters tall and beating the Bank. It wouldn’t keep this title for long: one year later the Empire State Building was erected. D. | The Flatiron Building was constructed between 1901 and 1903 at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue. It was designed by Chicago’s Daniel Burnham as a steel-frame skyscraper covered with white terra-cotta. Built as the headquarters of the Fuller Construction company, the skyscraper was meant to be named Fuller Building. But locals soon started calling it “Flatiron” because of its unusual shape. The name stuck and soon became official. E. | How does Rockefeller Center manage to find the perfect fur-tree each Christmas season? They do aerial searches by helicopter, of course, and bring it to the city during the night when there isn’t much traffic on the streets. After the tree is taken down for the year, it continues to be useful. For example, in 2005 Habitat for Humanity used the wood to make doorframes for houses for the poor and in 2012 the paper was used to publish a book. F. | In New York life never stands still. People have to call cabs, ride subway cars, do business of all kinds, eat pizzas and sandwiches for lunch. When you multiply that by more than eight million people in less than 500 square miles, you get the idea: everyone goes everywhere as fast as it is humanly possible. Whatever you do, don't stop in the middle of the sidewalk or you’ll make everyone around you incredibly angry. G. | New York is extremely easy to navigate. Manhattan is divided into numbered streets from north to south and avenues from east to west. It’s almost impossible to get lost there. Buses are useful to travel around Manhattan, and the subway is the best means of transport to the other parts of the city. At some stage you’ll definitely use a yellow taxi. Try to get one on an avenue that’s going in the same direction you are $-$ you’ll save time and money. And don’t forget to leave a tip for the driver.

Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего A–F и утверждениями, данными в списке 1–7. Используйте каждое утверждение, обозначенное соответствующей цифрой, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. | [рис.] | 1. | Window shopping can lead to impulsive buying. 2. | Window shopping has some pros and cons. 3. | Window shopping is a way to keep up with fashion. 4. | The internet has made window shopping easier. 5. | Window shopping is a way of having some rest. 6. | Window shopping doesn’t make you spend money. 7. | Window shopping helps you explore the mall.

Task 2. Study the advertisement. You are considering going on the family weekend and now you’d like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask four direct questions to find out about the following: Family weekend on the lake! [рис.] 1) location; 2) accommodation; 3) price for the weekend for a family of three; 4) fishing equipment rental. You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

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. [рис.]