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. Пример ответа: 123456 1. Learning languages improves your memory. 2. There are good methods to memorize things. 3. Having a good memory helps you study better. 4. Modern schools don’t develop students’ memory. 5. Nowadays there’s no reason to train your memory. 6. You shouldn’t rely on electronic memory too much. 7. You need to lead a healthy life to have a good memory.

Speaker A. I think everybody should train their memory. We have become too much dependent on our gadgets. When I asked my friends if they remembered the telephone numbers of their nearest and dearest, no one could tell me even five digits. We simply can't imagine our lives without our mobile phones with daily planners installed there. We don't remember the birthdays of our friends if our social media don't remind us about them. I think it's wrong. Speaker B. I train my memory every day. My friends sometimes think it's funny and they don't understand why I learn so many poems by heart or why I memorize a formula which anybody can look up on the Internet. But I honestly think that learning things by heart is the best way to train your memory. Many scientists say that it helps. Some teachers feel sorry that students don't learn so many things by heart anymore. It used to really improve the academic results of their students. Speaker C. I do understand how important it is to have a good memory. I think I have found a very good way to improve it. I learn Latin. I know it's a dead language and no one speaks it anymore, but that's actually the point of learning Latin. I've read in history books that in the past, schools made students learn a lot of foreign languages. It made them really intelligent and developed their memory. I want to be like them, so I bought a Latin textbook and practice every day. Speaker D. My parents and teachers have been talking about the importance of training one's memory for a long time, but I just can't understand why they think it's so important to do it. You can have a daily planner and a notebook, or you can use your mobile phone for taking notes. Who needs to memorize phone numbers, dates, and other things if it takes just a few seconds to look this information up? I'm good enough without any memory exercises, thank you. Speaker E. In my opinion, we pay too much attention to various exercises to train our memory, totally forgetting that our memory depends on many other things. Doctors say you should eat a lot of fruit and vegetables to have a good memory. Vitamin pills can also help. We must also spend enough time outdoors, breathing fresh air. It's equally important to think positively and spend some quality time with your friends. Your memory depends on your lifestyle. Speaker F. If you ask me, well, it's easy for me to remember things. My secret is relatively simple. I use various techniques to do it. When I was a child, I found it hard to remember many things, and my father gave me a book about some techniques how to remember things better. They included inventing special codes or building associations. I had much fun studying the book. I started to apply these techniques, and they helped. They still do, in fact.

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. Пример ответа: 123456 1. E-books can be bad for your health. 2. E-books help to read books in the original. 3. There is nothing better than a paper book. 4. E-books can help you to save space. 5. Some e-books don’t damage your health. 6. E-books are too expensive. 7. It’s not an easy matter to choose an e-book.

Speaker A. A lot of my friends have e-books and, well, yes, maybe there are some pluses about them, but as for me, I don't really want one. I think nothing can substitute a real book. You can smell the ink on the pages and touch it and feel it. It's such a special feeling when you buy a new book in a bookshop and take it home and read a couple of pages before bedtime. E-books can't give you that. It's just plastic and it may not be so good for your eyes, I suppose. Speaker B. When you choose an e-book, you should pay attention to many things. I know it because I want to buy one, but I need to research the issue carefully not to buy the wrong thing. As far as I understand, the size of the screen is important, as well as the type of the display. The battery type is also something to be considered, as you don't want to charge your e-book too often, do you? I'd also like a multifunctional gadget to watch videos or listen to music. Speaker C. Most e-books have LCD displays, and I think it's not a very good thing. Many people find such books convenient because you can read them before bedtime, even in the dark, but they just don't realise how harmful it is. First of all, it can damage your eyes, as reading in the dark puts an extra strain on your eyesight. Secondly, modern gadgets, including e-books, are one of the main reasons for insomnia, as the specific light from the screen makes it hard to fall asleep. Speaker D. I love e-books, but I know some people think they are bad for your health. Well, such people obviously don't know about e-ink. It's a great invention for those people who don't want to keep piles of paper books on their shelves, but still love reading. E-ink copies real ink, that is, it looks exactly as if letters were printed in real ink on real paper. It's much better than LCD displays. The light in e-books with e-ink is not so bright, which is also good. Speaker E. I just can't imagine my life without e-books. I've always loved reading, and before e-books stepped in, I had hundreds of books at home. They occupied too much space, and I can't say that my flat is spacious. When I bought an e-book, I understood how great they are at once. I donated all my paper books to the local library and now enjoy empty shelves at home. A small device, even the cheapest one, can keep about 2,000 books or even more. Speaker F. E-books are not only a great way to save money, as paper books are so expensive nowadays, they're also very useful in learning languages. I've always wanted to learn German and tried to read German books in the original. E-books helped me to do that. The only thing I had to do was to download an electronic dictionary to my e-book, and that's it. I touch any word on the touch screen and get the translation immediately. It's magic!

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. Пример ответа: 123456 1. A mobile phone can make you feel safer. 2. Texting is a useful function of mobiles. 3. Mobiles are good but they have minuses as well. 4. One should find a balance using mobiles. 5. The best function of mobile phones is games. 6. Mobile phones have many pluses. 7. A mobile phone is another thing to show off.

Speaker A. I'm a teenager and I think I need a cell phone. For many of my friends a mobile phone is just a cool gadget they can boast of in the company of their friends. For me, it's different. I always have my mobile phone on me so that I can contact my parents or the police in case of an emergency. I have even read it on the internet that a cell phone might turn out useful to track a person if he or she goes missing. The world seems a less dangerous place with it. Speaker B. I change my cell phone two or three times a year, whenever a new one appears on the market. I can't say my parents are happy about that, but they buy me new ones because with their friends’ kids the situation is just the same. I want to look good and feel cool and I need a fashionable phone for that. If my friend has a phone which is better than mine I feel uncomfortable. I think it's normal for a teenager and it's the same with clothes and other accessories. Speaker C. In my opinion, cell phones are nothing but a convenient way of communication. They were meant to be used as a way of fast, easy communicating. They are almost essential nowadays. I think now everybody has one because they have so many advantages. They are certainly a quicker way of communicating than letters or emails, and they are relatively cheap. Plus, you can play games to kill time when necessary, which is also important. Speaker D. For me, cell phones are a great and cheap way of communication. But at the same time, I'm getting tired of them as well. You see, you are never alone with a mobile phone. You can get a text message any time, even at night. People expect you to be within their reach all the time and start getting nervous or irritated if you don't answer their phone calls at once. In my opinion, it's very stressful and we really need to turn off our phones sometimes. Speaker E. I love my mobile phone. It's great. I can call anybody, anytime. But what I love even more than calling is texting. A text message is a series of words sent to another person's number which, depending on how far you are away from that person, can take a couple of seconds to get to the person you want to send it to. If a person is busy, you can still deliver an important message without disturbing him or her too much. It's really cool. Speaker F. I think almost everybody has a cell phone these days. The important question is the following. Do you really need it or do you simply want it? If you walk home from one place to another, it's OK to have one, because it could be your lifeline. If all your friends have one, and constantly text each other, and you want to text them too, then you want it, and it's a completely different matter. I mean you should treat it wisely, not like a toy or a flashy gadget.

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. Пример ответа: 123456 1. Lego is great because it doesn’t harm the environment. 2. Lego can give you a feeling of accomplishment. 3. With Lego you will never fail to build something. 4. Lego has sets to suit everybody’s tastes. 5. Lego blocks can be interesting only for kids. 6. Lego sets are more complicated than you may think. 7. Lego gives endless possibilities for creativity.

Speaker A. I'm not surprised that Lego is popular not only with children, but also with young adults like me. You see, I'm hopeless at crafts. I'm useless at woodwork, and I make a mess of everything. Every project I tried to make in art class at school looked like a disaster. But with Lego, I can build spaceships, cars, and trains. There is no technical skill required at all to create something with Lego blocks. You just follow the instructions and enjoy the process. Speaker B. I've been fond of Lego ever since my childhood. When I was a kid, I followed the instructions to build houses and castles, vans and dragons. Now I understand that Lego lets me move beyond just following the instructions and create whatever I like. If you have several sets, you can build pretty much anything, with no limitations to your imagination. I have a seven-year-old niece, and when I babysit with her, I teach her to design and create with Lego. Speaker C. I started playing Lego only when I was sixteen years old. I think there can be different reasons why young adults like me enjoy playing Lego, but the main one for me is that it feels cool to assemble things and then see what I've managed to do. When we are making our Lego creations, we are like the god of the Lego world. We can use simple basic elements to build complex creations. In my opinion, many people are into this feeling of control. Speaker D. Although I have never played Lego, I've always been attracted by the Lego stores every time I've seen them. I'm thinking of buying a Lego set for myself as a gift, and some of my fellow students have already done it. There are simple sets for kids, based on popular fairy tales, but there are also sets which only adults can assemble. You see, Lego has such a huge variety of themes, like Star Wars or Harry Potter, that even an adult will find a set to their liking. Speaker E. In my opinion, Lego blocks are the most eco-friendly toys ever. They are so durable, I believe they can last forever. With other toys, well, kids easily break them, and then parents just throw them away, creating so much waste. But with Lego blocks, I've never heard that someone was going to throw them away. Lego kits are reusable, and even modern robotics classes at school use Lego blocks. You build a robot, play with it, and then just reassemble it. Speaker F. I don't play with Lego any more, but I do respect those of my friends who still do it. A lot of Lego sets are really impressive. I remember a Lego locomotive train equipped with a snowplow that could clear a path through actual snow in a very realistic fashion. These models are really complicated and I can just imagine how much time and effort goes into planning and building them. They're certainly not just toys for kids. There's much more to them

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. Пример ответа: 123456 1. Learning to cook doesn’t make any sense. 2. You should preserve family cooking traditions. 3. You should cook only if you are sure about the result. 4. To cook well, one needs good-quality equipment. 5. Online cooking classes can be a good option. 6. Experimenting with food is a great part of cooking. 7. The more you practice, the better you can cook.

Speaker A. I think the best way to learn cooking is from your relatives. It's a very personal thing. My mother learned how to cook from her mother, and now my mom teaches me how to do it. And I just love her cooking lessons. We actually have many recipes which run in our family, and no one can cook pasta the way my mum and my granny do. I write down their recipes in my own cookbook and I plan to pass them down to the next generation of our family. Speaker B. My mother always buys ready-made food in supermarkets or orders food from takeaways, but I don't want to do that when I grow up and have a family. I really want to learn how to cook, so I have decided to take up cooking classes, but there is no cooking school in my town. Luckily, I've found a cooking school on the internet. I can learn when I have time and repeat the lesson as many times as I need, so this online school is very convenient for me. I love it. Speaker C. In my opinion, you can learn how to cook only by doing it. Of course, you can learn something by reading cookbooks or watching web videos or cooking shows, but the only way to actually become a good cook is to practice. Personally, I started out by choosing simple recipes that focused on the ingredients I liked. And to master it, I made this or that dish at least three times within a short period. Only then did I start to pick up the subtle variations of cooking methods. Speaker D. If you ask me, I think cooking is not a cheap hobby. You really need to invest in good knives, cutting boards and cookware. It will make your cooking experiments much more pleasant, and your final result will satisfy you. There are also many modern cooking devices which allow even a beginner to look like a chef. A good stove, a multi-cooker, a blender or a food processor. But don't buy the cheap ones. They are not worth investing in. Speaker E. I can't cook and I honestly don't understand why some people invest so much money and time in learning how to cook. There are many cafes and restaurants where you can eat out and are many delis, food stalls, and takeaways where you can get delicious food which is ready to eat. Nobody can cook as well as restaurant chefs can, and a salad from the local delicatessen will certainly be tastier than what you can make. And it's also probably cheaper. Speaker F. For me, cooking is an exciting adventure. I got inspired by the famous Disney cartoon about a rat that wanted to learn to cook. From that cartoon, I understood that anybody can cook. I love to explore the tastes of different products and their endless combinations. I sometimes fail, but that doesn't discourage me, since I don't aim at getting the perfect result. I just enjoy the very process of cooking, and I'm eager to try to cook something new, and I'm never afraid of failing.