Task 1. You are going to read the text aloud. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, and then be ready to read it aloud. Remember that you will not have more than 2 minutes for reading aloud. The first vacuum cleaner was designed in 1869. Since then, vacuum cleaners have changed a lot. Nowadays the robot vacuum cleaner is getting more and more popular. This device cleans a house automatically. Following a programme, the robot drives slowly around the house and makes it cleaner. It operates with brushes and a tube. The robot is so flexible that it can get under a table or sofa or reach dust in corners. Some advanced models can also wash floors of all kinds. These functions are provided by a complicated electronic system and sensors inside. The vacuum cleaner looks like a plate and can be kept in the corner. It is friendly to children and animals and works on electricity. Task 2. You are going to take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give full answers to the questions. Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question. Electronic assistant: How often do you go to the cinema? Student: Electronic assistant: What kinds of films do you like most? Student: Electronic assistant: Why do you think many people prefer watching films at home? Student: Electronic assistant: What do you like to do in your free time? Student: Electronic assistant: How can films in English help students improve their English? Student: Electronic assistant: What film would you recommend your friend see? And why? Student: Task 3. You are going to give a talk about films. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10–12 sentences). Remember to say: • what kinds of films modern teenagers enjoy; • where you prefer watching films: on TV, on the Internet or in the cinema, and why; • what film you have seen recently, what it was about; • what your attitude to watching films as a way to spend your free time is. You have to talk continuously. Example: I'm going to give a talk about films. In my opinion, modern teenagers enjoy watching comedies, thrillers and adventure films (horror films, detective films, fantasy films, science fiction etc.). Young people usually watch films to relax after a busy day at school. That is why teenagers prefer not very serious genres. I prefer watching films on the Internet. It's convenient because I can watch a film any time I like. Also, there aren't any advertisements which can be annoying while watching movies on TV. I don't like going to the cinema because there is only one cinema in my town with uncomfortable seats and outdated sound equipment. I have recently seen a new Spider-man movie. It is a fantasy film where the superhero saves the world and fights evil. The plot is gripping and the special effects are really spectacular. My attitude to watching films as a way to spend my free time is positive. I believe that watching films is a great way to have a rest and spend a good time with friends and family. That I wanted to tell. E-mail. You have received an email message from your English-speaking pen-friend Edna: From: Edna@mail.uk To: Russian_friend@oge.ru Subject: Watching films ...Yesterday I went to the cinema with my friends. We saw a screen version of the book we are going to discuss in our literature lesson next week. ... Do you prefer to read a book or watch its film adaptation first? What kinds of films do you like? Do you often go to the cinema, and why yes or no? ... Write a message to Edna and answer her 3 questions. Write 100–120 words. Remember the rules of email writing.