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 Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean of the world. It covers the northern polar region of the Earth. The Arctic region is a very cold place. The lowest recorded temperature there is minus 68 degrees. In spite of the cold, a lot of animals live on the Arctic ice. The polar bear is one of them. Now, due to global warming, the polar bear is in a serious trouble. The thing is that polar bears hunt seals and they need ice to do this. The bears wait for seals on the ice, hunt them in the water and go back to the shore. If the ice is too thin, it breaks under the bears' heavy bodies and they may drown. The situation is getting worse and some researchers say the ocean may become ice-free as soon as 2050. 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: What is your favourite season? Student: _______________________________________________________________ Electronic assistant: Where do you usually spend your summer holidays? Student: _______________________________________________________________ Electronic assistant: What do you like to do during your winter holidays? Student: _______________________________________________________________ Electronic assistant: How often do you and your family travel? Student: _______________________________________________________________ Electronic assistant: What type of transport do you find the most convenient? Student: _______________________________________________________________ Electronic assistant: What place in your country would you recommend to a foreign tourist to visit? Why? Student: _______________________________________________________________ Task 3. You are going to give a talk about your school holidays. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10-12 sentences). Remember to say: - when you have school holidays; - what school holidays you would make longer, and why; - what you enjoy doing during your school holidays; - what your attitude to school holidays is. You have to talk continuously. I'm going to give a talk about my school holidays. I have school holidays 4 times a year: in autumn, in winter, in spring and in summer. Summer holidays are the longest. They are my favourite because we have 3 months to rest, travel to the sea or spend time in the country and enjoy nature. I would make winter holidays longer as winter is my favorite season and I would like to have more free time for skiing, skating and snowboarding. As I've already said, I enjoy spending time with my friends during my school holidays. We usually go to the cinema, play computer games and go shopping together. (do sports, go to the café, chat in social networks, go for a walk etc.) Obviously, my attitude to school holidays is positive. I think it is necessary to have a break from study. That is all I wanted to say about school holidays. E-mail You have received an email message from your English-speaking pen-friend Lily: From: Lily@mail.uk To: Russian_friend@oge.ru Subject: Holidays ... You've probably seen the photos which I took on my holiday. During the rainy days we are having now they bring back good memories! ...Where did you spend your last summer holidays? What did you do during your holidays? What school holidays do you like most of all and why?... Write a message to Lily and answer her 3 questions. Write 100-120 words. Remember the rules of email writing.