Speaking Test 7th form Term2 2016-2017

Card 1             Social Networks

1.       What kinds of things can you do when you create a profile on a social networking site?

2.       How do you set up a social networking account and personalise your profile?

3.       What different kinds of social network sites are there?

4.       Why do some companies create their own social networks?

Card 2             Google

1.       What commitment did Larry Page and Sergey Brin share when they met in 1995?

2.       What search engine did they decide to create and why?

3.       Why was Google a really good name for the new search engine?

4.       Why did people like Google?

Card 3        Chinese Opera

1.       Does opera have a long history in China?

2.       What do actors use to act out the story and show their emotions?

3.       Are there many stage props and scenery in Chinese Opera?

4.        What is the role of colours in Chinese Opera?

          

                 Card 4        Theatre

1.       Why do people go to the theatre?

2.       What theatres are there in Russia?

3.       What do you do before going to the theatre?

4.       What happens when you come to the theatre?

5.       What is the role of theatre in our life?

Card 5        Reading

1.       Why is it difficult to imagine our life without books?

2.       What is the role of books in our life?

3.       What kinds of books are there?

4.       Is it easy to find a good book to read?

Questions:

•  Social Networks

1. Do you use social networking sites? Why/why not? 
2. How often do you go online and for how long?
3. What websites do you usually visit?

•  Google

1. Imagine Google went down for a week. How would this affect the lives of those who use it every day?
2. What are the most visited websites and why? 
3.  What websites do you usually visit?

• Chinese Opera

1.       Do you like going to the theatre? Why/why not?

2.       Would you like to attend/watch a Chinese Opera? Why/why not? 

3.       What’s your favourite theatre?

•   Theatre

1. Is the theatre popular with teenagers? Why/why not?
2. What kind of entertainment do teenagers prefer?
3. What’s your favourite theatre?

·         Reading

1.       What books do you enjoy reading? Why?

2.       What books are popular with teenagers?

3.       What makes a book exciting to read?

Social networking

Social networking                      Повышенный уровень

If you use Facebook, MySpace, Twitter or Linkedin, then you are part of a social network. When you create a profile on a social networking site, you open up a huge range of possible social connections. You can look up old friends, make new friends and share music, photos and videos with them. You can also join groups based on your interests or hobbies, favourite TV shows or music.

Setting up a social networking account is simple. You just create and post a personal profile. For this you need a login name, password, and an email account. Then you add some personal information such as name, age, sex, location, interests. You can personalize your profile and share as much information as you want. You can also control who sees your profile.  The next step is to search the network for your contacts, browse for new ones and add them to your network.

Different social networking sites allow people to interact in different ways. There are straightforward sites that allow you to expand your personal community such as Facebook. Then there are ones that involve media sharing, such as YouTube, where members upload and look at other people’s pictures and videos. There are also ones that specialize in sharing music, such as Last.fm, and finally, ones that allow bloggers to form online communities such as Livejournal.

The latest trend in social networking is to create your own independent social network. Companies do that to promote their brand and individuals can do it to create a very tight-knit community

Social networking                      Базовый уровень

When you create a profile on a social networking site, you open up a huge range of possible social connections. You can look up old friends, make new friends and share music, photos and videos with them. You can also join groups based on your interests or hobbies, favourite TV shows or music.

Setting up a social networking account is simple. You just create and post a personal profile. For this you need a login name, password, and an email account. Then you add some personal information such as name, age, sex, location, interests. You can also control who sees your profile. 

Different social networking sites allow people to interact in different ways. There are straightforward sites that allow you to expand your personal community such as Facebook. Then there are ones that involve media sharing, such as YouTube. There are also ones that specialize in sharing music, such as Last.fm, and finally, ones that allow bloggers to form online communities such as Livejournal.

The latest trend in social networking is to create your own independent social network. Companies do that to promote their brand and individuals can do it to create a very tight-knit community.

Chinese Opera

Chinese Opera    (повышенный уровень)

If you want to watch a performance that combines song, dance, and striking design, you should take a look at a truly original style of musical performance: Chinese Opera. Opera has a long history in China. In ancient times, actors performed the operas on the streets on temporary stages with only hanging lanterns for lighting. The actors used to wear bright colours to stand out in the dark.

The singing in Chinese Opera is quite strange – very sharp and high-pitched. The street performers used to sing that way so that their voices could carry over the crowds who gathered to watch. The actors don’t only tell the story through song; the dancing and acrobatics are fantastic, too. The actors use not only their faces but also their whole bodies to act out the story and show their emotions.

 There aren’t a lot of stage props or scenery because the actors use a lot of symbols to help tell the story. An actor galloping with a whip, for example, means they are running a horse. The actors’ make-up is incredible. Each colour has a special meaning and reveals something about their character; red means loyalty and bravery, black shows a warrior or a wild character, blue means cruelty and gold and silver means mystery. It must be breathtaking to see all the actors on stage together in their bright costumes and make-up. I don’t think that opera is for me, but I’d like to see a Chinese opera one day.

Chinese Opera    (базовый уровень)

 Opera has a long history in China. In ancient times, actors performed the operas on the streets on temporary stages with only hanging lanterns for lighting. The actors used to wear bright colours to stand out in the dark.

The singing in Chinese Opera is quite strange – very sharp and high-pitched. The street performers used to sing that way so that their voices could carry over the crowds. The actors don’t only tell the story through song; the dancing and acrobatics are fantastic, too. The actors use their faces and their whole bodies to act out the story and show their emotions.

 There aren’t a lot of stage props or scenery because the actors use a lot of symbols to help tell the story. An actor galloping with a whip, for example, means they are running a horse. The actors’ make-up is incredible. Each colour has a special meaning and reveals something about their character; red means loyalty and bravery, blue means cruelty and gold and silver means mystery. It is breathtaking to see all the actors on stage together in their bright costumes and make-up. I don’t think that opera is for me, but I’d like to see a Chinese opera one day.