Егэ по английскому досрочный этап. Что ждет иностранный язык в будущем

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Для выполнения заданий 1, 2 прослушайте аудиозапись и выпишите правильную последовательность цифр. Для выполнения заданий 3-9 прослушайте интервью и выберите один из трех вариантов ответа. В задании 10 установите соответствие между текстами A-G и заголовками 1-8. В задании один заголовок лишний. В задании 11 прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A-F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1-7. Одна из частей в списке 1-7 лишняя. Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 12-18. В каждом задании запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

При выполнении заданий 19-25, преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов. Записывайте ответы без пробелов, запятых и других дополнительных символов; не копируйте слова-ответы из браузера, вписывайте их, набирая с клавиатуры. При выполнении заданий 26-31, образуйте от слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами однокоренные слова так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Записывайте ответы без пробелов, запятых и других дополнительных символов; не копируйте слова-ответы из браузера, вписывайте их, набирая с клавиатуры. Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 32-38. Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Если ва­ри­ант задан учителем, вы мо­же­те вписать от­ве­ты на за­да­ния части С или за­гру­зить их в си­сте­му в одном из гра­фи­че­ских форматов. Учи­тель уви­дит ре­зуль­та­ты вы­пол­не­ния за­да­ний части В и смо­жет оце­нить за­гру­жен­ные от­ве­ты к части С. Вы­став­лен­ные учи­те­лем баллы отоб­ра­зят­ся в вашей статистике. Тексты недостаточного объема, а также часть текста, превышающая требуемый объем, не оцениваются.

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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.

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1. A uniform makes the school a better organized place.

2. Uniforms help improve the discipline at schools.

3. Uniforms can help prevent crimes at school.

4. Uniforms will not make life at school better.

5. Uniforms can teach students how to behave professionally.

6. Getting used to uniforms is good for a future career.

7. Uniforms make students focus more on their learning.

Ответ:

Вы услышите диалог. Определите, какие из приведённых утверждений А–G соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True) , какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated) . Занесите номер выбранного Вами варианта ответа в таблицу. Вы услышите запись дважды.

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A. Jake succeeded in his school-leaving exams.

B. Jake has an elder brother.

C. Jake wants to teach the subject Miss Clark teaches.

D. Miss Clark is surprised with Jake’s career choice.

E. Jake doesn’t believe in the abilities of every student.

F. Miss Clark thinks Jake’s made the right choice.

G. Miss Clark isn’t happy to hear Jake’s words.

Запишите в ответ цифры, расположив их в порядке, соответствующем буквам:

Ответ:

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What do we learn about Alice at the beginning of the interview?

1) She has an Academy award already.

2) She’s 18 years old.

3) She was born in Brazil.

Ответ:

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Kara thinks it’s easier to learn a foreign language at an early age because children

1) are not afraid to communicate with strangers.

2) learn it the way they learn their mother tongue.

3) are highly motivated learners.

Ответ:

Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

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How does Helen characterize her family?

1) They stick to the reservation area.

2) It tries to preserve old traditions.

3) It is unusually big for Navaho tribes.

Ответ:

Вы услышите интервью дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

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Which is TRUE about Alice’s current project?

1) Her character is very beautiful.

2) Her part isn’t in English.

3) Her friend offered her the role.

Ответ:

Вы услышите интервью дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

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A farmer was responsible for the rabbit problem in Australia because

1) several of his rabbits ran away from their cages.

2) he let the rabbits out into the wild for entertainment.

3) he had too many rabbits and wanted to get rid of them.

Ответ:

Вы услышите интервью дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

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The minister is determined to ensure that

1) everyone is forced to do national service.

2) university students do national service after their studies.

3) people from similar backgrounds do their service together.

Ответ:

Вы услышите репортаж дважды. Выберите правильный ответ 1, 2 или 3.

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What is John going to do to protect animals from being killed for their fur?

1) He is going to persuade his clients not to buy fur clothes.

2) He is thinking of refusing to use artificial fur in his collections.

3) He is thinking of heading up some animal protection organization.

Ответ:

Установите соответствие между текстами A-G и заголовками 1-8 . Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. Reasons to be afraid

2. Fight your fear

3. A place of wonders

4. How to say thank you

5. Visiting for wild life and animals

6. Learn to be grateful

7. It’s never late to learn

8. Reading non-verbal language

A. Nowadays when it’s all too easy to send an email or text, the best way to show that you are grateful to somebody is to actually mail a hand-written card. The person who gets it will know you took the extra time and thought to write a card and put it in the mail with a nice stamp. That person will appreciate your efforts much more. Plus, you’ll get the added bonus of feeling grateful a little longer than usual as you write out each note and wait for it to arrive.

B. Music is a noble passion, and people who can play a musical instrument have always been seen as intelligent people. Learning how to play a musical instrument is far more efficient if you do it in childhood. However, there are millions of adults who learn to enjoy music throughout their lives. Moreover, they don’t focus on just one instrument, but specialize in two or even more, if they have the time and the necessary ambition.

C. Millions of people avoid air travel each year because of their fear of flying. The fear of accidents happening is probably the most common fear among air travellers. It is an understandable fear, since there have been many aviation accidents throughout history. Some people may have a fear that the plane has some type of malfunction or breakdown, while others may have a fear that the weather or turbulance will affect the plane.

D. Try to understand that being scared is just an illusion that makes you limited and miserable. Take control of your mind and don’t let your imagination create frightening pictures in your head. If you cannot deal with it, you should make attempts to leave your comfort zone. Choose things and activities you are afraid of and meet your worries face to face, because it is impossible to run away from them. Just face your troubles no matter how powerful they may seem.

E. When you get chronically bored with something, your mind gets used to seeing the world negatively. It is necessary to break the chain of negative thoughts and train your mind to notice the best. Just write down 5 things you are thankful for. This way, your mind will change for the better in a while. The thankfulness will open your eyes to the beauty of the world around you and will help you to focus on positive moments in your life.

F. If you go to Ireland, go to isolated distant places in the country, talk to the locals and they will tell you the stories about the mythical Irish place, called the Otherworld. They believe that it is the land of paradise and happiness. In Irish poetry and tales, it is described as a series of islands near Ireland where the various fairytale creatures lived. Also the Otherworld seemed to be able to move from one location to another.

G. Many people can understand the nature of character without talking to the person they are interested in. The gestures and postures usually reflect the mood and the level of the person’s confidence. It’s easy to notice a highly confident person even in a big group of people. They stand in one place without constant moving from place to place, and they always make eye contact with the person they are talking to.

Ответ:

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A-F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1-7 . Одна из частей в списке 1-7 — лишняя. Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.

Peter and Paul Fortress

The Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, located on small Hare Island, is the historic core of the city. The history of St. Petersburg begins with the history of the fortress.

Since 1700 Russia had been fighting the Northern War against Sweden. By 1703 the lands by the Neva River were conquered. To protect them from the attacks of the Swedes it was necessary to build a strong outpost here. The fortress was founded on Hare Island 16 (27) May, 1703 by joint plan of Peter I and French engineer Joseph-Gaspard Lambert de Guerin. This day is well known A_______________________.

The fortress stretches from west to east with six bastions B_______________________. The Peter’s Gate on the east side, C_____________________, has remained since the time of Peter I. The Peter and Paul Cathedral, D_______________________ emperors and the monument of Russian baroque, was completed after the death of the emperor, in 1733. The weathervane as a golden angel with a cross, E_______________________, is one of the main symbols of the city. On the opposite side of the cathedral, there is the Mint building, constructed in the time of Paul I by architect A. Porto. Coinage was moved to the fortress F_______________________ in the time of Peter I. The Peter and Paul Fortress has never directly participated in any fighting. From the very beginning of its existence it was used as a political prison. Since 1924 the Peter and Paul Fortress has been a part of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg.

1. as the day of the birth of St. Petersburg

2. which was designed by D. Trezzini

3. which was the burial place of Russian

4. and reminding of the rich history of the city

5. as the most protected part of the city

6. which is located on the spire of the cathedral

7. that are located at the corners

Ответ:

At the beginning of the article the author reminds that the new media technologies …

1) turn our attention off morals.

2) used to frighten the majority of people.

3) improve human brainpower.

4) could make people less intelligent.

Mind over mass media

Ответ:

What has life proved about electronic technologies according to the author?

1) Scientists can’t do without them.

2) They could increase the crime level.

3) They don’t disrupt brainwork.

4) Television influences intelligence.

Mind over mass media

New forms of media have always caused moral panic: the printing press, newspapers, and television were all once denounced as threats to their consumers’ brainpower and moral fiber. So too with electronic technologies. PowerPoint, we’re told, is reducing discourse to bullet points. Search engines lower our intelligence, encouraging us to skim on the surface of knowledge rather than dive to its depths. Twitter is shrinking our attention spans.

But such panic often fails basic reality checks. When comic books were accused of turning juveniles into criminals in the 1950s, crime was falling to record lows. The decades of television, transistor radios and rock videos were also decades in which I.Q. scores rose continuously.

For a reality check today, take the state of science, which demands high levels of brainwork. These days scientists are never far from their e-mail, rarely touch paper and cannot lecture without PowerPoint. If electronic media were hazardous to intelligence, the quality of science would be plummeting. Yet discoveries are multiplying like fruit flies, and progress is dizzying.

Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how “experience can change the brain”. But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Experience does not remake the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read “War and Peace” in one sitting: “It was about Russia.”

Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing, they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn’t make you better at math. Accomplished people immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read lots of novels, scientists read lots of science.

The effects of consuming electronic media are also likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational equivalent of “you are what you eat”. As with primitive peoples who believe that eating fierce animals will make them fierce, they assume that reading Twitter postings turns your thoughts into Twitter postings.

Yes, the continual arrival of information packets can be distracting or addictive. But distraction is not a new phenomenon. The solution is to develop strategies of self-control. Turn off Twitter when you work and put away your smartphone at dinner time.

And to encourage intellectual depth, don’t rail at PowerPoint or Google. It’s not as if habits of deep reflection or thorough research ever came naturally to people. They must be acquired in universities, and maintained with constant analysis, criticism and debate. They are not granted by propping a heavy encyclopedia on your lap, nor are they taken away by efficient access to information on the Internet.

The new media have caught on for a reason. Knowledge is increasing exponentially; human brainpower and waking hours are not. Fortunately, the Internet and information technologies are helping us manage and search our collective intellectual output at different scales, from Twitter to e-books and online encyclopedias. Far from making us stupid, these technologies are the only things that will keep us smart.

Ответ:

According to the author, the arguments of the critics of new media make neuroscientists feel …

Mind over mass media

New forms of media have always caused moral panic: the printing press, newspapers, and television were all once denounced as threats to their consumers’ brainpower and moral fiber. So too with electronic technologies. PowerPoint, we’re told, is reducing discourse to bullet points. Search engines lower our intelligence, encouraging us to skim on the surface of knowledge rather than dive to its depths. Twitter is shrinking our attention spans.

But such panic often fails basic reality checks. When comic books were accused of turning juveniles into criminals in the 1950s, crime was falling to record lows. The decades of television, transistor radios and rock videos were also decades in which I.Q. scores rose continuously.

For a reality check today, take the state of science, which demands high levels of brainwork. These days scientists are never far from their e-mail, rarely touch paper and cannot lecture without PowerPoint. If electronic media were hazardous to intelligence, the quality of science would be plummeting. Yet discoveries are multiplying like fruit flies, and progress is dizzying.

Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how “experience can change the brain”. But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Experience does not remake the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read “War and Peace” in one sitting: “It was about Russia.”

Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing, they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn’t make you better at math. Accomplished people immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read lots of novels, scientists read lots of science.

The effects of consuming electronic media are also likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational equivalent of “you are what you eat”. As with primitive peoples who believe that eating fierce animals will make them fierce, they assume that reading Twitter postings turns your thoughts into Twitter postings.

Yes, the continual arrival of information packets can be distracting or addictive. But distraction is not a new phenomenon. The solution is to develop strategies of self-control. Turn off Twitter when you work and put away your smartphone at dinner time.

And to encourage intellectual depth, don’t rail at PowerPoint or Google. It’s not as if habits of deep reflection or thorough research ever came naturally to people. They must be acquired in universities, and maintained with constant analysis, criticism and debate. They are not granted by propping a heavy encyclopedia on your lap, nor are they taken away by efficient access to information on the Internet.

The new media have caught on for a reason. Knowledge is increasing exponentially; human brainpower and waking hours are not. Fortunately, the Internet and information technologies are helping us manage and search our collective intellectual output at different scales, from Twitter to e-books and online encyclopedias. Far from making us stupid, these technologies are the only things that will keep us smart.

Ответ:

What does the example of Woody Allen’s reading of “War and Peace” illustrate?

1) Scientific research of brain supports critics of new media.

2) Technology hardly influences the way brain deals with information.

3) Experience with technology is significant for intellectual abilities.

4) Speed-reading programs improve information-processing.

Mind over mass media

New forms of media have always caused moral panic: the printing press, newspapers, and television were all once denounced as threats to their consumers’ brainpower and moral fiber. So too with electronic technologies. PowerPoint, we’re told, is reducing discourse to bullet points. Search engines lower our intelligence, encouraging us to skim on the surface of knowledge rather than dive to its depths. Twitter is shrinking our attention spans.

But such panic often fails basic reality checks. When comic books were accused of turning juveniles into criminals in the 1950s, crime was falling to record lows. The decades of television, transistor radios and rock videos were also decades in which I.Q. scores rose continuously.

For a reality check today, take the state of science, which demands high levels of brainwork. These days scientists are never far from their e-mail, rarely touch paper and cannot lecture without PowerPoint. If electronic media were hazardous to intelligence, the quality of science would be plummeting. Yet discoveries are multiplying like fruit flies, and progress is dizzying.

Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how “experience can change the brain”. But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Experience does not remake the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read “War and Peace” in one sitting: “It was about Russia.”

Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing, they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn’t make you better at math. Accomplished people immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read lots of novels, scientists read lots of science.

The effects of consuming electronic media are also likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational equivalent of “you are what you eat”. As with primitive peoples who believe that eating fierce animals will make them fierce, they assume that reading Twitter postings turns your thoughts into Twitter postings.

Yes, the continual arrival of information packets can be distracting or addictive. But distraction is not a new phenomenon. The solution is to develop strategies of self-control. Turn off Twitter when you work and put away your smartphone at dinner time.

And to encourage intellectual depth, don’t rail at PowerPoint or Google. It’s not as if habits of deep reflection or thorough research ever came naturally to people. They must be acquired in universities, and maintained with constant analysis, criticism and debate. They are not granted by propping a heavy encyclopedia on your lap, nor are they taken away by efficient access to information on the Internet.

The new media have caught on for a reason. Knowledge is increasing exponentially; human brainpower and waking hours are not. Fortunately, the Internet and information technologies are helping us manage and search our collective intellectual output at different scales, from Twitter to e-books and online encyclopedias. Far from making us stupid, these technologies are the only things that will keep us smart.

Ответ:

The phrasal verb “takes on” in “Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities …” (paragraph 6) is closest in meaning to …

Mind over mass media

New forms of media have always caused moral panic: the printing press, newspapers, and television were all once denounced as threats to their consumers’ brainpower and moral fiber. So too with electronic technologies. PowerPoint, we’re told, is reducing discourse to bullet points. Search engines lower our intelligence, encouraging us to skim on the surface of knowledge rather than dive to its depths. Twitter is shrinking our attention spans.

But such panic often fails basic reality checks. When comic books were accused of turning juveniles into criminals in the 1950s, crime was falling to record lows. The decades of television, transistor radios and rock videos were also decades in which I.Q. scores rose continuously.

For a reality check today, take the state of science, which demands high levels of brainwork. These days scientists are never far from their e-mail, rarely touch paper and cannot lecture without PowerPoint. If electronic media were hazardous to intelligence, the quality of science would be plummeting. Yet discoveries are multiplying like fruit flies, and progress is dizzying.

Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how “experience can change the brain”. But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Experience does not remake the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read “War and Peace” in one sitting: “It was about Russia.”

Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing, they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn’t make you better at math. Accomplished people immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read lots of novels, scientists read lots of science.

The effects of consuming electronic media are also likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational equivalent of “you are what you eat”. As with primitive peoples who believe that eating fierce animals will make them fierce, they assume that reading Twitter postings turns your thoughts into Twitter postings.

Yes, the continual arrival of information packets can be distracting or addictive. But distraction is not a new phenomenon. The solution is to develop strategies of self-control. Turn off Twitter when you work and put away your smartphone at dinner time.

And to encourage intellectual depth, don’t rail at PowerPoint or Google. It’s not as if habits of deep reflection or thorough research ever came naturally to people. They must be acquired in universities, and maintained with constant analysis, criticism and debate. They are not granted by propping a heavy encyclopedia on your lap, nor are they taken away by efficient access to information on the Internet.

The new media have caught on for a reason. Knowledge is increasing exponentially; human brainpower and waking hours are not. Fortunately, the Internet and information technologies are helping us manage and search our collective intellectual output at different scales, from Twitter to e-books and online encyclopedias. Far from making us stupid, these technologies are the only things that will keep us smart.

Ответ:

Which negative effect of information flood does the author recognise?

1) Inefficient access to data.

2) Lack of self-control.

3) Continuous distraction.

4) Shallow mindedness.

Mind over mass media

New forms of media have always caused moral panic: the printing press, newspapers, and television were all once denounced as threats to their consumers’ brainpower and moral fiber. So too with electronic technologies. PowerPoint, we’re told, is reducing discourse to bullet points. Search engines lower our intelligence, encouraging us to skim on the surface of knowledge rather than dive to its depths. Twitter is shrinking our attention spans.

But such panic often fails basic reality checks. When comic books were accused of turning juveniles into criminals in the 1950s, crime was falling to record lows. The decades of television, transistor radios and rock videos were also decades in which I.Q. scores rose continuously.

For a reality check today, take the state of science, which demands high levels of brainwork. These days scientists are never far from their e-mail, rarely touch paper and cannot lecture without PowerPoint. If electronic media were hazardous to intelligence, the quality of science would be plummeting. Yet discoveries are multiplying like fruit flies, and progress is dizzying.

Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how “experience can change the brain”. But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Experience does not remake the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read “War and Peace” in one sitting: “It was about Russia.”

Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing, they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn’t make you better at math. Accomplished people immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read lots of novels, scientists read lots of science.

The effects of consuming electronic media are also likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational equivalent of “you are what you eat”. As with primitive peoples who believe that eating fierce animals will make them fierce, they assume that reading Twitter postings turns your thoughts into Twitter postings.

Yes, the continual arrival of information packets can be distracting or addictive. But distraction is not a new phenomenon. The solution is to develop strategies of self-control. Turn off Twitter when you work and put away your smartphone at dinner time.

And to encourage intellectual depth, don’t rail at PowerPoint or Google. It’s not as if habits of deep reflection or thorough research ever came naturally to people. They must be acquired in universities, and maintained with constant analysis, criticism and debate. They are not granted by propping a heavy encyclopedia on your lap, nor are they taken away by efficient access to information on the Internet.

The new media have caught on for a reason. Knowledge is increasing exponentially; human brainpower and waking hours are not. Fortunately, the Internet and information technologies are helping us manage and search our collective intellectual output at different scales, from Twitter to e-books and online encyclopedias. Far from making us stupid, these technologies are the only things that will keep us smart.

Ответ:

Mind over mass media

New forms of media have always caused moral panic: the printing press, newspapers, and television were all once denounced as threats to their consumers’ brainpower and moral fiber. So too with electronic technologies. PowerPoint, we’re told, is reducing discourse to bullet points. Search engines lower our intelligence, encouraging us to skim on the surface of knowledge rather than dive to its depths. Twitter is shrinking our attention spans.

But such panic often fails basic reality checks. When comic books were accused of turning juveniles into criminals in the 1950s, crime was falling to record lows. The decades of television, transistor radios and rock videos were also decades in which I.Q. scores rose continuously.

For a reality check today, take the state of science, which demands high levels of brainwork. These days scientists are never far from their e-mail, rarely touch paper and cannot lecture without PowerPoint. If electronic media were hazardous to intelligence, the quality of science would be plummeting. Yet discoveries are multiplying like fruit flies, and progress is dizzying.

Critics of new media sometimes use science itself to press their case, citing research that shows how “experience can change the brain”. But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Experience does not remake the basic information-processing capacities of the brain. Speed-reading programs have long claimed to do just that, but the verdict was rendered by Woody Allen after he read “War and Peace” in one sitting: “It was about Russia.”

Moreover, the effects of experience are highly specific to the experiences themselves. If you train people to do one thing, they get better at doing that thing, but almost nothing else. Music doesn’t make you better at math. Accomplished people immerse themselves in their fields. Novelists read lots of novels, scientists read lots of science.

The effects of consuming electronic media are also likely to be far more limited than the panic implies. Media critics write as if the brain takes on the qualities of whatever it consumes, the informational equivalent of “you are what you eat”. As with primitive peoples who believe that eating fierce animals will make them fierce, they assume that reading Twitter postings turns your thoughts into Twitter postings.

Yes, the continual arrival of information packets can be distracting or addictive. But distraction is not a new phenomenon. The solution is to develop strategies of self-control. Turn off Twitter when you work and put away your smartphone at dinner time.

And to encourage intellectual depth, don’t rail at PowerPoint or Google. It’s not as if habits of deep reflection or thorough research ever came naturally to people. They must be acquired in universities, and maintained with constant analysis, criticism and debate. They are not granted by propping a heavy encyclopedia on your lap, nor are they taken away by efficient access to information on the Internet.

The new media have caught on for a reason. Knowledge is increasing exponentially; human brainpower and waking hours are not. Fortunately, the Internet and information technologies are helping us manage and search our collective intellectual output at different scales, from Twitter to e-books and online encyclopedias. Far from making us stupid, these technologies are the only things that will keep us smart.

Ответ:

«CHOOSE » Did you know?

Here are some interesting facts about Australia. Canberra __________________ as the capital because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should be the capital of Australia.

Ответ:

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово IT так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

The sports capital of the world has 70 percent of __________________ total population participating at least once a week in a particular recreational activity or sport.

Ответ:

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово ORGANISE так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

80 % of Australians believe Australia has a strong culture and identity characterised by honesty, sports and multiculturalism based on research __________________ by the Australia Day Council of NSW in 2008.

Ответ:

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово SEE так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста. The wolf and the goat

A hungry wolf was out searching for a meal. He

A goat feeding on grass on top of a high cliff. The wolf wished to get the goat to climb down from the rock and into his grasp and he called out to her.

Ответ:

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово GREEN так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

“Excuse me, dear Goat,” he said in a friendly voice, “It is very dangerous for you to be at such a height. Do come down before you injure yourself. Besides, the grass is much __________________ down here. Take my advice, and please come down from that high cliff.”

Ответ:

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово NOT CARE так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

But the goat knew too well of the wolf’s intent. “You __________________ if I eat good grass or bad.

Ответ:

Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово EAT так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

What you care about is __________________ me.”

Ответ:

Образуйте от слова COMPETE

Texas Rodeo

The rodeo is a really exciting event. It is a thrilling __________________ between cowboys from all over the country.

Ответ:

Ответ:

Образуйте от слова VISIT однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

The rodeo is a spectacular sight. If a __________________ has a place in the first row of the arena, he or she may even be sprinkled with sand by the passing horses.

Ответ:

Образуйте от слова PERFORM однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста .

The __________________ usually starts with an opening ceremony by horsemen dressed in bright colours and carrying flags.

Ответ:

Образуйте от слова CONSTANT однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

All through the show the master of the ceremony __________________ jokes with special clowns.

Ответ:

Образуйте от слова POSSIBLE однокоренное слово так, чтобы оно грамматически и лексически соответствовало содержанию текста.

A rodeo in Texas is certainly an exciting experience which is practically __________________ for a tourist to forget.

Ответ:

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

How to become a good leader

Ответ:

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

How to become a good leader

Being a good leader takes work. It is not hard at all to 32 ______ the difference between a good and a bad boss. Exceptional leaders – those who are respected and 33 ______ by their team – have a lot of secret skills that they put to use every day.

Firstly, building relationships – both with your team and your partners – is crucial in leading a team. That means your success depends greatly 34 ______ interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, understand, and manage our emotions, as well as understand the emotions of others. It’s a part of how we navigate social situations and then make decisions to 35 ______ goals. Several studies have found that a strong emotional intelligence is a top factor for a leader’s success. 36 ______ to the research, managers with the strongest emotional intelligence were much more likely to succeed.

Exceptional leaders are ones who regularly 37 ______ employees of the main goal. A team needs to know what they’re marching toward. With a larger vision in mind, their day-to-day work has more purpose.

Great leaders 38 ______ sure their daily behavior is a model for their team. They’re reliable (meaning they always follow through on what they’ve promised), they respect people’s time (meaning they don’t make others wait unnecessarily), and they retain a thoughtful, objective approach to problems or issues.

My father insisted that I leave school the moment I passed my О levels. "I"ll teach you more about the real world in a month than you"d learn from any of those university types in a lifetime," he 34 ______ to say. I followed his advice and never 35 ______ it. I left school a few weeks after my sixteenth birthday. The next morning I joined Cooper"s as an apprentice, and spent my first three years at the depot under the watchful eye of Buster Jackson, the works manager. He taught me how to take the company"s trucks 36 ______ and, more important, how to put them back together again.

After graduating from the workshop, I spent five years in different departments. When my father retired in 1977 - at the age of seventy - I took over as chairman. Then I began to set in motion some ideas I"d been working on for the past decade, 37 ______ I knew my father didn"t approve of them. I never 38 ______ him, but Europe was only the beginning of my plans for the company s expansion.

Ответ:

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

How to become a good leader

Being a good leader takes work. It is not hard at all to 32 ______ the difference between a good and a bad boss. Exceptional leaders – those who are respected and 33 ______ by their team – have a lot of secret skills that they put to use every day.

Firstly, building relationships – both with your team and your partners – is crucial in leading a team. That means your success depends greatly 34 ______ interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, understand, and manage our emotions, as well as understand the emotions of others. It’s a part of how we navigate social situations and then make decisions to 35 ______ goals. Several studies have found that a strong emotional intelligence is a top factor for a leader’s success. 36 ______ to the research, managers with the strongest emotional intelligence were much more likely to succeed.

Exceptional leaders are ones who regularly 37 ______ employees of the main goal. A team needs to know what they’re marching toward. With a larger vision in mind, their day-to-day work has more purpose.

Great leaders 38 ______ sure their daily behavior is a model for their team. They’re reliable (meaning they always follow through on what they’ve promised), they respect people’s time (meaning they don’t make others wait unnecessarily), and they retain a thoughtful, objective approach to problems or issues.

Exceptional leaders are ones who regularly 37 ______ employees of the main goal. A team needs to know what they’re marching toward. With a larger vision in mind, their day-to-day work has more purpose.

Great leaders 38 ______ sure their daily behavior is a model for their team. They’re reliable (meaning they always follow through on what they’ve promised), they respect people’s time (meaning they don’t make others wait unnecessarily), and they retain a thoughtful, objective approach to problems or issues.

Ответ:

Вставьте пропущенное слово:

How to become a good leader

Being a good leader takes work. It is not hard at all to 32 ______ the difference between a good and a bad boss. Exceptional leaders – those who are respected and 33 ______ by their team – have a lot of secret skills that they put to use every day.

Firstly, building relationships – both with your team and your partners – is crucial in leading a team. That means your success depends greatly 34 ______ interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, understand, and manage our emotions, as well as understand the emotions of others. It’s a part of how we navigate social situations and then make decisions to 35 ______ goals. Several studies have found that a strong emotional intelligence is a top factor for a leader’s success. 36 ______ to the research, managers with the strongest emotional intelligence were much more likely to succeed.

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.

Решения заданий части С не проверяются автоматически.

Study the advertisement. Make your life easier with our new kitchen unit!

You are considering joining the Chess Club and now you’d like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask five direct questions to find out about the following:

2) training courses

3) membership fee

5) getting to the place

You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

Решения заданий части С не проверяются автоматически.
На следующей странице вам будет предложено проверить их самостоятельно.

These are photos from your photo album. Choose one photo to describe to your friend.

You will have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12–15 sentences). In your talk remember to speak about:

Where and when the photo was taken

What/who is in the photo

What is happening

Why you keep the photo in your album

Why you decided to show the picture to your friend

Английский язык является самым популярным из тех иностранных языков, которые сдают выпускники в рамках Единого Государственного Экзамена. От прошедшего тестирования текущего года следующее ЕГЭ по данному предмету будет мало чем отличаться в 2017 году, за исключением некоторых незначительных изменений. Прежде, чем поговорить о том, какие новости ждут учеников в 2017 году, познакомим вас с историей, нормами и структурой ЕГЭ по английскому языку.

Немного из истории

В 2017 году концепция проведения ЕГЭ по английскому языку абсолютно ничем не будет отличаться от других предметов по иностранным языкам.

Тестовая часть разделяется на 2 дня, в первый экзаменационный день выпускник все сдает письменно, указанная часть состоит из:

• тест-аудирование;
• тест-чтение;
• лексика и грамматические задания, также пройдет в форме теста;
• письмо, состоящее из вух этапов.

В письменную часть ЕГЭ в 2017 году входят 40 заданий, на которые ученикам выделяется 3 часа. Если ученик хочет, он может на второй день прийти для сдачи устного экзамена, здесь будущего выпускника проверят на навык говорения. Устная часть состоит всего из 4-х заданий, и на нее отводится 15 минут времени.

Стоит сказать, что первую часть экзамена по английскому языку максимально дают 80 баллов, если ученику необходимо повысить балл, то он обязан прийти на второй день для сдачи устной части.

Особых изменений по условиям тестирования в ЕГЭ в 2017 году не наблюдается, изучим общие сведения об экзамене.

В 2017 году структура сдачи ЕГЭ остается без изменения по сравнению с текущим годом. Так, чтобы сдать экзамен необходимо решить 17 заданий из 3-го или 2-го разделов. Минимальный порог прохождения указанного экзамена составляет 22 балла, это такое количество получает ученик, при правильно ответе на 17 заданий.

Всем известно, что в текущем году письменная часть состояла из 4-х разделов, которые включали в себя:

1. Тест-аудирование, ответами на данные задания является цифровое обозначения правильного пункта. Это 30-минутный марафон показывает понимание языка на слух. Эта часть включает в себя три раздела. С помощью аудирования будущий студент должен на слух понимать произносимые слова и словосочетания. Многие считают данный этап самым сложным в данном экзамене.
2. Тест-чтение, ответами также являются цифры. Смыслом данного задания не является скорость, главное, понимать суть прочитанного и сопоставлять содержимое текста. На эту часть также отведено полчаса, если выпускник достаточный запас слов, то он быстро справиться с разделом. А вот полагаться на интуацию не стоит.пунктами ответов являются слова или словосочетания, которые записаны с пробелами и без каких-либо знаков препинания. Данный раздел состоит из двух этапов: устного этапа и теста.
3. Итоговое письмо включает в себя два раздела: личное письмо и высказывание с элементами рассуждения.

Как известно, на второй день ученик может сдать разговорную часть экзамена. Добрать необходимое количество баллов возможно благодаря данному этапу. Стоит помнить, что именно в данном разделе главным критерием является умение красиво говорить, и понимать речь другого.

В разговорном части будущему студенту предлагается вступить в диалог и прочитать собственный монолог. В процессе диалога выпускник в полной мере может показать мастерское знание иностранного языка.

Как подготовиться?

Процесс подготовки в ЕГЭ по иностранному языку необходимо начать задолго до сдачи основного экзамена. Будущему студенту нужно понять целый пласт информации и научиться применять свои знания на практике. ЕГЭ проводится по трем уровням сложности: базовом, сложном и повышенной сложности. Новости неутешительные, нужно знать, что в 2017 году поступить в хороший ВУЗ с базовым уровнем сдачи экзамена по английскому языку вряд ли получится. Да и экзаменационные задания претерпели изменения, теперь они включают в себя не только школьную программу, но несколько разделов из первого курса ВУЗа. Поэтому так важно заранее готовиться к предстоящему Единому госэкзамену.

Чтобы подготовиться к предстоящему тесту, необходимо тщательно прорешать похожие задания. В интернете существует огромное количество различных онлайн-сервисов, с помощью которых любой будущих выпускник может проверить свои знания по английскому языку.

Также на официальном сайте ФИПИ ежегодно выкладываются демонстрационные версии по всем предметам. Конечно, задания, которые здесь представлены вряд ли попадутся на экзамене, зато демоверсия не заменима при подготовке в тесту.

Теперь поговорим, какие ждут учеников в 2017 году? Каких новостей стоит ожидать?

Чего ждать?

Всем известно, что в нашей стране сменился министр образования, теперь в сфере образования грядут масштабные изменения, исключением не станет и ЕГЭ.

С самого начала стоит сказать, что первой новостью стало то, что в 2017 году будет введен еще один обязательный экзамен, некоторые специалисты говорят, что, возможно, это станет история. К сожалению, уровень знания прошлого нашей страны снизился до небывалого уровня. По опросам социологов, четвертая часть молодых людей не знает в каком году начала и закончилась Вторая Мировая война, а также им абсолютно не известно против кого сражались советские солдаты.

Не говоря уже о том, кто вообще участвовал в мировом военном конфликте.

Также законодатели хотят убрать тестовую часть, чтобы исключить простое угадывание правильных ответов, помимо всего, хотят расширить количество заданий по русскому языку, они будут дополнены устным блоком. Законодатели таким образом хотят оказать свое влияние на навыки коммуникации молодежи.

Для математики базовый и профильный уровни в следующем году останутся без изменений. Так, желающие поступить в технический ВУЗ выбирают профильный уровень предмета, а гуманитарии оставляют базовый.

Кроме всего прочего, начиная с 2017 года баллы, набранные на Едином госэкзамене, будут влиять на конечные оценки в выпускном аттестате.

Что ждет иностранный язык в будущем?

Многих школьников, которые выпускаются из школы в следующем году, особенно волнует тот вопрос: не введут ли изменения, и иностранный язык станет в качестве обязательного уже в 2017 году? Точного ответа Минобразования пока не дает.

Однако последние новости таковы, что с 2020 года английский язык, как и другие три языка, точно станет обязательным при сдаче Единого Государственного Экзамена. На данный момент хотят провести эксперимент и протестировать всех девятиклассников на знание данного иностранного языка. Сейчас выпускники 9-х классов, как и одиннадцатиклассники, сдают только два экзамена в обязательном порядке: русский язык и математику, а еще два предмета они сдают по желанию. Минобразования сообщает, что рассматривает вопрос о том, чтобы для учеников 9-х классов ввести 6 экзаменов.

Сделаем же выводы. До ЕГЭ 2017-го года еще очень далеко, и, возможно, будущих выпускников ждет немало новостей, касательно изменений в сдаче экзаменов. В первую очередь, стоит ли ждать введения третьего обязательного уже в будущем году? И какой из множества предметов займет свое место в тройке основных?

Однако, не зависимо от тех нововведений, которые рано или поздно случаться, готовиться к Единому Государственному экзамену необходимо уже сейчас. Каждый будущий выпускник должен решать задания максимальное количество раз, использовать для этого все возможные ресурсы, не опираться исключительно на гаджете, а постараться прорешать тесты и в старом письменном формате. Только от тщательной подготовки зависят итоговые результаты и будущее поступление в престижный ВУЗ.