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T 1.5 Steve I moved into this flat a few weeks ago, and I’m really enjoying living here. There’s only one bedroom, and at the moment my sister is staying with me because she’s looking for a job. I work in advertising. It’s hard work, and the hours are really long, but I like it. And it’s well paid. The office is really relaxed. No one wears a suit or a tie. The only thing I don’t like about this flat is one of the neighbours, Mrs Snell, I think her name is. She’s really strange. She never speaks to anyone. I always say hello to her, and ‘Are you all right?’ and ‘What a lovely day today!’, but she never says a word. Maybe she doesn’t like young people. I had a party a few days ago. It really wasn’t very noisy. About ten of us were here until 11.00 and then we went out to a club. When I saw Mrs Snell the next day, I said I hoped there wasn’t too much noise, but as usual she didn’t say anything. Funny lady. This evening my sister and I are going to visit a friend of ours who’s in hospital, and then we’re going out for a Chinese meal. Do they communicate with each other?They do not communicate with each other. Does Mrs Snell like her neighbours?No, she doesn’t like them. Have they been introduced to each other?They have not been introduced to each other. How many people visited the party?40 What does the neighbour wear?Jeans and a T-shirt. What is the story about?About Mrs Snell’s neighbour. When does he come home?He comes home late. Where are the neighbours going tonight?To the pub. Where do they live?They live in a small flat. Who lives with him?Girlfriend. Text 4 Jane Bland talks about living in Sweden J = Jane F = Fran, a friend J When I say that I live in Sweden, everyone always wants to know about the seasons .... F The seasons? J Yeah .... you know, how cold it is in winter – what it’s like when the days are so short. F So what is it like? J Well, it is cold, very cold in winter, sometimes as cold as –26° and of course when you go out you wrap up warm, but inside, in the houses, it’s always very warm, much warmer than at home. Swedish people always complain that when they visit England the houses are cold even in a good winter. In Sweden the houses are much better insulated than in Britain and they always have the heating on very high. F And what about the darkness? J Well, yeah, around Christmas time, in December, there’s only one hour of daylight – so you really look forward to the spring. It is sometimes a bit depressing but you see the summers are amazing – from May to July, in the north of Sweden, the sun never sets, it’s still light at midnight, you can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper. F Oh, yeah – the land of the midnight sun. J That’s right. But it’s wonderful, you want to stay up all night and the Swedes make the most of it. Often they start work earlier in summer and then leave at about two or three in the afternoon, so that they can really enjoy the long summer evenings. They like to work hard but play hard too. I think Londoners work longer hours, but I’m not sure this is a good thing. F So what about free time? Weekends? Holidays? What do Swedish people like doing? J Well, every house in Sweden has a sauna .... F Every house!? J Well, every house I’ve been to. And most people have a country cottage, so people like to leave the town and get back to nature at weekends. These cottages are sometimes quite primitive, – no running water or not even toilets and .... F No toilet ? J Well, some don’t have toilets but they all have a sauna and all the family sit in it together, then run and jump into the lake to get cool. F What!? Even in winter? J Yeah – Swedish people are very healthy. F Brrr! Or mad! How do they enjoy the long summer evenings?They start working earlier and leave earlier too. How is the heating in Sweden houses?Very high. Is it cold in winter there?Yes, it is. What can people do at midnight summer?They can walk and read newspapers. What country is called the land of the midnight sun?Sweden. What do Swedish people like doing on holidays or weekends?They like having sauna. What do the Swedish people complain for when they visit England?For cold. What do they like to do after sauna?Jump into the lake. What do they prefer?They prefer both working and playing. What is famous in Sweden?Sauna. What is the weather like in Sweden?It's cold. When do you see only one hour of daylight?In December. Слушание 2009 Text 1 According Chris’s story, what feeling did the man who had come from the prison have?D) He looked as everyday According to the context: What is the synonym to the word «to annoy”to irritate According to the text: What do people usually think about punks?it is just fashion Find the definition to the word «newsflash” short urgent report Find the proper word from the text according to the definition: «something that has happened, some occurrence”.event How did Debra learn about this event?From newsflash How many hours a day she used to take just getting dressed?»B) Four hours What Alex wanted to see very much?flight to the moon What did he say to his son?that it was the most momentous thing in his son’s life What did she think it was?Something terrible had happened What event did Debra see when she was a child?E) Berlin Wall breaking What is the antonym to the word «incredible”.probable What is the synonym to the word «make-up”cosmetics When Chris has his birthday?A) 11th February Who was Beth at her early years?a punk Text 2 1st millionaire dies broke It could be said that Sam Brannan truly believed that the Lord helps those who help themselves. After all, it was Brannan who -- when confronted with the fact that he was pocketing tithes earned through Mormon gold mining operations and meant for the church in Utah -- replied, "I'll give up the Lord's money when he (Brigham Young) sends me a receipt signed by the Lord." A bigamist, alcoholic, public relations genius and real estate swindler, Brannan was California's first millionaire. He landed in San Francisco in 1846 with 200 other Mormons, seeking sanctuary from religious persecution. After opening a newspaper, Brannan moved to New Helvetia, where he opened a store at John Sutter's Fort. When gold was discovered, Brannan owned the only store between San Francisco and the gold fields -- a fact he capitalized on by buying up all the picks, shovels and pans he could find, and then running up and down the streets of San Francisco, shouting "Gold! Gold on the American River!" He paid 20 cents each for the pans, then sold them for $15 apiece. In nine weeks, he made $36,000. In the summer of 1848, with Sutter away from the fort, Brannan convinced Sutter's son to lay out a new town on the banks of the Sacramento River. Later, he persuaded the Sutters to give him 200 lots in the new town, called Sacramento City, in order to keep his store there. By the mid-1850s, Brannan was rich, dabbling in banks, railroads and telegraphs as well as land. But a fondness for the bottle led to some disastrous business decisions, and an expensive divorce bankrupted him. By the time of his death, in San Diego County in 1889, Brannan was reduced to sleeping in the back rooms of saloons. California's first millionaire was a forgotten failure. Find the proper word according to this definition «political, racial or religious .arriving Find the synonym to the word «benefit”.advantage Find the synonym to the word «successful” according to the text wealthy Find the synonym to the word «supply”.provide Find the synonym to the word «tiny” small How did Sam Brannan die?An unnoticed death How much money did Sam Brannan earned in just nine weeks?$ 36000 In what period did Sam Brannan live? Time of gold rush In what year gold was discovered?B) 1848 In what уеаr Sam Brannan arrived in California?1846 What did Sam Brannan own when gold was found?Store What goods did he sell in his store?C) Picks, shovels and pans What intention did he have?C) To buy all the picks, shovels and pans he could find Who is the main character of this text?B) Sam Brannan Who is the main character of this text?Sam Brannan With whom did Sam Brannan arrive in San Francisco? With John Sutter Text 3 According to the text. Find the antonym to the word to survive.to die Find the synonym for the word «delicious”A) tasty Find the synonym for the word «to go down” (plane)to crash Find the word that is NOT the synonym to the word «to involve.to break How long has she been doing her job?B) about 11 years Is Lara involved with anyone at the moment?D) She isn’t seeing anyone What does it mean «to be in shape”to look good What does Lara consider is the reason of her success? A) She has never let anything stand in her way What does Lara do in her spare time?A) cleaning her guns What is the Lara Croft’s weigh?A) 57.2 kilos What sort of car does she drive?D) old Land Rover What was Lara’s first adventure?' A) getting to civilization when her plane went down What’s Lara’s dream? to ski down Everest with Brian Blessed Why is she looking so good?C) She needs to keep in shape for her job Text 4 How is the course titled?C) Dawn of Opportunity How much experience do you need for taking part at the sessions?D) 3 years The aim of the programme is to give young people help in...B) setting up their own business The price of the course is ...A) $200 The problem raised in the article is directed to,..young businessmen To take part at the seminar you must have...E) business idea that you want to develop What is meant by «toolkit”? A) basic skills to set up business What will Vimmi Singh do at the seminars?' D) conduct the workshops When will the course take place?in October and November Who organized this seminar?C) commercial institute Слушание 2010 Текст 1 China, Russia Win Top Results in Physics Olympiad in Iran This is the VOA Special English Education Report. More than three hundred secondary school students competed in the thirty-eighth International Physics Olympiad last month in Iran. They came from seventy-three countries, including the United States. Students from China had the top results: four gold medals and one silver. Russia was second with three gold, one silver and one honorable mention. Next came the United States and South Korea. Each team brought home two gold medals and three silver medals. And the teams from Iran and Japan had two gold, two silver and one bronze medal each. The ten-day Olympiad took place in the ancient city of Isfahan. There were written examinations and laboratory experiments as well as discussion meetings. And there was news of the death in Isfahan of the president of the International Physics Olympiad. Waldemar Gorzkowski was sixty-seven years old. The Iranian Students News Agency said he died of a heart attack. He led the Olympiad for many years. The physics competition is one of the International Science Olympiads held around the world. The American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Institute of Physics choose members of the United States team. Physics teachers across the country nominate students and committees choose about two hundred of them. The students take additional tests to choose the twenty-four members of the team. In May the members attend the United States Physics Team Training Camp at the University of Maryland. They go through nine days of intensive studying, testing and problem solving. At the end of the camp, five members of the team are chosen to travel to the Olympiad. The five this year were Kenan Diab of Ohio, Rui Hu of Delaware, Jenny Kwan from California, Jason LaRue of Florida and Haofei Wei from Oklahoma. All five won medals. The first International Physics Olympiad took place in Warsaw, Poland, in nineteen sixty-seven. Until the early nineteen eighties it was held only in the former communist countries of eastern Europe. The United States organized a team for the first time in nineteen eighty-six. And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. To learn about the American education system, go to voaspecialenglish.com where you can find transcripts and archives of our reports. I'm Steve Ember. How many countries did in the Olympiad participate?seventy-three How many days did the Olympiad last? ten How many students did in the thirty-eighth International Physics Olympiad compete?More than three hundred How old was the president of the International Physics Olympiad?sixty-seven years old What countries took the third place?the United States and South Korea What students did in the thirty-eighth International Physics Olympiad compete?secondary school students What was the name of the city where the Olympiad took place? Isfahan When did the thirty-eighth International Physics Olympiad take place?last month Where did the thirty-eighth International Physics Olympiad take place?in Iran Text 2 'Green' Schools Grow Around US This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In Alexandria, Virginia, the two thousand students at T.C. Williams High School started classes last month in a new building. It was built as a "green" school based on requirements from the United States Green Building Council. The council is a nonprofit organization made up of building industry leaders. It has a rating system for buildings called Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED. In two thousand one, there were four schools asking for LEED certification. Now there are four hundred, including T.C. Williams. So far, fifty-eight schools have been recognized for meeting the requirements. These include protecting natural areas and limiting the amount of chemicals in building materials. They also include better lighting and improved indoor air quality. Buildings are also rated on how well they use energy and water, and on things like the use of recycling programs. At T.C. Williams, one example of green design can be seen in the many windows that let in natural light. Students say the sunny rooms help them stay awake during class. A rooftop garden is designed to provide stormwater control and help keep the building cool in the sun. And an underground tank can store one million seven hundred thousand liters of rainwater for air conditioning and other systems. The new building cost about ninety million dollars to build. It stands next to the old T.C. Williams building, which officials say will slowly be taken apart and recycled. T.C. Williams High School is still waiting for the final part of the LEED certification process. Schools receive points for the number of requirements they meet. Buildings are rated silver, gold or platinum. Around the country, concerns about limited budgets for public schools sometimes lead to objections to investing in green schools. But the Green Building Council points to a report by Capital E, a Washington, D.C., company that serves the clean energy industry. Capital E examined the cost of thirty green schools in the United States. It says the average cost was only two percent higher compared to a traditional school. And it says this extra cost is small compared to the savings over time from lower energy and water costs and healthier students. And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Dana Demange. To learn more about American schools, go to voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Jim Tedder. And an underground tank can store ... liters of rainwater.one million seven hundred thousand And an underground tank can store one million seven hundred thousand liters of rainwater for ... .air conditioning and other systems And an underground tank can store one million seven hundred thousand liters rainwater Capital E examined the cost of... green schools in the United States. 30 It was built as a "..school based on requirements from the United States Green Building Council. green Students say the ... rooms help them stay awake during class. sunny The average cost was only ... percent higher compared to a traditional school.2 The council is a ... .nonprofit organization made up of building business leaders The new building cost about... million dollars to build. 90 Text3 For Blind Foreign Students, Some Aid Available in US This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A listener in Nigeria has a question about financial aid for blind and visually impaired college students in America. S.A. Ogunlowo in Ile-Ife wants to know if visually impaired foreign students can get a full scholarship as an undergraduate. Financial aid programs in the United States, especially at the undergraduate level, do often require American citizenship. At the same time, scholarships often pay only part of the cost of an education. The National Federation of the Blind advises students to contact any school they wish to attend to ask about financial aid. The federation is the country's largest group for the blind. Each year it awards scholarships that do not have any citizenship requirements. Students must be legally blind. And foreign students cannot apply until a college in the United States has already accepted them. The application deadline was March thirty-first for thirty scholarships offered for this fall. Most are three thousand dollars. The highest is twelve thousand dollars. The United States has an estimated one million blind adults. The federation says there are no special colleges or universities for the blind. But schools do offer special services and technology to help students with disabilities. And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. More information about the scholarships from the National Federation of the Blind can be found at its Web site: n-f-b dot o-r-g (nfb.org). This was week number thirty-six in our series for students interested in coming to the United States for higher education. If you missed any of our reports, you can find our Foreign Student Series online at voaspecialenglish.com. And if you have a question, send it to special@voanews.com. Please include your name and country. I'm Steve Ember. ... it awards scholarships that do not have any citizenship requirements.Each year The federation says there are no ... for the blind.special colleges or universities The federation says there are no special colleges or universities for ...the blind What does S.A. Ogunlowo in Ile-Ife want to know?S.A. Ogunlowo in Ile-Ife wants to know if visually impaired foreign students can get a full scholarship as an undergraduate. What is the Web site of the National Federation of the Blind?nfo.org Who is the author of this VOA Special English Education Report?Nancy Steinbach And if you have a question, send it to ... .special@voanews.com. At what web site can Foreign Student Series be found?voaspecialenglish.com Students must be legally ....blind Text4 |