Тренажёр к устной части ОГЭ И.В. Хитрова, Н.С. Зверева TOPIC 2 MY FRIENDS
(to) be wedded together by (to) break up/split up (to) fall out with (to) get on well (to) make it up (to) overcome difficulties (a) particular feature (to) provide a sense of stability — быть связанными узами брака relationship (to) retain (to) see eye to eye (to) share smb’s good times ( to ) support each other through the bad — t hrough blood v ia — расстаться — ссориться с кем-либо — хорошо ладить с — помириться — преодолевать трудности — специфическая особенность — давать чувство стабильности — взаимоотношения — сохранять — сходиться во взглядах — п ереживать вместе счастливые моменты — поддерживать друг друга в тяжелые времена — по крови — ч epes, посредством V O C A B U L A R Y L I S T
Complete the sentences. Fill in the gaps with the words. He was not connected with his grandchildren _____________________ relations only. He was a true friend to all of them. My sister doesn’t ____________________ with me about how to tell our parents about the problem. She rarely shares my opinion. 3. The news programme came to us ____________________ satellite. 4. The ____________________ between the police and the local community has improved. She’s just ____________________ with her boyfriend. I’m not sure if they will be on speaking terms in future. 6. They ____________________ together because they are of like mind. 7. Have they ____________________ yet? I’m fed up with their quarrels! has b r o k en up via relationship see eye to eye through blood made it up get on wel
Make up a short story using all the word combinations given below. Example: Family is very important for everyone. To start a family, people get married so they are wedded together by law. A particular feature of a supportive family is that its members help each other to overcome any difficulties. Family members share not only their good times but they also support each other through the bad. The head of the family usually provides a sense of stability to retain control of the entire family in order to guarantee a stable future. ( to ) share smb’s good times ( to ) support each other through the bad (a) p articular feature (to) be wedded together by (to) provide a sense of stability (to) retain (to) overcome difficulties
Ask questions to the sentences. Start your questions with the words given in brackets. Friends provide a comforting sense of stability and connection. (What) _________________________________________________________________________________________ A particular feature of friendship is that it is voluntary. (Isn’t) __________________________________________________________________________________________ We are not wedded together by law, or through blood; or via monthly payments into our bank accounts. (Who ) __________________________________________________________________________________________ Making friends can be hard because of one’s lack of social skills, modern busy lifestyles and other reasons. (Why) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ It is crucial to learn how to overcome all these difficulties to have many friends and to be happy. (Is) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ What do friends provide ? A particular feature of friendship is that it is not obligatory but voluntary. I sn’t it ? Who is not wedded together by law, or through blood, or via monthly payments into our bank accounts ? Why can making friends be hard ? Is it crucial to learn how to overcome all these difficulties to have many friends and to be happy ?
Complete the following table and give the corresponding singular or plural form of the nouns ( See Grammar Guide ). Si n g u l a r f o r m P l u r a l f o r m children photo life woman half series chief potato people tooth roof libraries child photos women lives halves series chiefs potatoes person teeth roofs library
Always SINGULAR Always PLURAL Can be both SINGULAR and PLURAL advice fruit information progress news hair measles physics knowledge furniture luggage money sunglasses clothes goods scissors Jeans odds shorts troops binoculars trousers scales refreshments underpants Headquarters gymnastics pyjamas congratulations mathematics a rmy a udience c lass c ommittee c ompany c rew c rowd g overnment g roup f aculty f amily
Sort out the nouns that should be used with is and are. Make up sentences of your own with all the words from the table below. is are n ews p yjamas e vidence m oney p olice a dvice stairs b illiards c lothes p hysics athletics d raughts s cissors c ontents
Complete the sentences with the words from the box using them in Present Simple or Present Continuous. Some verbs can be used more than once. The silk shirt ______________________ soft. Can you ________________________ a plane in the sky? The soup ________________________ awful. I won’t eat it. Where is Doctor Brown? — He ________________________the patient now. He ________________________ to be working. The nurse ________________________ the patient’s pulse. It ________________________ as if it is going to rain. We need to take an umbrella. I ________________________ I will buy the red dress, not the white one. It suits me. I ________________________ the flower. It ________________________ sweet. Jimmy ________________________ of going to study abroad. He ________________________to visit new places. I can’t recognize him. He Jimmy ________________________ greedy. Does he really want to own this house alone? The box is heavy. It ________________________ a lot. We won’t be able to carry it. Wait a minute. The shop assistant ________________________ the potatoes on the scales She will come up to you in a minute. Call me later, please. We ________________________ lunch. feels see, feel, taste, look, smell, weigh, appear, have, be, think, want, be tastes is seeing appears is feeling looks think am smelling is thinking is being smells weighs is weighing are having wants see
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. Friends provide a comforting sense of stability and connection. We laugh together and cry together, sharing our good times and supporting each other through the bad. A particular feature of friendship is that it is not obligatory but voluntary. We are not wedded together by law, or through blood, or via monthly payments into our bank accounts. It is a relationship of great freedom, one that we retain only because we want to. Friendship is an important part of life, but many of us believe that it is difficult to find, make or keep friends. Making friends can be hard because of one’s lack of social skills, modern busy lifestyles and other reasons. It is crucial to learn how to overcome all these difficulties to have many friends and to be happy. Task 1 Variant 5
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: Hello! It’s the electronic assistant of the teenage magazine Best Friends Forever. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out what students feel about friendship and their friends. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous — you don’t need to give your name. So, let’s get started. Is friendship important to you? How many friends do you have? How much time do you usually spend with your friends? Where do you usually go together with your friends? Do you help your friends? Why or why not? What would you recommend to teenagers who want to make new friends? Task 2 Variant 6
TASK 3. You are going to give a talk about your family. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10-12 sentences). Remember to say: w hy people need friends; how long you have known each other with your best friend; w here you usually go together with your best friend; what your attitude to friendship is. You have to talk continuously. Task 3 Variant 6
