Simulator of the oral part of the Unified State Examination in English Prepared by Borisova E.D.
English teacher
Gymnasium №3, 2016

Imagine 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 loud. You will have no more than 1.5 minutes to read it.
Being the third most common native language in the world, after
Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, English is the leading language of
international discussion and the global lingua franca through
American-dominated media and technology. Owing to the
assimilation of words from all over the world, modern English
contains a very large vocabulary and the Oxford English Dictionary
lists over 250,000 distinct words, not including many technical,
scientific, and slang terms. As the first language English is spoken
by the populations of the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada,
Australia and New Zealand. Alongside with these five mains
sovereigns there are many other countries, with a smaller
population, that use English on a day-to-day basis as their first
language. English is widely learned as the second language and
the countries with the highest numbers of second language English
speakers are India, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is an
official language of almost 60 countries and many worlds
organizations including the European Union and the United
nations.

Study the advertisement. You have decided to visit the place and now you are calling to find out more about it. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask five questions to find out the following:

1) bungee
jumping
options
2) if any safety
briefing is
delivered
3) location and
dates of
bungee
jumping
experience
4) if there are
any age
restrictions
5) price of
standard
jump

Imagine that while enjoying yourself last weekend you took some photos. Choose ONE photo to present to your friend. You will have to start speaking in 2 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes.

In your talk remember to
speak about:
when you took the photo
what/who is in the photo
what is happening
why did you take the photo
why did you decide to
show the picture to you
friend.
You have to talk
continuously.

Study the two photographs. In 2 minutes be ready to compare and contrast the photographs.

give a brief description of
the photos (action, location)
say what the pictures have
in common
say in what way the pictures
are different
say which means of
transport you prefer when
travel long distances
explain why
You will speak for no more
less than 2 minutes. You have to
talk continuously.

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USE. English language. oral part

Program overview. Version 1.2.

The program can be launched using a shortcut on the desktop. You need to run as administrator: click on the shortcut, right-click and select "Run as administrator" from the menu that appears. You can also set the properties of the shortcut so that the program is always run as administrator, even with a normal double-click on the shortcut with the left mouse button (more on this in the answer to question 19).

Against the background of the screen saver (we now see it on the left), music sounds (the first chords of ´Gaudeamus´). This important detail(diagnostics of the state of the sound card on the user's computer).

Screen with a preface to the program.

If you drag the text down using the scroller (it's on the right), you'll see a list of authors.

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Click on the button with a check mark at the bottom of the frame and open the introduction.

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We select the item "What awaits you at the oral part of the exam" on the left in the main menu. Here detailed story about what tasks will have to be performed in the oral part of the exam, and about what time limits will be given for their implementation.

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In the same section, examples of answers are given (using the example of Option 01). Here you can see a link that will allow you to listen to the text, which in this version is offered for reading aloud in the first task, in a professional narration.

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Here you can find the evaluation criteria.

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In order to start the testing procedure itself, select the item "We work with the full version of the simulator" in the main menu. Click on the appropriate link (it is visible in this screenshot).

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A window for entering a login and password appears on the screen (to get them, you need to select the required access period and click on the appropriate "Buy" button on this page at the top right).

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We select the option for passing the test and indicate the username, so that later it would be easier to find files with sound recordings of the answers.

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We check and, if necessary, adjust the recording level through the microphone.

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Everything is ready to start testing. We read the latest instructions on how to keep track of time when taking the test.

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The first task of the test. One and a half minutes are given to familiarize themselves with the text, which will be read aloud a little later.

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After the preparation time has elapsed or by clicking on the "Ready to answer" button (in the previous screenshot), the microphone is turned on for recording. Time is limited in this case too (a countdown indicator is visible at the top).

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The next task is on the screen. We see a photo of a house that is for rent. It is necessary to prepare (and then speak into the microphone) five questions on the aspects indicated in this screenshot.

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The microphone is turned on for recording. We pronounce the first of the prepared questions.

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Twenty seconds are given for each question.

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In the third task, you need to choose one of the three photographs and prepare short story as if you took the photo.

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The microphone is now enabled for recording. You need to say which of the three photos is selected, and say your story.

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And finally, the last task. You need to prepare a story based on two photographs. In particular, you need to tell how they are similar and how they are different.

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For the last time during testing, the microphone is turned on for recording, and ...

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Test completed. You can listen to recordings of each of the eight responses.

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If your teacher is helping you with your lessons, you can open the folder with the sound files and give them to the teacher for review and review.

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We return to the main menu of the program and select the item "Samples for completing tasks."

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Select Option 01 and get into the menu of this option.

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Having chosen the first task, we again see the already familiar text (it had to be read aloud when passing the test), but now we can listen to it in an exemplary performance. To do this, use the appropriate link under the text.

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When choosing other tasks, we see the proposed sample answers in text form.

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And the last item of the main menu of the program. Contact information for communication with simulator developers.

Are you taking the exam in English? So, you need to master such a difficult section as speaking, or oral part. These are tasks C3, C4, C5 and C6 in version of the exam. Most of the mistakes graduates make in these tasks.

We have prepared for you two real USE tests in English and samples of these tests. Each of them has 4 tasks. On this page - Test 1

Task C3 - reading.

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Task 1. 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.

Many lands that had once been swamps were drained or filled in. There are different reasons why people drained swamplands. Some were drained to fight diseases caused by insects that lived in them. Because swamps were considered unpleasant places in which to live and harmful to health, many people thought that unless they were drained the land was worthless.

Other swamps were drained to make new land. As the population grew and more land was needed, people drained swamps or filled them to make room for more farms and factories, more roads and airports.

Few people thought that it might be harmful to get rid of swamps. As swamps disappeared, other things happened. There were both more floods and more droughts than before. There were also more fires, for swamps had acted as firebreaks. Hunters noticed that there was less wild game. Wild life that once lived in the swamps was dying out, because it had no place to live.

Task C4 - make up questions.

Task 2. Study the advertisement.
You are going to visit Japan this summer and you’d like to have more information about the flights to Japan. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask five questions to find out the following:

1) departure dates
2) travel time
3) return ticket price
4) discounts for students
5) buying the ticket online
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

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Task execution example:
1. What are the days of departures? (What are departure dates?)
2. How long will it take to travel?
3. How much does the return ticket cost? (What is the price of the return ticket?,
How much is the return ticket?
4. Do you offer any discounts for students? (Are there any discounts for students available?)
5. Is it possible to book the ticket online?

Task C5 - description of one picture.

Task 3. Imagine that you are showing pictures of your pets to your friend. Choose one photo to present to your friend. You will have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously. In your talk remember to speak about:
when you took the photo
what/who is in the photo
what is happening
Why did you take the photo
Why did you decide to show the picture to your friend
Don’t forget to start with “I have chosen photo number….”

An example of a completed task C5:

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I have chosen photo number 1.
To begin with, people keep pets for different reasons. They make our lives more exciting and become the members of our family. They can also be our closest friends forever.

I took this photo last summer in our country house. We have got several pets and this dog is among them. All our pets are friendly and cute creatures.
Let me tell you a few words about this photo. In the background you can see a wonderful Russian landscape. In the foreground there is a wonderful lawn framed with lovely birches and bushes. In the center you can see my elder sister Sveta and our dog Snowflake. We called him so because he is as white and fluffy as snow.
The weather is fine, sunny and warm. Snowflake likes to go for a walk very much. In the photo Sveta is telling him something to keep him calm. You can't see me as I am taking the photo.
Taking this photo I wanted to start a collection of our pets' pictures and to display it on the wall in our living room. Besides, the photos will always remind us of our pets.
I decided to show this picture to you because you told me a lot about your dog. Now it's my turn to give you the first impression of my pet. Isn't he friendly and cute?
I believe when you come to our place , Snowflake will accept you as his best friend.
That is all I wanted to tell you about this photo.

Task C6 - comparison and comparison of two photographs.

Task 4. Study the two photographs. In 1.5 minutes be ready to compare and contrast the photographs:
give a brief description (action, location)
say what the pictures have in common
say in what way the pictures are different
say which kind of life you'd prefer
explain why

You will speak for no more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously.

Example of completed task C6:

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In our modern world some jobs are very important for our society.
Here are two pictures to compare and contrast on the topic. This is a photo of a man doing his job outside and that is a photo of a policeman standing on the side of the road.
These two pictures show jobs and this is the first similarity. The people in both pictures are wearing uniforms , and that is also what these pictures have in common. The weather is rather warm.
However, pictures are somehow different. The main difference is that in picture one we can see a worker , while in picture two there is a traffic policeman. Also, their actions are different: the worker is paving a sidewalk and the policeman is on duty watching the traffic on the road.
As far as I am concerned, the job of a traffic policeman (cop) is more important for the society because people of this profession are responsible for our safety and order on the roads. Besides, they control all drivers to keep and obey traffic rules. It is very important for all drivers and passengers' lives.
I've come to the end of my speaking. Thank you for listening.

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Knyazkova I.V. English teacher of the MAOU "Gymnasium No. 26 of Chelyabinsk" Simulator for preparing for the Unified State Examination in English Oral part

TASK#1. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 01:30 min. PREPARATION Task 1. 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. Many lands that had once been swamps were drained or filled in. There are different reasons why people drained swamplands. Some were drained to fight diseases caused by insects that lived in them. Because swamps were considered unpleasant places in which to live and harmful to health, many people thought that unless they were drained the land was worthless. Other swamps were drained to make new land. As the population grew and more land was needed, people drained swamps or filled them to make room for more farms and factories, more roads and airports. Few people thought that it might be harmful to get rid of swamps. As swamps disappeared, other things happened. There were both more floods and more droughts than before. There were also more fires, for swamps had acted as firebreaks. Hunters noticed that there was less wild game. Wild life that once lived in the swamps was dying out, because it had no place to live.

Task 1. Read the text aloud TASK #1. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 01:30 min. ANSWER 1 End answer Many lands that had once been swamps were drained or filled in. There are different reasons why people drained swamplands. Some were drained to fight diseases caused by insects that lived in them. Because swamps were considered unpleasant places in which to live and harmful to health, many people thought that unless they were drained the land was worthless. Other swamps were drained to make new land. As the population grew and more land was needed, people drained swamps or filled them to make room for more farms and factories, more roads and airports. Few people thought that it might be harmful to get rid of swamps. As swamps disappeared, other things happened. There were both more floods and more droughts than before. There were also more fires, for swamps had acted as firebreaks. Hunters noticed that there was less wild game. Wild life that once lived in the swamps was dying out, because it had no place to live.

Task 2. Study the advertisement. You have 20 seconds to ask each question. TASK#2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 01:40 min. PREPARATION 2 You are going to visit Japan this summer and you "d like to have more information about the flights to Japan . In 1.5 minutes you are to ask five questions to find out the following: 1) departure dates 2) travel time 3) return ticket price 4) discounts for students 5) buying the ticket online

Task 2. A sk five direct questions to find out the following: You have 20 second s . 2 TASK #2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER - 0 1: 4 0 min. ANSWER End answer 1) departure dates

Task 2. A sk five direct questions to find out the following: You have 20 second s . 2 TASK #2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER - 0 1: 4 0 min. ANSWER End answer 2) travel time

Task 2. A sk five direct questions to find out the following: You have 20 second s . 2 TASK #2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER - 0 1: 4 0 min. ANSWER End answer 3) return ticket price

Task 2. A sk five direct questions to find out the following: You have 20 second s . 2 TASK #2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER - 0 1: 4 0 min. ANSWER End answer 4)

Task 2. A sk five direct questions to find out the following: You have 20 second s . 2 TASK #2. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER - 0 1: 4 0 min. ANSWER End answer 5) buying the ticket online

Task 3. Imagine that while traveling during your holidays you took some photos. Choose one photo to present to your friend. You will have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously. In your talk remember to speak about: You will have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes. In your talk remember to speak about: when you took the photo what/who is in the photo what is happening why you took the photo why you decided to show the picture to your friend You have to talk continuously, starting with I've chosen photo number… TASK #3. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 02:00 min. PREPARATION 1 2 3

Choose the photo Choose the photo 3 TASK #3. PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 02:00 min. PREPARATION 1 2 3

Task 3. Start speaking and speak for not more than 2 minutes In your talk remember to speak about: when you took the photo what/who is in the photo what is happening why you took the photo why you decided to show the picture to your friend You have to talk continuously, starting with I've chosen photo number … 3 TASK # 3 . PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER - 0 2:00 min. ANSWER End answer 1 2 3

Task 4 . Study the two photographs. In 1.5 minutes be ready to compare and contrast the photographs: give a brief description of the photos (action, location) say what the pictures have in common say in what way the pictures are different say which of the concerts presented in the pictures you' d prefer explain why You will speak for not more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously. 4 1. 2. TASK # 4 . PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER – 02:00 min. PREPARATION

Task 4 . C ompare and contrast the photographs: give a brief description of the photos (action, location) say what the pictures have in common say in what way the pictures are different say which of the concerts presented in the pictures you'd prefer explain why You will speak for no more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously. 4 1. 2. TASK # 4 . PREPARATION – 01:30 min. ANSWER - 0 2:00 min. ANSWER End answer