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08.04.2020 06:34 •  Английский язык

READING Task. Read the text and identify in which paragraph (A-D) the writer does these things.

1. Establishes the emotional importance of baseball for fans.Paragraph[1]

2. The origins of baseball. Paragraph[ 1]

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLPARK

A. Baseball is a much-loved national sport in USA. It’s also popular in the countries of South America and Japan. Europe is another matter. Not many baseball teams exist in Europe today. It is slowly changing. Since baseball is an Olympic sport, lots of countries are joining the game!

B. Going to baseball games is a way of life for many fans. They sit in the stands on hot and sunny spring and summer days, eat hot dogs or popcorn, sip cola or lemonade and enjoy the game. Adults and children alike attend games, and it’s a sport that everyone seems to love. Baseball is such a part of American life that nearly everyone’s favourite childhood memory includes a day at the ballpark.

C. Modern baseball began about 150 years ago in New York, USA and has been popular sport ever since. It has changed a little bit over the years but the basic game remains the same. Baseball is played with a bat, which is a stick of about 100 cm long, made of metal or wood, and a small hard ball. Each player wears one heavy leather glove to catch the ball. Baseball is played on a special outdoor field.

D. The game of baseball is divided into nine parts, called innings. During an inning, each of the two teams takes its turn to bat, which means trying to hit the ball that is thrown to them by the pitcher of other team. After the ball is hit, the player tries to run and touch three different bases before running to the home base. The team that is not batting tries to catch the balls that are hit, and stop the runners before they score. The team that scores the most runs by the end of the ninth inning wins.

Task. Match the headings 3-6 with the paragraphs A-D.

3. The rules of playing the game [1]

4. The facilities [1]

5. The changes happening to baseball [1]

6. Part of people’s life [1]

Total [6]

WRITING

Choose ONE of the topics and write.

Topic 1. Write an article to a newspaper describing the most popular hobby in Kazakhstan nowadays using appropriate grammar. Try to mention these questions:

1. What kind of hobby is very popular among younger generation in Kazakhstan?

2. Why is it important?

3. Is your own hobby different from the most popular one? How? Why?

Topic 2. Write an article to a newspaper describing the recent Sport Olympiad where Kazakhstan sportsmen participated (in country or abroad) using appropriate grammar. Try to mention these questions:

1. What is the Olympiad’s focus?

2. How did our sportsmen perform?

3. Why is it important to participate in such events?

Total [6]

SPEAKING

Task. You are given quetsions to speak about for 2-3 minutes. Before you speak you have one minute to think about what you are going to say and you can make notes if you wish.

Card 1

1. What kind of indoor games can you recommend to your friend?

2. How can it influence him/her?

3. Are there any types of sport that you watch but do not play? Which? Why?

4. Which game or sport is the most popular in your country? Why?

Card 2

1. Should people choose a hobby according to their personality? Why?

2. What kind of outdoor activity can you recommend to a self-confident person?

3. How can it influence him/her?

4. How much time should be spent on this hobby? Why?

Card 3

1. What kind of team games can you recommend to a shy person?

2. How can it help him/her?

3. What are the advantages of team games?

4. Why is team work important in everyday life?

Card 4

1. What types of outside hobbies do you enjoy?

2. Would you recommend it to your friends? Why?

3. Do children tend to spend most of their time outdoor? Why?

4. Will children’s hobbies change in the future? What are the reasons?

Card 5

1. What hobbies are popular among teenagers?

2. Are there any new hobbies that you would like to take up? Why?/Why not?

3. Which hobby seems unusual to you?

4. Do you think a hobby is different from a sport? Why?/Why not?

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Describe a quality or skill you have.

How has it changed over the years?

Can it help you to be successful? How?

What other characteristics would you like to develop in the future?

How would you describe your personality?

Is your true personality always on show or do you hide?

Do all your family members have similar personalities? What are they?

What are the personality differences between you and other family members?

What extreme sports do you know?

Why do you think people like risky sports?

Have you ever practised any extreme sport? What are they?

What type of extreme sport would you like to try in the future? Why?