Exam tasks

1. Listening comprehension
2. Retell the text and give a stylistic sketch of it
3. Answer the question

Exam questions

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of a hiking tour?
2. What films appeal to you most? Why?
3. What is a film star? What does the success of a film depend on?
4. What stages of education are there in England and Wales? Which of them are compulsory?
5. What are the basic patterns of upbringing, both within the family and in collective situations? What roles do parents, school and age-segregated groups play in bringing up children?
6. What is the role of art nowadays?
7. What kind of painting do you prefer? Why?
8. What is the role played by personal traits of character in choosing a profession?
9.   Do you believe that many people in the world understand the importance of environmental protection? What is the Earth for up-to-date people?
10. What are the main sources of air pollution? What is smog? What do you know about the greenhouse effect?

Topics on environment

1. Acid rains
2. Ozone holes
3. Greenhouse effect
4. Global warming
5. Food contamination
6. Chemicals in the atmosphere
7. Water pollution
8. Endangered species