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TASK 1. Writing Task 38 (this task is taken from EGE instructional guidelines 2023 fipi.ru)
Imagine that you are doing a project on why teenagers take a part-time job in Zetland. You
have found some data on the subject – the results of the opinion polls (see the pie chart below).
Comment on the data in the pie chart and give your opinion on the subject of the project.
Write 200–250 words.
Use the following plan:
– make an opening statement on the subject of the project;
– select and report 2–3 facts;
– make 1–2 comparisons where relevant;
– outline a problem that can arise with doing a part-time job and suggest a way of solving it;
– conclude by giving and explaining your opinion on the role of doing a part-time job in
teenagers’ lives.
Fill in the gaps with the following words:
reasonable creating besides full-time statistics benefits
negatively prioritise majority relevant currently same
valuable three creating balancing themselves decline
as whether adolescents position
When a person needs money but cannot take a 1) _______________ job, it is
2) _______________ to work part time. I am 3) _______________ doing a project on why
teenagers take a part-time job in Zetland. I have found some 4) _______________ opinion polls
in the form of a pie chart and I want to comment on the results.
According to the 5) _______________, the 6) _______________ of the respondents say that
they work part time to get some pocket money (40%). The 7) _______________ number of the
8) _______________ do it to acquire new skills (14%) and to learn more about different jobs
(14%).
Interestingly, 9) _______________ times as many of the youth take a part-time job to get work
experience (24%) 10) _______________ those who want to test 11) _______________ (8%). It

seems logical as teenagers need to understand 12) _______________ they would like their
future profession. 13) _______________, it could help them get a higher position when they
study at university.
One problem that can arise with doing a part-time job is the difficulty of 14) _______________
work and studies. This could 15) _______________ affect academic performance and lead to a
16) _______________ in grades. One way to solve this problem is by 17) _______________ a
schedule that includes time slots for studying and working. It is important to
18) _______________academic work and ensure that it is not neglected in favor of the job.
In conclusion, I believe that a part-time job can play a 19) _______________ role in teenagers’
lives. It can offer numerous 20) _______________ such as learning responsibility,
independence, time-management skills, and earning their own money.

TASK 2. Reading EGE Task 3
Read the text and choose the correct option for each question.
Why are the other options incorrect?
Do you believe in climate change?
This may seem like an odd question for a climate scientist to ask, but it is one I am constantly
asked now. The typical discussion starts: "I know that the climate is changing, but hasn't it
always changed through natural cycles?" Then they will often give an example, such as the
medieval warm period to prove their point.
Those asking the question include a wide range of people I meet in the pub, friends, politicians
and, increasingly, even some of those active in sustainable development and the renewable
energy businesses. What I find interesting is that I have known many of these people for a long
time and they never asked me this before.
Recent studies show that public acceptance of the scientific evidence for man-made climate
change has decreased. However, the change is not that great. The difference I find in talking to
people is that they feel better able to express their doubts.
This is very hard for scientists to understand. The scientific evidence that humanity is having an
effect on the climate is overwhelming and increasing every year. Yet public perception of this is
confused. People modify their beliefs about uncomfortable truth, they may have become
bored of constantly hearing about climate change; or external factors such as the financial crisis
may have played a role.
Around three years ago, I raised the issue of the way that science can be misused. In some
cases, scare stories in the media were over-hyping climate change, and I think we are paying
the price for this now with a reaction the other way. I was concerned then that science is not
always presented objectively by the media. What I don't think any of us appreciated at the time
was the depth of disconnect between the scientific process and the public.
Which brings me to the question, should you believe in climate change? The first point to make
is that it's not something you should believe or not believe in – this is a matter of science and
therefore of evidence – and there's a lot of it out there. On an issue this important, I think people
should look at that evidence and make their own mind up. We are often very influenced by our
own personal experience. After a couple of cold winters in the UK, the common question was:
"Has climate change stopped?" despite that fact that many other regions of the world were
experiencing record warm temperatures. And 2010 was one of the warmest years on record.
For real evidence of climate change, we have to look at the bigger picture.
You can see research by the Met Office that shows the evidence of man-made warming is even
stronger than it was when the last report was published. A whole range of different datasets and
independent analyses show the world is warming. There is a broad consensus that over the last
half-century, warming has been rapid, and man-made greenhouse gas emissions are very likely
to be the cause.
Ultimately, as the planet continues to warm, the issue of whether you believe in climate change
will become more and more irrelevant. We will all experience the impacts of climate change in
some way, so the evidence will be there in plain sight.
The more appropriate questions for today are how will our climate change and how can we
prepare for those changes? That's why it's important that climate scientists continue their work,
and continue sharing their evidence and research so people can stay up to date – and make up
their own minds.

1. Paragraph 1 says that people …
A) think that the climate is not changing.
B) doubt that climate change is man-made.
C) believe that in medieval times climate was harsh.
D) tend to ask strange questions about climate change.
2. According to recent studies of public attitude to climate change, more and more people
…
A) refuse to accept the scientific proof of warming.
B) know that there is no clear evidence of climate change.
C) think that scientists are wrong about climate warming.
D) have stopped trusting climate science.
3. What is meant by “uncomfortable truth” in paragraph 4?
A) Scientific reports on climate.
B) Evidence of man-made climate change.
C) World financial crisis.
D) People’s personal beliefs.
4. What does “this” in paragraph 5 refer to?
A) Scientific evidence of climate change.
B) Negative public attitude to climate change.
C) The way the climate change used to be presented.
D) The historical impact of climate change.
5. The author gives the example of cold winters in the UK to point out that …
A) the weather in Britain has always been unpredictable.
B) the Met Office doesn’t make public the evidence it collected.
C) there is evidence that the climate change has stopped finally.
D) people draw conclusions based on their own experience rather than scientific evidence.
6. How does the author feel about the evidence of climate change?
A) It’s not enough yet.
B) It’s not very convincing.
C) It soon would become conclusive.
D) It’s irrelevant so far.
7. The author wants climate scientists to continue their work because …
A) they have not shared their findings with the public.
B) people need to know how to get ready for changes.
C) society demands more research in this field.
D) people don’t want to make up their own minds.

TASK 3. Writing an email. Asking questions
Read the following sentences from emails. Make up questions that you could ask.
Yesterday I took part in a national dance festival.
Ask 3 questions about the festival:
1)
2)
3)
Ask 3 questions about his participation in the festival.
1)
2)
3)
By the way, I’m going to take part in a national dance festival.
Ask 3 questions about the festival:
1)
2)
3)
TASK 4. Video “A photographer”
Before watching the video do several tasks.
1. Answer the question:
A photographer Steve McСurry has had many of his photos published in National Geographic
magazine. What kind of photos do you associate with National Geographic?
2. Answer the questions about taking photos with 2-3 sentences.
1) What do you take pictures of? What do you use to take photos?
2) Why do you take photos?Do you like having your photos taken?
3) How often do you take photos? Describe your favourite picture.
Now watch the video about Steve McCurry and say which statements are True (1), False (2) or
NOT STATED (3) according to what you hear.
1. He studied photography at college.
2. He's retiring after 30 years with National Geographic.
3. He has to shoot things when he walks out of the building.
4. He's looking for 36 shots to take on the roll of film.
5. He's decided to shoot all the frames at Grand Central Station.
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