Задание №39 — Говорение
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.
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If you are thinking of what pet to get, a parrot may be what you need. It is not very difficult to have a parrot as a pet. They are happy to eat fruits, nuts, seeds and buds. It is easy to find such food in pet shops, and it is not very expensive. Some parrot species from the South American continent have been observed to eat clay. They do so to flush out the toxins from their bodies which get into their system through the seeds that they feed on. There are also some parrots who feed on snails or insects, but they can't be bought in a pet shop.
Parrots are also great as pets because they have a relatively long lifespan. It varies according to the species. Small ones can live for up to twenty years, whereas medium-sized ones may have a lifespan of thirty years. Big parrots can live more than a hundred years.
Трудные для произношения слова. species [ˈspiːʃiːz], continent [ˈkɒntɪnənt], observed [əbˈzɜːvd], toxins [ˈtɒksɪnz], relatively [ˈrelətɪvli], lifespan [ˈlaɪfspæn], whereas [weərˈæz].
На что обратить внимание. Перечисление «fruits, nuts, seeds and buds» — список с падением тона только на последнем слове. Противопоставление «Small ones can live for up to twenty years, whereas medium-sized ones may have a lifespan of thirty years» строится на контрастном ударении на «twenty» и «thirty»; перед «whereas» — пауза. Числительные «twenty years», «thirty years», «a hundred years» читаются как целые группы, без выделения отдельных цифр.