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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According to the statistics, doing crafts is one of the most popular hobbies these days. However, as more and more people choose to live green, their attention turns to not simply doing crafts, but upcycling. Upcycling means you can take the things that you own but do not use anymore and then turn them into new treasures. Once you upcycle one thing, you will probably want to do it with everything you have ever used. To get started, find the things in your house that are just gathering dust. Rather than throwing them away, think about some potential projects you could create. For example, you can spray some paint on an old glass jar to turn it into a modern vase or make a magazine rack with old plastic bottles. There are no limits for your creativity and imagination with upcycling. If you don't know where to start, check the hundreds of ideas for upcycling on the Internet.
Трудные для произношения слова. crafts [krɑːfts], upcycling [ˈʌpsaɪklɪŋ], treasures [ˈtreʒəz], creativity [ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvəti], imagination [ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn], magazine [ˌmæɡəˈziːn].
На что обратить внимание. Противопоставление «not simply doing crafts, but upcycling» и вводное «However,» требуют паузы и понижения тона перед контрастной частью. Перечисление примеров «spray some paint on an old glass jar… or make a magazine rack with old plastic bottles» читайте с перечислительной интонацией. Условное придаточное «If you don't know where to start, check…» — пауза на запятой. Upcycling [ˈʌpsaɪklɪŋ] — ударение на первом слоге, в отличие от recycling, где ударение падает на второй слог: [ˌriːˈsaɪklɪŋ].