1. English/our country/career choice
SPEAKING 1
English/our country/career choice

2. Task 1. You are going to read the text aloud. You have 1
Task 1. You are going to read the text aloud. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, and then be ready to read it aloud. Remember that you will not have more than 2 minutes for reading aloud.
The English language is spoken today in parts of Europe, The Americas, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and in some islands of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is spoken as a first language by about 400 million people. It is also used as a second language by about the same number of people, and as a foreign language by millions more. English is probably used in some way by about a quarter of all people in the world. Because so many people, in so many places, speak or use English it is often called a ‘world language’.
English is also used for many different kinds of international communication. Politics and business are often carried out in English. Most medical and scientific studies are written in English. English is the language of much of the world’s pop music and films. On the Internet and in the computer industry English is used much more than other languages.

3. What country do you live in? 1______________________________________
Task 2. You are going to take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give full answers to the questions. Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.
What country do you live in?
1______________________________________
What is your country’s main language?
2______________________________________
Is this language difficult to learn?
3______________________________________
Is there more than one language spoken in your country?
4______________________________________
How many different nationalities live in your country?
5_______________________________________
Do you like the diversity of national cultures in your country?
6________________________________________

4. If the career choice is difficult for a young person
Task 3. You are going to give a talk about career choice. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes. You have to talk continuously.
Remember to say:
If the career choice is difficult for a young person
Which job a teenager can choose
If you have decided on your career/what it is

5. Good luck in your exam!!!