This document contains instructions for four speaking tasks to prepare for the oral portion of the Unified State Exam in Russia: 1) Asking five direct questions within 1.5 minutes to obtain information about a swimming pool for study abroad, including location, hours, amenities, prices, and student discounts. 2) Choosing a photo from a family album and presenting it to a friend for 2 minutes, speaking about when it was taken, who/what is in it, what is happening, why it was taken, and why it was chosen. 3) Comparing and contrasting two photographs within 2 minutes, describing them, what they have in common and how they differ, and expressing a preference for

1. Мини-тренажёр
для подготовки
к устной части ЕГЭ

4. You are going to study abroad for three months and want to find a swimming
pool you could attend. You‘d like to get more information about this
swimming pool. In 1,5 minutes you are to ask five direct questions to find out
the following:
1) location of the swimming pool
2) opening hours
3) sauna availability
4) price for three months
5) discounts for students
Task 2. Study the advertisement.
You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

5. Task 3. Imagine that you are showing your family album to your friend. Choose
one photo to present to your friend.
You will have to start speaking in 1,5 minutes and you will speak for not more than
2 minutes (12-15 sentences). In your talk remember to speak about:
• when you took the photo
• who/what is in the photo
• what is happening
• why you took this photo
• why you decided to show this picture to your friend
You have to talk continuously starting with:
“I’ve chosen photo number ….”.

6. Task 4. Study the two photographs. In 1,5 minutes be ready to
compare and contrast the photographs:
• give a brief description of the photos (action, location)
• say what the pictures have in common
• say in what way the pictures are different
• say which kind of life you’d prefer for wild animals
• explain why
You will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12-15 sentences). You
have to talk continuously.