II. Use of english

Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.

population	shown;	problem;	depiction	consists
a few	does	than;	show up	in poverty

The United States is more diverse than usually (1) ………. in films. A usual film features a cast of white people, and maybe (2) ………. characters from other races, too. About two-thirds of the (3) ………. is White, but the other one-third, which (4)………. of minorities, (5) ………. not correspond to what is shown in the theatre.

Additionally, the (6) ………. of poverty is usually not depicted in films. More (7) ………. 15 % of the US population lives (8) ………. and that is usually ignored. The last major inaccuracy is the (9) ………. of religious life. The vast majority of Americans are religious, and this does not usually (10) ………. in films.

III. Writing

5) You have received an email from your English friend inviting you to go on a cycling holiday with her in Scotland

.

Write an email of 50-80 words to your friend in which you

• Accept the invitation

• Say why you are interested

• Say whether your friend wants you to book tickets, accommodation, etc.

EXAMINATION CARD № 13

I. Reading

Read the text and make the following statements "True" or "False".

My name's Philip and I'm going to tell you a few things about my job. I'm an American tour guide and I spend most of my time taking groups of American tourists around Europe; England and Italy mostly, but sometimes France and Germany, too.

Before starting, I'd done a two-week European trip as a tourist, then I worked in a travel agency, in Chicago, and also worked for a holiday company in Turkey.

However, I still had to go through a complicated procedure before getting this job. First, you must fill in the application form and answer all sorts of questions. Next, you have a formal interview and then you have to stand up in front of a group of people and give a talk. They want to see how you can perform in a real situation, because it's no good being shy or too timid.

There's a lot of competition for these jobs because they give you a chance to travel and meet lots of new people. But to be a good travel guide, you've got to have a genuine interest not only in the travel, but also in the people. The tours can be rather long, and you're with the same fifty people all the time. You're never really off duty because you're responsible for making sure all the arrangements go well and keeping everyone happy.

1. The most popular countries for Americans to visit are England and Italy

2. Philip's experience before his current job was travelling to Turkey with a tour group.

3. The speaker had no experience travelling before getting his job.

4. The speaker thinks the company made getting the job much too easy for him.

5. You cannot be a successful travel guide if you are timid and shy.

6. Getting a job with his firm is a three-step process.

7. The speaker says the most important quality for a travel guide is to be interested in the people you travel with.

8. It is difficult to get a job as an American tour guide because many young people want a job that lets them travel.

9. Philip says that one difficulty of his job is that when working he has too much time off.

10. A tour guide can be responsible for up to fifty people at a time.