• Нужно пересказать текст как можно точноее, как можно ближе к оригиналу. Это похоже на подробное изложение, а не на перефразирование.
• Время на чтение текста выделяется из расчёта 70 слов в минуту.
• Если человек хочет составить собственный список ключевых слов для использования его в качестве опоры, на каждое предложение надо дополнительно выделить по 10-15 секунд.
• Если вы хотите сделать устный вариант, английский текст можно вставить в озвучку нейросетью, указав скорость речи в 110 слов в минуту. Если человек учил американский вариант, то имеет смысл указать американский акцент, несмотря на то, что сами тексты составлены на британском.
• Текст рекомендуется читать 1 или 2 раза, а слушать только 1 раз (чтобы задания как-то соотносились с реальной жизнью). При прослушивании человек может ставить запись на паузу через каждые 10-20 секунд и больше, и составить собственный список ключевых слов, но это уже немного другое упражнение.
• Чем длиннее текст, тем сложнее запомнить его по словам, то есть, тем больше требуется запоминать смысл, а не словесные формы. Однако невербальное мышление развито у меньшинства людей.
• В зависимости от времени, спустя которое после чтения текста начинать пересказ, вы можете оценить краткосрочную, среднесрочную и долгосрочную память. Если запомнить текст дословно сравнительно легко в краткосрочной памяти, то в долгосрочной обычно остаётся память только невербальных смыслов.
• Пересказ может быть письменным или устным. В случае устного пересказа, нужно транскрибировать речь, например, в Gemini.
• Вы сами можете попробовать сравнить текст пересказа с оригиналом. Поскольку оригинальные предложения в пересказе могут быть заменены синонимическими, ChatGPT, Gemini или среднестатистический учитель могут оценить качество пересказа очень приблизительно. Сравнив комментарии разных учителей, даже 10-летний умный ребёнок сможет отличить высококвалифицированного учителя от низкоквалифицированного.
• Если в пересказе не использованы оригинальные слова и конструкции, это может указывать на плохое их усвоение.

 

1

Here’s some great news for all our listeners. We have a special competition for you today, and the first prize is two free tickets to see Metro in their big concert next month on the eighth of July. The tickets for their last concert on the fifteenth of April sold really quickly, so it’ll be difficult to get tickets this time. Their last concert was at the city stadium, but this is in the park, so everyone will be able to enjoy the great summer weather. Metro are quickly becoming very popular, and they play great hip-hop music. To win tickets for their next concert, all you have to do is answer this question: What’s the name of their first CD? If you think you know the answer, the number to call is double-three, seven, one, four, oh. Don’t wait too long because the competition closes at five o’clock on Monday. We’ll tell you the name of the winner in our programme on Tuesday. Good luck, everyone. And now back to some music.

новости
соревнование, приз, восьмого
продались, сложно
стадионе, летняя
становятся
выиграть
ответить
компакт-диска
337140
долго
завершается
победителя
счастливо
вернёмся

2

“Before our trip to West Park Zoo, I’d like you to write something for homework about a wild animal. Our trip is on Thursday, so I would like the homework on Wednesday.”
“The trip is nine pounds and if you haven’t paid already, you must bring your money to school tomorrow. If you want to bring some money to spend, you can, but not more than five pounds.”
“We get to the zoo at about eleven o’clock. Later on, we’re going on a special tour with a zoo guide, so everyone needs to be at the entrance at twelve-thirty for the start of that. The guide will then take us to the zoo’s information centre before taking us to the insect house.”
“Now, remember you mustn’t feed the zoo animals, but of course you can watch staff giving them something to eat. The lions get their food at three o’clock and the elephants are given theirs at four.”
“There’s a zoo shop and there’ll be time to go there before we leave. You can buy postcards and toys there if you want. There’s also a café where you can get some snacks.”

зоопарк Западного Парка
дикое
домашнюю
девять
деньги
расходные, пять
добираетесь
специальная
входа
поведёт, насекомых
кормить, как дают
получают
магазин
уедем
открытки
закуски

3

Giri: Dad, can I go to the cinema tomorrow?
Man: Actually, you’ve got something more important to do than watch a film. You borrowed some library books for a reason.
Girl: Yeah, tomorrow’s the last day I’ll be able to collect the different types of leaves for my biology homework. At least I’ve read about them, and know what to look for.
Man: Good.

кино
важное, библиотечные
листья
искать
хорошо

 

4

16-year-old Pat Tulloch has an unusual hobby. She makes cheese on the family farm in Australia. She began by making yoghurt with her mother when she was little. Then she started watching her father’s workers make cheese. When she was ten, she made some herself for the first time. “It wasn’t great,” she says, “but the workers told me what I was doing wrong and that helped me to slowly get better.”

Pat always needs good milk for her cheese, but she doesn’t have to buy it. Her mother and father keep 100 cows on their farm. Pat can just ask them when she needs more. Last year, Pat’s neighbour gave her a young cow to keep and look after, but it doesn’t produce milk to make cheese yet.

Pat and her family make several types of cheese. Recently, they won a prize for one of them. “It’s been great for helping customers find out about us,” says Pat. “Last month we started selling cheese in New Zealand. People there read about our prize in a food magazine. Soon we’re going to do some advertisements, too.”

Pat’s next idea is to post some online recipes for cooking with cheese. “One of my favourites is cheese with eggs for breakfast. It’s great! Our cheese is also lovely with pasta — I hope a restaurant might buy some one day.” But right now Pat is still at school. “Making cheese is fun and winning a prize for it is great, but doing well in my studies matters more for now.”

хобби
ферме
начала
наблюдала
сама
неправильно
покупать
коров
ещё
содержать
видов
приз
покупатели
Новой Зеландии
журнале
рекламу
рецепты
яйцами
ресторан
школе
учёба

5

DJ Fire
This Russian DJ grew up travelling with his parents, who were in a rock band. He started learning piano at four, and drums at twelve. As a teenager, he wrote songs and posted them online as a hobby. Then, at 20, a music company started paying him to write songs for pop bands — and some have been on the radio. Later, he became interested in electronic music and started playing it in clubs. He’s hoping to get an invitation to play at some international festivals this summer.

путешествуя
барабаны
онлайн
платить
электроннай
мужлународный

DJ Goldrock
This South African DJ started playing the piano when he was 5. At 15, he played pop songs at a cousin’s birthday party and got a hundred kids dancing. At that moment, he knew he wanted to be a DJ and never have a normal job. He started a website where he played his favourite songs, and soon had lots of fans. He’s now 20 and has his own show on national radio. For the past three years, he’s spent his summers going around the world playing dance music at festivals.

пять
сто
работу
поклонников
передача
лето

DJ Mango
At 15, this Brazilian DJ’s parents gave him a new computer and DJ equipment for making electronic dance music. Later that year, he started playing music at local dance parties to make some extra money, and the parties just got bigger and bigger. A few years later, a journalist asked him why he became a DJ. He said that as a child his dream was to play the electric guitar for a rock group, but he wasn’t good enough!

оборудование
вечеринки
журналист
электрогитаре

6

The Great Trail goes from one side of Canada to the other. At 24,000 km, it is the longest trail in the world. The Great Trail project began in 1992 and took 25 years to complete. It opened in 2017, exactly 150 years after Canada became one country.

The Great Trail is actually lots of paths joined together. You can cycle, walk or horse-ride on most of it, but there are parts where the only way you can travel is by boat. And there are others where the trail is part of the highway, which doesn’t sound very safe to me.

My father and I spent a day walking along part of the Great Trail that was surprisingly busy. We were told you don’t usually see bears when there are lots of people, but we did. It was moving through the trees,
quite close to us, and I felt a little afraid. “I don’t think it’s hungry!” laughed my dad.

At lunchtime, we talked to an old man on the trail. Dad asked him if he thought the path was going to help Canadians learn more about their countryside. “Not really,” he said. “We’ve always loved to be outdoors. But it will bring us tourists from around the world, which is important.”

In the future, the path will probably change, and new parts may open. We saw nothing to tell us we were on the Great Trail, which is a shame. I know there’s information on the website, but it’s good to know when you’re walking on a special path. They need to add some signs, I think.

тропа
самый длинный
25 лет
150 лет
соединённых
лодка
шоссе
многолюдным
медведи
близко
голодный
старик
помочь
не очень
на улице
туристов
новые
позор
особенной
знаки

7

Growing up, I was in an ice-skating club, and my friends and I did lots of competitions. When I was 18, I entered a big one in Italy, and I came first. The prize was a job as an ice dancer in a big show. That’s how my career started.

One of the things I love about the shows is the beautiful clothes. The only trouble is that sometimes they’re heavy and I get very hot. Also, I have to change lots of times in one show. The people who make the clothes are very clever — it’s amazing how quickly they work!
Before the show starts, we get dressed, put our skates on, and wish each other good luck. Then, while I’m waiting to go on, I like to sit quietly by myself and think about what I’m going to do. The other skaters chat together or listen to music.

In the shows, we have to dance, sing, and also speak. For me, ice dancing is fine, but I’m not an actor. I’m always a bit scared I won’t remember the words. I’m not bothered about falling — it doesn’t usually happen. And I really enjoy joining in with all the songs.

People always ask me if I’m tired when each show finishes, but I love skating, so I never feel that way. I love listening to the people who came to watch — so excited as they leave, talking about what they’ve seen. That’s when I’m really happy I chose ice dancing as a career.

коньках
18
танцор
карьера
одежда
жарко
менять
быстро
перед
сидеть
болтают
представлении
актёр
боюсь
падения
песни
устаю
в восторге
доволен

 

8

Michaela: “Hi, Edward, do you go to the dance school for your dance classes?”
Edward: “Hi, Michaela. They’re too expensive there. My classes were at the sports centre last year, but they moved to the college.”
Michaela: “Oh, OK.”
Edward: “And how often do you have classes?”
Michaela: “Once a week, and it’s an eight-week course.”
Edward: “You’ve been to four classes already, haven’t you?”
Michaela: “That’s right. Is your teacher good?”
Edward: “She quickly shows us what to do instead of explaining, which is OK most of the time. She laughs when we make mistakes, but in a nice way! And, what’s really nice, if you do something well, you get a little packet of sweets.”
Michaela: “Oh, nice!”
Edward: “What do you wear for your classes?”
Michaela: “When I wore shorts and a T-shirt, they weren’t warm enough, and trainers and a sweater aren’t good for dancing in, so I just wear comfortable trousers and a shirt.”
Edward: “Me too.”
Michaela: “Do you enjoy your classes?”
Edward: “Yes. Remembering the different dances isn’t easy, but I always have fun with my classmates. I wish I could choose the music — it’s not very good!”

танцев
дорогие, спортивном
хорошо
часто
восьминедельный
четырёх
учитель
объяснения
ошибки
сладости
приятно
надеваешь
не годятся
тоже
нравятся
запоминать
музыку

9

Beth: “It’s only two days before the class trip, Jack!”
Jack: “Yes. Everyone’s agreed what they’re going to bring. I’m bringing my good camera, so we can get some group photos.”
Beth: “Great. And I know Edward’s bringing something to carry all the stuff to eat, which’ll be really helpful.”
Jack: “Good idea. And what about you, Beth?”
Beth: “Well, I think it’ll be nice to have some music. I’ve decided to pack a small drum because my guitar’s too heavy.”
Jack: “Yes, of course. And Dan’s offered to bring some things for playing games, some bats and balls, I think.”
Beth: “That’ll be great, but not everyone wants to do activities that make you tired.”
Jack: “Yolanda’s thought of that! She has lots of art equipment, which we can all share.”
Beth: “Good idea. And I was talking to Gordon about maybe bringing a board game. What do you think?”
Jack: “Actually, I discussed that with him and we thought we should have something where everyone takes part, answering questions in teams. So he’s going to prepare and bring that.”

поездки
согласовали, фотоаппарат
нести, что
мысль, как
музыка, гитара
конечно, игры
утомляют
подумала, рисования
настольные, думаешь
каждый, вопросы, приготовить

 

10

Max:
This well-known book was in a box of old books that a neighbour gave me. I wasn’t sure about it when I picked it up because I saw the pictures and thought it was a book for little children. But I was bored, so I started reading. After a few pages, I couldn’t stop, and when I got to the last page, I was quite upset that there wasn’t more. It’s about two friends who play a game, and how it changes their lives. It’s brilliant!

Kojo:
This was one of the first books I ever had, but it’s still a favourite. Even before I could read, I loved looking at the drawings as my parents read the story to me. Now my little sister’s got it, and she loves it too. The writer has become quite famous, but this is the first book she wrote, and not many people have heard of it. It’s very different from the books she wrote later. I suppose what you write about changes as your life changes.

Speaker:
I read this book for the first time when I was about eight. One of the reasons I liked it was that it was about people growing up in a place which I knew nothing about. My friend read it too, and our ideas for games often came from this book. I read it again recently, and I still think it’s great, except the last few pages. What happens in them doesn’t seem real.

Max:
сосед
уверен, маленьких
скучал
остановиться
расстроен
меняет
блестяще

Kojo:
когда-либо
рисунки
сестра
довольно-таки
слышали
позже
меняется

Speaker:
восемь
расли
игры
за исключением
реальным

 

11

Girl: “Dan, I saw your mum at the museum yesterday, wearing a staff uniform. I didn’t realise she works there.”
Boy: “Yeah... she started working in the gift shop a couple of months ago, but now she shows people round the museum.”
Girl: “She was standing by the reception, where visitors buy tickets.”
Boy: “Probably waiting for her next tour group. She loves working there.”

музее
работает
подарков, показывает
билеты
группу, любит

12

Girl: “How’s Grandma — is she getting better?”
Woman: “She’s just phoned, actually. The nurses said she’s well enough to go home.”
Girl: “Great. Have you got any stamps so I can send her a card?”
Woman: “No, but that’s a great idea. Let’s get some now. When you write, tell her we’ll visit soon. I’ll book the train tickets online tonight.”

идёт на поправку
звонила, достаточно
марки
мысль, раздобыть, проведать, поезд

13

Boy: “Did you have a good time?”
Girl: “I did. I’ve never been in a little boat like that before! I’m glad we could practise together before we took part in the race.”
Boy: “It was strange being on the water amongst so many big buildings. I’m used to doing it on a lake in the mountains.”
Girl: “It’s a shame we forgot our picnic!”

провели
лщдке, тренироваться
зданий, озере
жалко

14

Children’s Voice began in 2000 as a magazine written by children. It was the idea of a New York businessman called Sam Harris. He thought that people should listen to what children had to say. Harris soon found that adult newspapers were interested in the children’s writing. He decided to close the magazine and started selling the children’s news stories to adult newspapers.
Now Children’s Voice has offices all over the UK. Since 2005, the people who work at Children’s Voice have helped over 500 children with their writing. Many of these children have written news stories and programmes for TV and radio. The children, who must be aged 8–18, write about anything they think is important. Children’s Voice shows them how to make their work good enough for publication.
Children’s Voice is not really interested in finding school children who want to become journalists when they grow up. They want children to think for themselves and they want adults outside their schools to listen to them. They are really pleased that some of their writers are from poorer families and these children are often invited by national newspapers to write about the problems in their lives.

2000
Sam Harris
слушать
взрослых
закрыл, продавать
Великобритания
500
программы
возрасте
публикации
журналистами
школ
более бедных (малообеспеченных)

 

15

Paul
Living in a lighthouse is brilliant! The only problem is that it’s a long way from school and my friends’ homes, but they often come and stay. We have great football matches on the beach ten metres away. I’m having a party here next week and it’ll be amazing. We moved here three years ago because Dad was tired of city life. He saw a TV programme about living by the sea and decided to do the same.

Nick
I can’t imagine life in a normal house because I’ve always lived on a houseboat! We move it around and now we’re on a river five minutes’ walk from Dad’s office and my school. My friends often come here and they all want to live on a houseboat now. You can watch TV and play computer games just like in a normal house, but it’s more fun.

Harry
Dad’s a builder and his company was making some underground houses. He decided to try one for a month but we’ve been here ten years already. It’s an unusual house — it was even on a TV programme once. It can be cold but it’s not dark because one side’s open to the light. It’s quiet here because of the earth around us. I invited twenty friends from school for my birthday. The music was loud but no-one could hear us. It was great!

Paul
маяке
гостят
пляже
восхитительная

Nick
плавучий дом
офиса
хотят
компьютерные игры

Harry
подземные
десять
телепрограмме
солнечный свет
тихо
двадцать
громкая
великолепно

 

16

Jake
I’ve just read Nina’s School by James Armitage, who’s a writer I didn’t know. He’s written another book about Nina and because she has such an exciting life, I’ve decided to read that next. There are long words in the book, but I knew most of them — and I got to the end in just two days! I think young people and adults will read the book because of the cool picture on the front.

Sally
I read Dark by Karen Gates, my favourite writer. It’s quite a sad story, but I thought it was even better than her last one. The picture on the front tells you the story is about horses, but it’s not just about that — it’s about people too! There are some hard words in it so I had to use a dictionary — but I’ve read the story twice now!

Andy
I’m reading Goodbye by Philip Tate, which has a great picture on the front. It’s a strange story so I wanted to see what happened, but because it’s quite long, I haven’t finished it yet. I think it’s a book for children so I couldn’t believe my parents liked it too. My friend thinks the first book by Philip Tate is better. I might read that next but I’m not sure.

Jake
Джеймс Армитаж
всхитительная
конца
классная

Sally
Карен Ворота
последний
лошадях
словарь

Andy
Филипп Тэйт
длинная
закончил
родителям
первая
возможно

 

17

Martin: Hi. I want to visit this museum with some friends on Sunday or Monday. Will it be open?
Assistant: Yes, we are open every day except Wednesday.
Martin: OK. And do you have any cheap tickets?
Assistant: Tickets are more expensive until three p.m. After that, tickets are half price. The latest time you can buy tickets is five o’clock. But we don’t sell tickets after five o’clock because the museum closes at seven.
Martin: Can we get a special group price? There are six of us.
Assistant: Last year you only needed four people to get a group price but now it’s eight, I’m afraid. So, no, sorry.
Martin: OK. And where do we meet to go on the tour?
Assistant: Can you see the museum shop over there?
Martin: Yes.
Assistant: Past that is the main hall. Wait there. It’s just before the exhibition room.
Martin: And what does the shop sell?
Assistant: It’s very small, so just postcards. We’re going to sell posters and books next year.
Martin: Thanks.
Assistant: If you need more information, don’t phone. The ticket office is often busy. You can find what you need online. Is that OK?
Martin: Yes, thanks.

 

музей, открыт
среду
дешёвые
три, половину, пять, семь
групповые, шесть
восемь, простите
встречаться
магазин
да
основной, ждите, выставочный
продаёт
открытки, следующем
спасибо
звоните, билетный, онлайн
спасибо

 

18

I want to tell you about our school trip to the ‘Life in Amsterdam’ exhibition at the City Museum.
This is an important exhibition of furniture and paintings from houses in seventeenth-century Amsterdam. You can also see what people wore at that time.
Anyone can go on this trip, but please try to go if you enjoy art. It will also be very interesting for you if history is one of your favourite subjects.
If you want to come on the trip, you must bring the money by January the tenth because we’re going to the museum on January the thirty-first. I’ll need to know how many of you are coming before then.
We have tickets for the exhibition at the special group price of eight pounds per person. The cost for the whole day, with the coach and lunch, is only fifteen pounds. So it’s not an expensive trip.
Don’t give the money to your class teacher. Take it to Mrs Lucas, that’s L-U-C-A-S, in the art department. So, if you really want to go on this trip ...

Амстердам
семнадцатого
одеты
искусство
история
десятому
сколько
групповой
автобус
дорогая
учителю
отделе
поездку