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Although / in spite of / despite

After although we use a subject + verb:

• Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
• I didn't get the job although I had all the necessary qualifications.

Compare the meaning of although and because:
• We went out although it was raining.
• We didn't go out because it was raining.

After in spite of or despite, we use a noun, a pronoun (this/that/what etc.) or -ing:
• In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday.

• I didn't get the job in spite of having all the necessary qualifications.
• She wasn't well, but in spite of this she went to work.

• In spite of what I said yesterday, I still love you.

Despite is the same as in spite of. Note that we say 'in spite of, but despite (without 'of'):
• She wasn't well, but despite this she went to work, (not 'despite of this')

You can say 'in spite of the fact (that)...' and 'despite the fact (that)...':

I didn’t get the job in spite of the fact that I had all the necessary qualifications
I didn’t get the job despite the fact (that) I had all the necessary qualifications.

Compare in spite of and because of:

• We went out in spite of the rain, (or ...despite the rain.)

• We didn't go out because of the rain.

Compare although and in spite of / despite:

• Although the traffic was bad. I arrived on time. (not in spite of the traffic was bad)

In spite of the traffic, I arrived on time. (not in spite of the traffic was bad)

I couldn’t sleep although I was very tired (not despite I was tired)

I couldn’t sleep despite being very tired (not despite I was tired)

For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below.

1.Ben's so unpredictable. There's __________ what he might do next.

A  no idea B  no chance to know C  no knowing D  nothing like

2.The book was great. It was ____________ what I expected.

A  nothing at all B  nothing like C  never again D not true

3.It's a fabulous museum. It's ____________ visiting.

A  really worth B heaven for C  an idea for D suitably impressive

4.I was ____________________ that Andrew was the boss, not his secretary!

A  of a mind B  under the impression C of the opinion D under the circumstances

5.Two weeks on a beach in the sun. That's __________ a holiday.

A my way of B  my idea of C  for me D  what I expect on

6. don't think I can go with you today. I'm really __________ time at the moment.

A  demanding B  in need of C  pushed for D  hurried

7.You really should __________________ about the state of your flat. It's disgusting.

A  buy something now B  get something done C  have a thing D find what's

8.We took the ferry to France. Sally has _____________ flying. She just won't do it!

A  doubts about B  ideas about C  a difficulty with D  a thing about

9.It never __________ mind to ask if she needed help. I was sure she could manage.

A  imagined B  crossed my C  thought about D  occurred to my

10.Don't worry. I'll be back _______________ it.

A  before long B  before or after C  before you can say D  before you know

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Вопрос B3

A. In 55 BC the great Roman Julius Caesar brought an army across the sea from France. For four hundred years, England was part of the Roman Empire. When the Romans first arrived, there were many different groups of people on the Isles. Each group had its own king. They didn’t think of themselves as ‘British’, but the Romans called the people from all these groups ‘'Britons’'.

B. In 409 AD the Roman army left Britain to fight in other parts of the Empire. Soon after this, invaders from present-day Germany and Denmark, the Angles and Saxons, came to Britain. Their armies destroyed everything in their path, and the roman way of life disappeared from Britain. Many Britons moved west to escape the invaders. By the 7th century, groups of Britons were in control of present-day Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, but the Angles and Saxons ruled the rest of Britain. People started call this area ‘Angle-land’. Later its name became England.

C. It was 1066, and Edward, King of England, was dead. He had no children. The most important people in the country met to choose a new king. They chose Harold who wasn’t a blood relative of King Edward, but he was the Queen’s brother. He was a popular man for the job.

D. But other powerful men wanted to be king too. One of them was the King of Norway, Harold Hardrada, a few months after King Edward’s death his army invaded the north of England. King Harold of England went north, defeated the invaders and killed King Harold of Norway. But three days later, there was more bad news.

 E. William of Normandy (in the north of France) was on the south coast of England with an army. "Before King Edward died, he chose me as the next king," he said. Perhaps this was true. Edward’s mother was a Norman and Edward lived in Normandy as a child. He preferred Normans to the people of England. So Harold raced south with his army. William was waiting for him at Hastings. At the end of the battle, Harold was dead and William of Normandy was William the Conqueror, King of England.

F. William the Conqueror had to fight other Saxon armies in England after Harold was defeated. But then he was able to build a new, Norman England. By 1068, he owned all the land. He asked his Norman friends to look after it for him. They made money from the farmland and paid some of it to the king. They also used the money to pay for Norman soldiers. Each Norman lord built a home with strong, high walls and lived there with his private army. The Saxons owned nothing. They belonged to the Norman lords.

G. For more than two hundred years the language of government and literature was the Normans’ language, French. The Saxons continued to speak their own language, Anglo-Saxon, with some Scandinavian words. The Saxons' language finally grew into modern English, but as a result of the Norman invasion, half the words in today’s English language come from French.

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A new name

Victory over another rival

The long arms of the empire

Powerful masters

Strong ties

Survived and enriched

Triumphant winner

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Устная часть

Устная часть экзаменационной работы состоит из двух заданий по говорению: тематическое монологическое высказывание (максимум 6 баллов)  и комбинированный диалог (максимум 9 баллов).

Время устного ответа – 6 минут на одного учащегося.

Время на подготовку устного ответа – 10 минут (в отдельной аудитории).

Помните, за это время вы должны подготовить и монолог и диалог. Некоторые ученики так увлекаются подготовкой монологического высказывания, что не успевают толком прочесть и понять задание диалога. Поэтому не следует писать полный ответ во время подготовки, только пункты ответа, наброски. Лист с вашими набросками вы можете взять с собой в аудиторию для ответа, но не читать все написанное при ответе.

В аудитории для ответа сначала вам зададут 1-2 вопроса, которые не оцениваются, это делается для проверки записывающей аппаратуры и для снятия напряжения (break the ice).

В начале ответа вам нужно четко произнести в микрофон вашу фамилию, имя, отчество, номер школы (на русском языке). Затем вы произносите монолог. Помните, экзаменатор будет слушать вас, не прерывая, поэтому важно отработать заранее, чтобы монолог длился не более 1,5 – 2 минут, иначе вам не хватит времени на диалог. Закончив монолог, можно сказать: I have finished (That’s all) и экзаменатор задаст вам несколько вопросов.

После ответа на вопросы (минимум два, если все пункты заданной темы вы осветили в своем высказывании), вы переходите к заданному диалогу с экзаменатором.

Экзаменатор играет роль вашего партнера по общению, в карточке задании четко указано, какую роль играет экзаменатор (одноклассник, продавец, администратор…), от этого зависит выбор лексического материала для ведения диалога, стиль речи.

В задании четко указано, кто начинает диалог – это вы, поэтому не ждите, что экзаменатор поможет вам с началом диалога, а начинайте, не теряя времени.

Вам нужно осветить все аспекты, указанные в задании и правильно закончить диалог. Диалог должен длиться не более 2-3 минут, если общее время, отведенное на устную часть (6 минут)  закончится, экзаменатор прервет вас.

 В конце ответа вам нужно назвать свою фамилию, имя, отчество и сказать, что вы закончили ответ (на английском языке), например: Petrov Ivan Sergeevich has finished his answer.

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