Task 3. Imagine that these are photos from your album. Choose one photo to present to your friend.

You will have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak for not more than 2 minutes (12-15 sentences). In your talk remember to speak about:

• where and when the photo was taken
• who/what is in the photo
• what is happening
• why you keep the photo in your album
• why you decided to show the picture to your friend

You have to talk continuously starting with "I've chosen photo number ...".

ПЛАН ОТВЕТА

0. I've chosen photo number ____ .

1. ВСТУПЛЕНИЕ - Примеры:

• Would you like to have a look at my holiday photo?
• You know my parents/friend presented me a camera on my birthday? Would you like to have a look at one of my recent/best photos?
• Look at this photo. Do you like it? Would you like to know where and when I took it?
• Have a look at this picture. Isn't it a nice place? 
• As you know, my family and I are fond of travelling. Moreover, photography is my hobby. So, I'd like you to have a look at one of my new photos.

2. Укажите, КОГДА и ГДЕ было сделано фото. Также желательно добавить  немного общей информации об упоминаемом событии или поездке. - Примеры:

• I took it last summer. As you remember, I was travelling in Europe with my family.
• I took it yesterday when I was having a walk in the park nearby. As you know, it is my favourite place for hanging out with family and friends.
• I took it last week-end when I was having a walk along the river bank. I had a busy week preparing for exams and I decided to have little rest.
• I took this photo (it) last summer when I was in Moscow.
• I took it during my last summer holidays when my family and I were travelling ... .

3. Расскажите, КТО или ЧТО изображены на снимке, дайте краткое описание человека (внешность, возраст, одежда, эмоции, местонахождение и т.п.) или предмета (размер, возраст, местонахождение и т.п.) - Примеры:

• In the photo you can see a young man in a canoe. This is one of my friends I usually go hiking with. He is wearing a green cap, a black T-shirt and a comouflage jacket. He looks serious, but in fact he is very sociable with a good sense of humour. In the background you can see a bushy river bank and clear blue sky.
• The picture shows one of Stockholm streets. In the background there are some old but quite tall buildings. In the foreground there is a red coach, crossing the bridge. The street isn't very busy because it's rainy. It's quite cool, so people are wearing jackets, as you can see. 

4. Объясните, ЧТО ПРОИСХОДИТ на фотографии - Примеры:

• This is the second day of our hiking. We are going down the Usa river. As a rule, we talk a lot about this or that  but at this very moment we aren't talking about anything. The weather is so nice and the nature is so beautiful, that we are just enjoying them.
• This prehistoric sea animal's skeleton is in the sea museum. Right now there are not too many visitors but they are listening to their guide attentively. At the moment he is telling about the size and eating habits of different sea animals. I should say the guide is really amazing and his story is extremely exciting. Thanks to him I could get a clear idea about life in prehistoric times.

5. Объясните, ПОЧЕМУ ВЫ ХРАНИТЕ ФОТО В АЛЬБОМЕ. - Примеры:

I keep this photo in my album because...

• we had a great fun that day. I want to remember the day.
• it reminds me of the most wonderful day of the summer that I spent with/in... .
• it was an exciting trip. I want to remember the place because it was so unusual.
• I do take lots of photos during our trips and I always keep the best ones in my album so that I could open it and show to my friends or just look at the places I've been/visited.

6. Объясните, ПОЧЕМУ ВЫ РЕШИЛИ ПОКАЗАТЬ ФОТО другу - Пример:

I decided to show this picture to you because...

• I want you to see how beautiful the nature can be.
• I know you are interested in ... .
• I know you are preparing a project on ..., so, I hope this photo will be useful for you.
• you wanted to see where I like to spend my free time. 
• To be honest, this was the best journey I've ever had and I'd like to travel there again. 

7. ЗАКЛЮЧЕНИЕ (завершающие фразы). - Любое, подходящее по смыслу высказывания предложение, не являющееся ответом на последнюю предложенную опцию). Примеры:

• I hope you like the picture. How about you, will you show me any of your new photos?
• Now I hope you will join me one weekend and we'll take a boat ride along the river. It will be so enjoyable!
• How about you, where do you usually celebrate family holidays?

HOW TO DO TIPS

Начать высказывание можно со следующих вводных фраз:

• As far as I told you...; As far as you know/remember...:
• I'd like to/I am going to show you one of my new/holiday photos;
• This photo reminds me about...;
• You know that I often take photos when...;
• Guess what? I have one photo to show you.
• As a rule, I take lots of photos....

Далее при описании можно использовать следующие выражения:

• You can see... You can notice...
• This is the image of...
• There is/are...
• The photo shows...

​При описании места действия используйте предлоги: behind, in frot of, opposite, face to face, next to, near, side by side, between, among, in, on, inside, outside, against, above, under.

При указании месторасположения изображенных предметов и людей используйте следующие выражения:

• in/at the top;
• in the left-/right-hand corner;
• on the left-/right-hand side;
• in/at the bottom;
• in the middle;
• in the foreground;
• in the background.

​При  описании людей используйте глаголы:

• LIKE - to look like, to look+ADJECTIVE (example - He looks funny/sad/happy);
• WEAR - She is wearing...;
• SEEM - He seems interested/disappointed;
• CARRY - They are carrying heavy backpacks;

​Описывая свои эмоции используйте выражения:

• It seems as if...;
• The atmosphere of ... is...;
• I like/dislike/don't like this picture because...;
• The photo makes me think of...;
• The photo makes me remember....

Чтобы сократить возможные паузы в монологе и сделать высказывание более естественным, можно использовать следующие фразы:

• Let me see...;
• I mean...;
• I guess...;
• I'm not sure...;
• Well, let me think... .

Описывая происходящее на фото используй:

• Present Continuous - The boy is reading a book;
• Participle I - The children sitting in the cafe are happy.

​В завершении можно использовать следующие фразы:

• To be honest, I find this photo...;
• Actually, I think...;
• To my mind, this photo is...

ФОТО ДЛЯ ОПИСАНИЯ

Использованные материалы:

Литература:

• Вербицкая М.В., Миндрул О.С., Нечаева Е.Н., Effective Speaking, Устная часть ЕГЭ по английскому языку, 10-11 классы, Пособие для учащихся, М., Вентана-Граф, 2016;
• Вербицкая М., Манн М., Тейлор-Ноулз С., Тесты для подготовки к ЕГЭ по английскому зыку, Macmillan, 2015;
• Бодоньи М.А., Английский язык. Подготовка к ЕГЭ: устная часть, Легион, Ростов-на-Дону, 2015;

Фотографии из личного архива:

• Stockholm, Sweden; Atlantic Sea-Park, Alesund, Norway; The Jade Museum, Beijing, China; "Chalky Mountains", Raigorodok, Donetsk Region, Ukraine; The Usa, Vorkuta, Komi; The Marine Museum, Kaliningrad, Russia; Secondary School Art Exhibition, Kaliningrad, Russia; Latefossen Waterfall, Odda, Hordaland, Norway; Benjamin Davis Magnet Elementary School, Decatur, Alabama, USA; Slavyansk, Donetsk Region, Ukraine; Secondary School presentation, Kaliningrad, Russia; Beihai Park, Beijing; Vorkuta, Komi Republic; Zelenograd, Kaliningrad Region; Slavynsk, Donetsk Region; Artem, Soledar, Donetsk Region; Vilnus, Lithuania;  Geraingerfjord, Norway; The Urals, Komi Republic; Vorkuta, Komi Republic; Bus Station, Poland; Stockhome, Sweden; Lysefjord, Preikstolen, Norway;  Vorkuta, Komi Republic; Berlin, Germany.