11— 20-й тесты, английский язык, ЕГЭ, 2024, на базе материалов ФИПИ - страница 34

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Monarch butterfly populations in California reached a historic low in 2018, according to a new count. It estimates that the number of monarchs dropped 86% from 2017. Experts say monarchs are in danger of extinction in the next several decades if nothing is done to save the species.

Each year, environmental groups count monarch butterflies in California. They do so at 97 sites across the state. Last year, they counted fewer than 30,000 butterflies. 2018 was a tough year to be a monarch butterfly in the West. Weather conditions may be one reason for the drop in numbers. But other factors could also be at play. These include habitat loss and pesticides. Climate change could also be making an impact. What people can and should be working on is addressing and reversing widespread habitat oss and pesticide use throughout the monarch’s range.

Task 2

Study the advertisement

You are considering visiting London transport museum and you’d like to get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask four direct questions to find out the following:

1) location of the museum

2) discounts for children

3) working hours

4) the most popular exhibit in the museum

You have 20 seconds to ask each question.

Task 3

You are going to give an interview. You have to answer five questions.

Give full answers to the questions (2—3 sentences).

Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.

Typescript for Task 3

Interviewer: Hello everybody! It’s Teenagers Round the World Channel. Our guest today is a teenager from Russia and we are going to discuss IT. We’d like to know our guest’s point of view on this issue. Please answer five questions. So, let’s get started.

Interviewer: How has technology affected education in recent years?