Exam format
Content of the Unified State Exam
Reading part
Parts:
- Matching headings and texts
- Matching parts of sentences (gapped text)
- Multiple choice questions
Total points: 14
Time: 30 mins
Exam advice
Reading: gapped text
While you are reading:
- Try to find connections between the sentence(s) before and after the gap and the missing phrase.
- Mind the following points:
- comparatives — look for the items being compared;
- the same/more — identify the idea which is being repeated;
- pronouns (we/they/you) — look for what they refer to;
- but/however — find the idea which is being contrasted.
Match the gaps with the sentence parts. There is one extra option
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенные цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя. Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений в таблицу.
Body language
Body language is important for communication, as a matter of fact, more than eighty percent of communication is non-verbal. Scientists still cannot accurately determine what all body language means, however, it is a fact A[ ] and the culture you belong to. In most western areas direct eye contact is important, when you look someone in the eye it is a sign of respect, and you are B[ ]. In parts of Asia, eye contact is important as well, C[ ], it is about showing romantic feelings. Other differences are hand and respecting personal space.
When someone transmits non-verbal communication signals, it is always subconscious. The receiver reads the body language also in a subconscious way. How a person understands body language and reads the non-verbal cues depends on their soft skills and social intelligence. Nodding, blushing and D[ ]. There will be people who cannot read other people's body language, E[ ] of the situation. However, this does not mean F[ ]. Not all people have the same intelligence. While one person is skilled in machines and technology, another will have great emotional skills. Some people may not have the ability to read another person's facial expressions or body language.
- paying attention to that person
- that these people are abnormal in any way
- which can be interpreted in a different way
- shrugging could always be read differently
- that it does depend on where you live
- although it isn't about respect
- which will cause them to misinterpret the meaning
| A | [ ] |
| B | [ ] |
| C | [ ] |
| D | [ ] |
| E | [ ] |
| F | [ ] |
The maximum score is 3 points for 6 correct answers.
5 correct answers — 2 points.
4 correct answers — 1 point.
3 or fewer correct answers — 0 points.
The score for the task:[ ] out of 3.
A. The correct answer is 5 ("that" refers to the singular noun "a fact").
B. The correct answer is 1 ("paying" completes the Present Continous tense form of the verb "to pay").
C. The correct answer is 6 ("although" is used to give the information that makes the information in the previos part of the sentence seem suprising).
D. The correct answer is 4 ("shrugging" is used in the chain of actions).
E. The correct answer is 7 ("which" refers to the noun "body language").
F. The correct answer is 2 ("that" is a conjunction that refers to the verb "to mean").