British or American?
How do you call "картофель фри" in British English and American English?
French fries/fries (American) vs. chips (British)
How many points can you gain by perfectly passing the Speaking part?
20
Translate the idiom "born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth" (mention the Russian analogue if you can)
Родился в рубашке, родился в богатой семье, повезло с рождения
What tense is used to speak about facts in the past?
Past Simple
What British cities do you know (name at least three)?
London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Brighton, Oxford, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Eastbourne...
How do you call "торговый центр" in British English and American English?
Mall (American) vs. shopping centre (British)
Which tasks in the test part of the exam give you the most points?
Tasks 3-9, 12-18 and 30-36 give you 7 points each
Translate the idiom "save money for a rainy day" (mention the Russian analogue if you can)
Откладывать деньги "на чёрный день"
What tense is used to speak about plans in the future, especially if there are conditions that make these plans certain?
Present Continuous, (be going to)
What countries does The United Kingdom contain?
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
How do you call "грузовик" in British English and American English?
Truck (American) vs. lorry (British)
What is the difference between tasks 19-24 and 25-29?
Tasks 19-24 check your knowledge in using the tenses and other grammar specific for certain parts of speech;
Tasks 25-29 check your knowledge of morphology
Translate the idiom "at the drop of a hat" (mention the Russian analogue if you can)
В мгновение ока, очень быстро
What tense can you use to describe a background action in the past?
Past Continuous
What are the most known sights of London (name at least three)?
Big Ben, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, London Eye, Buckingham Palace,
St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey...
How do you call "баклажан" in British English and American English?
Eggplant (American) vs. aubergine (British)
What things must one mention in Speaking 4?
Introduction, photos description, photos difference, advantages, disadvantages, answering the question, conclusion
Translate the idiom "hit the headlines" (mention the Russian analogue if you can)
Попасть в заголовки, быть обсуждаемым
What tense is used to talk about predictions of the future based on intuiton?
Future Simple
What former colonies of The British Empire do you know (name at least three)?
Canada, The United States of America, Australia, New Zeland, Jamaica, Ghana, Nigeria, India, Hong Kong, Singapore...
How do you call "расписание" in British English and American English?
schedule
How many criteria does checking the Writing 38 include? What are they?
5 criteria:
1) fulfilling the tasks
2) following the organisation of the text
3) lexis
4) grammar
5) orphography and punctuation
Translate the idiom "to be Greek to smb" (mention the Russian analogue if you can)
Китайская грамота, быть совершенно непонятным
What tense in used to describe an action that happens in the past for some period of time but ends by some other time in the past?
Past Perfect Continuous
What other languages influenced the English language the most?
English was mostly influenced by Latin as it is one of the oldest languages and French as the Great Britain has a history of wars with France and being conquerd by the Normans