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Demo version of the exam-2019 in English

We bring to your attention an analysis of the demo version of the 2019 exam in English.
This material contains explanations and a detailed algorithm for the solution, as well as recommendations on the use of reference books and manuals that may be needed in preparation for the exam.

The official demo versions of the 2019 exam in English can be downloaded on the FIPI website:

English (written and oral parts) (download PDF, 7.6 Mb)

English (listening) (download PDF, 24.7 Mb)

What's new in 2019?

• There are no changes in the structure and content of CMM.
• In task 40 of the "Letter" section, the wording and assessment criteria have become clearer. Now the graduate will have to choose one of two topics for writing a detailed text-reasoning and express his point of view.

Follow the broadcasts of our webinars and the YouTube channel: in September we will start talking about preparing for the Unified State Exam.

The study guide is designed to prepare graduates high school and applicants for the unified state exam in English. It contains 10 training options examination papers, drawn up in full accordance with uSE requirements... Each option includes tasks of different types and levels of difficulty in all sections of the English language course, which allows you to quickly master the necessary for successful completion final certification skills and abilities. At the end of the book there are texts for listening, keys to all practical tasks and possible answers to task 39 (a letter of a personal nature), criteria and schemes for assessing the performance of tasks in the "Writing" section and the oral part.

Demo version of the Unified State Exam 2018 in English, etc. from FIPI, approved

Explanations for the demo version of the control measuring materials of the unified state exam of 2018 in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE

When familiarizing with the demo version of control measuring exam materials Note that the 2018 assignments do not reflect all of the content issues that will be tested with the 2018 CMM options.

A complete list of questions that can be controlled in the unified state exam 2018 is given in the codifier of content elements and requirements for the level of training of graduates educational organizations to conduct the unified state exam in 2018 in English.

Changes in the Unified State Exam in 2018 in foreign languages:

There are no changes in structure or content. The criteria for evaluating the performance of tasks 39 and 40 have been clarified.

The work consists of four sections: listening, reading, grammar and vocabulary, writing.

Section 1 ("Listening") contains 9 tasks. The recommended time to complete the tasks in Section 1 is 30 minutes.

Section 2 ("Reading") contains 9 tasks. The recommended time to complete the tasks in Section 2 is 30 minutes.

Section 3 ("Grammar and Vocabulary") contains 20 tasks. The recommended time to complete the tasks in Section 3 is 40 minutes.

Section 4 ("Letter") consists of 2 tasks. The recommended time for completing tasks in this section of the work is 80 minutes.

Appointment demo version is to provide an opportunity for any USE participant and the general public to get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe structure of future CMM, the number of tasks, their form and level of complexity. The above criteria for assessing the performance of tasks with a detailed answer, included in this option, give an idea of \u200b\u200bthe requirements for the completeness and correctness of recording a detailed answer.
This information will allow graduates to develop a strategy for preparing for the Unified State Exam.

The exam paper in English consists of four sections (listening, reading, grammar and vocabulary, writing), including 40 tasks.

For execution examination work 3 hours (180 minutes) are allotted.

Answers to tasks 3-9, 12-18 and 32-38 are written in the form of one digit, which corresponds to the number of the correct answer. Record this number in answer form number 1.

Section 4 ("Letter") consists of 2 tasks (39 and 40) and is a small written work (writing a personal letter and a written statement with elements of reasoning). In answer form No. 2, indicate the task number and write down the answer to it.

We wish you success!

Specification
control measuring materials
to be held in 2018
unified state examination
fOR FOREIGN LANGUAGES

1. Purpose of examination work

Control measuring materials allow to establish the level of development by graduates of the Federal component of the state educational standard basic general and secondary (complete) general education.

The results of the unified state exam in a foreign language are generally recognized educational institutionsin which are implemented educational programs secondary (complete) general education, as the results of state (final) certification, and educational institutions of secondary vocational education and educational institutions of higher professional education - as the results of entrance examinations in a foreign language.

2. Documents defining the content of the examination paper

1. The federal component of state standards of basic general and secondary (complete) general education, basic and profile level (order of the Ministry of Education of Russia dated 05.03.2004 No. 1089).

2. Sample programs by foreign languages // New state standards for a foreign language. Grades 2-11 / Education in documents and comments. M .: AST: Astrel, 2004.

3. Programs of educational institutions. English for 10-11 grades of schools with in-depth study of foreign languages. M .: Education, 2003.

4. Programs for educational institutions. German for general education schools in-depth study german language... M .: Education: MARCH, 2004.

5. Programs of educational institutions. French for grades 1-11 schools with in-depth study of foreign languages. M .: Education, 2001.

6. Programs of educational institutions. Spanish for grades 5-11 schools with in-depth study of foreign languages. M .: Education, 2005.

When developing CMM, the following are also taken into account:

7. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment. MSLU, 2003.

3. Approaches to the selection of content, the development of the structure of the CIM USE

The purpose of the unified state examination in a foreign language is to determine the level of the foreign language communicative competence of the examinee. The main attention is paid to speech competence, i.e. communication skills in different forms speech activity: listening, reading, writing, as well as language competence, i.e. language knowledge and skills. Sociocultural knowledge and skills are tested indirectly in the sections "Listening", "Reading" and are one of the measurement objects in the section "Writing"; compensatory skills are tested indirectly in the "Letter" section.

Consequently, the KIM USE in foreign languages \u200b\u200bcontains the sections "Listening", "Reading", "Grammar and vocabulary" and "Writing". It should be borne in mind that, although the sections "Listening", "Reading" and "Writing" have skills in the relevant types of speech activity as objects of control, these skills are provided with the necessary level of development of the language competence of the examinees. The successful completion of tasks for the control of receptive types of speech activity is ensured by the knowledge of lexical units, morphological forms and syntactic structures and the skills of their recognition / recognition. Tasks in the "Writing" section require from the examinee, in addition to this knowledge, the skills in operating lexical units and grammatical structures in a communicatively meaningful context. Spelling skills are subject to control in tasks B4-B16 of the section "Grammar and vocabulary", as well as tasks C1, C2 of the section "Writing".

4. The structure of the KIM USE

The exam paper contains sections "Listening", "Reading", "Grammar and vocabulary" and "Writing".

To differentiate examiners by levels of proficiency in a foreign language within the limits set forth in the Federal component state standard general education in foreign languages, in all sections are included along with assignments basic level tasks of higher difficulty levels.

The difficulty level of tasks is determined by the difficulty levels of the language material and the skills tested, as well as the type of task.
The work on a foreign language includes 28 tasks with a choice of answers out of three or four proposed, 16 tasks of an open type with a short answer, including tasks for establishing correspondence, and 2 tasks of an open type with a detailed answer.

The basic, advanced and high levels of complexity of the USE tasks correlate with the levels of foreign language proficiency defined in the documents of the Council of Europe 1, as follows:

• Basic level - A2 + 2
• Increased level - B1
• High level - B2

1 Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment. MSLU, 2003.

2 Since the entire possible range of levels of proficiency in a foreign language is represented in the Council of Europe document by only six levels, it is obvious that certain sublevels can be distinguished within each of them. Basic designation level of the exam as A2 + means that from the description of level A2 for preparing tasks of the basic level, developers are guided by descriptors that are closer to level B1, and not to level A1.
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There are documents that regulate the structure and content of CMM - codifiers and specifications. A complete list of questions that can be controlled at the unified state exam in 2018 is given in the codifier of content elements and requirements for the level of training of graduates of educational organizations for the unified state exam of 2018 in English.

Demo version of the Unified State Exam 2018 in English

Option of the assignment + written answers	variant + otvet
Oral part - demo	Option + criteria
Codifier	download
Specification	download
Listening	audio

Changes in KIM 201There are no 8 years in English compared to 2017. The criteria for assessing the performance of tasks 39 and 40 of the "Letter" section in the written part of the exam have been clarified.

Minimum score USE 2017 in English - 22

Maximum primary score for work - 100.

The written part of the KIM USE in English

The work consists of four sections: "Listening", "Reading", "Grammar and Vocabulary", "Writing".

Section 1 ("Listening") contains 9 tasks. The recommended time to complete the tasks in Section 1 is 30 minutes.

Section 3 ("Grammar and vocabulary") contains 20 tasks. The recommended time to complete the tasks in Section 3 is 40 minutes.

Section 4 ("Letter") consists of 2 tasks. The recommended time for completing tasks in this section of the work is 80 minutes.

Oral part of the KIM USE in English includes 4 tasks.

Task 1 - reading aloud a short text of a popular science nature. Preparation time is 1.5 minutes.

In task 3, you are asked to choose one of three photographs and describe it based on the plan. Preparation time is 1.5 minutes.

In task 4, the task is to compare two photographs based on the proposed plan. Preparation time is 1.5 minutes. The total response time of one examinee (including preparation time) is 15 minutes. Each subsequent task is issued after the completion of the previous task. All the response time is audio and video recording.

Many graduates who plan to take in 2018 year of the exam in English, have a huge number of questions related to points, tasks, and time to complete them.

The USE in English will be the final school exam, the writing of which is available to everyone. It is the USE indicators that will act as a state exam when entering a university. At the moment, it is not necessary to take it, but if after graduation you want to enter a specialized university, then you will have to pass it.

In its structure, the USE in English is very similar to the international FCE exam, which is held in most European countries, to determine the level of formation of the knowledge base in the subject. For ego passing, you have to get an Upper-Intermediate (above average), which is not an easy task.

It is recommended to start preparing for the exam from the beginning of grade 10. Only in this way, gradually repeating all the material passed through, the student will be able to assimilate the knowledge in which there is a gap, and fully prepare for the Unified State Exam in English in 2018. Of course, this process can take less time, but only on condition that the student has a high level of knowledge and is constantly trying to achieve perfection.

The exam consists of two parts: oral and written, which are held on different days. First, graduates of 2017-2018 pass the writing block, which includes listening, reading, writing, speaking, as well as checking grammar and vocabulary. In total, you need to do 40 tasks, in 3 hours. 80 - maximum scorethat you can get.

The second block - oral - is surrendered at the request of the student, and is aimed at improving the already finished result. It is given only 15 minutes to complete it, during which you need to solve 4 additional tasks. Thus, you can improve your English score by 20 points.

Any teacher will insist on attending both parts of the exam, because even having failed the second part, the student will not worsen his result for the written block, but he will have a chance to improve it.

There will be no changes in the exam in English in 2018, so there is no reason to worry.

2018 exam demo

The demo version of the Unified State Exam in English 2018, which includes changes and additions that are relevant this year, will help to understand the structure of the exam and the requirements.

Download:
ege-2018-ang-demo.zip (23 Mb).
Inside the archive there are demo versions of the written and spoken parts, mp3-file of listening, codifier and specification.

How is the exam

The USE in English has a very specific structure, KIM makes it possible to quickly check the level of knowledge and skills in the main parameters. Exam structure:

1. Listening includes 3 audio fragments, which are linked into one tape. Having turned it on, the teacher has no right to pause or stop. There is a small pause between the fragments, during which the students must write the correct answers on the form.
   
2. Reading. Half an hour and 9 tasks are given to complete this section. Among the main ones is to read small texts, and combine them with suitable titles, of which there will be 1 more.
   Advice: most often it is in the first sentence that the main meaning of the test text is displayed, and then only clarifying details and trifles that are not useful are given. As for the questions according to the meaning of the text read, they go in the same order as the chronology of the story. This can also be traced in the tasks of the FIPI, which are freely available on the Internet.
3. Vocabulary and grammar are designed to assess the number of words learned, and the ability to make correct constructions from them, using the right time and a preposition.
   Among the main tasks may be: to enter the desired word, or to present it at a specific time, adding an ending, or raising it to the desired form.
4. The written part consists of two tasks, the completion of which is 80 minutes. The first contains a letter from a friend with a series of questions to which the student must write an answer.
   The second task is writing an essay in English. As a topic, a controversial judgment is given, and the student must express an opinion on this matter, and explain his point of view. Only the full disclosure of his thoughts and feelings, perhaps, will give the highest score. We advise you not to deviate from the stated size of the presentation of 200-250 characters. The demo will help you practice writing, with which the preparation will go well. You can also download a collection of essays, in which you will find many examples of correctly written works.
5. Oral speech. The check takes place in front of the computer screen using a headset. The monitor shows the countdown, in total 15 minutes are given for 4 tasks.
   After completing all the blocks, the student can get the maximum point by passing the unified state exam. For each individual task, the student in the class receives certain points, which are then summed up.

The minimum passing score this year is 22, and the maximum 100. After receiving the result, according to certain new criteria, it is transferred to the standard five-point system, which is more familiar:

• 0-21 points correspond to a score of 2, and means that testing in the subject has failed.
• 22-58 points is a score of 3.
• 59-83 points means a good result, and a score of 4.
• Scored 84-100 points means that you passed the exam with excellent marks, grade 5.

Usually, the results can be found within 14 days after delivery, when both blocks are delivered. But, in some cases, the estimates can be found out after 12 days. To do this, you need to visit the official website and find your last name. The mandatory issuance of paper certificates has been canceled and can now be viewed exclusively on the Internet.

the date of the

At the moment, it is a bit early to talk about the date of the exam, there is only preliminary information, which may still change. The final decision will be announced in early 2018, but according to the latest information it is:

• An early examination will be held at the end of March (tentatively on the 22nd day). Graduates of previous years, students are allowed to take this version evening schools, future military personnel, foreigners, or those who leave the country. At the same time, it is important to have a demonstration document confirming one of the above facts.
• The main period will start on May 28. All interested students can take part in it.
• The additional period is designated from September 4.

How to prepare for the exam

The very essence and structure of the exam the changes were not touched, which means that preparation for it remains as thorough and difficult as in previous years. In order to achieve the optimal option, you need to initially correctly allocate your time in order to have time to repeat all the material before the decisive day. In this case, you do not need to combine different types activity, and not part with just one. For example, you need to spend time reading and speaking, and not just practice writing test assignments.

The FIPI website will be an excellent assistant in preparing for the exam. The site has an extensive bank of tasks of varying complexity. The FIPI task bank allows you to significantly improve your skills simply by performing number after number. Constantly training on such a simulator and studying the tasks of 2018, you will certainly achieve high results.

In addition, try to surround yourself with English-language sources of information as much as possible: watch films in a foreign language, read books, listen to the lyrics of your favorite songs.

English is the most popular language. Today, without knowledge of a foreign language, it is difficult to achieve career heights in almost any profession, so a significant number humanitarian universities require their own to present the appropriate certificate. The English exam is chosen by students who plan to devote their lives to linguistics, teaching, technical and literary translation, diplomacy and international relations.

IN last years the exam in foreign languages \u200b\u200bis becoming more and more difficult for graduates - now they are required not only to know the basic rules and language norms, but also to have significant speaking skills, because the oral part has been added to the exam. It will take months of persistent and systematic study to pass the exam successfully. independent work, and maybe even the help of a tutor. Another important point is awareness of possible innovations. Let's see how this exam will go in 2018!

Demonstration version of the exam-2018

Dates for the exam in English

The approved schedule of the all-Russian examination will be published in January 2018. But you can already find out the approximate periods today holding the exam, designated by Rosobrnadzor:

• from the second half of March to mid-April 2018, an early examination will take place. The starting date was announced on March 22. Recall that not all schoolchildren can take the USE ahead of schedule. These graduates include those who graduated from school earlier than 2017/2018 school year, unsuccessful students of previous years without a certificate, as well as students of evening schools. Those who decided not to enter the university, but to go to, applicants of foreign universities, children leaving to live abroad, or those who came to study in Russia from abroad, can also take the test ahead of schedule. An exception is made for children leaving for sports, cultural or scientific competitions and competitions, as well as for schoolchildren who are assigned medical or rehabilitation procedures during the main testing;
• with last days May and until the beginning of June 2018, the main period of the exam is scheduled. Most likely, the first exams will start on May 28, 2018;
• the start of the additional period of the exam was announced on September 4, 2018. An additional examination will take place during the first half of September.

How did English graduates of past years pass?

The popularity of English among prospective students russian universities official statistics also confirm - about 9% of all graduates (and this is about 64.5 thousand schoolchildren in 2017) choose the USE for themselves in this foreign language. In 2017, the proportion of graduates who were unable to score even the required minimum of 22 points decreased significantly.

The percentage of such unsuccessful eleventh graders in recent years has fluctuated within 1.8-3.3%, which looks very optimistic in comparison with other exams. Average score shown russian schoolchildren when passing English, it is equal to 64.8-65.1 points, which is approximately equal to the mark "four". This is significantly higher than the results of the other USE show.

According to statistics, english is one of the easiest exam

Innovation in the Unified State Exam in English

The FIPI experts did not make any significant changes to the 2018 materials. The only innovation is that in KIMs in English, criterial approaches to the assessment of tasks numbered 39-40 have been clarified.

Contents of the ticket in English

The main purpose of the all-Russian English examination is to check the level of proficiency in a foreign language. The primary goal of the commission is to determine how freely the student feels in various types of language activities, which include listening, reading, writing and speaking. High school students will have to show their skills in mastering lexical units, morphological forms and syntactic constructions... The exam ticket itself is divided into two parts:

• written - within 180 minutes, students have to solve 40 tasks. In this part of the exam, you need to pass listening (estimated at 20 primary points, which is 20% of all points for the exam), demonstrate reading skills (another 20 primary points), convince the commission in the knowledge of grammar and vocabulary (20 primary points), and also show your level of proficiency written speech (20 primary points);
• oral - within 15 minutes, students have to solve 4 more tasks. They will have to answer questions and describe pictures. This part gives another 20 primary points (or 20% of all exam points).

In total, graduates will have to cope with 44 tasks of basic, advanced and high level difficulties that add up to 100 points.

The written part of CMMs

Structurally, CMMs in English are represented by several main sections:

• Listening, aimed at identifying how well the student understands the listened text. This task is given 30 minutes of examination time, during which the student must cope with the following tasks:
  • 1 - identifying the correspondence of statements and statements made in the recording. Students are asked to evaluate 6 statements by comparing them with 7 proposed statements-answers, one of which is incorrect. The student is given 20 seconds to read the statements-answers, then the audio recording will be scrolled 2 times. After that, the student must mark the correct answers on the examination form;
  • 2 - assessment of the correctness of judgments, which needs to be done after listening to the audio recording in dialogue form... The student is required to put down only the words "true", "false" or "not stated";
  • from 3 to 9 - an audio task in the form of a short interview, after listening to which the student will need to choose the correct answer from the options presented on the form. Most often, the task is presented in the form of a question that needs to be answered, or an unfinished sentence that needs to be supplemented with correct words.
• Reading aimed at checking the understanding of the structural and semantic relationships in the proposed text. The student will receive 30 minutes, during which he must cope with the following tasks:
  • 10 - familiarization with seven short texts and identifying the correspondence of the presented information with 8 headings, among which one option will be incorrect;
  • 11 - working with text that has missing parts. There will be 6 such gaps in total. They need to be filled in by choosing words from the seven suggested options;
  • from 12 to 18 - familiarization with an artistic or journalistic fragment, to which interrogative sentences and statements with missing words are attached. To them you will need to find the right answer or finish the phrase.
• Grammar and vocabulary - this part of the exam will check how well the student is using the given language skills. This part of the ticket is considered the most difficult, because this is where students lose their maximum points. You will have 40 minutes to work with this part of the ticket, during which you have to solve the following tasks:
  • from 19 to 25 - familiarization with several fragments of the text, in which words or phrases will be omitted. The blanks will need to be filled in based on the responses, which should be converted first;
  • from 26 to 31 - exercises that test the skill of word formation. The student is asked to read the text with the missing parts to determine which parts of speech are missing. To write down the correct answer, the missing word will need to be transformed (for example, make an adjective from a noun);
  • from 32 to 38 - vocabulary exercises involving work with text fragments in which words are missing. Correct answer options are provided on the CMM form, so you only have to make the right choice.
• Writing - This part of the ticket will test your ability to create different types of written texts. You are given 80 minutes to complete the tasks, during which you need to cope with the following exercises:
  • 39 - the student will need to write a letter of a personal nature, keeping within 100-140 words (it was proposed to complete the task in 20 minutes);
  • 40 - writing an essay (200-250 words). Be guided by the plan and theme proposed in the KIM. In this task, you will need to write a short introduction to the problem, state your opinion on this issue, back it up with argumentation and draw a conclusion. You should take approximately 60 minutes to complete this task.

This exam will require not only knowledge of the rules, but also language skills

Oral part of the examination

In this part of the exam, the commission will assess the student's speech skills. There will be a separate day for this test. Each student will receive 15 minutes to complete the following types of assignments:

1. Reading a short text aloud. Within 1.5 minutes, the student has the opportunity to read the text to himself, and then read it aloud;
2. Formulation of five questions on a fragment of the text. Most often this is a promotional message. The student will have 1.5 minutes to read the text, and then another 20 seconds to voice each question;
3. Description of the photograph. Students are given a choice of five photos, among which they need to take one and describe it according to the plan proposed in the KIM. The preparation will take 1.5 minutes, and then within 2 minutes you will need to express in your own words what you see in the picture;
4. Comparison of two photos. The student will have to identify the similarities and differences between the two pictures in 1.5 minutes, and then tell them to the commission in 2 minutes.

Examination procedure

The examination is subject to strict regulations. First, in time of exam it will not be possible to use smartphones, video and audio equipment, smart watches and reference materials. Secondly, you should not spy on someone else's answer sheet, talk to other participants in the exam, or leave the audience unaccompanied by an observer - this will be a reason to cancel your work. Remember that in 2018, all 100% of classrooms designated for exams will be monitored online.

Each class allocated for the written part of the examination will be equipped with technical aids to play back audio recordings during listening. Classes for the oral part of the exam will be equipped with computers with headsets, microphones and appropriate software for recording answers.

How do exam scores translate to certificate marks?

Points for work affect the certificate and are easily transferred to the usual school system:

• 0-21 points corresponds to the "two" level;
• 22-58 points show satisfactory preparation and are equal to the "three";
• 59-83 points allow you to get a "four";
• 84 points and above tell us that the student knows the subject perfectly.

The minimum score that you need to score in order to obtain a certificate is 22. However, it is worth remembering that to enter a "medium-sized" university you need to score at least 45 points, and in this case we are not talking about budget places. Educational establishments capitals are usually admitted on the budget of schoolchildren who have managed to score 86 points or more in English.

Preparation for the exam in English

To pass English, you will have to spend a lot of time preparing. Try to correctly allocate the time remaining before the exam in order to repeat the school course and work out the demo versions of KIMs. Their solution will help you understand the structure of the exam - you must agree that if you see a ticket for the exam for the first time, you will probably get nervous. And this, in turn, will lead to a lot of small annoying mistakes. Official CMMs can be downloaded on our website by simply using the link at the beginning of the article.

In preparation for the exam, not only textbooks will help you, but also audiobooks!

Do not forget about preparing for listening, because not every teacher at school devotes enough time in the classroom to teach students to perceive a foreign speech by ear. Audiobooks, songs of your favorite artists, films or TV series in English voice acting will come to your aid. Watch at least a couple of episodes of an interesting TV series or movie a day, and listen to a book on your way to school. After a few months of this preparation, you will be able to distinguish between words and learn to understand the meaning of the text by ear.

A frequent problem is also the inability to speak - if in vocabulary, grammar and writing, most of the children who have chosen a foreign language for themselves in quality of the examdemonstrates good results, then the oral part causes certain difficulties. You can practice this skill in a fairly simple way - constantly playing small dialogues in your head with everyday situations, or describing objects, people and buildings that you see while you go to school or shopping in the supermarket.

Writing an essay also requires separate preparation. Hone your mini essay writing skills with tickets from yesteryear. Each new essay will help you to better formulate thoughts and present arguments in favor of your point of view. When writing an essay, it is worth remembering these tips:

• do not choose the first topic that comes across - it is better to think about which one will be closer to you and will not require significant effort for argumentation. Some of the points in this task are given precisely for understanding the subject of discussion. If a member of the commission notices that you do not understand what you are writing about, zero will be awarded for the task;