Устная часть - Чтение текста

Task 1. Imagine that you are preparing a project with your friend. You have found some interesting material for the presentation and you want to read this text to your friend. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, then be ready to read it out aloud. You will not have more than 1.5 minutes to read it.

Sibling rivalry is a type of competition involving jealousy and hostility among brothers and sisters within a family. It results from a quite predictable natural reaction of an older child to the birth of a new brother or sister, and happens because the older child feels threatened by the arrival of a new family member. Sibling relationships help develop skills for living in an adult world of diversity. Though born of the same parents, siblings often differ from each other in temperament, personality, tastes, preferences, talents. Learning to solve these differences provides training in tolerance, compassion, and forgiveness. However, failing to overcome such disputes may destroy the harmony of the family, create a toxic social environment, and when unchecked may lead to violence and tragedy. With the parents’ help, a child can transform resentful feelings into cooperation and genuine sympathy.