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.

Holi is sometimes called the festival of colours, and is now celebrated in many places around the world. The date changes each year depending on the full moon, but it is held between the end of February and the middle of March, and lasts a night and a day. It also represents the arrival of spring and the victory of good over evil. An important part of the celebration is forgiving anyone who has upset you and repairing any broken relationships.

The festivities start the night before Holi. People build bonfires which represent good winning over evil and the end of winter. They perform rituals around the fire. The next day in the morning everyone goes into the streets, and people throw coloured powders and water at each other. Some people use water guns and water balloons. After a few hours everyone is soaking wet and covered in a rainbow of different colours.