Growing up in Russia today.
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Katq uexala uhit;sq v Ameriku. ?Kogda mne bylo 15 let q rasstalas; s roditelqmi i uexala v absol[tno hu?u[ stranu, gde ne znala ni odnoj ?ivoj duwi, ne predstavlqla, gde budu ?it; i kak budu ob]at;sq s l[d;mi ne govorq]imi na mo\m rodnom qzyke. Kak ni stranno, q sovsem ne pere?ivala, uez?aq iz Moskvy. Delo v tom, hto q byla shastliva potomu hto q voplotila svo[ mehtu v real;nost;. No po pril\te v Vawingtone q vpala v kul;turnyj wok. Pervu[ nedel[ pohti ni s kem ne razgovarivala, ohen; skuhala po roditelqm. Adaptirovat;sq v novoj srede mne ohen; pomogala sem;q u kotoroj q ?ila. Amerikanskaq sem;q poznakomila menq so svoimi druz;qmi. Odnako xost-mama ne razrewala mne xodit; na veherinki. Estestvenno q buntovala. Ved; ne priexala q v Ameriku, htoby doma sidet;? Stalo nemnogo pro]e kogda q nahala xodit; v mestnu[ wkolu. Tam q bystro nawla sebe druzej s kotorymi q veselo provodila vremq. Byli konehno nepriqtnye momenty, kotorye menq rasstraivali. Naprimer, nekotorye studenty ser;\zno govorili, hto q kommunistka i priexala v Ameriku v kahestve wpiona. Drugie pridumyvali istorii o tom, hto q xohu uvesti parnq u svoej podrugi. ?iznennyj opyt na kakoj drugoj.? Anton ?iv\t odin s 15 let. ?Kogda mne bylo 15 let roditeli kupili novu[ kvartiru na drugom konce Moskvy. Problema byla v tom, hto na tot moment q tol;ko okonhil 10-j klass, i menqt; wkolu na poslednem godu obuheniq bylo nerazumno, a ezdit; ka?doe utro na drugoj konec Moskvy?tem bolee. Ponahalu mama s papoj da?e ne dumat; ne xoteli o tom, hto q smogu ?it; odin. No ?it; odnomu vsegda bylo moej mehtoj i nakonec roditeli soglasilis;. Snahala q s vostorgom vstretil novu[ kvartiru, samostoqtel;nu[ i svobodnu[ ?izn;. No mne nado bylo kupit; produkty, ubrat; vo vsej kvartire, postirat;, pomyt; posudu, prigotovit; edu i sdelat; domawnie zadaniq. Prosto ne xotelos; gulqt; do polunohi, ustraivat; veherinki. I postepenno q stal skuhat; po roditelqm. V kvartire mne tak odinoko, da?e kot pereexal vmeste s roditelqmi. Esli hestno, ne mogu skazat;, hto q v vostorge ot sobstvennoj ?izni. Konehno q stal bolee otvetstvennym, sam nauhilsq organizovat; svo\ vremq. No xotq ?izn; otdel;no ot roditelej da\t mnogo svobody, duma[, q vs\-taki snova nahnu ?it; s nimi kogda postupl[ v universitet.? 45
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V osnovnom, q rada, hto v moej Viktor nahal rabotat; v 14 let. ?izni byl takoj period. Q ohen; ?Hestno govorq q nahal rabotat; ne povzroslela za /to vremq, nauhilas; ot nehego delat; i ne radi togo, htoby 40 byt; sil;noj, samostoqtel;noj, komu-to hto-to dokazat;, a prosto uverennoj v sebe. Poezdka v Ameriku dala mne dejstvitel;no mnogoe i potomu hto kogda mne bylo 14 let u q by ni za hto ne promenqla /tot papy nahalis; problemy s biznesom, [X062/12/01] Page two
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a poz?e on i ostalsq bez raboty. Togda q ponql, hto xohu pomoh; svoej sem;e, xohu sam sebq obespehivat;. Moim pervym mestom raboty stalo mesto naprotiv vyxoda u stancii metro. Q razdaval tam reklamnye listovki. Platili kopejki, no q vs\ ravno byl bezumno gord soboj. Q bol;we ne prosil u roditelej den;gi na ode?du i karmannye rasxody. V 15 let q naw\l rabotu oficiantom v kafe. Snahala ohen; trudno bylo% q ne spravlqlsq s zakazami, ronql polnye podnosy, ne poluhal haevyx, ne huvstvoval nog posle raboty,
zasypal na urokax, zabyval tusovki 100 s druz;qmi. U menq pohti ne bylo vyxodnyx. No postepenno q privyk k takomu ritmu ?izni. Sejhas q rabota[ v tom ?e kafe, uhus; na fakul;tete biznesa i 105 planiru[ uspewnu[ kar;eru. Q ne ?ale[, hto moq ?izn; slo?ilas; tak, hto q byl vynu?den pojti rabotat;, buduhi pohti reb\nkom. Zato v 15 let q nauhilsq pravil;no 110 raspredelqt; rasxody, bere?no otnosit;sq k ve]am i rasshityvat; tol;ko na sebq.&
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Instructions to reader(s): The dialogue below should be read in approximately 5½ minutes. On completion of the first reading, pause for two minutes, then read the dialogue a second time. Where special arrangements have been agreed in advance to allow the reading of the material, those sections marked (m) should be read by a male speaker and those marked (f) by a female. Candidates have two minutes to study the questions before the transcript is read.
Masha and Petya are discussing how Russians view sport. (m) (f) Ma?wa, ska?i?, sport zanima?et va??noe me?sto v Rossi?i* ??to zavi?sit ot mno?gogo. Naprime?r, v wko?le u nas est; uro?ki fizkul;tu?ry. No oni? ne o?hen; intere?snye% v t\ploe vre?mq my zanima?emsq l\gkoj atle?tikoj v wko?l;nom dvore? i?li na bli?a?jwem stadio?ne, a zimo?j igra?em v basketbo?l i?li volejbo?l. Proble?ma v tom, hto net vy?bora, po/?tomu nam vsem sku?hno. Naw uhi?tel; ne o?hen; interesu?etsq svoe?j rabo?toj, i ne o?hen; vooduwevlq?et uheniko?v. (m) (f) Pohemu? /?to tak* Zna?ew;, neudivi?tel;no, tak kak zarpla?ty u uhitele?j v osnovno?m ma?len;kie. Mno?gie uheniki? ne xo?dqt na /?ti uro?ki, a ne?kotorym pro?sto ne oxo?ta pereodeva?t;sq. Oni? predpohita?[t de?lat; doma?wn[[ rabo?tu po drugi?m predme?tam. A vne wko?ly, kaki?mi vi?dami spo?rta oby?hno zanima?[tsq* Mno?gie molody?e l[?di zanima?[tsq v sportza?le, oso?benno te, kto xotq?t xorowo? vy?glqdet;. No, kone?hno, /?to dostu?pno ne vsem?hem lu?hwe sportza?l, tem doro??e aboneme?nt. E]\, mno?gie kata?[tsq na ly??ax i kon;ka?x potomu? hto zima? dli?nnaq. Te?nnis to??e populq?ren, no /?to do?rogo. Mno?gie ru?sskie sportsme?ny igra?[t za evrope?jskie koma?ndy i?li provo?dqt bo?l;wu[ hast; kar;e?ry za-grani?cej. Pohemu? tak* Q du?ma[, oni? predpohita?[t evrope?jskij stil; ?i?zni?oni? xotq?t stat; bo?lee izve?stnymi. Futbo?l associi?ruetsq s me?nee priq?tnymi soby?tiqmi, iz-za besporq?dkov, ko?torye ustra?iva[t futbo?l;nye fana?ty. Ka??etsq ma?l;hiki predpohita?[t zanima?t;sq spo?rtom. A de?vuwki?hem oni zanima?[tsq* Ta?ncy ha?sto privleka?[t de?vuwek, kak sovreme?nnye, tak i klassi?heskaq xoreogra?fiq. ??to skoree? isku?sstvo, hem sport. Tak kak bale?t v Rossi?i vsegda? ime?l otli?hnu[ reputa?ci[, mno?gie rodi?teli otda[?t svoi?x do?hek v bale?tnye wko?ly, nade?qs; odna??dy uvi?det; svoi?x dete?j na sce?ne Bol;wo?go Tea?tra. Kak ty shita?ew; sego?dnq v Rossi?i vse interesu?[tsq spo?rtom* Po-mo?emu ne vse zanima?[tsq spo?rtom, a udivi?tel;no bol;wo?e koli?hestvo l[de?j, ne o?hen; interesu?[]ixsq spo?rtom, smo?trqt sorevnova?niq, v ko?toryx vystupa?[t populq?rnye sportsme?ny. Proble?ma v tom, hto ne ka??dyj molodo?j helove?k ime?et vozmo??nost; na xoro?wee sporti?vnoe obrazova?nie. A e]\, tre?nery pro?sto ne zameha?[t tala?ntlivyx dete?j. Mno?gie tala?ntlivye de?ti osta[?tsq nezame?hennymi. Nade?[s;, /?ta situa?ciq izme?nitsq dosta?tohno sko?ro.
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Kaki?e me?ry prinima?et pravi?tel;stvo, hto?by l[?di veli? bo?lee zdoro?vyj o?braz ?i?zni* V razli?hnyx mass-me?dia dosta?tohno mno?go informa?cii o zdoro?vom o?braze ?i?zni?stat;i? v gaze?tax, pereda?hi po ra?dio i televi?deni[. Ta?k?e poqvlq?etsq vs\ bo?l;we i bo?l;we socia?l;noj rekla?my, naprime?r plaka?ty s devi?zom ?ska?i?? net ?kure?ni[?? na u?licax go?roda.
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