Speaking Task 3. Describe this book according to the scheme: Опиши эту книгу по схеме: ( ) 1) title of the book 1) название 2) author 2) автор 3) the main character 3) главный герой 4) book type 4) жанр книги 5) сеттинг 5) setting 6) какая 6) what Не забывайте, что при составлении предложений должно бы подлежащее, и сказуемое. Если сказуемого нет, то после подлежащего нужно ставить is .СОЧ

Products in supermarkets these days are so 1) (beautifully) presented: bread is wrapped in a plastic bag, biscuits in cardboard boxes, apples on plastic trays. Have you ever bought a product simply because you liked the way it looked? Ask yourself what is more important - the contents or the 2) (wraping)!
Yes, we do need packaging. It preserves goods, protects them against damage and makes them 3) (presentable) to consumers. But there is a high price to pay. Did you know that anything between 10 - 50 % of the price of food today is down to its packaging? Or that packaging makes up 32% of the total weight of solid waste? This is bad news as most packaging is not 4) (recycled), but dumped in landfills or burnt. This results in more 5)(pollution), in addition to the pollution caused by the manufacture and 6) (transportation) of packaging in the first place!
7)(thankfully), supermarkets are now working to cut back. As packages become smaller and lighter, less energy is needed to transport them. Lighter packaging means less waste. However, there is still a long way to go!
So, what's all this got to do with you, the consumer? Well, don't buy 8)(products) simply because of the way they look! Instead...
• Choose products that use minimal packaging or 'green' packaging that is 9) (reusable) e.g. glass jars for storing things in, recyclable (look for the recycling symbol!) or biodegradable.
• Avoid individually wrapped foods. Buy in bulk, not in small 10)(packs)!
• Choose products that come in concentrated form, such as 11)(washing) powders and fabric softeners, or those that do more than one thing, like shampoo and 12) (conditioner) in one.
• Take cloth bags to the supermarket instead of asking for more plastic bags, which take around 400 years to break down!
• When large products are delivered to your home, ask 13)(the manufacturer) to take back the packaging (bubble wrap, boxes, etc) so they can reuse it.

Дорогой друг! 
Ты, вероятно, удивишься, получив письмо от человека, которого никогда не встречал, поэтому я прежде всего тебе представлюсь. 
Я студент второго курса Санкт-Петербургского универ¬ситета, специализируюсь в английском языке и литературе, а также слушаю лекции по истории, философии, линг¬вистике и т. п. После лекций я играю в волейбол и теннис. Я член университетской волейбольной команды. Вечерами я читаю, гуляю или хожу в кино, чтобы развлечься. 
Я бы очень хотел узнать о твоей учебе и интересах. Вкладываю в письмо несколько сделанных мной фото¬графий. 
Искренне твой 
Петр 

My dear friend, 
You will probably be surprised to receive a letter from a person whom you have never met, so I will first of alt introduce myself to you. 
I am a second year student at St. Petersburg University, I am majoring in the English language and literature and I also listen to lectures on history, philosophy, linguistics, etc. After my lectures I like to play volleyball and tennis, lama member of our University volleyball team, in the evenings I read books or go out fore walk, or go to a movie for relaxation. 
I would like very much to hear about your studies and about your interests. I am enclosing some snap-shots which I have taken. 
Yours sincerely, 
Peter