2. Аудирование: понимание запрашиваемой информации: #250096

Steve: Hello Julie, it’s so nice to see you. I’m okay. It’s good not to have to go to school every day. No homework. Life is great.
Julie: I can understand you. I also enjoy doing nothing. Hey, you are reading something. I hope it’s not a school textbook.
Steve: No, it isn’t. It is a Harry Potter book, actually.
Julie: Don’t you think that this series of books is for kids? Not a person who is to leave school in a year?
Steve: Well, my brother Joss has just started watching Harry Potter movies. You know, he’s only seven. And I have to look after him anyway, so I watched a couple of films with him and I got interested. Didn’t you read about Harry Potter when you were younger?
Julie: No, I didn’t. I’m probably the only person in the UK who hasn’t read all the Harry Potter books.
Steve: That’s probably true. Well, have you spotted many differences between the books and the films?
Julie: Not really. At the same time, this is not my purpose. I just enjoy the story itself.
Steve: Yes, the story is very positive.
Julie: That’s surprising indeed, considering that Joanne Rowling, you know, the lady who is the author of the Harry Potter series, well, while she was writing her first book, she was out of work, divorced and depressed. She completed her first book, but nobody wanted to publish it at first. Then she found a publishing house which agreed to publish her story.
Steve: Yes, I’ve heard about that. Well, if you don’t succeed at first, try and try again, right? Today she is the highest earning woman in Britain. She’s also the first person ever to become a billionaire from writing books.
Julie: That’s true. The books have been translated into more than 60 languages as far as I know. You seem to know a lot about Joanna Rowling, don’t you?
Steve: I actually did a school project about her.
Julie: Oh Julie, can I please see it? I’m so interested in everything which is connected with Harry Potter now. Perhaps I’ll be able to tell my brother some interesting facts about Harry Potter after reading your project paper.
Steve: Okay. Drop by in the evening and I’ll give you a copy.
Julie: Thanks Julie, you’re a star.
Steve: You’re welcome Steve.

A. Julie and Steve are about to end their academic year. → 2 (False)
Обоснование: Стив говорит: «It’s good not to have to go to school every day. No homework» («Хорошо, что не надо ходить в школу каждый день. Нет домашних заданий»), а Джули замечает: «you are … a person who is to leave school in a year» («ты — человек, который через год покинет школу»). Это указывает на завершение учебного года/этапа.

B. Steve’s brother Josh is younger than him. → 1 (True)
Обоснование: Стив сообщает, что его брату Джошу всего 7 лет («he’s only seven»), тогда как сам Стив скоро заканчивает школу — очевидно, что Джош младше.

C. Steve didn’t read many books when he was a child. → 3 (Not stated)
Обоснование: В диалоге нет информации о том, сколько книг Стив читал в детстве. Упоминается только его нынешний интерес к «Гарри Поттеру».

D. Steve compares Harry Potter books and films. → 2 (False)
Обоснование: Стив задаёт вопрос о различиях между книгами и фильмами («Have you spotted many differences between the books and the films?»), но сам их не сравнивает. Ответ на вопрос даёт Джули, но и она говорит, что не искала различия («Not really»).

E. Julie finds Harry Potter books very depressing. → 2 (False)
Обоснование: Напротив, Стив называет историю «очень позитивной» («the story is very positive»), а Джули не выражает негативного отношения. Она лишь рассказывает о тяжёлом периоде в жизни Роулинг, но не о своём восприятии книг.

F. Steve knows about Joanne Rowling’s achievements. → 1 (True)
Обоснование: Стив демонстрирует знание фактов: «Today she is the highest earning woman in Britain. She’s also the first person ever to become a billionaire from writing books» («Сегодня она самая высокооплачиваемая женщина в Британии. Она также первый человек, ставший миллиардером благодаря написанию книг»).

G. Julie did her project about Harry Potter a year ago. → 3 (Not stated)
Обоснование: Проект делал Стив («I actually did a school project about her»), но не указано, когда именно.