Задание №19187 ЕГЭ по Английскому языку

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.

   Europe is experiencing droughts and water shortages. One region is experiencing its worst drought in 70 years. The area, in northern Italy, has hardly had any rainfall in the past four months. This year’s snowfall was 70 per cent lower. This has caused the River Po, Italy’s largest, to be three metres lower than average. a lot of the riverbed has dried up and people can walk across the mud. In one part, the declining water level has fully exposed a World War II shipwreck. Authorities are concerned that if it doesn’t rain soon, there’ll be a serious water shortage. This means water will be rationed for drinking. Farmers will also have problems finding water to irrigate their crops. The river gets much of its water from a lake in the Italian Alps. The lake is seeing its lowest water level since 1946. Problems are being caused by higher-than-average temperatures and a mini heatwave.