Проверочная работа по английскому языку для 8 класса по теме "Great Britain"

8 класс Unit I

TEST

1. Ответьте на вопросы, выбрав один из трех вариантов ответа:

1. The symbol of the typical Englishman is:

1. Walter Scott, b) Mr. Smith, c) John Bull, d) William Shakespeare

1. It was invented by:

a) Queen Victoria, b) Mark Twain, c) Charles Dickens, d) John Arbuthnot

3) He had:

a) A Union Black waistcoat, b) A Union Red waistcoat, c) A Union Jack waistcoat, d) A Black Jack waistcoat

4) He often has a:

a) cat, b) black dog, c) bulldog, d) crow,

5) In 15^th century there was a series of wars in England which were called:

a) Wars of roses b) Fights of roses, c) Competitions of roses,

d) Wars of red roses

6) Ii was the …………..who won the war:

a) Duke of York, b) Duke of Edinburgh, c) King, d) Duke of Lancaster

7) In Wales only about ………. % speak Welsh:

a) 15, b) 19, c) 11, d) 24

8) In Scotland ………….. % of the population speak Gaelic language.

a) 2, b) 5, c) 11, d) 7

II. Соотнесите названия стран и эмблем:

a) England 1) daffodil

b) Scotland 2) shamrock

c) Wales 3) rose

d) Ireland 4) thistle

III. Соотнесите по смыслу части пословиц:

1) My home is … a) a countryman at heart

2) Queueing is … b) except the weather

3) If you want to eat well in England … c) my castle

4) I don’t desire to change anything in

England … d) eat three breakfast

5) Every Englishman is … e) as British as fish and

chips

IV. Переведите на русский язык:

1) "For centuries the British have bееn known as snobbish, aloof (not vеrу friendly), hypocritical and unsociable."

2) "The British аrе said to bе а polite and well-mannered people. Englishmen tend to bе rather conservative, they love familiar things."

3) "The English аrе practical and realistic, prudent and careful about almost everything. Everything is orderly: the lawns and the trees аrе neatly trimmed."

4) "The British people аrе considered to bе the world's greatest tea drinkers. They drink it at meals and between meals."

5) "Еvеrу Englishman is said to bе а countryman at heart. The English countryside is mаnу things to mаnу people. It stands for freshness, for leisure, fun and games."

6) "The English аrе reputed to have а good sense of humour." "The Scots аге said to bе а serious people, rather inventive and somewhat mystical."

7) "The Irish аrе known for their charm as well as for the beauty of the Irish girls."

8) "The Welsh аrе аn emotional people but sometimes reticent."

V. Заполните схему: