Промежуточная аттестация в 8 классе.
Английский язык.
Инструкция по выполнению работы.
Устная часть по английскому языку включает в себя 3 задания.
Задание 1 предусматривает чтение вслух небольшого текста научно- популярного характера. Время на подготовку – 1,5 минуты.
В задании 2 предлагается принять участие в условном диалоге- расспросе: ответить на шесть услышанных вопросов опроса.
В задании 3 необходимо построить связное монологическое высказывание на определённую тему с опорой на план. Время на подготовку – 1,5 минуты.
Общее время ответа одного участника (включая время на подготовку) – 15 минут. Каждое последующее задание выдаётся после окончания выполнения предыдущего задания.
Задание 1 (тексты для чтения вслух)
Task 1
It was used by the Roman officials to transfer information throughout the Empire. Staging posts and a system with horses and carriages meant that messages could move quickly, by using many riders instead of one. It was very important for business and military reasons that good communication system existed. However, the Romans were not the first to realize this. The Chinese and Persian empires used systems of horses and riders more than 500 years before the Romans.
Task 2
They were invented in Great Britain. It was a British man called Rowland Hill who proposed a stamp to be stuck on the letter to identify that postage had been paid. The first stamp was issued in 1840. It was called the Penny Black and the profile of Queen Victoria’s head was depicted there. The stamp cost 1 pence and was darkly coloured. About 65 million Penny Blacks were issued, and nowadays it is not a very rare stamp.
Task 3
English is basically a Germanic language with a lot of Latin words in it. In simple terms, that means that the grammar and many of the most frequent words are Germanic, and the more formal or technical vocabulary is Latinate. The linguistic mixture is a result of historical events. But the simple historical facts appear not to explain everything about the development of the language. One interesting question is why the British did not learn Latin from the Romans.
Task 4
Billions of people speak English, two-thirds of the planet’s scientists write in English, and over 80% of the world’s electronic information is stored in English. But not all the British are really self-satisfied about the status of their language. But they are quite well aware that today it is out of their hands: the reasons for the popularity of English are either lost in history, or something to do with the superpower on the other side of the Atlantic.
Task 5
The early history of Canada is a story of fish and fur. But after the World War II, Canada began to develop its own industries, such as producing cars and airoplanes. Today, Canada is the largest producer of nickel. It supplies the world with iron and copper as well as wood, paper, oil, gold and silver. Canada now has moved swiftly with research and development in fibre optics and communications.
Task 6
Canada's two official languages are English and French. They are the mother tongue of 60% and 23% of the population respectively. You can notice the both languages on highway signs, maps, tourists' leaflets and all types of packaging. Canadian English contains elements of British English and American English in its vocabulary. The five most widely-spoken non-official languages are Chinese, Punjubi, Spanish, Italian and Arabic.
Task 7
Recycling is a technology that helps protect the environment and cut down on usage of raw materials. The steel, paper and glass industries recycle a lot. The largest recycler is the steel industry. It recovers more than 70 per cent of its original materials. For example, since 1988 they have produced the majority of new metal cans from old ones. Metal parts for cars and planes are other examples of recycling steel.
Task 8
Nowadays solar energy is widely used as an alternative form of power. Solar panels transform the energy from the sun into electricity. The first plane that does not need fuel was constructed in France in 2015. It uses only the sun's energy. The panels are placed on the huge wings of the plane. It doesn’t fly very fast. Solar energy can make the plane move at only 140 miles an hour. However, the plane is able to travel round the world.
Task 9
We are always told that we should clean our teeth regularly to keep them healthy and to have fresh breath. It is believed that people started using a kind of paste to clean their teeth around 5000 years ago. However, the ingredients of these tooth powders were very different from ours. For example, the people of ancient Egypt used salt, mint, dried flowers and pepper to create tooth powder. Later, in the 18th century, in some countries in Europe, people brushed their teeth with burnt bread.
Task 10
Do you know why it is hot in the summer and cold in the winter? Most people believe that it is because the Earth is closer to the Sun in the summer and farther from it in the winter. But it is not like this at all! In fact, the distance between the Earth and the Sun is largest in July and smallest in January! Scientists suggest that the reason for different summer and winter temperatures is the angle of the Sun’s rays. In the summer, the rays reach the Earth almost at a right angle.
Task 11
A robot is a machine that does work for people. The word ‘robot’ appeared in the 1920s and it was first used in a science fiction story. In real life, the robot was invented later, in 1954. There are different kinds of robots which are used in different industries. Most of them are operated with the help of a computer program. Instead of humans, robots do hard and boring work in unpleasant or dangerous environments. They usually work faster and more accurately than people.
Task 12
Nowadays people can’t imagine their kitchen without a refrigerator. The first refrigerators appeared at the end of the 18th century. They looked different: they were just iceboxes. The refrigerators of the past were just wooden boxes, sometimes lined inside with metal. People put ice into the box and then placed the food inside to keep it cool. The refrigerator, similar to the one that we have now, was produced by General Electric in 1911, in France. It was very expensive.
Task 13
Without the energy from the Sun, the Earth would have no life at all. Nowadays everyone knows that the Sun is a star. Like all stars, the Sun is a great burning ball of gases. To us, it seems large and red. The other stars look white or light blue because they are much farther from us than the Sun. In the past, many people believed that the Earth was the centre of the universe. They thought that the Sun and the stars went round it.
Task 14
The carrot is a root vegetable which consists mostly of water and sugar. The carrots that we eat today originated from the wild ones which grew in Europe and Asia. The vegetable tasted sweet and the people began to use it as food. There are two main types of carrots. There are eastern carrots that have dark purple roots and western carrots with orange roots. In fact, orange carrots first appeared in Europe in 1721.
Task 15
Most people enjoy watching the night sky. And the brightest object in the sky is the Moon. Every night the Moon rises in the East and sets in the West. It takes about 27 days to go around the Earth, and it’s an interesting fact that we always see the same side of the Moon. The Moon is the closest object to the Earth. It would take us only 13 hours to get to the Moon by rocket. If we were able to travel at the speed of light, it would take a bit less than two seconds.
Task 16
Canada's two official languages are English and French. They are the mother tongue of 60% and 23% of the population respectively. You can notice the both languages on highway signs, maps, tourists' leaflets and all types of packaging. Canadian English contains elements of British English and American English in its vocabulary. The five most widely-spoken non-official languages are Chinese, Punjubi, Spanish, Italian and Arabic.
Task 17
Recycling is a technology that helps protect the environment and cut down on usage of raw materials. The steel, paper and glass industries recycle a lot. The largest recycler is the steel industry. It recovers more than 70 per cent of its original materials. For example, since 1988 they have produced the majority of new metal cans from old ones. Metal parts for cars and planes are other examples of recycling steel.
Task 18
Nowadays solar energy is widely used as an alternative form of power. Solar panels transform the energy from the sun into electricity. The first plane that does not need fuel was constructed in France in 2015. It uses only the sun's energy. The panels are placed on the huge wings of the plane. It doesn’t fly very fast. Solar energy can make the plane move at only 140 miles an hour. However, the plane is able to travel round the world.
Task 19
We are always told that we should clean our teeth regularly to keep them healthy and to have fresh breath. It is believed that people started using a kind of paste to clean their teeth around 5000 years ago. However, the ingredients of these tooth powders were very different from ours. For example, the people of ancient Egypt used salt, mint, dried flowers and pepper to create tooth powder. Later, in the 18th century, in some countries in Europe, people brushed their teeth with burnt bread.
Task 20
Do you know why it is hot in the summer and cold in the winter? Most people believe that it is because the Earth is closer to the Sun in the summer and farther from it in the winter. But it is not like this at all! In fact, the distance between the Earth and the Sun is largest in July and smallest in January! Scientists suggest that the reason for different summer and winter temperatures is the angle of the Sun’s rays. In the summer, the rays reach the Earth almost at a right angle.
Задание 2 (участие в условном диалоге- расспросе)
Task1
Electronic assistant: Hello! It’s the electronic assistant of the Dolphin Sports Club. We kindly ask you to take part in our survey. We need to find out how people feel about doing sports in our region. Please answer six questions. The survey is anonymous – you don’t have to give your name. So, let’s get started.
Electronic assistant: How old are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: How many times a week do you do sports?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: What sport is the most popular with teenagers in your
region?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What sports facilities are available in the place where you
live?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Why do you think it is important to keep fit?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What would you advise a person who wants to keep fit?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 2
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What foreign languages do you study?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: How is your foreign languages’ learning going?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: How is your progress?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you take extra English lessons?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Why do you think it is important to study English?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task3
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you like reading?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: What kind of books do you like reading?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: How many books have you read?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: And who is your favourite writer?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Can you name some of his books?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 4
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: How is your school? Do you like it?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: How many floors are there?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Is the school well-equipped?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: What is your favourite place at school?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Does your school have a large library?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 5
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you like summer holidays?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: What are you going to do during the next summer? Do you have any plans?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Are there any beaches?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: How are you going to spend June and August?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What kind of summer homework do you have?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 6
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Can you tell a little bit about yourself?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: What about your parents? What do they do?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you have any brothers or sisters? What do they do?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you often get together?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Can you say that your family is typically Russian?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 7
Electronic assistant: How often do you do sport at school?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What do you usually do at your PE lessons at school?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: Which do teenagers in your region prefer, traditional sport or extreme sports? Explain why.
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What extreme sports are popular with teenagers in your region?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: What facilities for extreme sports are there in or around your city?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What extreme sport would you like to try in the future? Why?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 8
Electronic assistant: How old are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: How often do you play computer games?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What kinds of computer games are popular with your friends?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: Which do you and your friends prefer, to play games on CDs or to play games online?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you think playing computer games is a good way to relax?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Do computer games teach you anything?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 9
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What country are you from?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: How long have you lived in your region?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What is your most favourite holiday?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: How do you usually celebrate it?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What holiday would you advise your foreign friend to take part in?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 10
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: How many times a day do you eat?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: What is your favourite dish?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What kind of food do people in your region eat on holidays?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Are fast food restaurants like McDonald’s or KFC popular with teenagersin your region?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What dishes would you advise foreign tourists to try in your country?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 11
Electronic assistant: What is your age? Where are you from?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you enjoy listening to music?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: When and how do you listen to music?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What music styles do teenagers enjoy?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you think it is important to listen to classical music?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What is your favourite singer?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 12
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: How often do you watch TV?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: What is your favourite kind of films?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What kind of films do you dislike?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Where do you prefer to watch films, on TV or in the cinema?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you think that the Internet will replace television in the future?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 13
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you like animals? Have you got a pet?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: What pets are popular with teenagers now?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Why do some people keep exotic pets like snakes or tigers?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Would you like to keep a wild animal as a pet?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What pet would you advise your friend to keep?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 14
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: How many times a week do you do morning exercises?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: What do you usually do to keep fit?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What kind of food do you generally eat?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Why is it important to eat healthy food?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What do you usually do when you fall ill?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 15
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: How often do you usually travel?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you like to travel with your friends or your family?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What transport do you like to travel?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Why is camping still popular nowadays?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Would you recommended to travel in your region?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 16
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Can you tell a little bit about yourself?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: What about your parents? What do they do?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you have any brothers or sisters? What do they do?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you often get together?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Can you say that your family is typically Russian?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 17
Electronic assistant: How often do you do sport at school?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What do you usually do at your PE lessons at school?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: Which do teenagers in your region prefer, traditional sport or extreme sports? Explain why.
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What extreme sports are popular with teenagers in your region?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: What facilities for extreme sports are there in or around your city?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What extreme sport would you like to try in the future? Why?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 18
Electronic assistant: How old are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: How often do you play computer games?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What kinds of computer games are popular with your friends?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: Which do you and your friends prefer, to play games on CDs or to play games online?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: Do you think playing computer games is a good way to relax?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Do computer games teach you anything?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 19
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What country are you from?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: How long have you lived in your region?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What is your most favourite holiday?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: How do you usually celebrate it?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What holiday would you advise your foreign friend to take part in?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Task 20
Electronic assistant: How are you?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: How many times a day do you eat?
Student:_________________________
Electronic assistant: What is your favourite dish?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What kind of food do people in your region eat on holidays?
Student: _________________________
Electronic assistant: Are fast food restaurants like McDonald’s or KFC popular with teenagersin your region?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: What dishes would you advise foreign tourists to try in your country?
Student: ________________________
Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for
your cooperation.
Задание 3(связное монологическое высказывание на определённую тему с опорой на план, 10-12 предложений)
Task 1
Student Card
Give a talk about learning foreign languages. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· whether it is useful to speak foreign languages, why
· what foreign languages you learn at school
· how people learn foreign languages
You have to talk continuously
Task 2
Student Card
Give a talk about sport.Youwill have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· whether teenagers should do sports, why
· whether you prefer doing or watching sports
· what you do to keep fit
You have to talk continuously
Task 3
Student Card
Give a talk about holidays.You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· what holidays your family celebrate
· what your favourite holiday is, why
· what you like more: giving presents or getting presents
You have to talk continuously
Task 4
Student Card
Give a talk about mobile phones.You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· whether you use a mobile phone
· what the advantages of using mobile phones are
· what the disadvantages of using mobile phones are
You have to talk continuously.
Task 5
Student Card
Give a talk about your school uniform. Youwill have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· whether you wear school uniform in school or not
· what the advantages of wearing school uniform are
· what the disadvantages of wearing school uniform are
You have to talk continuously
Task 6
Student Card
Give a talk about TV. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· why TV is important in modern society
· what your favourite TV programme is
· what you prefer: watching TV or reading a book, why
You have to talk continuously
Task 7
Student Card
Give a talk about the Internet. Youwill have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· why today’s teenagers use the Internet so much
· how the Internet makes long-distance communication easier
· what dangers teenagers can face when they use the Internet
You have to talk continuously
Task 8
Student Card
Give a talk about about keeping fit. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· why a healthy lifestyle is more popular nowadays
· what you do to keep fit
· what sports activities are popular with teenagers in your region
You have to talk continuously
Task 9
Student Card
Give a talk about the place where you live. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· what your town is famous for
· what your favourite place in your town is, and why you like it
· whether you are going to stay in your town after leaving school or move to another place, and why
You have to talk continuously.
Task 10
Student Card
Give a talk about about pets. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· why people keep pets
· what pets are most popular in big cities
· whether having pets is a big responsibility, and why
You have to talk continuously
Task 11
Student Card
Give a talk about your free time. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
whether you have a lot of free time, and why, or why not
what you enjoy doing in your free time
what your Sunday afternoons are like
You have to talk continuously
Task 12
Student Card
Give a talk about weather and seasons. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes. Remember to say:
which of the four seasons you like most, and why
how the Earth’s climate has changed recently
whether you trust the weather forecast, and why
You have to talk continuously
Task 13
Student Card
Give a talk about public holidays in Russia. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
what your favourite public holiday is, and why you like it
how your favourite public holiday is celebrated in your city, town or village
You have to talk continuously
Task 14
Student Card
Give a talk about photography. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
why people like taking pictures
why taking photos is more popular today than it was in the past
what the best photo you have ever taken is
You have to talk continuously
Task 15
Student Card
Give a talk about travelling. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
why people like travelling
what means of transport is the best for travelling, in your view
what places in Russia you would like to visit
You have to talk continuously.
Task 16
Student Card
Give a talk about television. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· why people spend time watching TV
· what most teenagers prefer: watching TV or browsing the Internet, and why
· whether there is a TV programme you really like
You have to talk continuously
Task 17
Student Card
Give a talk about books. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
what kind of books modern teenagers enjoy reading
whether libraries are necessary nowadays or not, and why
what book you have read recently, and what it was about
You have to talk continuously
Task 18
Student Card
Give a talk about your best friend. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
what people need friends for
how long you and your friend have known each other
what you enjoy doing together
You have to talk continuously
Task 19
Student Card
Give a talk about films. You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· what kinds of films modern teenagers enjoy
· where you prefer watching films: on TV, on the Internet or in the cinema, and why
· what film you have seen recently, what it was about
You have to talk continuously
Task 20
Student Card
Give a talk about environmental problems.
You will have to talk for 1.5–2 minutes.
Remember to say:
· why people worry about environmental problems nowadays
· what the most serious environmental problem in the place where you live is
· what young people can do to improve the ecological situation
You have to talk continuously
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