Summative Assessment for term 2 – 10 grade

LISTENING

Task 1. Listen to the article and fills in the gaps with proper word; find words while listening.

Organic Foods Have Same Nutritional Value.

A new study out of Stanford University suggests that (1)____________ foods have no additional nutritional value than non-organic foods. The study suggests that other factors, such as the ripeness of the produce when it is picked, determine the nutritional evidence. The study did find that organic food contained significantly less pesticide residue than non-organic food. Despite the massive research that went into the study, critics say that the research is flawed and based on short-term (2)_______. Consumers have a variety of reasons for choosing organic foods, including concerns about animal welfare and the (3)________. Certified-organic food is produced with environmentally and animal-friendly production methods, and does not contain genetically modified (4)_________. The main conclusion of the Stanford study was that organic food does not have greater nutritional (5) _______ than non-organic food. Critics don’t agree with this study because it is based on short-term evidence. Certified-organic food is food that does not contain genetically (6)_________ ingredients.

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READING

Task 2. Read the text and do the task.

Cool Jobs: Doing real science in virtual worlds.

For many years, Wim Veling used VR to help patients overcome phobias, or fears. As a psychiatrist, he treats patients with mental-health disorders. Veling works at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. A person with a fear of heights, for instance, might wear a VR headset and practice standing on top of a virtual building. When that person feels comfortable with a low-rise building, he or she can move to a higher one, Veling explains. This technique is called exposure therapy. It involves exposing people to frightening situations without putting them in true danger. Veling also treats patients with other mental-health disorders. These include depression and anxiety. Such patients can have problems with nervousness, irritability, sleeping and concentrating. “It can be very difficult to relax if you are feeling depressed or anxious,” he notes. Some people with these disorders try therapy with animals to help them feel calm. One form, known as dolphin therapy, has patients swim with the marine mammals. But there can be drawbacks to this. Dolphins are big, strong animals. So swimming with them can be dangerous. Some people, of course, cannot swim. They may even be afraid of immersing themselves in open waters. Veling needed evidence that the video actually helped people. So he started a small

experiment to see if virtually swimming with dolphins helped his patients relax. To test this, he

had his patients watch the video through a VR headset. At the same time, Veling watches them for signs of stress. He counts how fast his patients’ hearts beat. He also measures whether they’re tensing their muscles and how much they sweat. A rapid heartbeat, muscle tension and sweating are signs that someone is not very relaxed, he says. He cannot say with certainty that the VR sessions are helpful. He’s still gathering data. But he does hope to have some answers soon. Veling plans to make the dolphin immersion video available to the public in the next year so that anyone with a VR headset can try it at home. He hopes it will be a new way for people to relax.

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Choose TRUE or FALSE sentences.

1. Wim Veling treats patients with mental-health disorders.

2. Exposure therapy help patients overcome phobias, or fears.

3. Veling doesn’t treat patients with depression and anxiety.

4. Dolphin therapy can be dangerous because Dolphins are big and strong animals.

Answer the questions.

5. Why did Wim Veling choose dolphins as the subject of his VR video?

__________________________________________________________________________

6. What are three ways that Veling measures whether his patients are relaxed?

__________________________________________________________________________

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WRITING

Task 3. Write the article according to the plan how and why you use the famous mobile applications in your life. Use quantifiers much and many correctly where it is necessary.

Plan

• Write about a mobile application that you often use.

• Give your evaluation on its advantages and disadvantages.

• What can be done to improve it?

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SPEAKING

Task 4. Take a card with a topic and questions to speak about for 2-3 minutes. Before you speak you have one minute to think about what you are going to say and you can make notes if you wish.

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Total -/24 p/

10grade –for the teacher

Card 1.Use these questions for discussion:

1. How important is farming in Kazakhstan?

2. What crops are farmed in Kazakhstan?

3. Is farming in your country in good conditions? Why or why not?

4. Why do farmers use pesticides in your opinion?

5. Do you think practice of intensive farming is bad for people’s health? Why or why not?

Card 2.Use these questions for discussion:

1. In what way farming can be dangerous for people?

2. Is farming dangerous for people in Kazakhstan? Why or why not?

3. What are the difficulties the farming industry faces today?

4. Does farming in Kazakhstan help environment? Why? Why not?

5. What do you think about factory farming?

Card 3.Use these questions for discussion:

1. How many text messages do you send per day? Why?

2. Do you know how to use functions on your phone? Give some examples of usage.

3. What kind of features do your cell phones have?

4. How long have you had a mobile phone?

5. How long can you stay without your mobile?

Card 4. Use these questions for discussion:

1. Are you allowed to use your mobile switched on in your class? Yes/no/ Why do you think so?

2. In what way using mobiles in classes can be beneficial.

3. What disadvantages using mobiles in classes may have?

4. At what age do kids now get cell phones?

5. Does it bother you when people use mobiles in public place? Yes/no. Why?