SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT TASKS FOR TERM
3
Summative assessment
for the unit: «Work and
Inventions»
Learning
objectives:
11.2.7
- Understand speaker viewpoints and the extent
of explicit agreement between speakers on a range of general and
curricular topics, including a growing range of unfamiliar
topics.
11.5.2 - Use a wide
range of vocabulary appropriate to the topic and genre, with
accurate spelling.
11.5.3 - Write with
grammatical accuracy on a wide range of general and curricular
topics.
Assessment
Criteria:
-
Identify the speakers’
viewpoints.
-
Use topic-related
vocabulary.
-
Apply a variety of
grammar, including more complex structures.
Level of thinking
skills:
Duration: 20
minutes
Listening
Task
1
You will hear five different
people talking about the importance of modern inventions. For
questions 1-5, choose from the list A-F the reason each speaker
gives for the importance of the invention to them personally. Use
each letter only once. There is
one extra letter you do not need to
use.
CD2. Tapescript
3
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Speaker 1
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Speaker 2
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Speaker 3
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Speaker 4
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Speaker 5
Options:
A. It entertains me
B. It guarantees contact
C. It helps my memory
D. It provides an escape
E. It’s removed a pressure
F. It’s always with me
Writing
Task
2
Imagine you are in one of the
following situations (choose only one):
-
Rudeness of
a waiter/waitress.
-
Malfunction of a
laptop.
-
Wrong size
of clothes ordered online.
-
Inappropriate behavior
of a receptionist.
Write a
letter of complaint
to the company, clearly stating the problem and
asking for your money back.
Assessment Criteria and Task
№
|
Descriptor
|
Mark
|
Identify the speakers’
viewpoint
|
|
|
1
|
chooses F
|
1
|
|
chooses E
|
1
|
|
chooses D
|
1
|
|
chooses B
|
1
|
|
chooses C
|
1
|
Use topic-related
vocabulary and
a
variety of grammar including some more complex
structures
|
|
|
2
|
uses a range of appropriate formal
vocabulary
|
1
|
|
conveys
ideas clearly
|
1
|
|
makes an argument and gives reasons
|
1
|
|
uses the phrases that express the opinion
|
1
|
|
follows the structure of a letter
|
1
|
|
writes
grammatically correct sentences
|
1
|
|
shows a good degree of control of a range of simple and
some complex grammatical forms
|
1
|
| Total Marks |
12 |
Transcript
Speaker
1
I used to think that
television was the most brilliant invention because you could sit
in an armchair and have a window on the world. But in the last
couple of years I’ve changed my mind. For me now the best thing
ever is the mobile phone. I mean they used to be so heavy and not
that attractive to carry around but now they are tiny and light. I
never go anywhere without mine – and you can buy personalized
covers and even change the covers to match what you’re wearing.
Some of my friends are so cool they dye their hair to match their
phones –and their watch straps as well! I mean, how amazing is
that?!
Speaker 2 There are so many
things that I think I couldn’t live without, my mum moans at me
because I can’t be bothered to cook. But I mean, who needs to cook
when there are so many takeaway places? Nor can I imagine life
without radio and TV. But if there’s one thing that has made a big
difference to my life, it’s the cash machine. I can relax about
getting money and not rush around trying to get to a bank before it
closes. I was always running out of cash but now any time of day or
night I can turn up at a hole-in-the-wall, put my card in and
magic, there’s the money, no hassle!
Speaker 3 I know there are all
sorts of wonderful inventions and it’s easy to take everything for
granted, like electricity. Life as we know it would be impossible
without it. I mean, we depend on it for almost everything. But for
me personally, it’s the car which I think has massively changed
people’s lives. I know that holidays in space are more or less a
reality now and you can reach any part of the world by plane but
it’s the ease of the car, the fact that it offers you such freedom.
Like, you wake up in the morning and think, “where would I like to
go to today?” and you just do it!
Speaker 4 I think some
inventions are such fun. All these computer games, I really love
them. And the fact that they’re hand-held is great. They help me
relax when I’m feeling stressed and take my mind off whatever is
worrying me. Although, I suppose I could live without them if I had
to. But there’s no way I could live without my email. When we all
left school last year, I made sure I had everyone’s email address
and that means we all keep in touch and get to meet up with each
other. And if we can’t meet, then at least we know each other’s
news and what we’re all doing.
Speaker 5 I hate being without
my electric toothbrush. But I know that’s silly because most people
use an ordinary toothbrush and never think twice about it. But
there is one invention which has really saved my life and that’s my
electronic diary. My girlfriend bought me one because she got so
fed-up with me forgetting arrangements. I have no excuse now for
forgetting anything; even her birthday is programmed into it. They
used to be dead expensive but now they’ve come down in price and I
use mine all the time.