Learner’s name Grade 4 _____
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT TASKS FOR TERM 3
Summative Assessment for the cross curricular
unit «Hot and Cold»
Learning objectives
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4.1.7.1 Use contextual clues to predict content
and meaning in short supported talk on an increasing range of general
and some curricular topics
4.2.1.1 Make basic statements which
provide information on an increasing range of general and some
curricular topics
4.5.10.1 Use common present continuous forms,
including short answers and contractions, to talk about what is
happening now and future arrangements on a limited range of
personal and familiar topics; use –ing forms swimming, spelling as
nouns to describe familiar and classroom
activities
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Assessment criteria
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Identify the content and meaning of a supported talk with the help of contextual clues
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Provide information about people and
objects
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Use present continuous forms, including short
answers and contractions, to talk about what is happening
now
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Level of thinking skills
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Application
Higher order thinking skills
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Duration
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20
minutes
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Listening
Task: Listen to the weather reports. Tick
(✓) the weather for each
city.
City
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Weather
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1 Beijing
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◻ cold
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◻ windy
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◻ snowy
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◻ cool
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2 Mexico
City
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◻ dry
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◻ warm
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◻ cool
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◻ wet
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3 Tokyo
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◻ humid
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◻ cloudy
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◻ windy
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◻ rainy
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4 New
York
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◻ sunny
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◻ windy
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◻ wet
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◻ cold
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5 Taipei
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◻ cloudy
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◻ cool
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◻ wet
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◻ hot
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6 Los Angeles
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◻ rainy
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◻ hot
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◻ humid
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◻ dry
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Score
6
Speaking
Task. Look at the pictures. Talk to a partner about
what is happening (seasons, weather, clothes, activities). Ask and
answer the questions.
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What season is it now?
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What is the weather like?
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Is it raining/snowing now?
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What is the boy wearing?
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What is the boy doing/going to do?
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How many seasons in a year?

Score 6
Assessment
criteria
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Task
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Descriptor
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Mark
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Additional
information
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A learner
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Identify the
content and meaning of a supported talk with the help of contextual clues
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1
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Beijing- cold, windy
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1
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Mexico
City - warm, wet
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1
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Tokyo - cloudy, rainy
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1
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New
York - windy,
cold
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1
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Taipei - cloudy, wet,
hot
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1
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Los Angeles - hot, dry
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1
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Use present continuous forms, including short
answers and contractions, to talk about what is happening
now
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2
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asks a question about the weather/ activity in one sentence;
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1
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Each correct question and answer with a linking word is counted as 1 point
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answers the question about the weather
/activity of children in a sentence;
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1
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asks a question about children’
s
clothes/mood/feelings;
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1
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answers the question about children’ s
clothes/ mood/ feelings;
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1
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uses present continuous
forms to talk about future arrangements.
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1
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talks to a partner, asks and answers
questions;
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1
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Total marks
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12
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Transcript
1 And here is
today’s weather forecast for the international traveler. Let’s
start with Beijing. It will be a cold day in Beijing today, and
windy. The low will be zero and the high will be 6
degrees.
2 Mexico City will
be warm and wet, with a low of 23 degrees Centigrade and a high of
28.
3 Tokyo is expecting
cloudy weather with heavy rain. The low will be 4
degrees.
4 New York is going
to have a windy day. It will be very cold with a low of minus 10
and a high of zero.
5 In Taipei it will
be cloudy, wet, and hot today. The low will be 20 degrees and the
high will be 30.
6 Expect another
hot, dry day in Los Angeles – still no rain in the forecast. The
low will be 80 degrees and the high
95.