Sample questions and mark scheme

Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term 3

Listening

Task. Listen to the conversation between the travel tour guide and the tourists twice.

CD3. Tapescript 2. And transcript for listening task can be found after the mark scheme.

Put in order three places that the tour guide will visit first.

_____ London Eye

_____ Madame Tussauds, Museum

_____ Tower Bridge

_____ Tower of London

_____ Houses of Parliament

_____ Big Ben

_____ Buckingham Palace

_____ Oxford Street [3]

Choose the right option.

4. Oxford Street is a famous street for… [1]

1. Drinking tea

2. Eating

3. Shopping

4. Taking pictures

4. The Queen lives at … [1]

1. Tower of London

2. Buckingham Palace

3. Tower Bridge

4. Big Ben

Reading

Task. Read the text about fast food.

Fast food

How did the hamburger become the most popular, most typical American food?

It got its name from the German town of Hamburg, which was famous for its steak. German immigrants to the United States introduced the “hamburger steak”. McDonald’s sells hamburgers, one of the world’s most famous fast food restaurants.

You can find them in Japan, Germany, Panama, Guatemala, Australia, Portugal, Hong Kong and even Moscow. In fact, there are 13,000 in 120 countries.

What makes American fast food so popular?

Lee Cho, a South Korean, says: “I often go to McDonald’s. It’s clean, less expensive than other restaurants and saves time.”

Natalia Petrova, a girl from Moscow, says “I find the hamburgers very tasty”.

Older people are very critical of this sort of food. Lots of young people in the USA are overweight and parents blame these high-calorie foods that their children eat in large quantities.

Mark sentences as True or False.

1. Where did the hamburger get its name from?

2. Who introduced the "hamburger steak" to the United States?

3. Why does Lee Cho like McDonald’s?

4. What do older people think about fast food?

5. How does the text show that McDonald’s is popular worldwide?

W riting

T ask. Choose ONE of the topics below.

• Write answers in full sentences.

• Give arguments supported by examples.

• Link these sentences into a well-structured paragraph with some basic connectors.

• Use future form ‘will’.

Topic 1. Our Health

• What is it a healthy lifestyle?

• What should you personally do to stay healthy?

• How will you describe a healthy diet?

• What will you do to stay healthy?

Topic 2. Holidays and Travel

• What will your dream holiday look like?

• Where would you like to go?

• Why will you choose this place?

• What kind of activities can you do there? Who will you go with?

Speaking

Task. Choose one of the cards and give own points of view on topics, ask questions to clarify the answers and get the needed information, explain and justify your positions You have 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to talk.

Card 1. Discuss with your partner the topic ‘Our Health’. The following questions will help you to organize your talk:

1. What is your favourite holiday?

2. What do you like to do on the holidays?

3. Who do you usually spend the holidays with?

4. What is your parent's favourite holiday?

5. Do you think holidays are important? Why?

Card 2. Discuss with your partner the topic ‘Our Health’. The following questions will help you to organize your talk:

1. Do you sleep well?

2. How many hours of sleep do you usually get?

3. What do you do, if you can't get to sleep?

4. Have you ever drunk milk to get to sleep?

5. What do you do in order to sleep well?

Card 3. Discuss with your partner the topic ‘Our Health’. The following questions will help you to organize your talk:

1. Have you ever been in any foreign country?

2. Where have you been?

3. Are you planning to go anywhere for your next vacation?

4. If so, where and who with?

5. How long will you stay?

Total [6]

Total marks_ /22