7 сынып “Space and Earth” жиынтык бағалау

Summative assessment for the unit “Space and Earth”

Grade: 7 ___ Name: ________________________________________

Reading Read the text and do the tasks below

New Super-Earth Discovered

In 1995, scientists discovered the first exoplanet. What is an exoplanet? An exoplanet is a planet that travels around another star, not our sun. Scientists now know about more than three thousand exoplanets. Many of these planets, unfortunately, are very close to their sun, and so they are probably too hot for alien life. Other planets are very far away from their sun, and so they are too cold for life. As well, many of these planets are not the right size. However, scientists now know about some planets that are neither too hot for life, nor too cold; at the same time, they are about the same size as earth. These kinds of planets are called ‘Super-Earths’. There are not many that scientists know of, perhaps only about twenty. In April 2017, scientists in Chile discovered a new exoplanet that one astronomer called, ‘the most exciting exoplanet I’ve seen in the past decade .’ The planet, called LHS 1140b, is 1.4 times larger than Earth. It is an exciting exoplanet because it “may be a great place to look for life.” But it is located very far from our Earth – in fact, to travel there in the fastest rockets will take thousands of years.

Task 1. Answer the questions according to the article

1. Does an exoplanet travel around our Sun ?_______________________________________________________

2. When did the scientists discover the first exoplanet? _______________________________________________

3.Which planets are called ‘Super-Earths’? ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. In what country did the scientists discover the planet LHS 1140b?____________________________________

Task 2 According to the article, write ‘T’ (True) or ‘F’ (False) next to each statement

5. Scientists discovered LHS 1140b in 1995. ________

6. Some planets may be too hot for life, and some may be too cold. ________

7. Earth is smaller than LHS 1140b. _________

___ / 7 Task 2 In the questions, choose the correct form. Then, ask your partner the questions. Remember to give as much information as possible!

1 Do you think you’ll travel / you’re travelling abroad for your next holiday?

2 Will you go / Are you going shopping next Saturday?

3 Are you going definitely to / Are you definitely going to have kids in the future?

___ / 3

Speaking

Task 3: Choose one of the cards and answer the questions

Card 1

• What other planet are you planning to travel to? Why?

• Whom will you like to travel with?

• What will you do if you see aliens or some unusual animals?

Card 2

• What places in the world would you like to visit? Why?

• Whom will you like to travel with?

• What do you want to do there?

Card 3

• What environmental problems do you know?

• What are the most important of them?

• What will help solve these problems?

Card 4

• What endangered species around the world do you know?

• Say reasons why you think these animals are endangered.

• What should people do to protect them?

___ / 3

Total: 13 / ___

Summative assessment for the unit “Space and Earth”

Grade: 7 ___ Name: ________________________________________

Reading Read the text and do the tasks below

New Super-Earth Discovered

In 1995, scientists discovered the first exoplanet. What is an exoplanet? An exoplanet is a planet that travels around another star, not our sun. Scientists now know about more than three thousand exoplanets. Many of these planets, unfortunately, are very close to their sun, and so they are probably too hot for alien life. Other planets are very far away from their sun, and so they are too cold for life. As well, many of these planets are not the right size. However, scientists now know about some planets that are neither too hot for life, nor too cold; at the same time, they are about the same size as earth. These kinds of planets are called ‘Super-Earths’. There are not many that scientists know of, perhaps only about twenty. In April 2017, scientists in Chile discovered a new exoplanet that one astronomer called, ‘the most exciting exoplanet I’ve seen in the past decade .’ The planet, called LHS 1140b, is 1.4 times larger than Earth. It is an exciting exoplanet because it “may be a great place to look for life.” But it is located very far from our Earth – in fact, to travel there in the fastest rockets will take thousands of years.

Task 1. Answer the questions according to the article

1. Does an exoplanet travel around our Sun ?_______________________________________________________

2. When did the scientists discover the first exoplanet? _______________________________________________

3.Which planets are called ‘Super-Earths’? ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. In what country did the scientists discover the planet LHS 1140b?____________________________________

Task 2 According to the article, write ‘T’ (True) or ‘F’ (False) next to each statement

5. Scientists discovered LHS 1140b in 1995. ________

6. Some planets may be too hot for life, and some may be too cold. ________

7. Earth is smaller than LHS 1140b. _________

___ / 7

Task 2 In the questions, choose the correct form. Then, ask your partner the questions. Remember to give as much information as possible!

4 When do you think you’re leaving / you’ll leave home?

5 Do you think you’ll probably earn / you probably will earn a high salary in your future job?

6 Who will you meet / are you meeting after school today?

___ / 3

Speaking

Task 3: Choose one of the cards and answer the questions

Card 1

• What other planet are you planning to travel to? Why?

• Whom will you like to travel with?

• What will you do if you see aliens or some unusual animals?

Card 2

• What places in the world would you like to visit? Why?

• Whom will you like to travel with?

• What do you want to do there?

Card 3

• What environmental problems do you know?

• What are the most important of them?

• What will help solve these problems?

Card 4

• What endangered species around the world do you know?

• Say reasons why you think these animals are endangered.

• What should people do to protect them?

___ / 3

Total: 13 / ___

Speaking

Task 3: Choose one of the cards and answer the questions

Card 1

• What other planet are you planning to travel to? Why?

• Whom will you like to travel with?

• What will you do if you see aliens or some unusual animals?

Card 2

• What places in the world would you like to visit? Why?

• Whom will you like to travel with?

• What do you want to do there?

Card 3

• What environmental problems do you know?

• What are the most important of them?

• What will help solve these problems?

Card 4

• What endangered species around the world do you know?

• Say reasons why you think these animals are endangered.

• What should people do to protect them?

___ / 3

Total: 10 / ___

Summative assessment for the unit “Space and Earth”

Learning objective 7.R5 Deduce meaning from context in short texts on a growing

range of familiar general and curricular topics

7.R2 Understand specific information and details in texts on a

range of familiar general and curricular topics

7.S3 Give an opinion at discourse level on a growing range of

general and curricular topics

Assessment criteria • Identify the meaning and details of the reading text

• Provide a point of view in conversations and discussions

Level of thinking skills Knowledge and comprehension

Higher order thinking skills

Duration 20 minutes

The answers

1. No , it doesn’t

2. In 1995

3. some planets that are neither too hot for life, nor too cold; at the same time, they are about the same size as earth

4. in Chile

5. False

6.True

7. True

Speaking :

1. answers all the questions -1

2. presents logically connected information-1

3. uses new topic related vocabulary -1

ANSWER KEY

1 you’ll travel

2 Are you going

3 Are you definitely going to

4 you’ll leave

5 you’ll probably earn

6 are you meeting

• Working in pairs, students ask and answer the questions from task C, expanding their answers.