Grade: 10

SPECIFICATION OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR TERM 1

Learning objectives 10.2.1 - understand the main points in unsupported extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics, including talk on a limited range of unfamiliar topics;

10.3.7 - use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary and syntax to talk about a range of general and curricular topics; 10.4.1 - understand main points in extended texts on a wide range of unfamiliar general and curricular topics; 10.5.2 - use a growing range of vocabulary, which is appropriate to topic and genre, and which is spelt accurately

Assessment criteria Identify complex personal questions with support

Make up simple interrogative sentences to get information about the topic and answer th questions

Level of thinking skills Knowledge and comprehension

Application

Duration 45 minutes

Summative Assessment for Term 1

LISTENING

Task: Listen to Greta Thunberg, a climate activist, and complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS in each gap to the questions 1-3. For questions 4–6, choose the best answer: A, B, C, D or E, and circle the appropriate letter.

1. Greta Thunberg has said that she is from .

2. Greta Thunberg has learned that you’re never too to make a difference.

3. In her opinion, politicians are scared of .

4. Circle 1 thing that Greta does not care about:

   1. Luxury life B) Climate justice C) Animal world D) The Living Planet E) Being unpopular

5. What does Greta feel while delivering her speech, especially this sentence: “We cannot solve the crisis without treating it as a crisis”?

   1. Gratitude B) jealousy. C) anxiety D) happiness E) peacefulness

6. Who is Greta addressing to in order to solve the problem?

   1. Celebrities B) journalists C) city authorities D) world leaders E) teenagers

Total [6]

READING

Task: Read the article about Urban Legends and choose if these statements below are True or False.

How Urban Legends Start and Why They Persist

Urban legends are an important part of popular culture, that offer insight into our fears and the state of society. They’re also good fun. “Life is so interesting with monsters in it,” says Koven, a folklorist at the University of Wales. “It's the same with these legends. They're just good stories.”

Like the variations in the stories themselves, folklorists all have their definitions of what makes an urban legend. Academics have always disagreed on whether urban legends are, by definition, too fantastic to be true or at least partly based on fact, said Koven, who believes the latter.

Discovering the truth behind urban legends, however, isn’t as important as the lessons they impart, experts says. Urban legends aren’t easily verifiable, by nature. Usually passed on by word of mouth or more commonly today in e-mail form, they often invoke the famous “it happened to a friend” clause that makes finding the source of the story virtually impossible.

“The lack of verification in no way diminishes the appeal that urban legends have for us,” writes Brunvand. “We enjoy them as stories and half-believe them as possibly accurate reports.” A renowned folklorist, Brunvand is considered the preeminent scholar on urban legends and “The Vanishing Hitchhiker,” named for a classic legend, the subject’s seminal work. The definition of an urban legend, he writes, is “a strong basic story-appeal, a foundation in actual belief, and a meaningful message or 'moral.”

Most urban legends offer a moral lesson that is always interpreted differently depending on the individual. The lessons don’t necessarily have to be of the deep meaning. Urban legends are indicators of what’s going on in current society, said Koven, who is part of the International Research. “By looking at what's implied in a story, we get an insight into the fears of a group in society,” he said. Urban legends “need to make cultural sense,” he said, noting that some stick around for decades while others fizzle out depending on their relevance to the modern social order. It's a lack of information coupled with these fears that tends to give rise to new legends. “When demand exceeds supply, people will fill in the gaps with their information…they'll just make it up.”

The abundance of conspiracy theories and legends surrounding 9/11, the war in Iraq, and Hurricane Katrina seems to point to distrust in the government among some groups, he said. But urban legends aren't all serious life lessons with the scariest, most plausible ones often framed as funny stories.

1. According to the article, it is essential to check if a certain urban legend is true or made-up. T/F

2. Urban legends are most often circulated orally but can be spread by e-mail and social media. T/F

3. One folklorist suggests that admonitions in urban tales must be strong and firm. T/F

4. Some urban legends pass through the years with only minor changes to suit regional variations, while others become irrelevant. T/F

5. Urban tales are only used for entertainment purposes. T/F

6. Some topics of urban legends such as natural disasters, conspiracy theories and other number of occurrences are mentioned in the article. T/F

Total [6]

WRITING

Task: You are a talented young journalist. You have received an offer to write an article for the New York Times. Your answer should be between 12-15 sentences long, and you may choose the task:

1. Your task is to write an article about a mysterious place in your country that attracts people. You have to write about something that “supposedly” happened to you in this place, or something that happened to someone you know. “Mysterious place in my country”

The elements that must be in your article are:

• You should write what makes this place mysterious and/or special;

• You make up the urban legend that lies behind this place;

• You should add elements of horror or humor.

• You should recommend something to the visitors of this place.

2. Many refugees have flooded into Europe and Asia. There is a global refugee crisis now. write an article about refugee’s life. “Refugee’s life”

The elements that must be in your article are:

• You should describe a refugee;

• What happened to them? (tragedy, war, disaster);

• What are they doing in new country? (new place, new school, new activities, new friends)

Speaking. Make a speech. You have 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to talk. The following questions will help you to organize your talk.

Card 1 1. What is immigration? 2. Do you want to move to another country? 3. What’s your favourite country? 4. Have you ever met any immigrants? 5. In your opinion, why do people migrate?

Card 2 1. What’s your favourite folktale/myth/legend? 2. Why do people believe in myth? 3. If you wrote a fairy tale, what would it be about? 4. Why do parents read bedtime stories to their children? 5. Do you like fantasy stories? Why?

Total [6]

Total marks: 24

Assessment criteria	Task	Descriptor	Mark
		A learner
The task enables learners to elicit specific information in extended talk. Learners match the definitions with speakers	1	1. Sweden	1
		2. small	1
		3. being unpopular	1
		4. E) Being unpopular	1
		5. C) anxiety	1
		6. D) world leaders	1
The task enables learners to identify general information from the text and elicit details. This task consists of 6 questions with one possible answer. In question 1-3 learners choose the right answer. In questions 4-6 learners give short answers.	2	1 F	1
		2 T	1
		3 F	1
		4 T	1
		5 F	1
		6 T	1
Learner should write on topics ‘Legend or Truth’ or ‘Controversial issues’. Learners should write with grammatical accuracy using a variety of topic related vocabulary.	3	link and coordinate sentences and paragraphs in a text within the framework of familiar topics;	1
		use accurately grammatical structures;	1
		Describe real and/or imagined events of the past, present, and future using the knowledge of topics studied before;	1
		makes notes based on a text according to a communicative task; describes real and/or imagined events of the past, present, and future using the knowledge of topics studied before;	1
		create texts of a range of styles and genres using appropriate rules and layout;	1
		Uses topic related vocabulary accurately	1
Learners pair up and have a two-way conversation on topics: ‘Legend or Truth’ or ‘Controversial issues’. Learners are provided with questions for a discussion. They provide own points of view on topics, explaining and justifying their positions and answers.	4	conveys the main ideas of a text within the framework of familiar topics logically organizing events;	1
		use the formal and informal registers;	1
		expresses and opinion providing arguments.	1
		presents information within the framework of familiar topics;	1
		provide own points of view on topics, explaining and justifying their positions and answers.	1
		Uses topic related vocabulary accurately	1
Total marks			24

Listening. Transcript

My name is Greta Thunberg. I am 15 years old. I am from Sweden. I speak on behalf of Climate Justice Now.

Many people say that Sweden is just a small country, and it doesn’t matter what we do. But I’ve learned you are never too small to make a difference.

And if a few children can get headlines all over the world just by not going to school, then imagine what we could all do together if we really wanted to. But to do that, we have to speak clearly, no matter how uncomfortable that may be.

You only speak of green eternal economic growth because you are too scared of being unpopular. You only talk about moving forward with the same bad ideas that got us into this mess, even when the only sensible thing to do is pull the emergency brake.

You are not mature enough to tell it like is. Even that burden you leave to us children. But I don’t care about being popular. I care about climate justice and the living planet.

Our civilization is being sacrificed for the opportunity of a very small number of people to continue making enormous amounts of money.

Our biosphere is being sacrificed so that rich people in countries like mine can live in luxury. It is the sufferings of the many which pay for the luxuries of the few.

The year 2078, I will celebrate my 75th birthday. If I have children maybe, they will spend that day with me. Maybe they will ask me about you. Maybe they will ask why you didn’t do anything while there still was time to act.

You say you love your children above all else, and yet you are stealing their future in front of their very eyes.

Until you start focusing on what needs to be done rather than what is politically possible, there is no hope. We cannot solve a crisis without treating it as a crisis.

We need to keep the fossil fuels in the ground, and we need to focus on equity. And if solutions within the system are so impossible to find, maybe we should change the system itself.

We have not come here to beg world leaders to care. You have ignored us in the past and you will ignore us again.

We have run out of excuses, and we are running out of time.

We have come here to let you know that change is coming, whether you like it or not. The real power belongs to the people.

Thank you

RESOURCES

Listening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFkQSGyeCWg&ab_channel=Connect4Climate Greta Thunberg full speech at UN Climate Change COP24 Conference

Reading: https://www.livescience.com/7107-urban-legends-start-persist.html

Urban Legends: How They Start and Why They Persist by Heather Whipps published August 27, 2006

Grade: 10

Summative Assessment for Term 1

LISTENING

Task: Listen to Greta Thunberg, a climate activist, and complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS in each gap to the questions 1-3. For questions 4–6, choose the best answer: A, B, C, D or E, and circle the appropriate letter.

1. Greta Thunberg has said that she is from .

2. Greta Thunberg has learned that you’re never too to make a difference.

3. In her opinion, politicians are scared of .

4. Circle 1 thing that Greta does not care about:

2. Luxury life B) Climate justice C) Animal world D) The Living Planet E) Being unpopular

5. What does Greta feel while delivering her speech, especially this sentence: “We cannot solve the crisis without treating it as a crisis”?

3. Gratitude B) jealousy. C) anxiety D) happiness E) peacefulness

6. Who is Greta addressing to in order to solve the problem?

4. Celebrities B) journalists C) city authorities D) world leaders E) teenagers

Total [6]

READING

Task: Read the article about Urban Legends and choose if these statements below are True or False.

How Urban Legends Start and Why They Persist

Urban legends are an important part of popular culture, that offer insight into our fears and the state of society. They’re also good fun. “Life is so interesting with monsters in it,” says Koven, a folklorist at the University of Wales. “It's the same with these legends. They're just good stories.”

Like the variations in the stories themselves, folklorists all have their definitions of what makes an urban legend. Academics have always disagreed on whether urban legends are, by definition, too fantastic to be true or at least partly based on fact, said Koven, who believes the latter.

Discovering the truth behind urban legends, however, isn’t as important as the lessons they impart, experts says. Urban legends aren’t easily verifiable, by nature. Usually passed on by word of mouth or more commonly today in e-mail form, they often invoke the famous “it happened to a friend” clause that makes finding the source of the story virtually impossible.

“The lack of verification in no way diminishes the appeal that urban legends have for us,” writes Brunvand. “We enjoy them as stories and half-believe them as possibly accurate reports.” A renowned folklorist, Brunvand is considered the preeminent scholar on urban legends and “The Vanishing Hitchhiker,” named for a classic legend, the subject’s seminal work. The definition of an urban legend, he writes, is “a strong basic story-appeal, a foundation in actual belief, and a meaningful message or 'moral.”

Most urban legends offer a moral lesson that is always interpreted differently depending on the individual. The lessons don’t necessarily have to be of the deep meaning. Urban legends are indicators of what’s going on in current society, said Koven, who is part of the International Research. “By looking at what's implied in a story, we get an insight into the fears of a group in society,” he said. Urban legends “need to make cultural sense,” he said, noting that some stick around for decades while others fizzle out depending on their relevance to the modern social order. It's a lack of information coupled with these fears that tends to give rise to new legends. “When demand exceeds supply, people will fill in the gaps with their information…they'll just make it up.”

The abundance of conspiracy theories and legends surrounding 9/11, the war in Iraq, and Hurricane Katrina seems to point to distrust in the government among some groups, he said. But urban legends aren't all serious life lessons with the scariest, most plausible ones often framed as funny stories.

1. According to the article, it is essential to check if a certain urban legend is true or made-up. T/F

2. Urban legends are most often circulated orally but can be spread by e-mail and social media. T/F

3. One folklorist suggests that admonitions in urban tales must be strong and firm. T/F

4. Some urban legends pass through the years with only minor changes to suit regional variations, while others become irrelevant. T/F

5. Urban tales are only used for entertainment purposes. T/F

6. Some topics of urban legends such as natural disasters, conspiracy theories and other number of occurrences are mentioned in the article. T/F

Total [6]

WRITING

Task: You are a talented young journalist. You have received an offer to write an article for the New York Times. Your answer should be between 12-15 sentences long, and you may choose the task:

3. Your task is to write an article about a mysterious place in your country that attracts people. You have to write about something that “supposedly” happened to you in this place, or something that happened to someone you know. “Mysterious place in my country”

The elements that must be in your article are:

• You should write what makes this place mysterious and/or special;

• You make up the urban legend that lies behind this place;

• You should add elements of horror or humor.

• You should recommend something to the visitors of this place.

4. Many refugees have flooded into Europe and Asia. There is a global refugee crisis now. write an article about refugee’s life. “Refugee’s life”

The elements that must be in your article are:

• You should describe a refugee;

• What happened to them? (tragedy, war, disaster);

• What are they doing in new country? (new place, new school, new activities, new friends)

Speaking. Make a speech. You have 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to talk. The following questions will help you to organize your talk.

Card 1 1. What is immigration? 2. Do you want to move to another country? 3. What’s your favourite country? 4. Have you ever met any immigrants? 5. In your opinion, why do people migrate?

Card 2 1. What’s your favourite folktale/myth/legend? 2. Why do people believe in myth? 3. If you wrote a fairy tale, what would it be about? 4. Why do parents read bedtime stories to their children? 5. Do you like fantasy stories? Why?

Total [6]

Total marks: 24