Summative assessment for the unit “Holidays and Travel”
Learning objectives
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6.4.5.1
(6.R5) Deduce meaning from context on a limited range of familiar
general and curricular topics, including some extended
texts
6.5.7.1
(6.W7) Use with some support appropriate layout at text level for a
growing range of written genres on familiar general topics and some
curricular topics
6.5.8.1
(6.W8) Spell most high-frequency vocabulary accurately for a
limited range of familiar general topics and some curricular
topics
6.6.10.1
(6.UE10) Use present continuous forms with present and future
meaning and past continuous forms for background and interrupted
past actions on a limited range of familiar general and curricular
topics
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Assessment criteria
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Identify the meaning and details of the
reading texts
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Write a
text adhering to the layout and format of a given genre with some support
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Apply correct spelling of most high-frequency vocabulary
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Apply
present continuous forms with present and future meaning
in the context and past continuous forms for
background and interrupted past actions
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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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Reading. Read the text and do TRUE or FALSE
task.
Almost all people are fond of travelling. It is very interesting to see new places, another towns and countries. People may travel either for pleasure or on business. There are various means of travelling. For me there is nothing like travel by air; it is more comfortable, more convenient and, of course, far quicker than any other means. There is none of the dust and dirt of a railway or car journey, none of the trouble of changing from train to steamer and then to another train.
With a train you have speed, comfort and pleasure combined. From the comfortable seat of a railway carriage you have a splendid view of the whole countryside. If you are hungry, you can have a meal in the dining-car; and if a journey is a long one you can have a wonderful bed in a sleeper.
Travelling by ship is also very popular now. It is very pleasant to feel the deck of the ship under the feet, to see the rise and fall of the waves, to feel the fresh sea wind blowing in the face and hear the cry of the seagulls.
Many people like to travel by car. It is interesting too, because you