Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term 2

I variant

Listening Task 1 Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps.

You may go to this link to listen the task. http://www.listenaminute.com/t/travelling.mp3

Travelling gives you many 1______________ experiences you cannot find in your own country. You meet local people and get to understand 2_____________ cultures. It’s so exciting. I love planning trips and doing some research on the country or countries I want to visit. Sometimes I like to plan everything in advance, my flights, hotels and tours, etc. For me, the most 3 _____________ thing is arriving in a country with no hotel reservation and no fixed plans. I prefer staying in hostels and guest houses. You get to meet and talk to different and interesting people and share information. I also like to visit places that are off the beaten track. Being somewhere with thousands of other tourists? It’s not my cup of tea.

Task 2 Listen and mark sentences True or False.

A) Travelling is very important for a person because of new ideas. _________

B) Speaker does not love planning trips. _________

C) Speaker likes to visit famous places. _________ Total [6]

Reading

Read the text and write the statements are TRUE or FALSE.

What Is The Solar System?

The Solar System is made up of all the planets that orbit our Sun. In addition to planets, the Solar System also consists of moons, comets, asteroids, minor planets, and dust and gas. Everything in the Solar System orbits or revolves around the Sun. The Sun contains around 98% of all the material in the Solar System. The larger an object is, the more gravity it has. Because the Sun is so large, its powerful gravity attracts all the other objects in the Solar System towards it. At the same time, these objects, which are moving very rapidly, try to fly away from the Sun,

outward into the emptiness of outer space. The result of the planets trying to fly away, at the same time that the Sun is trying to pull them inward is that they become trapped half-way in between.

The Solar System consists of Sun, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, minor planets, and dust and

gas. _________

The Sun contains around 58% of all the material in the Solar System. _________

The larger an object is, the less gravity it has. _________

Sun is the biggest star in the space. _________

Sun reminds a real planet.____________

The Sun isn’t trying to pull inward ________________Total [6]

Writing

Choose one of the topics below.

Topic 1. Read the beginning of the story and create your continuation.

Last month I travelled to Italy. When I came to Italy I realized that I had some problems

…..

You may use this plan for the answer:

What were the problems?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

How did you solve them?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Describe the end

______________________________________________________________________

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Topic 2. Read the beginning of the story and create your continuation.

Kyle and Steve were on board of the spaceship, the destination of which was Mars.

Suddenly Kyle looked out of the window and noticed something big with lots of flashing lights

coming towards their ship. The ship’s radio began to make noise and everybody was waiting for

something to happen. Then a little window at the end of the ship opened and a small green

creature appeared as if it was waiting outside. “An alien!” – Kyle shouted but people didn’t hear

him…

You may use this plan for the answer:

What happened next? __________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

What did Kyle decide to do? ______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Describe the end_______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________ Total [6]

Speaking

Task. You have to work in pairs. Choose one card and discuss the questions. You have one minute

to prepare and 2-3 minutes to talk.

Card 1.

You may use the questions:

1. What are the most interesting places in Astana?

2. Why do people enjoy visiting these places?

3. What is the most exciting place to visit?

4. How does it look like?

5. Why are these places popular among visitors?

6. Would you like to visit Astana again?

Baiterek Center of Peace and Accord Khan Shatyr Duman,Oceanarium

Card 2.

You may use the questions:

1. Would you like to be an astronaut?

2. Have you ever wanted to be an astronaut?

3. Would you like to go to the Moon or travel into space?

4. What kinds of people become astronauts?

5. How important is the job of an astronaut?

6. What planet would you like to travel?

Total [6]

Total marks _ /24

Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term 2

II variant

Listening Task 1

Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps.

You may go to this link to listen the task. http://www.listenaminute.com/t/travelling.mp3

Travelling gives you many 1______________ experiences you cannot find in your own country. You meet local people and get to understand 2_____________ cultures. It’s so exciting. I love planning trips and doing some research on the country or countries I want to visit. Sometimes I like to plan everything in advance, my flights, hotels and tours, etc. For me, the most 3 _____________ thing is arriving in a country with no hotel reservation and no fixed plans. I prefer staying in hostels and guest houses. You get to meet and talk to different and interesting people and share information. I also like to visit places that are off the beaten track. Being somewhere with thousands of other tourists? It’s not my cup of tea.

Task 2 Listen and mark sentences True or False.

A) Travelling is very important for a person because of new ideas. _________

B) Speaker does not love planning trips. _________

C) Speaker likes to visit famous places. _________ Total [6]

Reading.Read the text .The following statements are wrong. Correct them according to the information in the text.

Space Tourism

Astronauts are not the only people travelling to space anymore. Everyone can buy a ticket and spend their holiday in space, as long as they have the money! Make your reservations now. The space tourism industry is officially open for business, and tickets cost at least $20 million for a one-week stay in space. Despite reluctance from NASA, Russia made American businessman Dennis Tito the world’s first space tourist. Tito flew into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket that arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on April30, 2001. The second space tourist, South African businessman Mark Shuttleworth, took off aboard the Russian Soyuz on April 25, 2002, also bound for the ISS. Greg Olsen, an American businessman, became tourist number three to the ISS on October 1, 2005.On September 18, 2006, Anousheh Ansari, a telecommunications entrepreneur, became the first female space tourist and the fourth space tourist overall. Space tourism will be one of the most lucrative industries in the 21st century. There are already several space tourism companies planning to build suborbital vehicles and orbital cities within the next two decades. These companies have invested millions, believing that the space tourism industry is on the verge of taking off. 1. A ticket to space costs a maximum of $20 million.

_____________________________________________________________________

2. The first space tourist was Russian.

______________________________________________________________________

3. Anousheh Ansari was the first woman to travel to space three years after the first space tourist.

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4. Space tourism is already one of the most lucrative industries.

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Task 2

Find the words from the text according to the definition.

1. Someone who visits a place for pleasure, and interest ___________________

2. Someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing new

Opportunity ____________ Total[ 6]

Writing Task. Choose one of the topics below.

Topic 1. Read the beginning of the story and create your continuation.

Last month I travelled to Italy. When I came to Italy I realized that I had some problems

…..

You may use this plan for the answer:

What were the problems?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

How did you solve them?

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Describe the end

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Topic 2. Read the beginning of the story and create your continuation.

Kyle and Steve were on board of the spaceship, the destination of which was Mars. Suddenly Kyle looked out of the window and noticed something big with lots of flashing lights coming towards their ship. The ship’s radio began to make noise and everybody was waiting for something to happen. Then a little window at the end of the ship opened and a small green creature appeared as if it was waiting outside. “An alien!” – Kyle shouted but people didn’t hear him… You may use this plan for the answer:

What happened next? __________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

What did Kyle decide to do? ______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Describe the end_______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________ Total [6]

Speaking

Task. You have to work in pairs. Choose one card and discuss the questions. You have one minute

to prepare and 2-3 minutes to talk.

Card 1. You may use the questions:

1. What are the most interesting places in Astana?

2. Why do people enjoy visiting these places?

3. What is the most exciting place to visit?

4. How does it look like?

5. Why are these places popular among visitors?

6. Would you like to visit Astana again?

Baiterek Center of Peace and Accord Khan Shatyr Duman,Oceanarium

Card 2.

You may use the questions:

1. Would you like to be an astronaut?

2. Have you ever wanted to be an astronaut?

3. Would you like to go to the Moon or travel into space?

4. What kinds of people become astronauts?

5. How important is the job of an astronaut?

6. What planet would you like to travel?

Total [6]

Total marks ___ /24