Sample questions and mark scheme

Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term

Listening

Task. Listen and choose the correct answer.

1 The exhibition includes photos of wildlife and

a people.

Underwater forest

c buildings.

2 The photographer who took the photo Sunrise, Sunset is from

Game over

b Malta.

c Kazakhstan.

3 The Azure Window was destroyed by

a the wind.

b a storm.

Sunrise/sunset

4 Christina Rossetti was a famous English ...

a poet.

b singer.

c photographer.

5 Both Tamsin and Leo think that Game Over

a is beautiful but shocking.

b has got an interesting title.

Who has seen the wind?

Task 2 answer the question.

6. Which is Tamsin’s favourite photo?

It is a ___________________.

Total [6]

Reading

Task. Read the text carefully and choose the correct answer.

Tulips through time

People often think that tulips come from the Netherlands because they grow many beautiful varieties of tulip there and sell them all around the world. However, many types of tulip actually come from Kazakhstan, where you can still find 36 different types of tulips growing in the wild today

Tulips were brought to the Netherlands in the 17th century, probably from Central Asia. There, people created tulips with interesting patterns and colours using tulips such as the Greig and Kauffman tulips, which grow in Kazakhstan. These new types of tulip became almost like a currency in Holland as people started buying rare tulips for very high prices, hoping to sell them later for even more money. This was known as ‘tulip mania’ because people were crazy about the flowers. Even though this didn’t last for long and many people lost all their money, tulips are still a very popular flower in the Netherlands.

In Kazakhstan, tulips have always been very important. The flowers come out in the spring around the time of the Nauryz festival, which celebrates new life and the arrival of spring. Since tulips only last for a couple of weeks, people say that these flowers remind us of how short life is.

Many of the tulips growing in the wild in Kazakhstan can be found in the Karatau mountains, particularly in Red Hill. However, unfortunately people often pick these flowers to use them as decoration and of the 36 types of tulips growing in Kazakhstan today, around half of them are in the Red Book, which lists all the types of rare plants and flowers that need to be protected.

Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences.

1 Tulips come from the Netherlands. ________

2 There are 36 types of tulip that currently grow in the wild in Kazakhstan. ________

3 People paid high prices for tulips in the Netherlands in the 16th century. ________

4 Tulips come out in the summer. ________

5 People say that tulips show how quickly life passes. ________

6 When people pick tulips, it helps them to grow. ________

Total [6]

Writing

Task. Choose the correct words.

1 Do you prefer to travel in / on your own or with a group?

2 Off / By the way, I saw Arystan and Gani at the train station today.

3 I'm so tired - I've been on / off the move all day.

4. You need to know what to do by / in case of a travel emergency.

5 He's off/on to Madrid to study Spanish for a month.

6 If you aren't in / by a hurry, we can walk to the city center.

Total [6]

Speaking

Task. Choose one of the cards and answer the questions. You have 1 minute to prepare and 1-2 minutes to speak

Card 1

1. What challenges do people face when they live or study abroad?

2. What difficulties do they face?

3. How do they feel?

4. In what ways does their life change?

Card 2

1. What ways of travelling would you prefer?

2. What types of travelling do you know?

3. What transport would you choose and why?

4. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this way of travelling?

Card 3

1. What safety rules should you know before travelling to another country?

2. Could you share your bad travel experiences?

3. How did you feel?

4. What would you do differently in order to avoid such situations?

Card 4

1. What modes of transport do you know?

2. What are the most and least safe ways of travelling?

3. What transport is popular in your country? Why?

4. What are the future trends of transport in your country?

Card 5

1. What is world heritage?

2. What world heritage sites do you know?

3. What specific world heritage is there in Kazakhstan?

4. What special animal is a heritage in Kazakhstan?

Total [6]

Total marks_ /24

Mark scheme

Listening, Reading and Writing

Leo -Good afternoon, and welcome to Arts Spectrum. Today I’m at the Warehouse Art Gallery for the opening of a new photography exhibition. I’m talking to one of the organisers, Tamsin West, who’s going to tell us more about the photographers and their work. So, Tamsin, what kind of photos are included in the exhibition?

Tamsin -Well, the photos that are exhibited in our gallery today are all about nature. We’ve got amusing pictures of animals, beautiful images of rare plants and colourful landscapes ... Some of the photos are more traditional, others are provocative and controversial.

Leo - Were all the photos taken by professional photographers?

Tamsin - Yes, they were taken by professional photographers from more than 50 different countries. The photo right behind you, for example, was taken in Malta, but the photographer is from Germany.

Leo -The picture that shows a sunset over the sea?

Tamsin -Yes, the Sunrise, Sunset photo.

Leo - That’s a strange title. Is the photo named after a song?

Tamsin -Yes, there is a song with the same name by Perry Como, an American singer. The stone arch you can see in the photo was called the Azure Window. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by a storm in 2017.

Leo -What about the photo of a dandelion over there? The title is Who Has Seen the Wind?. This sounds like a line from a poem.

Tamsin -That’s because it is from a poem. Who Has Seen the Wind? was written by the famous English poet Christina Rossetti in the 19th century.

Leo -Oh, I see. This one has got an interesting title, too – Game Over. It shows a dead honeybee in a spider’s web.

Tamsin -Some visitors complain that this photo is shocking, but I think it has a very strong message.

Leo - I agree. Tamsin, we only have time for one more photo.

Tamsin -OK, then I’m going to show you my favourite image. It’s called Underwater Forest.

Leo -This is beautiful indeed. It looks like the trees are growing in the water! What kind of trees are they? And where was the photo taken?

Tamsin - It shows Lake Kaindy in Kazakhstan. These are birch trees. The lake was created in 1911 as a result of an earthquake. Before that, this was a valley.

Leo - Amazing! Thank you, Tamsin, for ...