Sample questions and mark scheme

Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term 2

Listening

Task1 Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps.

You may go to this link to listen the task.

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 4_______________ people and share information. I also like to visit places that are off the beaten track. Being

5 ________________ with thousands of other tourists? It’s not my cup of tea.

Task 2 Listen and mark sentences True or False.

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

Total [6]

Reading

Task. Read the text and mark sentences True or False.

What do you know about planets?

Mercury is very hot during the day and very cold at night. It is also the fastest planet in the Solar system. Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system. One of its volcanoes, Mat and Olympia’s Mons, is named after the Egyptian god of truth and justice. The beautiful blue color of Earth comes from the oceans which cover 70 per cent of the planet. More than seven billion people live there. The fourth planet, Mars, is named for the Roman god of war. Until 1976 scientists believed there could be life on Mars. Jupiter is the largest planet that we know of. It is a very stormy planet because it spins so fast. Saturn is 100 times the size of Earth, but it is even lighter than water, so it would float in a gigantic swimming pool! Uranus is strange because it spins at an angle. Each pole of Uranus, north and south, has 42 years of sunlight, then 42 years of darkness. Neptune takes more than 160 years to go round the sun. It has the strongest winds in the solar system – up to 2 400 kph. Pluto is not considered as planet anymore because of its strange orbit

True or False

1. People believe there is life on the planet Mars. ____

2. Earth is much lighter than Saturn. ____

3. The planet nearest to the sun is very hot at night. ____

4. Neptune is usually farther from the sun than Pluto. ____

5. After every 84 years the north pole of Uranus has light. ____

6. Pluto is a planet with very strange orbit. ____

Total [6]

Writing

Task. Write about your last trip.

Where you went?

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What you did there?

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What the weather was like in that place

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How you felt coming home

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What you will always remember about that place

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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.

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?

Total [6]

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Mark scheme

Listening, Reading and Writing