Task. This is part of a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend.
...Guess what! My parents let me have a pet for my birthday. Isn 't that great? I haven't decided yet what kind of pet to get. Have you got a pet? What animals do you think make good pets? Is it difficult to look after your pet? Let me know what you think.
Anyway, I'd better go now. I've got loads of homework to do tonight (unfortunately!). Write soon!
All my love,
Donna
Write back to Donna.
In your letter
— answer her questions
— ask 3 questions about her house
— Write 60-80 words.
— Remember the rules of letter writing.
Конкурс устной речи 7-8
1. Методические рекомендации
2. Описание процедуры проведения конкурса устной речи
3. Карточка участника с заданием (2 экземпляра)
4. Протокол устного ответа (2 экземпляра)
5. Критерии оценивания конкурса устной речи (2 экземпляра)
Speaking 7-8
Give a 3-minute talk on reading.
Remember to say:
- why it is said that a book is a special friend
- how reading habits have changed lately, why
- what genre is the most popular with teenagers nowadays, why
- if in the future people will still read books, why/why not
Текст для учителя 7-8
Задание №1
Вы услышите 6 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказьшаниями каждого говорящего 1—6 и утверждениями, данными в списке А—С. Используйте каждую букву, обозначающую утверждение, только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите запись дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. У вас есть 20 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданием.
Now we are ready to start.
Speaker 1
Nothing has influenced the American way of life more than a car. The United States are often called a nation on the wheels. And Detroit is the centre of the American automobile industry. The health of Detroit's economy depends heavily on the fortunes of the automotive industry. When the industry suffers, Detroit struggles economically.
Speaker 2
The automobile was one of the greatest inventions. The first cars were built at the end of the 18th century in France. They burned coal and were not very safe. But cars that burned coal were used until the early 20th century.
Speaker 3
In 1885 Carl Benz built the first car in the world with a petrol engine. Benz was a German who worked as an engineer and inventor in Mannheim. His first motor car had only three wheels and passengers sat high up in the open. The speed of his first car was ten miles per hour. Moreover, it was very expensive.
Speaker 4
The car has probably changed society more than any invention in modern times. It has made people much more mobile and given them a freedom to travel that was unavailable to previous generations. It has created a need for roads, which have greatly changed the appearance of towns and cities and the countryside in much of the world.
Speaker 5
The automobile has caused a lot of problems. Millions of people driving passenger cars create huge traffic jams in major cities. The exhaust from automobiles pollutes the air. Each year thousands of people are killed or injured in automobile accidents.
Speaker 6
Henry Ford decided to make a cheap car that everybody could afford. His famous "Model T" was first built in 1908 and became the most popular American car. Henry Ford began making cheaper mass-produced cars that more people could afford.
You have 15 seconds to complete the task. (Pause
15 seconds.)
Now you will hear the texts again. (Repeat.)
This is the end of the task. You now have 15 seconds
to check your answers.
Задание № 2
Вы услышите разговор двух подруг. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений 7-13 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 — True), какие не соответствуют (2 — False) и о чем в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 — Not stated). Обведите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды. У вас есть 20 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданием.
Now we are ready to start.
Susan: Hi, Barbara! Haven't seen you for a long time. What have you been busy with?
Barbara: I've got a new job, Susan.
Susan: Really? My congratulations!
Barbara: Thanks, Susie. I've been pretty busy. Do you know Ann?
Susan: I know her only by sight. She is an attractive girl. Why?
Barbara: I went into business with her.
Susan: You don't say so! How is your business going on?
Barbara: Fine, thanks. We get along very well, and the shop is attracting more and more customers.
Susan: What are you selling?
Barbara: Footwear.
Susan: How interesting! How many partners are there in your business?
Barbara: There are two of us and I'm very pleased about it. I am a director and a manager, Ann is a book-keeper. She is very good at keeping the books.
Susan: And you?
Barbara: Well, 1 spend a lot of time on telephone dealing with different people.
Susan: Do you ever meet the customers yourself?
Barbara: Oh yes, quite often. Though we have got three shop assistants many customers deal directly with myself. You know 1 always liked talking. I believe 1 am rather good with customers. I enjoy selling.
Susan: Well, it sounds interesting. I suppose you don't run a risk in your business.
Barbara: We haven't had many problems, although I am sure all busineses can be risky.
Susan: I see that now you seem to know much about business.
Barbara: Well, I am not quite sure about that. But I hope for the best.
Susan: I wish you good luck, Barbara. It's time to go. See you later. Bye.
Barbara: Thanks, Susie. Bye.
You have 15 seconds to complete the task. (Pause
15 seconds.)
Now you will hear the text again. (Repeat.)
This is the end of the task. You now have 15 seconds to check your answers.
Задание № 3
Вы услышите рассказ никарагуанского мальчика о своей жизни в Сан-Франциско. В заданиях А8—А14 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую номеру выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды. У вас есть 50 секунд, чтобы ознакомиться с заданиями.
Now we are ready to start.
My name is Steve Gomez. I am 14. My parents, my sister Diane and I live in a part of San Francisco where most people are Hispanics. Our family emigrated from Nicaragua 11 years ago because of the political trouble there. Nicaragua is a poor country with a lot of unemployment and other problems. Here in the USA you can earn much better wages.
My father gave up his job as an architect, and mummy left the office where she had worked as a secretary. Since our arrival in the USA we have lived in the same part of San Francisco. Diane, who is 16 now, has been in San Francisco since her fifth birthday.
My mum was lucky enough to get a job as a secretary with a Mexican company soon after we arrived in the States. But dad had to work as a bus driver before he finally found work as an architect. He has been with the same firm for three years now.
We always speak Spanish at home. My mummy still can't speak English very well. But she doesn't have to. We have Spanish stores, Spanish newspapers and a Spanish movie theater. And of course we have Channel 14, the Spanish TV station. My father wants to move from our neighbourhood. It has got rough in the past few years. Street gangs of Mexicans and Cubans often fight each other. But my mother wants to stay. She feels comfortable here.
I go to High School. There are special bilingual classes at my school for students who have difficulties with English. In these classes subjects are taught in Spanish, not in English. I don't go to them because I speak English.
After school I go to the boys' club. It's organized by the local church. There's a gym, and we can play football, basketball and other sports. We also have a library and a games room. I go there a lot. The idea of the boys' club is to keep us off the streets while our parents are at work.
At home our parents keep a lot of old traditions and customs alive. My mum always cooks Spanish food. I prefer it to American food. We always celebrate the main Mexican holidays.
If you really want to experience Hispanic life, you should walk around our neighbourhood on Saturday. Then it's market day, and it's really interesting to see the people in the stores and in the streets.
You have 15 seconds to complete the task. (Pause
15 seconds.)
Now you will hear the text again. (Repeat.)
This is the end of the task. You now have 15 seconds to
check your answers.
This is the end of the Listening Test.
Лист ответов 7-8
Listening 7-8
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Reading Comprehension 7-8
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Use of English 7-8
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Ключи 7-8