Listening Meens of Communication 8 класс
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

Variant 1

I. Choose one right answer.

1. Should we forget older methods of communication?

a) yes;

b) no;

c) maybe.

2. Before what did the history of communication start?

a) before people invented radio;

b) before people invented internet;

c) before people invented alphabet.

3. What did people do, when they couldn’t read or write?

a) they did nothing;

b) they draw pictures on the walls;

c) they made stories.

4. Did people write letters before the invention of post office?

a) yes;

b) no;

c) maybe.

5. Who delivered messages between people in ancient time?

a) foot messengers;

b) hand messengers;

c) birds.

6. Who was the most famous messenger in history?

a) a Russian man;

b) a Greek soldier;

c) a British policeman.

7. What was the place of battle with the Persians?

a) Athens;

b) Rome;

c) Marathon.

8. What distance had he covered?

a) 25 miles;

d) 26 miles;

c) 27 miles.

9. Is he honorable in our time?

a) yes;

b) no;

c) maybe.

10. What did people do to send and receive messages about enemies?

a) big mounds and pyramids;

b) high castles;

c) high towers.

11. What did American Indians use to send important information?

a) fire signals;

b) smoke signals;

c) light signals.

12. Who invented the telephone?

a) Alexander Graham Bell;

b) Isaac Newton;

c) Steven Hocking.

II. Translate into Russian.

1. Nowadays we take our modern means of communication for granted, but we shouldn't forget older methods.

2. These pictures told the stories of their everyday life, battles and culture.

3. In the ancient world there were thousands of foot messengers who formed an ancient communication network.

4. When he got to Athens and gave the news, he fell dead of exhaustion.

5. It was very important to have good neighbours and to get news quickly.

Variant 2

I. Choose one right answer.

1. Should we forget older methods of communication?

a) yes;

b) no;

c) maybe.

2. Before what did the history of communication start?

a) before people invented alphabet;

b) before people invented internet;

c) before people invented radio.

3. What did people do, when they couldn’t read or write?

a) they did nothing;

b) they made stories;

c) they draw pictures on the walls.

4. Did people write letters before the invention of post office?

a) yes;

b) no;

c) maybe.

5. Who delivered messages between people in ancient time?

a) birds;

b) hand messengers;

c) foot messengers.

6. Who was the most famous messenger in history?

a) a Russian man;

b) a British policeman;

c) a Greek soldier.

7. What was the place of battle with the Persians?

a) Athens;

b) Marathon;

c) Rome.

8. What distance had he covered?

a) 26 miles;

d) 28 miles;

c) 24 miles.

9. Is he honorable in our time?

a) yes;

b) no;

c) maybe.

10. What did people do to send and receive messages about enemies?

a) high towers;

b) high castles;

c) big mounds and pyramids.

11. What did American Indians use to send important information?

a) fire signals;

b) light signals;

c) smoke signals.

12. Who invented the telephone?

a) Isaac Newton;

b) Alexander Graham Bell;

c) Steven Hocking.

II. Translate into Russian.

1. The history of communication started long before people invented the alphabet.

2. He ran to Athens to bring the news of the Greek victory over the Persians at the battle of Marathon in 490 ВС.

3. In honour of this soldier, sportsmen nowadays run the same distance — a marathon.

4. American Indians didn't build high towers but used smoke signals to send important information.

5. When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, everybody thought that it was a real miracle.