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учебно-методический материал (5, 6 класс) на тему

PART 1

LISTENING

Time: 10 minutes

Listen to the dialogue and find  the correct answers

1. Tom is going to do … .

A) the cleaning B) the cooking C) the shopping

2. He needs a present for his … birthday.

A) grandfather’s B) father’s C) friend’s

3. Tom’s father is … Tom’s friend’s father.

A) older than

B) younger than

C) of the same age as

4. Tom’s father likes … .

A) music, fishing, watching TV and reading

B) music, reading and swimming

C) music, swimming and watching TV

5. … is giving a CD as a present.

A) Tom’s sister B) Nobody C) Tom

6. Tom thinks a … will be a good present.

A) cookery book B) DVD C) fishing book

7. Tom’s friend … to town with him.

A) doesn’t go B) goes C) drives

8. Aunt Sally’s cat has got … kittens.

A) five B) four C) fourteen

9. Tom’s friend wants to take a … kitten.

A) white B) black C) grey

10. The kitten’s ears are … .

A) white B) black C) grey

Transfer your answers into the answer sheet!

PART 2

READING

Time: 25 minutes

Task 1

Make one text putting the paragraphs A-E into the correct order from 1-5 in your

answer sheet.

A Finally, the wonderful school has the wonderful director, Ant de Boer. He wants his

students to learn that it is very important to care for nature. The school motto says:

Southern Cross aims to be a ‘School for the Planet’. And it really does!

B In one lesson, students apply the principles of mathematics to the study of local

wildlife. Younger students count how many kinds of animals drank at the nearby river

during the night. Older students measure how much water the animals drank.

C Look around your classroom. Do you see students sitting at desks? Are teachers writing

on a board and giving lectures? At Southern Cross School, near the famous Kruger

National Park in South Africa, things are different.

D After math, in language classes students usually talk. In one recent debate, students

discussed an important question: should people give water to wild animals during a dry

season?

E Both the park and the school are home to wild animals such as giraffes, impalas, and

wild pigs. Students at the school study the same subjects as other students in South Africa.

But at Southern Cross the teachers and students go out into the wild to learn.

Task 2

Now read the text again. For items 6-10 match the ending of each sentence (A-E) to its

beginning. There is one extra ending you do not need to use.

6. Southern Cross is close to…

7. Southern Cross is different from most schools…

8. To learn mathematics, students at Southern Cross…

9. To improve their language skills, students at Southern Cross…

10. The Southern Cross school wants students to…

A. might have a debate or a conversation about nature.

B. take care of the environment.

C. Kruger National Park in South Africa.

D. might count how many animals drank at the river.

E. because students often have lessons in the wild.

F. take care of animals in dry season.

Task 3

For questions 11-20 read the text “The Ring and the fish” and decide whether the

information in the sentences is right (A), wrong (B) or not stated (C) in this text. Circle the

correct letter in your answer sheet.

Victor and Anita, who live in Italy, are the happiest couple in the world. Two years ago,

they were on a boat a few kilometres from the beach. Victor asked Anita to marry him and he

gave her a nice gold ring. He wanted to put the ring on Anita’s finger, but he dropped it and it

fell into the sea. They were sure the ring was lost for ever.

That is, until last Friday, when Mr Morrison visited them. He has a fish shop and he

found the ring in a large fish which he was cutting up for one of his customers. The fish thought

the ring was something to eat! Mr Morrison knew that the ring belonged to Victor and Anita

because inside the ring there were some words. They were, ‘To Anita, All my love, Victor.’ And

so Mr Morrison gave the ring back to them.

Anita now has two rings. When they lost the first one, Victor bought Anita another one.

But they think the one the fish ate is the best one.

11. Victor and Anita’s home is in Rome.

A Right B Wrong C Not stated

12. Victor asked Anita to marry him when they were on a boat.

A Right B Wrong C Not stated

13. Victor put the gold ring on Anita’s finger.

A Right B Wrong C Not stated

14. They returned from their boat trip without the ring.

A Right B Wrong C Not stated

15. Mr Morrison often visited Victor and Anita.

A Right B Wrong C Not stated

16. Mr Morrison caught the fish.

A Right B Wrong C Not stated

17. Mr Morrison found the ring when he ate the fish.

A Right B Wrong C Not stated

18. Mr Morrison didn’t want to give the ring back to Victor and Anita.

A Right B Wrong C Not stated

19. Victor bought another ring to Anita a month after the boat trip.

A Right B Wrong C Not stated

20. Victor and Anita like the first ring more.

A Right B Wrong C Not stated

Transfer your answers to the ANSWER SHEET!

PART 3

USE OF ENGLISH

Time: 10 minutes

Task 1

For questions 1 – 10 read the text below and decide which word (A or B) fits

the space best. There is an example (0) done for you.

TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD

The coldest walk in the (0)__A__ is probably the one Alan Chambers and Charlie

Paton did a few years (1)_____ when they walked to the North Pole. To prepare

for the trip they (2) _____ a day in a freezer at a temperature of – 30 ° C. But they

were more comfortable there than at the North Pole (3)_____ they weren’t tired

or hungry.

They began their 1,126 km walk (4) _____ 8 March 2000 and (5)_____ at the

North Pole 70 days later. A plane took them straight home from there.

Charlie had his 30th (6) ____ during the trip and he was surprised when Alan

gave him (7)_____ small cake with a candle on it. Alan said the (8)_____

moment for him was Charlie’s face when he (9)_____ that cake.

The strange thing is that more men (10)_____ walked on the moon than on the

North Pole.

0 A world                         B planet

1A ago                              B since

2 A passed                        B spent

3 A because                      B but

4 A at                                B on

5 A reached                      B arrived

6 A celebration                 B birthday

7 A the                              B a

8 A best                            B better

9 A saw                            B watched

10 A did                            B have

TASK 2

For each sentence 11 – 13 find a notice (A - E). There are 2 extra notices you

do not need to use. There is an example (0) done for you.

0 People with bicycle problems may get some help quickly here.

11 You should not drive fast here because people like to cycle in this place.

12 Do not leave your suitcases or bags anywhere while you wait for your flight.

13 You won’t have to wait longer than three quarters of an hour to go on this.

Example: 0 C

A Coach station

City tour leaves from this stop every 45 minutes

B LEON AIRPORT

Keep your luggage with you at all times

C ROD’S BIKES

Tyres or brakes repaired while you wait!

D REMEMBER!

Keep your return tickets in a safe place

E FOREST PARK ROAD

Drive slowly! Cyclists use this pass

Transfer your answers to the answer sheet!

PART 4

WRITING

Time: 15 minutes

Imagine that it’s your birthday soon. Write your English-speaking pen friend

Alex an invitation to your birthday.

Do not forget to write about:

- the date and place

- the programme of celebration.

Follow the rules of letter writing.

You should write about 50 -60 words.

ANSWER SHEET

ID Number __________________

LISTENING

READING COMPREHENSION

ID Number __________________

USE OF ENGLISH

WRITING

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