Контрольная работа по английскому языку на тему «What school do you go to?» (Unit 4, 9 класс)

 

 

 

Task 1. Listen to the tape about education and answer if these statements are true or false.

 

Education is very important in our life. An educated person is one who knows a lot about many things. He always tries to learn, find out, discover more about the world around him. He get knowledge at school, from books, magazines, from TV educational programs. The pupils can get deeper knowledge in different optional courses in different subjects and school offers these opportunities. They can deepen and improve their knowledge by attending different optional courses in different subjects. The result of the educative process is the capacity for Further education. Nowadays the students of secondary schools have opportunities to continue their education by entering, gymnasiums, lyceums, colleges. But the road to learning is not easy. There is noroyal road to learning. To be successful in studies one must work heard. It's for you to decide to learn and make progress or not to learn lose your time. The role of foreign languages is also increasing today. Thanks to the knowledge of foreign languages one can read books, magazines in the original, talk to foreigners, translate various technical articles. Moreover, joint ventures which have recently appeared in our country need specialists with profound knowledge of foreign languages like English, German or French. To know foreign languages is absolutely necessary for every educated person, for good specialists. 

 

1. An educated person is one who is talanted. 

2. An educated person always tries to learn, find out more around the world around him.

3. The result of the educative process is the capacity for Further education.

4. Nowadays the students of secondary schools have opportunities to continue their education by entering, gymnasiums, lyceums, colleges.

5. To be successful in studies it's not necessary to work heard.

6. Thanks to the knowledge of foreign languages people can read books, magazines in the original.

7. To know foreign languages is absolutely necessary for every educated person, for good specialists.

 

 Task 2.What information was not mentioned in the text?

 

1. The information about a great role of education in people's life..

2. The information about the importance of studying foreign languages.

3. The information about educated people.

4. The information about the process of entering the university.

 

 

Task 3. Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 — лишняя. 

 

Mikhail Lomonosov was one of the intellectual titans of XVIII century. His interests ranged from history, rhetoric, art and poetry A ______ . Alexander Pushkin described him as В ______ , whose lifelong passion was learning.

Lomonosov’s activity is a manifestation of the enormous potential of the Russian scientific community. Peter I reformed Russia, which allowed the country to reach the standard of С ______ many spheres. Great importance was placed on education. St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, founded by Peter I, established a university and a grammar school to educate intellectuals and researchers the country needed; however, these educational establishments could not fulfill the task they took on. It was Michail Lomonosov D ______ of establishing a university in Moscow. An influential courtier and the E ______ Count Shuvalov supported Lomonosov's plans for a new university and presented them to the Empress.

In 1755, on 25 January-St. Tatiana's Day according to the Russian Orthodox Church calendar — Elizaveta signed the decree that a university should be founded in Moscow. The opening ceremony took place on 26 April, when Elizaveta's coronation day was celebrated. Since 1755 25 January and 26 April F ______ Moscow University; the annual conference where students present the results of their research work is traditionally held in April.

 

1. who suggested in his letter to Count Shuvalov the idea

2. to mechanics, chemistry and mineralogy

3. a person of formidable willpower and keen scientific mind

4. favourite of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna, the patron of arts and science

5. the contemporary European powers in

6. are marked by special events and festivities at

7. famous among all educated peoplе.

 

Task 4.Match seven texts A— G with the appropriate titles. One of the titles is extra.

 

1. Education: the Way to the Top

2. From Agony to Love

3. Teaching to Learn

4. Learning That Never Stops

5. Things Worth Learning

6. The Right Word Can Bring Changes

7. What My Father Taught Me

8. The Power of Numbers

 

A. Education has the power to transform a person’s life. I am the living example of this. When I was on the streets, I thought I was not good at anything but I wrote a poem, and it got published. I went back to school to learn. I have learned the benefit of research and reading, of debate and listening. One day soon a group of fresh-faced college students will call me professor.

 

B. Language has the capacity to change the world and the way we live in it. People are often afraid to call things by their direct names, use taboos not to notice dangerous tendencies. Freedom begins with naming things. This has to happen in spite of political climates, careers being won or lost, and the fear of being criticized. After Helen Caldicott used the word ‘nuclear arms race’ an anti-nuclear movement appeared.

 

C. I never wanted to be a teacher. Yet years later, I find myself teaching high school English. I consider my job to be one of the most important aspects of my life, still I do not teach for the love of teaching. I am a teacher because I love to learn, and I have come to realize that the best way to learn is to teach.

 

D. One day my sister and I got one and the same homework. My sister finished the task in 2 minutes and went off to play. But I could not do it, so I went into my sister’s room and quickly copied her work. But there was one small problem: my father caught me. He didn’t punish me, but explained that cheating makes people feel helpless. And then I was left feeling guilty for cheating.

 

E. Lifelong learning does not mean spending all my time reading. It is equally important to get the habit of asking such questions as ‘what don’t I know about this topic, or subject?’, ‘what can I learn from this moment or person?’, and ‘what more do I need to learn?’ regardless of where I am, who I am talking to, or what I am doing.

 

F. Math has always been something that I am good at. Mathematics attracts me because of its stability. It has logic; it is dependable and never changes. There might be some additions to the area of mathematics, but once mathematics is created, it is set in stone. We would not be able to check emails or play videogames without the computer solving complex algorithms.

 

G. When my high school English teacher asked us to read Shakespeare, I thought it was boring and too difficult. I agonized over the syntax — I had never read anything like this. But now I am a Shakespeare professor, and enjoy teaching Hamlet every semester. Each time I re-read the play, I find and learn something new for myself.

 

 Part III. The Use of English (13 points-max)

 

Task 5. Read the following small texts and do the following exercises:

 

1. Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово «COUNTRY» так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

 

 

2. Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово «CALL» так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

 

 

3. Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово «FIVE» так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

 

 

4. Преобразуйте, если это необходимо, слово «GO» так, чтобы оно грамматически соответствовало содержанию текста.

 

 

 

Task 6.Match the English words with their Russian equivalents.

 

1) an opportunity                                          a) готовить

2) to prepare                                                 b) расписание

3) to treat                                               с) необязательный

4) timetable                                                  d) дневник

5) optional                                                    e) пропускать

6) compulsory                                              f) посещать

7) a diary                                                     g) обязательный

8) to attend.                                                h) вести себя 

9) to miss                                                 i) возможность

 

 

Task 7. You havе rеcеivеd a lеttеr from your English-speaking pen-friend Sophie who writes:

 

… Last week our science teacher took my class on a school trip to the Natural History Museum in Washington D.C. It was fantastic! Where do your teachers take you on school trips? How often do you go? What school trip was the most memorable and why?

By the way, my parrot has learned to say “Good morning!” every time the alarm clock goes off! It took me quite a while to teach it!

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Write a letter to Sophie.

In your letter

- answer her questions

- ask 3 questions about Sophie’s parrot.

Write 100—140 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.

 

 

 

Task 8.Tell about your studies at school in 10-12 sentences. 

 

Task 9.Answer 7 questions on the topic «Education»:

 

1. How old are you?

2. What school do you go to?

3. What school did you go last year?

4. How often do you miss the lessons at school?

5. What is your favorite subject at school?

6. What will you do after Year 9?

7. Are you a good pupil?