Контрольная работа по теме "Характер"

Name__________________________________________________________________________________

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

1) How do the children apologise and reply? Tick. You’ll hear the conversation twice.

A a Sorry!                                                    В           a OK._____               

    b I’m awfully sorry!                                             b That’s  OK.______             

    с I’m very sorry!                                            с That’s all right.

2) Choose a picture that matches the conversation. Circle the correct letter.

READING COMPREHENSION

Read an article from a popular children’s magazine. Answer the questions after the articlе.

       He’s about two metres tall, he doesn’t wear any clothes and he’s fot red hair all over his body. People say, he lives in the Caucasus mountains, in Kazakhstan. Scientists^1- учёный

call him the Alma. Russian scientists are looking for him now.

     In fact, one of the scientists has already hunted the Alma for manу years. The Alma is half-man and half-monkey. He is not so­ciable and friendly. He can be aggressive and angry. He only comes out at night, he loves horses and he can run    very fast (60 km/hr).

    There are a lot of stories about him, but no one really knows where he really lives.

I.              Who is the article about? Tick the correct answer.

The article is about

A  a scientist

B  a monkey

C half-man and half-monkey

II.           Fill in the ad with the necessary information.

Wanted Name:___________________________________ Appearance:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Characteristics:________________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________ Other information:_____________________________________________________

III. USE OF ENGLISH (GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY)

1.        Bill is talking about his family and friends.

Fill in the gaps with suitable words. One word in each group is extra. There is an example (0) at the beginning.

1        My sister is (0) socible . But she is sometimes (1)____(shy, clever, sociable)

2        My best friend is (2)__________and I can always (3)______him. (boastful, honest, trust)

3         My Mum is very (4)________.She is always (5)________.(helpful, lazy, kind)

4         My pet is a (6) ________     cat. He’s very (7)________ .(clever, funny, strict)

5        My Dad never looks (8)________. He is always (9)_________ .(cheerful, politer-sad)

6        Pete never (10) _______________. He is (11)____________(gets on well, friendly, calls me names)

2.       At weekends Paul and his family do different things.

What are Paul and his family doing now? What do they usually do? Choose the cor­rect verb forms. Underline them.

Paul’s mother usually (0) (goes/is going) shopping on Saturdays, but now she (1) (is preparing/prepares) vegetables for dinner. Paul’s sister often (2) (helps/'is helping) her mother. Now she (3) (is help­ing/helps) her, too. Paul (4) (is plaving/plavs) computer games at the moment. He sometimes (5) (plays/is playing) computer games on Sundays. His cat (6) (is sleeping/sleeps) on the sofa.

      3. It is 7 am. Jane’s family is in the kitchen.

    Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the correct verb form.

   Jane’s mother (0) is sitting (sit) at the breakfast table. She(1)                  (read) a morning newspaper. She (2)________(read)newspapers every morning. Jane’s father (3 )________ (eat) a salad. He (4)   (like) fruit salads. There is a cartoon on TV. Jane and Kate (5) __________(not watch) it. They (6)___________(put) textbooks in their school bags. They usually (7)________ (watch) cartoons in the evening. Bill (8)___________(watch)TV. He(9)________like cartoons.

WRITING

Your  foreign friend asks you about your best friend.

Describe your best friend in a letter to your foreign friend (50 words)

Don’t  forget to write about:

·         Your friend’s appearance;

·         His (her) character;

·         His (her) favourite activities;

·         Why you like him (her).

Dear_____________, My best friend’s name______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best wishes, __________

IV.              CULTURAL AWARENESS

How well do you know British and American culture?

Write the letter T if the sentences are true and F if they are false.

1        American children of your age choose the class president. ______

2        When British people apologise they say That’s all right. _____           

3        The Scout organisation is only for boys._______                  

4        Hide-and-seek is an indoor game. ________ 

5        The Lake District is in Scotland.          _________