PROGRESS CHECK 7 form

PROGRESS CHECK, 7^TH grade, II term

LISTENING “BRITAIN IS GREAT”

(Britain is Great British Council English is Great Part 1 BC Learnenglish 520 )

Task 1 Choose one or more right variants

1. What topics do Richard and Roger talk about?

a)      the number of items in the British library

b)      how English has evolved over time

c)      the impact of the Internet on English

d)      a famous printer

e)      the first dictionary of English

f)       the first text massage ever sent

2. English is spoken in … countries

a.45                 b.54                 c.154

3.      The national British library’s  collection  has been developed over … years

a.25                 b.120               c.250

4. There are a lot of …                                                    in the library

a.manuscripts             b.magazines                c.books            d.managers                 e.maps      f.music       g.instruments

5. They have got in the library documents that are more than … years old

a.2000             b.12000                       c.200  

6. These documents can show how the English language  …

a.has changed             b.had changed            c.changed       

7. A thousand years ago English was similar to …

a.German                    b.Spanish                    c.Greek

8. The first English book was printed about … years ago

a.500               b.150               c.5000             d.five hundred

9. Chaucer wrote the first … in the English language

a.best-seller                b.least-seller               c.dictionary

10. A poem which dates from … uses 2 for “to” and instead 4 of “for”, just like modern SMS language

a.1786/eightinth century b.1867/the nineteenth century       c.1678/the seventeenth century                    

Task 2

The nineteenth century poet wrote “I wrote 2 you b4”, instead of “I wrote to you before”. How good is your SMS English? Translate these messages into ‘correct’ English, one word in each space

a)      Luv u.C u l8r

_________ _________ ________ _________ __________

b)      Ru OK? Pls call me  

___________ ________ ______? ____________ ________ _______

c)      *Wld u like dnr 2nite?

___________ __________ _______ __________ __________ ?

Task 3

Answer the question to the text

Why is English the global language?

How many people do speak English all over the world?

Who printed the first English book?