Tasks for the Summative Assessment for term 4
READING
Text link: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/esports
Esports
Last summer over 12,000 fans were at Wembley Arena in London, shouting and cheering. Thousands more were watching online. But this wasn’t a football, basketball or tennis match. It was esports, or competitive computer gaming. The prize money for the winners: £3 million.
Millions of people in the UK play games for fun. Some of them have become professional gamers, playing games as their full-time job. Did you know that football teams such as West Ham and Manchester City employ esports players? They send them around the world to compete in football video game competitions. It’s not easy being a professional gamer, though. They practise for ten or more hours a day, five or six days a week. They do exercises like typing something and trying to type it faster and faster. They also study videos of other players and plan ways to beat them.
As well as playing games, many people like watching them too. You can watch games on video sites like Twitch and YouTube and in the UK there’s a TV channel showing esports 24 hours a day. They can be exciting to watch: just like other sports, there are close games, last-minute victories and amazing performances. Sometimes online viewers can interact with the game. For example, some games rename characters in the game with the names of online viewers!
But are esports really sports? Are players athletes? Some say no. Esports players don’t need to run, jump, throw or do big physical actions. At the moment, the UK government classifies esports as kinds of games, not as sports.
But others say yes: esports are sports. Players do need some physical skills, especially hand–eye coordination, reflexes, accuracy and timing. If darts, snooker and shooting are classified as sports, then perhaps esports should be too. In fact, the governments of China and South Korea do classify esports as sports, and they will be an official medal sport in the Asian Games starting from 2022. Next step: the Olympics?
For many esports fans and players, though, the most important thing is that esports are growing in popularity and importance. If esports are not as important as sports at the moment, they definitely will be in the near future.
Task 1. Read the text. Find the phrases from the text that have the same meaning with given sentences.
0. A person whose profession is to play computer games. - _professional gamer_
1. A kind of employment in which a worker is required to work 32-40 hours per week. - [1]
2. The skills that are necessary to perform actions well. - [1]
3. A type of sport in which you can get a gold, silver or bronze medal - [1]
Task 2. Read the text again and match the words from text with the synonyms.
4. reflex a) show [1]
5. performance b) impulse [1]
6. classify c) categorize [1]
Total [6]
WRITING
Task 3. Choose ONE of the given topics and write an essay.
Topic 1. Think about travelling abroad. How travelling can change person’s life?
Topic 2. There is a great progress on technological development. What kind of technology has made a big change in people’s lives?
You should follow the layout:
Para 1: introduce topic, describe your opinion
Para 2: prove your idea, argument 1
Para 3: prove your idea, argument 2
Para 4: make a conclusion
Total [6]
My birthday is one of my favourite holidays. It is a wonderful chance to spend the time with your family and friends, with the people who really love you and remember you. On this day you are in the centre of their attention and you hear lots of warm and hearty words and pleasant compliments. When you check your mail you find many greetings from your classmates and relatives. Your telephone keeps ringing all day long and you are very happy to answer the phone.
I was born in summer, on the 9th of July. But I often celebrate my birthday on the nearest Saturday. I wake up quite early on that day because I’m pretty excited. Normally the weather is always sunny and hot. That is why I prefer going for a picnic with my guests somewhere to the river. But if it’s rainy we have a big party at home. Of course, my parents help me organize the party. The day before that I help my mother with cleaning our home and cooking the food: salads, snacks, pies and a fantastic birthday cake. If we stay at home I usually dress up and do my hair. We dance and sing karaoke, play funny games. Then my parents bring the birthday cake with candles, my friends start singing a Happy Birthday song and I blow out the candles. It’s really exciting for me. After that if we are not too tired we go to my room and listen to our favourite music, chat and watch TV. Late in the evening we usually go for a walk.
I also like celebrating my birthday because I get a lot of presents and beautiful bunches of flowers. By the way, my birthday is a remarkable day for my mother too, so I usually thank her for my life with lovely red roses. My parents always ask me about my wishes beforehand and I get presents that I really need. I find them under my bed in the morning when I wake up. So every year my birthday starts with a pleasant surprise from an early morning.
