TERM2 Summative assessment for the unit "Our countryside"
Task 1. Read the story about life in the countryside.
My name is Peter. I live in the countryside, in a cottage which is over 100 years
old. The cottage is near a small village. I love living here because it's calm. There aren't
many cars or busses, the streets are clean. You can go for a walk because there isn't
any violence. You can even leave your doors open, nobody will steal anything. We know
all the neighbours and at the end of the day, people get together at the main square and
chat. We go to bed early, as there isn't much to do in the evening. There isn't any disco,
theater or cinema. We also don't have a museum or a youth club. However the children
can play in the streets or in the fields and they can have animals. You can sleep very
well because there is no noise. You can hear the birds singing or the rain pouring. The
air is pure and cool and you can see millions of stars.
It is a bit difficult in winter. Sometimes it snows a lot and then we are isolated for a few
days. Despite this I like living in the countryside.
Answer the questions
1. Where does Peter live?
2. Where is the cottage?
3. Why does Peter love living in the countryside?
4. Why is it easy to go for a walk?
5. What do people do at the end of the day?
5points
Task 2.Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous tense.
1. Deborah (to prepare) dinner at the moment.
2. Her father (not to watch) TV at the moment. He to sleep) because he (to be) tired.
3. Where your uncle (to work)? - He (to work) at school.
4. My father (not to work) at the shop.
5. My sister (not to play) the piano now. She (to play) the piano in the evening.
5points
Task 3.Complate the text with the words in the box.
Fur to blend
hunts
This is a tiger. It is the biggest animal in the cat family. The tiger's orange 1.
with ack stripes helps it 2. with its surrounding. Each tiger has its own pattern
of stakes. Tigers live in Asia, some in cold places and many in the jungle. It eats meat It
3. and kills smaller animals like deer, antelopes and wild pigs.
3points​

Nowadays people spend lots of money in order to go to an English-speaking country to improve their language skills. But is it really the most effective way of learning a language? In my view, studying in a foreign country has certain drawbacks. Firstly, this way is very expensive as the tuition fee for overseas students is rather high. Besides, when you study abroad, you have to adapt to a very different way of life, which can be quite stressful. What is more, English teachers do not speak Russian so if you don’t know English well, you will not understand their explanation.

It is often assumed that it is better to study a language abroad because you can always use it speaking with native speakers. However, I doubt that we will have lots of opportunities to speak abroad as we do not know many people there. It is also believed that Russian teachers are not as qualified as those in England. I totally disagree with this opinion because Russian teachers can compare two languages and explain grammar rules better.

To sum up, I would argue that the best way to learn a language is to study it in your native country because you can always get the necessary help from your teachers. Moreover, today we have lots of opportunities to improve our skills such as communicating with English pen-friends over the Internet. I think that we should travel abroad so as to practise a language but not to study it.

Объяснение:

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The latest advances in information technology make people think that schools of the future will use computers instead of printed books. Although electronic books have not been widely accepted yet, they have certain advantages over traditional paper volumes. But will they be able to replace printed books? In my opinion, students will be widely using computers for studying in the future. To begin with, computers can store lots of books in their memory and modern software allows us to find quickly the necessary information. Besides, with the interactive programs on computers studying will be much more exciting. What is more, electronic books will not degrade overtime like their printed counterparts. On the other hand, lots of disbelievers argue that computers will not replace printed books because a printed book is better for human eyes than a computer screen. In addition, books are cheaper and easier to use since they do not need electricity or the Internet connection. I cannot agree with this because modern computer screens emit no radiation and allow us to read even in low light conditions. Of course we will have to pay for electricity but I think it will be cheaper than to pay for printed books, which are very expensive nowadays.

To sum up, I think computers and printed books will peacefully coexist for years to come, but in the future technological progress will make it possible for students to carry laptops or even palmtops instead of traditional bags with lots of heavy books.

Объяснение:

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