Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term 2 Listening
Listen to the text and fill the spaces
Science fiction is one of my
books and movies. I like the kind of science fiction that
shows
might look like on Earth. Science fiction movies like Star Wars are OK but
they are full of strange
we'll never see. I much prefer movies that are on Earth
inventions of the future. Robot movies are good. I can see how
I think people like science fiction because it is like
the
future. Many of the things that were in science movies from many years
Even
simple things like the mobile phone. Fifty years ago that was pure science fiction. Not many people
thought we could have a​

1. The US situated in central North America.

2. It is washed by the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, the Carribian Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

3. The US has almost every kind of weather.

4.  The US  has many kinds of land — rocky coasts, dry empty deserts, big rivers, wide plains and grasslands, lakes of all sizes, high mountains, great forests, sunny beaches, lands of endless winter.

5. The population of the country is more than 250 million.

6.The Grand Canyon, Yosemite Valley, and Yellowstone are among the most famous places to enjoy the beauty and power of wild America.

7. The mighty rivers of America are Mississippi, Colorado and Missouri.

8.A big mountain chains are the Appalachians and the Rocky Mountains

9. The Grand Canyon attracts people because it is very big and  beautiful with  different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. It looks different at different times of day and in the winter it is covered with snow.

10. People say that the US is a young country because It’s only been independent for around three hundred years.

11. I think that the U.S. isa "melting pot" because many different social groups from different religious, ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds have chosen to live here.

 

 

(0) Find out what skills and knowledge the employers are likely to be (1) looking for and (2) think of your skills. (3) Find out how this job fits into your career plan. (4) Look through your information and (5) think over  answers to problem areas - have an explanation for poor exam results, for example. But don't (6)  go into unnecessary details and don't (7) make up information. Make sure you know what job applications are like and have all the information you need to (8) fill in in these applications.(9) Read through your CV and think about the questions an interviewer might ask and (10) come up with some answers. Go to bed early the night before in order (11) to get up early next day. Try to look your best at the interview. (12) Put on a smart suit.