Контроль навыков в 8 классе

Контрольная работа № 1 Рабочая тетрадь

1. In Russia there are days that are special for people of different occupations.
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In Russia there are special days that are not national holidays but these celebrations are (0) connected with local events and professions. The list of such celebrations (1) ________________St Tatiana’s Day, the Day of Space Exploration, the Day of the Russian Navy and others. St Ta­tiana’s Day (the 25th of January) is not only a (2) ________________holiday, it is the special day of the Russian students because it (3) _____________ the day when the Moscow University was started. In 2005 it celebrated its 250^th (4) _________________ . Today it is not the day of only one university, it is (5) ________________ celebrated by all Russian students. This is the (6) ____________________ that (7) __________________ all Russia’s universities. The (8) ________________ of the day is all joy and humour. In old Russia student forgot (9) _____________ rules but the police (10) ______________ it. It

has never been celebrated as an official holiday and the tradition of celebrating it Is carefully (11) _________________and (12) ____________________ by many people.

1. There are behavior riles that are good for many foreign counties.

Complete the sentences using the correct preposition or word.

1. Don’t stare at (to/at) people.

2. Don’t jump ______ (-/into) the queue.

3. Make way ______ (for/to) older people.

4. Keep _______ (a/^-) distance talking to people.

5. Give _______ (up/in) your place in favour of older people.

6. Queue ________ (at/in) line waiting _______ (for/-) service.

7. Don’t take _________ (of/off) your shoes when you enter _________ (into/-) a house.

8) You can shake ________ (hands/a hand) if you want to.

1. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with an appropriate tag.

1. Some behaviour rules seem strange for foreigners, don't they ?

2. In Britain people don’t congratulate each other on national holidays, _________________?

3. Foreign visitors should note how loudly people around them are talking, __________________?

4. In Britain it isn’t considered bad manners to eat in the street, ___________________ ?

5. A small Russian souvenir will be fine if you are a guest at a British home, _____________________ ?

6. Religious holidays can become national ones in some countries, ________________________?

7. It is not polite to stare at another person, _________________________?

8. Different peoples have different greeting habits, __________________________?

9. Foreigners make friends slowly, ________________________?

10. National holidays and celebrations must unite people, _______________________?

11. It is a bad idea not to queue in line, _______________________ ?

Из поурочного планирования

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Level A

British weather is very changeable. People always take umbrellas with them. It may rain any moment. The British start their conversation with the words: “Fine day, isn't it?” It is the usual way to begin it. It’s not polite to talk about age or occupation first. It is polite to queue waiting for a bus or service. You’re supposed to say “please” and “thank you”. The British do it very often.

Right or wrong?

1. British weather is changeable.

2. People carry' umbrellas.

3. The British always speak about animals.

4. It’s polite to speak about the weather.

5. The English always queue.

6. “Please” and “thank you” are the must said.

Level В

SOME FACTS ABOUT THE WELSH

People in Wales speak both English and Welsh. They are very proud of their national language, traditions and customs as

well as their country. They wear the same clothes as the English. They have their national costumes worn on special occasions. A Welsh woman wears a red cloak, a long skirt, an apron and a high black hat on her head. The men don’t have a national costume. They explain the lack of money saying: “We’ve no money left because we’ve bought our wives their clothes. ”

A very common Welsh family names are Jones, Evans and Morgan. That is why Welsh people in villages often call people by their job as well as by their family name. The Welsh love music: some play the harp. They also love singing together and every village has a choir. They sing in competitions at the stadiums.

Answer the questions:

Variant A

1. What languages do people in Wales speak?

2. What do the Welsh wear?

3. Do the men have a national costume?

4. What are the typical Welsh names?

5. What are their hobbies?

Variant В

1. Do the Welsh speak only their native language?

2. What are the Welsh proud of?

3. How do men explain that they don’t have a national costume?

4. Why do the Welsh very often call people by their job?

5. Where do they sing songs?

READING COMPREHENSION

Level A (Student’s book Ex II, p. 36)

Test A

Find a heading for each paragraph:

1. a) English accents b) English language

2. a) English meals b) English traditional food and weather

3. a) Traditions and climate b) Traditions and habits

4. a) Historical ceremonies b) Modern ceremonies

Test В

Right or wrong?

Variant Л

1. The text is about Britain.

2. Pete writes to Boris.

3. Pete is an English boy.

4. English is different in different parts of the UK.

5. Countries of Britain don’t follow traditions.

Variant В

1. The text is about the English.

2. Boris writes to Pete.

3. Boris is an English boy.

4. Typical English food isn’t only fish and chips.

5. Every year there are historical ceremonies.

Level В

The British have been known as great tea drinkers since the early time. They drink tea all the time in the morning and in the evening. They drink tea in cold winter and in sunny days. Tea was first brought to England in 1650. It was an exotic product unknown to most of people. At first they neither knew what to do with the tea leaves nor how to make it. There’s a funny story about a sailor’s mother. The sailor brought tea leaves home from the journey and left them on the table in the sitting-room. While he was out his mother invited some guests. The sailor was very surprised to see the guests eating tea leaves with water.

Nowadays the British have afternoon tea and high tea. They drink it without sugar with milk, but some of them do it even without milk.

Complete the sentences:

Variant A

1. The text is about....

2. The British are known ....

3. They drink tea in ....

4. Tea was first....

5. There are two ....

6. A lot of people ....

Variant В

1. The text tells us about....

2. Tea is drunk in ....

3. Tea appeared in ....

4. Some people didn’t know ....

5. Nowadays....

6. Real English tea is....