Контроль навичок читання до НМК "Solutions. Elementary" 6 клас

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Контроль навичок читання з англійської мови до НМК "Solutions. Elementary" у 6 класі з поглибленим вивченням іноземної мови. Дана робота містить орієнтовні завдання, які можуть бути використані при оцінюванні учнів навичок читання.

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Text 1

Read the letter.

Dear Everyone,

Sorry for writing to you all at the same time, but we don't have time to write to everyone one by one! Bali is one of the most exciting places in the world, and we don't want to miss anything!

Regina and I are fine. The weather's hotter and wetter than at home, of course, but it only rains some days. 1_________________________. Some Russians, some Japanese and a Spanish couple who have just got married – on a Balinese beach! How romantic!

2_______________________. On Monday, we took a boat trip on Lake Batur, which is inside an old volcano. Fantastic! On Tuesday, we visited a famous cave temple in the middle of the island. We saw lots of rice fields and coconut trees on the way! And then yesterday, Regina went diving off the north coast. 3_______________________. But I'm not so keen on diving, so I went shopping for souvenirs instead. There are so many wonderful things to choose from: clothes, paintings, woodwork. People here are very artistic, you know!

4 ____________________. But there’s a lot that we haven't done yet! Tomorrow, we're going to do a day trip to see an enormous volcano on Java, which is ten kilometres wide! And the day after tomorrow, we're going to see a dance festival at one of the island's temples. 5____________________.

We'll write again soon,

Love,

Cillian and Regina

Match sentences A–E with gaps 1–5 in the text.

A So that's what we've done already. ____

B We're really looking forward to that. ____

C We've been on three different trips this week. ____

D We're staying in a big hotel, and we've met lots of interesting people. ____

E She says it was amazing. ____

1 D 2 C 3 E 4 A 5 B

Text 2

PARTY FASHIONS

A Running parties

In some parts of the country, especially where the weather's always good, it's common for groups of friends to organise running parties. 1_________. They put on sports clothes: trainers, tracksuits, joggers, sweatshirts. They run through the trees, they climb hills, they jump over rivers and they try not to fall. And when they get back to their cars, they have a picnic and relax in the fresh air. 2_________.

B Cooking parties

If you don't know how to cook, you should try a cooking party! Once a week, usually at the weekend, a group of friends meets in someone's kitchen. 3_________. Two of them do the shopping to buy the food, while the others do the cooking on the day. 4_________. There's only one rule: if they cook very badly, they have to pay for coffee and sweets for everyone!

C Theme parties

Theme parties are also very fashionable these days. One of my favourites is a film character party. All the guests dress up as their favourite character from a film, and the others have to guess who they are. Can you imagine Shrek meeting Darth Vader?! You can try some interesting food, make new friends and have a good time - and there's usually some good film music to dance to. 5_________.

Match the sentences A–E with the gaps 1–5 in the text.

A Before that, they decide what food to prepare. ____

B But don't forget: your costume should be easy to move around in! ____

C Then they sit down and all enjoy a meal together. ____

D It's a great way to mix exercise, food and friends. ____

E They drive their cars to the starting point and everyone gets ready. ____

1 E 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 B

Text 3

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Is it a dream?

Are you sitting at home at the moment? Is it raining? Are you bored? Perhaps you would like to be somewhere different, somewhere warmer, more peaceful, more relaxing. Imagine a house on the most beautiful white beach in the world. The sun is shining and it is always hot. It never rains. The sea and sky are always blue and you can swim every day in clear, warm water. When you swim, brightly coloured fish swim with you. From your bedroom window you can see green hills and forests. In the forests there are rivers and beautiful waterfalls. Look carefully and you can see an eagle in the sky. Listen and you can hear the sound of insects. You can’t hear the sound of cars and you can’t see any supermarkets or busy shops. It’s perfect.

Is this a dream? No. It’s real. A holiday on the tropical island of Carunda is the prize in our new competition. You can win a holiday in a dream house on this dream island every year for ten years! Visitors to Carunda say it has the best beaches, the most beautiful scenery and the nicest people in the world! You can see if they are right! Write 250 words starting with ‘Choose me for Carunda because …..’. Don’t wait! Do it today! Enter now!

Are the sentences true or false?

1 The weather on the island is hot and dry. ___

2 The island is quite flat. ___

3 There is interesting wildlife on the island. ___

4 In the competition you can win a house. ___

5 For the competition you have to answer some questions. ___

1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 F

Text 4

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The Kitchen Cupboard

Tania Francis is the owner of a new food store called The Kitchen Cupboard. Our reporter, Fran Peters, asked her about the business.

Fran Your food store is very popular Tania. Why do you think this is?

Tania Well, healthy food is big news these days. Our store sells healthy food and we tell you how to cook it!

Fran Do you tell every customer?

Tania We give recipes every time you buy something at our store.

Fran And do you eat the food from your store?

Tania I certainly do! I try to stay healthy. I go to the gym, I go jogging every day and I write the recipes for the store. Of course, I have to cook them first!

Fran Which is your favourite recipe?

Tania That’s difficult. I really like the chicken and tomato burgers and, of course, the fish and cheese pie. That’s very popular.

Fran Do you think people really want to be healthier these days?

Tania Yes. There are a lot of reports in the newspapers and magazines about people who are too heavy. It’s so dangerous. People are learning to cook and eat healthier food. But healthy doesn’t mean boring! Come along to The Kitchen Cupboard and see how many delicious meals you can cook with healthy food.

Choose the best answers.

1 At The Kitchen Cupboard you can

A have a cooking lesson.

B eat a good meal.

C buy healthy food.

2 Tania

A has a lot of cookery books.

B loves eating.

C does a lot of exercise.

3 One of her favourite recipes includes

A meat and vegetables.

B fish and vegetables.

C fruit and vegetables.

4 Tania thinks people want to be healthy because

A they know it’s dangerous to be heavy.

B they like healthy food.

C they want to be in the newspapers.

5 Healthy food

A is usually boring.

B is often expensive.

C can be delicious.

Text 5

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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens is one of England’s most famous writers. He lived from 1812 to 1870 and he wrote fifteen major novels and lots of short stories. There are over 180 TV and film adaptations of his books. Some of his most famous books are Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and David Copperfield.

Dickens was born in Portsmouth in the south of England, but the family moved to London when he was ten years old. He had a difficult childhood. His father spent a long time in prison and Charles had to work in a factory from the age of twelve. Later his family received money from his father’s family and their life became better. Charles studied law but he hated it and became a journalist. This was when he started writing his books.

Dickens’ books are wonderful pictures of life in the big city of London at that time and are full of amazing characters. These characters are often very sad and very funny at the same time. Dickens wrote about poor people a lot and he wanted to show what life was like for them, so his characters’ lives are not very happy. But Dickens’ way of writing is very clever and funny and the characters can make us laugh!

Charles Dickens had ten children but his marriage wasn’t very happy. He died in 1870 and is buried in Westminster Abbey. Some people say he was one of the greatest writers in history. It is certainly true that his books are as interesting today as they were when he first wrote them.

Answer the questions.