Контроль письма за І семестр з англійської мови

The 8^th form      

  Writing (Semester 1)

Variant І

Name ____________________________

I. Match the words with their definitions.

1. honest                   a) is never happy with what he/she has

2. sociable                 b) never lets you down

3. complaining          c) likes to be in a company of other people

4. responsible           d) believes that only bad things may happen

5. pessimistic            e) always tells the truth

6. chatty                    f) likes talking to people

  II. Complete the sentences with as….as or not so ….as. 

1. Nick is …………………..…….. Bill. (not/tall)

2. The black car is ………..…………….the red car. (fast)

3. Vicky is …………….…………Kate. (optimistic)

4. My sister is …………………… I. (not/slim)

5. An orange is ………………………… lemon. (not/sour)

6. Tom ………………………. Nick. (responsible)

III. Complete the sentences with “should/shouldn’t”.

1. To feel good you …….…sleep 8-9 hours a night.

2. You ………...go to bed late on your week days if you don’t want to oversleep.

3. To be strong and active one ……….eat bread and butter, cheese or rice and sweet tea for breakfast.

4. Children ……..….spend much money on junk food.

5. We …………eat food slowly.

6. If you have a headache, you …………take an aspirin.

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense form.
1. It was lucky we _______________ (sit) under that tree when it _____________________(break) and fell down.
2. How fast he __________________ (drive) when he ______________________(have) an accident?
3. She _____________________ (read) in the garden when it  _____________________(start) to rain.
4. The family ______________________ (eat) dinner and talking.
5. They ________________________ (talk) about her when she _____________________ (walk) into the room.
6. I ____________________ (still/sleep) when my parents  ____________________ (leave) for work this morning.

V. Write about your favourite teacher. Use the questions as a plan.

What’s his/her name? What does he/she teach? What does he/she look like? What kind of person is he/she?

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The 8^th form        

Writing (Semester 1)

Variant ІI

Name ____________________________

I. Match the words with their definitions.

1. ambitious                 a) doesn’t forget to do things

2. amusing                   b) wants to be successful

3. helpful                      c) doesn’t tell other people’s secrets

4. responsible              d) someone who works much and loves to do it

5. trustworthy              e) always tells jokes

6. hard-working           f) always ready to help

II. Complete the sentences with as….as or not so ….as. 

1. Grapefruit juice is ……………..……lemonade.(not/sweet)

2. John is………………..………Kevin.(brave)

3. Today it’s …………………….yesterday.(not/windy)

4. Bear is ………………………. wolf. (wild)

5. Sweets are ……………………… cakes. (delicious)

6. Sam is ……………………………. Jack. (not/hard-working)

III. Complete the sentences with “should/shouldn’t”.

1. You ……………….get back before it gets too dark outside.

2. If you want to come to the concert, you …………..buy the tickets now.

3. We ……………spend more time outdoors to be healthier.

4. Children ……….….skip their breakfast.

5. Children ………..…drink coffee instead of tea.

6. You ………….eat less than 3 times a day.

IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous Tense form.
1. You ______________________ (phone) when I_____________________ (take) a shower.
2. When I _________________________ (get) home yesterday, my cat __________________ (sleep) on my pillow.
3. I_______________________ (see) my Art teacher in town yesterday. She ___________________(wear) a blue dress and an orange hat!
4. While their children _____________________ (clean) the table, their mother_______________(wash) the dishes.
5. At 3 p.m. yesterday I _______________________ (play) tennis.

6. Who __________________ (talk) to when I _____________________ (see) you in the cafeteria yesterday?

V. Write about your favourite teacher. Use the questions as a plan.

What’s his/her name? What does he/she teach? What does he/she look like? What kind of person is he/she? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Total score _________________