Контрольна робота до підручника On Screen B1+ Module 5 "Can you help?"

Vocabulary

 Global Issues

 1. Match the global issues to their meanings.

endangered   species   poverty   pollution   drought   landfill   homelessness   war   unemployment

1 ………  is about not having enough money to meet basic needs including food, clothing and shelter.

2. …......  is the state of being without a home.

3. ……… is the number of people who do not have a job that provides money.

4 ………  is damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste.

5 ………. is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction.

6 ………. is the process of getting rid of large amounts of rubbish by burying it, or a place where rubbish is buried.

7 ……… is fighting, using soldiers and weapons, between two or more countries, or two or more groups inside a country.

8. ………  is a long period when there is no rain and people do not have enough water.

 

2.  Match the words to form collocations.

1. polar	A waste
2. complete	B energy bulbs
3. household	C traffic
4. low	D ice caps
5. breathing	E habitat
6. heavy	F problems
7.natural	G darkness

 

 

 

3.  Fill in:

hatch   dim   stray   cut   patterns   marvelled   affects  security

1.The city authorities decided to …… the streetlights at night time.

2. I ……. at my teacher’s knowledge and his grasp of the subject.

3. The open box on the floor contained a ……   kitten.

4. Burglars were spotted by vigilant neighbors when …… lights came on.

5. The female sits on the eggs until they ……  .

6. Sleeping …… can be disrupted when you live with a number of people in one room.

7. After power …… the streetlights stayed off for hours.

8. Many people are unaware of how light pollution ……  nocturnal wildlife.

 

 

Phrasal Verbs

4. Fill in: off, on, out, up, into, over, down (x2).

1. Police officers arrived and asked them to turn down the music.

2. The next season turned out as successful as the last one.

3. We can turn the volume up a little bit if that's available.

4. Please turn off your phones or put them in airplane mode.

5. My business partner told me to turn on the Net.

6. I have been turning the idea over in my mind for some time.

7. He offered her a trip to London but she turned it down.

8. Rain in the morning has turned into snow during the afternoon.

 

 Reported verbs. Grammar

5.  Turn the sentences into reported speech.

1. Susan said to her teacher, “ I have written an essay”.
2. Sister said, “ Do you like your new dress, Alice?”
3. Tom said to Martin, “ Have you ever been to London?”
4. The teacher said to Alan, “ Don’t be late for our lessons.”
5. Martin said, “ Did you return the books to the library yesterday, Dolly?”
6. The waiter said, “ Your soup will be ready in twenty minutes.”
7. Mike said to his brother, “ What are you looking at?”
8. A man said, “ How much does this bag cost?”
9. Pam said to Wendy, “ Help me with my suitcase, please. ”
10. Roy said to the workers, “ When will you finish decorating my bedroom?”
11. Alice said to Brian, “ Can you switch off the light?”
12. Jack said, “ How long have you been working as a teacher, Andrew?”

Writing

6. Read the rubric and complete the writing task.

You have had a class discussion about the problem of porverty in your city. You teacher has asked you to write an essay providing solutions to the problem. Write your essay (120-160 words).

 

Keys:

1.

1. poverty

2. homelessness

3. unemployment

4. pollution

5. an endangered species

6. landfill

8. war

9. drought

2.

1. D

2. G

3. A

4. B

5. F

6. C

7. E

3.

1. dim

2. marveled

3. stray

4. security

5. hatch

6. patterns

7. cut

8. affects

4.

1. down

2. out

3. up

4. off

5. on

6. over

7. down

8. into

5.

1. Susan said to/ told her teacher that she had written an essay.

2. Sister asked if Alice liked her new dress.

3. Tom asked Martin if he had ever been to London.

4. The teacher asked Alan not to be late for her lessons.

5. Martin asked if Dolly had returned the books to the library the day before.

6. The waiter said that  our soup would be ready in twenty minutes.

7. Mike asked his brother what is he looking at.

8. A man asked how much that bag cost.

9. Pam asked Wend to help her with her suitcase.

10. Roy asked the workers when they would finish decorating his bedroom.

11. Alice asked Brian if he could switch off the light.

12. Jack asked Andrew how long he had been working as a teacher.