Контрольна робота по темі "Live and learn. School"

Form 8

School life

Listening comprehension

(Boarding Schools in the UK: Friendship)

I. Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–e next to the numbers 1–5. 

1  a boarding school            a.  the way in which two people talk, behave and  feel  towards each other

2  to get distracted               b.  to become an adult

3  to grow up                       c.  to feel sad because you are not at home

4  to be homesick                d.  to start thinking about something different

5  a relationship                   e.  a school where pupils sleep and eat

II. Listen to the text and match if the sentences are true – T or false - F

1.  The students live at the school. 

2.  There are children from 20 or 30 different countries at the school. 

3.  Maria is French. 

4.  Maria’s friends are nice to her if she is homesick. 

5.  Willy is Argentinian. 

6.  Willy didn’t feel homesick at first. 

III. Combine two sentences into one with an if/when clause..

1. I will feel tired and exhausted. I won’t work anymore.

2. You won’t come home at 10 p.m.. Mum will close the door.

3. You will not buy a dictionary. I will borrow one from the library.

4. The traffic will be too heavy in the morning. I won’t go to work by car.

5. He will feel better tomorrow. He will take part in the competition.
6. Ann will have straight A’s. She won’t retake her exams.

IV. Read the sentences and insert the prepositions.

1. You sing so well, Ann, I advise you to take ... music.

2. Children should have equal opportunities ... the start.

3. The school aims ... training cooks, carpenters, locksmiths and other servicemen.

4. Many parents try to enroll their children ... prestigious schools.

5. I looked so funny in my new suit that the girls shrieked ... laughter.

6. Nobody took any notice ... me when I entered the classroom.

V. Your friend has written that their school administration is planning to introduce new

school uniform, though your friend is quite happy with the old one - a white shirt or a

 blouse and a tie for both boy and girls.

 Write a letter saying:

• if all schoolchildren wear a school uniform in Ukraine;
• what is your idea of a good school uniform;
• if it should be the same for boys and girls.

Form 8

School life

Listening comprehension

(Boarding Schools in the UK: Friendship) Teacher’s variant

I. Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–e next to the numbers 1–5. 

1  a boarding school            a.  the way in which two people talk, behave and  feel  towards each other

2  to get distracted               b.  to become an adult

3  to grow up                       c.  to feel sad because you are not at home

4  to be homesick                d.  to start thinking about something different

5  a relationship                   e.  a school where pupils sleep and eat
KEY 1. E, 2. D,3. B,4. C,5. A.

II. Listen to the text and match if the sentences are true – T or false - F

1.  The students live at the school. 

2.  There are children from 20 or 30 different countries at the school. 

3.  Maria is French. 

4.  Maria’s friends are nice to her if she is homesick. 

5.  Willy is Argentinian. 

6.  Willy didn’t feel homesick at first. 

KEY  1.True,2. True,3. False,4. True,5. False,6. False

III. Combine two sentences into one with an if/when clause..

KEY 1. If/when I feel tired and exhausted,I won’t work anymore.

2. If  you  don’t come home at 10 p.m.,Mum will close the door.

3. If  you don’t buy a dictionary, I will borrow one from the library.

4. If the traffic is too heavy in the morning, I won’t go to work by car.

5. If  he feels  better tomorrow,  he will take part in the competition.

6. If Ann has straight A’s, she won’t retake her exams.
IV. Read the sentences and insert the prepositions.

1. You sing so well, Ann, I advise you to take ... music.

2. Children should have equal opportunities ... the start.

3. The school aims ... training cooks, carpenters, locksmiths and other servicemen.

4. Many parents try to enroll their children ... prestigious schools.

5. I looked so funny in my new suit that the girls shrieked ... laughter.

6. Nobody took any notice ... me when I entered the classroom.
KEY - 1. up; 2. at; 3. at; 4. into; 5. with; 6. of;

V. Your friend has written that their school administration is planning to introduce new

school uniform, though your friend is quite happy with the old one - a white shirt or a

 blouse and a tie for both boy and girls.

 Write a letter saying:

• if all schoolchildren wear a school uniform in Ukraine;
• what is your idea of a good school uniform;
• if it should be the same for boys and girls.