Read the text and type in 1 word the first letter is given oscar wilde

Oscar Wilde wrote some fairy
tales with morals. Look at the
title of the extract on the right
along with the picture. What
could the moral be in this fairy
tale? Read the biography and
check.
 
Oscar
Wilde
(1854-1900)
was born in Dublin,
Ireland. He was a playwright, essay and short story writer, poet and novelist, known for his clever wit and charming personality. His popular works include the plays The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) and An Ideal Husband (1895) and his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891). Wilde also wrote fairy tales for adults, some of which included a moral. Among them is The Devoted Friend (1888), a story about friendship and generosity, betrayal
and hypocrisy. A linnet1 (a small songbird) and a water-rat are two of the characters that tell the tale.
1 linnet — Romo (in Russian)

Who was Oscar Wilde? Read text A to find out.


A.
Oscar Wilde (1854−1900) was a popular Irish poet, novelist and dramatist. His most famous works include ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, as well as some excellent short stories like ‘The Canterville Ghost’. This story is about an American ambassador and his family who buy a house although the locals warn them that ghosts live in it. After several incidents, the Otis family begin to notice the Canterville Ghost.

Муниципальное бюджетное
образовательное учреждение

«Средняя общеобразовательная
школа № 100»

Методическая разработка

«Контрольно-измерительные
материалы по английскому языку для 9 класса»

ОГЛАВЛЕНИЕ

Введение ..……………………………………………………………………………………	3
КИМ 9 класс ……………………………………………………………………………….	4
Заключение …………………………………………………………………………………	55
Список использованной литературы ………………………………………………………	56

ВВЕДЕНИЕ

На сегодняшний день
у учителя существует проблема с домашними заданиями в учебниках и рабочих
тетрадях, ответы к которым уже есть в Интернете. Та же ситуация существует и с
контрольными работами, ответы к которым у обучающегося есть ещё до того, как он
освоит тему. Подобная проблема побуждает учителя к созданию собственных
контрольно-измерительных материалов (КИМ), ответы на которые, соответственно,
нет в сети. Этим объясняется актуальность представленной работы.

Её
объектом являются КИМ, а предметом – КИМ для 9-го класса к УМК “English 9” В. П. Кузовлева.

Цель – разработать КИМ для 9-го класса по
примеру готовых КИМ к УМК В. П. Кузовлева.

          Для
достижения цели необходимо решить следующие задачи:

1)
рассмотреть готовые КИМ;

2)
составить по их примеру собственные;

3)
применить их на практике.

Гипотеза — включение в урок КИМ, созданных
учителем по примеру разработанных к УМК, но не имеющих ответов, способствует
более осознанному отношению обучающихся к учебному процессу и позволяет учителю
выявить их реальные УУД.

Практическая значимость работы заключается в
разработке входного и тематических КИМ для УМК “English 9”
В. П. Кузовлева на 2 варианта.

В работе
представлены КИМ, некоторые части которых, главным образом, «Аудирование»,
«Чтение» и «Лексика», взяты из УМК В. П. Кузовлева во избежание работы
обучающихся на материале несоответствующего уровня сложности. Однако задания к
ним разработаны другие или их текст несколько изменён, чтобы у обучающихся не
возникало мнения, что существуют готовые ответы. Тексты для чтения из сборника контрольных
заданий не изменены, поскольку обучающиеся не знакомы с данным учебным пособием
и, соответственно, не знают источник ответов на задания. Таким образом,
большинство сносок указывает не на оригинальный текст, а трансформированный. В
целом, тематические КИМ являются аналогом разработанных в рабочей тетради.

Ещё одна особенность
состоит в том, что некоторые КИМ состоят из 3 частей, другие — из 5, выполнение
которых рассчитано на два урока. Связано это с тем, что у В. П. Кузовлева некоторые
КИМ объединяют материалы нескольких разделов и представлены в специальном сборнике
«Контрольные задания». Поэтому автору КИМ в данной работе, представилось логичным
добавить к стандартным разделам таких контрольных: «Аудирование», «Лексика и
грамматика» и «Чтение», — ещё два: «Письмо» и «Говорение», чтобы проверить УУД
в данных коммуникативных умениях. Что касается содержания первых трёх разделов,
то оно направлено на проверку УУД изученного раздела, поскольку, как показывает
практика, работы, выполняемые на материале нескольких тем, требуют больше часов
для повторения и вызывают больше затруднений в силу того, что включают в себя
материал, который изучался задолго до урока контроля. Этим же объясняется
отсутствие разработанного итогового контроля.

КИМ
9 КЛАСС

The
starting check

The
1^st version

1. Grammar. Use
the verbs in brackets in the right tense and voice: the Present/ Past Simple
Active; the Past Progressive/ Perfect Active; the Past Simple Passive!

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (1) … (to be) one of the greatest Russian poets and novelists. He
(2) … (to be) born  in Moscow, the Russian Empire, on
26 May, 1799. Pushkin (3) … (to publish) his first poem
by the time of his graduation (выпуск)
from the Tsarskoe Selo Lyceum. In 1820 he (4) …
(to publish) his first long poem “Ruslan and Ludmila”.

The young poet (5)
… (to engage — занимать, вовлекать) in social reform. After he (6) … (to
emerge — появляться) as a spokesman for literary radicals some times,  it  (7) … (to
begin) angering the government. Finally, Pushkin’s social activism (8) … (to
lead) to his transfer from the capital to the Caucasus and the Crimea in May 1820. For the time when he (9) … (to
stay) in Chisinău, he (10) … (to write) two Romantic poems: “The Captive of the Caucasus” and “The Fountain of Bakhchisaray”. [6]

ИЛИ

1. Grammar. Use
the verbs in brackets in the right tense: the Present Simple/ Progressive/ Perfect/
Perfect Progressive Tense; the Past Simple Tense!

I (1) … (to
like) reading.  I (2) … (to read) a lot of fiction since I was seven years
old. Since this school year (3) … (to start), I (4) … (to read) textbooks.
And now I (5) … (look through) a reference book to do my geography homework
right.

My favourite
author (6) … (to be) A. S. Pushkin. I (7) … already … (to get) acquainted
with lots of his works of different genres: fairy tales, poems, short stories, and novels. Although I (8) … (to read)
Pushkin’s drama “Boris Godunov” for three days this week, I (9) … (not to read)
much yet because I (10) … usually … (not to have) much spare time while
studying.

2. Vocabulary.
Fill in the gaps in the text with the words from the box!

Alexander
Pushkin is one of the most (11) …  Russian writers. In spite of his short
life, this author much (12) … Russian literature. His works still (13) …
young writers to (14) … theirs. It’s possible thanks to Pushkin’s mastery of
many (15) …, from short stories to dramas. For example, his poems are (16)
… poetic descriptions of nature and characters. And his fairy tales in verse
made Pushkin an (17) … writer of this genre. Besides, due to this poet’s (18)
… mind, a new genre, a novel in verse, arose.

A. Pushkin was
honoured by his (19) … as the light of Russian poetry. And in our days,
people go on admiring this author’s (20) … .

The
starting check

The
2^nd version

1. Grammar. Use
the verbs in brackets in the right tense and voice: the Present/ Past Simple
Active; the Past Progressive/ Perfect Active; the Past Simple Passive!

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (1) … (to be) one of the greatest Russian poets, novelists, and
playwrights. As far as his life after Chisinău is concerned, after Pushkin (2) … (to clash
— приходить в столкновение) with the
government in Odessa, he (3) …
(to send) into exile (ссылка)
to Mikhailovskoe in 1823. While the poet (4) … (to live) there, he (5) … (to work on) his
most famous drama “Boris Godunov”.
Since some of Pushkin’s earlier political poems (6) … (to find out) by
insurgents in the Decembrist Uprising (1825) in Saint Petersburg, government censors (7) … (to take)
his works under their strict control.

On 18 February,
1831, the libertarian poet (8) … (to marry) Natalia Goncharova and (9) … (to get) the lowest court title from Tsar Nicholas I. By the autumn of 1836,
Pushkin (10) … (to face) scandalous rumours of his wife’s love affair. The
duel with his wife’s admirer  Georges d’Anthès broke off the life of one of the
most famous representatives of the Golden Age of Russian poetry. [6]

ИЛИ

1. Grammar. Use
the verbs in brackets in the right tense: the Present Simple/ Progressive/ Perfect/
Perfect Progressive Tense; the Past Simple Tense!

I (1) …(to
love) reading. My favourite author (2) … (to be) N. V. Gogol. I (3) …(to
read) lots of his books since I (4) … (to see) the screen version of his
story “Viy”. So, I (5) … (to read) Gogol’s works since I was 11 years old.
Despite such a long period of time (now I’m 15), I (6) … (not to get)
acquainted with all his books yet. Now I (7) … (to read) Gogol’s historical
story “Taras Bulba”. Although I (8) … (to do) it for five days, I (9) … (to
read) only 50 pages because I (10) … usually …. (not to have) much free
time when a school year starts.

2. Vocabulary.
Fill in the gaps in the text with the words from the box!

Nikolai Gogol is
one of the most (11) … Russian writers whose books are (12) … something supernatural.
The other (13) … writer, Alexander Pushkin, much (14) … his works.

N. Gogol spent
his (15) … in the Ukraine. Therefore, he (16) … lots of his stories on
Ukrainian folklore. However, this author wrote not only stories but also books
of other (17) …; for instance, historical fiction and horror, short stories,
plays, and novels. A. Pushkin (18) … his (19) … to writing “Dead Souls” and
“The Inspector General” by suggesting the ideas of this works to him. Since N.
Gogol was a master of (20) …, no one can stop reading these and other his
books until they read to end. [7]

Test yourself 1

The 1^st
version           

I. Listening. [2, c.
9 № 2.2]

You will hear two British
teenagers answering the question “What do you think of reading?”. What do they
say? Listen to the recording and write down the letters which belong to Speaker
1!

Speaker 1:

(a) educational;	(e) reading helped to try new hobbies;
(b) reference books;	(f) humorous stories;
(c) enjoyable;	(g) books encouraged learning more about new subjects;
(d) realistic teenage fiction;	(h) biographies, autobiographies.

II. Use of English

1. Grammar. Fill in the gaps with
the correct forms of the verbs and pronouns in brackets! [4, с.
524 -530]

William Shakespeare (0) was
born (to bear) in April 1564. His father (1) … (to make) and sold lea-ther
gloves. His mother (2) … (to be) a daughter of an important farmer.

By the time, Shakespeare (3) …
(to leave) Stratford-on-Avon, he (4) … (to marry) a farmer’s daughter, Anne,
and (5) … (to become) a father of three children. Shakespeare left (6) … (they)
in 1587 to work in London. He (7) … (to take) by a company of actors to the
capital where he acted and wrote 37 plays. After the playwright and his friends
(8) … (to spare) enough money, they (9) … (to build) (10) … (they) own theatre,
the Globe, at the end of the 16^th century.

In England and other countries,
Shakespeare’s plays (11) … (to put) on the stage in our days, too. Actors who
(12) … (to invite) to play in his comedy or tragedy consider it the highest
honour.

2. Vocabulary. Choose the best
answer (a/ b/ c) for questions 1 – 10!

Reading plays an (0) b
role in people’s life because writings surround them everywhere. They accept
most information with eyes involuntary; therefore, they don’t take much notice
of the fact that they read. And in our times, when smart people are (13) …,
it’s really reasonable to read a lot. First, reading (14) … writing skills and
encourage using (15) … . Secondly, it opens writers’(16) … world with its
fabulous plots and (17) … characters. However, it depends on a book (18) …: if
they read non-fiction, its author is covered under (19) … ideas a book is (20)
… on. And if it’s (21) … , it can be relaxing and (22) … .

0. (a) outstanding	(b) important	(c) insignificant
13. (a) published	(b) influenced	(c) valued
14. (a) creates	(b) improves	(c) inspires
15. (a) imagination	(b) education	(c) influence
16. (a) informative	(b) remarkable	(c) scientific
17. (a) inventive	(b) vivid	(c) descriptive
18. (a) plot	(b) author	(c) genre
19. (a) brilliant	(b) scientific	(c) powerful
20. (a) based	(b) created	(c) set
21. (a) a thriller	(b) a fantasy	(c) a fiction
22. (a) suspenseful	(b) enjoyable	(c) outstanding

III. Reading
comprehension [4, с. 546 — 547]

Read about one of the most famous
writers of Ireland, Oscar Wilde. For questions 1 – 4, choose the best answer
(a/ b/ c)!

1. Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin
on October 16, 1854. His father was a famous Irish surgeon. His mother was well
known in Dublin as a writer of verse and prose. At school and later at Oxford,
Oscar displays a gift for art and the humanities. At university, the young man
became one of the most famous personalities of the day: he wore his hair long
and decorated his room with different beautiful things. His witty sayings were
popular with the students. After graduating from the university, Wilde turned
his attention to writing, travelling, and lecturing.

2. His most famous works appeared
over the next ten years. These were “The Happy Prince and Other Tales”, “The
Picture of Dorian Gray”, “Lady Windermere’s Fan”, “An Ideal Husband”, and “The
Importance of Being Earnest”. Wilde also wrote poems, essays, and reviews. He
attracted the attention of his audience by the brilliance of his conversation,
knowledge, and his personality’s force. In his works, particularly, in his
tales, Wilde glorified the beauty of nature, artificial things, and devoted
love.

3. The themes of most of the
writer’s works, even of his tales, were quite realistic. He admired unselfishness,
kindness, and generosity (“The Happy Prince”, “The Nightingale and the Rose”)
and despised egoism and greed (“The Selfish Giant”, “The Devouted Friend”). In
this way, he showed the contrast between wealth and poverty. Wilde’s own
sympathy was with poor and laboring people.

4. Unfortunately, tragedy struck
at the height of the writer’s popularity and success. He was accused of
immorality and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Released from prison in
1897, Wilde lived mainly on the Continent settling later in Paris where he died
in 1900. Although the writer lived in the 19^th century, the interest
for his works didn’t weaken. It found its reflection in staging and filming
some examples of his literary heritage. 

1. What distinguished (=differed
from others) Oscar Wilde while studying at school and university according to
paragraph 1?

(a) His parents were a well-known surgeon and a writer noted
for her poetry and prose.

(b) Oscar was talented for art of amazing people with his
outlook and furniture of his place and had a sharp tongue.

(c) Oscar was gifted for combining some activities: writing,
travelling, and lecturing.

2. Why did the writer’s works
captivate readers’ attention in accordance with paragraph 2?

(a) They were written in a powerful language, contained
remarkable dialogues, and were based on the wri-ter’s knowledge of  a human
nature. 

(b) They were full of  a descriptive language, love, and
love sufferings.

(c) They were rich in poetic descriptions of nature, powerful
characters with strong fillings and a vivid perception of any changes in their
surroundings.

3.  Who were characters of his
works by paragraph 3?

(a) They were fantastic people and wildlife who were poor
and rich.

(b) They were sympathetic and warm-hearted as well as
self-loving, vain, and liable to money-grabbing.

(c) They were  strong-willed, patient, ready to labour and
uphold their rights.

4. What clouded Wilde’s last
years according to paragraph 4?

(a) His two sons were sentenced for imprisonment for
infringing one of  morality laws.

(b) His works were strictly censored cause of their
immorality.

(c) He was sent to jail through his immorality.

Test yourself 1

The 2^nd
version

I. Listening [2, c. 6
№ 1 (the text about Sally)]

You will hear two British
teenagers answering the question “What do you think of reading?”. What do they
say? Listen to the recording and write down the letters which belong to Speaker
2!

Speaker 2:

(a) educational;	(e) reading helped to try new hobbies;
(b) reference books;	(f) humorous stories;
(c) enjoyable;	(g) books encouraged learning more about new subjects;
(d) realistic teenage fiction;	(h) biographies, autobiographies.

II. Use of English

1. Grammar. Fill in the gaps with
the correct forms of the verbs and pronouns in brackets! [4, c. 538 — 545]

Robert Burns (0) was born
(to bear) on January 25, 1759. Nowadays he (1) … (to know) as a Scottish
national poet who (2) … (to make) his birthplace famous due to his poems. His
father, a poor farmer, knew the value of a good education; that’s why, Robert
(3) … (to send) to school at the age of six. By the time he (4) … (to complete)
(5) … (he) education, Burns (6) … (to gain) knowledge of reading, writing,
arithmetic, English grammar, history, literature, French, and Latin.

The poet (7) … (to begin) writing
at 15. He composed verses to the melodies of old songs his mother (8) … (to
sing) (9) … (he) before, in his early childhood. His first poetic works (10) …
(to publish) in 1786 and became a great success. Beethoven, Schumann, and other
composers (11) … (to inspire) by them to write music. Even now Burns’s poems
and verses (12) … (to go on) encouraging people’s writing creation.

2. Vocabulary. Choose the best
answer (a, b, or c) for questions 1 – 10!

People’s life is (0) b of
writings; therefore, reading takes an important place among their other activities.
Due to reading, they (13) … their skills to express themselves logically and
without spelling mistakes. And nowadays it plays a role, especially when they
take exams and apply for a place at college and university or a job. In
addition, lots of writers’ (14) … can serve as examples to follow. Owing to
their hard and constant work, they (15) … in their life and made their
birthplaces famous. However, not only can biographies inspire people, but other
book (16) … also (17) … them in the same way. Examples of character’s mode of
life are not less instructive than their (18) … biographies. Nevertheless, the
power of their influence is directly connected with their authors’ writing
style. In case authors choose unusual (19) … for their fictions using their
(20) … imagination, their works captivate reader’s attention until they read to
end. On the contrary, if writers don’t (21) … their works on (22) … ideas, they
can’t wait for a hearty welcome from readers.

0. (a) filling	(b) full	(c) rich
13. (a) inspire	(b) improve	(c) influence
14. (a) biographies	(b) fantasies	(c) reference books
15. (a) published	(b) succeeded	(c) encouraged
16. (a) novels	(b) autobiographies	(c) genres
17. (a) value	(b) influence	(c) educate
18. (a) creators’	(b) novelists’	(c) playwrights’
19. (a) outlines	(b) fantasies	(c) settings
20. (a) poetic	(b) thrilling	(c) vivid
21. (a) base	(b) set	(c) put
22. (a) imaginative	(b) fabulous	(c) inventive

III. Reading
comprehension [4, c. 549 — 550]

Read about the English writer,
Jerome K. Jerome. For questions 1 – 4, choose the best answer (a/ b/ c)!

1. In the history of English
literature, Jerome Klapka Jerome occupies a modest place. He cannot be compared
with Dickens, Thackeray, or Bernard Show, but he is a well-known
writer-humourist. J. K. Jerome was born in England on May 2, 1859, into the
family of a ruined businessman. Since his father died in 1871, Jerome had to
began working without completing school. First he worked as a clerk, later as a
journalism and acting teacher. Besides, for three years, Jerome played
different parts as an actor. In his free moments, he wrote plays, stories, and
articles, but nothing was published. Jerome’s first success became a one-act
comedy, which was performed in the Globe Theatre in 1886.

2. In 1889, a collection of the
writer’s articles was published as a book under the title “The Idle Thoughts of
an Idle Fellow”. This book became very popular, too, and it was published 105
times in four years. In 1889 Jerome’s best book “Three Men in a Boat” came out.
In the following years, he published some more books and plays. The writer went
travelling all over Europe and visited St. Petersburg in 1899, which met him
with enthusiasm. Jerome also wrote serious books, but the public didn’t honour
them.

3. Although there’s a certain
similarity between the writer’s early years and Charles Dickens’s, there’s a
difference in their writing styles. In his novels, Dickens gave a realistic
picture of  poor English people’s life. In his turn, Jerome unrevealed his
characters’ vices; such as faint-heartedness (малодушие),
narrow-mindedness (=stupidity), and  idleness (= laziness).
His works were full of humour and couldn’t but amused readers.

4. Jerome’s last
book was the autobiography “My Life and Time”. Despite his admirers interest in
his works, his books tended to be non-fiction didn’t find their cordial
welcome. But “Three Men in a Boat” presenting adventures of three noblemen with
their dog along the river fascinated them at once. In British literature, the
success of this book can be compared with A. Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, a
detective solving tricky crimes. However, this hero’s popularity is brighter
expressed: a museum, a society, and even a pub were opened in his honour.

1. What had J.
K. Jerome done before he became famous according to paragraph 1?

(a) J. K. Jerome studied journalism and
acting, and played parts (= roles) at the Globe Theatre.

(b) J. K. Jerome’s life till 26 years was
like Charles Dickens’s with the difference that he had to leave school without
finishing at 12.

(c) J. K. Jerome worked hard as a clerk, a
teacher, and an actor to help his father, a ruined businessman.

2. What made the
writer famous in accordance with paragraph 2?

(a) His humorous works exposing their
characters’ strange traits of character and vices in an absurd way.

(b) His adventure fiction, which was rich
in action, suspense, and inventive descriptions.

(c) His articles reflecting his contemporaries’
mean traits of character and ridiculing (= making fun of) them in an angry way.

3. What’s the
difference between Ch. Dickens’s works and J. K. Jerome’s in spite of a similarity
between their early years by paragraph 3?

(a) Whereas Ch. Dickens developed fabulous
plots partly filled with mystical events, J. K. Jerome used a simple language
revealing his characters’ vices.

(b) Whereas Ch. Dickens described the
poor’s hard life, J. K. Jerome wrote about the rich’s full of adventures and
entertainments.

(c) Whereas Ch. Dickens’s books excite
their readers’ anger with unfairness their characters undergo to and sympathy
for them, J. K. Jerome’s provoked laugh at their negative traits of character.

4. Who are Jerome’s most famous
characters according to paragraph 4?

(a) These are gentlemen travelling by river.

(b) These are three idle sailors and their four-footed
friend boating up the river.

(c) These are a detective and his friend coming across the
criminal world’s expressions and solving them.

Test
yourself 2

The
1^st version

I. Listening [1, c.
12]

Listen to the tape about
classical music and mark if the following statements are true, false, or not
stated!

1. A lot of classical music was
composed in the 18^th – 19^th centuries.

A. True                  B.
False                    C. Not stated

2. No new musical instrument have
been invented nowadays.

A. True                  B.
False                    C. Not stated

3. All the composers write music
under the influence of different events.

A. True                  B.
False                    C. Not stated

4. Contemporary composers don’t
write classical music today.

A. True                  B.
False                    C. Not stated

5. The Indian composer wrote
“Don’t Leave Me…” after his mother died.

A. True                  B.
False                    C. Not stated

II.
Use of English

1. Grammar. Two
friends are discussing their plans. Complete the dialogue using the correct
verb forms!

— What (0) are you going to do
(to do) this weekend?

— I (1) … (to go) to Lady Gaga’s gig. Do
you know she (2) … (to give) a live performance within her tour at the
concert hall in Piccadilly Circus?

— Is she? I was at her gig in New York last
year. But maybe, I (3) … (to accompany) you. I’ve gone to concerts since my university
years. And I’ve always liked (4) … (to listen) to live performances. When
does it begin?

— It (5) … (to start) at 7 on Saturday
evening.

— And what about the tickets? How are you
going to get them?

— I (6) … (to order) it via the Internet.

— Oh, it’s very wise. I think a queue at
the box office (7) … (to be) huge. I must remember (8) … (to order) it
tonight. I remember (9) … (to queue up) overnight at a music shop for Lady
Gaga’s autograph last year. Then, the singer sent 80 pizzas to her fans in case
they were hungry. I was on a diet, but liked (10) … (to eat) a piece of a
“star” pizza.

— Will you go on (11) … (to follow) this
tradition?

— I’m sure I won’t stop (12) … (to wait)
for the autograph; I’ve got one, though.

— And I am about to go on (13) … (to
observe) it. I’m really looking forward for (14) … (to get) Lady Gaga’s, too.

2. Vocabulary. Choose the best
answer to fill in the gaps in the text!

I think people cannot live
without music. The first thing I do in the morning I play popular (0) a
on my mobile phone and sing along: I know all (15) … by heart. I always look
forward to (16) … British  singer and actor Ed Sheeran (17) … a new album and
hope he (18) … recording new hits. The tunes of his songs are so (19) … that I
can’t help playing them in my head all my spare time. Besides, I like listening
to (20) … music. I particularly like classical music arrangements made by this
type of orchestras.

As to concerts, I am not a
concert-goer, and my parents afford to go to (21) … only twice annually. Their
favourite place is (22) …. Westminster Cathedral Hall. Speaking of my favourite
musicians, these are not only (23) … Sheeran’s works but also songs of Jasmin
Thomson, (24) … popular British singer and songwriter. Their songs are (25) …
listening as they are senseful and tuneful.

0. (a) songs	(b) books	(c) films
15. (a) words	(b) lyrics	(c) films
16. (a) —	(b) the	(c) a
17. (a) making	(b) inventing	(c) releasing
18. (a) continues	(b) composes	(c) makes his way to the stage
19. (a) catchy	(b) romantic	(c) sentimental
20. (a) symphonic	(b) brass band	(c) choral
21. (a) theatres	(b) full houses	(c) opera houses
22. (a) —	(b) the	(c) a
23. (a) —	(b) the	(c) a
24. (a) —	(b) the	(c) a
25. (a) available	(b) worth	(c) appreciated

III.
Reading comprehension

Read the text
about the history of popular music. Mark statements 1 – 10 true (T) or false
(F)!

Popular Music

As defined in “The New Grove Dictionary of Music and
Musicians”, popular music is the music that has developed since the
industrialization in the 1800s and is in line with the tastes and interests of
the urban middle class. This includes a wide range of music genres, from
vaudeville and minstrel shows to heavy metal. Popular music and pop music are
believed to be synonyms. However, pop music appeared in the mid-1950s to
describe the music style that developed from the rock’n’roll revolution.

A number of factors led to the rise of popular music: a
player piano and a phonograph in the 19^th century, «talking
pictures», sound films, and radio in the 1920s, a consumer culture,
advertising, and a growing industrialization in music production. Frederick
Taylor (1856-1915) and Henry Ford (1863-1947) were inventors of various
management techniques in music which made it more like a business. Tin Pan
Alley became the first popular song-publishing industry in New York in the
1890s. At the same time, a musical was created, and jazz, blues, and other
African American styles came into being when African Americans began combining
African rhythms with European musical structures.

By 1920 there had been almost 80 record companies in
Britain, and almost 200 in the USA. In the early 1920s music broadcasting on
the radio started. The first mass-media popular music super stars, including
Rudy Vallye (1901-1986) and Bing Crosby (1903-1977), prepared the way for Frank
Sinatra (1915-1998) and Elvis Presley (1935-1977). Popular music rose
drastically after World War II as prices of recordings were much reduced after
a magnetic tape had been invented. Based on African American blues, rock and
roll was a very popular style in this postwar period. In the 1950s and 1960s,
popular music was widely spread thanks to television. In the 1960s, a
multitrack recording and other new recording technologies were invented. Owing
to them sound engineers could create new sounds and sound effects. After World
War II, America dominated in popular music. By the middle of the 20^th
century, lots of African Americans had moved to big cities in the North of the
country, which led to mixing various musical elements with jazz. In this way,
blues rock and roll was created with its pioneer Elvis Presley, whose work was
a mixture of rhythm and blues (R & B) and country music.

In the 1970s, the trend towards consolidation in the
recording industry continued to the point that there were five huge
transnational organizations, three American-owned (“WEA”, “RCA”, “CBS”) and two
European-owned (“EMI”, “Polygram”). In the 1990s, the consolidation trend took
a new turn — inter-media consolidation. That meant recording companies worked
with media ones: film, television, magazines, and others. As a result, singing
star could be cross-promoted by television and the press. In the 1990s, a
digital technology, computers, and the Internet popularized music. In the 21^st
century, Europeans and Americans are leaders in popular music business and
influence a plenty of styles globally. [8, 9]

1. Popular music and pop music are synonyms.

2. Popular music meets average people’s tastes.

3. Since it arose, popular music has been
like a business.

4. Jazz and blues are composed of African American music and
European.

5. From the 1920s, popular music was widespread thanks to
radio.

6. African American blues was particularly popular after
World War II.

7. In the postwar period, recordings were sold at low prices
thanks to multitrack recording technology.

8. By the mid-20^th century, jazz had influenced
lots of music styles and promoted rising new ones.

9. America has mainly dominated in popular music.

10. Popular music musicians can be promoted only by
recording companies, on the radio, and at live performances.

IV. Writing

Write a letter to James (AB: p.
40 ex. V) using the scheme below and answering his questions and the following:

(1) What music styles do you like and hate? Why?

(2) Which role does music play in your life? Why?

Izhevsk Russia … October, 2017

Dear James,

Thank you for your letter. It was
great to hear that you … .

As for me, I’m … music
fan. My favourite singer(s) (composer(s)/ musician(s)/ music group(s)) is (are)
… Sheeran. I prefer his music because … . And … music is among my
unfavourite. I can’t stand listening to it as … .

As regards going to concerts, I
(don’t) go to them because … . Last time, I went to a … concert with my … . I
didn’t like/ like it as … .

On the whole, music … an
important (significant) role in my life as it … .

I look forward to hearing from
you.

All the best,

Emily

Test
yourself 2

The
2^nd version

I. Listening [1, c.
12]

Listen to the tape about classical
music and mark if the following statements are true, false, or not stated!

1. Classical music is played everywhere.

A. True                  B.
False                    C. Not stated

2. Contemporary classical music
is performed on new musical instruments.

A. True                  B.
False                    C. Not stated

3. It is advisable
to perform classical music.

A. True                  B.
False                    C. Not stated

4. The appreciation
of this music style started with listening to Chopin for one of the speakers.

A. True                  B.
False                    C. Not stated

5. The mother of
the composer of “Don’t Leave Me…” was very thankful to her son for it.

A. True                  B.
False                    C. Not stated

II.
Use of English

1. Grammar. Two
friends are discussing their plans. Complete the dialogue using the correct
verb forms!

— What (0) are (to be) your plans
for tomorrow?

— I (1) … (to have) a good time at
Adele’s gig. My boyfriend’s bought the tickets. He thinks we (2) … (to enjoy)
it.

— Great! When does the concert take place?

— It (3) … (to start) at 7 on Saturday.
Do you think it (4) … (to be) a success?

— Certainly. Her songs are so touching.
They can let nobody be indifferent to them. She also performs songs from
box-office films. And what (5) … you … (to do) after the performance?

— Oh, I don’t have any special plans, but
my boyfriend (6) … (to queue up) for the singer’s autograph definitely.

— Does he like (7) … (to stand) in a
queue?

— Not at all. Since I knew him, he has
hated (8) … (to queue up). But he likes (9) … (to wait) for his turn at  a
checkout counter in a supermarket because he can’t do without good food.

— And you? Will you go on (10) … (to
follow) his tradition?

— I think I should do it.

— Remember (11) … (to say) that when you
queue up and look forward to putting an end to your waiting.

— I (12) … (to stand) with my boyfriend.
And I love (13) … (to be) with him. So, I don’t think I’ll have to remember
(14) … (to follow) your advice.

— Neither do I.

2. Vocabulary. Choose the best
answer to fill in the gaps in the text! [4, c.]

Music plays a significant role in
my life. I’ve always been fond of various (0) a of music. I listen
to everything that sounds (15) … to me. Of course, there are some groups that I
prefer, for example “Queen”. They (16) … the stage in the 70s. Their hits “We
Are the Champions” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” made (17) … in British pop and rock
music. The group’s concerts, especially their (18) …, were always played to
(19) … . If they performed music now, they would do it at (20) … London’s best
concert halls, for example, in (21) … Albert Hall or Wilton’s Music Hall. To
their admirers’ pity, “Queen” entered (22) … only until the death of (23) …
leader Freddy Mecury. Unfortunately, up-to-date popular songs are often
senseless.

As regards classical music, it’s
a little bit (24) … for me. But I perceive it more easily in case it appears in
films. For instance, everybody can listen to “Moonlight” composed by Claude
Debussy, (25) … famous French composer, in the film “Twilight”.

0. (a) styles	(b) idols	(c) festivals
15. (a) tuneless	(b) tuneful	(c) aggressive
16. (a) recorded	(b) released	(c) made their way to
17. (a) a breakthrough	(b) the charts	(c) a full house
18. (a) festivals	(b) first nights	(c) musicals
19. (a) full seats	(b) the charts	(c) full houses
20. (a) —	(b) a	(c) the
21. (a) —	(b) a	(c) the
22. (a) the charts	(b) the stage	(c) full houses
23. (a) —	(b) a	(c) the
24. (a) available	(b) complicated	(c) noisy
25. (a) —	(b) a	(c) the

III.
Reading comprehension

Read the text
about the history of popular music. Mark statements 1 – 10 true (T) or false
(F)!

African American
Music

African American music has a rich
history, which came from slaves who were shipped from West Africa from the
1600s. In its basic form, it was a simple rhythm beaten out on drums and other
percussion (ударный) instruments.

One of the most widespread early
forms of music for southern African Americans was spiritual. It began in the 18^th
century and existed during the 1860s. Spiritual expressed the slaves’ wish for
freedom. Some songs, such as the well-known «Wade (Переход вброд) in the
Water», contained even instructions for escaping to North America.

In the 1870s, a new type of music
arose from marches and social dances. It was called ragtime. Scott Joplin’s
(1868 — 1917) «Maple Leaf Rag» was a phenomenal success. Ragtime
marked a departure from sentimental spirituals. It was at its height from 1890
to 1920 and lead to  jazz.

            But before jazz blues came. It began in the
South during the slavery era and was spread by means of bluesmen who wandered
the country. It was closely linked with spirituals. Blues became a basis for
most American musical forms. Its types were classical, country and Chicago
blues. Robert Johnson (1911-1938) is widely regarded as the father of classical
blues. In the 1960s, Chicago blues gave way to other musical forms such as
Motown, rhythm and blues (R&B), and soul and funk. The early forms of
R&B were loud and lively and mostly played on drums, a double bass, and an
electric guitar. Singers were men or women with big voices, and audiences loved
it. The style quickly spread throughout the country, with larger bands adding a
piano, a trumpet, and a saxophone. R&B was great fun and perfect for
dancing. As to funk music, it was dance music, too, which
emphasized rhythm. On the contrary, soul expressed strong emotions.

            Jazz is called America’s classical music. The
term «jazz» had been widely in use by 1918. One important part of
jazz is improvisation,
which means a musician makes music up while playing. There are various forms of
jazz, such as New Orleans style, avant-garde, soul and fusion, and new jazz
swing. There is also bebop, a revolutionary style performed by a smaller
ensemble than the classic big band set-up. The trumpeter and singer Louis
Armstrong (1900-1971) was the most famous jazz musician and the first to
achieve international recognition with West End blues in the 1920s.

            In the 1930s gospel (religious) music came. Its
features were vocal embellishment (приукрашивание) and dramatic power. In the 1980s, rap exploded into the
mainstream and developed into numerous styles. Some of its biggest stars came
from street. It combined urban storytelling and beat-driven technological
music. This music style was accompanied by a montage of well-known recordings,
usually disco or funk. Famous rappers include Run D.M.C, Snoop Dogg and Queen
Latifah.

            African American music has influenced many
modern musical styles. For example Chuck Berry (1926-2017) and Little Richard (born
in 1932) transformed urban blues into what we know as rock’n’roll. [5]

1. African American music originates in slaves from West
Africa.

2. Spiritual songs consisted of instructions for slaves how
to escape to native Africa.

3. Ragtime was not a sentimental kind of music.

4. Jazz came into being on the basis of ragtime.

5. Scott Joplin was the father of blues.

6. In spite of its sadness, blues gave rise to some types of
dance music.

7. Blues is called American classical music.

8. Raps were spoken to dance music.

9. After spiritual no other religious music came into
existence.

10. Jazz is the freest music style.

IV. Writing

Write a letter to James (AB: p.
40 ex. V) using the scheme below and answering his questions and the following:

(1) What music styles do you like and hate? Why?

(2) Which role does music play in your life? Why?

Izhevsk Russia … October, 2017

Dear James,

Thank you for your letter. It was
great to hear that you … .

As for me, I’m … music
fan. My favourite singer(s) (composer(s)/ musician(s)/ music group(s)) is (are)
… Sheeran. I prefer his music because … . And … music is among my
unfavourite. I can’t stand listening to it as … .

As regards going to concerts, I
(don’t) go to them because … . Last time, I went to a … concert with my … . I
didn’t like/ like it as … .

On the whole, music … an
important (significant) role in my life as it … .

I look forward to hearing from
you.

All the best,

Emily

Test yourself 3

The
1^st version

I.
Listening [1, c. 22]

Listen to five speakers! Match them (A — E)
and their statements (1 — 6)!

1. Internet-users should be ready to pay
for some news websites they go on.

2. The Internet has a strong effect on its
users.

3. You can get your news anywhere you like.

4. Television is the best way of getting information
and education.

5. The Internet is the best way of getting
the news.

6. The Internet is not always safe.

A Speaker	A	B	C	D	E
A statement

II. Use of English

1. Make up the questions to the following
sentences!

1. Lots of people like going online. (A
general question)

2. An Internet-user usually searches for
information. (A special question)

3. People will use the Internet even more
in the future. (A tag question)

4. Internet-users can go online through
their smartphone or computer. (An alternative question)

2. Report the direct speech!

1. Ann complained, “I cannot watch TV much
this year because I have little free time.”

2. Ben noticed, “Before my family connected
our home to the Internet, TV had been our main entertainment.”

3. A teacher told the students,
“”Neighbours” were on air first in 1985.”

4. Kate mentioned, “I will watch the BBC
when my family get installed cable TV.

5. Alex said, “My dad is going to provide
our home with cable TV, but it could be better to use digital.”

3. Put in which/ who/ that and
commas where necessary!

1. A service … is used by primary and
secondary schools is called the BBC school TV service.

2. The radio caters for those users …
prefer learning news and doing something else at the same time.

3. The BBC World Service … transmits
programmes in more than 30 languages worldwide is for everybody who wants to
listen to the BBC in their own language.

4. Advertisements … are banned on TV and
radio are cigarette ones.

5. British like the game show “Who Wants to
Be a Millionaire?” with Chris Tarrant … is its host.

III.
Reading [1, c. 24 — 25]

Match the texts (A — E) and their headings (1 — 6)!

IV. Writing Write an answer to the letter (AB: p. 66 ex. V)! Izhevsk Russia … December, 2017 Dear …, … (Thank a person for writing!) It was great to hear that you … (what gladdened you in Megan’s letter?) As for me, I get news from … mainly because … . I (don’t) agree with your supposition that negative news is more popular with people. In my opinion, it is so as … (why are stories about teenagers negative?). As to my favourite source of news, it is … as it … . Best of all, I like sites/ shows/ articles/ programmes on … there. The reason is that … . On the whole, I (don’t) prefer to read news stories because … . Regarding my favourite mass medium, it is … . I like it as … . More than that, … (why else do you like your favourite mass medium?). Compared to … (which other mass medium/ media? which other mass medium do you like?), it … . So, I am a … fan. I look forward to hearing from you.  All the best, … V. Speaking 1. Which mass medium do you use most of all? Why? 2. What type of the media are you a fan of? Why? 3. What Internet sites/ TV or radio programmes/ magazines or newspapers do you enjoy searching/ watching/ listening/ reading? Why?

Test
yourself 3

The
2^nd version

I.
Listening [1, c. 23]

Listen to the dialogue! Complete the
sentences!

1. Steven wants to work …

1) at school.                            2)
in a club.                        3) in media.

2. The newspaper materials deal with
anything that influences…

a) town life.                            2)
school life.                     3) country life.

3. Laura’s work in the newspaper
includes…

1) choosing topics for the stories.        
2) checking the stories.              3) attracting readers to the newspaper.

4. Steven likes the newspaper because…

1) it is not expensive.             2) it
is well-designed.         3) of the sports articles.

5. The pupils read the newspaper…

1) from their own printed copy.          2)
on the notice board.               3) on the Internet.                  

II.
Use of English

1. Make up the questions to the following
sentences!

1. People prefer digital TV to not digital.
(A general question)

2. A working person watches TV after their
working day. (A special question)

3. TV programmes can meet any tastes. (A
tag question)

4. A TV viewer watches TV through a TV set
or the Internet. (An alternative question)

2. Report the direct speech!

1. The mother complained, “My son is
watching TV all the time and doesn’t understand its harmful influence.”

2. Mag was angry, “I must very often deny
myself in watching my favourite TV shows as I don’t have much spare time.”

3. A commentator told their audience, “”The
Times” is the oldest of daily qualities in the UK.”

4. The granddad remembered, “After TV had
entered our house last century, we spent less time talking to each other.”

5. The dad hoped, “I will view a football
match tonight; it starts at 7 p. m.”

3. Put in which/ who/ that and
commas where necessary!

1. A mass medium … is the most popular
worldwide is TV.

2. The hero of “Doctor Who” … is
world-known as Time Lord travels through time and space in his machine.

3.The talent show “Britain’s Got Talent” is
for people … are good in singing, dancing, or acting.

4. “Coronation Street” and “EastEnders” …
are Britain’s most successful soap operas focus on the everyday lives of
working class.

5. A soap opera … presents the life in a
fictional Yorkshire village is the third ranking soap opera on British TV.

III. Reading [1, c. 26 — 27]

1. Read the text and mark if the statements
are true (1), false (2), or not stated (3)!

1. Mr. Bullet came to Nopolis from the
East.

1) True                         2)
False                      3) Not stated

2. Mr. Bullet closed his office in the
place he had lived in before.

3. “The Nopolis Teapot” was the title of
the newspaper Mr. Bullet started in Nopolis.

4. The first article that Mr. Bullet
published criticized John Smith for being fat.

5. The people of Nopolis liked to read the
“Daily News” a lot.

6. In his article John Smith wrote that Mr.
Bullet was not an honest man.

7. Mr. Bullet was angry at the attack on
his style and writing.

8. Mr. Bullet’s final decision was to write
an article in which the letter O would not appear at all.

IV.
Writing

Write an answer to the letter (AB: p. 66
ex. V)!

Izhevsk Russia … December, 2017

Dear …,

… (Thank a
person for writing!) It was great to hear that you … (what gladdened
you in Megan’s letter?)

As for me, I get
news from … mainly because … . I (don’t) agree with your supposition
that negative news is more popular with people. In my opinion, it is so as … (why
are stories about teenagers negative?).

As to my
favourite source of news, it is … as it … . Best of all, I like sites/
shows/ articles/ programmes on … there. The reason is that … . On the
whole, I (don’t) prefer to read news stories because … .

Regarding my favourite
mass medium, it is … . I like it as … . More than that, … (why else do
you like your favourite mass medium?). Compared to … (which other mass
medium/ media? which other mass medium do you like?), it … . So, I am a
… fan.

I look forward
to hearing from you.

 All the best,

…

V. Speaking

1. Which mass medium do you use most of all? Why?

2. What type of the media are you a fan of? Why?

3. What Internet sites/ TV or radio programmes/ magazines or
newspapers do you enjoy searching/ watching/ listening/ reading? Why?

Test yourself 4

The 1^st
variant

I. Listening [3, c.
83]

Listen to the recording. Fill in
the gaps in the following sentences!

1. Most boys only want to do well in … they like. If they
don’t like them, they don’t try.

2. Girls can … better because they work harder.

3. Boys who are star students and who do all their homework
are made … of.

4. Girls take exams and their … more seriously than boys.

5. … don’t adapt to the difference between teaching boys and
girls; so, boys lose out.

II. Use of English

1. Report the questions of the
interview! Continue the sentence:

A  member of a college selection committee asked me…

1. What do you think your future will be like?

2. Why are you going to study at our college?

3. What marks did you usually get at your school?

4. Can you easily get on with new people?

5. What clubs had you been attending before you chose our
college?

6. Should you follow any special medical prescriptions?

7. What were you always doing for the past half a year?

8. Would you like to tell us anything else about yourself?

2. Fill in the gaps in the text!

In the USA, children must (1) …
school from 6 to 18. They spend 5 or 8 years at (2) … school and 8 or 5 years
at (3) … school. However, this doesn’t mean getting (4) … education. At the end
of each semester at high school, students take (5) … in subjects they learn,
which depends on the state they get their education in. Students go to school
with pleasure if there are modern (6) … there; such as, multimedia boards and
computer classrooms. In this case, teachers have everything to work at (7) …
(the/ -) school effectively. At the end of (8) … education, students get a high
school diploma. If they want to go to (9) … (a/ -) college, they (10) … the
scholastic aptitude test.

III. Reading

AB: p. 84 ex. II Match the texts
with their headings!

1. A sports boarding college

2. A five-building private school

3. A secondary school with the 6^th-form
department

4. A 6^th-form college

5. A boarding school for boys.

Test yourself 4

The 2^nd
variant

I. Listening [3, c.
83]

Listen to the recording. Fill in
the gaps in the following sentences!

1. Boys enjoy … that they’re generally better at anyway.

2. Boys think it’s funny when a teacher asks them for …, and
they don’t have it.

3. If boys work …, they are called different unpleasant
nicknames.

4. Boys go … through life but have got all the best jobs.

5. More … are women and spend more time with girls than
boys.

II. Use of English

1. Report the questions of the
interview! Continue the sentence:

A  member of a university selection committee asked me…

1. Why would you like to get higher education at our
university?

2. Which subjects did you do preparatory courses in?

3. Were you engaged in any extracurricular activities at
your class?

4. What had influenced your university choice before you
made it?

5. Can you say that you are publicly active?

6. What were you doing when you first decided on our university?

7. How do you imagine your future will be like?

8. What else should you impart to us about yourself?

2. Fill in the gaps in the text!

In England, education is (1) …
from 5 to 16. Most children study at schools which provide free (2) … . These
are state. However, most teachers prefer working at (3) … (a/ -) school which
is fee-paying. Students in secondary school begin thinking of their (4) …
education. At the age of 10-11, they can (5) … the 11+ exam and go to (6) … (a/
-) grammar school if they (7) … it. At the age of 13, students who want to go
to a (8) … school; such as Eton, Harrow, and Winchester, have to pass an (9) …
examination, too. It is called the common entrance exam. compared to state
schools, private ones provide their students with the newest (10) … more. For
example, with electronic libraries accessible on a smart phone, language
laboratories, and robots.

III. Reading

AB: p. 84 ex. II Match the texts with their headings!

1. No entrance exams, only an interview.

2. A school with an accent on I.C.T.

3. A cheap boarding school.

4. An expensive boarding school.

5. A college for students after Year 11 and adults.

Test yourself 5

The 1^st
variant

I. Listening [1, c.
34 — 35]

Listen to Nick Brown! Choose the
proper answer!

1.Nick studied at …

a)one university.                                      b)
two universities.                   c) a college and a university.

2. Nick’s first job was …

a) in a secondary school.                         b) in a
nursing home.                c) in an agency.

3. Nick gets to his present place of work …

a) on foot.                                               
b) by bus.                                  c) by car.

4. Nick is usually at work until …

a) lunch time.                                           b)
3.30 p.m.                              c) 5 p. m.

5. At home in the evening, Nick usually …

a) grades students’ works.                       b) checks
e-mail.                      c) gives lessons.

6. Nick says that the lunch in the school dining room is …

a) delicious.                                             b)
inexpensive.                          c) healthy.

7. Nick thinks that teaching …

a) is an easy job.                                      b)
can bring you job satisfaction       c) makes you confident.

II. Use of English

1. Report the recommendations!

1. A teacher advised his students, “Fill in your application
with real information about yourselves.”

2. A colleague warned me, “Don’t put in your application to
our chief for a holiday now!”

3. A chief told an employee, “Work hard to get on in your
job!”

4. A psychologist recommended Olivia, “Think of your future
today and present it in a kind of collage tomorrow.”

5. The career co-ordinator asks Matt, “Don’t forget to bring
the portfolio with your certificates the day after tomorrow.”

2. Form the proper words of those
in brackets! [1, c. 42]

(1) … (Curricular) activities can
play an important role in a students’ growth and (2) … (develop) and make them
(3) … (skill); such as, self-disciplined, possessing time-(4)… (manage) skills
and team-(5)… (work) ones. For example, sports teach teamwork and (6) …
(cooperate) and develops skills which can be carried over into the classroom.
After-school activities can also form the basis for (7) … (able) to learn and
making friendship.

III. Reading [1, c.
36]

Read two text about teenagers
future jobs! Fill in the gaps in 6 sentences about them!

A. Zoe is in Year 9 and has
always had a keen interest in animals. She plans to work for the RSPCA in the
future as an inspector. She has researched the entry requirements for this type
of work and has discussed the skills and experience that are needed with her
personal adviser at school. Zoe has chosen to attend college in Year 10 to
study a City & Guilds course, which she will combine with GCSEs in school.
She knows that she needs to achieve A — C grades at GCSE to train with the
RSPCA. From her research, Zoe has found that as well as academic qualifications
it is important to get as much experience with animals as possible. As a
result, she spends time helping on a local farm and goes horse riding.

B. Michelle is in Year 10 and has
a specific learning difficulty. She attends a local school where she has
support in lessons. She finds the theory work very difficult and uses support
from learning support assistants for reading and written work as she has
problems with reading and writing. Despite her difficulties, Michelle is
extremely hard-working and has already begun to plan her career. She would like
to manage her own bar in the future. So, she is studying a GCSE in food
technology. Michelle plans to study catering at college and will continue to
get support with the theory work when she is there.

1. Zoe is going to be … in … .

2. In Year 10, she is studying … at … and combining it with
… .

3. The young girl helps on a local farm because … .

4. Michelle has difficulties with … because … .

5. She wants to work in … .

6. The young girl is about to go to … and do a …
qualification there.

Test yourself 5

The 2^nd
variant

I. Listening [1, c.
33]

Listen to five speakers! Match
their speeches with the topics!

The speaker talks about:

1. how to get a part-time job.

2. his/her own part-time job
experience.

3. good effects of part-time
work.

4. bad effects of part-time jobs.

5. attitude of school to the
working students.

6. why some part-time jobs are
not for teens.

Speaker           A         B         C         D         E

Statement                                                      

II. Use of English

1. Report the recommendations!

1. A job adviser recommends Linda, “Don’t agree to any job
you are offered right now: think over it first!”

2. A consultant advised Josh, “Think over each plus and
minus of your future job and decide on it then.”

3. My colleague warns me, “Don’t turn up late: our chief
doesn’t like it.”

4. A career coach told her students, “Fill in your
application today and bring it for checking tomorrow.”

5. An employment service office worker recommended an
applicant, “Look out for a job to your taste at vacancy fair next  week.”

2. Form the proper words of those
in brackets! [3, c. 42]

Students at (1) … (second) school
benefit from trying (2) … (curricular) activities as they can help them to make
a (3) … (choose) of their future job. Nowadays, most of (4) … (employ) require
poly(5)… (skill) (6)… (apply). Therefore, the best (7) … (recommend) for future
careerists is to take part in lots of after-school events.

III. Reading [1, c.
37]

Read two text about teenagers
future jobs! Fill in the gaps in 6 sentences about them!

A. Since he was six years old,
Ethan has loved performing and he joined his first dance school at the age of
ten. Even at such a young age, it was clear he was talented, and in Year 8 he
transferred from his local secondary school to a full-time school for performing
arts. Now in Year 10, he studies acting, singing, music, and dancing, and a
range of GCSE subjects. At first, children used to tease Ethan about his
singing and dancing. He thinks it has made him harder to succeed. He has had a
lot of support from his family and from his teachers. Ethan’s dream is to
perform in the West End musical theatre, and he knows how competitive this type
of work is.

B. Ann has always enjoyed
science. She chose A levels in biology, chemistry, and mathematics. During Year
12, Ann started researching careers that use science and decided that she liked
dentistry. She learned about courses and found some work at a dental practice.
But she didn’t enjoy it and it put her off a career in dentistry.

Ann thought carefully about why
she had not enjoyed her work experience and realised that she liked research.
She started to look at careers that involve scientific research. Ann finally
decided that biochemistry would be perfect for her. She now has a place to
study biochemistry at university. She is really glad that she arranged some
work at the dental practice. “I could have easily gone into dentistry without
knowing fully what the job requires. It would have been wrong for me.”

1. Ethan is going to … in … .

2. He has good … skills because he … .

3. Now the young performer is studying at … .

4. Ann is going to … and doing a … degree.

5. In Year 12, she got work experience at …, which she … .

6. Due to this work, the undergraduate understood what the
job required and that … .

Test yourself 6

The 1^st variant

I. Listening

Listen to the speakers (1 —
5) and match them with their advice (A — F)! [1, c. 45]

A. While learning a language,
enjoy yourself!                      D. Learn vocabulary effectively.

B. Listen and read every
day.                                                E. Realise that you can be
good at English.

C. Practise the language a
little every day.                            F. Use all of your resources.

II. Use of English

1.
Put the verbs and the adverbs in brackets into the proper form!

1. If you do business with
abroad partners, you (use) English (often).

2. I would have studied
German if I (have) to do it at school.

3. If Alan had a better
teacher, he (learn) English with (much) enthusiasm.

4. Alice (get) a chance to
meet people from other countries if she had learnt English at school.

5. If Corinna (like) the
language, she would try to enter a language and literature department of a
university.

2.
Connect two sentences using so that!

1. The BBC World Service
broadcasts its programmes throughout the world. People listen to them in
English wherever it’s possible.

2. A. G. Bell was the first
to invent the telephone. People communicated a both short and great distance
from each other.

3. The parents paid a tourist
English course for Michael. He didn’t have problems during his Europe bus tour.

4. English tutors teach their
students English. They know the most widespread language to Chinese.

5. The parents made Lea study
Chinese as well as English. She didn’t experience any difficulties with the
first major language.

3.
Fill in the gaps in the text! [1, c. 52]

Many
people feel that by studying a language in a country where it is spoken as (1)
… they will be able to learn it more easily and more quickly than if they just
(2) … their language knowledge in their home country. When I was in England
last year, I realised that it is true.

England
belongs to Great Britain, an (3) … country with a strong (4) … . However, there
are other well-developed (5) … there including education. I spent six weeks in
a London language educational (6) … which had (7) … with a language resource
centre and a language lab. It became the best place to explore English culture
and start speaking  the country’s official language (8) … . In addition, since
English is the second most (9) … language to Chinese, I got an opportunity to
make friends with teens from other parts of the world. English seemed to (10) …
plenty of words from their (11) … languages that they did not have any serious
difficulties with its understanding.

IV. Writing

You
have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend Laura. [1, c.
54]

…
My dad is Italian, my mum is Welsh. My family moved to England when I was born.
I have always lived in England, so I can speak English fluently. Now I’m also
learning German at school. So, I can speak Welsh, Italian, and German. Next
year I start Spanish and I want to learn Russian.

What
is your native language? What foreign languages are taught at your school? What
languages do you study? What other languages do you want to study?…

Write
her a letter using the scheme below!

… (A short address.) … (A date.)

Dear
…,

Thank
… . It was great to hear that you … .

As
for me, my native language is …, and I learn … at school. I have been learning
it for … years/ since I was in the … form. I chose/ didn’t chose this foreign
language  because … .

I
study English … (how many times?) a week: use …, practise …, do …, take
…, listen to …, and learn … . Therefore, I can … (in) English. I … my foreign
language as I think it will be useful in my future career. I’m going to be … by
profession, which requires … skills, and … per cent of information in … (which
field?) is in English. Besides, I motivate myself with the fact that
English …, which makes it more attractive/ important for me.

As
to special language educational institutions, I would (not) like to take a
course there if I had such an opportunity. The reason is that they usually
offer … . As a rule, classes are … . What’s more, extracurricular programme
comprises (= includes) … . In addition, there are special facilities there;
such as, … . Finally, if you go to a language school in a country of your foreign
language, you can learn more about … . For example, Great Britain is …, first.
That’s why, I would (not) be happy to get there to … (what to do?).

Write
… ./ I’m looking … .

…
(A complimentary close.)

…
(Your first name.)

V. Speaking

1.
How do you study English?

2.
When can English be useful for you?

3.
What country is Great Britain like? Would you like to travel there?

III. Reading

Read the text and ascertain
if the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not stated (N/s)! [1, c. 49
— 50]

of
the society and its publications. Aviation was Bell’s primary interest after
1895.

Bell
was granted 18 patents in his name, and 12 her shared with collaborators.

His
contribution to the modern world and its technologies was enormous.

1. In his early childhood,
Alexander Bell was educated by his parents.

2. He made his first
invention when he was young.

3. Bell’s family moved to
Canada because of the problems with his health.

4. Bell was the founder of
Sarah Fuller’s School for the Deaf in Boston.

5. A. Bell used most of his
lifetime for teaching deaf people.

6. The first telephone talk
took place in America.

7. British people started
using telephones in 1877.

8. Since 1885, American
people could speak over the telephone throughout the country.

9. A. Bell spent the money he
got for his invention to set up the Volta Laboratory in France.

10. A. Bell was the author of
more than eighteen inventions.

Test yourself 6

The 2^nd variant

I. Listening

Listen to the speakers (1 —
5) and match them with their advice (A — F)! [1, c. 45]

A. Keep reading and listening wherever you are.	D. Combine different means to improve English!
B. Get pleasure from your ways of learning English.	E. Find time daily to study English!
C. Practise the methods of rapid learning vocabulary from the Internet.	F. You will be good at English even at home if you really want to.

II. Use of English

1.
Put the verbs and the adverbs in brackets into the proper form!

1. You would have prepared
for exams (well) if you (want) to pass them.

2. If you (wish) to progress
in English, you will practice it (regularly).

3. Nick (revise) the learnt
material if he had to do a control test.

4. If Mag had lived in
England for a long time, she (speak) English like a native speaker.

5. George wouldn’t miss
English classes if he really (like) the subject.

2.
Connect two sentences using so that!

1. Alan Turing invented the
first electronic calculator. People didn’t work out numbers too slowly.

2. Parents want children to
attend extracurricular English language courses. They learn the international
language of businesspeople, air traffic controllers, etc.

3. G. Stephenson was the
first to provide the English with the public railway in 1830. They didn’t
overcome long distances long.

4. A. G. Bell founded the
magazine “Science”. People learnt the last news in different scientific fields
and allied ones.

5. English language
educational centres are promoted. New customers use their services.

3.
Fill in the gaps in the text! [1, c. 53]

George
Stephenson made a large number of remarkable contributions to railway building
in his motherland England in the early years of the 1800s. By his (1) …,
England had already started becoming an (2) … country which produced such (3) …
as textiles. Several attempts had already been made to design a steam locomotive.
However, none of them had made good (4) … . G. Stephenson did necessary (5) …
in the correspondent (6) … of physics and succeeded in doing this. He became
famous for designing the “Blucher”, the first locomotive, in 1814. Then,
Stephenson’s achievements in building engines led to his selection as engineer
of the first public railway between Stockton and Darlington, England, in 1825.
The railway contributed to (7) … trade links between (8) … and non-industrial
parts of England and people’s inland relocution.

Until
his (9) …, G. Stephenson continued to play a (10) … role in the development of
rail transport in England. His locomotive (11) … among the world’s great
inventions.

IV. Writing

You have received a letter
from your English-speaking pen friend Laura. [1, c. 54]

…
My dad is Italian, my mum is Welsh. My family moved to England when I was born.
I have always lived in England, so I can speak English fluently. Now I’m also
learning German at school. So, I can speak Welsh, Italian, and German. Next
year I start Spanish and I want to learn Russian.

What
is your native language? What foreign languages are taught at your school? What
languages do you study? What other languages do you want to study?…

Write
her a letter using the scheme below!

… (A short address.) … (A date.)

Dear
…,

Thank
… . It was great to hear that you … .

As
for me, my native language is …, and I learn … at school. I have been learning
it for … years/ since I was in the … form. I chose/ didn’t chose this foreign
language  because … .

I
study English … (how many times?) a week: use …, practise …, do …, take
…, listen to …, and learn … . Therefore, I can … (in) English. I … my foreign
language as I think it will be useful in my future career. I’m going to be … by
profession, which requires … skills, and … per cent of information in … (which
field?) is in English. Besides, I motivate myself with the fact that
English …, which makes it more attractive/ important for me.

As
to special language educational institutions, I would (not) like to take a
course there if I had such an opportunity. The reason is that they usually
offer … . As a rule, classes are … . What’s more, extracurricular programme
comprises (= includes) … . In addition, there are special facilities there;
such as, … . Finally, if you go to a language school in a country of your
foreign language, you can learn more about … . For example, Great Britain is …,
first. That’s why, I would (not) be happy to get there to … (what to do?).

Write
… ./ I’m looking … .

…
(A complimentary close.)

…
(Your first name.)

V. Speaking

1.
How do you study English?

2.
When can English be useful for you?

3.
What country is Great Britain like? Would you like to travel there?

III. Reading

Read the text and ascertain
if the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not stated (N/s)! [1, c. 60
— 61]

1. At the age of twelve,
Churchill had his first examination.

2. He couldn’t pass the exams
to Harrow several times.

3. Besides Latin, entrance
exams to Harrow included mathematics.

4. In the Latin exams,
Churchill didn’t answer any question.

5. At Harrow, the future
Prime Minister was considered to be the most gifted pupil.

6. Mr. Welldon didn’t know
what to do with Churchill’ Latin exam paper because

he couldn’t ignore it
according to the rules.

7. As a pupil, he won a lot
of prizes writing English poetry.

8. Mr. Somervell taught to
write English poetry and epigrams.

9. Churchill would like all
the pupils to learn their native language properly.

10. Learning English was for
earning living; studying Latin was recognized as an

honour and Greek as a
pleasure.

ЗАКЛЮЧЕНИЕ

          КИМ, созданные по примеру готовых,
позволяют избежать списывания обучающимися ответов на уроках контроля. Работа
над созданием контрольных, хотя и по образцам разработанных в соответствующем
УМК, создаёт дополнительную нагрузку для учителя, но, как показывает практика,
стоит того, поскольку выявляет истинные УУД обучающихся и  какие из них
нуждаются в коррекционной работе.

          Что касается реакции обучающихся на
КИМ, разработанные учителем, то она, в большинстве, отрицательна. Для её
предотвращения следует пояснить, что КИМ учителя не сложнее тех, что
представлены в рабочей тетради, поскольку являются их аналогом, и с какой целью
они были разработаны. Одарённые обучающиеся, как правило, воспринимают их как средство
адекватной оценки, контроль на равных с теми, у кого был доступ к ответам.
Кроме того, создание КИМ по образцу даёт возможность использовать готовые
дополнительное средство подготовки к контрольной.

          Автор работы надеется, что представленные
КИМ для 9-го класса помогут учителям, работающим по УМК В. П. Кузовлева, решить
проблему списывания на уроках контроля и сократить время подготовки к таким
урокам.

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