LISTENING 8Th FORM 2016

LISTENING 8th FORM 2016

The stronger man

Many, many years ago there was a man in England who was very strong. Everyone knew him. He often said, "If I ever meet anyone who is stronger than I am, I'm going to give him all the money in my purse."

One day as he was riding somewhere, his horse lost a shoe.

When the man came to the nearest town, he asked for someone who could shoe his horse.

The smith in that town was very strong, too. The man told the smith to bring him some of the best horseshoes he had.

When the smith brought him some horseshoes, the strong man looked at them, took one of them and said, "This is a bad shoe. It's no good for my horse. Haven't you got anything better? Look!" And he took it in his strong hands and broke it easily. The smith looked at him, but said nothing. Then he brought another horseshoe. The man took it and broke it as easily as the first one. The smith brought him a third one. The strong man broke it too and then said, "I see that you haven't got any good horseshoes. Don't you see that I need something really good for my horse? Bring me one more and I'll go." The smith brought a fourth shoe and the strong man gave him some coins.

The smith looked at the coins, took one and said, "This is a bad coin. Haven't you got anything better? Look!" He took the coin between his fingers and broke it into two. It was now the strong man's turn to be surprised. He didn't say anything, but gave the smith another coin. The smith broke it, too. The man gave him a third coin. The smith broke it like the first two and said, "I see that you haven't got any good coins. Don't you see that I need some really good ones? So give me one more and we'll be quits."

The strong man looked at him and said, "I've promised to give my purse to anyone I meet, who is stronger than I am. Here it is. Take it! It's yours now."

Vocabulary

purse — гаманець

shoe (тут) — підкова, підковувати

smith — коваль

be quits — розрахуватися (з кимось)

Аудіювання, 8 клас
Directions:
In this Test you will carefully listen to a text read aloud twice. The text is followed by 20 tasks. You should do tasks 1 through 10 following the first reading of the text on the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. The text will be read a second time and you should do tasks 11 through 20 following the second reading of the text on the basis of what is stated or implied in the text. For each task you will choose from four possible answers (a, b, c or d), or two letters(T/F (True or False)) as specified prior to each task.
Завдання 1.
Directions:
Statements 1 through 10 (decide if the statements are True or False):

1. Once upon a time there was a man who was very strong.
2. When he was riding somewhere he lost his shoe.
3. In the nearest town the man asked to sell him a horse.
4. The strong man took the first horseshoe and broke it easily.
5. The man couldn’t broke the second horseshoe.
6. The man liked the fourth horseshoe and bought it.
7. The strong man gave him a coin.
8. The smith took the coin and broke it into two.
9. The strong man became very angry.
10. The strong man gave to the smith his purse.

Завдання 2.

Directions:
Statements 11 through 20 CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWERS a,b,c,d

1. There was a man in England

a)who was very strong.

b)who was very brave.

c)who was very clever.

1. As the strong man was riding somewhere one day

a)he lost his shoe.

b) his horse lost a shoe.

c) his horse lost his shoes.

1. When the man came to the nearest town

a) He asked for someone who could shoe his horse.

b) He asked for someone who could buy his horse.

c) He asked for someone who could sell him a shoe.

1. When the strong man looked at the horseshoes the smith brought him,

a) he took one of them and threw it away.

b) he took one of them and asked the smith to shoe his horse.

c) he took one of them and broke it.

15. When the strong man broke the shoe,

a) the smith got angry.

b) thesmith said nothing.

c) the smith started fighting with the man

16. The strong man broke

a) all the shoes the smith brought.

b) twoshoes.

c) three shoes.

17. When the man gave the smith a coin,

a) thesmith broke it into two.

b) the smith asked for another one.

c) the smith threw it away.

18. The smith broke

a) as many coins as the man had broken horseshoes.

b) more coins than the man had broken horseshoes.

c) fewer coins than the man had broken horseshoes.

19. When the man saw that the smith had broken his coin,

a) he was angry.

b) he was surprised.

c) he was glad.

20. The strong man looked at the smith and

a) gave his purse to him.

b) began to cry.

c) went away.

Reading Comprehension 8th Form

Directions: In this Test you will read five texts. Each text is followed by 6 tasks. You should do the tasks following a text on the basis of what is stated or implied in that text. For each task you will choose the best possible answer from four possible answers (A, B, C, or D), or two symbols (+ or -) as specified prior to each task. Some sections ask you to write the number of a blank place in the text. Choose the best answer and mark the letter, symbol, or number of your choice.

Text 1: FromThe Age of Invention, a Chronicle of Mechanical Conquestby Holland Thompson

Glossary:

to baptize – хрестити

luxury – розкіш

On Milk Street, in Boston, opposite the Old South Church, lived Josiah Franklin, a maker of soap and candles. He had come to Boston with his wife about the year 1682 from the community of Ecton, Northamptonshire, England, where his family had lived on a small piece of land for about three hundred years. His English wife had died, leaving him seven children, and he had married a colonial girl, Abiah Folger, whose father, Peter Folger, was well-known in early Massachusetts.

Josiah Franklin was fifty-one and his wife Abiah thirty-nine, when the first famous American inventor was born in their house on Milk Street, January 17, 1706. He was their eighth child and Josiah’s tenth son and was baptized Benjamin. What little we know of Benjamin's childhood is contained in his “Autobiography”, which the world has accepted as one of its best books and which was the first American book to be so accepted. In the crowded household, where thirteen children grew to manhood and womanhood, there were no luxuries. Benjamin’s period of formal schooling was less than two years, though he could never remember the time when he could not read, and at the age of ten he was put to work in his father's shop.

Section 1. Questions 1-6 refer to Text 1. Circle A, B, C, or D.

1. What did Benjamin Franklin’s father do for a living?
2. He was an inventor.
3. He was a teacher.
4. He made candles and soap.
5. He was a farmer.

1. Where was Benjamin’s father born?
2. on Milk street
3. in England
4. in Massachusetts
5. in Boston

1. Benjamin Franklin was born in:
2. the winter.
3. the spring.
4. the summer.
5. the fall.

1. The Franklin family can best be described as:
2. small and rich
3. big and rich
4. small and poor
5. big and poor

1. From whom do we know about Benjamin Franklin’s early life?
2. from Benjamin Franklin’s book about his life
3. from Benjamin’s teachers
4. from Benjamin’s children
5. from Benjamin’s brother’s and sisters

Text 2 SAND AND STONE

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: “Today my best friend slapped me in the face”.

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: “Today my best friend saved my life”.

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?

The other friend replied: “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it”.

Decide if the sentences are true (+) or false (-):

1. The two friends had a job in the desert.
2. Once the men quarreled among themselves.
3. When one man slapped his friend in the hand, another did the same.
4. They reached the sea and decided to have a swim.
5. The man who had been slapped never forgave his friend.

Text 3

How can animals live in a desert?

There is almost no water in a desert, but many animals can live in deserts. How do these animals get water and stay alive?

Everything is hot and dry in the daytime, but the nights are cold. Plants often have dew on them in the early morning. This is because cold air can’t hold as much water as hot air. Small insects can drink the dew, and bigger animals eat the plants with the dew on them.

Small birds and animals get water from the bodies of insects. Bigger birds and animals get water from the bodies of small animals. There is a North American bird which is called a roadrunner. It runs fast and catches small snakes, lizards and scorpions.

Most big animals can’t live in the desert because they need a few liters of water every day. They can’t keep water in their bodies for a long time. But camels are different. They can drink 90 liters of water in ten minutes, and then drink nothing for a week.

Circle the correct variant (a, b or c)

1. Deserts are places with…….

a)no animalsb) a lot of plantsc) not much water

1. It is …… in the desert.

a)always hotb) cold at nightc) usually wet in the daytime

1. Insects can drink when…….

a)there is dewb) the sun goes downc) bigger animals eat

1. Roadrunners get water when they ……..

a)eat small animals b) catch insetsc)find plants

1. Most big animals ………water every day.

a)do not drinkb) need somec) drink 90 liters of

Творча письмова робота, 8 клас

ROUND III. Writing Comprehension Test.

Directions:

In this Test you will select from the three tasks written on the board one which you feel you are most capable to write about. You will then begin writing your essay on the pages provided. When you are finished close your papers, lay down your pen and wait for us to collect your test materials.

1.What is your idea of a good family?

2.My experience in learning English

3.If you want to enjoy life, find interesting ways to entertain yourself.

Усне мовлення, 8 клас. ROUND IV. Speaking Comprehension Test.

Directions:

In this Test you will choose from 20 topics to speak about. Each number corresponds to one topic. The number of your choice is the theme of your oral presentation. Take about a minute to collect your thoughts before you begin to speak on the topic.

1. The real meaning of friendship. Do you have a faithful friend?
2. Everyone in my family is a unique person. Can you introduce your family?
3. Sport makes us strong, healthy, happy and good friends. How important is sport to you?
4. We look forward to weekends to enjoy ourselves and rest a little. What do you prefer doing on your days off?
5. People move really fast in daily life. How does your typical day look like?
6. My house / flat is a good place to live in. Is your dwelling comfortable for your family?
7. Pets are important members of the family. Do you agree? Why or why not?
8. Travelling does people a lot of good. What trip has become unforgettable in your life? Why?
9. You want to make a new e-pal. Tell about yourself, your interests and hobbies.
10. A foreign language is the window into the world. Is English worth learning?
11. Holidays are good fun. Do you prefer summer or winter holidays? Why?
12. You have to make a report about your favourite writer.
13. At school pupils spend the most important years of their lives. What are the most exciting things in your school?
14. My home town is the dearest place for me. How would you represent it?
15. Nature is wonderful in all seasons. What is your favourite season? What weather do you enjoy?
16. Ukraine is our Motherland. What would you tell your foreign friend about your native land?
17. Festivals are part of our lives. What are your favourite holidays and traditions?
18. Our health depends on our way of life. What must you do to stay healthy?
19. Kyiv wasn’t built in a day and it can’t be seen in a day. What do you know about the capital of Ukraine?
20. There is so much to see in London that even Londoners can find new places. What places would you like to visit?

Listening 9th form 2016

Keep On Dancing

After forty-five minutes of dancing the bell rang. The dancers left the dance floor and slowly headed for the beds in the next room. Fifteen minutes later, the bell rang again and the weary dancers straggled back to the dance floor. All day and all night, the same dancers continued to dance. Weeks passed and they kept on dancing. They were called dance marathons and people were crazy about them in the 1930s. In the longest marathon, the dancing went on for 5,148 hours or nearly 215 days. It was just after the stock market crash of 1929 in the United States. The Great Depression that followed affected everyone, and thousands of people were out of jobs. For some young people, entering a dance marathon was simply a way to earn money for food. As long as they continued to dance, they got food to eat.

The first 500 hours of a dance marathon were the most difficult. Dancers had to get used to sleeping while leaning on their partners. Feet got sore and swollen, and tempers flared as dancers got tired. Three times a day, tables were pulled out onto the dance floor and the dancers ate — while dancing.

For many people, watching a dance marathon was a cheap form of entertainment. At any time of day or night they could go and watch the dancers in the marathon. They yelled and threw money at their favorite dancers to encourage them to keep dancing. Some made bets on who would quit or fall down next.

Dancers in a marathon were pushed to their limits. Without proper sleep, many got sick. When several dancers died from overexertion in а І929 dance marathon, government officials tried unsuccessfully to outlaw marathons. Instead, marathons continued to be popular until the United States entered World War II. The wartime economy brought the country out of the Depression and people finally began to lose interest in dance marathons.

Завдання 1.

Directions:

Statements 1 through 10 (decide if the statements are True or False):

1. Nowadays, people are crazy about dance marathons.

2. In the longest marathon, the dancing went on for nearly seven months.

3. Dance marathons appeared during the Great Depression.

4. Entering a dance marathon was a way to become rich.

5. Professional dancers only had a right to participate in a marathon.

6. Watching a dance marathon was an expensive form of entertainment,

7. Bets were made on who would quit or fall down next.

8. Several dancers died from indigestion in 1929.

9. Government officials outlawed marathons when “the USA entered World War

10. People finally began to lose .interest in dance marathons in the 1990s.

Завдання 2.

Directions: Questions 11 through 20 (choose the correct letter a, b, c or d):

11. How long did hourly breaks last?

a) Five minutes;
b) ten minutes;
c) fifteen minutes.

12. When did people become crazy about dance marathons?

a) In the 1920s;
b) in the 1930s;
c) in the 1940s.

13. When did the US stock market crash?

a) In 1929;
b) in 1930;
c) in 2001.

14. How long did the longest dance marathon last?

a) 115 days;
b) 215 days;
c) 250 days.

15. What did the dancers get as long as they participate in the contest?

a) Bed and breakfast;
b) free meals;
c) pocket money.

16. When could people watch the dancers in the marathon?
a) At any time of day or night;
b) in the evening;
c) at night.