Summative assessment for the unit “Holidays and Travel” Grade 7

Variant 1
Learning objectives 7.5.3.1 write with moderate grammatical accuracy on a limited range of
familiar general and curricular topics;
7.5.4.1 use with some support style and register appropriate to a limited
variety of written genres on general and curricular topics;

Assessment сriteria Identify the position of speakers in an extended talk with some support
Write a text keeping the layout and format of a given genre with a little
support

Level of thinking skills Knowledge and comprehension

Application

Duration 20 minutes

Listening. Task 1. Listen and complete the information about Pia’s day.
English Listening Exercises for A1 - Holidays - English Practice Online (english-practice.net)

five thirteen    eleven

 swimming pool    animals    cinema   

My birthday was last 1……Saturday…… . In the morning, I was at the 2………… with my

friends but it was raining so that wasn’t fun. Later, we were at the 3……………….
The film was about 4……………… . It was great! I was at home at quarter past 5………………
and there was a party. There were 6…………… people there. There was a cake and presents for
me. I was very happy. I was in bed at half past 7………… . It was great day!

Speaking Task 2 Work in a pair. Take turns in asking and answering the questions below.

Learner A:
Do you like to travel with your mother? Why or why not?
Do you prefer summer vacations or winter vacations? Why?
Do you prefer to travel alone or in a group? Why?
Do you prefer to travel by train, bus or ship?

Learner B:
Do you prefer traveling by car or by plane? Why?
Have you ever been to a foreign country? What?
What countries would you like to visit? Why?
Could you live in another country for the rest of your life?
 Mark scheme
Listening and Speaking

№ Answer Mark Additional

information

2  swimming pool    1

3  cinema    1

4  animals    1

5 five 1

6  thirteen    1

7  eleven

1 demonstrates the ability to answer with an 1

appropriate information;

2 shows own opinion; 1

3 produces full utterances based on his/her own 1

experience.

4 speaks without long stoppings; 1

Total 11

Transcript
Pia   My birthday was last Saturday. In the morning, I was at the swimming pool with my friends, but it
was raining, so that wasn’t fun. Later, we were at the cinema. The film was about animals. It was great! I
was at home at quarter past five and there was a party. There were thirteen people there. There was a cake
and presents for me. I was very happy.
I was in bed at half past eleven. It was a great day!