Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term 2 - 8 grade

Listening.
Task. Listening to the recording twice. Complete the sentences
https://listenaminute.com/m/media.html

1. All of us are interested ________________________. [1]

2. We turn the TV on just ______________________. [1]
3. The journalists do ____________________________. [1]
4. The journalists to bring us the news from __________. [1]
5. The media make us feel ________________________. [1]
6. The media show us ___________________________. [1]
Total: [6]

Reading.
Task. Read the statements, decide if they are TRUE or FALSE and explain your choice.
https://s-english.ru/topics/computer-games

Computer games
Some years ago computer games were quite simple and rare and the scientific
research concluded that the stimulated good results at school and at work. But
what about modern games that have become quite complicated and absolutely
available for everyone?
Many children start playing computer games at the age of
http://cpalinia13.xyz/esports- 4 or 5. For most of them it isn’t a problem but some
of them become addict. More and more small kids and teenagers tend to
spend the majority of their spare time on front of the computer or some other electronic gadget. A recent study
has showed that every third pupil plays computer games at least 30 hours a week! Addiction to games leads to
serious problems such as stealing money to pay for the next level or to buy a new game, failing to do homework
and even missing school classes. Just several years ago schoolchildren used to play sports, go out with friends
or read books in their free time but the new technological era has made their way of life fundamentally
different.
Doctors claim that computer games affect those parts of the brain related to vision and movement. Spending
hours in front of the screen is harmful for children’s eye-sight. Moreover, sitting in the same place for hours can
lead to obesity and postural disorder. Another problem is violent action games where children have to fight
their enemies. This type of games often causes aggressive children’s behavior.
Although quite a lot of games are useless and just a waste of time, at the same time the research has showed
some positive results of playing the computer. There are such games (educational and sport games, simulations,
puzzles) which increase concentration and memory abilities, they enhance rapid reaction, logical activity and
develop strategic way of thinking.
Thus, every medal has its reverse. Playing computer games is a nice way of entertainment but there is no need
to play them all the time. We shouldn’t forget about sports, our family and everyday duties.
Statements True False Explanation
0 Example: Computer games do not V Spending hours in front of the
influence the children’s eye-sight. computer is harmful for children’s
eye-sight.
1 All types of computer games are useful
for children.
2 Playing computer games for hours can
lead to obesity and postural disorder.
3 One of the problems is violent action
games where children have to fight their
enemies.
Task. Read the text again and write the answers.
4. Why does computer addiction occur?
_________________________________________________________________[1]

5. How computer addiction influence to the health?

_________________________________________________________________[1]

6. What type of computer games are good for playing?

_________________________________________________________________[1]
Total [6]
Writing.
Task. Choose ONE of the topics to write. Write an opinion essay.

Topic 1 Nowadays there is a wide range of useful TV programs. But instead of watching educational programs, news or
documentary films more people prefer to watch TV shows, soap operas and etc. Write how to make possible educational
TV programs more popular. Use reasons and examples to support your answer.

Topic 2.
Some people say that sport facilities are important and they contribute healthy lifestyle. Others believe everything
depends on the wishes of the individual. Write your own opinion. Use reasons and examples to support your answer.

Write your opinion essay according to the structure

I. Introduction
 Introduce the topic/problem
 Give your opinion about it
II. The body of an essay (2 paragraphs)
 Give reasons for your opinion with facts and examples (2-3 sentences)
 Include a new idea in each paragraph. (2-3 sentences)
III. Conclusion
 Summarize your opinion
Total [6]
Speaking.
Task. Choose one card and answer the questions. You have 1 minute to prepare and 3 minutes to speak. While speaking
don’t forget to use topic related vocabulary. Speak individually

Card 1.
1. What do you prefer to watch: a football game or a hockey game?
2. Can you name sports which have a high risk of being injured?
3. What kind of sport games do you know which are related to water? Name them
4. What kind of sports do you do? Do you practice sport professionally?

Card 2.
1. What sport programmes on TV do you watch?
2. What is your favourite sport channel and team?
3. What famous sportsmen from our country do you know? Name them.
4. Do you prefer summer sports or winter sports? Write reason.

Card 3.
1. Do you like to go to the cinema? Why?
2. Do your parents go with you to the cinema?
3. Do you go to the cinema with friends or alone?
4. What kind of film do you prefer to watch?

Card 4.
1. How often do you watch news on TV?
2. Does the TV news concentrate too much on “bad news” and not enough on “good news”?
3. What do you prefer to watch films or to play computer games?
4. What kind entertainment programme do you like to watch?
Total [6]
Total marks _/24
Where would we be without the media? How would we get information about
the world? All of us are interested in the news. We all want to know what’s
happening around the world. We switch the TV on just to watch the news. It
seems as though every train passenger has a newspaper. The journalists who
bring us the news do a very important job. Many risk their lives to bring us the
news from the world’s danger zones. Unfortunately, many reporters are killed
while they are covering a war. The media make us feel we are part of the
world. We become experts on other countries and on the big news stories. The
media also bring us many unforgettable images, such as a man walking on the
moon. Really, the media show us history as it happens.

Mark scheme
Listening and Reading

Question Answer Mark Additional information

№
1 in the news 1 The learners may write their
2 to watch the news 1 answers using their own
3 important job 1 words with the correct
4 world’s danger zones 1 information from the
5 we are part of the world 1 monologue.
6 history as it happens 1
1 False. Explanation: Computer games are 1 The learners may answer
useful for children if increase concentration using their own words or
and memory abilities; develop rapid reaction information from the text. It
and strategic way of thinking. can be part of the sentence or
2 True. Explanation: Spending hours in front 1 a full sentence.
of the screen is harmful for children’s health
3 True. Explanation: This type of games 1
aggressive affects to the children’s behavior.
4 They spent a lot of time in front of 1 A learner may paraphrase the
computer. sentences.
5 Computer addiction negative influence to 1
the health
6 Educational computer games are good for 1
playing.
Total marks 12