SUMMATIVE CONTROL WORK FOR THE 4th TERM

FOR THE CROSS CURRICULAR UNITS

« TRAVEL AND TOURISM» AND «SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY »

Name___________________ Class_____

LISTENING
Task 1. Listen to the text and complete the sentences.

What is (1)_______________ social networking? I don’t understand it. I know a

(2)______________. I spend a long time every day on computers. I also have a lot of friends.
But I (3)_______________ of social networks. I joined Face book but couldn’t be bothered to
make my profile. I can’t (4)_______________ of this site. Most of what I’ve heard about it
isn’t so good. Putting too much personal information on this site isn’t a wise idea. I’ve also
experimented with Twitter, but again, I don’t (5)_______________ it has. I suppose it’s good to
tell the world what’s happening in countries that take (6)_______________. My idea of social
networking is meeting people face to face and talking to them.

READING
Task 2. Read the article and choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph. (There
are two extra headings.)

a. Virtual tourism
b. Tourist or traveler?
c. Most popular destinations
d. Holiday at home
e. Holiday problems
Travel and tourism
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What’s the difference between travel and tourism? Well, being a traveler is more than just
being a holidaymaker. A holiday is just a short time away, and it normally involves relaxation.
Tourists stay in holiday resorts, not travelers. Travelers go for the experience and their journeys
are usually much longer and more challenging. For example, travelers tend to avoid tourist
traps and like to go off the beaten track to discover new places. Travel is an age-old
phenomenon, but tourism is a relatively recent invention. Thomas Cook is often described as
the first travel agent because he arranged the “package tour”: a 19-kilometre trip for 500
people, in 1841.

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Going overseas in order to experience a different way of life is what many people think of as
travel, but travel does not necessarily mean going abroad. How many people can say they have
visited every part of their own country? Many people who live in vast countries such as Russia
and the USA have only visited a small part of their own country, and so domestic travel is also
very exciting. It’s a surprising fact that about 75 percent of US citizens do not own a passport,
so travelling does not mean leaving the country for them.
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Some people can’t travel or don’t like the physical reality of travelling to faraway destinations.
These days it is easy to be an “armchair traveler”. People can visit distant corners of the world
or even little known parts of their own country without leaving their living rooms. Television
documentaries make the world a small place and some people argue that travel is no longer
necessary. Perhaps soon people will use interactive computer programmes and virtual travel
will become common. Enthusiasts argue that by doing this we will have all the benefits of
travel without the inconvenience.

Read the article again and mark True or False statements.

4. Tourists go for the experience and their journeys are usually much longer and more
challenging.
5. Many people from Russia have only visited a small part of their own country.
6. “Armchair traveler” is a man who can visit distant corners of the world or even little known
parts of their own country without leaving their living rooms.

WRITING
Task 3. Choose ONE of the topics and write an essay.

Topic 1. Travelling has become popular in recent years. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of travelling?

Topic 2. Technologies are changing the way we live. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of advanced technologies?

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SPEAKING
Task 4. You are given a card with a topic and questions to speak about for 2-3 minutes.
Before you speak you have one minute to think about what you are going to say and you
can make notes if you wish.

Card _______

Total marks