Уровневые задания к учебным текстам для 8 класса

Keys

Text 1

Level 1 – mark «3»

1) 1.a, 2.b, 3.c

2) 1

3 ) asked Past Perfect

had spent Future Simple

know Past Simple

will tell Present Simple

Level 2 – mark «4»

1) Pete didn’t expect that:

a) English language can be different and surprising;

b) fish and chips were not English typical food;

c) “London fog” was nonsense.

2) 1.c, 2.a, 3.b

3) 1. The language.

2. Pete knew that local habits and traditions vary a lot in Britain. What was typically British in London wasn’t always typical in Wales and Scotland.

3. Yes, we can. The British always follow traditions.

Level 3 – mark «5»

2) 1.T, 2.F, 3.F, 4.T, 5.F, 6.T.

3) 3, 5, 1, 6, 2, 4.

Text 2

Level 1 – mark «3»

1) 1.c, 2.b, 3.b

2) 1.C, 2.A, 3.B, 4.D

3) agent – агент, excursion – экскурсия, European continent – европейский континент,

some sort of holiday – какой-нибудь вид отдыха, Christmas presents – рождественские подарки, certain types of people – определенные типы людей.

Level 2 – mark «4»

1)1.b, 2.b, 3.c

2) right – wrong, disadvantage – advantage, often – sometimes, carefully – risky, nobody – everybody, sell – buy.

3) 1. Travel agents plan holidays very carefully because if they make mistakes, they can lose a lot of money.

2. Thomas Cook is famous for his first excursions by train in the middle of the last century.

3. The sentence «people who can do without travel agents» means that there are people who choose their own destination and booking their tickets and accommodation themselves.

Level 3 – mark «5»

1) 1.F, 2.T, 3.T, 4.F, 5.T, 6.T

2) 6, 3, 5, 1, 4, 2.

Text 1

Read the text.

Dear Boris,

Thanks for your nice letter.

You asked me how I was getting on with my English. Well, after I had spent a week with my English family, I slowly began to understand their English a little better. It’s very different from what I learned at school! Student’s in my group are from different cities of Britain and their dialects are different too! Some of their accents are quite strong and they also have their own words and expressions. I noticed that they love to talk about languages and especially about the different accents in different parts of Britain.

But it’s not only the language that’s different and surprising. Before I came to England I had thought that fish and chips were what most Englishmen ate every day. That’s quite wrong!

I had expected to see «London fog». Do you remember our texts about it? We had no idea that most of this «thick fog» disappeared many years ago when people stopped using coal in their homes. But the advice to speak about the weather was very helpful. The weather in London is changeable indeed. Besides, people like talking about it.

On the other hand there are habits which are different. People tell me that what is typically British here in London is not always typical in Wales or Scotland. Local habits and traditions vary a lot here – very different from what we know in Russia.

But what is common for all the countries of Britain is that they follow traditions. Probably Britain has more living symbols of its past than many other countries. The royal family is something out of a fairy tale. The capitals, big cities and countryside boast many ancient buildings, castles and cathedrals. Every year there are historical ceremonies, for example, the State Opening of Parliament, the Lord Mayor’s Show or the meeting of the Knights of the Garter at Windsor each St. George’s Day. These events are a true representation of the past.

I will tell you more about Britain in my other letters.

Love from Britain,

Pete

Level 1 – mark «3»

1) Дополни предложения.

1. Pete slowly began to understand English because …

a) it was very different from what he learned at school.

b) he disliked English.

c) he wanted to study German.

2. «Thick fog» disappeared because …

a) the weather was changeable in London.

b) people stopped using coal in their homes.

c) people in Britain like talking about it.

3. People in Britain like talking about …

a) food.

b) clothes.

c) the weather.

2) Отметь (V) верное утверждение.

1. ___ There are different accents in different parts of Britain.

2. ___ Englishmen eat fish and chips every day.

3. ___ English habits and traditions are not different from what we know in Russia.

3) Cooтнеси глагол и время.

asked Past Perfect

had spent Future

know Past Simple

will tell Present Simple

Level 2 – mark «4»

1) Write out three things from the text that Pete didn’t expect to know about Britain.

a) __________________________________________________________________________________

b) __________________________________________________________________________________

c) __________________________________________________________________________________

2) Complete the following sentences.

1. Pete noticed that students in his group love to talk about …

a) the weather b) schools c) languages

2. Typical English food is fish and chips. It is …

a) nonsense b) truth c) gossip

3. Historical ceremonies are a true representation of the …

a) present b) past c) future

3) Answer the following questions.

1. What was different and surprising for Pete concerning his study?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

2. What did Pete know about habits in Britain according the text?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

3. Can we say that the British are conservative? Why?

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Level 3 – mark «5»

1) Ask Pete three questions.

1. _________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________________________

2) T (true) or F (false).

1.___ After Pete had spent a week with English family his English was better.

2. ___ English is the same in different parts in Britain.

3. ___ Englishmen eat fish and chips every day.

4. ___ The weather is changeable in London.

5. ___ Russian and English habits and traditions are very alike.

6. ___ The royal family is not a myth it is a reality.

3) Put the sentences into the right order and retell the text.

1. ___ He noticed that languages and especially accents were different in different parts of Britain.

2. ___ He knew that habits in different parts of Britain weren’t the same.

3. ___ Pete wrote a letter to his friend Boris from Britain.

4. ___ Pete wrote that historical ceremonies in Britain were popular nowadays.

5. ___ At first it was difficult for Pete to understand people.

6. ___ Pete found out that fish and chips were typical English food.

Text 2

Read the text.

1 Travel agencies started long ago. Thomas Cook was one of the first travel agents. He started to organize excursions by train in the middle of the last century. Later on, he also organized excursions from England to European continent. In 1890 he began to sell travel tickets to places in England.

2 Today, travel agents offer all kinds of holidays to all types of people, as nearly everybody can afford some sort of holidays. Travel agents think that their customers (клиенты) consist of certain types of people. For each type, they try to offer the «right» kind of holiday, at the «right» price in the «right» country. All this has to be planned very carefully. So, while most people are still busy buying Christmas presents, the travel agents have already decided where their customers will be going next summer, what kind of things they will be doing there and how much money they will be spending on their holidays.

3 Sometimes the agents are right (people will be doing exactly what the travel agents have planned for them) but sometimes they are wrong. All this makes their business rather risky, because if they make mistakes, they can lose a lot of money.

4 In spite of the many advantages which travel agents can offer, there are still quite a few people who «go it alone», choosing their own destination and booking their tickets and accommodation themselves.

Level 1 – mark «3»

1) Выбери правильный вариант ответа.

1. Thomas Cook started to organize … by train.

a) trips b) journeys c) excursions

2. Thomas Cook began to sell travel … to places of England.

a) leaflets b) tickets c) guides

3. Travel agents think that their customers consist of …

a) rich people b) all types of people c) poor people

2) Установите соответствия A-D и абзацами 1-4. Занесите ответы в таблицу.

A) Travel agencies have to plan ahead.

B) It’s important to make the right prediction.

C) How travel agencies started.

D) People who can do without travel agents.

3) Переведите следующие слова и выражения на русский язык.

agent – some sort of holiday –

excursion – Christmas presents –

European continent – certain types of people –

Level 2 – mark «4»

1) Choose the right variant according to the text.

1. There are quite a few people who …

a) go to the travel agencies.

b) plan their travelling themselves.

c) can afford some sort of holidays.

2. The agents can’t lose a lot of money if …

a) people plan their holiday themselves.

b) they plan the holidays carefully.

c) they will be risky.

3. Thomas Cook sold travel tickets …

a) to Europe.

b) to places in Scotland.

c) to places in England.

2) Using the text, write the antonyms to the following words.

right – carefully –

disadvantages – nobody –

often – sell –

3) Answer the following questions.

1) Why do travel agents plan holidays very carefully?

__________________________________________________________________________________

2) What is Thomas Cook famous for?

__________________________________________________________________________________

3) What does the sentence «people who can do without travel agents» mean?

__________________________________________________________________________________

Level 3 - mark «5»

1) T (true) or F (false).

1.___ Travel agents can’t offer all kinds of holidays.

2.___ Travel agents planned the holidays carefully.

3.___ It’s important for travel agents to make the right prediction.

4.___ All people use travel agencies’ services.

5.___ Travel agencies started their work long ago.

6.___ Travel agents can lose a lot of money if they make mistakes.

2) Number the following sentences in the correct order and retell the text.

1.___ They have to plan holidays very carefully.

2.___ Some people choose their own destination and book their tickets and accommodation themselves.

3.___ In 1890 Thomas Cook, one of the first travel agents, began to sell travel tickets to places of England.

4.___ Travel agent’s business is rather risky because if they make mistakes they can lose a lot of money.

5.___ Nowadays, travel agencies help people to plan all kinds of holidays.

6.___ Travel agencies started long ago.

3) You are in a travel agency. Ask a travel agent three questions about your holiday.

1.__________________________________________________________________________________

2.__________________________________________________________________________________

3.__________________________________________________________________________________

Информация об авторе:

Ф.И.О. Исаева Альбина Салимовна

Место работы: МАОУ «СОШ № 1» г. Верещагино, Пермский край.

Должность: учитель английского языка

Квалификация: 1 категория

Источники информации:

1. Английский язык: Учеб. для 8 кл. общеобразоват. учреждений / В.П.Кузовлев, Н.М.Лапа, Э.Ш.Перегудова и др. – 8-е изд. – М. : Просвещение, 2003.