British Museum тақырыбына арналған 8-сынып материалы

Grade 8

Summative Assessment for the term

Learning objectives

8.4.2.1(8.R2) Understand specific information and detail in texts on a growing range of familiar general and curricular topics, including some extended texts

8.5.1.1 (8.W1) Plan, write, edit and proofread work at text level with little support on a range of general and curricular topics

8.1.9.1 (8.C9) Use imagination to express thoughts, ideas, experiences and feelings

Reading. Task 1. Read the text and choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

The British Museum

Sir Hans Sloane collected everything: rare books and pictures, precious stones, staffed animals, birds, butterflies, ancient things. He was a great collector. He died in 1753and the King bought his collection for £ 20,000. This was the beginning of the British Museum.

It was opened to the public in1759 and was the first public museum.

The British Museum is a treasure house of old, interesting and magnificent objects collected all over the world. A winged lion is the heaviest exhibit in the Museum. It weighs 16 tons. The tallest exhibit is the totem pole which is 11meters high. The stone tools from Africa are the oldest exhibits. They are more than a million years old.

The British Museum has a rare Roman silver mirror. There are about half a million coins in the British Museum. You can also admire beautiful vases, amphorae, ports made of white porcelain from China, Greece and other countries.

Today, The British Museum has grown to become one of the largest museums in the world, covering an area of over 92,000m² (990,000sq.ft.). There are nearly one hundred galleries open to the public, representing 2miles (3.2km) of exhibition space. The Museum is now looking forward to its next major building project, the World Conservation and Exhibition Centre. This project was announced in July 2007and is expected for completion by 2013.

1.Who started the collection which grow into The British Museum?

A.Sir Hans Slop B.The King C. Sir Hans Sloane D. A Chinese

2.When was the Museum opened to the public?

A. 1753 B.1759 C.2007 D. 2013

3.What things can you find there?

A.winged horse B.winged lion C. golden eagle D. silver coins

4.What is the area of this museum?

A.Above 92,000m² B.Under 92,000m² C. Above 94,000m²

D.Under 93,000m²

5.How many galleries are opened to public?

A.Two thousand B.One million C. One hundred D. One billion

6.When was this project announced?

A.in July 2013 B.in June 2013 C. in July 2007 D. in June 2007

Writing. Task 2. Write an email to a friend and tell him/her about a person you have met recently.

Criteria for writing:

-write a plan for your email (what each paragraph will be about);

-use adjectives for your email;

-spell the topic vocabulary correctly;

-proof-read you email (grammar and spelling).

Listening. Task 3. You will hear people talking in five different situations. Choose the best answer A, B or C.

1. You hear a young girl talking. What kind of family did her grandfather want?

A)a large family with three sisters

B)a family with five brothers

C)a family with some sisters and brothers

2. You hear somebody talking on the radio about modern families. How do most children feel about their parents remarrying?

A)They like having many people in the family.

B)They have a lot of different problems.

C)They worry that their family is different.

3. You hear a young boy talking. What does he say about his cousins?

A)They are strange

B)They mean a lot to him

C)They are more important than brothers and sisters.

4. You hear a father talking to his daughter. Why is he talking to her

A)He thinks that their family is very boring.

B)He wants her to understand the importance of family.