Summative assessment for the TERM 1 1 Reading
KOLYAN 5.0 WEBCAM
Kolyan have created a new version of their popular webcam, which you can buy online. It isn’t available in shops, but you can also order it over the phone from their catalogue.
Kolyan have reduced the price. The old model cost €135, but this new version only costs €109, plus €15 more if you want a silver or gold version. The design is slightly less attractive, but it’s much better value in a competitive market.
This new model also sits at the top of your computer screen, but it’s much smaller than the old one, so you almost don’t know it’s there. You can use it with any computer because you just attach it to a flat surface.
The picture quality is also excellent, and it’s perfect for chatting online. They’ve obviously listened carefully to their customers. I sent some comments to them last year about the old model. The pictures were clear but not light enough. People who I met online thought I had dark hair, but I’m blond!
Choose the correct answers. (5 marks)
1 What is it mainly about?
a a description of someone’s favourite gadget
b a complaint about a gadget
c a review of a gadget
2 Where can’t you buy the webcam?
a in shops b on the phone c online
3 The new version of the webcam is ... .
a more expensive c more attractive b cheaper
4 The new version is ... .
a bigger b the same size c not as big
5 The picture quality of the old model was ... .
a too light b not clear enough c too dark
2 Language focus
Order the words to make questions. (5 marks)
you / a present / bought / online / have / ever
Have you ever bought a present online?
1 blog / ever / have / created / you / a/ ?
2 made / you / on the internet / have / a phone call ?
3 you / has / emailed / mum / why ?
4 have / files / which / you / downloaded ?
5 he / new / has / a / message / written ?
3 Writing
Imagine you read the opinion below on a website. Write a comment. Use the ideas to help you. (5 marks)
‘Young people spend too much time playing computer games. They should have other hobbies, like sport or music, instead.’
Paragraph 1: Write about how often you and your friends play computer games.
Paragraph 2: Why do you think people enjoy playing computer games? What other hobbies do you and your friends enjoy doing?
Paragraph 3: Do you agree that young people spend too much time playing computer games? What can people do if they become obsessive?
2.The best tulips are grown in the Netherlands.
3. The Lada cars are produced in Tolyatti.
4. Warm winter sweaters are usually made of wool.
5. A.S Pushkin was born in 1799.
Вопрос:
6. what pets are generally kept in cages?
Каких домашних животных обычно(как правило) держат в клетках?
ответ:
6. Hamsters are generally kept in cages.
Хомяков обычно держат в клетках.
7. The English and the French languages are spoken in Canada.
8. The battle of Borodino was fought in 1812.
It is located on the British Isles
Its total area is about 244 thousand square kilometres.
The coasts of the UK are washed by seas of 2 oceans: the Arctic and the Atlantic.
The scenery is the coastline is rather picturesque.
The capital of the UK is London.
The official language is English.
The national symbols of the UK are the Red rose and the Lion, the flag 'Union Jack', and the anthem 'God Save the Queen'.
Its form of government is a constitutional monarchy.
Officially the supreme legislative authority is the Queen in Parliament
and the two Houses of Parliament .and the elected House of Commons.
But The Queen officially opens each Parliamentary session.
The three major parties are the conservative party, the new labour party, and the democratic liberal party.
The largest cities are Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.
The chief river is the Thames River
Britain's major industries include iron and steel engineering, shipbuilding, electronics.