Characteristic of tasks for summative assessment for the 1 term

Unit	Strand	Learning objective	*Total number of questions	*Question №	*Type of question	*Task description	Time	Total marks
Hobbies and Leisure. Communication and Technology.	Listening	7.L2 Understand with little support most specific information in extended talk on a limited range of general and curricular topics.	6	1 2 3 4 5 6	Gap filling.	Each learner works individually. The task enables learners to elicit specific information in extended talk. Learners listen to the recording twice on topic ‘Hobbies and Leisure’, having chance to look through the questions before the recording starts (1-2 min to read the questions before the recording starts). The task consists of 6 questions. Learners complete the gaps with no more than three words while listening.	10 minutes	6
	Reading	7.R1 Understand the main points in texts on a limited range of unfamiliar general and curricular topics. 7.R3 Understand the detail of an argument on a growing range of familiar general and curricular topics, including some extended texts.	6	1 2 3 4 5 6	Multiple choice. Open ended	Each learner works individually. The task enables learners to understand general information from the text and elicit details. Learners read the text on topic ‘Communication and Technology’ and answer the questions. This task consists of 6 questions with one possible answer. In question 1-3 learners choose the right answer. In questions 4-6 learners give short answers.	10 minutes	6
	Writing	7.W3 Write with moderate grammatical accuracy on a limited range of familiar general and curricular topics. 7.W8 Spell most high-frequency vocabulary accurately for a growing range of familiar general and curricular topics.	1	1	Open ended	Each learner works individually. Learner should write on topics ‘Hobbies and Leisure’ or ‘Communication and Technology’. They should follow the structure and answer in full sentences. Learners should write with grammatical accuracy using a variety of topic related vocabulary.	20 minutes	6
	Speaking	7.S3 Give an opinion at discourse level on a growing range of general and curricular topics. 7.S5 Keep interaction with peers to negotiate, agree and organise priorities and plans for completing classroom tasks. 7.S1 Use formal and informal registers in their talk on a limited range of general and curricular topics.	1	1	Open ended	Learners pair up and have a two-way conversation on topics: ‘Hobbies and Leisure’, ‘Communication and Technology’. They have 1 minute to prepare and 2 minutes to talk on the topic. Learners are provided with some visual aids (pictures) and questions for a discussion. They provide own points of view on topics, explaining and justifying their positions and answers. Teacher can ask additional questions to support learners if necessary.	Each pair talks for 2 minutes.	6
TOTAL:							40 minutes	24
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Sample questions and mark scheme

Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term 1

Listening

Task. Listen to the interview with Mike and Kim Black and write NO MORE THAN THREE missing words.  You will listen to the recording twice. CD 3. Tapescript 1.

 

Example: Mike and Kim Black are from the British band ‘ Bad Day’.

1. Mike and Kim live in the flat _______________ of London.                                              [1]

2. Mike likes London but he thinks it is ________________.                                                  [1]

3. They listen to a lot of _______________________ music.                                                  [1]

4. Mike and Kim like to ________________in their free time.                                                [1]

5. They watch TV a lot but they do not go to the__________.                                               [1]

6. Kim’s brother is in the band _______________________.                                                 [1]

Total [6]

Reading

Task. Read the article about mobile phones and do the tasks.

Mobile Fever

Why are we so addicted to mobile phones? There are now over forty million people in Britain with mobiles and if the present trend continues, every man, woman and child in Britain will soon have one – or two, or three!

They can be expensive and are possibly bad for us. You can spend a lot of money if you use your mobile a lot. According to some scientists, if we go on using mobiles, we’ll cook our brains. Some people even say that radiation from mobiles causes cancer.

Teenagers are among the biggest users of mobiles, and ‘texting’ is creating a new language full of abbreviations such as ‘How RU?’ in Japan, Surveys show teenagers are reading less and mobile use is affecting the marks of secondary school learners. A big problem in Britain is crime. Last year half a million British teenagers were victims of mobile phone theft.

As technology improves, mobiles can do more and more. If you have one of the new multimedia mobiles, you can log on the net, pay for things, play games, interact with TV programs and take photos to send to your friends.