- •Contents
- •Preface
- •Part I. Universal criteria of complex assessment of english language proficiency
- •Introduction
- •Block I-theoretical(20 questions time limit-20minutes)
- •Listen to the text. Give t (true) or f (false) answers - 3% (4 min.) (0.3% for right answer ).
- •2. Answer the questions according to the text – 2% (3 min.) (0.2% for right answer).
- •Speaking
- •II. For speaking you should get 6%. Time limit 10 min.
- •Reading
- •III. For reading you should get 4%. Time limit 10 min.
- •1. Read the text and retell– 2 % (6 min.). Famous people
- •Writing
- •IV. For writing you should get 2%. Time limit 10min.
- •3. Write a dictation-1 % (5 min.).
- •In the countryside
- •Part II Hand outs
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Speaking
- •Grammar. Verb to be, pronouns.
- •A) Present tense verb “to be”
- •B) Consolidation of grammar.
- •It’s nice to meet you.
- •References
- •Glossary
- •References
- •5. Read and translate these proverbs
- •6. Put the phrases in order of importance and explain your choice.
- •7. Answer these questions:
- •What does Ellen think of her being friendless?
- •Is Joy happy with her only friend?
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Vocabulary
- •What’s the mystery word?
- •My classroom
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Typically British
- •What is typical English breakfast?
- •Glossary
- •References
- •1. Read the text.
- •2. Read the text and put the necessary words.
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Vocabulary
- •Ali’s family
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Underline the adjectives in these sentences
- •She is pretty girl.
- •Listening and writing: Tapescript 3.2 [1.29]
- •"Description of a person and a place"
- •B)In pairs guess the meaning of the highlighted adjectives. Check with your dictionary.
- •Questions for a computer based test
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Vocabulary “Telling the time”.
- •Glossary
- •My daily routine
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Vocabulary
- •Questions for computer based tes
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •● Use in for parts of the day
- •In the morning/ in the afternoon/ in the evening
- •Choose the right preposition. Write at/on/in
- •Complete with in, on, or at and a time expression:
- •3.15 Listening. You’re going to listen to two other people talk about their favourite times. First listen to these sentences. What do the highlighted words mean?
- •Listening t.12 Listen to the interviews. Complete the chart.
- •Speaking
- •Glossary
- •Office Hours
- •References
- •Hobby rap
- •My hobby
- •Glossary
- •References
- •I also love____________ but my wife prefers ___________.
- •Questions for computer based test
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Grammar Object pronouns: me, you, him, etc.
- •1.1 Correct these sentences.
- •1.2 Circle the correct option. Then check your answers in the audioscript on page 153.
- •1.3 Change the highlighted words to pronouns.
- •Write four names in each circle.
- •Famous actresses
- •Pop groups
- •I have… brothers/sisters/children
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Look at the photo of Mount Rushmore. Who are the men? Match their first names and surnames?
- •Listen to an American tour guide. Check your answers. [1.52] t.5.2
- •Listen complete with numbers and dates.
- •Read and role-play the dialogue
- •Read the text “The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan” and underline the verbs in the Past Simple.
- •1. Look at the pictures. What do you know about these famous people? Work in pairs.
- •You are journalist and you work for a tabloid newspaper. You’re going to interview b, a well-known singer who doesn’t often give interviews.
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Reading Two famous firsts
- •Glossary
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Grammar: “Past Simple irregular verbs”
- •Writing: Write sentences with the following irregular verbs.
- •Office Hours
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Vocabulary: houses and furniture
- •2. Prepositions of place:
- •Listening [6.1; 1]
- •Questions for computer based test
- •Glossary
- •Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah. Put the verbs into the correct form.
- •Read the text about neighbours. Answer the questions.
- •Love your neighbours? Sometimes it can be difficult!
- •Guess the meaning of the highlighted words or phrases.
- •Mark the sentences t or f.
- •1. Describe this picture. Do your love your neighbours?
- •2. Ask about neighbors.
- •3. Find Kazakh or Russian equivalents and express your opinion on the sayings. Make up dialogues, using these proverbs.
- •Questions for computer based test
- •Glossary
- •References
- •1. Cover the dialogues and listen. Where are Ivan and Eva ? Eva has a guide book, so she can tell Ivan about the attractions.
- •2. Listen again. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous or the present simple. What’s the difference between the two tenses?
- •Imagine you are in London and you get lost. Ask for directions ho w to get to:
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Vocabulary:
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Grammar
- •Intention We use the special going to construction when we have the intention to do something before we speak. We have already made a decision before speaking. Look at these examples:
- •Glossary
- •II. Write the comparative and superlatives:
- •In pairs, look at the sentences from The True False Show. Write t (true or f (false).
- •IV. Read the text “The coldest and the highest place in the world” and complete each heading with a phrase
- •1. Complete the questions with superlative adjectives.
- •A Beijing b Bangkok c New Delhi
- •2. Two people are discussing commuting. Complete their conversation with comparative or superlative adjectives using the words in brackets.
- •3. Roleplay the dialogue and answer the questions below.
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Kazakh Leading Academy of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- •Grammar – Explanation of “Would like to/like”
- •Would like to
- •A. Write sentences and questions with would like.
- •Reading “Are you looking for a really special present?”
- •A Do you like singing in the shower? Would you like to be a pop star? Now you can record the song of your dreams at a real recording studio? Price £ 249.99
- •IV. Home assignment
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Niagara Falls
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Five-year-old banned from bungee jumping
- •Glossary
- •References
- •1. Choose the correct variant in the Past to give.
- •Glossary
- •Our academy
- •Glossary
- •Vocabulary
- •Invitations
- •My impression about my studies
- •Glossary
- •References
- •Part III Collection of tests and lexical materials Block I- Theory
- •Block II - Practice
- •1. Speak on the given topics:
- •2. Answer the following questions on given themes
- •Introducing yourself
- •People and countries
- •Hobbies and leisure
- •About myself
- •My House
- •Asking for medicine
- •Sport activities
- •Is Joy happy with her only friend?
- •Marat and Laura
- •My classroom
- •What is typical English breakfast?
- •"Description of a person and a place"
- •Ali’s family
- •The mystery of Okinawa
- •My hobby
- •Shakespeare’s tragic families
- •The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- •George Washington (1732 – 1799)
- •Margaret Thatcher (1925 - )
- •Two Special Houses in the American Southwest
- •Love your neighbours? Sometimes it can be difficult!
- •The Tower of London
- •“Are you looking for a really special present?”
- •A Do you like singing in the shower? Would you like to be a pop star? Now you can record the song of your dreams at a real recording studio? Price £ 249.99
- •Niagara Falls
- •Our academy
- •What are you going to do on your birthday?
- •My impression about my studies
- •Writing
- •Writing a postcard: Imagine you are on holiday. Send your friend a postcard. Write (40 - 50 words):
- •5. Write a letter to the animal home asking for a job.
- •6. Writing an invitation letter: Write an invitation letter, use the model.
- •In the countryside
- •English proverbs and sayings
- •American English-British guide
“Are you looking for a really special present?”
a. Do you like buying presents? Who’s the easiest person in your family to buy presents for? Who is the most difficult?
b. Read the advert. Match the Experience presents with paragraphs A – F.
Do you know somebody who would like to drive a real Ferrari, salsa dance, or fly in a balloon? There are more than 40 ‘experience presents’ to choose from. Each Amazing Adventure comes in an attractive box including a book and video.
A Do you like singing in the shower? Would you like to be a pop star? Now you can record the song of your dreams at a real recording studio? Price £ 249.99
B Do you like seeing historic cars and planes? Would you like to go back in time and learn to fly an authentic World War II plane?
* For people of maximum weight 102 kg, maximum height 1.92, with driving license.
C Do you like cooking? Would you like to spend a day with a famous chef and learn new recipes and techniques? Then this is the adventure for you. The day includes a delicious lunch (with wine).
P rice £ 149.99
D You like driving fast, but your car is very slow. Now you too can drive this famous Italian sports car.
P rice £ 229.99
E It’s easy! It’s fun! Everybody is doing it! Wouldn’t you like to learn, and be the star of the dance floor?
P rice £ 39.99
F would you like to have the experience of a lifetime and go up into the sky in a hot-air balloon? The flight lasts about one hour, and the adventure ends with a glass of champagne.
P rice £ 189.99
Text 26.
Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)
Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is a group of waterfalls on the border between the United States and Canada. The Falls are a favorite tourist attraction. The Niagara River drops here and although the Falls are not deep, they are very wide and the amount of water is enormous. So it is very noisy near the Falls. That's why the Iroquois tribe, who used to live here, called the falls Niagara (meaning “thunder of waters”).
Text 27.
Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)
Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.
discovered, has banned, received, has completed, advertised |
Five-year-old banned from bungee jumping
PARIS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17 (REUTERS) - A French agency (1)___ _____ a 5-year-old boy from bungee jumping. Mike Traut from Grenoble (2)___ already _____ 30 jumps.
A local child protection agency (3) ______ the boy’s liking for bungee jumping after his father (4)______ for sponsors to support a jump that could have put the boy in the record books, French daily Liberation reported on Friday.
The boy’s father, who holds a world record in bungee jumping, (5)______ a letter warning him that he might have to pay a big fine and spend two years in prison if he allowed children under 16 to compete in such dangerous sports.
Text 28.
Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)
Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.
Books
Many, many years ago a town crier ran through the streets and shouted out all the news. But now we live in the Atomic Age. Too many things happen too quickly for us to learn about them in the old-fashioned way. That is why we have to read more and more in order to find out what is happening in the world. Reading is rarely a waste of time. Have you ever thought about the kind of books people used long ago? It is only in the last 500 years that books have been printed on paper. Before that time the only way of making books was to write them out by hand. No one knows when writing first began, but we have found drawings on the walls of caves and scratching on bones which are at least 25,000 years old. The invention of paper played a very important part in the development of books. In the 11th century the art of papermaking reached Europe but no trace of printing was found in Europe until 1423. It is known that Johann Gutenberg secretly tried out ways of printing in Strasbourg, Germany, in 1440.
The knowledge of the methods of printing spread so quickly over the Continent of Europe that by the year 1487 nearly every country had started printing books. Later people began to learn how to make paper more quickly and cheaply and of better quality. As a result of this, books became much lighter and smaller. The first person to print books in the English language was William Caxton, in Russia — Ivan Fedorov. The first book printed in the Russian language appeared in Moscow on the first of March, 1564. Up to that time there were only handwritten books in Russia. The house built for printing books was not far from the Kremlin. At that time it was one of the best buildings in the Russian capital. Ivan Fedorov and his assistants were the first to use Russian letters. By the 16th century books looked very much as they do today and since then very little change has been made in their appearance.
Text 29.
Read and make up your own questions according to the text. (10 questions)
Translate the first paragraph of the text without dictionary.