SUMMARIZING TEST

in English

IV Semester

2^nd Year

Variant 1

1. Listen to the text “Unusual British Festivals” 2 times and fulfill the tasks:

   • Are the sentences true or false?

	True	False
Many of these festivals are actually races or competitions. The Burning of the Clavie brings good luck for the new year. On Shrove Tuesday in Scarborough people dance with ropes. Cheese rolling involves running away from a big, round cheese. Snail racing started in the UK. (1.4points*5 = 7 points)	T T	F F F

What have you learned about the traditions connected with Burning the Clocks Festival and Pancake Day ? Would you like to take part in these celebrations? Why?

Finally, let’s go back to the south of England. In Brighton there’s a Burning the Clocks Festival to celebrate the winter solstice on December 21st. This custom started twenty years ago and is very popular. People make clock lanterns and time-themed figures of paper and wood, then walk through the town to the beach where the sculptures are set on fire and there’s a massive firework display.

(30 min. = 9 points)

2. Translate the sentences into English, paying attention to grammar and your essential vocabulary:

1. Боже! Яка ж бо вона невихована особа – постійно штовхається, така вся манірна, ще й базікає зайве!

2. Лісництво було і його улюбленою справою, і справжньою пристрастю на все життя.

3. Не зважай на цей вигляд «безхатька». Насправді то все лише вистава, розрахована, аби примусити твою фантазію працювати.

4. Беручи до уваги коло його пізнань, я б на твоєму місці пильніше придивилась до нього.

5. Такі легковажні рішення могли б коштувати і посади.

a) God! She is a rude person – always trying to push in , very affected, and she also rabbits too much!

b) Forestry was his hobby and the passion of all his life .

c) don't pay attention to this outcast look. In fact, it's only a play, meant to force your imagination work.

d) Taking into account his ken, if I were you, I'd peer at him.

e) Such hair-brained decisions could even cost a position.

(1.4_points*5 = 7 points)

3. Use the correct form of the verb:

1. I would do the same if I ……happened…. (to happen) to be there!

I would do the same if I happened to be there!

2. It’s high time he ……went… (to go) to bed.

3. I wish you …could…. (can) tell me everything.

4. Keeping his word for granted I …would/will….. (will) go and check everything.

5. But for her constant chatting we …would have felt…… (feel) absolutely amiable.

(1.4_points*5 = 7 points)

TOTAL 30 points

SUMMARIZING TEST

in English

IV Semester

2^nd Year

Variant 2

1. Listen to the text “Unusual British Festivals” 2 times and fulfill the tasks:

   • Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

1. The Clavie is a …a……….

a) whisky container b) a wooden cross c) a bonfire made of things people don’t need

2. In the Up Helly Aa festival, they burn ……b……

a) a wooden man b) a Viking boat c) a line in the grass

3. During a pancake race, you have to ……b…………..

a) eat as many pancakes as possible

b) run as fast as possible while tossing a pancake in a pan

c) run and jump over the ropes without dropping the pancake

4. Nowadays, the people who win the cheese rolling competition are usually …b…………

a) top athletes b) people from the village c) visitors from all over the world .

5. The fastest snail in the Snail Racing is ………c……..

a) cooked with garlic and butter

b) rescued from the barbecue

c) given a prize of extra lettuce (1.4_points*5 = 7 points)

What have you learned about the traditions connected with World Championship Snail Racing and the Black Pudding Throwing Championship? Would you like to take part in these celebrations? Why? (30 min. = 9 points)