Подготовка к итоговым экзаменам в рамках дополнительного образования. Уровень А2 = Master Foreign Languages Exam Skills Development within the Framewo

How will they understand ……?'

She does it …….'

7.Little Joe is only two, but he can dress …….

8.He never listens to ……, and she never listens to …….

4.Choose the right tense for each verb.

1 . My mother has been doing / is doing the same boring job for the last fifteen years.

2.At school I have enjoyed / enjoyed speaking German much more than French, but now it's the other way round.

3.When I arrive / arrived home yesterday evening, my husband has cooked / had cooked me a beautiful meal.

4.When are you going to learn / are you learning to look after yourself?

5.Scientists are understanding / understand a lot less about the world than some people think.

6.We're been knowing /’ve known them since they have moved / moved here a year ago.

7.Do you believe / Are you believing in love at first sight?

8.Did you shut / Have you shut all the windows before you left / have left the house?

9.What do you do / are you doing next Saturday evening?

10.I shouted / have shouted to him as he has been crossing / was crossing the road.

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5.Fill in the gaps with a structure using must, may, should, can, could, can't, will, would, (don't) have to, or had to, together with the words in brackets.

1.After all his hard work he ……… very happy to have got such a low mark in the exam. (not be)

2.If I had known this was going to be such a dangerous job I ……….. to do it. (never agree)

3.I …………. a computer in my old job, but now I

…………. without one. (not use, not work)

4.'I can't find my wallet!' 'Oh, don't worry. I'm sure you

………. it in your other jacket.' (leave)

5.No wonder you've got a stomachache! You

……… so much to eat! (not have)

6.In my old secondary school everyone ………… Latin and Greek for at least two years. (learn)

7.'Where are John and Fiona?' 'I don't know. They …….. difficulty finding the place.' (have)

6.Put the verb in the right form.

1.Before ………. any new electrical appliance, it's always a good idea ……… the instructions carefully. (use, read)

2.To ………. ironing easier, you should ……………

your clothes before they …………. completely dry. (make, iron, be)

3.You can …………. potatoes turning green by

………….. them out of the light in a black plastic bag. (stop, keep)

4.I …………. some eggs for breakfast this morning when the frying pan ………. fire. (fry, catch)

5.………… very quickly, I …………. a wet tea towel over the fire, which ………. it out immediately. (think, throw, put)

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6.Does anybody know how …………. the video on?

(switch)

7.We promise that this matter ……………. at the next meeting. (discuss)

8.Animal Farm …………. by George Orwell. (write)

9.Do you know what this table …………. of? (make)

10.This town is changing all the time. Many of the old buildings ……….. down or ………… into shops or offices. (pull, turn)

11.These photographs ………… when we ………….. in Thailand. (take, live)

12.I feel it's important …………… an open relationship with your parents. (have)

13.Alex …………. a cookery evening class for the last few weeks. (do)

14.Do you think there is anything wrong in people of different races …………… with each other? (go out)

7.Put in the correct verb forms.

1.Postmen and postwomen, police officers, judges and Members of Parliament are ………….. by the government, from our taxes. (pay)

2.A lot of modern medicines are ……….. from plants that grow in the tropical rain forests. (make)

3.Most bread in England is now ……………. by large industrial bakeries. (produce)

4.Some of America's coal is ……………. by women - but none of Britain's is. (mine)

5.Rice is not ……… everywhere in China, only in places where it is hot and wet. (grow)

6.There is a small factory near our house where microlight aircraft are ………. (build)

7.In my son's school, children are ……… by a different teacher for each subject. (teach)

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8.Great numbers of birds are …………… from Gibraltar every year, as they pass by on their migrations. (see)

9.Do you think that a lot of medicine is ……………. to people who don't need it? (give)

10.Where are stamps …………….. in your country?

(sell)

8. Write a question for each answer.

1 . 'Yes, he rang just after lunch.'

2.'Yes, two: a girl and a boy.'

3.'She said she wouldn't be able to come tonight.'

4.'No, thank you. I'm quite full actually.'

5.'I'd buy a big house for my parents.'

6.'Well, he's very kind and he's got a wonderful sense of

humour.'

7.'No, I really hate it.'

9.Put the words in the right order.

1 . know does do what wife you his ?

2.miss you bus hurry if don't we'll the .

3.want do speak you to to who ?

4.news watch I the in evening the always .

5.nice she's work a to for very person .

10.Fill in the blanks in the text with words from the box.

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LOST

My sense of direction is not very good, and I easily get

...1… One day, about ten years …2…, I was …3… in the mountains between France and Italy …4… the weather began to turn bad. I …5… to make my way back downhill, …6… I did not want to be caught in a storm. But after a few hundred metres I realised …7… I was not sure of the way. The clouds came down lower and lower, it started to rain, and …8… I was completely lost.

I …9… as loud as I could, but of course there was nobody close enough to hear me. I did not want to …10… on the mountain, but it was impossible to go on, …11… I crawled into a hole between two rocks and waited for the storm to go over. …12… two or three hours the rain stopped and the clouds lifted, and I was able to start walking …13…. I was very cold and hungry, and I had nothing to eat …14… a few sweets.

About half an hour later I suddenly recognised my surroundings, and I realised that I was …15… two or three hundred metres above the camp site. However, my troubles were not over. On my way down I slipped and …16… my knee against a rock. There was a …17… cut and it …18… very badly, and as soon as I got back to the camp I went to see a doctor. Fortunately, nothing was …19….

11. Try to fill in the gaps in the letter without looking at the words in the box. Then look at the box for help with the words you could not guess.

Dear Al,

…1… a lot for your last letter. …2… I …3… answered before; I've …4… very busy getting ready to go to New York.

I was really sorry …5… about your trouble with Sally, especially because it's …6… going on for so long. You …7… try to make a decision soon, I think - it's bad for …8… of you

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to go on like this. I think perhaps it would …9… if you separated, but of course I might be …10… - I don't know Sally very well.

You know, if …11… I'd go away for a couple of …12…. If you were …13…, you could think things out …14… and decide what to do. …15… take your holiday now and go off to Scotland or somewhere like that? I'm …16… it would do you a lot of good.

Write again …17… and let me know how things are going. And don't …18… to kiss Julie for me.

Ann sends her …19…, Yours,

12.Translate these sentences into English.

1.Не выходите на улицу! Идет дождь. В Москве часто идут дожди.

2.Наконец ты пришел. Я тебя уже час жду.

3.Что ты делал вчера, когда я тебе позвонил? - Я делал уроки.

4.Он не пришел на концерт, потому что мы его не пригласили.

5.Ты давно знаешь Пита? - Я знаю его с детства. Мы вместе учились в школе.

6.Поезд отправится из Москвы в 3 часа, а прибудет в Киев в 9.45.

7.У нас вечеринка в следующую субботу. Придешь?

8.Погода была плохая, и им пришлось остаться дома.

9.Вам надо больше работать, если Вы хотите свободно говорить по-английски.

10.Я встаю раньше, чем моя сестра.

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11.Какое самое глубокое озеро в России?

12.Бетти такая же симпатичная, как Джейн.

13.Сколько она зарабатывает?

14.Я был вынужден купить немного хлеба, так как я хотел сделать бутерброды.

15.Твой дом намного больше нашего.

16.Книга на столе моя.

13.LISTENING

Listen and match the questions and the answers.

QUESTIONS

1 . Who provides free home delivery?

2.Where can women drivers get a discount?

3.Where does parking cost £5 a week?

4.Where will you find full co-operation?

5.Where do they believe that serving the customer is the only objective?

6.Where can you get a free glass of champagne?

ANSWERS

a.Hemingford Grey House

b.Sultan's Turkish Restaurant

c.Taylor Price

d.Welch's

e.Naturally Yours

f.Norwich Airport

14. You have received a letter from your English pen friend, who has recently started at college and is having some problems. You want to find out more about these problems and offer some advice.

Read carefully the extract from the letter below, the notes you have written on it and your list of suggestions. Then write a letter in which you ask for more information about your

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friend's problems and offer some advice, using the list of suggestions to give you some ideas.

I've just finished my first term at college, and I'm surprised at how hard it has been. There is so much to do1. I feel exhausted2, and I find it difficult to hand in my work on time. It's quite noisy where I live3, so it's hard to study. And I've got no money! It all makes me feel like giving up4!

1.Work or social life?

2.Eating / sleeping well?

3.Can you move?

4.No, don’t!

SUGGESTIONS:

Talk lo teachers

Study in college library

Plan time better

Get holiday job

Write a letter of 120-180 words in an appropriate style. Do not write any addresses.

ПИСЬМО

1. Задача

Проверить уровень сформированности умений слушателей использовать письменную речь для решения коммуникативно-ориентированных задач.

2.Продолжительность теста

Продолжительность теста - 45 минут.

3.Инструкции к заданиям

Инструкции к выполнению заданий даны на английском языке. Язык инструкций простой и доступный для слушателей.

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4. Методические рекомендации Ошибки, связанные с отсутствием знаний и

умений, необходимых для выполнения задания: Задание "Личное письмо"

Ошибки в формате письма (указывается адрес получателя; при указании адреса отправителя указывается имя пишущего; отсутствует подпись, неверная завершающая фраза, отсутствует дата, нет обращения).

Не всегда соблюдаются нормы вежливости: нет ссылки на предыдущие контакты, благодарности за полученное письмо.

Приводимые объяснения не всегда логичны из-за нарушения грамматических правил (времена).

Не всегда правильно отбирается необходимый материал с учетом цели высказывания, приводятся ненужные детали и подробности.

Особое внимание необходимо обратить на оформление письма:

Адрес пишущего указывается в правом верхнем углу. Под адресом располагается дата, например: Saturday, March 1st, 1999, или менее официально: 9 September 1999; 09/09/1999.

Письмо начинается с обращения, например: Dear Sally, Dear Aunt Jane, Dear Mr Brown, My darling.

В начале письма автор обычно:

а) благодарит адресата за ранее полученную корреспонденцию, например: Thanks for …, Many thanks for…, How nice of you to ….

б) извиняется, что не писал раньше, например: I must apologize for not writing …

В основной части письма должны быть раскрыты все аспекты, указанные в задании.

В конце письма автор обычно упоминает о дальнейших контактах, например:

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I'll write again soon.

Looking forward to seeing you. Hope to hear from you soon.

Завершающая фраза письма зависит от степени близости автора и адресата. Ниже приводятся пять возможных вариантов от наименее формальных (1) к более формальному (5):

1)I love you so much.

2)Lots of love. Much love.

3)Love.

4)Best wishes. All the best.

5)Best regards.

Образцы экзаменационного материала (письмо)

A visitor from Britain who is a guest of friends of yours has just been on holiday, travelling around your country. You have written to her, inviting her to be interviewed for an article for your college magazine. You have received the following reply:

I shall be happy to be interviewed. It will have to be next week since, as you know, I am going back home in ten days’ time. I am free most days, but afternoons are better than mornings. Please give me two or three dates/times and I will confirm one of them. It would be easier if you could arrange somewhere for us to meet – is that possible?

Could you also tell me in advance what you would like to know? Is there anything I should bring with me to the interview?

Yours,

Mary Lawson

Read carefully Ms Lawson’s reply and the set of notes which you have made for yourself. Then write a letter to her, setting up the appointment and answering her questions.

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