Tasks for the Summative Assessment for the term 3
Learner’s name ____________________________________________________Date ___________________
Listening Task 1 Listen to a radio article. Use one word from the article to complete each gap.
villain important father alone modern parent setting successful
1 The Star Wars films are still popular with ________________ audiences.
2 The speaker asks why the Star Wars films are so ________________.
3 The ________________ of Star Wars is completely different to a fairy tale.
4 Commonly ________________ in the world, the hero may not know their true identity.
5 The hero often becomes more ________________ by the end of the story.
6 Characters like a fairy godmother or Obi-Wan Kenobe act as a ________________ to the hero.
7 It is usually simple to recognise the ________________ in a fairy tale.
8 The speaker gives an example of a character in the film who is the hero’s ________________.
Total ____/8 points
Reading
Read the article again. Decide if the statements are true (T), false (F) or the article doesn’t say (DS).
1 Vocabulary can be fashionable, in the same way that clothes can.
2 Only official words appear in dictionaries, rather than words people are using currently.
3 It is fashionable for young people not to say ‘goodbye’ to each other.
4 Dictionaries show how our relationship with plants and nature is changing.
5 In the 1970s, there were a large number of Hungarian people living in Austria.
6 The 1979 study showed that mothers chose to raise their children to speak two languages.
7 Welsh is older than the English language.
8 More people speak Welsh now than 100 years ago.
Total ____/8 points
Speaking 1. Tell us about traditions and languages of any groups of people who are nomadic.
organize your ideas in a logical chain;
connect your ideas using appropriate linking words;
use topic related vocabulary
2. Tell us about a film you recently watched.
Total ____/4 points
Writing 1. Write an informal email to a friend (150–200 words) about spending two weeks with a family in a
different culture. Use the tips below to help you organize your email
● Choose a country where you have been staying.
● Decide what things in general have been good / not so good about your experiences so far.
● Describe one tradition that they have which you do not have in your country.
● Make sure to start and end your email appropriately, and to use informal language.
2. Write a film review of your favourite movie. In your review, you should include the following
information:
Film`s title.
The type of the film. When it was made.
Explain the film`s story but don`t explain the ending.
Your opinion about the film.
Should people go and watch the film?
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Total ____/4 points
24 points
SKILLS TEST 5–7
Track 03
Star Wars – a modern fairy tale?
The Star Wars films are some of the most popular science- fiction movies in cinema history. The original film,
which came out in 1977, was thrilling, with amazing special effects. The most recent films, which will be shown
over the next few years, are still loved by modern audiences, and have made a lot of money. But what makes
them so successful? One possible reason is that they are like the fairy tales we enjoyed when we were children.
Many of these have the same kind of plot and characters as Star Wars, even though the
setting is completely different. In fact, Harrison Ford, who played the character of Han Solo, once said that he
thought Star Wars was more like a fairy tale than a science fiction movie.
First, let’s start with the characters. In fairy tales, it’s common for the hero to be alone in the world. They might
have no mother or father, and they might not know who they really are. But, by the end of the story, they will
have become an important person – perhaps a prince or princess. In fairy tales, a common plot is for the hero to
go on a journey. They leave home, which they can never return to, and travel far, finding out who they really are.
They usually meet people
on the way who teach them something important – like a fairy godmother, or the character of Obi-Wan Kenobi in
Star Wars.
Often, these friendly characters are old and have magical powers. They are like a parent to the hero.
Most fairy tales have a villain, and it’s very easy to know who they are. This is no different in Star Wars. The
villains are the
people who wear black, and the heroes wear white! In some famous fairy tales, like Snow White or Cinderella,
the villain is
one of the hero’s parents. If you know the plot of Star Wars well enough, you will know that one villain is
actually the hero’s father.
Finally, all fairy tales have a happy ending, and this is certainly true of the Star Wars movies. We know that the
heroes will win, the villains will be destroyed, and everyone will live happily ever after.
UNITS 5–7 Keys
Listening
1 modern 2 successful 3 setting 4 alone
5 important 6 parent 7 villain 8 father
Reading
1T 2F 3 DS 4 T 5 DS 6 F 7 DS 8T
