Summative assessment for the unit “Transport”
Learning Objectives
6.R5 Deduce meaning from context on a limited range of familiar general and curricular topics, including some extended texts
6.W7 Use with some support appropriate layout at text level for a growing range of written genres on familiar general topics and some curricular topics
6.W8 Spell most high-frequency vocabulary accurately for a limited range of familiar general topics and some curricular topics
Assessment criteria
Provide meaning of the words using different reference resources and extend vocabulary
Connect sentences into paragraphs with basic connectors and linking words with minimal support
Use punctuation marks appropriately in a piece of writing
Level of thinking skills
Application
Duration
20 minutes
Reading
Task 1.Read the text and definitions below. Find the proper word in the text and insert it into the table. Look up the words in the dictionary and check the answers.
Learners should use dictionaries or digital on-line tools to check their answers.
CITY TRANSPORT IN NEW YORK
Like every big city, New York has its own traffic system (транспортная система). Traffic jams can be terrible, and it's usually the quickest way to go by subway (метро). The New York, subway is easy to use and quite cheap (дешево). It goes to almost every comer of Manhattan. But be careful. It’s better not to go by subway late at night.
You see more, of course, if you go by bus. New York buses are also easy to use. The “Shoppers Shuttle” (Monday to Friday) and the “Cultural Loops” (Saturdays and Sundays) stop at some of the best-known stores and tourist places. You can get on and off as many times as you like in one day with only one ticket.
There are more than 30,000 taxis in New York. They are easy to see, because they are bright yellow and carry large TAXI signs (знак, надпись). Taxis do not go outside (снаружи) the city but they will go to the airports. People give the taxi driver a “tip” (чаевые
I've recently gone to the theatre and I liked the play, it's my cup of tea.
I've been typing this report since morning. it's not a piece of cake.
I've passed this test easily. it's a piece of cake!
Tom has just promised not to spill the beans about my plans to get married.
Bill has been already talking about his plans for an hour and I promised not to spill the beans
You have to take everything she says with a pinch of salt, because she has recently told a lie.
Tom has been always lying since his childhood so you shouldn't take everything with a pinch of salt.
you've broke this vase, it's no use crying over spilt milk.
he has been braking everything all the morning, it's no use crying over spilt milk