Рекомендации к учебнику "Английский язык VIII" О.В. Афанасьева, И.В. Михеева

Разделы: Иностранные языки

Test Unit 4.

I. Insert the right words to complete the sentences with the verbs To Rush.

1. Sam is afraid of bulls because when he was a child a big bull ______________him.
2. Please don’t _____________________without knocking.
3. Everyone ___________________the room to see what was happening.
4. We all ________________________the door when the postman arrived.
5. Doctors were _______________the place of the accident.
6. The children _____________________as soon as the bell went.
7. David was very hungry and ______________________his sandwich as soon as it was brought.
8. The firemen ______________________the burning building to save the child.

II. Complete the sentences using the new words.

Let me ask you about one p_______________________ student in your class.
If you m___________________, you speak very quietly.
Did father p________________to take us to the circus on Sunday?
On that day John looked g_________________ than usuak.
The k________________old woman let the boy stay in her house.
Mother will be a____________________.
I hope the little girl is not f______________ about her food.
His words sounded so s_________________, that I believed him.
What t________________news!
We w________________ at our friends from the train.
The boy b___________--his head, but said nothing.
If you want to lose w_____________________ you should eat less.
Stop m____________________, please.
How much do you w_____________________?

III. Put in comparative and superlative forms.

pretty, 2)severe, 3) untidy, 4) terrible, 5) useful, 6) tender, 7) modern, 8) helpful, 9) bad, 10) careless, 11) curious, 12) handsome.

IV. Translate.

1. last year ____________________ 7. in a low voice_________________________
2. in a whisper_________________ 8. to be at a loss_________________________
3. for a while__________________ 9. strict_______________________________
4. to murmur__________________ 10. emerald___________________________
5. to tell a lie___________________ 11. bulky ___________________________
6. rough______________________ 12. piping hot________________________

V. Put in the articles where necessary.

1.______youg woman in ____ picture has ______long wavy hair and ___big mouth with _____white even teeth.
2. Paul has never worn ____ beard.
3. Monica is _____tall stout girl.
4. ____best friend of mine is ____very intellectual boy.
5. Different ____people find ____different things funny.

VI. Express these IDIOMS in English.

  1. Струсить –
  2. дорогой –
  3. грустить –
  4. гневно взглянуть –
  5. очень редко –

VII. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets either in present perfect continuous or past perfect continuous.

1. You were out of breath when you came in this morning. You (run)?

______________________________________________

2. It (rain) for several days before the wind changed.

__________________________________________________

3. We (learn) English for 6 years.

___________________________________________________

4. Jane (work) very well recently.

_____________________________________________________

5. Her eyes were red. It was clear she (cry).

__________________________________________________

6. What you (cook) all morning, dear?

____________________________________________________

VIII. Match the names with parts of the body.

jaws
skin
tail
tongue
whiskers
paw
nostril

Test to Unit 6.

I. Read the text “The British Museum” and write True/False.

The British Museum is a museum in London, founded in 1753. The British Museum's collection of seven million objects representing the rich history of human cultures mirrors the city of London's global variety. It includes monuments of primitive and antique culture, Ancient East culture, and the richest collection of engravings, pictures, ceramics, and coins. The British Museum library is now named the British national library. It has a copy of every book that is printed in the English language, so that there are more than six million books there. The British Museum Library has a very big collection of printed books and manuscripts, both old and new. You can see beautifully illustrated old manuscripts which they keep in glass cases. You can also find there some of the first English books printed by Caxton. Caxton was a printer who lived in the fifteenth century. He made the first printing-press in England. In the reading-room of the British Museum many famous men have read and studied. Charles Dickens, a very popular English writer and the author of 'David Copperfield', 'Oliver Twist', 'Dombey and Son' and other books, spent a lot of time in the British Museum Library. In no other museum can the visitor see so clearly the history of what it is to be human ”.

Statements:
  1. The British Museum's collection of eight million objects.
  2. It includes monuments of primitive and modern culture, Ancient East culture, and the richest collection of engravings, pictures, ceramics, and coins.
  3. The British Museum library is now named the British national library.
  4. It has a copy of every book that is printed in the Italian language.
  5. Caxton was an author who lived in the fifteenth century.
  6. In the reading-room of the English Museum many famous men have written and studied.

II. Insert the right words to complete the sentences with the verb to RUN.

a) The clock has _____________and will stop if not wound.
b) ___________ and see me this evening.
c) When I gave him the news, he ___________________________at once.
d) The cage was open and the monkey ________________.
e) Be careful! Don’t’ ______________________the dog.

III. Put into two columns COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

(Drill, video, doubt, practice, butter, childhood, dirt, education, love, deer, roof, adventure, sketch, mystery, idioms, play, care, bread, information, hair.)

COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

IV. Fill in the article (a/an/the/zero) where necessary.

  1. Don’t drink so much _____coffee.
  2. _____lemon is on the table.
  3. Shall we go for __walk after ____supper?
  4. __coffee is grown in hot countries.
  5. Here is _____book I’ve told you about.
  6. Do you like ____fish or ______chips?
  7. There is no _____tea in the tea caddy.
  8. Please, close _____door!

V. Complete the sentences using the ideas in brackets.
  1. Ask the teacher when (когда вы пойдете в музей). ______________________________________
  2. I want to know (когда Анна отошлет письмо). _________________________________________
  3. Ask him (когда он придет)?________________________________________________________
  4. I don’t know (останется ли он в Москве надолго)?______________________________________

VI. Express the same in English.

  1. Тем не менее –
  2. Стая львов –
  3. Деревянные дощечки –
  4. Уникальные коллекции –
  5. Связка ключей –
  6. В холодильнике есть молоко?
  7. Волшебные чары –
  8. Наше время истекает –
  9. Косяк рыб –
  10. Оставляющая сильное впечатление –
  11. Стая птиц –
  12. Трудно читающая –
  13. Стадо оленей –
  14. Кофе остался?
  15. Книги и рукописи –

VII. Complete the sentences with the words from the section.
  1. His eyes p____________________when he saw a brown bear riding on a bike.
  2. I s__________________for this book in all the shops but never found it.
  3. He watched the play with great f______________________.
  4. My sister Lizzy is a real c___________________.
  5. Frank made a good i_______________________on Anna’s parents.
  6. Modern l_________________do their best to help people get information as quick as possible.
  7. Our teacher usually i______________________new words in class.

The pleasure of reading.

Test to Unit 7.

1. Read the text and complete the text with the right words given after the text.

Cinema 1) ______________by two brothers Limier. They made 2)____________film, which lasted only one minute. Since then cinema has become one of the most 3) __________________in the world.

There are cinema theatres everywhere.

Films may be feature or documentary, sound and 4) ____________. Feature films are, as a rule, sound and color. Animated cartoons are also very popular not only with children but with__________________5)_______________.

Nowadays we can see different kinds of films. There are6) ________________, which are dedicated to the life of the people, to the present and to _________________of our country. There are also comedies, thrillers, dramas and detective films.

People’s opinions 7) _____________in the question what kinds of films8) ___________________. Some people, especially young, think that the cinema should be a place where one may amuse oneself after a working day. Others say that films must be various, serious and funny.

(differ /the adults /silent /the first /was invented/ popular arts/ ones/ the history/ must be produced.)

2. Choose the right words to complete the sentences.
  1. During dinner they were throwing/dropping bones to the dog.
  2. My gold/golden rule is never to muss English classes.
  3. Can you mend/repair a hole in my roof?
  4. Bob dropped/was mending the bottle of mineral water on the floor. How careless of him?
  5. Her golden/gold hair looked beautiful in the sun.
  6. The sewing machine is out of order. Will you repair/mend it?

3. Put the articles where necessary.
  1. In _______daytime birds are usually busy looking for their food.
  2. It was ____nice frosty morning of _____early winter and Claire decided to go for ___walk up ______road.
  3. It was late ______night when I finish working.
  4. It was _________terrible winter.

4. Choose the right word (a composer/a sculptor/ literature/ painting/a horror film/ a science fiction film).
  1. The art of making written works which are of artistic value ___________________________.
  2. A film in which mysterious and frightening things happen ____________________________.
  3. Someone who makes statues of metal, wood, etc. _________________________________.
  4. The art of making pictures by using paint_________________________________________.
  5. A film about space, travel or life in an imaginary future______________________________.
  6. Someone who makes up songs and music ________________________________________.

5. Complete the sentences using prepositions with the verb to set.
  1. How can I do the job if I don’t know even how to set _______________________it?
  2. It’s not easy to set some children ______________homework.
  3. The director set the designer ________________a new type of scenery.
  4. They set_______on their journey late in the afternoon.
  5. The company got bankrupt and set _______all the property for sale.

6. Complete the table.
Active Passive
1. The teacher had to explain this difficult rule twice. 1.
2. 2. Betsy will be spoken tomorrow.
3. They are performing a new piece of jazz. 3.
4. 4. The taxi was sent for.
5. The producer sent for the leading actress to start the rehearsal. 5.
6. They speak a lot about the new ballet dancer. 6.
7. 7. The toys were not being made at the moment.

7. Translate into English.

1) немые фильмы__________________________

2) хроники новостей________________________

3) им заплатили_____________________________

4) о нем много говорят________________________

5) рассвет___________________________________

6) полдень был дождливым________________________

7) окрестности___________________________________

8) книжная ярмарка______________________________

9) благородный человек___________________________

10) настраивать музыкальные инструменты___________________________

Answers to Unit 4.

I. Insert the right words to complete the sentences with the verbs To Rush.

1. rushed at
2. rush in
3. rushed in/into
4. rushed to
5. rushed to
6. rushed off
7. rushed at
8. rushed into

II. Complete the sentences using the new words.
  1. particular
  2. mumble
  3. promise
  4. gloomy
  5. kindly
  6. anxious
  7. fussy
  8. solemn
  9. tremendous
  10. waved
  11. bent
  12. weight
  13. mumbling
  14. weigh

IV. Translate.
  1. в прошлом году
  2. шепотом
  3. какое-то время
  4. бормотать
  5. солгать
  6. шершавый
  7. тихим голосом
  8. быть в растерянности
  9. строгий
  10. изумрудный
  11. громоздкий
  12. обжигающе горячий

V. Put in the articles where necessary.

1. The/ the/ -/a/ -.
2. a
3. a
4. The/a
5. -/-

VI. Express these IDIOMS in English.

  1. to be yellow
  2. a white elephant
  3. to be (feel) blue
  4. to give black look
  5. once in a blue moon

VII. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in brackets either in present perfect continuous or past perfect continuous.
  1. Had you been running?
  2. It had been raining….
  3. We have been learning…..
  4. Jane has been…..
  5. ….she had been crying.
  6. What have you been cooking…..?

VIII. Match the names with parts of the body.

Jaws – челюсть
Skin – шкура
Tail – хвост
Tongue – язык
Whiskers – усы
Paw – лапа
Nostril – ноздря

Answers to Test to Unit 6.

I. Read the text “The British Museum” and write True/False.

1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False
6. False

II. Insert the right words to complete the sentences with the verb to RUN.

  1. run down
  2. run in
  3. ran off
  4. ran out
  5. run over

III. Put into two columns COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

 

COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
Video Practice
Doubt Butter
Deer Childhood
Root Dirt
Mystery Education
Idiom Love
Play Hair
Drill Care
Sketch Bread
adventure Information

IV. Fill in the article (a/an/the/zero) where necessary

  1. –
  2. The 
  3. a/–
  4. –  
  5.  the
  6. –/–
  7. –
  8. the

V. Complete the sentences using the ideas in brackets.

  1. …you will go to the museum.
  2. … when Anna will send a letter.
  3. …when he will come.
  4. … if he will stay in Moscow for a long night.

VI. Express the same in English.

  1. nevertheless
  2. pride of lions
  3. tablets of wood
  4. unique collections
  5. a bunch of keys
  6. Is there any milk in the fridge?
  7. spell of magic
  8. our time is running out
  9. a school of fish
  10. powerful
  11. a flock of birds
  12. heavy-going
  13. a herb of deer
  14. Is there any coffee left?
  15. books and manuscripts

VII. Complete the sentences with the words from the section.

  1. popped
  2. searched
  3. fascination
  4. chatter box
  5. impression
  6. libraries
  7. introduces

 

Answers to Test to Unit 7.

1. Read the text and complete the text with the right words given after the text.
  1. was invented
  2. the first
  3. popular arts
  4. silent
  5. adults
  6. ones
  7. the history
  8. differ
  9. must be produced

2. Choose the right words to complete the sentences.
  1. throwing
  2. golden
  3. mend
  4. threw
  5. golden
  6. repair

3.Put the articles where necessary.
  1. the
  2. a/ –/ a/the
  3. –
  4. a

4. Choose the right word (a composer/a sculptor/ literature/ painting/a horror film/ a science fiction film).
  1. literature
  2. a horror film
  3. sculptor
  4. painting
  5. a science fiction
  6. a composer

5. Complete the sentences using prepositions with the verb to set.
  1. about
  2. to do
  3. to
  4. out
  5. out

6. Complete the table.
  1. This difficult rule had to be explained.
  2. They will speak about Betsy tomorrow.
  3. A new piece of jazz is being performed.
  4. They sent for the taxi.
  5. The leading actress was sent for.
  6. The new ballet dancer is much spoken about.
  7. They aren’t making toys at the moment.

7. Translate into English.
  1. Silent films 
  2. newsreels 
  3. they were paid
  4. he is much spoken about
  5. it’s dawn
  6. the afternoon
  7. neighborhood
  8. a book fair
  9. a noble man
  10. to tune musical insruments