Wednesday, the 29th of April.
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READING TEST (ІІ SEMESTER )
ATTENTION
Шановні діти, сьогодні розпочинаємо виконувати семестрові контрольні роботи.Прошу уважно читати завдання, виконувати свій рівень, але максимально чесно.
Текст №1 мах на 9 балів , де завдання №1 на 5 балів завдання №2,№3 на 9 балів( на 9 балів виконуйте лише завдання №2,№3).
Хто претендує на 11 балів виконує текст №1 завдання №2,№3 і текст №2 завдання №1
Правильно оформляйте роботу: дата, reading test, task №….
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Пам`ятай!
1)Головне завдання – зрозуміти тест, а не прочитати його англійською.
2)Перш ніж читати текст, ознайомся з завданнями і, читаючи текст, вже звертай увагу на потрібну інформацію.
3)Серед завдань є такі, що можуть бути виконані вже під час читання.
Бажаю успіху!
Text №1
Modern Writers
When a number of literary experts were asked to describe Ukrainian literature in three adjectives, they used words like energetic, promising, witty and imaginative. The worlds created by contemporary writers are often mystical and mysterious. They show how writers use Ukraine’s tradition of rich folk stories in their writing. However, many writers also set their novels in the modern day. Let’s look at some popular authors.
Maria Matios is one of the stars of Ukrainian literature. Some of the novels have historical settings, others are set the present day. The backgrounds to the stories are often national crises or difficulties, such as the Second Workd War, or the struggle for Ukrainian independence. They are psychological novels, for example, her story Hardly Ever Otherwise (Maizhe nikoly ne navpaky). The story takes place in a village at the beginning of the 20th century. It explores a murder from different points of view and is a story of love, hate and envy.
Matios has won many award for her work. She received the “Book of the Year” prize in 2004 and the “Taras Shevchenko National Award” in 2005 for her novel Sweet Darusia (Solodka Darusia). This book and others have been turned into successful plays.
Vasyl Shkliar is concernes with the psychology of his characters. His first novel The Key (Kluch) tells the story of a journalist who receives the key to a flat. The owner of the flat has disappeared and the journalist decides to find out what has happened. As in his other novels, the characters and their worlds are as important as solving the mystery or crime. His other books are also very popular and several have been translated into other languages.
Liubko Deresh is one of a number of successful young writers. He had three books published by the time he was nineteen and all of them became best-sellers. He is a Ukrainian Stephen King and writes books in the crime and horror genres. They are also mystical, for example in The Cult (Kult) the main character enters his own fantasy worlds. Deresh has won the “Good Book of the Year” prize for the most original novel twice.
The list is incomplete without Liuko Dashvar – the pen name of Iryna Chernova. her books are read by millions of people of different ages. She has the title of “Golden writer”, as her books have all sold over 200,000 copies. Each book is different and the plots are gripping. Among the most popular novels are: Milk with Honey (Krov z Molokom), Paradise Centre (Rai Tsentr) and To Have Everything (Maty Vse). Be warned, when you start reading one of her books you won’t be able to put it down.
на 5 балів
task №1 Find English equivalents in the text. (Знайдіть у тексті англійські еквіваленти.)
на 9 балів
task № 2 Complete the sentences with the names of the authors Maria Matios, Vasyl Shkliar, Liubko Deresh, Liuko Dashvar
1. ____ has won the same prize more than once.
2. ____ has a huge number of readers.
3. ____ writes stories around historical events,
4. ____ isn’t the author’s real name.
5. ____ writes frightening books.
6. ____ ‘s first book are read abroad.
7. _____ ‘s first book was about an empty flat.
8. _____’s stories can be seen in theatres.
на 9 балів
task № 3 Write T(true), F(false), or DS(doesn’t say) according to the text.
1. Modern Ukrainian writers often mix reality and fantasy.
2. Maria Matios won an award for one of her plays.
3. Vasyl Shkliar is interested in the way characters think.
4. Liubko Deresh writes for young people.
5. It’s extremely difficult for young authors to publish books.
6. Liuko Dashva’s stories keep the reader interested.
Text №2
My name’s Philip and I’m going to tell you a few things about my job. I’m an American tour guide and I spend most of my time taking groups of American tourists around Europe; England and Italy mostly, but sometimes France and Germany, too.
Before starting, I’d done a two-week European trip as a tourist, then I worked in a travel agency in Chicago, and also worked for a holiday company in Turkey.
However, I still had to go through a complicated procedure before getting this job. First, you must fill in the application form and answer all sorts of questions. Next, you have a formal interview and then you have to stand up in front of a group of people and give a talk. They want to see how you can perform in a real situation, because it’s no good being shy or too timid.
There’s a lot of competition for these jobs because they give you a chance to travel and meet lots of new people. But to be a good travel guide, you’ve got to have a genuine interest not only in the travel, but also in the people. The tours can be rather long, and you’re with the same fifty people all the time. You’re never really off duty because you’re responsible for making sure all the arrangements go well and keeping everyone happy.
на 11 балів
task № 1 Read the text and mark (×) the following statements «True» or «False»
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