Summative assessment for the unit «Entertainment and Media» Grade 8

Name:_______________________________ Grade:8____ Date:____________

Listening Listen a text about media and fill the gaps https://listenaminute.com/m/media.html
Media
Where _______________ without the media? How would we get information about the world?
_______________ interested in the news. We all _______________ what’s happening around
the world. We switch the TV on just to watch the news. It _______________ every train
passenger has a newspaper. The journalists who bring us the news do a very important job. Many
_______________ bring us the news from the world’s danger zones. Unfortunately, many
reporters are killed while they are _______________. The media make us feel we are part of the
world. We _______________ other countries and on the big news stories. The media also bring
us many unforgettable images, such as a man walking on the moon. Really, the media show us
history _______________.
II. Writing.
Task 2. Choose the question from the card on the topic “Entertainment and Media” and answer.

You should
 conveys ideas clearly;
 use some persuasive techniques;
 writes full sentences;
 use basic conjunctions and linking words;
 use appropriate topical vocabulary

Card 1
1. What is your favorite form of entertainment?
2. Why are movies such popular entertainment? Try to give specific reasons. ("Because they're
interesting" is not good enough!)

Card 2
1. What do you think of these forms of entertainment: music, comedy, live theater, TV, sports,
traveling, going to bars (pubs), having parties at home, gambling and reading?
2. In your opinion, which kinds of TV programs are a waste of time? (love stories, adventure
stories, mysteries, comedies, documentaries, game shows, horror) Explain your answer!

Card 3
1. What kinds of TV programs are most popular in your country?
2. Describe some popular games in your country. Why are they popular?

Card 4
1. What is your favorite kind of TV program or movie? (love stories, adventure stories,
mysteries, comedies, documentaries, game shows, horror)
2. Who is the funniest comedian in your country? Can you describe his or her style? Why is he
or she funny?

Card 5
1. Do you have a favorite singer or movie star?
2. Who is the most famous singer in your country? Can you describe one of his or her songs?

Card 6
1. What do you most/least want to read in a paper?
2. How regularly do you read a paper? How much of what you read do you believe?
Assessment criteria Task Descriptor Mark
A learner
Identify specific facts and 1. would we be 1
details in extended talks. 2. All of us are 1
3. want to know 1
4. seems as though 1
5. risk their lives to 1
1
6. covering a war. 1
7. become experts on 1
8. as it happens 1

Write sentences about real 2  conveys ideas clearly; 1

and imaginary past events
connecting sentences into  use some persuasive techniques; 1
paragraphs  writes full sentences; 1
Evolve arguments, reasons,
and evidence for a limited  use basic conjunctions and linking 0.5
range of written genres words;
 use appropriate topical vocabulary 0.5
Total marks 9