TERM 2

Summative assessment for the unit “Our countryside”

Learning objectives 6.2.4.1 (6.L4) Understand with limited support the main points of
extended talk on a range of general and curricular topics
6.3.3.1 (6.S3) Give an opinion at sentence and discourse level on an
increasing range of general and curricular topics
6.3.8.1 (6.S8) Recount some extended stories and events on a limited
range of general and curricular topics

Assessment criteria  Identify the specific information in extended talk with some
support
 Provide a point of view in conversations and discussions
 Retell extended stories and episodes on a given topic
Level of Application
thinking skills Higher order thinking skills

Duration 20 minutes

Listening

Task 1. Listen and complete the quiz questions.

https://english-practice.net/english-vocabulary-exercises-for-a2-landscapes/ ex.3

   In which country is the highest ………………………… in the world?

   What’s the name of the ………………………… to the east of Africa?
   What’s the name of the ………………………… that run along the west coast of South America?
   In which country is the ………………………… Vesuvius?
   What’s the name of the ………………………… in southern Africa?
   In which two continents is the Great Rift ………………………… ? {6}

Speaking

Task 2. Imagine that you’ve been to one of the places of natural wonder. In pairs act a
dialogue describing the place. Use the Present Perfect Tense, the Past Simple Tense and active
vocabulary in your speech. Learners work in pairs. Give some time to learners to get ready
with questions .
Make a 2-3-minutes talk asking and answering the questions. Participate in the conversation
equally. You have 2 minutes to prepare.

Possible questions:
What place of natural wonder have you visited?
What have you seen?
When did you visit this place?
What did you like?
What impressed you?.....

Descriptors for speaking: a learner uses active vocabulary

A learner uses the Present Perfect tense
A learner uses the Past Simple tense
A learner speaks with clear pronunciation of words.
A learner uses grammatically correct sentences in speech;
A learner answers the questions properly;
Assessment criteria Task Descriptor Mark
A learner
Identify the main ideas in 1. writes waterfall 1
extended talk with some 1 2. ocean 1
support. 3. mountain 1
1. volcano 1
2. desert 1
3. valley 1
Provide a point of view in a learner uses active vocabulary 1
conversations and
discussions A learner uses the Present Perfect tense 1
Retell extended stories and 2
episodes on a given topic. A learner uses the Past Simple tense 1
A learner speaks with clear pronunciation of 1
words.

A learner uses grammatically correct sentences 1

in speech;

1
A learner answers the questions properly;

Total marks 12