Summative Assessment for the Unit English Grade 10 (Humanities stream) Term 1 «Legend or Truth» with answers

Learning objectives

10.2.2 Understand specific information in unsupported extended talk on a wide range of general and curricular topics, including talk on a limited range of unfamiliar topics

10.3.7 Use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary and syntax  to talk about a  range of general and  curricular topics

10.6.9 Use appropriately a wide variety of active and passive simple present and past forms  and past perfect simple forms in narrative and reported speech on a wide range of familiar general and curricular topics

Assessment criteria

·      Identify particular facts and parts in extended conversation without support

·      Talk about given topics using appropriate topic related vocabulary

·      Apply active and passive simple/perfect present and past forms

Level of thinking skills

Knowledge and comprehension

Application

Duration

20 minutes

Listening

Task. Listen to the talk and mark the sentences True or False.

Follow the link to listen to the recording (play only the part of the recording 0.04-2.13)

http://http-ws.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net/mp3/learningenglish/2010/05/100513_6min_loch_ness_web_au_bb.mp3

1.    Scotland is famous for a mystery story about ghosts in old castles._________

2.    “Loch” is a Scottish word for “love”._________

3.    Kate recognises the word “dreich”.________

Continue to listen and complete the sentences with ONE word.

4.    Callum offers to listen to a report that has ____________ the information about the monster.

5.    It is believed that in 1930 someone saw the _____________ crossing the road.

Speaking

Task. Speak about topic ‘Legend and Myth’ for 2-3 minutes. You have 1 minute to prepare. Use the following questions as a help:

1.     What is a myth?

2.     What is a legend?

3.     What is a folktale?

4.     What is the difference between myths, legends and folktales?

5.     Does the country you live in have special myths of its own? Name one.

6.     Are myths true or false?

7.     What is a role of urban legends in people’s life?

You should:

·      talk on topic

·      present clear ideas

·      use well-chosen topic related vocabulary

·      use correct grammatical forms of active and passive simple/perfect present and past tenses

You can use:

1.vocabulary for talking about myths:

ØTo be the oldest and most powerful of all story forms.

ØTo carry an important message for a culture or group.

ØTo contain wisdom which a kind of truth is.

ØTo give the official view of creation.

ØTo explain natural events.

ØTo be passed on by spoken word.

2.vocabulary for talking about legends:

ØTo be based on fact, such as a real person, a place or an event.

ØTo be based on historic facts.

ØTo include heroic characters or fantastic places.

ØTo encompass the spiritual beliefs.

3.vocabulary for talking about folktales:

ØTo be passed on in spoken form.

ØTo comprise fables, fairy tales, old legends.

ØTo be based on a partial truth.