Контрольная работа по Английскому языку на тему: "Языковой тренинг: от лексики до грамматики"

I. Number the expressions in the box to match the meaning of the underlined words in the sentences below.

1. Most of the people at the party were ..... rather than friends.

2. There is no.... that supports this idea.

3. The people I speak to online come from ... backgrounds.

4. Technology .... very quickly.

5. He's a ...who never asks about anyone else.

6. ... between the two families have strengthened in recent years.

7. ...are often unfairly criticized for bad behavior.

8. We need to.... our young people so they become responsible adults.

9. We live in a ....society these days.

10. When I told him my bad news, he didn't show much ....

II. Read the text. After reading, decide whether the sentences below are True (T) or False (F). If false, correct them.

Childhood friendships are vital for a person’s emotional development. They help us to build trust with people outside of the family and learn how to compromise, to share, and to manage conflict. When, growing up, our friends provide the support we need to allow us to experiment with who we are. They give us feedback which helps to share the behavior we adopt, and the people we ultimately become.

The impact of technology on the nature of our friendships has been much-debated topic since the meteoric rise of social networks. Advances in mobile technology and social networking websites mean we spend more time online than ever before.

After all, if Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world by population (The Economist, 2010). According to the Nielson Group (2010), it is not uncommon for people around the world to spend one in every four and a half minutes of their time sharing information online. It is therefore not surprising that so many psychologists, sociologists, and others are eager to give their thoughts on how this is impacting negatively on our society. It is only now, however, that we are starting to see the kind of empirical evidence necessary to differentiate fact from fiction.

The biggest criticism leveled at social networking
is that our young people are losing their offline friends to online friends who are unable to provide the same deep connection and emotional support
and satisfaction. In fact there is a lot of research that
shows these criticisms are generally unfounded.

Research by Allen et al. (2010) discovered that it is socially adjusted adolescents who are more likely to have a social networking profile than those who are not. One study carried out by the Pew Internet and American Life Project (2009) found that people are not substituting offline friends with online companions but are using them to support their offline relationships. They also found that social networks allow us to have discussions with a much more diverse set of people than in the real world, so we share knowledge with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

It is certainly true that our definition of friendship is evolving. An acquaintance we saw twice a year is now a friend we regularly talk to online. Yes, the relationship tie is weaker than one with a person in the real world, but there is evidence that young people still have a lot to gain from it. A study conducted by Michigan State University (2010) concluded that our virtual friendships provide social benefits and improve our psychological well-being. Our weaker ties contribute to this in particular. So, teenagers do not appear to be losing their face-to-face friends and the additional connections provided by social networking have proven to be beneficial.

True/false.

1. All people around us give a feedback which helps to share the behavior we adopt. 

2. All kinds of scientists want to give their thoughts on how this is impacting negatively on our society. 

3. Social networking is highly criticized and the main point nowadays is that young people are losing their offline friends to online friends. 

4. A lot of research prove that young people a re losing their offline friends to online friends. 

5. A relationship tie between online acquaintances is as strong as between offline friends. 

6. One survey discovered that online friends help our psychological well-being. 

III. Match synonyms 1-10 with a-j.

manage 

allow

give 

eager 

impacting 

connection 

carried out 

found 

teenagers 

diverse 

Translate the sentences. Then, rewrite them using synonyms of the underlined words/expressions (not all of them are in the task above).

1. Few teenagers are concerned about the negative effects of our hyper-connected world.

2. It is not unusual for young people to form online connections with people they have never met in person.

3. Social networking lets us make friendships with more varied groups of people.

4. It is untrue that there has been a decrease in the number of real-life friends people have.

5. Parts of our personality seem to be changing as a result of new technology.

6. Many people feel isolated when they cannot contact their friends.

IV. Identify repeated words in the text below. Replace them with suitable synonyms.

The human brain is constantly changing, and neuroscientist Gary Small believes it is changing further because of new technologies. He believes that our ability to multitask is improving. He says that our ability to make decisions is improving. He also says that technology is improving our decision-making abilities. One study carried out with people aged between 55 and 76 using the Internet showed that the brains of the people who could already use the Internet showed much greater activity than those of the people who could not already use it.

GRAMMAR TASKS

V. Choose the right variant.

1. When Ann last? – I___her since she _____to another city.

a)   have you seen, haven't seen, has moved

b)   did you see, didn't see, moved

c)   did you see, haven't seen, moved

d)  have you seen, didn't see, has moved

2. Our train___at 8 o'clock. If you___at 5, we ____ our things.

a)   leaves, come, will pack

b)   will leave, will come, will be packing

c)   is leaving, will come, are packing

d)   leaves, come, will be packing

3. It was midnight. She____ in her lonely room. The rain driven by the rain__ against the window.

a)   sat, beat

b)   was sitting, was beating

c)   has sat, beat

d)   has been sitting, has been beating

4. The Egyptian civilization.___ the oldest which___ us art. It___about five thousand years ago. The story of Egyptian art___three thousand years and__ the art of different periods.

a)   is, left, began, covers, includes

b)   was, leaves, has begun, covered, included

c)   is, has left, has began, has covered_, has included

d)   has been, left, began, covers, included

5. Look, what he___ on the blackboard. He___ three mistakes.

a)   is writing, has made

b)   has written, had made

c)   has been writing, is making

d)   writes, made

6. What ___if the rain __by evening? It___ since yesterday, I wonder when it___.

a)   will we do, doesn't stop, is pouring, will stop

b)   are we doing, hasn't stopped, had been pouring, stops

c)   shall we have done, won't have stopped, was pouring, will be stopping

d)   shall we do, hasn't stopped, has been pouring, will stop

7. What___ when I___? – We___ the article which Mary___ just _____. I___ to read it for a long time.

a)   did you do, was coming in, were reading, has brought, have wanted

b)  were you doing, came in, were reading, had brought, had wanted

c)   had you been doing, came in, read, brought, had been wanting

d)  have you done, have come in, have read, has brought, wanted

8. It___ dark, it's time for the children to go home. They___ in the yard for the whole evening.

a)   got, play

b)  has got, are playing

c)   is getting, have been playing

d)   gets, played

9. 1 haven't heard you come into the room. When___? – I __ long ago. You___ and I___ to disturb you.

a)   did you come, came, were reading, was not wanting

b)   did you come, came, were reading, did not want

c)   have you come, have come, have been reading, don't want

d)   were you coming, was comings read, haven't wanted

10. I__ till Father___. He___ his key and I will have to wait for him.

a)   won't be leaving, will come, had lost

b)   won't leave, will come, has lost

c)   won't leave, comes, has lost

d)   aren't leaving, comes, loses

VI. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect, Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Future Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous.

a) Alice ... the bus to school every day. She usually .to sch..ool.

b) Now I...in my class. I ... at my desk.

c) Kate...the piano when the phone rang.

d) Kathy ... to Caracas next month to attend a conference.

e) The coffee shop ... at seven o’clock tomorrow morning. I think, I. you ther..e at 7:15.

f) At 10 o’clock tomorrow morning he ... to his friend.

g) ...you about .... with the dishes? You ...g the dishes for thirty minutes or more.

h) She... the text by 5 o’clock yesterday.

i) Mary ... her homework yet.

j) I ... to you for the past half an hour, but I ....what you ... about.

k) My parents ... this house since last year.

VII. Translate the sentences into English.

VIII. Complete this news report with these verbs in the passive.

Many homes on the island of Jamaica (1)  by hurricane Lester yesterday. Today, high winds (2) to bring more rain and problems for the island’s residents. Some parts of the island (3)  without electricity last night and many roads (4)   trees that (5)  down during the storm. The area around Savanna-La-Mar on the south coast (6)  and some residents have had (7)  from the roofs of their houses. Most businesses and schools in Kingston (8) today as people emerge from their battered homes to survey the damage. More than 1000 people (9) , but no deaths (10) 

IX. Translate the sentences from Russian into English using Passive Voice: