Extended level UNIT TEST A 03

Name and surname: __________________________________________________________ Grade: ____

1 EXAM TASK You will hear twice three different extracts. For each extract choose the answer (A-C) which fits best
according to what you hear.
Text 1. Text 3.
1 Both speakers are worried about the student’s 3 Which of the following is stated in the interview
A weak performance in tests. as a fact, not an opinion?
B lack of motivation. A Most students only use the Internet to search for
information.
C poor academic abilities.
B Most students treat the Internet as a basic source
Text 2. of information.
2 How should the news item be headlined? C Most students check online information on several
A Private school to close down websites.
B Local government closes school
C Several local schools close down
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2 EXAM TASK Read two texts to do with home schooling. For each question choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which
you think fits best according to the text.

Text 1.
It was almost half past eight. Time for the lesson, I thought and quickly finished my coffee. I walked into the living
room. Suzy was already there, sitting at the table. As I came up, she stood up and greeted me with a ‘Good morning,
sir’. She tried to look serious, although her smiling eyes gave her away. I smiled and greeted her, too. The times when
we both found our homeschooling routine awkward and somewhat embarrassing were long gone. Now it seemed as if
we had been doing it for years.
But in fact, it all began several months ago after Suzy had started at primary school. She stubbornly refused to follow
the teacher’s instructions to sound out individual letters (she was a fluent reader already, which the teacher had failed
to notice). The teacher went as far as to imply that Suzy’s academic ability was too low for a normal school. A friend of
mine, who knew I was working part-time from home, recommended we try homeschooling. To my surprise, the head
teacher did not object to the idea. I was thoroughly informed about the formalities and requirements (in the UK
parents do not need to have any formal qualifications to teach their children at home) and thus our homeschooling
began.
Today our timetable started with a maths lesson. I checked Suzy’s homework (it was perfect as usual) and we went on
to do some arithmetic. After the usual short break at 10.30, we switched to English. I always made a point of sticking to
a fixed timetable for our classes and maintaining a minimal level of formality, which Suzy was quick to adjust to. Our
lessons continued until lunch at 1.30 pm and in the afternoon, my daughter was encouraged to work on her own.

1 In the first paragraph, we find out that the writer 3 Which of the following is true about the father
and his daughter and daughter’s homeschooling routine?
A were embarrassed by the situation. A They do not follow a regular schedule of lessons.
B didn’t care to exchange greetings. B They do not normally work together after lunch.
C avoided any formal behaviour. C They always concentrate on a single subject before
D had got used to learning together. lunch.
2 The main reason why the writer had decided on D They interact in a very formal way during the lessons.
homeschooling for Suzy was that
A she couldn’t keep up with the other children in class.
B the head teacher suggested he should do that.
C the classroom tasks were too easy for her.
D he did not need to have formal qualifications.

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Text 2. Extended level UNIT TEST A 03
One highly debated
educational issue nowadays is 4 Which of the following is presented in the text as an opinion, not a fact?
the growing popularity of the A Homeschooling might have negative effects on a child’s development.
concept of homeschooling.
B Homeschooling is on the increase in some countries.
The idea of children being
educated at home has a long C Some American parents have a bad opinion of public schools.
history and before the first D Children who are taught at home usually get better test results.
public schools in Europe were 5 From both texts, we learn that
established on a large scale,
home tutoring was the A The number of English parents who teach their children at home is rising.
regular practice among the B A lot of English parents turn to homeschooling if their child has a disability.
rich elite. C English parents do not have to meet any formal requirements to teach their child at
Nowadays, for obvious home.
reasons, the situation is D A lot of English children are homeschooled because they are very talented.
reversed. With public
education available to
practically everyone, the ___ /5
number of homeschooled 3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letters have been
children is still relatively given.
small, although it is growing
1 To become a speech therapist you need to obtain a university q__________.
in well-developed, Western
countries. Why do more and 2 The head teacher will s__________ any student for a period of two weeks if he or she
more parents reject public is caught bullying other students.
education for their children? 3 It is a private school where you have to pay a monthly f__________ for your
Disappointment with the education.
quality of teaching and 4 I’m going to r__________ the problem of students’ truancy during my next meeting
a desire to provide their with the parents.
children with religious or
moral standards are top of ___ /4
the list, according to the US 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. There are
Department of education. two
act society apprentice attend distinct volunteer
Surveys have also revealed
that some parents tend to
opt for home tutoring when extra words which you do not need to use.
their child is very gifted or if
they want to have total
control of the educational 1 I’m not planning to go to university. Instead, I’d like to do a 2-year __________ for
curriculum. a media company as I want to learn the basics of the business.

Homeschooling is also made 2 Some students from our school are involved in various community project such as
easier by the fact that some doing __________ work at the city hospitals and animal shelters.
countries like the US or the 3 At our school, the drama group and the film club are among the most popular
UK do not set any formal extracurricular __________.
requirements for parents 4 She did an MA at Liverpool University in Literature and, because she was an excellent
choosing to educate their student, got a  __________.
child at home as long as he or
she is actually taught.
Despite its growing ___ /4
popularity, homeschooling 5 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
remains a rather 1 I don’t think she should become a teacher. She’s just not cut out / down / off for it.
controversial idea for many. 2 It was hard but I managed to struggle / scrape / skip through the test with a passing
The opponents of score of 52 points.
homeschooling argue that
homeschooled children are 3 Young children usually have a short concentration range / term / span and get bored
alienated from other children easily.
and thus, unable to develop 4 When the prices in that restaurant nearly doubled, the customers voted on / by / with
a variety of necessary social their feet and stopped going there.
skills. Others, however, are ___ /4
quick to point out the test 6 Write sentences using the ideas below.
statistics which show that
homeschooled children 1 Скажіть, що Вам подобається ідея навчання на дому.
usuallyThis
achieve higher
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than public school students.
 Extended level UNIT TEST A 03

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2 Скажіть, що Ви б не вибрали такий варіант, тому що вартість приватних уроків висока.
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3 Скажіть, що це була б хороша ідея, тому що Вам подобається користуватися інтернетом.
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7 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 There is no simple solution __________ this problem.
2 There are different __________ of looking at the issue.
3 One advantage __________ going to a good private school might be the high level of education.
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8 Read the text. Use the correct form of the words in the box to fill the gaps (1-4). Pay attention to spelling. There
are two extra words which you do not need to use.

difficult attend develop base interest motivate

In the age of digital technology, it comes as no surprise that more and more educational experts are encouraging
teachers to take advantage of the great (1)__________ power of computer games in the classroom. recently, a project
called SimCityEDU has been launched by GlassLab, a non-profit organisation, which aims at providing teachers with
a platform to create and share learning tools that (2)__________ on the game.
The main argument put forward by GlassLab experts in favour of the platform is that it will promote the (3)__________
of 21st-century skills, such as time management, environmental awareness and planning. The project seems to meet
the expectations of many teachers, who complain that they have great (4)__________ in engaging students in the
classroom with the same level of concentration that they have while playing computer games.

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9 EXAM TASK – a for-and-against essay
Some people decide to take a gap year after finishing school. Write an essay on this topic giving arguments for and
agianst having a break in studies.
Write at least 150 words.
Зміст Структура, логічність та Лексичне Граматична Разом
зв’язність наповнення правильність
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РАЗОМ: ___ /44

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