Tasks for the Summative Assessment for term 4
READING
Text link: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/esports
Esports
Last summer over 12,000 fans were at Wembley Arena in London, shouting and cheering. Thousands more were watching online. But this wasn’t a football, basketball or tennis match. It was esports, or competitive computer gaming. The prize money for the winners: £3 million.
Millions of people in the UK play games for fun. Some of them have become professional gamers, playing games as their full-time job. Did you know that football teams such as West Ham and Manchester City employ esports players? They send them around the world to compete in football video game competitions. It’s not easy being a professional gamer, though. They practise for ten or more hours a day, five or six days a week. They do exercises like typing something and trying to type it faster and faster. They also study videos of other players and plan ways to beat them.
As well as playing games, many people like watching them too. You can watch games on video sites like Twitch and YouTube and in the UK there’s a TV channel showing esports 24 hours a day. They can be exciting to watch: just like other sports, there are close games, last-minute victories and amazing performances. Sometimes online viewers can interact with the game. For example, some games rename characters in the game with the names of online viewers!
But are esports really sports? Are players athletes? Some say no. Esports players don’t need to run, jump, throw or do big physical actions. At the moment, the UK government classifies esports as kinds of games, not as sports.
But others say yes: esports are sports. Players do need some physical skills, especially hand–eye coordination, reflexes, accuracy and timing. If darts, snooker and shooting are classified as sports, then perhaps esports should be too. In fact, the governments of China and South Korea do classify esports as sports, and they will be an official medal sport in the Asian Games starting from 2022. Next step: the Olympics?
For many esports fans and players, though, the most important thing is that esports are growing in popularity and importance. If esports are not as important as sports at the moment, they definitely will be in the near future.
Task 1. Read the text. Find the phrases from the text that have the same meaning with given sentences.
0. A person whose profession is to play computer games. - _professional gamer_
1. A kind of employment in which a worker is required to work 32-40 hours per week. - [1]
2. The skills that are necessary to perform actions well. - [1]
3. A type of sport in which you can get a gold, silver or bronze medal - [1]
Task 2. Read the text again and match the words from text with the synonyms.
4. reflex a) show [1]
5. performance b) impulse [1]
6. classify c) categorize [1]
Total [6]
WRITING
Task 3. Choose ONE of the given topics and write an essay.
Topic 1. Think about travelling abroad. How travelling can change person’s life?
Topic 2. There is a great progress on technological development. What kind of technology has made a big change in people’s lives?
You should follow the layout:
Para 1: introduce topic, describe your opinion
Para 2: prove your idea, argument 1
Para 3: prove your idea, argument 2
Para 4: make a conclusion
Total [6]
As for me, I’ve been fond of sports activities since my childhood. To tell the truth I prefer team games because I like feeling support of my partners in such games. Volleyball is my favorite. You have to be fast and give unexpected balls to your competitors on the other side of the net. At school I was the captain of our volleyball team and we took part in our city matches. I enjoyed the atmosphere of competitions and the sweet taste of our victories. Sometimes we lost, of course, but we tried to accept our defeat with dignity. And now when summer comes we often play beach volleyball.
who decide on on prices and discounts
2 what do they arrange
why do they arrange entertainment programmes
3 who is an experienced tour operator.
What kind of operator is he
4 who are our new suppliers.
What do they supply
5 who pays us a 10 per cent commission
What does he pay us
6 how often do our tour operators develop new tours
What do they develop
7 Who handles bookings over the phone.
How does he handle
8 How often is She away on business
Why is she away on business
9 Where do You advertise your tour packages
When do you advertise your packages
10 Who always provide a travel insurance with the tour package.
What kind of travel insurances do you provide
11 When do the have customers
How often do they have customers
12 By whom are passengers entertained on a cruise ship.
Where are the passengers entertained