III. Writing

Write a letter (60–80 words) to your pen friend and tell him/her about your school. Include this information:

• school building and facilities;

• the teaching staff;

• school traditions.

Examination card № 3

II. Use of english

Read the text and then select the correct answer A, B, C or D

No More Classes

The use of computers has meant students can study language programmes at their own speed when and for how long they want. What's more, in the virtual classrooms of the future the student will (1) ... on their headset, and be transported into an imaginary school, choose their class, take the books they need off the shelf and (2) ... conversations with other computerised students.

They might (3) ... choose to pay a visit to the supermarket or the train station, the bank or the restaurant. At the (4) ... of a button they would be transported to (5) ... realistic settings where they could practice their English, maybe getting a hand from a virtual English companion. All this perhaps, at the computer, from the comfort of their home: no (6) ... to catch the bus to college, or a plane to England.

Exciting? Certainly, and an interesting alternative to traditional classroom lessons. But would it ever (7) ... the classroom? Hopefully not. Surely the need to relate to real people talking about real issues and generally learning a little more about others will always lead language learners to (8) ... at least a little of their time with real people.

	A	B	C	D
1.	place	put	set	get
2.	take	do	catch	hold
3.	although	preferably	instead	contrary
4.	force	hit	depress	push
5.	so	such	like	alike
6.	role	duty	obligation	need
7.	replace	restore	succeed	recover
8.	spend	make	have	do

III. Writing

Write a short composition (60–80 words) on the following topic: “The Olympic Games”. Follow this plan:

• when they started;

• what they were like in the past;

• why they are important;

• when and where they took place last

Examination card № 4

II. Use of english

Read the text and then select the correct answer A, B, C or D

Erasmus

One of the greatest thinkers and writers of the Renaissance was the (1) ... scholar Desiderius Erasmus.

Erasmus lived in a troubled (2) ... . The medieval idea of feudalism was in decline, and new ideas (3) ... being developed. 

He visited most countries of Europe and won the friendship (4) ... leading scholars of his time. Erasmus wrote his Encomium moriae (5) ... a stay in England.

Erasmus saw the Latin language (6) ... of the things which could help to bring unity to Europe. In 1516 he published a new Latin translation of the New Testament. This work caused him (7) ... recognised as one of the greatest writers of his generation. He died in 1536 (8) ... the age of seventy.

	A	B	C	D
1.	Dutchman	Holland	Dutch	Hollow
2.	spot	situation	time	part
3.	have	were	still	now
4.	as	by	of	for
5.	while	in	during	for
6.	the one	being	to be	as one
7.	be	to be	being	been
8.	then	when	in	at