Methodological recommendations for Summative Assessment are designed to assist teachers in planning, organizing and carrying out Summative Assessment in “English language” for the Grade 8 learners. Methodological recommendations are aligned with the Subject Programme and Course plan. Summative Assessment in Grade 8 is conducted in Terms 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Summative Assessment Tasks for unit/cross curricular unit will allow teachers to determine the level of the learning objectives achievement planned for the term. Methodological recommendations comprise tasks, assessment criteria with descriptors and marks for conducting
Summative Assessment across the unit/cross curricular unit. Also this document includes possible levels of the learners’ academic achievement (rubrics). Tasks with descriptors and marks can be considered as recommendations.
Summative assessment for the unit «Food and Drink»
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Learning objectives |
8.4.5.1(8.R5) Deduce meaning from context in short texts and some extended texts on a growing range of familiar general and curricular topics 8.3.2.1(8.S2) Ask more complex questions to get information about a growing range of general topics and some curricular topics 8.3.4.1(8.S4) Respond with some flexibility at both sentence and discourse level to unexpected comments on a range of general and curricular topics 8.3.7.1(8.S7) Use appropriate subject-specific vocabulary and syntax to talk about a range of general topics, and some curricular topics
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Assessment criteria |
· Identify the meaning and details of the reading texts on familiar topics and draw conclusion by reasoning · Formulate questions that are more complex to get information about the topic · Deliver effective reply speeches or comment on the partner’s speech without preparation · Talk about given topics using appropriate syntax and topic related vocabularyarranging words and phrases into well-formed sentences
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Level of thinking skills
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Application Higher order thinking skills |
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Duration |
20 minutes |
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Reading
Task 1. Read the text and answer the questions.
EATING OUT Are you looking for somewhere special to go this weekend? Do you want to try something new? Check out one of these hot new restaurants.
This week’s top recommendations Last Days of the Raj A centrally located Indian restaurant, perfect for eating before or after a cinema or a show. In summer enjoy your meal in the beautiful garden. The most popular dishes are lamb and chicken cooked with mild, medium or hot spices. For brave customers there is extra hot.
A Taste of Tuscany Wherever you’d like a great value-for-money lunch or a relaxed evening in stylish surroundings, this is the place for you. The chefs have all been trained in Italy and they make both traditional and contemporary dishes. We recommend the pasta and seafood.
You Local Caff Remember when cafes served full English breakfasts – sausages, beans, fried bread, eggs and bacon – with a strong cup of tea? Well, this place still does and you can have your breakfast at any time you like during the day while you listen to your favourite tunes from the 1980s.
The Lemon Tree This pretty restaurant serves healthy food that is tasty too. Come in for a vegetarian snack at lunchtime or a great fruit smoothie or a cappuccino and a delicious piece of cake in the afternoon. Food is bought from local producers whenever possible.
Cheesy Bites A restaurant that only serves cheese, but hundreds of cheeses from many countries and in lots of different forms. They serve reasonably priced lunches but dinner can be expensive. Lovely food and a very elegant dining room, looking onto an amazing flower garden.
Fast Best Fast Food doesn’t have to be junk food, as this café proves. Do you fancy a really good hamburger made with the best ingredients, or old-fashioned fish and chips fried to perfection, all on the table in super-quick time? Speed and quality are important here, and the prices aren’t bad either.
The Chocolate Box The owner of this small café used to cook all kinds of food, but then she realized she preferred desserts to anything else. If you want meat of fish, don’t come here. They only do desserts. Lots of different kinds of sweets. Chocolate lovers will be excited by the range of chocolate cakes.
Musical Chairs Have you noticed how music improves the taste of your food? This new restaurant has different types of live music every night except Sundays, and excellent food to go with it. Great fish dishes, steak and pizza. Monday is classic rock night, so see you there!
Write the correct letter. One restaurant is extra. 1. Which Restaurant serves hot and spicy food? ____ 2. Which restaurant only has desserts and sweets? ____ 3. In which two restaurants can you listen to some great music? ____ 4. Which restaurant is good for people who do not eat meat? ____ 5. Which restaurant employs staff trained in Europe? ____ 6. Which restaurant serves an all-day breakfast including sausages, bacon and eggs? ____
A. The Lemon Tree B. Your Local Café C. A Taste of Tuscany D. Fast Best E. The Chocolate Box F. Last Days of the Raj G. Musical Chairs
Speaking Task 2. Discuss the questions in a class. Teacher organizes a Socratic seminar, which helps him/her to assess learners while they are speaking on the topic ‘Food and Drink’. Learners sit in a circle and answer the question using in their speech some formal and informal expressions to present logically connected information to their classmates. Learners discuss questions in a class. They share their opinions, ask questions, and comment on classmates’ speech.
1. Which restaurant would you choose to go to and why?
2. Have you ever tried foreign foods? Describe your experience.
3. Do you ever go on diets? Do you think diets work? Is dieting dangerous, in your opinion? 4. Do you think that we eat better now than we did in the past? Explain your answer. 5. Do you agree with genetically modifying the food we eat? What are the advantages of genetically modified food? What are the disadvantages? 6. Do you think the following sayings are true? Why/not? ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’ , ‘Carrots help you see in the dark’ |
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