Section I - Student's Book - Les 8

Section I – Lesson 8
LESSON 8
MID-TERM
TEST 2
Suggested lesson plan
Time Activities Teachers’ notes
10 minutes Icebreaker Check students’ homework and correct all of it.
40 minutes Students will do the test in class.

Written Mid-term Test correction
20 minutes test Teacher will provide answers to the test and feedback on
common mistakes.
10 minutes Break Teachers remain in the classroom during break time
Mid-term test:
30 minutes Speaking - discussion and work in pairs or in groups.
Speaking
Ask concept checking questions and summarize the
10 minutes Review
important points learnt in the lesson.
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MID-TERM TEST 2
(Time allowance: 40 minutes)
Name: _________________________ Class: _______________________
VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION READING
/35 /10 /15
A. Vocabulary
Exercise 1: Write the names of the creatures. (5 points)
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
Exercise 2: Unscramble the names of the planets, then match the planets with their
characteristics. (10 points)
1. NSU __________ a. The hottest planet
2. REMCUYR __________ b. The most beautiful planet
3. SVNUE __________ c. The hottest star
4. HTERA __________ d. The largest planet
5. IPTJEUR __________ e. The closest planet to Earth
Exercise 3: Look and write the names. (5 points)
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
Exercise 4: Read and fill in the blanks to complete the family tree.
For questions 1-5, you should write the names of the family members. (5 points)
For questions 6-10, you should write their character traits. (5 points)
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My grandpa and my grandma live in a small house in the outskirts of Paris. My grandpa's name
is John. He used to be a firefighter; he would jump into the fire to rescue people. My grandma's
name is Amelia. She used to be a teacher; she worked with small children and took good care of
them.
My mum Emma is a housewife. She looks after our home and likes to keep things organized. My
dad's name is Ben. He is a stand-up comedian. He is very good at making people laugh.
I have got one brother and a sister. My brother is 18 years old and he plays PC games all day. His
name is Mark. My sister is younger than me. Unlike my brother, she hates playing games but
loves studying and doing projects. Her name is Julia. She is 15 years old.
My uncle and aunt live on the same street as our family. My aunt's name is Lisa. She is a nurse.
She likes to make friends with the sick to cheer them up. My uncle's name is Ted. He is a football
player. He practices playing football with his team every day. They have got a daughter. Her
name is Alice. I don’t really like her because she is always talking.
Exercise 5: Write the developmental stages of a child. (5 points)
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
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B. Pronunciation
Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others. (5 points)
1. A. brother B. love C. money D. lose
2. A. chicken B. character C. Christmas D. choir
3. A. busy B. much C. but D. under
4. A. inches B. checks C.roofs D. aches
5. A. laughed B. missed C. called D. watched
Exercise 2: Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
(5 points)
1. A. difficult B. relevant C. volunteer D. interesting
2. A. confidence B. supportive C. solution D. obedient
3. A. whenever B. mischievous C. hospital D. separate
4. A. introduce B. delegate C. marvelous D. currency
5. A. develop B. conduction C. partnership D. majority
C. Reading
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with one suitable word. (10 points)
Galileo Galilei was an Italian (1) ________, physicist and engineer from Pisa. During his
time, people studied the works of the classical philosophers and thinkers such as Aristotle
and just believed them to be true (2) ________ running experiments. Galileo had (3)
________ ideas. He wanted to test the principals and see them in the (4) ________ world.
This was a new concept to the people of his time and laid the (5) ________ for the
scientific method.
In 1609, Galileo heard of an invention from Holland (6) ________ the telescope that could
make far away items (7) ________ much closer. He decided to build his own telescope.
He made great (8) ________ to the telescope and began to use it to view the (9)
________. As Galileo studied the planets and the Sun, he became convinced that the
Earth and the other planets (10) ________ the Sun.
Exercise 2: Read the passage above again. Are these statements True or False? Tick in
the correct column. (5 points)
1. During Galilei’s time, scientists didn’t run experiments.
2. During Galilei’s time, there weren’t any famous classical philosophers and thinkers.
3. Galilei invented the telescope.
4. Galilei made some great improvements to Holland’s telescope.
5. Thanks to his telescope, Galilei was convinced that the Earth and the other planets
orbited the Sun.
- This is the end of the test –
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MID-TERM TEST – SPEAKING SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Topic 1: Space science Topic 3: Family

Are films about planets and the solar system Do you have a large or small family?
popular in your country? What are your parents like?
Does information about the stars and planets Who are you closest to in your family?
help children to develop their imagination? Do you have any brother or sister? If not,
Do you think that space exploration is a waste would you like to have one?
of money? What is the most memorable childhood
Do you want to travel into space? Who would memory you have with your family?
you like to go with? What would you prepare Which are more important to you: your
on a trip to the outer space? Which planet family or your friends?
would you like to go to?
Do you believe aliens exist? What would you Topic 4: Friends
do if you see one? Why haven’t we met any Do you prefer one or two close friends or
alien? many friends?
Would you like to be an astronaut and live in Do you prefer to stay alone or with your
space stations? friends?
What do you expect from a good friend?
Topic 2: Life on Earth The last time you saw your friends, what did
Do you think pollution is a big problem you do together?
nowadays? In which way do people damage Are friends as important to you as your
our planet? What do you do to prevent our family?
environment from pollution? Do you think friendships change as we get
older?
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Section I – Lesson 8

10 minutes Icebreaker Check students’ homework and correct all of it.

40 minutes Students will do the test in class.

10 minutes Break Teachers remain in the classroom during break time

- This is the end of the test –

MID-TERM TEST – SPEAKING SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Topic 1: Space science Topic 3: Family

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