Проверочная работа по английскому языку для учащихся 8 класса.
методическая разработка по английскому языку (8 класс) по теме

Check  your  grammar & vocabulary, for the 8th grade

Exercise 1 Listening

Listen to the teenagers talking about the inventions that would make their life easier and tick the objects they mention.

• There is one extra object in the list.

Exercise 2 Listen again and match the statements with the speakers.

Exercise 3 Vocabulary and grammar

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses, active or passive.

Since 1996 Backstreet Boys (BSB), one of the biggest pop groups in the world, have

dominated the charts around the world. In just a few years they (1)_______(win) awards

in 45 countries and (2)______ (sell) over 51 million albums worldwide.

How did five boys from America get to the top so fast? Their story (3)______ (begin)

in Florida, where three high school students became friends and formed a singing group. They

decided to expand the band and soon two more people (4)_______ (join) the group.

In 1995 BSB released their first single, We've Got It Goin' On. The song took off in Europe,

UK and around the world. BSB's brand of pop music (5)_______ (become) very

popular. Unlike a lot of other groups, BSB could really sing. Their live shows with sweet a cappella harmonies were driving audiences wild while their second single, I'll Never Break Your Heart, (6)______ (climb) the charts.

At the beginning of 1996 they (7)______ (vote) No. 1 International group by TV viewers

in Germany. By February they (8)_______ (hit) the same level of success in Canada.

Crowds of screaming fans soon (9)______ (become) the stuff of legend across Europe

and Canada, and then BSB fever (10) ______ (sweep) across Asia and Australia. The band

is still on the road, singing about life and loss, love and cheating, all aspects of life.

Exercise 4  Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.

1 Could you, please, give me some advice? I can't_______ where to go on holiday.

2 You need to be______ to admit that you are wrong.

3 He achieved international_______ while he was away from his own country.

4 She was unable to give the police a _______ of the robber.

5 They ______their own unique style of music.

Exercise 5  Use the verbs in the box to replace the underlined phrases in the sentences.

• Make all necessary changes.

1 He learned to defend himself very early in life.

2 The problem was so serious that I found it really hard to think of a solution to it.

3 This lecture will teach you to deal with stress successfully.

4 Missing classes can lead to problems in the exam.

5 What can I do to control my fear of public speaking?