Контрольная работа по чтению (английский язык). 6 класс
методическая разработка по английскому языку (6 класс)

Контрольная работа по чтению            6кл. 3 четв.

1. Прочти текст. Ответь на вопросы.

The United States has all kinds of lakes, large and small. But most of the fresh water in America is in five large lakes in the northeast and central US. These are 159 the Great Lakes. Travel in the Great Lakes territory is easy because there are a lot of rivers and to travel by water is faster than to travel by land. People try to keep the lakes and rivers clean. One of the wildest places on this territory is a small island in Lake Superior. You have to travel some hours by boat to get there. The waters of Lake Superior are cold and dangerous. There are no cars on the island and no people live there all year round. But every summer thousands of families visit it to fish and watch wild animals. The island is a good place for scientists who are interested in animals too.

1) Where are five large lakes situated?

2) What is their name?

3) Why do people visit Lake Superior?

2. Запиши: True, False or Not Stated.

1) People don’t think about ecology of the Great Lakes.

2)  You have to travel a fairly long way  to get to Lake Superior.

3) There are no trains on the island of Lake Superior.

3. Прочти текст. Переведи на русский язык и английский язык  словосочетания из текста.

The weather in different parts of the USA is different. San Francisco in the west is a very nice place in California. It’s usually very warm and sunny. The weather in San Francisco doesn’t change much through the seasons. Most of the cities in the south of the United States are warm all the year round. Some, like New Orleans, are very hot in summer. It doesn’t rain much in New Orleans and winters are fairly warm there. The northwest of the USA is very rainy. The people in Seattle say it rains every day of the year. They are happy when they have a sunny day.

1) in different parts

2) change much through the seasons

3) when they have a sunny day

4) на юге США

5) северо-запад США

4. Прочти текст. Выполни задание ниже.

The United States of America is one of the greatest countries in the world.

It is situated on the North American continent and is washed by three oceans: the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Arctic.

The USA borders only two countries — Canada and Mexico.

This great country has a lot of mountains, rivers, lakes. The longest rivers are the Mississippi and the Missouri.

The climate of the country is varied. In the southern part it is subtropical while the northern part has very cold weather in winter.

America has fifty states and one federal District of Columbia where the capital of the country is situated.

The capital of the USA is Washington. It stands on the Potomac River in the eastern part of the country.

The main cities are located on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. New-York is the largest city of the country. Other large cities are San-Francisco, Los-Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, Phoenix and Dallas.

Запиши: TRUE or FALSE.

1) The Russian Federation borders the USA.

2) The USA is washed by Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

3) Washington is the capital of the USA.

4) The largest city is Detroit.

5) The Amazonka River is the main river of the USA.

5. Ответь на вопросы к этому тексту:

1) What is the longest river of the USA?

2) What is the weather like in the northern part of the USA in winter?

3) How many states does America have?