Summative assessment for the unit «Different Ways of Living»

Summative assessment for the unit «Different Ways of Living»

10^th Grade (social-humanitarian direction)

Reading

Task 1.Read the article and mark the statements True or False.

Pocket money and earning money. Tips for parents.

Giving your child pocket money or an allowance can help him start learning about managing money. But whether you do this depends on your values and financial situation.

If you do give pocket money, how much to give depends on what you think is reasonable and what it’s for. For example, you might give an allowance to cover travel to school, lunches or clothes, or just for spending as your child pleases.

Paying your child to help around the house is a complex issue. You might choose to pay your child for a few extra jobs, like raking leaves or babysitting, if it helps your child towards her savings goal. But linking family contribution to pocket money might interfere with the idea of your child contributing just because she’s a family member. Just go with what works for you and your child.

If you do decide to link pocket money to chores, it’s a good idea for the chores to be regular – for example, tidying up the bedroom daily or weekly, putting out rubbish bins each week, feeding the family pet each day, washing the car each week and so on. This gets your child in the habit of working to earn money.

You might also consider having your child’s friends work for you and your child work for their family – teenagers often do a better job and learn more at someone else’s house. These kinds of arrangements also strengthen young people’s social skills and ability to accept payment graciously.

Informal jobs that your child could do at a friend’s place include feeding their pets while they’re on holiday, babysitting or cleaning cars.

Writing

Task 2. Write a persuasive essay to agree or disagree with the author of the article “Pocket money and earning money. Tips for parents” following the recommendations below. Write 150-180 words.

You should:

●         start your essay with the introduction;

●         state  reasons;

●         express your opinion;

●         give supporting examples for ideas;

●         write the concluding part of the paragraph;

●         use topic related vocabulary accurately;

●         write grammatically correct sentences.

You may use:

1.     opinions, preferences

I think..., In my opinion..., I'd like to..., I'd rather..., I'd prefer..., The way I see it..., As far as I'm concerned..., I suppose..., I suspect that..., I'm pretty sure that..., It is fairly certain that..., I'm convinced that..., I honestly feel that, I strongly believe that..., Without a doubt...

2.     disagreeing

I don't think that..., Don't you think it would be better..., I don't agree, I'd prefer..., Shouldn't we consider..., But what about..., I'm afraid I don't agree..., Frankly, I doubt if..., Let's face it, The truth of the matter is..., The problem with your point of view is that...

3.     giving reasons and offering explanations

To start with, The reason why..., That's why..., For this reason..., That's the reason why..., Many people think...., Considering..., Allowing for the fact that..., When you consider that...

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Summative Assessment for the unit «Different Ways of Living»

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