3rd written test in English
Name: _____________________________________________
class: 7a points: 65 /___ grade:
Living the past
Today you can see the ruins of an old abbey at the top of a hill. But more
than nine centuries ago this was the place of the most famous battle in
English history. About 14,000 men fought here on that day long ago. The
Normans who sailed to England killed King Harold and took control of the
country.
Next weekend the battle is going to be replayed. But this time no one is
going to die, hopefully. About a thousand amateur actors from all over
the country, with about a hundred horses, will give their own
performance of the Battle of Hastings. Thousands of spectators will come here and
watch them, as they do about every five years (this is awkward),
when the date of battle falls on a weekend.
The performance takes about two hours, from three o’clock
to five o’clock, so it isn’t as long as the real battle was. And if you
miss the Saturday battle, Harold and his army will come back to life
again, and the whole thing happens again on Sunday.
All the costumes that the actors wear and the weapons that they carry
look like they did in 1066. And there will be lots of other
interesting things, like a display of archery, for example.
The people who perform in battles are doing this voluntarily because they enjoy
it - they don’t earn any money from it. They have to make their own
clothes and bring their own weapons. Many of them belong to clubs where
they can talk about history and plan their performances. Some of them
know a lot about the past. And it’s not only for men but for women as well.
However, they have to wear a man’s costume.
Alan Duxton from Birmingham played a Norman at the last performance here.
Now 52 years old, he has decided to become a Saxon. “I am too old to run
up and down the hill with a sword and a shield”, he explains.
It can be dangerous to act a battle. Five years ago someone broke a leg.
Consequently, rules were set up about what you can or can’t do. Swords and arrows
mustn’t
be sharp, and everyone has to wear a good strong helmet.
Name: _____________________________________________
class: 7a points: 65 /___ grade:
Living the past
Today you can see the ruins of an old abbey at the top of a hill. But more
than nine centuries ago this was the place of the most famous battle in
English history. About 14,000 men fought here on that day long ago. The
Normans who sailed to England killed King Harold and took control of the
country.
Next weekend the battle is going to be replayed. But this time no one is
going to die, hopefully. About a thousand amateur actors from all over
the country, with about a hundred horses, will give their own
performance of the Battle of Hastings. Thousands of spectators will come here and
watch them, as they do about every five years (this is awkward),
when the date of battle falls on a weekend.
The performance takes about two hours, from three o’clock
to five o’clock, so it isn’t as long as the real battle was. And if you
miss the Saturday battle, Harold and his army will come back to life
again, and the whole thing happens again on Sunday.
All the costumes that the actors wear and the weapons that they carry
look like they did in 1066. And there will be lots of other
interesting things, like a display of archery, for example.
The people who perform in battles are doing this voluntarily because they enjoy
it - they don’t earn any money from it. They have to make their own
clothes and bring their own weapons. Many of them belong to clubs where
they can talk about history and plan their performances. Some of them
know a lot about the past. And it’s not only for men but for women as well.
However, they have to wear a man’s costume.
Alan Duxton from Birmingham played a Norman at the last performance here.
Now 52 years old, he has decided to become a Saxon. “I am too old to run
up and down the hill with a sword and a shield”, he explains.
It can be dangerous to act a battle. Five years ago someone broke a leg.
Consequently, rules were set up about what you can or can’t do. Swords and arrows
mustn’t
be sharp, and everyone has to wear a good strong helmet.
1. The Battle of Hastings was the most famous
battle in English history. 2. Amateur actors fight the battle again every year. 3. You can see the battle on Saturday or Sunday. 4. There are also some Germans who perform in
battles like this. 5. Some weapons are sharp, and that’s why there
are always lots of accidents. 6. Alan wants to fight from the top of the hill his time. 7. How many Saxons and Normans were in the real battle of 1066? ___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
8. What can you do if you miss the performance on Sunday? ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
9. Why are most of the actors in a club? Give two reasons. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
10. What do woman who want to act in a battle have to do? ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
11. Would you like to take part in a performance of the Battle of Hastings? Say why or why not. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
1. Read the sentences. Decide and tick, whether the answer is TRUE, FALSE
or NOT IN THE TEXT.
2. Questions on the text. Answer in complete sentences.
1/1
1/1
2/2
1/1
2/2 ___/20pts.
battle in English history. 2. Amateur actors fight the battle again every year. 3. You can see the battle on Saturday or Sunday. 4. There are also some Germans who perform in
battles like this. 5. Some weapons are sharp, and that’s why there
are always lots of accidents. 6. Alan wants to fight from the top of the hill his time. 7. How many Saxons and Normans were in the real battle of 1066? ___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
8. What can you do if you miss the performance on Sunday? ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
9. Why are most of the actors in a club? Give two reasons. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
10. What do woman who want to act in a battle have to do? ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
11. Would you like to take part in a performance of the Battle of Hastings? Say why or why not. ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
1. Read the sentences. Decide and tick, whether the answer is TRUE, FALSE
or NOT IN THE TEXT.
2. Questions on the text. Answer in complete sentences.
1/1
1/1
2/2
1/1
2/2 ___/20pts.
12. The real Battle of Hastings ____________ very __________ in the morning.
It stopped in the late afternoon. 13. Peter ________________ to be an actor in the battle performance. But this year he’s sure he’ll succeed. 14. No one was hurt after this year’s performance. ______________ was OK.
4/ William 15 conquered ________________ the country at Pavensey.
The Saxons weren’t 16 afraid ________________ of the Normans. William and his soldiers 17 started fighting _______________________ from the bottom of
the hill. The Saxons fought very hard, but the Norman 18 all the soldiers of a country ___________________was too strong.
William the Conqueror’s 19 son of his son _________________ was Henry I 5/ 20. She (a/present/new/her/gave) CD. ___________________________________________________________________________ 21. I (e-mail/English friend/my /an/sent/last) night. ___________________________________________________________________________ 22. We (man/showed/tickets/the/our). _______________________________________________________________
3. Find the opposite of the following words.
4. Find words with a similar meaning.
5. Put the words in the brackets into the correct order to make a sentence.
1/1
1/1
1/1 ___/15pts.
It stopped in the late afternoon. 13. Peter ________________ to be an actor in the battle performance. But this year he’s sure he’ll succeed. 14. No one was hurt after this year’s performance. ______________ was OK.
4/ William 15 conquered ________________ the country at Pavensey.
The Saxons weren’t 16 afraid ________________ of the Normans. William and his soldiers 17 started fighting _______________________ from the bottom of
the hill. The Saxons fought very hard, but the Norman 18 all the soldiers of a country ___________________was too strong.
William the Conqueror’s 19 son of his son _________________ was Henry I 5/ 20. She (a/present/new/her/gave) CD. ___________________________________________________________________________ 21. I (e-mail/English friend/my /an/sent/last) night. ___________________________________________________________________________ 22. We (man/showed/tickets/the/our). _______________________________________________________________
3. Find the opposite of the following words.
4. Find words with a similar meaning.
5. Put the words in the brackets into the correct order to make a sentence.
1/1
1/1
1/1 ___/15pts.
۩ 24. to sail: _______________________________________________________________
۩ 25. century: ______________________________________________________________
۩ 26. to defeat: ________________________________________________________
27. The battle ___________________ took place in 1066 is called the Battle of Hastings. 28. William Duke of Normandy was the king __________ conquered England that year. 29. The Bayeux Tapestry shows the ships ________________ sailing from Normandy. 30. The men ______________ fought on horses were Normans. 31. No one notice the arrow _____________ killed king Harold. 32. Alan Duxton was the actor __________ was a Norman at the last performance. 33. He belongs to a club _____________ members are interested in English history.
34. The weapons _____________ they use in their performance aren’t sharp. 35. These are the actors ___________ costumes were the best. 8/
40. Alan fragt dich nach deiner Meinung zur Aufführung
41. Antw. dass du der Meinung bist, dass es en spannender Nachmittag war.
42. Alan stimmt dir zu und fragt ob du dich für Geschichte interessierst.
43. antw. dass deiner Meinung nach Geschichte in der Schule langweilig ist.
Good Luck
6. Explain in English.
1/1
1/1
1/1
7. Complete the sentences. Use ‘who’, ‘which’ or ‘whose’.
8. Now you can talk to Alan.
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
___/30pts.
Lösungsvorschlag - 3rd written test in English
Name: _____________________________________________ date: 4/04/06
class: 7a points: 65 /___ grade:
Living the past
Today you can see the ruins of an old abbey at top of a hill. But more
than nine centuries ago this was the place of the most famous battle in
English history. About 14,000 men fought here on that day long ago. The
Normans who sailed to England killed King Harold and took control of the
country.
Next weekend the battle is going to happen again. But this time no one is
going to die (let’s hope) . About a thousand amateur actors from all over
the country, with about a hundred horses, will give their own
performance of the Battle of Hastings. Thousands more will come here and
watch them, as they do about every five years, when the date of battle
falls on a weekend. The performance takes about two hours, from three o’clock
to five o’clock, so it isn’t as long as the real battle was. And if you
miss the Saturday battle, Harold and his army will come back to life
again, and the whole thing happens again on Sunday.
All the costumes that the actors wear and the weapons that they carry
look like they did in 1066. And there will be lots of other
interesting things, too - displays of archery, for example.
The people who perform in battles are doing this voluntary because they enjoy
it - they don’t earn any money from it. They have to make their own
clothes and bring their own weapons. Many of them belong to clubs where
they can talk about history and plan their performances. Some of them
know a lot about the past. And it’s not only for man - women do it, too.
They can fight in the battles, but they have to wear a man’s costume.
Alan Duxton from Birmingham was a Norman at the last performance here.
Now 52 years old, he has decided to become a Saxon. I am too old to run
up and down the hill with a sword and a shield; he explains. I am
going to be at the top this time.
It can be dangerous to act a battle. Five years ago someone broke a leg.
So there are rules about what you can and can’t do. Swords and arrows mustn’t
be sharp, and everyone has to wear a good strong helmet.
Name: _____________________________________________ date: 4/04/06
class: 7a points: 65 /___ grade:
Living the past
Today you can see the ruins of an old abbey at top of a hill. But more
than nine centuries ago this was the place of the most famous battle in
English history. About 14,000 men fought here on that day long ago. The
Normans who sailed to England killed King Harold and took control of the
country.
Next weekend the battle is going to happen again. But this time no one is
going to die (let’s hope) . About a thousand amateur actors from all over
the country, with about a hundred horses, will give their own
performance of the Battle of Hastings. Thousands more will come here and
watch them, as they do about every five years, when the date of battle
falls on a weekend. The performance takes about two hours, from three o’clock
to five o’clock, so it isn’t as long as the real battle was. And if you
miss the Saturday battle, Harold and his army will come back to life
again, and the whole thing happens again on Sunday.
All the costumes that the actors wear and the weapons that they carry
look like they did in 1066. And there will be lots of other
interesting things, too - displays of archery, for example.
The people who perform in battles are doing this voluntary because they enjoy
it - they don’t earn any money from it. They have to make their own
clothes and bring their own weapons. Many of them belong to clubs where
they can talk about history and plan their performances. Some of them
know a lot about the past. And it’s not only for man - women do it, too.
They can fight in the battles, but they have to wear a man’s costume.
Alan Duxton from Birmingham was a Norman at the last performance here.
Now 52 years old, he has decided to become a Saxon. I am too old to run
up and down the hill with a sword and a shield; he explains. I am
going to be at the top this time.
It can be dangerous to act a battle. Five years ago someone broke a leg.
So there are rules about what you can and can’t do. Swords and arrows mustn’t
be sharp, and everyone has to wear a good strong helmet.
1. The Battle of Hastings was the most famous
battle in English history. 2. Amateur actors fight the battle again every year. 3. You can see the battle on Saturday or Sunday. 4. There are also some Germans who perform in
battles like this.
5. Some weapons are sharp, and that’s why there
are always lots of accidents. 6. Alan wants to fight from the top of the hill his time. 7. How many Saxons and Normans were in the real battle of 1066? About 14,000 men fought that day.
8. What can you do if you miss the performance on Sunday? You must come to next performance after five years.
9. Why are most of the actors in a club? Give two reasons. Because they need clothes and weapons of 1066 and this is very expensive. They can talk
about history in their clubs.
10. What do woman who want to act a battle have to do?
They have to wear a man’s costume.
11. Would you like to take part in a performance of the Battle of Hastings? Say why or why not. Yes, I would. Because I am interested in history.
1. Read the sentences and tick them right, wrong or not in the text.
2. Questions on the text. Answer in complete sentences.
1/1
1/1
2/2
1/1
2/2 ___/20pts.
X
X
X
X
X
X
battle in English history. 2. Amateur actors fight the battle again every year. 3. You can see the battle on Saturday or Sunday. 4. There are also some Germans who perform in
battles like this.
5. Some weapons are sharp, and that’s why there
are always lots of accidents. 6. Alan wants to fight from the top of the hill his time. 7. How many Saxons and Normans were in the real battle of 1066? About 14,000 men fought that day.
8. What can you do if you miss the performance on Sunday? You must come to next performance after five years.
9. Why are most of the actors in a club? Give two reasons. Because they need clothes and weapons of 1066 and this is very expensive. They can talk
about history in their clubs.
10. What do woman who want to act a battle have to do?
They have to wear a man’s costume.
11. Would you like to take part in a performance of the Battle of Hastings? Say why or why not. Yes, I would. Because I am interested in history.
1. Read the sentences and tick them right, wrong or not in the text.
2. Questions on the text. Answer in complete sentences.
1/1
1/1
2/2
1/1
2/2 ___/20pts.
X
X
X
X
X
X
12. The real Battle of Hastings started very early in the morning. It stopped in the late
afternoon. 13. Peter failed to be an actor in the battle performance.
But this year he’s sure he’ll succeed. 14. No one was hurt after this year’s performance. Everyone was OK.
4/ William 15 conquered beat the country at Pavensey.
The Saxons weren’t 16 afraid scared of the Normans. William and his soldiers 17 started fighting _combatted from the bottom of the hill. The Saxons fought very hard, but the Norman 18 all the soldiers of a country Army was too strong.
William the Conqueror’s 19 son of his son grandson was Henry I 5/ 20. She (a/present/new/her/gave) CD. She gave her a new present CD. 21. I (e-mail/English friend/my /an/sent/last) night. I sent an e-mail to my English friend last night. 22. We (man/showed/tickets/the/our). We showed our tickets to the man.
3. Find the opposite of the following words.
4. Find words with a similar meaning.
5. Put the words in the brackets into the correct order to make a sentence.
1/1
1/1
1/1 ___/15pts.
afternoon. 13. Peter failed to be an actor in the battle performance.
But this year he’s sure he’ll succeed. 14. No one was hurt after this year’s performance. Everyone was OK.
4/ William 15 conquered beat the country at Pavensey.
The Saxons weren’t 16 afraid scared of the Normans. William and his soldiers 17 started fighting _combatted from the bottom of the hill. The Saxons fought very hard, but the Norman 18 all the soldiers of a country Army was too strong.
William the Conqueror’s 19 son of his son grandson was Henry I 5/ 20. She (a/present/new/her/gave) CD. She gave her a new present CD. 21. I (e-mail/English friend/my /an/sent/last) night. I sent an e-mail to my English friend last night. 22. We (man/showed/tickets/the/our). We showed our tickets to the man.
3. Find the opposite of the following words.
4. Find words with a similar meaning.
5. Put the words in the brackets into the correct order to make a sentence.
1/1
1/1
1/1 ___/15pts.
۩ 24. to sail: Travelling in a sailing boat as a sport for recreation.
۩ 25. century: A period of one hundred years.
۩ 26. to defeat: To win a battle.
27. The battle which took place in 1066 is called the Battle of Hastings. 28. William Duke of Normandy was the king who conquered England that year. 29. The Bayeux Tapestry shows the ships which sailed from Normandy. 30. The men who fought on horses were Normans. 31. No one noticed the arrow which killed king Harold. 32. Alan Duxton was the actor who was a Norman at the last performance. 33. He belongs to a club whose members are interested in English history. 34. The weapons which they used in their performance aren’t sharp. 35. These are the actors whose costumes were the best. 8/
40. Alan fragt dich nach deiner Meinung zur Aufführung
Did you like the performance?
41. Antw. dass du der Meinung bist, dass es ein spannender Nachmittag war.
Yes, it was an exciting afternoon.
42. Alan stimmt dir zu und fragt ob du dich für Geschichte interessierst.
Yes, it was. Are you interested in history?
43. antw. dass deiner Meinung nach Geschichte in der Schule langweilig ist.
In my opinion, history at school is very boring.
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6. Explain in English. 1/1 1/1 1/1
7. Complete the sentences. Use ‘who’, ‘which’ or ‘whose’.
8. Now you can talk to Alan.
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2 ___/30pts.
