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Лексико-грамматический тест « Hadrian’s Wall and Durham»
на контроль понимания просмотренного видеофильма
Составитель: Чернякова Е.А.
General comprehension
Watch the scenes about Hadrian’s Wall and Durham and tick (/) the things below that you can see.
at Hadrian’s Wall:
good walking country
a very high strong wall
the remains of a wall
many tourist shops
and at Durham:
a cathedral and river
an old cart drawn by two horses
a busy sheep market
a modern delivery van
Detailed comprehension
Watch the video again. Which of the following sentences are true (T) and which are false (F) ?
 Hadrian’s Wall is forty kilometres south of the modern border. □
 Hadrian’s Wall was built nearly 2,000 years ago. □
 The Romans left Britain in the sixth century.
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 Hadrian’s Wall stretches halfway across Britain. □
 The Normans came from France.
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 Durham Cathedral was begun in 1293.
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 The Church could protect people from the King. □
 Beer is Britain’s most popular alcoholic drink.
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 Beer is still delivered by dray in Durham. □
Change the sentences
Change the sentences below from active to passive.
1. The Roman Emperor Hadrian built the wall.
2. They found a Roman hospital.
3. The Normans built Durham Cathedral and Castle.
4. They began the cathedral in 1093.
5. In Norman times the Church could protect people.
6. Men and women in Scotland wear kilts.
7. You find salmon in Scottish rivers.
8. They united England and Scotland in 1707.
9. They make and deliver Vaux beer in the traditional way.
Change the dates
Change the dates in the sentences below:
They began the cathedral in 1093.
Hadrian’s Wall was built in 122
The Romans began to leave Britain in 383.
The Normans came to Britain in 1066.
Shakespeare was born in 1564.
England and Scotland were united to form Great Britain in 1707.
The first public railway was built in 1825.
About Roman Britain
Read this passage and make questions for the answers below.
Out of curiosity and military need, Julius Caesar set sail from Gaul (France) one August evening in 55 BC to
invade Britain. This first attempt was not a great success, but it was followed by more successful ones,
ending with a full-scale invasion under the Emperor Claudius in AD43. He took elephants with him and
40,000 men.
Over the next forty years, the Romans built market places, public baths and law courts in towns all over
England, and networks of straight roads between them. The Romans did not civilise Wales and Scotland and
parts of south-west England and it was here that the ‘barbarian’ Celtic tribes lived. They sometimes attacked
Roman England, but it was only after the Ninth Legion was lost near York, that the Emperor Hadrian
ordered the building of a wall right across the north of the country to keep out the Scots.
For the next century or so, Britain was at peace, but in the year 406 the Romans withdrew their armies,
which were needed to defend other parts of the Roman Empire. The 350 years of Roman civilisation brought
many new ways to Britain, and almost all the major towns have some reminder of the Roman occupation in
the foundations of their roads and town centres.
1. One August evening in 55 BC.
2. 40,000.
3. Market places, public baths and law courts.
4. Near York.
5. To keep out the Scots.
6. In the year 406.
(Introducing Great Britain. Fransis Hallaway. Paul Giggins. Longman Press)