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Контрольные и диагностические работы по английскому языку для 5 класса

Tests in English

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Form 5

UNIT I

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Listening comprehension

Listen to two pupils talking about their school. Fill the table. (ex.20,p.12)

Topics	Dima	Masha
Age
Favourite subjects
School uniform
Hobbies

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Speaking

1. Student A reads Text A and Student B reads Text B. Ask questions about the missing information.

Text A	Text B
School begins on the first of September in ….	School begins … in Russia.
Pupils get up early because … .	Pupils get up … because they are nervous.
They take … and go to school with their parents.	They take flowers and go to school with … .
The pupils have a meeting … .	The pupils have … on that day.
They are very happy because … their …friends.	They are very happy because they meet … old friends.
They give … to the teacher.	They give flowers to … .
They make … of their first day at school.	They make a video of … .

Ask your friend about his/her summer holidays.

Say where you’d like to spend winter holidays. What would you like to do there?

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Writing

1. Write a letter to your English friend. Tell him/her about your summer holidays.

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Reading comprehension

Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений соответствуют содержанию текста (True), какие не соответствуют (False) и о чём в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа ( Not stated).

PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND

In Great Britain school begins at the age of five. Many boys and girls usually leave school at the age of sixteen.

In England the school year begins in September, but not always on the first day of the month, as school never begins on Monday. The English think that Monday is not a good day to start school. So pupils usually begin their school year on the first Tuesday of September (not always on the 1st of September as we do). The weather is usually fine. It is warm. The sky is often blue and the sun is bright. Little children going to school with their parents on their first school day look so clean and nice. They don’t have any bags or books with them, as there is no need for these things on their first day at school. Pupils will get them later. They will get exercise-books, pencils, pens, rulers and rubbers too.

Classes usually begin at nine. Pupils have a glass of milk or a glass of orange juice at eleven. At half past twelve or at one o’clock they usually have lunch — meat, pudding, juice, an apple or a cake. Their classes are not formal. They often sit an the carpet on the floor and listen to their teacher. They draw or play games. They often look at the animals they have at school — hamsters, rabbits or hares. Sometimes there are birds or fish in their classrooms.

Teachers usually read fairy-tales and stories to them or sometimes they tell them something interesting. English pupils often play outdoors.

1. English pupils often leave school at the age of fourteen.

2. The school year always begins on the first of September.

3. English school never begins on Monday.

4. English primary pupils usually have six classes a day.

5. There is no need for the children to take bags, pens, pencils, rulers, rubbers with them to school on the first school day.

6. Classes in primary school usually begin at nine.

7. Primary pupils have 3 or 4 classes outdoors every week.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
True
False
Not stated

UNIT II

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Listening comprehension

Listen to three pupils talking about about arranging a picnic for their classmates. Answer the questions (ex.26,p.34)

questions	answer
When will picnic start?
What is Steve responsible for?
What is Catherine responsible for?
What is Julia going to do?

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Speaking

1. Student A reads Text A and Student B reads Text B. Ask questions about the missing information.

Text A	Text B
Mr. Wooding wants to invite a group of up 20 to students and …	Mr. Wooding wants to invite a group of up to … students and 2 teachers.
… proposes that they come for 15-20 days in April.	He proposes that they come for 15-20 days … .
They will stay with … of children from his school.	They will stay with the families of children … .
Mr. Wooding’s school will be responsible for … .	…school will be responsible for the costs of accommodation and for the educational and social programmes.

Your friend is going to visit Moscow next month. Ask him/her questions about his/her plans.

Say where you’d like to spend weekend. What would you like to do there?

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Writing

1. Your classmate is going to spend his/her Cristmas holiday in Europe. Ask 7 questions about his/her plans. Write them down.

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Reading comprehension

New Year’s Day

I like New Year’s Day, it is my favourite holiday. The 1st of January is a winter holiday and now it is the first day of the New Year. Peter the First changed the Russian calendar in 1699. He made the 31st of December, 1699 the last day of the year. The first of January 1700 became New Year’s Day.

The 1st of January is in the middle of winter. The weather is usually fine and there is a lot of snow everywhere. As the 1st of January is a holiday I don’t go to school and my parents don’t go to work.

Our family prepares for this holiday beforehand. My father buys and brings home a beautiful New Year’s tree at the end of December. Our family has a tradition to buy it. I like to decorate the New Year’s tree with toys, little coloured lights, sweets and a beautiful star on the top. My mother and grandmother prepare our holiday supper and lay the table. I make a cake. All the members of our family clean the flat before this nice holiday and then each of us try to dress well.

We like to see the New Year in at home with our relatives. At 12 o’clock we are sitting at the table and we are glad to see the New Year in. We say, «Best wishes for the New Year!». I hope that next year will be better than the last one.

The New Year’s Day is always connected with our new hopes and dreams. It is a pleasant moment to get presents on the New Year’s Eve. I usually get many nice useful things from my parents and relatives. My parents put their presents under the New Year’s tree. We don’t go to bed till morning, we watch TV, dance, eat tasty things and make jokes. I enjoy this holiday very much.

1. The 31st of December is New Year’s Day.

2. My father buys a beautiful New Year’s tree at the21st of December.

3. We decorate the New Year’s tree with different things.

4. My mother and grandmother make a cake.

5. I like to see the New Year in at home with our relatives.

6. My grandfather puts his presents under the New Year’s tree.

7. My friends enjoy this holiday very much.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
True
False
Not stated

UNIT III

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Listening comprehension

Listen to Mr Hopkins and Mr Clifford talking about their jobs. Guess what they do. (ex.26,p.49)

	answer
Mr Hopkins
Mr Clifford

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Speaking

1. Student A reads Text A and Student B reads Text B. Ask questions about the missing information.

Text A Text B

Presidents, politicians, rock stars, …. need bodyguards.

business people need … .

… is a dangerous job. A bodyguard is … job.

Bodyguards risk their lives … . Bodyguards risk … to protect their

clients.

Some bodyguards wear … vests. Some bodyguards wear bullet-proof

Talk about your friend. How would describe him/her ?

Say what you are going to be in ten years time. Ask questions about your friend’s plans.

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Writing

1.Write your friend about your hobbies. Say what you think about different hobbies. Ask him/her 2 questions about his/her hobbies.

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Reading comprehension

Read the text and do the tasks

My friend

Tanya is my classmate. She is a Russian girl. She is in the fifth form. She is a student of School Number 44.

Tanya is young, she is twelve years old. She is a bit taller than me. She looks like her mother. She is pretty. Tanya is a thin girl with large brown eyes. Her hair is fair, long and straight. Her face is oval and her nose is turned-up. She wants to look like all the models.

Tanya likes wearing smart things: bright blouses and skirts. She is always well dressed. She doesn’t like jeans.

Tanya is a good friend. She never gossips. Everyone loves her. She is clever, honest and kind. She always tells the truth. She has a good sense of humour. She knows a lot of interesting and funny stories.

She does well at school. She always does her homework. She is very good at English and math. Tanya plays the piano very well. I think she is very talented.

I am happy to have such a friend as Tanya.

1. Here are some statements. Are they TRUE or FALSE?

Tanya is in the 5 form.
She is a student of School Number thirty four.
She likes wearing bright blouses and trousers.
She likes jeans.
She is a good student.
Tanya is 12.

2. Ask questions to this sentence.

Tanya likes wearing smart things.

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3. Translate from Russian into English.

Немного выше______________________________________________;

она похожа_________________________________________________;

она всегда хорошо одета______________________________________;

все любят ее________________________________________________;

она никогда не сплетничает___________________________________;

правда____________________________________________________;

я думаю, что она…__________________________________________;

хорошее чувство юмора_____________________________________;

двенадцать________________________________________________;

худенькая__________________________________________________.

4. Which word doesn’t belong according to the meaning?

Pretty, clever, homework, honest
Jeans, blouses, skirts, thin
Face, nose, hair, large, eyes
Kind, straight, turned-up, long, oval
Classmate, school, form, number

UNIT IV

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Listening comprehension

Listen to the recording. On the recording you will hear students talking about London. As you listen to their comments, complete the following sentensces. The first letters of missing words will help you.

It’s d______________from other Europeanc______________________.
There are many p__________________ to visit:m__________________, art g______________________, theatres…
Oh, yesterday I saw the Houses of Parliament, heard the v________________ of Big Ben, visited the famous T__________________.
The c________________ of all British Kings and Queens t__________ p___________ there.

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Speaking

1. Student A reads Text A and Student B reads Text B. Ask questions about the missing information.

Text A Text B

Big Ben is really … …is really a bell.

Big Ben weighs … kilograms. … weighs 13,720 kilograms.

The Tower is … . … is very old.

The tall building is … … is the White Tower, the oldest part

, the oldest part of the Tower of the Tower of London.

of London.

When the Queen is in London, … …, she stays in Buckingham

she stays in Buckingham Palace. Palace.

Talk about your future visit to London with your partner. Use the map of London to point out the places you would like to visit .

Use: Trafalgar Square, Big Ben, Westminister Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, the Bloody Tower, famous, old buildings, was founded, stand beside the river , enjoy the visit.

Tell about the places you would like to show to your English friend in Stary Oskol.

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Writing

1.Write your friend about your future visit to London. Write a plan of your tour. Ask him/her 2 questions about the places you would like to see in London.

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Reading comprehension

Read the text and do the tasks

London

London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and cultural centre. It’s one of the largest cities in the world. Its population is more than million people. London is situated on the river Thames. The city is very old and beautiful. It was founded more than two thousand years ago. Traditionally London is divided into several parts: the City, the West End, the East End and Westminster. The City is the oldest part of London, its financial and business centre. Westminster is the most important part of the capital. It’s the administrative centre. The Houses of Parliament, the seat of the British Government, are there. It’s a very beautiful building with two towers and a very big clock called Big Ben. Big Ben is really the bell which strikes every quarter of an hour. Opposite the Houses of Parliament is Westminster Abbey. It’s a very beautiful church built over 900 years ago. The tombs of many great statesmen, scientists and writers are there.

To the west of Westminster is West End. Here we find most of the big shops, hotels, museums, art galleries, theatres and concert halls. In the West End there are wide streets with beautiful houses and many parks, gardens and squares. To the east of Westminster is the East End, an industrial district of the capital. There are no parks or gardens in the East End and you can’t see many fine houses there. Most of the plants and factories are situated there. London has many places of interest. One of them is Buckingham Palace. It’s the residence of the Queen. The English are proud of Trafalgar Square, which was named so in memory of the victory at the battle. The British Museum is the biggest museum in London. The museum is famous for its library -one of the richest in the world.

There are many streets in London which are known all over the world. Among them Oxford Street, Downing Street .Tourists are usually attracted not only by the places of interest but by the streets too.

Vocabulary:

was founded — был основан

building-здание

government-правительство

strike-бить

quarter of an hour-четверть часа

church-церковь

tower — башня

district-район
tomb — могила

residence-резиденция
battle — битва
attract-привлекать

1. Here are some statements. Are they TRUE or FALSE?

London is situated on the river Thames.
Traditionally London is divided into two parts.
Westminster Abbey is a very beautiful tower.
There are no parks or gardens in the East End.
Trafalgar Square was named so in memory of the victory at the battle.
Oxford Street is known all over the world

2. Ask questions to this sentence.

London is the capital of Great Britain.

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3. Translate from Russian into English.

музей_____________________________________________;

библиотека________________________________________;

Биг Бен___________________________________________;

концертный зал_______________________________________________;

административный центр______________________________________;

резиденция королевы__________________________________________;

4. Which word doesn’t belong according to the meaning?

City, the West End, the East End, Big Ben
tower, financial, cultural , administrative
house, tower, park, church

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Диагностические работы по английскому языку к разделу «Лексика. Грамматика» (8-9 класс)

Диагностическая работа.

Вариант №1.

Задание 1.

Прочитайте приведенные ниже предложения. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 1-7, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию предложений. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 1-7.

1. She_____________two texts every day. TRANSLATE

2. I like_____________. TRAVEL

3. A lot of new trees____________in our park. PLANT

4. ______Ann__________her homework yet? DO

5. Mother______________dinner since 10 a.m. COOK

6. The Baikal is the_____________lake in the world. DEEP

7. I want to buy a new bicycle. Where_________money? BE

Задание 2.

Прочитайте текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 8-12 так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста.

Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 8 -12.

St. Paul’s Cathedral

8. St. Paul’s Cathedral is the work of the___________architect Sir Christopher Wren. FAME

9. It is one of the_____________architecture buildings in Europe. FINE

10. The interior of the Cathedral is very___________. BEAUTY .

11. It is full of__________. MONUMENT .

12. But_____________Sir Christopher Wren, who is known as “ the architect of London” found his fame only after his death. FORTUNE

Вариант №2.

Задание 1.

Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию из группы 1-7.

Весь материал — в документе.

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Диагностическая работа по английскому языку в 8х классах – УчМет

Абрамова Татьяна Ивановна

Учитель высшей категории

Г. Санкт – Петербург

ГОУ Гимназия № 426 Петродворцовый район

УМК – М.З. Биболетова, Н.Н. Трубанёва

Тема « Диагностическая работа по английскому языку»

Класс – 8 класс

Время выполнения- 45 минут

Диагностическая работа по английскому языку в 8х классах.

Фамилия, имя учащегося—-

Класс——

ГОУ —-

Чтение

Установите соответствие рубрик A-G отрывкам 1-6 , взятым из различных газет. Занесите ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую букву только один раз.

В задании одна рубрика лишняя.

A. Horoscope

B. Political news

C. Biography

D. Guidebook

E. Sport news

F. Letters page

G. Fashion news

1. I have always loved your magazine but I especially loved your article about new diet. I did not know what to eat, I became fatter and fatter. Your article helped me much in choosing the right diet plan.	4. PISCES ( Feb.19-March 20 ) The meeting with Jupiter will bring you luck. Do not forget to call your relatives.
2. The city is full of beautiful buildings, so you shouldn` t miss the Cathedral of St. James. Built in the heart of the city, its tower can be seen from a great distance.	5. The President of the United States is due to fly to Britain next week for the second time this year. There, he will meet with the Prime Minister to discuss the situation in the Middle East.
3. Born into a poor family, his life was very hard from the start. His father was often out of his family and spent months travelling to find a new job. His mother cleaned houses, often taking James with her to help.	6. Dorchester United` s star player Ian Hunter is leaving the hospital. All fans met him with bunches of flowers and wished good luckhoping to see him with his team in the Prime League.

II. Прочитайте текст. После текста даны утверждения. Определите, какие из них соответствуют тексту ( True ) , какие не соответствуют тексту ( False ) и о чём в тексте не сказано, т.е. нельзя дать ни положительного , ни отрицательного ответа

( Not Stated ) Ответы занесите в таблицу.

THE WANDERING SHIP.

In the old days when ships crossed the seas and oceans under sails, every trip was an adventure. In 1872 an American ship was crossing the Atlantic from New York to Portugal. It was in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean when Captain Moorhouse saw another ship. He knew the ship. It was the “Marie Celeste” which he had seen some weeks before when it was leaving New York. The captain of the “Marie Celeste”, Briggs, had taken his wife and his two-years-old daughter on the trip.

Soon captain Moorhouse saw that something was wrong on the “Marie Celeste”. He sailed his ship nearer the “ Marie Celeste”. Captain Moorhouse and his sailors could see that there was nobody on the “Marie Celeste”. The captain and some of his men went to the ship in a boat. But they found nobody there. Everybody had left the ship. But why had they done so? There were no

signs of a fight. Everything was in its place. Why had all the people left a good ship in the middle of the Atlantic and disappeared? That is the question which many people have tried to answer since that time. But nobody will know the answer. No man who had left the “Marie Celeste” was seen again.

Captain Moorhouse and his men saw no signs of panic on the ship. Captain Brigg`s watch lay on his table. There was a letter near it which somebody had just begun to write. The ship` s papers had gone, but the log was here. In some of the men` s boxes there was money. The most interesting thing was the fact that somebody had taken away a piece of planking. But why?

Some people thought that the sailors had killed the captain and his family and gone away in a boat. But there were no signs of a fight. Other people thought that many of the sailors had been ill and had died. Then the others left the ship and went away in a boat. But nobody knows the true story of the “Marie Celeste”

Wandering – бродячий, скитающийся

Sign— знак, признак

To disappear— исчезать

Log – судовой журнал

Planking— обшивка корабля

In 1872 an American ship was crossing the Atlantic to Europe.
Captain Briggs saw another ship which he had never seen before.
The captain of the “Marie Celeste” had taken his relatives with him.
The ship “Marie Celeste” was from Atlanta.
Captain Moorhouse and his sailors saw that there was nobody on the “Marie Celeste”
There were some signs of fight.
On the table sailors saw Captain Briggs`s watch, a letter and the log.
Briggs had a lot of money.
There is an interesting fact that somebody had taken away a piece of planking.
Everybody knows the true story of the “Marie Celeste”

Правильные ответы

Задание № 1 1F.2D.3C.4A.5B.6E

Задание № 2 1.T, 2F, 3T, 4 N/S, 5T, 6F,7F,8N/S,9T,10F

Ссылки на использованные источники

Старков А.П., Диксон Р.Р. Учебник английского языка. Четвёртый год обучения.СПБ: «Специальная литература», 1996.
Афанасьева О.В., Михеева И.В.Тренировочные тесты по английскому языку . Ростов на Дону» Феникс,2003.

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Диагностическая контролная работа по английскому языку в 8 классе

Диагностическая контрольная работа по английскому языку в 8 классе
Вариант I
Task I: Read the text. Fill in the blanks, choose the suitable word
Last summer I was in Australia. As you know I tried my ____1____ and was lucky to win the first ____2_____ in the World Teenagers’ Competition. There was great! A lot of fresh air, bright ocean, a great variety of fantastic birds and fish made me feel happy.
I still remember as I and 25 other___3____ winners were travelling around the continent. I enjoyed visiting new places and finding new friends there. Also I did ____4___ there and was impressed much. The ocean, waves, sunny weather and my surfboard made me feel ____5____ free. Sometimes dolphins rode the waves with me and my friends. So I’m still full ___6___emotions.
I ____7____ recommend you not to ___8___ your chance this year and take ___9____ in the same competition. It will be a real chance to visit Australia again. As it is known that it’s ____10___ trying to have something for nothing. Don’t miss your chance.
a) luck; b) chance; c) life
a) prize; b) congratulations; c) regards
a) sporty; b) beautiful; c) lucky
a) exercises; b) surfing; c) swimming
a) absolutely; b) awfully; c) totally
a) to; b) without; c) with
a) fully; b) strongly; c) constantly
a) miss; b) lose; c) catch
a) hand; b) leg; c) part
a) better; b) worth; c) the best
Task II: Complete the sentences using correct preposition
I have been looking ___this model of mobile phone since I saw it in the Internet.
for; b) on; c) in
Sam always keeps his money___ his wallet.
on; b) to; c) in
Our family always gets together ___ Victory Day.
on; b) at; c) in
I was born ____1981.
at; b) in; c) on
She doesn’t like when her marks depend ___ her teachers.
on; b) of; c) to
Your attitude ___study is awful.
of; b) for; c) to
I had got spring holidays ___April, it was three weeks ago.
at; b) on; c) in
Look ___ his pictures, they are amazing!
to; b) in; c) at
Task III: Choose the right sentences in Passive Voice with the same mining as it is given in Active Voice.
My mother bought me new shoes.
Me was bought new shoes by my mother;
New shoes were bought me by my mother.
She waters her flowers every day.
Her flowers are watered by her every day;
Her flowers were watered her every day.
The police phoned to my dad.
The police was phoned by my dad;
My dad was phoned by the police.
The teacher gave us bad marks for the test.
The test was given us bad marks by the teacher;
Bad marks were given us by the teacher for the test.
I punished my naughty cat.
My naughty cat was punished by me;
My naughty cat is punished by me.
Task IV: Choose the right translation to these sentences:
I have a terrible headache; I should go to the doctor immediately.
У меня ужасная боль в животе, мне срочно нужно к врачу.
У мен ужасная головная боль, мне необходимо сходить к врачу.
У меня ужасная головная боль, мне срочно надо к врачу.
Cycling is one of the most important sports in my life.
Велогонки – один из самых важных видов спорта в моей жизни.
Бег трусцой – самый важный вид спорта в моей жизни.
Велогонки – самый важный вид спорта в моей жизни.
To keep fit most people do sports.
Люди поддерживают форму, чтобы быть здоровыми.
Чтобы быть здоровыми, большинство людей занимаются спортом.
Чтобы быть в форме, большинство людей занимаются спортом.
Pupils shouldn’t be allowed to speak in class unless the teacher ask them to.
Ученикам не позволено разговаривать в классе, пока учитель не разрешит.
Ученикам не должно позволяться говорить в классе, пока не получат разрешения.
Ученикам не должно быть позволено разговаривать в классе, пока учитель их не спросит.
About 70% of Russian students

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Диагностическая работа по английскому языку для 10 класса

Диагностическая работа по АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ для учащихся 10 классов

Раздел 1 «Чтение»

Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Для каждого из утверждений 1–7 представлены три возможных ответа: 1 (верно) – утверждение соответствует содержанию текста, 2 (неверно) – информация о сказанном в тексте есть, но утверждение ошибочно, 3 (нет

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The Mosquitia People

A military helicopter lifted off from an airstrip near the town of Catacamas, Honduras, and headed towards the mountains of La Mosquitia on the northern horizon. Below, farms gradually gave way to steep slopes, some covered with unbroken rain forest, others partially stripped for cattle ranching. Picking his way through the summits, the pilot headed for a valley. Flocks of egrets flew below. Trees were swaying with the movement of unseen monkeys.

There were no signs of human life — not a road, a trail, or a wisp of smoke.

Among the passengers stepping from the helicopter was an archaeologist named Chris Fisher. The valley was in the region long rumored to conceal a mythic metropolis built of white stone, also known as the Lost City of the Monkey God. Chris Fisher did not believe in such legends. But he did believe that the valley contained the ruins of a real lost city, abandoned for at least half a millennium. Mosquitia lies on the frontier of Mesoamerica, close to the territory which used to be occupied by the Maya. While the Maya are among the most studied of ancient cultures in the Americans, the people of Mosquitia are among the most mysterious. Explorers and early aviators spoke of a ruined city rising above the jungle, others repeated tales recorded by Hernan Cortes in 1526, of fabulously rich towns hidden in the Honduran interior. Anthropologists who spent time with the Indians of Mosquitia heard stories of a «White House», a refuge where indigenous people retreated from the Spanish conquest, never to be seen again.

When archaeologists first began to explore Mosquitia in the 1930s, they uncovered some settlements, suggesting that the area was once occupied by the widespread, sophisticated culture- not surprising considering that the region lay at the crossroads of trade and travel between the Maya and other Mesoamericans to the north, west and south. The Mosquitia people probably adopted some aspects of Maya culture. But their exact relationship to their imposing neighbours remains unknown. Some archeologists have proposed that a group of Maya warriors may

have taken control of Mosquitia. Others think that the local culture simply adopted some characteristics of the adjacent impressive civilization.

When so little is known, anything is possible. Chris Fisher believed that he would be able to learn more about this under-studied culture.

All the slopes of La Mosquitia were used for agriculture.