Олимпиада по английскому языку 9 класс школьный этап
Всероссийская олимпиада школьников по английскому языку 2013- 2014 уч. г.
Школьный этап: 9‐11 классы.
LISTENING
Time: 20 minutes
Task 1.
You will hear an interview with an Australian girl called Verity, who has recently been on a student
exchange programme. For each question 1‐6, choose the correct answer A, B or C.
1. Verity chose the Netherlands for her exchange programme because
A a friend had recommended it.
B one of her relatives was from there.
C she had always wanted to go there.
2. What did Verity find difficult about living in the Netherlands at first?
A sharing a bedroom
B getting up early
C cycling to school
3. What did Verity immediately notice about the Netherlands?
A The countryside was more varied than Australia.
B The buildings were how she’d imagined them.
C The weather was much colder than she’d expected.
4. What was different about the school in the Netherlands?
A It had better facilities.
B There was a wider range of subjects.
C The class size was much bigger.
5. Verity was surprised that students in the Netherlands
A knew very little about Australia.
B had never considered doing an exchange programme.
C had travelled to a lot of countries.
6. Verity recommends that students on an exchange programme should
A go to a place where they can speak the language.
B stay for six months.
C ask their parents to visit.
Task 2.You will hear a boy called Jake talking to his classmates about a diving trip he recently did with his
family. For each sentence 7‐14, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. Write only
one word in each gap.
DIVING TRIP
The trip was very exciting because Jake was diving in (7) ……………….. water for the first time.
Jake’s only previous diving experience was training in a (8) …………..….. .
Jake went for his first sea dive off the coast of (9) ………..……. .
Jake’s (10) ………………… went into the water with him.
Jake says the best thing he saw under the water was a (11) ………..…… .
While they were swimming, Jake was afraid that there might be some (12) ………………. nearby.
However, he discovered that the big creatures he saw were (13) ………..……… .
Jake managed to do (14) ……………….. dives in total.
Task 3.
You will hear a conversation between a boy, Harry, and a girl, Laura, about wildlife photography.
Look at statements 15‐20 below. Decide if each statement is true or false. Put a tick (v) in the
corresponding box.
Laura and Harry are both considering getting more instruction inphotography.
READING
Time: 20 minutes
Task 1.
Read the text and questions 1‐5 below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D.
My home is a windmill
by Josh Summers, aged 14
My home’s different from where my friends live because I live in a19th century windmill! My parents saw it one day, and bought it. It was in poor condition, but it was repaired and now it’s fantastic!
The windmill was once used to make flour from corn. The corn store used to be downstairs, where
our kitchen is now, and horses came there to deliver the corn. The enormous 20‐metre sails are still
on the front, but they don’t turn in the wind like they used to because it’s too dangerous, so birds live
in them instead. There’s always a ladder up the side of the windmill so that dad can paint it and keep
it a nice cream colour. He also cleans the windows, although a company comes to do the top ones as
the ladder’s too short.
Inside it’s like a tent with six sides, and it becomes more pointed towards the top, so the rooms get
smaller. My room’s under the roof and I get a fantastic view – it’s like looking out of an airplane
window. There are some other houses around now, and a new main road, but I can relax and make a
noise when I play my guitar up there and no one can hear me! I can hear everything, though, like the
birds when it’s quiet, which is really calming, or the very loud storms, which I can see coming towards
us. And I actually find it easier to concentrate on my school work up there, as my brothers and sisters
don’t want to climb up all the stairs, so they don’t disturb me! I can’t imagine living anywhere else!
1. What is Josh trying to do in the text?
A compare his home with his friends’ homes
B explain why his family chose to live in their current home
C tell readers about advantages of living where he does
D suggest how his home could be improved
2. What does Josh say about the outside of the windmill?
A Wild creatures have made their homes there.
B It’s covered in dark paint.
C There’s a ladder that goes right to the top.
D The windows frequently need cleaning.
3. Josh says that his room
A is a bit like an aeroplane inside.
B is a good place for practicing a musical instrument.
C is the largest one in the windmill.
D is better for relaxing in than doing school work.
4. What does Josh say about the different sounds he hears in the windmill?
A He dislikes the noise of the sails in the wind.
B He enjoys listening to all the birds.
C He feels nervous when a loud storm comes along.
D He’s pleased that he’s not disturbed by any noise.
5. What would a visitor from the 19th century say if they saw the windmill now?
A It’s great that they’ve kept the corn store as it was. The horses used to love coming there.
B The sails are a lot smaller than they used to be. I suppose that’s for safety reasons.
C It’s still in the same condition as before. The owners never looked after it then, either.
D You can still see the windmill from miles away. Of course, there weren’t all these
buildings around it then, as a busy road going past.
Task 2.
Read the text and mark statements 6‐12 below as T (true) or F (false).
On 2 November 1982, the British public turned on their television sets for the arrival of the nation’s
fourth TV station, called Channel 4. They were greeted by the smiling face of local TV news presenter
Richard Whiteley, who welcomed them with the words: ‘As the countdown to a new channel ends, a
brand new countdown begins.’ And with this sentence, the words and numbers game show
‘Countdown’ was launched.
The rules of this new game show were as follows: two contestants faced each other over several
rounds of games with letters and with numbers. Finally, there was the Conundrum round, where
contestants had to work out the nine‐letter anagram. At the end of the show, the contestant with the
highest score won and was invited back the next day to face a new challenger.
However, despite the simplicity of the rules, those who watched the early editions of the 30‐minute
show, which was on five days a week, could hardly have imagined that it would last any longer than
the original seven weeks that had been planned for it. The first contestants and guests were not
exactly the most exciting people on television.
But luckily for ‘Countdown’, there were enough old people, university students and other people with
nothing much to do each afternoon to keep the show alive. When the show began, Carol Vorderman
won over fans with her amazing mathematical abilities. ’Countdown’ made a celebrity out of Carol,
and these days she’s a familiar face on British TV. Despite her fame, Carol still loyally turned up on
‘Countdown’ each day to turn over the letters and show the contestants how to solve the numbers
game until she retired in 2008.
Yes, that is correct – nearly 30 years since it began, ‘Countdown’ continues to keep its audience’s
brains working every afternoon. In fact, on 3 January 2006, it celebrated its 4,000th show. Other signs
of its success include the increase in the length of each programme to 45 minutes, the addition of a
show on Saturdays and the number of British celebrities who have made an appearance.
6. ‘Countdown’ was the first programme ever shown on Channel 4. ……………
7. Every day two new contestants compete to become ‘Countdown’ champion. …………..
8. Originally only 35 programmes of ‘Countdown’ were planned. ……………
9. The early shows were popular with working people. ……………
10. Carol Vorderman is no longer involved with the show. ……………
11. These days ‘Countdown’ is on for four and a half hours every week. ……………
12. More and more famous people like turning up on the programme. ……………
Task 3.
Read the text and match sentences 13‐20 below with paragraphs A‐F of the text.
The History of BMX Biking
A. BMX biking began in the late 1960s in southern California. It’s based on the sport of motocross,
which dates back to 1924 and involves racing motorbikes across rough tracks. It started when children
began to copy motocross riders by racing their bikes on tracks which they built themselves. This new
form of bike racing was named bicycle motocross, or BMX.
B. In July 1971, a movie about motocross called ‘On Any Sunday’ came out. At the start of the film a
group of kids from California are shown riding their bicycles as if they were riding motorbikes. This
helped to make BMX biking more popular. Soon BMX races attracted hundreds of riders.
C. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the most famous BMX bike was the Schwinn Sting‐Ray; this was
the bike every young rider wanted to own. At this time 70 per cent of all bicycle sales in the USA were
either the Sting‐Ray or similar models. By the mid 1970s BMX design had improved a lot and there
were many new models to choose from. But the bikes all had the same sized wheels and usually only
one brake.
D. In 1977, the American Bicycle Association was formed to organize the competitions and to make
the rules. The sport was also becoming popular in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe. The
first BMX world championship was held in Indianapolis, USA, in 1978. Most of the 165 competitors
were teenagers, but there were also children competing in special races for the under 8s and under
12s. There were separate races for boys and girls. There weren’t many nationalities present at this
competition; apart from Americans there were only a few riders from Australia, Japan and Venezuela.
E. Since that time the number of races for adults has grown very quickly, but BMX racing didn’t
become a full Olympic sport until the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Maris Stromberg from Latvia
won the first ever Olympic men’s gold medal for BMX racing and Anne‐Caroline Chausson from France
became the first women’s champion.
F. As the popularity of BMX grew, riders were constantly testing the limits of their bikes. BMX wasn’t
just about racing any more. Riders began to take their bikes to skateboard parks and started
performing tricks and jumps. This became known as ‘freestyle’ and riders soon began to practice this
as much as racing.
13. There were races for different age groups at the first BMX world championships. ____
14. BMX freestyle started because BMX riders wanted new challenges. ____
15. BMX biking was invented by children. ____
16. The Schwinn Sting‐Ray was the favourite model of BMX riders to begin with. ____
17. More BMX bikes were sold than any other type of bike in the USA in the early 1970s.____
18. Many people learned about BMX biking from a film. ____
19. BMX biking appeared more than 40 years after its prototype – motocross. ____
20. Some riders from Asia and Latin America took part in the first BMX world championship. ____
USE OF ENGLISH
Time: 15 minutes
Task 1.
Match sentences 1‐10 with the way (a‐k) each person is travelling in Great Britain. There is one extra means of travelling.
1. I am often called to rescue people, because I can take off and land in difficult places. 2. When the traffic lights turned green, my dad drove away. 3. I got a flat tyre as I was on my way to school. 4. We had to wait for ages on the platform. 5. You get a seat upstairs and I’ll buy a ticket from the driver. 6. The waves are coming right over the side, so we’re all getting wet! 7. The driver will take us to our door, and we’ll pay when we get there. 8. I go very fast when I’m riding this, so it’s dangerous not to wear a helmet. 9. After we’d all got in, the door shut and we dived down under the water. 10. We climbed into the basket and took off from a field – it was really quiet!
a motorcycle
b boat
c train
d helicopter
e submarine
f hot air balloon
g bus
h car
i bicycle
j taxi
k airplane
Task 2.
Complete the sentences with the prepositions from the box. The prepositions can be used more
than once.
11. The man got ……… his yellow car and walked away.
12. We’re going to Spain ……… sea – we’re taking the ferry.
13. The ship will leave as soon as everyone is …….. board.
14. We got …….. the bus when we reached our stop, and walked home.
15. The train left the station exactly …….. time.
16. My bike needs fixing, so I’ll have to go into town …….. foot.
17. We got ……… the car and drove to the beach.
18. We’ll be away …….. holiday for two weeks.
19. They both think that sharing a room ……… a brother or sister has advantages.
20. When your remote‐control model is ready, you can look forward ……… playing with it in a park.
WRITING
Time: 35 minutes
A Story
Here is the beginning of the story. Please, complete the story. Produce your own version.
You should write 150 — 200 words.
One day last holidays I decided to go exploring on my own in the mountains. The time passed quickly and by late afternoon I got tired and hungry. “Maybe I’ll find a village soon,” I thought. But there was nothing. As it started to get dark, I realized I was completely lost. I could easily die, I thought on this cold mountain. Suddenly ….
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Школьный тур олимпиады по английскому языку для 9 класса
Школьный этап всероссийской олимпиады школьников
по английскому языку
9 класс
Reading
Mark Twain, who lived from 1835 to 1910, is one of America’s most famous authors. He wrote many books, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain’s own life was interesting enough to be a book.
Twain was born in the state of Missouri, near the Mississippi River. He came from a poor family. His father died when he was twelve, so he had to leave school. While he was still a boy he worked as a river boat pilot. He steered boats up and down the long Mississippi River. The Civil War, which started in 1861, made travelling on the Mississippi impossible. Twain then went west to Nevada. There he worked on a newspaper. In 1864 he went to California in search of gold. Twain did not have much luck as a gold miner. He left California to travel in Europe. Twain wrote a book about his trips around Europe.
But the most important influence on Twain and his books was the Mississippi River. When Twain finally settled down, he lived in a house with a porch that looked like the deck of a riverboat. Huckleberry Finn, Twain’s greatest book, is about the adventures of a boy on the Mississippi River. Another of Twain’s books is called Life on the Mississippi.
1. Choose the best title.
A. Mark Twain’s childhood;
B. Mark Twain’s Books;
C. Life in the USA;
D. The Adventures of Mark Twain.
2. What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A. to advertise Mark Twain’s books;
B. to give information on the Civil War;
C. to recommend a trip to California;
D. to tell a story about Mark Twain’s life.
3. Complete the phrase: The greatest influence on Mark Twain and his books was____
A. his poor family.
B. the Mississippi River.
C. the Civil War.
D. different jobs.
4. Choose the sentence, which is not true.
A. Mark Twain settled down in Europe.
B. Mark Twain worked as a river boat pilot.
C. Mark Twain worked on a newspaper.
D. Mark Twain was born in the state of Missouri.
5. What do we learn from the text about Mark Twain?
A. His father was a rich man.
B. He took part in the Civil War.
C. He didn’t have much luck.
D. He is one of America’s famous authors.
Use of English
I Read the sentences below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each blank.
____ beef is a kind of ____ meat.
A. The, the C. The, –
B. A, the D. –, –I’m really angry ____ you!
A. with C. on
B. about D. overMy father has lived in Japan ____ five years.
A. at C. in
B. on D. forI’ll be on vacation ____ next week.
A. on C. at
B. – D. inCan you tell ____ not to be so rude?
A. he C. himself
B. him D. his____ wasn’t easy to find your house.
A. There C. That
B. This D. ItThe news he told us ____ interesting.
A. was C. be
B. were D. areWhat is the ____ important invention in the twentieth century?
A. much C. most
B. more D. much moreThis bank of the river isn’t ____ that one.
A. more beautiful C. so beautiful
B. beautiful D. as beautiful as
10. You look much ____ today.
A. good C. the best
B. better D. best
11. No letters again! ____ has written to me for a month.
A. Anybody C. Some
B. Somebody D. Nobody
12. Aunts, uncles and cousins are ____.
A. relatives C. families
B. parents D. neighbours
13. I’ll call you as soon as he ____.
A. will come C. has come
B. came D. comes
14. If he ____ without her, she will never speak to him again.
A. go C. will go
B. is going D. goes
15. What are you laughing ____?
A. about C. over
B. at D. above
16. It ____ since early morning.
A. rained C. had rained
B. rains D. has been raining
17. I’m afraid he ____ five minutes ago.
A. leaves C. is leaving
B. left D. has left
18. ____ you do me a favour?
A. May C. Can
B. Should D. Need
19. My sister was translating the article when I ____ the room.
A. had come into C. am coming into
B. came into D. come
20. I’d like to ask you ____ questions.
A. few C. a few
B. a little D. little
21. Children ____ by special instructors how to swim.
A. have taught C. are taught
B. had taught D. teach
22. Bill wanted to know when Nick ____ come to us.
A. can C. will be able
B. will D. could
23. My friend wanted ____ him as soon as I came home.
A. that I call C. me to call
B. that I called D. I called
24. Mother didn’t let the child ____ TV.
A. to watch C. watched
B. watching D. watch
25. It was so late that I ____ take a taxi.
A. was able C. must
B. can D. had to
II Word formation.
For Questions 1-7, read the text and then write the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete the gaps.
Example: 0 __favourite__
TALENT
My (0) … composer is Chopin and I am fortunate enough FAVOUR
to have a friend who is also a very gifted (1) … . PIANO
As a (2) … musician, she believes strongly that PROFESSION
(3) … ability is mostly something you learn, not a MUSIC
(4) … that you are born with. She thinks that CHARACTER
(5) … students can improve their ability enormously. INDUSTRY
I feel really (6) … when I hear my friend perform and the ecstatic response ENVY
that she gets from her audiences at the end of a (7)… . PERFORM
1_______________________
2_______________________
3_______________________
4_______________________
5_______________________
6_______________________
7_______________________
III For Questions 1 – 7, match the words on the left with their collocations on the right
1. crisp
2. patches of
3. strong
4. a biting
5. a hard
6. torrential
7. unbroken
A rain
B cloud
C fog
D snow
E sun/winds
F wind
G frost
Writing
You have received a letter from your English pen-friend Jane who writes:
Dear N…
I am going to study Russian! Being bilingual has many advantages, you know, but it is very difficult for many people to achieve. What are the benefits of being bilingual or multilingual? Maybe I should study Chinese, or Japanese. Let me know what you think!
Write back soon.
Best wishes,
Jane
Write a letter to Jane. Answer her questions.
Write 100-140 words.
Remember the rules of letter-writing.
Вопросы к собеседованию на олимпиаде по английскому языку .(9 класс)
1.Are you happy at school?
2.Is school work , fun or both for you?
3.Do you have a dress code at school?What do you think about it?
4.What school subjects do you like?
5.What school activities do you take part in?
6.What subjects are you good at?
7.Who is your favourite teacher? Why?
8.Do you like English classes?
9.What do you do during your English lessons?
10.How long have you been learning English?
11.Do you think that traveling is one of the best ways of spending holidays?
12.Do your family travel a lot?
13.How do you usually introduce to other people(name, age ,birth place ,home address?
14.What do you look like?
15.What is your family like?
16.What are your family traditions?
17.Where do you live (Your room, your flat, your home town ) ?
18.What are your interests and hobbies?
19.What are you good at ? What are your biggest life achievements?
20.Who do you admire?
21.Who are your best friends?
22.Have you got much free time ?
23.How do you spend it?
24.What kind of rest do you prefer(disco,travelling, doing sports,e .t .c.)?
25.Are your hobbies connected with your future profession?
26.Do you share your hobbies with your friends ?
27.Do you find understanding in your family?
28.What are the most popular Russian holidays and celebrations?
29.How do you celebrate them in your family?
30.What activities are connected with these days?
31.What traditional dishes served on these days ?
32.What do you wear for different occasions?
33.What gifts do you usually give to your friends, relatives at different celebrations?
34.Is celebrating important to you? Why ?
35.What is your favourite holiday or celebration? Why?
36.What British/American holidays and celebration do you like?
37.What traditions are connected with them?
38.Which of them would you like to celebrate in Russia?
Keys:
Ответы к заданиям:
I Use of English
1. D; 2. A; 3. D; 4. B; 5. B; 6. D; 7. A; 8. C; 9. D; 10. B; 11. D; 12. A; 13. D; 14. D; 15. B; 16. D; 17. B; 18. C; 19. B; 20. C; 21. C; 22. D; 23. C; 24. D; 25. D.
Reading
1. D;
2. D;
3. B;
4. A;
5. D;
II Word formation
III1. D
2. C
3. E
4. F
5. G
6. A
7. B
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Школьный этап олимпиады по английскому языку в 9-11 классе.
Школьный этап Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку
2016-2017 учебный год
9-11 классы
Section 1 (9-11) Школьный этап олимпиады 2017
Олимпиада состоит из 3-х заданий: чтение, употребление языка, письмо
Максимальный балл: 23 балла
Время выполнения: 45 минут
Чтение-10 минут
Употребление языка-10 минут
Письмо- 25 минут
Ключи:
5 scores
SECTION 1. READING
1-С, 2- D, 3-A, 4-C, 5-C,
SECTION 2. USE OF ENGLISH
1 -B, 2 -D, 3- D, 4- A, 5- C, 6- B, 7- C, 8 –A,
8scores
SECTION 4. WRITING
20 scores
Критерии оценивания письма:
№1.Reading
Read Jane’s story. For questions 1 -7 choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
During the baking hot months of the summer holidays my mother and I used to escape to one of the scattered lakes north of Prince Albert. In its magic surroundings we used to spend the long summer days in the open air, swimming and canoeing or just lying dreaming in the sun. In the evening the lake was always a bright, luminous grey after the unbelievable sunset colors had faded.
The last summer before we returned to England was particularly enchanted. For one thing, I was in love for the first time. No one will ever convince me that one cannot be in love at fifteen. I loved then as never since, with all my heart and without doubts or reservations or pretence.
My boyfriend Don worked in Saskatoon, but the lake was »his place» – the strange and beautiful wilderness drew him with an obsessive urgency, so I suspected it was not to see me that he got on his motor-cycle as many Fridays as he possibly could, and drove three hundred-odd miles along the pitted prairie roads to spend the weekends at our place.
Sometimes he couldn’t come, and the joy would go out of everything until Monday, when I could start looking forward to Friday again. He could never let us know in advance, as we were too far from civilization to have a phone or even a telegraph service. Three hundred miles in those conditions is quite a journey. Besides, Don was hard up, and sometimes worked overtime at weekends.
One Friday night a storm broke out. I lay in bed and listened to the thunder and the rain beating on the roof. Once I got up and stood looking out over the treetops, shivering. I tried not to expect Don that night hoping he would have enough sense to wait until the storm ended. Yet in my frightened thoughts I couldn’t help imagining Don fighting the storm. His motorbike, which had always looked to me so heavy and solid, seemed in my thoughts frail enough to be blown onto its side by the first gust that struck it. I thought of Don pinned under it, his face pressed into the mud.
I crawled back into bed, trying to close my throat against the tears. But when my mother, prompted by the deep sympathy and understanding between us, came in to me, she kissed my cheek and found it wet.»Don’t get upset, Jane,» she said softly. »He may still come.»
When she had tucked me in and gone, I lay thinking about Don, about the danger of the roads. You couldn’t ride or walk along them safely after heavy rain; your feet would slip from under you. The roads in Northern Canada are not like the friendly well-populated English ones, where there are always farmhouses within walking distance and cars driving along them day and night.
It was hours later, that I suddenly realized the sound of the roaring engine were real. The storm was dying.
1. Every summer Jane used to spend
in the camp
by the sea side
near the lake
in the village
2. The last summer was particularly fascinating for Jane because she
spent it in the magic surroundings.
had a lot of fun in the open air.
enjoyed unbelievable sunsets by the lake.
fell in love for the first time.
3. Jane believes that love at fifteen is
a sincere deep feeling.
associated with doubts.
full of reservations.
connected with pretence.
4. Don traveled three hundred-odd miles every weekend because he was
A. desperate to see the author before she left.
B. fond of riding his motorcycle.
C. attracted by the beauty of the lake.
D. fond of spending weekends with his friends.
5. Sometimes Don didn’t come to see Jane and her mother on Friday because he
A. thought they were too far from civilization.
B. had given up hope of seeing the author.
C. worked to make some extra money.
D. hated traveling in exhausting conditions.
8 scores
Section 2Use of English
Gender gap in education
For many years now, British girls have 0__D__ much better in exams than boys. Most theories about the causes of this gap 1_________ the sexes have blamed the education 2 ______. However, new research suggests that boys’ poor performance has nothing to do 3______ internal practices at schools. Instead external factors, such as different learning styles and how children are 4 _____up, have to be considered. For this 5 ________, many educationalists are now studying how boys and girls learn to read. They believe that, since reading is 6 ______taught either by mothers or by female primary school teachers, many boys 7_____ reading as a woman’s activity and this puts them 8 _______it.
Section 3Writing
Express your opinion on the following problem:
It is no wonder that the Internet has become one of the most important things of our everyday life. It suggests a lot of social projects like “Odnoklassniki”, “In the Contact”, “Facebook”, etc.
“What are the advantages and drawbacks of such type of communication and the way of making friends?”
Write 150 -200 words.
Remember to:
• make an introduction,
• express your personal opinion on the problem and give reasons for your opinion,
• make a conclusion.
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Задания школьного этапа олимпиады по английскому языку для 9 класса
Олимпиадные задания школьного этапа Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку
9 класс
Reading
task1. Read the texts 1-7 and match them with the titles A-H. There is one extra title.
A. PARTY DESSERT
E. GIVING A PARTY
B. OUTDOOR GAME
F. PARTY ANIMALS
C. TAKING CARE OF A PET
G. FUN ON THE WAY
D. COLLECTING THINGS
H. PARTY GAME
1. Ask your parents for permission to have a party. Decide what kind of party you want and whether it will be held indoors or outdoors. Send written invitations to your friends. Tell them what kind of party you are having, at what time, where, and whether or not the guests should wear costumes. Make a list of games you would like to play. Ask your mother to help you prepare refreshments. Ice cream, cake, cookies, and lemonade are good for any party.
2. This activity makes everybody laugh. Have the guests sit around the room. Choose one person to be a pussycat. The pussy must go over to a guest and do his/her best to make the guest laugh. He/she can make funny meows and walk around like a cat. The pussy goes from one guest to another until someone laughs. The first one to laugh becomes the new pussy.
3. It’s easy to make a cake from a cake mix that you get from the grocery store. You usually add only water or milk. Cake mixes come in many flavours, such as chocolate, lemon, banana, vanilla and others. When you make a cake from a mix, always follow the directions on the package carefully. Then you can be sure that your cake will turn out right and your guests will enjoy it. Many mixes have a small envelope of powdered frosting hidden inside the flour.
4. As you ride on a bus with your friends, get someone to start singing. Everyone joins in. At the first crossroad, another person starts a different song, and everyone joins in. Keep changing songs at every crossroad.
5. Looking after cats is easy. They wash themselves every day and eat almost any food. Cats like to drink milk and cream. But they need to be fed fish, beef, liver, and other kinds of meat. They need a clean, dry bed at night. You can use a basket or a cardboard box for your cat’s bed. Cats like to play with a rubber ball or chase a string.
6. You can have a whole army of toy soldiers made of tin, wood or plastic. Some may be dressed in fancy uniforms, some may be sitting on horses. Others may be ready for battle, carrying guns and shoulder packs. You can have soldiers from other countries, or only Civil War soldiers or only modern soldiers. If you get two soldiers that are alike, trade your extra soldier with another toy soldier lover.
7. Even animals get involved in elections. The donkey and elephant have been political symbols in the USA for more than 100 years. Why? In 1828, Democrat Andrew Jackson ran for president. Critics said he was stubborn as a donkey. The donkey has been the symbol of the Democratic Party ever since. In the 1870s, newspaper cartoonists began using the elephant to stand for the Republican Party.
task2.
Read the text and fill in the gaps with the parts of the sentences below. One part is extra.
Do you speak English?
When I arrived in England I thought I knew English. After I’d been here an hour I realized that I did not understand one word. In the first week I picked up a tolerable working knowledge of the language and the next seven years convinced me gradually but thoroughly that I __1_____________________, let alone perfectly. This is sad. My only consolation being that nobody speaks English perfectly.
Remember that those five hundred words an average Englishman uses are _2______________________. You may learn another five hundred and another five thousand and yet another fifty thousand and still you may come across a further fifty thousand __3_____________________.
If you live here long enough you will find out to your greatest amazement that the adjective nice is not the only adjective the language possesses, in spite of the fact that __4_____________________. You can say that the weather is nice, a restaurant is nice, Mr. Soandso is nice, Mrs. Soandso’s clothes are nice, you had a nice time, _____5__________________.
Then you have to decide on your accent. The easiest way to give the impression of having a good accent or no foreign accent at all is to hold an unlit pipe in your mouth, to mutter between your teeth and finish all your sentences with the question: “isn’t it?” People will not understand much, but they are accustomed to that and they will get a 6 _______________________.
A. whatever it costs
B. most excellent impression
C. you have never heard of before, and nobody else either
D. in the first three years you do not need to learn or use any other adjectives
E. would never know it really well
F. far from being the whole vocabulary of the language
G. and all this will be correct
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
TASK1. Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the words
1) Manchester ___________ its place as Britain’s most developing city after _________ population grew by a _________ over the last decade.
The Census has revealed __________ 19 per cent population growth to be almost three times more than the national average.
And it shows that the number of 20 to 30-year-olds _______ to the city has soared, with 123,600 living here compared to 78,301 10 years ago.
The Census, ________ last year, records Manchester’s population as 503,100 – an increase of 80,400 since the last survey in 2001. It is the third biggest rise in England — and the ________ percentage growth for a city — behind the London boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets.
The council says the figures show its regeneration efforts have transformed Manchester into a thriving place _____ and work. Experts say the huge increase is due to a hike in the number of people _______ from other parts of the country to study and work in Manchester, as well as people coming to the city from Europe and elsewhere.
TAKE
IT
FIVE
MANCHESTER
COME
TAKE
BIG
LIVE
TRAVEL
2) What _________ of Britain do you reckon is built on? By that I mean covered by ________, roads, car parks, railways, paths and so on — what people might call “concreted over”. Go on – have a guess.
I was prompted to find out the answer to this question after reading this week how woodland is now calculated to cover 12.7% of the UK, the highest proportion since 1924 when records began.
I tweeted the figures after the ONS published them in their UK ____________ Accounts and found I was not the only one surprised. “Do we have a completely ________ view of what our landscape is like?” I wondered.
The 80% of us who live in towns and cities spend an ________ amount of time staring at glass and brick. On most urban roads, one can be tricked into thinking that the ribbon of grey we see reflects the land use for miles around.
But when you look out of a plane window as you buckle-up __________ of landing at a UK airport, the revelation is how green the country appears. So what is the answer to my question – have you got a figure in your head?
PORTION
BUILD
ENVIRONMENT
MISTAKE
ORDINATE
HEAD
TASK 2. Fill in the gaps choosing the correct words A, B, C or D.
The First Day at School
Do you remember your first day at school? It was probably 1 ____ confusing. Now, to 2 ____ this confusion, many primary schools in England have a special teacher who welcomes new pupils. She is 3 ____ a reception class teacher. The children are 4 ____ with the idea of school and if they have been good, they can’t understand why they have to go to school. They imagine that school is optional. When the child goes to school on his first day and watches his mother leaving he thinks that she is deserting him. The teacher must 5 ____ him that at the end of the day his mother will be back and take him home. The children are not the only people that are disturbed by going to school. The teacher sometimes has as much difficulty in 6 ____ with the mothers. They hang around and dislike leaving the child without their protection.
The best way to 7 ____ with the situation is to get the child used to the idea of school. Before the beginning of term, the mother should take her child to see the teacher and to look 8 ____ the school. The first day should be something to emphasize the regularity of school.
1. А) enough; B) rarely; C) rather; D) equally
2. A) escape; B) defeat; C) beat; D) avoid
3. A) named; B) called; C) said; D) told
4. A) afraid; B) threatened; C) endangered; D) risked
5. A) convince; B) prove; C) explain; D) announce
6. A) managing; B) guiding; C) coping; D) handling
7. A) face; B) deal; C) touch; D) consider
8. A) through; B) about; C) after; D) round
WRITING
Comment on the following statement.
Some people are sure that pupils should make their own decisions what subjects to study.
What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement?
Write 100 -120 words.
Remember to
— make an introduction
— express your personal opinion and give reasons for your opinion
— make a conclusion.
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Максимальное количество баллов — 62
LISTENING
Listen to the stories 1-6 and match them with the statements A-G. One statement is extra.
The narrator believes that
A. it is good to be spontaneous when travelling.
B. weekends can be really boring.
C. the weekend is perfect for long walks.
D. the best thing about Saturday morning is breakfast.
E. it’s good to get outside at the weekend.
F. Sundays are for meeting friends and chatting.
G. sport is more about fun than prizes.
Reading
task1.
Read the texts 1-7 and match them with the titles A-H. There is one extra title.
A. | PARTY DESSERT | E. | GIVING A PARTY |
B. | OUTDOOR GAME | F. | PARTY ANIMALS |
C. | TAKING CARE OF A PET | G. | FUN ON THE WAY |
D. | COLLECTING THINGS | H. | PARTY GAME |
1. Ask your parents for permission to have a party. Decide what kind of party you want and whether it will be held indoors or outdoors. Send written invitations to your friends. Tell them what kind of party you are having, at what time, where, and whether or not the guests should wear costumes. Make a list of games you would like to play. Ask your mother to help you prepare refreshments. Ice cream, cake, cookies, and lemonade are good for any party.
2. This activity makes everybody laugh. Have the guests sit around the room. Choose one person to be a pussycat. The pussy must go over to a guest and do his/her best to make the guest laugh. He/she can make funny meows and walk around like a cat. The pussy goes from one guest to another until someone laughs. The first one to laugh becomes the new pussy.
3. It’s easy to make a cake from a cake mix that you get from the grocery store. You usually add only water or milk. Cake mixes come in many flavours, such as chocolate, lemon, banana, vanilla and others. When you make a cake from a mix, always follow the directions on the package carefully. Then you can be sure that your cake will turn out right and your guests will enjoy it. Many mixes have a small envelope of powdered frosting hidden inside the flour.
4. As you ride on a bus with your friends, get someone to start singing. Everyone joins in. At the first crossroad, another person starts a different song, and everyone joins in. Keep changing songs at every crossroad.
5. Looking after cats is easy. They wash themselves every day and eat almost any food. Cats like to drink milk and cream. But they need to be fed fish, beef, liver, and other kinds of meat. They need a clean, dry bed at night. You can use a basket or a cardboard box for your cat’s bed. Cats like to play with a rubber ball or chase a string.
6. You can have a whole army of toy soldiers made of tin, wood or plastic. Some may be dressed in fancy uniforms, some may be sitting on horses. Others may be ready for battle, carrying guns and shoulder packs. You can have soldiers from other countries, or only Civil War soldiers or only modern soldiers. If you get two soldiers that are alike, trade your extra soldier with another toy soldier lover.
7. Even animals get involved in elections. The donkey and elephant have been political symbols in the USA for more than 100 years. Why? In 1828, Democrat Andrew Jackson ran for president. Critics said he was stubborn as a donkey. The donkey has been the symbol of the Democratic Party ever since. In the 1870s, newspaper cartoonists began using the elephant to stand for the Republican Party.
task2.
Read the text and fill in the gaps with the parts of the sentences below. One part is extra.
Do you speak English?
When I arrived in England I thought I knew English. After I’d been here an hour I realized that I did not understand one word. In the first week I picked up a tolerable working knowledge of the language and the next seven years convinced me gradually but thoroughly that I __1_____________________, let alone perfectly. This is sad. My only consolation being that nobody speaks English perfectly.
Remember that those five hundred words an average Englishman uses are _2______________________. You may learn another five hundred and another five thousand and yet another fifty thousand and still you may come across a further fifty thousand __3_____________________.
If you live here long enough you will find out to your greatest amazement that the adjective nice is not the only adjective the language possesses, in spite of the fact that __4_____________________. You can say that the weather is nice, a restaurant is nice, Mr. Soandso is nice, Mrs. Soandso’s clothes are nice, you had a nice time, _____5__________________.
Then you have to decide on your accent. The easiest way to give the impression of having a good accent or no foreign accent at all is to hold an unlit pipe in your mouth, to mutter between your teeth and finish all your sentences with the question: “isn’t it?” People will not understand much, but they are accustomed to that and they will get a 6 _______________________.
A. whatever it costs
B. most excellent impression
C. you have never heard of before, and nobody else either
D. in the first three years you do not need to learn or use any other adjectives
E. would never know it really well
F. far from being the whole vocabulary of the language
G. and all this will be correct
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
TASK1. Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of the words
Manchester ___________ its place as Britain’s most developing city after _________ population grew by a _________ over the last decade.
The Census has revealed __________ 19 per cent population growth to be almost three times more than the national average.
And it shows that the number of 20 to 30-year-olds _______ to the city has soared, with 123,600 living here compared to 78,301 10 years ago.
The Census, ________ last year, records Manchester’s population as 503,100 – an increase of 80,400 since the last survey in 2001. It is the third biggest rise in England — and the ________ percentage growth for a city — behind the London boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets.
The council says the figures show its regeneration efforts have transformed Manchester into a thriving place _____ and work. Experts say the huge increase is due to a hike in the number of people _______ from other parts of the country to study and work in Manchester, as well as people coming to the city from Europe and elsewhere.
TAKE
IT
FIVE
MANCHESTER
COME
TAKE
BIG
LIVE
TRAVEL
What _________ of Britain do you reckon is built on? By that I mean covered by ________, roads, car parks, railways, paths and so on — what people might call “concreted over”. Go on – have a guess.I was prompted to find out the answer to this question after reading this week how woodland is now calculated to cover 12.7% of the UK, the highest proportion since 1924 when records began.
I tweeted the figures after the ONS published them in their UK ____________ Accounts and found I was not the only one surprised. “Do we have a completely ________ view of what our landscape is like?” I wondered.
The 80% of us who live in towns and cities spend an ________ amount of time staring at glass and brick. On most urban roads, one can be tricked into thinking that the ribbon of grey we see reflects the land use for miles around.
But when you look out of a plane window as you buckle-up __________ of landing at a UK airport, the revelation is how green the country appears.
So what is the answer to my question – have you got a figure in your head?
PORTION
BUILD
ENVIRONMENT
MISTAKE
ORDINATE
HEAD
TASK 2. Fill in the gaps choosing the correct words A, B, C or D.
The First Day at School
Do you remember your first day at school? It was probably 1 ____ confusing. Now, to 2 ____ this confusion, many primary schools in England have a special teacher who welcomes new pupils. She is 3 ____ a reception class teacher. The children are 4 ____ with the idea of school and if they have been good, they can’t understand why they have to go to school. They imagine that school is optional. When the child goes to school on his first day and watches his mother leaving he thinks that she is deserting him. The teacher must 5 ____ him that at the end of the day his mother will be back and take him home. The children are not the only people that are disturbed by going to school. The teacher sometimes has as much difficulty in 6 ____ with the mothers. They hang around and dislike leaving the child without their protection.
The best way to 7 ____ with the situation is to get the child used to the idea of school. Before the beginning of term, the mother should take her child to see the teacher and to look 8 ____ the school. The first day should be something to emphasize the regularity of school.
1. А) enough; B) rarely; C) rather; D) equally
2. A) escape; B) defeat; C) beat; D) avoid
3. A) named; B) called; C) said; D) told
4. A) afraid; B) threatened; C) endangered; D) risked
5. A) convince; B) prove; C) explain; D) announce
6. A) managing; B) guiding; C) coping; D) handling
7. A) face; B) deal; C) touch; D) consider
8. A) through; B) about; C) after; D) round
WRITING
Comment on the following statement.
Some people are sure that pupils should make their own decisions what subjects to study.
What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement?
Write 100 -120 words.
Remember to
— make an introduction
— express your personal opinion and give reasons for your opinion
— make a conclusion.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Олимпиада по английскому языку 9 класс
Всероссийская олимпиада школьников. Школьный этап. 2016-2017 уч. год
Английский язык. Задания для участника 9 класс
Время выполнения -40 минут. Максимальное количество баллов – 20 баллов
Listening 4 б
You will hear an interview with four young people talking about their family lives.
Listen to this interview and choose the best answer A, B or C for each speaker. Before you listen, read the questions carefully.
1. In Patrick’s opinion, why does his mother help him?
A. She enjoys it.
B. She worries about him.
C. She has plenty of time.
2. What is Tracey’s family doing to the house at the moment?
A. Extending it.
B. Cleaning it.
C. Painting it.
3. How often do Vicky and her father take exercise together?
A. Regularly, once a week.
B. Occasionally.
C. Only in summer.
4. How does Kostas feel about family celebrations?
A. Bored.
B. Embarrassed.
C. Amused.
Reading 5 б
Read the article and choose the correct answer, a, b or c.
There is something about the English Channel that has always fascinated the human race and it has always played a special role in British history. The sea itself has always been important to mankind but the Channel often created a barrier between Great Britain and the Continent. This barrier has existed for more than 12,000 years and the desire to break it has occupied the minds of many people for almost two hundred years.
The construction of the tunnel is perhaps the most incredible engineering project of the 20th century. In fact its completion was called a «technical triumph”.
However, the first proposal to build a “channel Tunnel appeared in 1802, when a French engineer presented his project for two tunnels to cross it. Historians say Napoleon was interested in that plan. But Napoleon was more interested in fighting the British than in linking the two countries, and shortly afterwards a new war between England and France began. There were many other plans to build a tunnel but unfortunately all of them failed. It was not until after the last war that Britain and France began seriously considering the project. On the 12th February, 1986, Mrs. Thatcher and President Mitterrand signed the Franco-British Treaty which allowed the construction and the operation of the Channel Tunnel. The tunnel was completed eight years later.
It is now very quick and easy to cross the Channel. You don’t have to book a ticket. The Channel Tunnel trains operate twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year. You can now cross the Channel in thirty-five minutes. At last the great barrier has been broken.
In 1996, the American Society of Civil Engineers, with Popular Mechanics, selected the tunnel as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
1. What has always been important to all people?
a. The English Channel.
b. The sea.
c. The tunnel.
Вопрос № 2
2. What did Europeans want to do for many years?
a. To create a barrier between Great Britain and the Continent.
b. To sign a contract on the construction of the tunnel.
c. To connect Great Britain and the continent by train service.
Вопрос № 3
3. When did the Channel Tunnel begin to function?
a. In 1994.
b. In 1986.
c. In 1996.
Вопрос № 4
4. Who proposed the first plan to build a tunnel under the Channel?
a. Napoleon
b. A French engineer
c. Presiden tMitterrand.
Вопрос № 5
5. When did the construction of the tunnel become possible?
a. After the treaty had been signed.
b. After the engineering project had been presented.
c. After many other plans had been discussed.
USE OF ENGLISH- 6 б
For questions 1-6, read the text and write the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete the gaps. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
Meeting a Stranger
I was coming home at about three o’clock on a black winter night, when
suddenly I saw two people. The (1) ____________ was a short man who 1.ONE
(2) _________ along the street, and (3) ___________ was a little girl 2.WALK
3.TWO
who (4) __________ as fast as she could. 4.RUN
Well, the two crashed into each other and the child (5) _________ down. 5. FALL
But the man calmly walked on and left the (6) ____________ child 6.CRY
on the ground.
Writing – 5 баллов
Answer these questions
1. What is your name and surname? ________________________________________
2. Where do you live? ___________________________________________
3. What do your parents do? _______________________________________
4. What do you do in your free time?_____________________________________
5. What languages do you speak? ___________________________________
ANSWER SHEET БЛАНК ОТВЕТОВ 9 класc
Общее кол-во баллов________________
LISTENING
READING
USE OF ENGLISH
WRITING
Ключи 9 классы
Общее кол-во баллов________________
LISTENING
READING
USE OF ENGLISH
WRITING
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Комплект заданий школьного этапа Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку для 9-11 классов
Приложение 1 к приказу УОиМП
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Всероссийская олимпиада школьников
Задания школьного этапа олимпиады по английскому языку
(9-11 классы)
Составитель: А. М. Ахмедханова,
учитель английского языка
г. Радужный
Комплект заданий для учащихся 9-11 классов
PART 1
LISTENING (12 points)
Time: 20 minutes
Task 1. Multiple choice (7 points)
Listen to a young man talking about his experience as a volunteer. For questions 1-7 choose the correct letter A, B or C. You will hear the recording twice.
1. The narrator decided to become a volunteer because
A. his parents asked him to.
B. he wanted to help an endangered species.
C. he wanted to do some research.
2. When travelling to Costa Rica the narrator
A. felt nervous.
B. couldn’t believe how far away he was going.
C. felt relaxed.
3. The narrator’s main task was
A. to clean the beach.
B. to work during the day
C. to take care of the nests of the Leatherback Sea Turtle.
4. The work was done
A. under difficult conditions.
B. under easy conditions.
C. using artificial light.
5. Staying with a family is good because
A. you can cook your own meals.
B. you make a financial contribution to the local area.
C. you get to know more people.
6. The facilities in the village are
A. basic but improving all the time.
B. sub-standard.
C. like they are at home
7. The narrator believes the conservation project
will run for less than 20 years.
may save the Leatherback Sea Turtle.
is not succeeding.
Task 2. Matching (5 points)
You will hear various people talking about different areas of entertainment. Fill in the blanks 1-5 with the correct area of entertainment (a-h). There are three areas which you do not need to use.
zoo
circus
theatre
firework display
theme park
playground
street festival
cinema
Speaker 1 ______ 2 ______ 3 ______ 4 ______ 5 ______
TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET.
PART 2
READING (18 points)
Time: 25 minutes
Task 1. Matching (6 points)
For questions 1-6, decide which of the hotels (A-F):
has rooms not fitted with tubs;
has rooms with individual names;
is close to the well-known sights of London;
provides meals only in the morning;
gives its guests an opportunity to admire London from its windows;
was opened in the 18th century.
LONDON HOTELS
A . Braemar House, 2 Womersley Road, N8. Tel. 340 0205
Victorian hotel with pleasant views over the city. Minutes on the tube to Oxford Circus. Cooking facilities available.7 rooms, all with baths. No credit cards.
B. La Gaffe, Heath Street, Hampstead, NW. Tel. 435 4941
Small hotel situated on Hampstead Heath, close to the underground station. Meals available.11 rooms, no private baths.
C. London House Hotel, 80 Kensington Gardens Square, W2. Tel. 727 0696
Very cheap but friendly and comfortable bed and breakfast hotel in a pleasant location, close to public transport. 73 rooms, 26 with bath.
D. Hazlitts, 6 Frith Street, W1. Tel. 439 1524
One of London’s oldest houses, dating from 1718, unusually located in the heart of Soho. 24 rooms, 9 with bath.
E. Airway Hotel, 29 St George’s Drive, SW1. Tel. 834 0205
Pleasant little hotel close to Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby and Harrods.Friendly service. 32 rooms, 19 with bath.
F. Duke’s Hotel, 35 St James’s Place, SW1. Tel. 491 4840
Small (only 53 rooms) traditional hotel. The yard is still lit by gas-lamps, and every room is named after a duke. Recently refurnished and upgraded.
Task 2. Text completion (6 points)
Read the text and complete gaps A-F with the phrases 7-13 below. There is one extra phrase that you do not need to use.
Global financial crises
A global financial crisis affects people all over the world, but to very different degrees. Some people are lucky enough only to hear about it, while others are plunged into economic uncertainty, A _______.
A crisis occasionally arises from sudden bad decisions, but the cause is usually a collection of bad policies operated over an extended period. The financial crisis of 2008 was a result of a loosening of rules among banks. Changes in those regulations began during the 1980s, В ______
supervision.
The system of regulation became one of trust; it was up to the banks to behave wisely, and the governments would stay out of it. The regulation of banks was, in a sense, left up to the free market, C _______ . It allowed for transactions to flow more freely, which did in fact help economies grow during the 1980s
and 1990s.
When the financial markets first ran into trouble, large banking institutions failed altogether, D _______ . A small number of the world’s most wealthy people suffered greatly. But overall, the middle class and the poor suffered the worst of the crisis.
The 2010 Eurozone crisis is thought to be connected to the 2008 one. Governments that had borrowed enormous amounts to pay for problems caused two years earlier suddenly found themselves unable to support the debt. The Eurozone crisis was as severe as the one in 2008 E _______. More people would suffer as a result.
There is little that can be done to immediately fix a global financial crisis. Individuals can prepare for such an event by F _______ . Naturally, everyone must fight to make sure governments put sensible banking policies in place before problems occur.
7. keeping money in savings and making sure they stay out of debt
8. and many policymakers felt this would be sufficient
9. and added yet another layer of uncertainty to world financial markets
10. resulting in the loss of their job, home or livelihood
11. which many people had saved for a number of years
12. which caused a domino effect that spread around the world
13. a decade when governments decided to let banks carry out
Task 3. True/False (6 points)
Look at the statements (14-19) below about entertainment for children in London. Read the text to decide if each statement is true or false. Put “T” or “F” on your answers.
Visiting London with children? Here’s a guide to some attractions for younger tourists.
The Barbican Centre has its annual children’s festival. Summer in the City, on 1-5 August. Each day’s timetable is handed out as you enter. It may include magic shows, face painting, hat making and music. One ticket (£ 4.50 for children, £1 for adults, and no children or adults allowed on their own) buys a full day’s activity so you can have a go at everything.
At the South Bank Centre young dancers can join in Sleeping Beauty workshops with the English National Ballet on 3 August. On 4 August Peter Badejo encourages all comers to join in African dance and there’s outdoor dance, theatre and music for all the family on the terraces around the Centre at weekends. For example, on 21August the Teatro Buendia from Cuba will present a show for children of all ages called An Elephant Takes Too Much Room.
At London Zoo there is a special exhibition about animals which have disappeared as well as animals in danger of disappearing. There are lifesize moving models of dinosaurs, but you can also see living examples of endangered species such as tigers and bird-eating spiders. While you may not want to get too near these, there are plenty of friendly animals in the new Children Zoo which will be happy to let you get close to them.
The Museum of the Moving Image is about the cinema. Its guides are actors dressed as cowboys and films stars. You can learn about film-making in special classes and there is a special exhibition at eye-level for very young children under one metre tall.
If adults are ready for a rest why not book Sunday lunch at the Russel Hotel? The Jumping Jelly Bean Club offers an exercise class (with qualified instructors) for children while you have a drink. Sit down to lunch together (£14.25 for adults, £3.95 for the children’s menu), then while you have your coffee, the Jumping Jelly Beaners watch children’s films. The Club is held every Sunday lunchtime and it’s free to children with families eating in the hotel.
14. The Barbican Center programme changes from day to day. 15. Children can be left at the Barbican Centre for the day. 16. At the South bank Centre there is dance from different parts of the world. 17. The children’s Zoo sells soft toy animals. 18. The Museum of the Moving Image is most suitable for older children. 19. It coasts £ 3.95 to join the Jumping Jelly Bean Club.
TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET.
PART 3
USE OF ENGLISH (20 points)
Time: 20 minutes
Task 1. Editing (10 points)
For items 1-10 read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word that shouldn’t be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (V) by the number in your answer sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, write that word out. Lines 0 and 00 are example:
0……how……….. The writer Kingsley Amis once quipped how that there was no pleasure
00……V………… worth giving up for the sake of two more years in a geriatric home…..
Unseen London
1………………….. Of course, London is famous for that its attractions like Big Ben
2………………….. and the Tower of London. Millions of tourists look at these
3………………….. buildings every year – but not far distance from these places,
4………………….. there are other interesting sights. Next time you set off to visit
5………………….. London, why not plan to go to some of the places close in to the
6………………….. centre of the city that tourists rarely go to? Get into of a taxi and
7………………….. ask the driver to take you to Billingsgate fish market, for
8………………….. example. When you arrive there at the market, you’ll be amazed
9………………….. at the sights and sounds of real London. You can ask to the fish
10………………… sellers about their work – and you don’t have to wait on for hours
to get a ticket!
Task 2. Word Formation (10 points)
For questions 11-20, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
The stars of American journalism can buildup reputations which make them _____(11)
known than most members of the Cabinet.
Although each one ___(12) for a single big city
newspaper, their articles may ________(13)
in hundreds of local papers across the nation.
To be successful it ______(14) always necessary
to be a graduate in journalism. In 1955 the
Chicago SUN-Times ________(15) an untrained
housewife from Iowa Esther Lederer to take
over the ‘Anne Landers’ column, ________(16)
comforting answers to all ____(17) on personal
problems. Thirty years later her ‘Anne
Landers’ column _______(18) by eighty million
people. Meanwhile, her twin-sister _______(19)
an almost identical column, ‘Dear Abby’. By
1987 these amazing twins, then aged 67,
___________(20) yet.
GOOD
WORK
REPRODUCE
NOT BE
ENGAGE
GIVE
QUERY
READ
HAVE
NOT RETIRE
TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET.
PART 4
WRITING an opinion essay (20 points)
Time: 25 minutes
Comment on the following statement.
People say that youth is the most wonderful period in a person’s life. Others are sure that young people face too many problems nowadays.
What is your opinion?
Write 100 — 120 words.
Use the following plan:
Make the introduction (state the problem)
Express your personal opinion and give 2 – 3 reasons for your opinion
Express the opposing opinion and give 1 – 2 reasons for this opposing opinion
Explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion
Make a conclusion restating your position
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Олимпиадные задания школьного этапа Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку для учащихся 9-11 классов (2014-2015 учебный год)
Олимпиадные задания школьного этапа Всероссийской олимпиады школьниковпо английскому языку для учащихся 9-11 классов (2014-2015 учебный год)
Раздел 1. Чтение
Установите соответствие между заголовками A—H и текстами 1-7. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
A Dangerous beauty
B Living in comfort
C An ancient art
D A change in meaning
E Making a living from the sea
F An interesting read
G Living off the land and sea
H A ‘smaller’ read
1. The terms ‘broadsheet’ and ‘tabloid’ technically refer only to a newspaper’s size. ‘Broadsheets’ are newspapers that have long pages about 22 inches in length, whereas ‘tabloids’ are newspapers that are smaller pages (about 17 inches in length). In the UK, however, most people now use these terms to mean something else. ‘Broadsheets’ are serious, more ‘intellectual’ newspapers, whereas ‘tabloids’ are newspapers full of celebrity gossip and sensational stories.
2. The Inuit people (or ‘Eskimos’ as they were once known) are hunters and fishermen, living off animal life in Arctic. They catch whales, walruses and seals from the sea and hunt oxen and caribou on land. There aren’t many plants in the Arctic, so the Inuit supplement their diet with seaweed. They catch sea mammals by making holes in the sea ice and waiting for seals and walruses to use them when they need air.
3. Glamour magazine was first published in the UK in 2001. At the time, women’s magazines were quite large. Glamour, however, was different – it could fit into a small bag. Readers loved it. In fact, Glamour was so popular that eventually all the UK’s other leading women’s magazines started printing these handbag-sized magazines.
4. Rich people in ancient Egypt lived in large houses that had several rooms. Floors were covered in coloured tiles and walls were painted. Many houses had gardens and pools. In ancient Rome, the upper classes also enjoyed a good standard of living. Houses had beautiful furniture and oil lamps were used for lighting. Some people even had a water supply to their house.
5. Pearls were gathered from oysters by people in the Middle East as far back as 4,000 years ago. In fact, collecting and selling pearls was the only way people living around the coasts of the Middle East in ancient times could make money. It is believed that the best pearl divers were able to dive to depths of 40 metres and stay underwater for 15 minutes.
6. Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos for thousands of years. The Maoris of New Zealand considered the head the most important part of the body and men tattooed their entire face. Face tattoos, or ‘moko’, were always unique and showed a person’s status and rank. Women usually had mokos on their lips and chin only.
7. Make-up is not new. The ancient Egyptians, for example, painted their eyes with black kohl while in ancient Rome, people used red ochre to colour their lips and cheeks and ash to darken their eyebrows. In the middle ages, Europeans used lead oxide to make their skin very pale. Unfortunately, many of the cosmetics people used contained lead and mercury – highly poisonous substances.
Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задание. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа и занесите в таблицу.
“The Picture of Dorian Gray”, by Oscar Wilde
As soon as it had finished, Dorian Gray rushed behind the scenes into the green-room. When he entered the room, Sibyl Vane looked at him, and an expression of the joy came over her. “How badly I acted tonight, Dorian!” she cried. “Horribly!” he answered. “Horribly! It was dreadful. Are you ill? You have no idea what I suffered.” “Dorian”, she answered, “you should have understood. But you understand now, don’t you?” “Understand what?” he asked angrily. “Why I was so bad tonight. Why I will always be bad. Why I will never act well again.” He shrugged his shoulders. “You are ill, I suppose. When you are ill you shouldn’t act. You make yourself ridiculous. My friends were bored. I was bored.”
“Dorian,” she cried, “before I knew you, acting was the one reality of my life. It was only in the theatre that I lived. You came and you freed my soul from prison. You taught me what reality is. Tonight, for the first time in my life, I saw through the silliness of my empty theatre in which I had always played. You had made me understand what love really is. Oh Dorian, you understand now what it means? Even if I could do it, it would be a crime for me to play at being in love. You made me see that.”
He threw himself down on the sofa and turned away his face. “You have killed my love,” he muttered. “You used to stir my imagination. Now I’m not even curious about you. I loved you because you were marvelous, because you were intelligent. You have thrown it all away. You are nothing to me now. I will never see you again. I will never think of you. Without your art you are nothing.”
The girl grew white and trembled. “You are not serious, Dorian?” she murmured. “You are acting.”
“Acting! I leave that to you. You do it so well,” he answered. She moaned and threw herself at his feet. “Dorian, Dorian, don’t leave me!” she whispered. I was thinking of you all the time tonight. But I will try, really, I will try. Can’t you forgive me for tonight? Don’t leave me!” “I am going,” he said at last in his calm, clear voice. I can’t see you again. You have disappointed me.” He turned and left the room. In a few moments he had left the theatre.
When he arrived home, he entered his bedroom. His eyes immediately fell upon the portrait Basil Hallward had painted of him and he started back as if in surprise. The face seemed to have changed a little. He could see the lines of cruelty round the mouth as if he had just done some terrible thing. He quickly glanced into a mirror. He couldn’t see any lines like that around his red lips. What did it mean? Suddenly he remembered what he had said in Basil Hallward’s studio the day the picture had been finished. He had wished that he could remain young, and the portrait grow old; that his own beauty might not disappear, and the face in the picture would show all his passions and his sins. Surely his wish had not come true? Such things were impossible. But, there was the picture, with the touch of cruelty in the mouth.
Cruelty! Had he been cruel? It was the girl’s fault, not his. He had dreamed of her because he had thought she was great. Then she had disappointed him. And yet he still felt regret, as he thought of her lying at his feet crying loudly like a little child.
But what about the picture? It held the secret of his life, and told his story. It had taught him to love his own beauty. Would it teach him to hate his own soul? Would he ever look at it again?
A1. Dorian Gray seemed to be angry with Sibyl Vane because
he realized she did not love him any more.
she gave a bad acting performance.
he wanted her to end her acting career.
she refused to admit that she was ill.
A2. Sibyl told Dorian that he had made her realize that
she was a terrible actress.
she could never give up acting.
there is more to life than the theatre.
her love for him was not real.
A3. Dorian said that he had loved Sibyl because
she loved him so deeply.
he admired her character.
she inspires him because of her talent.
she made him a better person.
A4. Sibyl tried to stop Dorian from leaving her by
pretending to be crazy.
blocking the exit to the theatre.
explaining the reason for her behaviour.
promising not to act again.
A5. As soon as Dorian saw the portrait of himself, he
jumped in disbelief.
went back to the theatre.
began to feel afraid.
felt regret.
A6. Dorian Gray thought his portrait had changed because
he was looking at it differently.
a wish he made had come true.
he had told the artist to change it.
the artist had chosen to re-paint it.
A7. By the end of the story, Dorian realized
that he loved Sibyl.
why he felt so disappointed.
that he was now sure that Sibyl had behaved wrongly.
that his treatment of Sibyl may have been wrong.
Раздел 2. Грамматика и лексика.
Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенные номерами 1-6, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.
Starlings
Starlings are small to medium-sized birds native to Europe, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Their
feathers are generally dark and 1. ……… and they usually nest in holes, SHINE
laying blue or white eggs. Starlings are highly sociable animals, flying in flocks of up to one
million birds. 2……, flocks of this size are a very eye-catching sight in the sky. NATURAL
The shape of a starling flock is usually 3…….., but it constantly expands, CIRCLE
contracts and changes form. Interestingly, flocks move without any
4……… from any sort of ‘leader’ bird. GUIDE
Single males build nests to attract single females. They decorate their nests with flowers and
green vegetation and sing during the 5………..of them. Starlings can CONSTRUCT
produce a wide range of sounds – from beautiful songs to mechanical-sounding chirps.
Starlings are also very good mimics. In 6……., they can learn CAPTIVE
to reproduce many types of speech and sounds.
Из четырех представленных возможных вариантов ответов выберите единственно правильный. Занесите ответы в таблицу.
I am going to have my kitchen ____. It is necessary that every crack ____ covered.
to repair, will be
to be repaired, is
repaired, should be
being repaired, be
_____rich pay higher taxes?
does
do
does the
do the
We are all looking forward _____ your friends.
to seeing
to see
for seeing
of seeing
You ______ me a postcard, but you didn’t.
could send
could be sent
could have sent
could had sent
While our coffee ____, I _____ him my sad story which impressed him ______.
was making, told, greatly
was been made, said, great
had been made, told, great
was being made, told, greatly
Try to behave as if nothing ______.
had happened
happened
was happened
has happened
How I wish we _______ then!
didn’t meet
hadn’t met
wouldn’t meet
wouldn’t have me
I don’t feel like _______ this article today.
to read and translate
for reading and translating
read and translate
reading and translating
Would you mind _____, please?
to open the window?
open the window?
opening the window?
to the window opening?
You look hot! What ______?
have you done
did you do?
had you done?
have you been doing?
I find it difficult to come _____ new ideas.
up with
over with
across with
through with
________ the fact that he got the best marks in the test he didn’t get onto the course.
Despite of
Even though
In spite of
Although
Use your time sensibly. Don’t ______it.
spend
waste
pass
lose
You look worried. What’s on your _____?
brain
head
mind
thoughts
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Раздел 3. Письмо
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Becky who writes:
…. In towns and cities in Great Britain, houses and flats are often quite small with only 2 or 3 bedrooms. I have to share my bedroom with my younger sister. What about you – do you have to share too or do you have your own room? Would you rather live in the town or in the country? What are homes like in Russian towns and cities?
I have just come back from staying with my uncle in Wales. He’s a dairy farmer with a herd of about two hundred cows…
Write a letter to Becky. In your letter
answer her questions
ask 3 questions about her holiday with her uncle in Wales
Write 100-140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.
Ответы
Чтение
1 текст: 7 заданий по 2 балла за каждый правильный ответ, всего 14 баллов.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
D
G
H
B
E
C
A
2 текст: 7 заданий по 3 балла за каждый правильный ответ, всего 21 балл.
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
2
3
3
3
1
2
4
Грамматика и лексика
20 заданий по 2 балла за каждый правильный ответ, всего 40 баллов.
Словообразование
shiny
Naturally
circular
guidance
construction
captivity
Множественный выбор
C
D
A
C
D
D
B
D
C
D
A
C
B
C
Письмо. Всего 25 баллов
содержание – 8 баллов
лексика – 5 баллов
грамматика – 5 баллов
организация – 7 баллов
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ЛИСТ ОТВЕТОВ УЧАСТНИКА ОЛИМПИАДЫ
Фамилия, имя
Класс
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1 текст
2 текст
2 раздел. Грамматика и лексика.
1) Словообразование
2)Множественный выбор
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