Всероссийская олимпиада по английскому языку. Школьный этап.
2018 учебный год
Задания для участников 9-11 классы
Время выполнения - 60 минут. Максимальное количество баллов – 49.
LISTENING – 20 points
Time: 20 min
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.
№ | Statement | TRUE | FALSE |
15. | Harry admires the wildlife photo of a fish in ‘Animals’ magazine. | | |
16. | Harry thinks the unusual creatures in Laura’s photos are what makes them good. | | |
17. | Laura and Harry find it’s hard to keep still when taking wildlife photos. | | |
18. | Harry doubts whether his camera is good enough for wildlife photography. | | |
19. | Laura thinks it’s important to get up early to take wildlife photos. | | |
20. | Laura and Harry are both considering getting more instruction in photography. | | |
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READING - 7 points
Time: 10 minutes
Match headings A-H to texts 1-7 choose the best heading A-H. There is one heading you will not need to use. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
A. UNUSUAL RELATIONSHIPS E. IMPORTANT MOMENTS
B. SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS F. MISTAKEN BELIEFS
C. DIFFICULT PERIODS G. MANY RESPONSIBILITIES
D. TWO TYPES H. HOME ALONE
In Britain? Most families are “nuclear families”. This means that the family consists of the parents and children. Of course, there are uncles and aunts and grand parents, too, but they do not have much to do with raising the children and often live a long way away. In many other countries, the “extended family” is more common. With the extended family, uncles, aunts and grandparents live closer to the parents and children – sometimes even in the same building – and everyone in the family has a much closer relationship.
Most teenagers say at some point; “When I’m a parent, I’m going to give my children much more freedom than I have now.” When they do actually become parents however, they soon realize that giving a child or teenager lots of freedom is not always the best thing to do. Many parents end up hearing their children saying to them exactly the same things they said to their parents when they were young.
What does bringing up a child involve? Giving a child love and making a child feel safe in their environment are extremely important. So is providing food and warmth. Parents also have a duty to teach their children the differences between right and wrong, and to make sure their children get a good education. Some parents believe that their role is also to teach children about the importance of things such as family, religion and society.
The English phrases “a chip off the old block” and “like father, like son” (or “like mother, like daughter”) are used to show the similarities between a parent and their child. These might be similarities in terms of appearance, behavior or interests. For example, if a dad loves watching cricket and his son Eric becomes interested in cricket, too, you might say. “Eric’s a chip off the old block, isn’t he?”
“Latchkey kids” are a major problem in many countries, including Britain and the USA, These are children whose parents are still at work when they come home from school, so there is no one at home to look after them. Their parents aren’t there to help with their homework, and some of them spend hours on their own before their parents’ return.
The idea of “quality time” is based on an understanding that the amount of time a parent spends with their child is not the only important thing. What is also important is what they do together during that time. Ten minutes of discussing problems that a teenager is facing may be much more valuable than two hours of watching a movie together in silence.
Families work well when things are going well, but the real test of a family comes at times of stress. Perhaps Mum has been working too hard, or perhaps young Amy is taking exams at school. These are times when all the families can find themselves fighting instead of helping each other. When a family is going through a crisis like this, it can often help to talk to someone outside the family. It could either be an expert, such as a family counselor, or a trusted family friend
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USE OF ENGLISH - 13 points
Time: 10 minutes
For questions 1-7, read the text and write the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete the gaps. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
Animal Helpers
Animals can be pets, but they can also be much more. Ever since dogs first
(1)_____________ humans on the hunt, animals have worked with people. JOIN
Dogs, of course, work with people in different ways, such as
(2)___________ sheep on farms. CONTROL
They (3)____________ to help blind people find their way around. TRAIN
There are (4)__________ of other animals that help people, LOT
including horses, camels and elephants. In the past, horses were an important means of transport in Europe and (5)____________ both people CARRY
and goods. Cars soon replaced horses for most jobs because they could go faster and (6) ______________. FAR In Asia today, as in the past, elephants (7)___________ to transport USE heavy loads in areas where cars cannot go.
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WRITING – 10 points
Time: 20 minutes
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend Christine, who writes:
I’ve had an argument with my best friend, Linda, and we’re not talking to each other. I’m really upset about it. What kind of things do you argue with your best friend about? How do you make up after an argument? What do you think I should say to Linda?
Oh, and I visited our local sports centre yesterday, which was interesting!
Write a letter to Christine. In your letter:
Write 100-120 words. Remember the rules of letter writing. Write the letter on your answer sheet.
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