Комплекс заданий олимпиадного характера по английскому языку для учащихся 9-11 классов

Комплекс заданий олимпиадного характера

по английскому языку

для учащихся 9-11 классов

Бочарова Елена Анатольевна, учитель английского языка,

ф-л МБОУ «Стрелецкая СОШ» в пос Новая жизнь.

1. «Аудирование»

Задание LISTENING

Listen to the interview and for questions A8-A14, choose the answer (1, 2 or 3) which you think fits best according to the text. Write the appropriate number (1, 2 or 3) in boxes A8-A14 on your answer sheet.

A8. Catherine mainly gets inspired for her novels from

1) things that happen in her personal life.

2) unimportant new stories.

3) major events in the local area.

A9. The example of the shopping centre shows that, before writing, Catherine

1) interviews a lot of people.

2) does a lot of background research.

3) imagines a complete story.

A10. Catherine says her characters

1) can be identified by the people they’re based on.

2) are exact copies of people she has known.

3) are only loosely based on real people.

A11. Catherine is more likely to create a character based on a real person’s

1) history.

2) appearance.

3) view of the world.

A12. There is a chance that

1) Catherine will give a talk about making films.

2) a company will buy the film rights to Fire at Dawn.

3) there will be a film version of Fire at Dawn.

A13. Catherine does not want

1) to be involved in making the film.

2) someone else to write the screenplay.

3) the plot to be altered in a major way.

A14. Catherine believes that

1) the stories in the book and film should be the same.

2) film and literature are extremely different media.

3) films based on books are usually annoying.

LISTENING- 7баллов

Использованные источники

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников. Школьный этап. 2018-2019 уч.год

2. «Чтение»

Task 1 Read the text and do the tasks below.

Parents and teens at peace

Most young people say their home lives are carefree, according to a new survey

Тhe evidence may not be obvious in some households. But four out of five young people in Britain now get on with their parents, contradicting the popular image of angry teenagers locked in their room after endless family rows.

A new study into teenage attitudes reveals that their family life is more harmonious than ever before: more than half of 13 to 18-year-olds get on with their brothers and sisters; and one in three has not argued with parents during the past 12 months. 85% of 13 to 18-year-olds agree with the statement ‘I’m happy with my family life'. A majority said their lives were 'happy', 'fun' and 'carefree'. Only one in 10 said they had a very poor relationship with their parents. However some arguments do still occur. The most common family flashpoints are 'tidying up' and 'household chores'.

'We were struck by just how positive today's young people seem to be about their families,' said Nick Rand of the Future Foundation. They're expected to be rebellious, but actually they want a car and material goods and worry about whether their school is serving them well. There's more discussion and negotiation between parents and children and a greater expectation of children's right to participate in the family decision-making process. This generation of parents is much more likely than 30 years ago to treat their children as "friends".' 'My parents are happy to discuss things with me and make compromises,' says 17-year-old Daniel Lazell from Billericay. They know I go to the pub or which girl I'm going out with. As long as they know what I'm doing they're fine. I'm happy with family life. When we sit down to dinner in the evening we all chat.' Relaxation of controls on young people is reflected throughout society. In the 1960s newspapers were scandalised when Prince Charles, then a schoolboy, ordered a cherry brandy in a pub. Forty years later Prince Harry had to confess to drug use to generate a similar level of anxiety.

Psychologist Oliver James comments: 'Our surprise that teenagers say they get on well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our history when they were identified as different beings. The idea of teenagers rebelling and breaking away from their parents is a very 1960s thing.'

Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1. Most teenagers in the survey had not argued with their parents during the past year.

2. Parents and teenagers continue to have disagreements about doing jobs at home.

3. Young people are less materialistic than they used to be.

4. Nowadays there is more equality in the relationship between parents and children.

5. What Prince Charles did in the 1960s would not be a scandal in Britain now.

6. According to Oliver James, teenagers have always rebelled against their parents.

Fill in the following percentages with reference to teenagers.

10% - 15% - 33% - over 50% - 80%

7…..get on with their parents.

8.___get on with their brothers and sisters.

9.___get on very badly with their parents.

10.___have not argued with their parents for a year.

11.___are not happy with their family life.

Использованные источники:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/oct/06/highereducation.education,

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников, 2015.

Key Task1.

Task 2

Read the text. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (8-13). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

The most famous schools in Britain are private boarding schools, such as Eton College, Harrow School, Rugby School, and Winchester School. These famous private schools, founded during the Middle Ages, are theoretically open to the public, but in reality are attended by those _______1________.

Many of Britain’s leaders have attended these private schools, which cater to the wealthy and influential _______2________. A variety of other schools are also private, including kindergartens, day schools, and newer boarding schools. Private schools that take pupils from the age of 7 to the age of 11. 12, or 13 are called preparatory schools. Private schools that take older pupils from the age of 11, 12, or 13 to 18 or 19 are often referred to as public schools. Only 7 percent of British students attend those schools.

In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland the education systems are similar. The majority of the students attend schools ________3______. These include state schools, voluntary schools, and self-governing or grant-maintained (GM) schools that receive funds directly from the government rather than local authorities.

At the age of sixteen, _______4________ students are tested in various subjects to earn a General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE). They should take Advanced Level examinations, commonly known as “A" Levels ________5_______.

Scotland has comparable qualifications. About a third of British students leave school as soon as possible after turning 16, usually taking lower-level jobs in the workforce.

Those _______6_______ may pursue either further education or higher education. Further education is largely vocational. Students may also stay in school until age 18 to prepare for higher education.

A. who stay in school past the age of 16

B. if they wish to go on to higher education at a university

C. which are called comprehensive schools

D. who can afford the fees

E. prior to leaving school

F. but also offer some scholarships to gifted poorer children

G. which are wholly or partly supported with public funds

Использованные источники:

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников по английскому языку. 2012 год

Key Task 2

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Task 3

Read the article “Will we all have to leave home?”. Choose the correct parts of sentences (A-G) to complete gaps 1-6. There is one EXTRA part of a sentence you do not need to use.

1. Which would orbit the Earth and provide wonderful living conditions

2. Although the give different reasons

3. Which means we will have to go even further afield

4. Because the average life of a species rarely exceeds 100,000 years

5. Which is as long as homo sapiens has walked the face of the Earth

6. Ever since Jules Verne wrote From the Earth to the Moon in 1865

7. Which is an idea being explored by NASA

Will we all have to leave home?

(Brian Clark takes a look at what the future holds for mankind)

The idea that human beings will eventually colonise space has been at the heart of science fiction 1____ . Lovers of this type of fiction have always been captivated by the idea of travelling through space and discovering the perfect unspoilt planet to colonise and create the ideal existence for humanity, the idea has never been taken but seriously - until now.

Professor Stephen Hawking has recently argued that, if the human species is to survive, then we should start planning for the ultimate move. He fears that life on Earth is facing an increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster such as sudden global warming or a genetically engineered virus. It is a prospect that hardly bears thinking about.

Other experts have echoed Hawking's beliefs, 2____. They point out that we are rapidly exhausting the Earth's resources while the population continues to grow. Within one hundred years or so, if present trends continue, they predict that our planet will have been reduced to a barren wasteland. With nothing left in the larder, we shall all have to leave home, and there will be no return.

However, just how realistic is such a move? Given the known laws of the universe, travelling to a planet capable of supporting human life remains an impossibility. Even the journey to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star beyond our sun, would take about 100,000 years,3____.

To make matters worse, no planets matching the conditions required for human survival have been identified orbiting our nearest neighbour. To find such a planet we will have to go even farther afield. One possible candidate has been discovered circling a star 15 light-years away. Unfortunately, it would take more than 300,000 years to get there, and there are no guarantees that it can support life as we know it.

Cleary then, unless scientists come up with a for us way to travel faster than the speed of light, we shall have to look for alternative solutions. One idea, first proposed by scientist Gerald O'Neill in the 1970s, would be to construct gigantc aluminum tubes 4_____. This seems an unlikely option. The only space station to have been built so far, at enormous cost, can support only six people at a time, and they require supplies from Earth.

A more realistic possibility is to build a permanent base on the moon, perhaps as a stepping stone for voyages to other planets, 5____. Unfortunately, it would be difficult to sustain life on an airless, lifeless rock. Specialists also note that bones and muscles would, in the long term, waste away in the low gravity.

There is no doubt that our planet is struggling under the burden of humanity. Some experts claim that we are living on borrowed time already, 6____. However, that does not mean that we should just wring our hands in despair. History shows that man has an incredible capacity to adapt and survive. It is worth remembering that only a few years ago things that we now take for granted, such as instant communications through the Internet, would have seemed impossible. Perhaps we shall soon see the dreams of science-fiction writers become reality after all.

Использованные источники: http://www.centrobrrostov.ru/index.php?id=10:8&Itemid=5&option=com_k2&view=item

Key. Task 3

Задание 3

Complete gaps 1-13 with words formed from the words in CAPITAL letters. Write the answers on your answer sheet

"Professor Olivetti is right over here, Miss," said

the doorman. The room was silent apart from

the tickling of a grandfather clock. Five old _____(1), MAN

who looked as old as the club-itself was,

were sitting on the ______(2) black leather armchairs WEAR

with their backs rigidly upright as well as their

_____(3) of the Times. There was a coal fire, an ancient COPY

globe, wails lined with bookcases in which one

could see all kinds of books and a lot of dust.

Everything reminded of Queen Victoria.

Rose tried lo figure out who of them was the one

she had to talk to. She understood she had

failed only when Professor Olivetti got to

his feet and greeted to her. He was immensely

tall and old. He made her ________(4) of a poem THINK

by some French poet which so much time ago

she (5) at school. But the second he started LEARN

to speak, Rosy (6), He didn't belong to CHARM

that club covered in dust and rime. She could see him in

the wild, dressed in Beduin clothes.

_______(7)on a camel, scarf wrapped round his head. GALLOP

Today many tests include essay writing. There are many different

types of essays. Now we shall discuss some of them.

As you have probably________(8), when you write an essay of GUESS

___________ (9) you will be using much of what you have already ILLUSTRATE

learned so far. This type requires having a wide background so no topic

could cofuse you. But it is a good idea to prepare some examples

in advance. Techniques of ___________ (10) and narration will help you DESCRIBE

as well as any other beginning writer. Organize your examples and

points clearly and_____________(11). STRONG

Sometimes testers have to give lower grades to those who have

good and wide-ranging examples which are badly organised or not

organised at all. In fact, a number of ways to develop good essays

discussed _______ (12) on - cause and effect, LATE

_______________ (13), process analysis, definition, and classification COMPARE

- lend themselves to development by illustration. The selection you will

read in this section shows how four famous American writers use

illustration to advance their ideas and make them clearer to the reader.

Ключ к заданию

Использованные источники

https://kopilkaurokov.ru/angliiskiyYazik/prochee/olimpiada-po-anghliiskomu-iazyku-dlia-9-klassa

5. «Страноведение»

Задание

Crossword puzzle “DO YOU KNOW AMERICA?”

DOWN

8. The river on which New York stands

9. An american entrepreneur and multimillionaire, a man whose name has become a symbol of wealth.

10. The Green mountain state

11. One of the states of the USA

12. Native people of America

14. One of the states of the USA

15. The first President of the USA

16. One of the states of the USA

17. One of the most famous musicals of the USA

18. These towers were destroyed by terrorists

19. The longest avenue in New York

20. The borough of New York

21. The second president of America

23. The nickname of Luisiana

ACROSS

1. One of the states of the USA

2. The 44^th president of America

3. The capital of the USA

4. The discoverer of America

5. The inhabitants of America

6. . One of the states of the USA

7. The Sooner State

13. One of the states of the USA

22. The 10^th president of the USA

Использованные источники

https://edudocs.info/krossvord-po-angliyskomu-yazyku-dlya-9-klassa-do-you-know-america.html

Ключ к заданию

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