МАТЕРИАЛЫ ДЛЯ ПОДГОТОВКИ К ОЛИМПИАДЕ ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ 8 класс

МАТЕРИАЛЫ ДЛЯ ПОДГОТОВКИ К ОЛИМПИАДЕ ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ

8 класс

Рекомендации

к заданиям олимпиады

по английскому языку

Общая цель заданий олимпиады – проверка навыков чтения и понимания законченного текста, наличия у учащихся необходимого для данного уровня словарного запаса, знания основных разделов грамматики английского языка и умения написания открытки.

Материалы олимпиады для 8 класса включают 8 заданий (максимальный балл – 48). Рекомендуемое время выполнения – 1,5 часа (90мин), включая время для проведения инструктажа.

Первое и второе задания дают участникам возможность проявить умение понять законченный текст. Задания 3 и 4 имеют целью проверить уровень владения лексикой и грамматикой. Задании 5,6, имеют страноведческий характер. Задание 7 – конкурс письменной речи, который оценивается в 10 баллов: 3 балла за содержание, 2 балла за организацию открытки, 5 баллов за отсутствие лексических и грамматических ошибок.

Призовые места (1-3) присуждаются в том случае, если задания выполнены не менее чем на 60% , т.е. 29 и более баллов. Участникам, набравшим 28 и менее баллов присуждаются четвёртое и последующие места.

Напоминаем, что на районный тур олимпиады по квоте принимаются только по 1 победителю.

Чтение

I. Прочитайте текст и установите соответствие между заголовками A-F и пронумерованными абзацами текста 1-5. используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

A. History of the store

B. The sales

C. Location

D. Recommendation

E. Customers

F. Departments and services

1.’Enter a Different World’, it says on the doormat, and this is what you do when you visit Harrods in Knightsbridge, London. Harrods is ‘the world’s most celebrated store’ says Chairman Mr. Mohamed Al Fayed.

2. In the beginning, though, Harrods was just a small grocer’s shop. It was opened in 1849 and run by Charles Henry Harrod. His son took over and added medicines and perfumes, a well as fruit, flowers sweets. In 1983, Harrods moved abroad and opened a branch in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as airport shops in most major European cities.

3. Today around 35,000 people visit Harrods every day. It has got 300 departments spread over seven floors and employs over 4,000 staff. Harrods is the official supplier of certain goods to the Royal Family, and sells everything from clothes to caviar. In addition to the nineteen bars and restaurants in the store, there’s a bank, a travel agent’s and the biggest beauty salon in Europe.

4. January and July are very busy months for Harrods because they are sale times. Over 3000,000 customers visit the store on the first day alone. Many people sleep outside the store all night to be first in when the doors open on the first day.

5. ‘All things, for all people, everywhere’ is the store’s motto. The Harrods name means the best of British quality, service and style. All in all, Harrods is a fascinating place to visit.

II. Прочитайте текст и определите, какие из утверждений 6-9 соответствуют содержанию текста(True), какие не соответствуют (False), о чём в тексте не сказано (Not stated).

What gives the streets of London their unique charm? Old red telephone boxes perhaps? Or double-decker buses and Bobbies on the beat? Wait a minute, Bobbies on the beat …? Yes, you know, tall, smiling policeman patrolling the streets and helping you when you lose your way! Great police you might say. But have they always been like that?

Well, at first, ‘the police’ were just ordinary citizens who didn’t use to wear a uniform or get paid. From 1663, paid watchman used to patrol the streets at night holding a bell, a lantern and a staff. But were these ‘Charlies’, as they were called, any good at their job? Well no, not really as they were usually too old and weak to actually catch any criminals!

It seems that things could only get better! The first modern police, called ‘Bobbies’or ‘Peelers’ after their founder Sir Robert Peel, appeared on the foggy streets of London in 1829. They were better paid and better equipped with a club, handcuffs and later a whistle.

‘Great!’ you say, but it was no easy job for being a ‘Peeler’! They worked seven days a week for only 1pound, and they couldn’t even get married without permission! They used to wear their smart blue uniforms all the time and their tall hat had a thick leather top to protect them from people who attacked them.

It is still tough to be a policeman nowadays, of course, but next time you feel sorry for them, spare a thought for the poor Charles, Bobbies or Peelers of the past.

6. ‘Bobbies’ are policemen patrolling the streets.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

7. ‘Charlies’ didn’t do their jobs well because they didn’t get paid.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

8. Most young people didn’t want to work as policemen.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

9. ‘Bobbies’ wore their hats because they made them look tall.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Грамматика и лексика

III. Прочитайте текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 10-16, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста.

The Lord Mayor’s Show is a colourful London tradition.

10. which _____ in 1215 and takes place every November. START

11. The Lord Mayor is the person who _____ important MAKE

12. decisions about the city. During the show he _____ TRAVEL

Through central London in a gold coach in front of

13. a large parade. There _____ soldiers and marching BE

bands in the parade.

1. The whole procession is nearly four km long. It is the ___ LARGE

parade of its kind in the world. The streets are full of people

who come to watch and cheer as they did when the famous

1. Dick Wittington ______ Lord Mayor in 1397. They wear BECOME

2. beautiful costumes and listen to the bands _________ . PLAY

At the end of the parade there is a spectacular firework display.

IV. Прочитайте текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 17-21, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста.

17. South Africa is one of the most ______ countries in the BEAUTY

18. world and a favourite destination for many ________ . TRAVEL

From Kruger National Park to the Kalahari desert,

19. South Africa provides a great _____ to Africa but it has INTRODUCE

More to offer than stunning landscapes. If you visit South Africa,

Make sure you stop off in Cape Town. There’s always something

20. happening in this __________ city, and it has great shops, too. EXCITE

21. The more _____ can take a trip up Table Mountain or take ADVENTURE

a boat trip to see great white sharks and seals. South Africa is a place that

everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime.

V. Что ты знаешь о стране изучаемого языка?

22. What is the official name of the country whose language you study?

1. Great Britain

2. England

3. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

23. How many countries does the United Kingdom consist of?

1. four

2. three

3. two

24. What is the capital of Scotland?

1. Manchester

2. Edinburgh

3. Cardiff

25. What is the capital of Wales?

1. Edinburgh

2. Cardiff

3. Liverpool

26. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

1. Cardiff

2. Dublin

3. Belfast

27. What is the state system of the United Kingdom?

1. a constitutional monarchy

2. a parliamentary republic

3. a limited monarchy

28. What is the symbol of the United Kingdom?

1. a bald eagle

2. Britannia

3. a rose

29. What is the name of the British national flag?

1. the Union Jack

2. the Saint Andrew’s Cross

3. the Saint David’s Cross

30. What is the official religion in the United Kingdom?

a)Catholicism

b)Orthodoxy

c)Protestantism

31. What is the school-leaving age in the United Kingdom?

a) 16

b) 13

c) 18

32. Which of the following stages of British education is not obligatory?

a) nursery school

b) primary school

c) secondary school

VI. Соедините имена известных людей и род их деятельности.

Письмо

VII. You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend Dan.

Our local sports club wants to organise a number of adventure sports to encourage young people to join the club. Do you think that young people should do adventure sports? Which adventure sports do you think would interest young people? Would you like to try an adventure sport?

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions.

Write 80-100 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.

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