Олимпиада по английскому языку (9-11 класс)

Задания школьного этапа Всероссийской олимпиады школьников

по английскому языку 9 - 11 классы

Время выполнения 90 минут

PART 1. LISTENING (Time – 10 min).

Task 1. Listen to teenagers from different countries. Write down where they come from and their ages.

Listen again. Who feels that they are:

British? …………………………………………………

Irish? …………………………………………………..

English?..........................................................................

Scottish? ………………………………………………

European?.......................................................................

Welsh? …………………………………………………

PART 2. READING (Time – 20 min).

Task 2. Read the website. Complete the table with the correct information about Izak.

Answer the questions:

1. Is Izak’s school for white students only?

2. What time does Izak get up?

3. What does he think about his school uniform?

4. When does he have breaks at school?

5. What can students do at his school after lessons?

6. What is a braai?

PART 3. USE OF ENGLISH (Time – 30 min).

Task 3. Fill in the gaps by choosing the best item:

1.Peter is a bad driver. He drives ___________.

a). carelessly b). careful c). carefully d). careless

2. I wanted to discuss a very important problem with John but he couldn’t talk to me because he ____________.

a). didn’t have a lot time b). had few time c). didn’t have much time d).had a little time

3. I _____________ the car when the telephone rang, so I couldn’ t answer it.

a) was cleaning b). cleaned c). have been cleaning d). had cleaned

4. _________ my parents went to the university.

a). neither b). all c). both d). none

5. I don’t __________ cooking tonight; let’s order a pizza.

a). enjoy b). like c). prefer d). fancy

6. Kate ___________ , but when she saw a newcomer she stopped.

a). has been dancing b). danced c). was dancing d). had been dancing

7. I ______________ be a hammer than nail.

a). had better b) would rather c) should d). prefer

8. It took me a long time to get used to ________ up at 6 in the morning.

a). get b) getting c) got d) have got

Task 4. Fill in the gaps in the text with the correct forms of the words in CAPITAL LETTERS at the end of each line.

Task 5. Read the text and choose the most suitable word for each space.

Nobody knows for certain what the origin of music was. Music is certainly older than poetry and painting but as early men had no way of ____ (1) it, we can only ____ (2) what it sounded like. Watching a child ____ (3) on a drum with its hands or a ____ (4) of wood, it is easy to see that this is the simplest of instruments. It does not ____ (5) much effort to produce a rhythm on it. Wall paintings show what some of the first instruments ____ (6) like. Early civilizations had already discovered the three basic ____ (7) of producing music: blowing into a tube, striking an object, and scraping a string. We know that western music comes from the ____ (8) Greeks. The musical scales we use now are ____ (9) on certain sequences of notes which the Greeks used to create a particular ____ (10).

PART 4. WRITING (Time – 30 min)..

You need a job at the weekends. Suddenly you see an advert:

Babysitter needed for Saturday and Sunday. Hours flexible, but must be available for eight hours each weekend and be a responsible and reliable person.

You have read the advert and you are applying for the job. Write an e-mail letter (80-100 words). Remember the rules of writing the formal letter of application.

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