Олимпиадные задания по английскому языку для обучающихся 7-8 классов

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Сроки проведения – октябрь

Время проведения – 40 минут

Английский язык 7-8 класс

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1. Vocabulary (15 points)

Circle the odd word out:

1. drums, strange, vocals, recorder.

2. Valentine`s Day, Father`s Day, Twelth Night, West London.

3. wardrobe, cooker, garage, fridge.

4. mechanic, chair, nurse, hairdresser.

5. TV programme, the news, weather forecast, cartoon.

6. landslide, thriller, wildfire, flood.

7. pack of cards, chess, football, boardgames.

8. game, screen, keyboards, webcam.

9. paper, plastic, cardboard, water.

10. ferry, cable car, a headache, hot-air balloon.

11. appearance, a bandage, exams, bulling.

12. vandalism, hacking, murder, cinema.

13. banknote, credit card, road, currency.

14.snowboarding, worried, ice climbing, parachuting.

15. interactive TV, e-book, crossword, social networking site.

II. Grammar (7 points)

Choose the correct word.

1. Ed love/loves playing Lego.

2. We aren`t going/don`t go to school at weekend.

3. Your breakfast is above/ on the table.

4. There is some/any/ a hospital next to Victoria Park.

5. Yesterday Mia lost her keys and could/ can/ couldn`t get into the house.

6. Next year they are going/ were going to travel around the UK by train.

7. I don`t /didn`t call the police because I was scared.

1. Reading (5 points)

Read the text and the questions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C .

Time for coffee

The story of coffee drinking is one of the greatest and most fascinating in history. Millions of coffee drinkers worldwide cannot imagine life without a cup of aromatic coffee in the morning. Coffee is a natural stimulant which makes us feel more awake, alert and ready to concentrate.

The qualities of mocca, as coffee was once known, were first discovered in Ethiopia more than one thousand years ago. However, it was not Africans but Turks and Arabs who actively encouraged coffee drinking. The habit of coffee drinking quickly spread throughout the Arab world, where coffee won a reputation as the wine of Islam.

Coffee was first grown in Yemen. It was popular with Turks who served the drink to Italian merchants. In 1615 traders from Venice brought coffee to Europe, where it was originally sold as a medicine. By the end of the sixteenth century coffee was drunk in major European cities from Paris to London. Now, around the world there are different methods of preparing coffee, for example, in Turkey coffee is traditionally boiled three times while Italians are the inventors of espresso and cappuccino.

1 Coffee was discovered

a in Europe.

b in Africa.

c in Asia.

2 Coffee drinking was popularized by

a the Ethiopians.

b the Italians.

c the Turks.

3 Coffee was first grown

a in Italy.

b in Turkey.

C in Yemen.

4 In Europe, coffee was popular as

a a medicine.

b the wine of Islam.

c a natural stimulant.

5 By the end of the sixteenth century people drank coffee

a in northern Europe.

b in the most important European cities.

c in Paris and London only.

IV. Use of English (10 points)

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, mark the correct letter – A, B, C or D. Number (0) has been done for you as an example.

FATHERS AND SONS.

Harry Redknapp and Frank Lampard played football together (0)……. West Ham football club during the 1960s. They (1)............... best friends and married two sisters so their sons, Frank Lampard junior and Jamie Redknapp, are (2) ............... . The boys’ fathers used to take them to the football field after school and make them (3) ............... . All the hard work meant that both boys became very good (4) ............... playing football and both have played for England like their fathers. Harry and Frank (5) ............... playing football for West Ham in the 1980s. However, they didn’t leave the club. Later, Harry became the manager of West Ham and Frank senior became assistant manager. Frank junior (6) ............... them and played for West Ham (7) ............... Jamie went to the other side of the country and played for Liverpool. Jamie and Frank are friends just like their fathers and (8) ……….. spending time together when they can. But they aren’t married to two sisters. Jamies’s wife is (9) ............... pop star who hasn’t got (10) ............... sisters.

Ключи к заданиям.

Vocabulary. (15 points)

1. strange

2. West London

3. garage

4. chair

5. TV programme

6. thriller

7. football

8. game

9. water

10. a headache

11. a bandage

12. cinema

13. road

14. worried

15. crossword

Grammar (7 points)

1. loves

2. don`t go

3. on

4. a

5. couldn`t

6. are going

7. didn`t

Reading (5 points)

1b 2c 3c 4a 5b

Use of English (10 points)

1C 2A 3B 4A 5B 6D 7B 8A 9C 10D

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