Олимпиада по английскому языку 7-8 класс

ВСЕРОССИЙСКАЯ ОЛИМПИАДА ШКОЛЬНИКОВ

ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ 2017–2018 уч. г.

ШКОЛЬНЫЙ ЭТАП. 7–8 КЛАССЫ

Part 1

(15 minutes)

Listening

Listen to Kelly and Jason’s conversation. Decide if each question 1 – 10 is TRUE,
FALSE or the information is NOT STATED in the text. Put a tick in the proper
box

Transfer your answers to the answer sheet!

Part 2

(15 minutes)

Reading

Read this text and questions below.For each question, mark the letter next to the correct answer - А, В, C, or D.
Sixty years ago, before the start of the "throw-away" consumer societies of
today's world, people did not throw away so many things. They used and re-used
bottles, jars, cardboard boxes, paper bags, etc. much more carefully than we do today. Now, more than fifty years later, we are returning to the same good idea — we call it "recycling". We are again thinking about what we throw out. Why do we throw away so much food packaging, so many plastic supermarket bags, old newspapers and phone books, drinks bottles and cans? What is all this rubbish doing to our environment, to the world we live in? Can't we use some of it again?
Answer: yes, we can. New industries — recycling industries — are staring to reuse some of our rubbish. For example, the island of Taiwan now buys tons of waste
paper from the USA and recycles it to make newspapers, and for use in offices and homes. Japan takes scrap metal from the USA and makes some parts of new cars with it. Most European and American cities now have "recycling centres" for people's old bottles and newspapers.
All this recycling is not only good for the environment but it is good business,
too. A recycled aluminium can is twenty per cent cheaper to make than a new can, for instance. For both the recycling and the economy, recycling makes very good sense.

1. Why is recycling so important?
A Because it makes us richer.
В Because it makes us happier.
С Because it improves the environment.
D Because it is a modern trend.
2. Is recycling a new idea?
A Yes, it was adopted by "throw-away" societies.
В No, it was known long ago.
С Some people knew about it.
D Scientists have discovered it.
3. What questions do we ask ourselves?
A Why do we throw away?
В What should we throw away?
С When should we throw away?
D How should we throw away?
4. What is recycled in Taiwan?
A metal scrap
В waste paper
С glass bottles
D old clothes
5. What title is the most appropriate for the text?
A Recycling is good for business
В Recycle more — save more
С Recycling will save our environment
D New industries will help us to recycle

Transfer your answers to the answer sheet!

Part 3

Use of English

(25 minutes)

Task 1

Choose the right variant:

1.I … learn the French language.

A. am not B. don’t C. isn’t

2. … it … raining yet?

A. Has … stopped B. Had … stopped C. Did … stop

3. … Tom … home when you saw him?

A. Has … gone B. Did … go C. Was … going

4. James … a new car last month.

A. bought B. has bought C. had bought

5. This house is one of … in the street.

A. higher B. the highest C. as high

6.  They are fond ___________ football.

A in B of C at

Task 2.

Read this piece and fill in the blanks with the best items chosen from the list below.

MARK TWAIN

Mark Twain, 1 ____________ lived from 1835 to 1910, is one of America’s most famous authors. He wrote many books, 2  ____________ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain’s own life was 3____________ enough to be a book.

  Twain was born in the state of Missouri, near the Mississippi River. He 4___________ in a poor family. His father died when he was twelve, 5____________ he had to leave school. While he was still a boy, he worked as a riverboat pilot. He steered boats up and down the long Mississippi River.

  The Civil War, which started in 1861, made traveling on the Mississippi impossible. Twain then went west to Nevada. There he worked with a newspaper. In 1864 he went to California to find gold. Twain did not have much 6 ____________ as a gold miner. He left California to travel in Europe. Twain wrote a book about his trips around Europe.  

  But the most important influence on Twain and his books was the Mississippi River. When Twain finally settled down, he lived in a house with a porch that  7____________ like the deck of a riverboat. Huckleberry Finn, Twain’s greatest book, is about the adventures of a boy on the Mississippi River.   8____________ of Twain’s books is called Life on the Mississippi.

  In fact, even the name of Mark Twain comes from the Mississippi. Mark Twain’s  9 ____________ name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. On the river Samuel Clemens often heard the boatmen shout “Mark Twain”. This 10____________ the water was twelve feet deep. When Samuel Clemens began to write he chose for himself the name Mark Twain.

Task 3.

Choose the right variant:

1.The UK consists of

A) England B) England , Scotland and Wales C) England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland

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

A) the Union Jack B) the Saint Andrew’s Cross C) the Saint David’s Cross

3.What is the Queen's name?
A) Queen Ela I B) Queen Elizabeth II C) Queen Margaret IV

4.Where does the Changing of the Guard take place?
A) Buckingham Palace B) Downing Street C) Victoria and Albert Museum

5.Agatha Christie is known all over the world as

A) a scientist B) an artist C) the queen of the detective genre

6.On this day children dress up as ghosts and witches because it's … .

A) Valentine's Day B) Christmas C) Halloween

7.In Trafalgar Square there is a monument to … .

A) Nelson B) Henry VIII C) William the Conqueror

8.On Guy Fawkes Day children

A) ask “Trick or Treat” B) set off fireworks C) make pumpkin pies

9.Men wear kilts

A) in England B) in Scotland C) in Wales

10.What is a double-decker?
A) a bus B) a chocolate bar C) a taxi

Transfer your answers to the answer sheet!

Part 4

Writing

(20 minutes)

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend, Tony.

… Today is Sunday, but I feel bored and unhappy. It’s already been raining hard for two days and there’s nothing to do at home…

…What is your favourite season and why? What do you do when the weather is rainy? How do you usually spend your weekends? …

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions.

Write 100–120 words. Remember the rules of letter writing.

Script
Listen to Kelly and Jason's conversation. Decide if each statement 1 – 10 is TRUE,FALSE or the information is NOT STATED in the text. Put a tick in the proper box. You will hear the text twice. Now you have 30 seconds to look at the statements. (Пауза 30 секунд).
Jason: It’s true, isn’t it, Kelly, that people eat more these days, so they’re getting bigger and heavier?
Kelly: Er, yes, I think so, Jason. But lots of people are vegetarian now, aren’t they? And I think that kind of food is really good for you. So people might eat more nowadays but that doesn’t mean that what they eat is worse for them.
Jason: No, it’s just different. But there’s more to being healthy than just exercise and eating, isn’t there? I mean, there’s so much stress in everyday life. And there are a lot of people that don’t get enough sleep.
Kelly: I don’t know whether people are any more stressed, but you’re right that everyone seems to go to bed late, even when they’ve got school or work the next day. I suppose it’s all the late films on TV, or staying on the Internet until two in the morning.
Jason: Or on the PlayStation. There are so many fun things to do. So even if people manage to get up on time the next morning, they’re too tired to do anything.
Kelly: Hmm, I’m not so sure. These days, when they go to school , a lot more students are going by bike. Especially now that in some cities you can hire one cheaply and then just leave it anywhere you like. And that’s quite healthy, isn’t it?
Jason: Hmm, it might be. But the air’s really bad nowadays, especially in the cities. There’s all that pollution from cars and lorries.
Kelly: Actually, I think the situation has improved a bit since they started making everyone pay to drive into the city centre. There’s not so much traffic now.
Jason: You may be right, but it still makes me cough in the morning. Which reminds me: don’t you think people get sick more often nowadays? I’m always fine, and I’m sure you are too, but we know a lot of people whose health is terrible, don’t we?

Kelly: Hmm, I don’t know about that. I think it’s mostly coughs and colds and sore throats; perhaps a headache or a stomach ache which lasts a day or two. Usually nothing more serious than that. And teenagers have always had those kinds of illnesses. In most cases, I don’t think their basic health is any different.
Jason: Well, that’s not the way I see it, but I hope you’re right!
Kelly: Me too!
Now you have 30 seconds to do the task. (Пауза 30 секунд).
Now you will hear the text again. (Повтор записи).
This is the end of the task.

Keys

I.Listening

II.Reading

III.Use of English

1.

2.

3.

Максимальная сумма баллов – 51

Answer sheet ID Number

I.Listening

II.Reading

III.Use of English

1.

2.

3.

Пояснительная записка к заданиям школьного этапа Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку (7-8 класс)

Задания олимпиады включают четыре раздела: аудирование, чтение, лексико- грамматические задания и письмо.

Раздел «Аудирование» состоит из одного задания

Раздел «Чтение» состоит из одного задания

Лексико- грамматический раздел состоит из трёх заданий

Раздел «Письмо» состоит из одного задания.

Время на выполнение заданий:

1) «Аудирование» - 15 минут;

2) «Чтение»- 15 минут;

3) Лексико- грамматические задания- 25 минут;

4) «Письмо»- 20 минут.

Общее время- 75 минут.

Критерии оценивания конкурсов.

1. “Listening” (Аудирование) – 10 баллов.

(За каждый правильный ответ дается 1 балл)

2.”Reading”( Чтение)- 5 баллов.

(За каждый правильный ответ дается 1 балл).

3. “Use of English”(Лексико-грамматические задания)- 26 баллов.

(За каждый правильный ответ дается 1 балл).

4. “Writing” (Письмо)- 10 баллов.

(Оценивается по критериям конкурса письменной речи).

Общее количество баллов- 51.

Для каждого участника баллы, полученные за каждый конкурс суммируются.

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ПРОТОКОЛ ОЦЕНКИ КОНКУРСА «ПИСЬМО»
Максимальное количество баллов, которое можно получить за конкурс Writing - 10 (десять).
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