Задание школьного этапа Всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку.

Центр повышения квалификации и информационно-методической работы г. Магнитогорска

Школьный этап Всероссийской олимпиады школьников

по английскому языку в 2023-2024 учебном году

Задания школьного этапа Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ

2023-2024 учебный год

Класс 9-11 (время выполнения – 120 мин)

Максимальный балл –65

1. Конкурс понимания устной речи / Listening(10 points)

Time: 15 minutes

1. Конкурс понимания письменной речи / Reading(15 points)

Time: 25 minutes

1. Страноведческий тест / Culture (10 points)

Time: 10 minutes

1. Лексико-грамматический тест / UseofEnglish( 20 points)

Time: 30 minutes

1. Конкурс письменной речи / Writing ( 20points)

Time: 40 minutes

1. Listening. (10 points) - 15 minutes

For items 1–10 listen to the biography and decide whether the statements 1–10 are TRUE according to the text you hear, or FALSE

Statements:

1. Johnny Depp was born in 1963 in Florida.

2. Depp's parents stayed together until he was 18.

3. Depp was physically and mentally abused by his father.

4. Depp dropped out of high school to become a rock musician.

5. Depp's first band was called The Kids.

6. Nicolas Cage encouraged Depp to try out some acting roles.

7. Depp's big break came when he starred in the US TV drama 21 Jump Street.

8. Depp only collaborated with Tim Burton on three movies.

9. Depp founded his own film production company and co-owned a nightclub in Paris.

10. Depp has been married three times.

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1. Reading (15 points) – 25 minutes

You are going to read some information about Britain. For questions 11–20 decide whether the statements are TRUE according to the text or FALSE.

Here in Britain, we have been celebrating a birthday. Not the birthday of a person, however, but the birthday of a railway. One hundred and fifty years ago, in January 1863, the first underground railway in the world carried its first passengers. It ran for 6 kilometres from Paddington in London to a place close to the City, which is the name we call London’s main business district.

The new railway was controversial and unpopular with many people. The men building the railway dug up the streets and knocked down houses and other buildings. They dug a deep trench and put the railway track at the bottom. Then they covered over the new railway and remade the surface of the street. Not surprisingly, the construction work caused chaos in London for many months.Steam engines pulled the first underground trains. Although the tunnels had vents in the roof to let the smoke escape, they were still full of soot and steam. The railway company bravely said that the atmosphere was invigorating and particularly good for people with asthma. I think that it must have been very unpleasant. Nonetheless, from the very first day the railway was popular with people who needed to travel to their work in London. About 26,000 people used the railway every day in its first six months of operation.

More underground railway lines opened in the following years. The railway companies found new ways to build and operate them. Instead of digging huge trenches in the streets, they bored holes deep under the city. People called these deep underground lines “tubes” because the tunnels had a circular shape like tubes. Nowadays, we say “the Tube” to mean all of the London underground system. It was of course impossible to use steam engines on the deep Tube lines; they had electric trains instead. By the beginning of the 20th century, electricity had replaced steam on all the underground lines.To celebrate the 150th birthday of the London Underground, one of the old steam engines came out of its retirement home in a museum to pull a special Underground train. The Post Office issued some new stamps to mark the anniversary. And Prince Charles, who is old but not quite as old as the London Underground, joined the celebrations by taking a trip on an Underground train earlier this week. This was apparently the first time in 27 years that he had travelled on the Tube. Our royal family live very different lives from ordinary people! To finish this podcast, here is some Underground vocabulary for you to learn. When you go into an Underground station, you will see signs that say things like “Waterloo Line southbound”. “Southbound” means “traveling south” – and “northbound” means traveling north, and I am sure you can work out what “eastbound” and “westbound” mean. After you have followed the signs and found the right platform, and the train has arrived, you will often hear an announcement telling passengers to “mind the gap”. To “mind” something means to be careful – the announcement means “be careful. There is a gap between the edge of the platform and the doors of the train. Take care not to fall down.”When you arrive at your destination, you will probably step onto an escalator to carry you up to the surface. You will see signs saying “please stand on the right”. This is very important! It means “if you want to stand and let the escalator do the work, you must stand on the right hand side of the escalator. Then people who are in a hurry can walk or run up the left hand side of the escalator.” You may think that this makes no sense – these crazy British people drive on the left hand side of the road, but they want people to stand on the right hand side of the escalator? However, Londoners who are late for work get annoyed by tourists who stand on the left-hand side of escalators. So, don’t be a tourist, stand on the right like us natives! Dogs must be carried on the escalator! Finally, you will probably see a sign which says “Dogs must be carried on the escalator.” This will finally convince you that the British are mad. Do you really have to take a dog with you on the Underground so that you can carry it on the escalator? If you don’t have a dog, do you have to walk up the stairs instead? I will leave you to work out what the sign really means!

Statements:

11. The first underground railway in the world was built in London.

12. The railway was popular with people from the very first day.

13. The construction of the railway did not cause any problems in London.

14. The tunnels of the first underground railway were full of soot and steam.

15. The deep underground lines were called "tubes" because of their rectangular shape.

16. The deep underground lines used steam engines instead of electric trains.

17. Electricity replaced steam on all the underground lines by the end of the 19th century.

18. Prince Charles took a trip on an Underground train to celebrate the 150th birthday of the London Underground.

19. "Mind the gap" means "be careful of the gap between the edge of the platform and the doors of the train."

20. Dogs are not allowed on the escalator in the London Underground.

Read the text below. For questions 21–25, choose the answer (a, b, c, d) which fits best according to the text.

Questions:

21. What is the celebration in Britain about?

a) A person's birthday

b) A railway's birthday

c) A city's anniversary

d) A museum's opening

22. When did the first underground railway in the world carry its first passengers?

a) January 1863

b) January 1963

c) January 1860

d) January 1960

23. Where did the first underground railway run from and to?

a) Paddington to Heathrow

b) Paddington to the City

c) Heathrow to the City

d) Heathrow to Paddington

24. Why was the new railway controversial and unpopular with many people?

a) It was too expensive

b) It was too slow

c) It caused chaos in London

d) It was too noisy

25. What powered the first underground trains?

a) Electricity

b) Diesel

c) Steam

d) Solar

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III. Culture Corner (10 points) – 10 minutes

Questions 26–35. Match the two columns.

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1. Use of English (20 points) – 30 minutes

For questions 36 – 45, read the sentences below and decide which answer a), b), or c) fits each space.

36. The Professor urged that he __________ this unique opportunity.

a) seas; b) sees; c) seize.

37. Margarita and her daughters __________ God for Doug’s safe arrival from the round the world trip.

a) pray; b) prey; c) praise.

38. These ancient Japanese instruments show no _________ of time; however, they are over ten centuries old.

a) where; b) wear; c) ware.

39. Rubbing her puffy eyes, Frieda tried to (4)__________ in her scattered thoughts.

a) rain; b) rein; c) reign.

40. Robert (5)__________ all day and his back and biceps muscles became numb.

a) road; b) rode; c) rowed.

41. After the thunderstorm our milk turned into curds and (6)__________.

a) whey; b) weigh; c) way.

42. In spite of the humidity, her (7)__________ stayed in perfect shape until the end of the performance.

a) maine; b) mane; c) main.

43. The three escapees used a life raft, which they had mistakenly placed upside down, rendering the (8)__________ useless.

a) or; b) ore; c) oar.

44. Marsha’s shoes were glittery square-cut (9)__________ flats with an exquisite floral design.

a) toad; b) toed; c) towed.

45. Experts recommend that forward beginners should use forward (10)__________.

a) teas; b) tees; c) tease

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1. WRITING (20 points) – 40 minutes

•   You have a part-time job in a gym. The manager wants to attract more customers and has asked you to write a REPORT making some recommendations.

•     Write your report for your manager.

It should be written in 160-180 words in an appropriate style. Do not forget to mention:

• Your manager’s name

• The subject of your report

• 2-3 reasons why people might prefer other gyms

• 2-3 solutions you could suggest

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