Олимпиада по английскому языку для учащихся 7-8х классов
1.LISTENING
IComputersinEducation
Listen to the interview with a teacher who is talking about the role of computers in education and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1At school, computers are useful only in the language lessons.
2Students can find examples of real-life communication on the Internet.
3It takes a long time to find online publications.
4It is not easy to check the meaning of new words on the Internet websites.
5You can present your opinions on various topics over the Internet.
6Teachers may find it difficult to find lesson plans in the Net.
7Teachers can find collections of exercises on the Internet.
8It is easy to make students learn new things using computers.
Total: 8 points
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2.READING 1
Short Texts
Match the topics (A - G) with the paragraphs (1 - 6). There is one extra topic.
A.CAR RACEС. FAVOURITE TOYE. HELPFUL MACHINE G. UNUSUAL CAR
B.REAL PLEASURE D. SERIOUS PROBLEMS F. DIFFERENT TOYS
1.Things boys play with are not like objects girls play with. Boys often have more freedom to run about and they get guns, train sets, toy trucks and toy cars. Electronic games are very popular among young boys. Toys for girls are much quieter and more passive. Young girls often get things like dolls, dresses, and pictures to colour.
2."Teddies" are an important part of British culture. Most people in Britain have a teddy bear when they are young, and most people are very fond of their special bear, even when they are 30 or 40 years old! Many famous people like film stars or pop stars or politicians collect "teddies". These people have donated their old friends to the teddy bear museum which is in Stratford-on-Avon in England. Many tourists go to this place, because it is the birthplace of Shakespeare, but they often love the teddy bear museum more.
3.Computer games are a multimillion dollar industry, but people who really enjoy games are not satisfied with playing against the computer. They want to play against real people and most computer games allow you to do that just by joining up with other players on the Internet. Regular players say that this is where their true enjoyment of games can be found. With some games up to 60 people can take part. It's a good way to meet people and it gives you something to talk about.
4.The big American company General Motors has developed a vehicle that uses the power of the sun instead of petrol. The vehicle is called Sunraycer which means "ray of the sun" + "racer". Sunraycer has just taken part in a race against 25 solar-powered vehicles. Sunraycer covered the great distance in 45 hours at a speed of 41 miles an hour at temperatures as high as 48°C. It is certainly the car of the future.
5.Computers are a great technological invention of the 20th century. Their advantages are numerous yet much can be said against them. The main disadvantage of computers is that looking at a screen for long periods of time is bad for the eyes, and sitting on a chair for hours is not healthy. Also, people who use computers have a tendency to become anti-social and stay at home. The strongest argument against the use of computers is that the more jobs which are done by computers, the less are done by people.
6.Thirty years ago few people realized that computers were about to become part of our everyday lives. This short period of time has seen great changes in business, education and public administration. Jobs which took weeks to do in past, are now carried out in minutes. Schoolchildren have become as familiar with hardware and software as their parents were with pencils and exercise books and they don't worry about mistakes having a computer.
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3.USE OF ENGLISH
I Multiple-Choice
For Questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer А, В, С or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Example: 0 (A) A goes B makes C sets D does
CIRCUS CHILDREN
When the Moscow State Circus (0) ….. on its annual tour of Europe, the younger members of the circus are still expected to (1) ….. with their education. The circus usually (2) ….. for a few days in each town, so how do the young performers manage?
One twelve-year-old gets up at the crack of (3) ….. to practise her act before (4) ….. off to school. She returns at lunchtime to her family's caravan and more practice. Not only does she work (5) ….., but she also has to make a whole new (6) ….. of friends each time she moves on. ‘It's exhausting work but I like the circus (7) …..,’ she says. ‘The worst (8) ….. is when I make new friends and have to leave them, although I try to (9) ….. by letter.’
The Russian who runs the circus makes (10) ….. that all the children get a proper education. When the circus first arrives in Britain, he (11) ….. the traveller education service and gives them the (12) ….. of all the children, and when they will be in certain towns and cities. ‘It's a fantastic (13) …..,’ he says, ‘I receive a (14) ….. when we reach the next town telling us where to meet. We are then accompanied to the school and introduced to the head teacher. It works like (15) ….. .
1 / A / progress / В / maintain / С / continue / D / further2 / A / slows / В / stops / С / places / D / moves
3 / A / dawn / В / morning / С / day / D / light
4 / A / following / B / leaving / C / heading / D / directing
5 / A / strict / B / difficult / C / strong / D / hard
6 / A / form / B / gathering / C / set / D / collection
7 / A / life / B / way / C / living / D / type
8 / A / section / B / piece / C / part / D / side
9 / A / keep in view / B / keep in touch / C / keep in line / D / keepin mind
10 / A / sure / B / definite / C / important / D / time
11 / A / connects / B / notices / C / reaches / D / contacts
12 / A / facts / B / details / C / quantities / D / demands
13 / A / system / B / habit / C / plan / D / order
14 / A / sign / B / signal / C / message / D / word
15 / A / lightning / B / clockwork / C / new / D / wildfire
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II Mistakes
For Questions 1-15, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (v) by the number on the separate answer sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet. There are examples at the beginning (0 and 00).
Examples: 0(v) 00 (up)
Red Nose Day
0 …… Every March in Britain there is a special day called Red Nose
00....Day during which the charity, Comic Relief, expects to raise up
1....millions of pounds. One third of all money collected together
2....goes to UK projects to help disadvantaged groups of people
3....such as like the disabled or refugees. The rest of the money
4....goes to Africa, where because twenty of the world's poorest
5....countries are situated. In these countries the money is used
6....to provide clean drinking water, health care for, education and
7....safe housing. So how are the British public persuaded to give
8....money to Comic Relief? The BBC plays a large part by being
9....broadcasting on hours and hours of programmes. Many famous
10....personalities appear here on the various programmes and ask
11....people to give over some money. Hundreds of schools are also
12……involved and students and teachers pay to dress up for the day.
13....Supermarkets, shops and garages sell red plastic noses and
14....millions of people wear these about for fun; some people even
15....buy extra large noses which they had fix to the front of their cars.
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Текст на аудирование (для учителей)
LISTENING / TAPESCRIPTS
I Computers in Education
Interviewer (I): Susan, how long have you been a teacher?
Susan (S): Er... for about ten years.
(I): What do you think about the role of computers in education?
(S): Well, recently, computers have become a very helpful teaching aid in the classroom. More schools provide their learners with opportunities to use computer technology (the Internet in particular) to learn new and interesting information. I think it's useful not only for the teaching of subjects like physics, maths, chemistry, biology and geography, but also for practising foreign languages, especially English.
(I): Why do you think teachers should use computers in the English language classroom?
(S): That's an interesting question. First of all, most of the material on the Internet is in English. Students can see examples of real-life communication, find out about the use of the grammar and vocabulary they are learning in their lessons and find all sorts of online publications in a quick and convenient way. Secondly, students can expand their horizons by getting to know a lot about people and far away places they will never be able to visit. They can read texts on the websites, play videos, solve quizzes and join discussion groups. These are only some of the options available to students. Additionally, they can become pen friends or rather email friends and exchange personal information over the Internet.
(I): And how can the Internet be useful for the teachers?
(S): Oh, the Internet gives teachers many ideas for making their lessons attractive. It has popular
dictionary sites, pages with information about English-speaking countries, lesson plans and attractive collections of exercises written by experienced teachers from various parts of the world.
(I): In other words, it helps teachers to make their lessons more challenging and interesting for students.
(S): That's true. It is not very difficult to make students use the computers for learning purposes. I believe most students would love the chance of having at least one lesson a week to surf the Internet.
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Writing
An English – speaking friend wants to know about your hobby. Write a personal letter about your hobby, how often do your do it, say why you like it.
Speaking
In a minute you will have to speak about your favourite sport. Why do you like It?
Ключи к олимпиаде для 7-8 классов по английскому языку
Key Answer Sheet
LISTENING
I Computers in Education
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8F / T / F / F / T / F / T / T
READING
I Short Texts
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6F / C / B / G / D / E
USE OF ENGLISH
I Circus Children
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15C / B / A / C / D / C / A / C / B / A / D / B / A / C / B
II Red Nose Day
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8together / v / like / because / v / for / v / being
9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15
on / here / over / v / v / about / had