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Всероссийская олимпиада школьников 2014-15 уч.год. Школьный  этап  

Английский язык, 5-6 классы

Задания для участника

Время  выполнения–60 минут.   Максимальное количество баллов – 40 баллов

George Orwell was born in India in 1903. When he was four years old, his mother took him and his sister back to England but his father stayed in India.

In England, the young boy had a private teacher but it was difficult for his parents to find the money to pay for it. He was lucky later -when he was thirteen he won a scholarship to Eton College but he was not a very good student.

He always thought of becoming a writer. When he was eleven, he wrote a poem about World War I. This poem was very good and it appeared in the local newspaper.

George had a difficult but interesting life. For a long time he couldn't find a well-paid job. He lived in Paris and London but he didn't have much money and he had to stay in poor parts of these cities. In London he even lived in the street for some time. These years helped him to write his first book called Down and Out in Paris and London, published in 1933. In 1936 George went to Spain to write for newspapers about the Civil War. Three years later he wanted to join the army to fight in World War II but he was very ill and couldn't become a soldier. He decided to work for the BBC and in 1945 he published Animal Farm. After the war he moved to Scotland where he wrote his final book, Nineteen Eighty-Four.

He died in London in 1950. He was only forty-seven.

1. Read the text about George Orwell and decide which answer is correct, a, b or c

1        Where is George Orwell's place of birth?

a   England

b   India

с   Spain

2        Where did he study when he was thirteen?

a  at a private school

b  at home

с   at a college

3        What did he want to be?
a  an author

b   a soldier

с   a teacher

4        Why didn't he join the army during World War II?

a   Because he moved to Scotland,

b   Because he got ill.

с   Because he was busy with his final book.

5        What happened in 1945?

 a  Orwell published his first poem.

b   People could read Orwell's Animal Farm.

с   Orwell wrote his first articles about the Civil War in Spain.

2.  Read the text again and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. George Orwell had one sister. [ ]
2. In 1907 he returned to England with his mother and father. [ ]
3. As a child he wrote a book about World War I. [ ]
4. He lived in poor parts of London and Paris. [ ]
5. He wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four in Spain. [ ]

Task 1. Выпишите лишнее слово из каждой строчки.

1. Forest, river, ocean, see, lake, sea, field.
2. Tell, speak, say, talk, cry, pronounce, listen.
3. Aunt, niece, uncle, sister, mother, granny.
4. Swim, run, read, climb, jump, skate, ski.
5. Warm, windy, rainy, cold, clever, snowy.

Task 2. Все эти слова заканчиваются на «all». Допишите слова с учётом подсказки. Например, the «all» which comes through the telephone – «call».

6. the «all» which is high
7. the «all» which is little
8. the «all» which is round
9. the «all» which is in every building or house
10. the «all» which goes down

Read the texts and choose the correct form.

Six little words

There 1 (is, are, was) six little words

That can help you a lot

When you hurt 2 (your, you, yours) friend

On purpose or not.

So 3 (say, says, said) the six words,

Don’t 4 (to wait, wait, waiting) too long!

If you’ve hurt your friend

Say, “I 5 (is, am, are) sorry. I was wrong”.

A different language

I met a little girl,

Who came from 6 (another, others) land.

I 7 (couldn’t, can’t) speak her language,

But I 8 (take, takes, took) her by the hand.

We danced together,

Had 9 (much, many) fun,

10 (Dancing, To dance, Dances) is the language

You can speak with anyone.

You are on holiday. You’ve got a postcard from your friend and are going to write your holiday postcard to him. Write about:

• where you’re spending your holiday,
• where you’re staying and what you’re doing,
• who you are with on holiday.

Write 50-80 words. Remember the rules for writing letters.

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Reading

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Vocabulary task

Task 1                                                                Task 2

Grammar

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников I (школьный) этап, 2014-2015г.

Английский язык

5-6 классы

Keys

 Reading.  The Life of George Orwell

Task 1.         1. B     2. C    3. A    4. B    5. B

Task 2.         1. T     2. F     3. F    4. T     5. T

Vocabulary tasks:

1. see
2. listen
3. uncle, granny тоже принимается как уменьшительно-ласкательное
4. read
5. clever
6. tall
7. small
8. ball
9. hall
10. fall

Grammar task:

1. are
2. your
3. say
4. wait
5. am
6. another
7. couldn't
8. took
9. much
10. dancing

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников 2014-15 уч.год. Школьный  этап  

Английский язык, 7-8 классы

Задания для участника

Время  выполнения– 60 минут. Максимальное количество баллов – 46 баллов

Read the story and answer: true or false?

1. Mike thought his job was boring.
2. Big Jim never bought a ticket when he got on the bus.
3. At first, Mike wasn`t afraid of Big Jim.
4. Mike worked hard so he would be ready to make Big Jim pay.
5. Mike and Big Jim had a fight.
6. Big Jim used a bus pass, not single ticket.

Big Jim

Mike was proud to wear the uniform of a bus driver. He felt good when he helped people. And he liked driving all around the town and the countryside. He wasn`t a big man, but he was one of the best bus drivers in the city.

One day, Mike went to the bus station as usual. As always, he started his bus but drove along his usual way. For the first few stops, everything was normal. A few people got on his bus. Mike took their money and gave them their tickets.  A few people got off the bus. Then, when Mike got to the bus stop on Elm Road, a huge man was waiting for the bus. The man was tall and his long arms were full of muscles. He stepped up onto the bus. He looked at Mike and said, `I`m Big Jim. Big Jim doesn`t pay.` Then he sat at the back of the bus.  Mike was surprised about this, and he was also upset. But Jim was so big, Mike wasn`t sure what to do.

The next day, Big Jim was again waiting at the Elm Road stop. Again he got on the bus and said, `Big Jim doesn`t pay.`  It happened this way every day for several days.  Mike continued to be unhappy about this situation. Jim could be dangerous. What would happen if Mike tried to make him pay? Then Mike had an idea. He started going to the gym. He lifted weights. He took a class in boxing. He started running every day for exercise. After a few weeks, Mike had become very fit and strong. He felt confident.

One day, Mike went to the bus station. As always, he started his bus and drove along his usual way.  For the first few stops, everything was normal. A few people got on the bus. He took their money and gave them their tickets. A few people got off the bus. Then, when Mike got to the bus stop on Elm Road, there was Big Jim, waiting for the bus as usual. The big man boarded the bus and, as always, said, `Big Jim doesn`t pay.`

Mike was ready. He knew what to do. He stood up. He looked Big Jim in the eye. He said, `Why doesn`t Big Jim pay?`

Big Jim had a surprised look on his face. Then he reached in his pocket, pulled out a small card, and said, `Because Big Jim has got a six-month bus pass.`

Use the words to complete the summary

afraid   fight   money    paid   pass   pay   paying   ticket   times   upset

         When Big Jim first got on the bus, Mike expected him to buy a  1______. When Big Jim didn`t buy one, Mike felt 2___because he thought Big Jim was trying to travel on the bus without 3_____. After Big Jim didn`t buy a ticket several  4_____, Mike decided he needed to ask Big Jim to   5______. But he was  6____of Big Jim. To prepare himself to ask Big Jim for   7_____, Mike exercised to have a  8_____with Big Jim. Instead, Big Jim showed Mike that he had already 9______- when he had bought a six-month  10_______.

Choose the best option and mark A, B, C or D.

1. A horse has got___ legs.

   A for   B fore   C fort     D four

2. There`s a cinema in the town centre____there?

  A isn`t it   B hasn`t   C wasn`t    D doesn`t

3. It`s Sunday so I_____get up early.

   A haven`t to  B didn`t had    C hadn`t to    D don`t have to

4. Does Marcus earn___money?

   A many   B lots   C the  D a lot of

5. Have you ever ____to Bangkok?

   A go   B been   C went   D gone

6.  If the weather is good, I____the children to the park.

   A took    B taken   C take   D have taken

7. This is the_____film I`ve ever seen.

   A  worse   B most bad    C bad   D worst

8. When____the party?

  A have you left   B has gone   C did you left    D did you leave

9. Dad can`t come to the phone because he____the dinner.

   A will cook    B is cooking   C cooks    D cooked

10. _____happened to your car? It`s scratched!

   A Which   B Who    C What    D Why  

11. He needs____new printer. He should buy one soon.

   A some    B the    C a     D an

12. The train has probably left _____.

   A yet   B already    C still    D just

13. There is____ at home. I`ve been ringing all day.

   A no one    B everyone     C someone    D anyone

14. I thought the book was very ______.

   A excitement    B exciting     C excited    D excite

15. The dentist told me______my teeth after every meal.

   A to clean     B clean    C cleaning    D cleaned

16. Mercedes______a new car. It`s called the Smart car.

   A had built    B have built     C build   D building

17. _____from Italy ?

   A Does you come    B Am you come    C Do you come    D Are you come

18.  The hotel _____ by a large fire.

   A is destroyed      B destroy   C was destroyed   D destroys

19. Ouch! I____my finger!

   A `m just cutting    B had just cut   C `ll just cut      D `ve just cut

20. Look! The cat is in the tree. We should ___it.

   A help    B helping   C to help     D will help

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend Tom

…I can`t wait till next weekend! There`s going to be a barbecue in the village square; there`ll be a band there, too. So…Good food and good music. What do you do at the weekends where you live? Is there a cinema near you? Do you often go out?...

Write him a letter and answer his 3 questions. Write 80-100 words. Remember the rules for writing letters.

При оценке Вашего письменного  сообщения будут учитываться следующие критерии:

• решение коммуникативной задачи, ответы на все предложенные вопросы (максимум 3 балла);
• организация текста,  последовательность изложения (максимум 2 балла);
• правильное лексическое и грамматическое оформление письменной  речи (максимум 3 балла);
• соблюдение правил орфографии (максимум 2 балла).

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Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку – школьный этап

7-8 классы

1. Reading                                                                2. Use of English

3. Writing

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Английский язык, 7-8 классы

Key

Writing – 10 баллов

• решение коммуникативной задачи, ответы на все предложенные вопросы (максимум 2 балла);
• организация текста,  последовательность изложения (максимум 2 балла);
• правильное лексическое оформление письменной  речи (максимум 2 балла);
• правильное использование грамматики (максимум 2 балла);
• соблюдение правил орфографии (максимум 2 балла).

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников 2014-15 уч.год. Школьный  этап  

Английский язык, 9-11 классы

Задания для участника

Время  выполнения– 90 минут.

Максимальное количество баллов – 43 балла

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1-6 частями предложений, обозначенными буквами A-G. Одна из частей в списке A-G лишняя.

Lindsay Wildlife Museum

Lindsay Wildlife Museum is a unique natural history and environmental education centre where visitors can listen to the cry of a red-tailed hawk, go eye-to-eye with a grey fox and watch a bald eagle eat lunch. More than fifty species of native California animals are on exhibit here.

Thousands of school children learn about the natural environment in their classrooms (1) _________ of the museum. Nature- and science-oriented classes and trips are offered for adults and children. More than 600 volunteers help to feed and care for wild animals, (2) _______.·Volunteers are active in the museum's work, contributing (3) ________.

The museum was founded by a local businessman, Alexander Lindsay. Sandy, as friends knew him, started teaching neighborhood children about nature in the early 1950s. Initially housed in an elementary school, the museum began offering school-aged children summer classes, (4) ______________.

After nearly a decade of the museum operation, it became apparent (5) _____________ . With a new 5,000 square-foot home, the museum could now develop and display a permanent collection of live, native wildlife and natural history objects.

People came to the museum for help with wild animals (6) __________ urban growth. In response, a formal wildlife rehabilitation programme- the first of its kind in the United States of America - began in 1970.

A. that a permanent, year-round site was necessary

B. as well as field trips focused on the natural world

C. many hours of service to wildlife care and fundraising

D. that had been injured or orphaned because of intense

E. that needed public attention and a new building

F. as well as teach children and adults about nature

G. through education programmes and on-site tours

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 7-13.

Shape it up: tips you can follow for a healthier campus diet

Rushing up and down the streets, I often have days when I wonder how I will find the time to eat. This is when it becomes easy for students to turn to fast food. Once you stop living close by or have awkward time gaps between classes, fast food is available at almost every on-campus eatery.

There's no doubt that the university tries to make healthier food readily available. Some cafes have organic foods ready to go and Greenhouse allows students to make almost any kind of fresh salad they can think of. But I have to wonder, why is there so much fast food available? For many students, it's difficult to choose an expensive salad from Greenhouse over a meal from Taco Bell.

To solve the problem of finding healthy food on campus without having to eat salad daily, I do three things: take advantage of meal options I previously disregarded, completely ignore any fast food place and get creative in the dining halls.

First, I take advantage of meal options I had previously disregarded at on campus restaurants. Being both a vegetarian and interested in a fair-trade diet has made it somewhat challenging to arrange an eating plan while living on campus. With limited options, food gets old fast. I looked closely at menus to see what options I overlooked. On campus, I eat oatmeal and fresh fruit instead of getting smoothies. I try the soup at Greenhouse instead of salad. If I have time in the morning I use an extra swipe and pack a lunch. By including this, I now have something new to eat each day, and I can go an entire school week without repeating a lunch.

As I create a pattern of eateries to maintain a healthy diet without losing interest in the food, it is clear I cannot include every on-campus restaurant in my plan.

This is where my second solution comes in. I have learned to completely ignore fast food. If I linger in front of Panda Express or Sbarro too long, temptation takes over. I started ignoring these places in the middle of fall quarter, and now I can walk by them without a thought. The only way I know to accomplish this is willpower. Of course, that does not mean in any way that you should never allow yourself the occasional visit to these restaurants. Everyone deserves a treat sometimes. I know I can never give up animal-style fries completely.

Finally, I have learned to get creative in dining halls. This can't easily be done outside a dining hall, so it isn't exactly an "on-the-go" solution to eating on campus. Just the same, it can help make meals less boring. I often take a veggie patty and make a wrap out of it, and I use the salad bar to throw on any other toppings I want. I use the microwave to heat up whatever I want in it. If you are a meat lover, you can put the bacon bits from the salad bar or slice a grilled chicken breast to put in soup or pasta.

When living on a college campus, it can be difficult to find a way to eat what you like and what's good for you while trying to avoid a repetitive diet. There are a limited number of options available and the dominance of fast food can be hard to ignore. But if you try out as many places as you can, use willpower and turn on your creativity, you can certainly design your own healthy meal plan that won't feel as if you eat the same thing every day.

7. According to the author students turn to fast food when ...

1) their schedule is well adjusted.

2) they are short of time.

3) they live close to the campus.

4) they have no willpower.

8.What does the author think about eating opportunities on campus?

1) She believes they need to provide more organic food.

2) She thinks they do a great job providing salads at a reasonable price.

3) She can't understand why they offer so many fast food choices.

4) She thinks that meals from Taco Bell are too expensive.

9. What is the author's method of maintaining a healthy diet?

1) Carefully choosing an on-campus restaurant.

2) Changing a restaurant daily.

3) Eating less.

4) Trying new dishes on the menu.

10. What is NOT characteristic of the author's eating habits?

1) She avoids eating meat.

2) She misses lunches.

3) She studies the menus attentively.

4) She tries to vary the food she eats.

11. What is, according to the author, the best way to stop eating fast food?

1) Visit fast food restaurants not more than once a year.

2) To replace it with the animal-style fries.

3) Not to walk near fast food restaurants.

4) To stick to the decision not to eat it.

12. What does "it" in paragraph 7 refer to ("Just the same, it can help ... ")?

1) Finding a perfect solution to eating on campus.

2) Cooking your own meals.

3) Creativity in a dining hall.

4) Eating outside of dining halls.

13. What is the purpose of the article?

1) To give advice on eating healthy food on campus.

2) To convince the reader that eating the same food every day is unhealthy.

3) To classify on-campus eateries.

4) To prove that daily consumption of fast food is harmful.

Прочитайте приведенные ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 14-20 так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текстов.

The popsicle

Mother's Day

Прочитайте приведенный ниже текст. Образуйте от слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 21-26, однокоренные слова, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста.

Cyberspace communication

Прочитайте текст с пропусками, обозначенными номерами 27-33. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям 27-33, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов.

Diana

Diana had been hoping to get away by 5:00, so she could be at the farm in time for dinner. She tried not to show her true feelings when at 4:37 her deputy, Phil Haskings, presented her with a complex twelve-page document that (27)______ the signature of a director before it could be sent out to the client. Haskins didn't hesitate to (28)_______ her that they had lost two similar contracts that week.

To (29) ___________the truth, it was always the same on a Friday. The phones would go quiet in the middle of the afternoon and then, just as she thought she could leave, a new document would land on her desk. Diana looked at the document and knew there would be no chance of escaping before 6:00.

Diana adored her children. At first (30) ________ she looked happy. The demands of being a single parent as well as a director of a small but thriving City company meant there were (31)_______ moments left in any day to relax. When it came to the one weekend in four that James and Caroline spent with her ex-husband, Diana would try to leave the office a little earlier than usual to avoid the weekend traffic.

She read through the first page slowly, aware that any mistake (32) _____________ hastily on a Friday evening could be (33) _____________ in the weeks to come. She glanced at the clock on her desk as the signed the final page of the document. It was just showing 5:51.

27 1) obliged 2) demanded 3) required 4) compelled

28 1) recall 2) remember 3) recollect 4) remind

29 1) tell 2) speak 3) talk 4) say

30 1) glimpse 2) look 3) sight 4) view

31 1) few 2) little 3) much 4) many

32 1) took 2) made 3) held 4) done

33 1) disappointed 2) dissatisfied 3) apologized 4) regretted

You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Jane who writes:

... Last weekend was my mom's anniversary and we had a family gathering.

We entertained more than 25 people and lived on leftovers for 2 days after the

event. What do you usually cook for special occasions? How often do you

entertain people in your family? Do you normally celebrate your family

holidays at home, or go to a cafe or to a club? Why?

Oh, before l forget, my middle brother won our school tennis tournament ...

Write a letter to Jane.

In your letter

• answer her questions
• ask 3 questions about her middle brother

Write 100-120 words.

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