Олимпиада
школьников по английскому языку.
Школьныйэтап: 10класс.
LISTENING
Time: 25 minutes
Task
1.
You
will hear an interview with an Australian girl called Verity, who has recently
been on a student exchange programme. For each question 1‐6, choose the
correct answer A, B or C.
1.
Verity chose the Netherlands for her exchange programme because
Aa
friend had recommended it.
B
one of her relatives was from there.
C
she had always wanted to go there.
2.
What did Verity find difficult about living in the Netherlands at first?
A
sharing a bedroom
B
getting up early
C
cycling to school
3.
What did Verity immediately notice about the Netherlands?
A
The countryside was more varied than Australia.
B
The buildings were how she’d imagined them.
C
The weather was much colder than she’d expected.
4.
What was different about the school in the Netherlands?
A
It had better facilities.
B
There was a wider range of subjects.
C
The class size was much bigger.
5.
Verity was surprised that students in the Netherlands
A
knew very little about Australia.
B
had never considered doing an exchange programme.
C had travelled to a lot of countries.
6.
Verity recommends that students on an exchange programme should
A
goto a place where they can speak the language.
B
stay for six months.
C ask their parents to visit.
Task 2.
You
will hear a boy called Jake talking to his classmates about a diving trip he
recently did with hisfamily. For each sentence 7‐14, fill in the
missing information in the numbered space. Write only one word in each gap.
DIVING TRIP
The
trip was very exciting because Jake was diving in (7) ………………water for the first
time.
Jake’s
only previous diving experience was training in a (8) ………….. .
Jake
went for his first sea dive off the coast of (9) ………..……. .
Jake’s
(10) ………………… went into the water with him.
Jake
says the best thing he saw under the water was a (11) ………..……
While
they were swimming, Jake was afraid that there might be some (12) ……………nearby.
However,
he discovered that the big creatures he saw were (13) ………..……… .
Jake
managed to do (14) ……………….. dives in total.
Task
3.
You
will hear a conversation between a boy, Harry, and a girl, Laura, about
wildlife photography. Look at statements 15‐20 below. Decide
if each statement is true or false. Put a tick (v) in the corresponding box.
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Harry
admires the wildlife photo of a fish in ‘Animals’ magazine.
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Harry
thinks the unusual creatures in Laura’s photos are what makes
them
good.
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Laura
and Harry find it’s hard to keep still when taking wildlife photos
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Harry
doubts whether his camera is good enough for wildlife
photography.
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Laura
thinks it’s important to get up early to take wildlife photos.
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Laura
and Harry are both considering getting more instruction in
photography.
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READING
Time: 20 minutes
Task
1.
Read
the text and questions 1‐5 below. For each question, mark the correct letter A,
B, C or D.
My home is a
windmill
by Josh Summers,
aged 14
My
home’s different from where my friends live because I live in a19th century
windmill! My parents saw it one day, and bought it. It was in poor condition,
but it was repaired and now it’s fantastic!
The
windmill was once used to make flour from corn. The corn store used to be
downstairs, where our kitchen is now, and horses came there to deliver the
corn. The enormous 20‐metre sails are
still on the front, but they don’t turn in the wind like they used to because
it’s too dangerous, so birds live in them instead. There’s always a ladder up
the side of the windmill so that dad can paint it and keep it a nice cream
colour. He also cleans the windows, although a company comes to do the top ones
as the ladder’s too short.
Inside
it’s like a tent with six sides, and it becomes more pointed towards the top,
so the rooms get smaller. My room’s under the roof and I get a fantastic view –
it’s like looking out of an airplane window. There are some other houses around
now, and a new main road, but I can relax and make a noise when I play my
guitar up there and no one can hear me! I can hear everything, though, like the
birds when it’s quiet, which is really calming, or the very loud storms, which
I can see coming towards us. And I actually find it easier to concentrate on my
school work up there, as my brothers and sisters don’t want to climb up all the
stairs, so they don’t disturb me! I can’t imagine living anywhere else!
1.
What is Josh trying to do in the text?
A
compare his home with his friends
B
explain why his family chose to live in their current home
C
tell readers about advantages of living where he does
D
suggest how his home could be improved
2.
What does Josh say about the outside of the windmill?
A
Wild creatures have made their homes there.
B
It’s covered in dark paint.
C
There’s a ladder that goes right to the top.
D
The windows frequently need cleaning.
3.
Josh says that his room
A
is a bit like an aeroplane inside.
B
is a good place for practicing a musical instrument.
C
is the largest one in the windmill.
D
is better for relaxing in than doing school work.
4.
What does Josh say about the different sounds he hears in the windmill?
A
He dislikes the noise of the sails in the wind.
B
He enjoys listening to all the birds.
C
He feels nervous when a loud storm comes along.
D
He’s pleased that he’s not disturbed by any noise.
5.
What would a visitor from the 19th century say if they saw the windmill now?
A
It’s great that they’ve kept the corn store as it was. The horses used to love
coming
there.
B
The sails are a lot smaller than they used to be. I suppose that’s for safety
reasons.
C
It’s still in the same condition as before. The owners never looked after it
then, either.
D
You can still see the windmill from miles away. Of course, there weren’t all
these
buildings
around it then, as a busy road going past.
Task
2.
Read
the text and mark statements 6‐12 below as T (true) or F (false).
On
2 November 1982, the British public turned on their television sets for the
arrival of the nation’s fourth TV station, called Channel 4. They were greeted
by the smiling face of local TV news presenter Richard Whiteley, who welcomed
them with the words: ‘As the countdown to a new channel ends, a brand new
countdown begins.’ And with this sentence, the words and numbers game show ‘Countdown’
was launched.
The
rules of this new game show were as follows: two contestants faced each other
over several
rounds
of games with letters and with numbers. Finally, there was the Conundrum round,
where
contestants
had to work out the nine‐letter anagram. At
the end of the show, the contestant with the highest score won and was invited
back the next day to face a new challenger.
However,
despite the simplicity of the rules, those who watched the early editions of
the 30‐minute show, which
was on five days a week, could hardly have imagined that it would last any
longer than the original seven weeks that had been planned for it. The first contestants
and guests were not exactly the most exciting people on television.
But
luckily for ‘Countdown’, there were enough old people, university students and
other people with nothing much to do each afternoon to keep the show alive.
When the show began, Carol Vordermanwon over fans with her amazing mathematical
abilities. ’Countdown’ made a celebrity out of Carol, and these days she’s a
familiar face on British TV. Despite her fame, Carol still loyally turned up on
‘Countdown’ each day to turn over the letters and show the contestants how to
solve the numbers game until she retired in 2008.
Yes,
that is correct – nearly 30 years since it began, ‘Countdown’ continues to keep
its audience’s brains working every afternoon. In fact, on 3 January 2006, it
celebrated its 4,000th show. Other signs of its success include the increase in
the length of each programme to 45 minutes, the addition of a show on Saturdays
and the number of British celebrities who have made an appearance.
6.
‘Countdown’ was the first programme ever shown on Channel 4. ……………
7.
Every day two new contestants compete to become ‘Countdown’ champion. ……………
8.
Originally only 35 programmes of ‘Countdown’ were planned. ……………
9.
The early shows were popular with working people. ……………
10.
Carol Vorderman is no longer involved with the show. ……………
11.
These days ‘Countdown’ is on for four and a half hours every week. ……………
12.
More and more famous people like turning up on the programme. ……………
USE OF ENGLISH
Time: 20 minutes
Task
1.
Match
sentences 1‐10 with the way (a‐k) each person is
travelling in Great Britain. There is one extra means of travelling.
1.
I am often called to rescue people, because I can take off and land in
difficult places.
2.
When the traffic lights turned green, my dad drove away.
3.
I got a flat tyre as I was on my way to school.
4.
We had to wait for ages on the platform.
5.
You get a seat upstairs and I’ll buy a ticket from the driver.
6.
The waves are coming right over the side, so we’re all getting wet!
7.
The driver will take us to our door, and we’ll pay when we get there.
8.
I go very fast when I’m riding this, so it’s dangerous not to wear a helmet.
9.
After we’d all got in, the door shut and we dived down under the water.
10.
We climbed into the basket and took off from a field – it was really quiet!
amotorcycle
bboat
c
train
d
helicopter
esubmarine
fhot
air balloon
gbus
hcar
ibicycle
jtaxi
kairplane
Task
2.
Complete
the sentences with the prepositions from the box. The prepositions can be used
more than once.
Into with outof
on to byoff
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11.
The man got ……… his yellow car and walked away.
12.
We’re going to Spain ……... sea – we’re taking the ferry.
13.
The ship will leave as soon as everyone is …….. board.
14.
We got …….. the bus when we reached our stop, and walked home.
15.
The train left the station exactly …….. time.
16.
My bike needs fixing, so I’ll have to go into town …….. foot.
17.
We got ……… the car and drove to the beach.
18.
We’ll be away …….. holiday for two weeks.
19.
They both think that sharing a room ……… a brother or sister has advantages.
20.
When your remote‐control model is
ready, you can look forward … playing with it in a park.
WRITING
Time: 30 minutes
Comment
on the following statement.
Some
people argue that in the modern world it is necessary to be able to speak at
least two foreign languages. Others say that it is better to know one foreign
language very well than to have poor command of two foreign languages.
What
is your opinion?
Write
180-240words
Use the following plan:
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make an introduction (state the problem)
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express your personal opinion and give reasons for it
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give arguments for the other point of view
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explain why you don`t agree with it
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draw a conclusion
SPEAKING
Карточкаучастника
Student 1
Task 1
(monologue,
time: 1,5 – 2 minutes)
In
a minute you will have to speak about school rules in Russia. Some people think
that school rules in Russia are too strict. Express your opinion.
Task
2
(dialogue, time: 3-5 minutes)
Nowadays
people have got a lot of gadgets. A mobile telephone is one of them. Speak
about different opportunities it can offer to people.
Give
arguments and examples in support of your opinion. You may or may not come to
an agreement with your partner.
Remember
it is a discussion and not a monologue.
Your
answers will be recorded.
Карточкаучастника
Student 2
Task 1
(monologue, time:
1,5 – 2 minutes)
In
a minute you will have to speak about school rules in Russia. Some people think
that school rules in Russia are not strict at all. Express your opinion.
Task 2
(dialogue, time:
3-5 minutes)
Nowadays
people have got a lot of gadgets. A mobile telephone is one of them. Comment on
some bad effects it can produce to people.
Give
arguments and examples in support of your opinion. You may or may not come to
an agreement with your partner.
Remember
it is a discussion and not a monologue.
Your
answers will be recorded.
Всероссийская
олимпиада школьников по английскому языку.
Школьныйэтап: 10 класс.
ANSWERSHEET
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KEYS AND
SCRIPTS
LISTENING
Task
1.1C 2C 3B4A 5B6B
Task
2.7 open 8 pool 9 the USA 10 cousin 11 ship 12 sharks 13 dolphins
14
eleven/11
Task
3. 15B16B 17A18A 19B 20A
READING
Task
1.1C 2A3B 4B5D
Task
2.6 T7 F 8 T9 F10 T11 T12 T
USE OF ENGLISH
Task
1.1d 2h 3i 4c 5g 6b 7j 8a 9e 10f
Task
2.11 out of 12 by 13 on 14 off 15 on 16 on 17 into 18 on 19 with 20 to
LISTENING
- 20 БАЛЛОВ
READING
- 12 БАЛЛОВ
USE
OF ENGLISH - 20БАЛЛОВ
WRITING
- 14БАЛЛОВ (Content: max.
5 marks; Vocabulary: max. 3 marks; Grammar: max. 3 marks; Spelling: max. 3
marks)
SPEAKING- 10БАЛЛОВ
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