Mark the statements true or false

 

13.More than half the population of the UK say they have seen a ghost.

14. The writer didn’t expect to see a ghost at Brockfield Castle.

15.The writer thought most of the other ghost-hunters were strange.

16.The ghosts who haunt the castle are Ashley’s brothers.

17.There had been a fire in the room where the writer saw the old man.

18.The writer has changed her mind about the existence of ghosts.

 

2.3. Look at the idiom in bold in the article. Match them to meanings 1-11. One is extra.

19. watch for smb. or smth, to appear.

20. not believe smth. to be accurate or true

21. tell smb. smth. that isn’t true as a joke

22. be very easy to do

23. do smth. to get new energy and enthusiasm

24. a long way from any towns, villages or other houses

25. completely unexpectedly

26. make you think seriously about a topic

27. make people more relaxed in a new situation

28. make smb. exremely happy

29. sleep very well without waking

30. extra -

 

TRANSFER ALL YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET

 

 

Total time: 30 min.

 

Reading

Answer sheet

 

Part 1
	A	B	C	D
	A	B	C	D
	A	B	C	D
	A	B	C	D
	A	B	C	D
	A	B	C	D
	A	b	C	D

 

Part 2.1.

 

Part 2.2.
	True	False
	True	False
	True	False
	True	False
	True	False
	True	False

 

 

Part 2.3.
30 -extra

Reading

Keys

Part 1
			C
	A
		B
		B
				D
				D
	A

 

 

Part 2.1.
	b
	d
	a
	e
	c

 

Part 2.2.
	True
	True
		False
		False
	True
		False

 

 

Part 2.3.
	keep an eye out for smth
	take smth. with a pinch of salt
	pull smb’s leg
	be a piece of cake
	recharge smb’s batteries
	in the middle of nowhere
	out of the blue
	give smb. food for thought
	break the ice
	make smb’s day
	sleep like a log
30 - extra	be a far cry from smth.

Writing

Read these instructions:

An international magazine called The World’s Famous has invited readers to write about well-known people in their own country for possible publication. Write an article in 120-180 words about somebody famous – living or dead – from your country. Describe his person’s character and state how this shows in his or her appearance.

 

Think about these suggestions as you make a plan and write your article.

- choose someone whose character and appearance you are familiar with

- briefly say who this person is or was, and possibly also why you have chosen him or her

- use relevant adjectives to give a general character impression

- describe he subject in more detail, giving examples of his or her habits and behaviour

- give a general impression of the person’s physical appearance

- focus on aspects that reflect character: way of standing or walking, hand gestures, facial expressions. Also describe features such as eyes and mouth, using suitable adjectives

 

TRANSFER ALL YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET

 

Time: 30 minutes

 

 

Speaking

Разминка:

 

Структура проведения тура: участвуют два экзаменатора и два участника олимпиады. Пары составляются методом случайной подборки. Преподаватели начинают вести беседу и задают каждому участнику 2-3 вопроса для того, чтобы снять напряжение, расположить их к беседе и подготовить к выполнению устного задания.

Время, отводимое на данный этап задания, 1-2 минуты.

1. What activities and hobbies are you good at?
2. Do you read a daily newspaper?
3. What is your favourite section?
4. Do you believe everything you read in the news? Why? Why not?
5. Are some more believable than others? Which ones?

 

Основное задание:

Часть 1.

Члены жюри сообщают участникам конкурса основную информацию о том, что им предстоит сделать в ближайшее время, с этого момента начинается запись ответов участников конкурса на магнитофон

Your task is the following: in a minute you’ll have to speak about taking a survival course. Please, tell us what is to be done in the case of emergency?

Члены жюри задают вопросы:

1. How can dangers be overcome?
2. How may the weather affect them?
3. Which experience and knowledge should you have that could help?
4. In what way can special fears (such as heights, water, cold or enclosed spaces) influence your survival?

Каждый участник должен высказаться. Время, отводимое на выполнение данного этапа задания, 2-3 минуты на каждого участника.

 

Часть 2.

Участникам олимпиады предлагается обсудить в паре следующее:

You and your partner are on a survival course. At the moment you are on a mountain top. You have to get from the camp to the safety of the village as quickly as possible, and there are only two possible routes: over the top of the mountain, or underground through the caves. Now it has started to snow heavily. That means that soon it will be very difficult to cross the mountain while the caves lower down will start to fill up with water. For safety reasons it is important that you stay together, so you must agree on which route to take.

 

Члены жюри формулируют задание для студентов. Студенты должны высказаться, предоставить убедительные доводы. Члены жюри могут задавать наводящие вопросы по мере необходимости, могут остановить беседу, если она начинает выходить за обозначенные рамки. Отведенное время 5-7 минут. Выступление участников записывается на пленку в 1 по 2 этап основного задания. Максимально отводимое время на пару участников для выступления составляет 10-12 минут.

 

 

Школьная олимпиада по английскому языку

8 класс 2009-2010 уч. год.

 

I. READING TASKS