Материалы муниципального этапа ВСоШ по английскому языку (7–8 класс)

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников

по английскому языку 2018-2019 уч.г.

Школьный этап: 7-8 классы

Время выполнения – 60 минут. Максимальное количество баллов – 62.

Part 1. LISTENING.

Time - 15 minutes

Listen to the dialogue and find the correct answers. Transfer your answers to the table.

1. Jill and Mark are going to have some … .

A) juice B) tea C) hot chocolate

2. Jill’s got … homework to do this weekend.

A) no B) a little C) a good deal of

3. Mark asks his sister to help him on … .

A) Friday B) Saturday C) Sunday

4. Mark says he can’t … when the teacher explains.

A) make his head work B) understand anything C) listen

5. Mark is bad at … .

A) Mathematics B) Physics C) History

6. Mark feels … to ask his teacher for help.

A) happy B) ashamed C) angry

7. Mark’s sister helps him … .

A) with pleasure B) willingly C) unwillingly

8. Jill wants Mark to … .

A) do homework by himself B) do her a favour C) be punished

9. Mark will have to improve his Maths as … .

A) he wants to be the best in class

B) he finds it very interesting

C) it may be useful for his future job

10. Jill is planning to finish her homework on … evening.

A) Friday B) Saturday C) Sunday

 

Part 2. READING.

Time - 15 minutes

Read about the people in texts  1–6. They all would like to learn something new. Match schools/ courses A–G with the people whose interests they can satisfy. There is one letter you do not need to use.

 

Edwina works for a multinational company with branches in most European countries. She really needs to learn French and German, but she has very little spare time and thinks it could be difficult to find time.

Damian got his job as soon as he left school. He never had the chance to go to university. He isn’t very happy with his job, but he knows he can’t get a better one without a degree. He might try a part-time degree course if it’s not too demanding.

Alice has a lot of time on her hands. She is a very creative person with a lot of imagination, which she really doesn’t use very much right now. She already has a lot of hobbies, but she’d rather learn something new that would let her use her imagination.

Paul doesn’t work; he looks after the children while his wife goes to work. He would like to do something for himself, learn something new or take up a new hobby, but he needs to stay at home.

Rhona is a school teacher. She teaches mathematics, but has always been interested in art and culture. She takes a great interest in the philosophy and civilization of the East. She may go to Vietnam next year.

Philip finds his life boring. He works nine to five, but has no other interests and would like to find something to do in the evening, maybe enroll on a course to learn something new, but nothing too demanding.

A. The Language School

Take courses in more than  just languages! You can learn about the culture and the history of the countries where the languages we teach are spoken! We specialize in less common languages spoken in Asia in the Far East.

B. The Internet School

We offer a variety of courses in over a hundred different subjects from accounting to interior design. You don’t have to attend the classes: all courses are offered 100% online. A certificate is mailed to you when you finish.

C. Professional Communication

Language courses in most European languages at all levels,  from beginners to advanced. Most of the coursework can be done online and you only need to attend classes once a fortnight on any evening. Ideal for busy professionals.

D. Access to Education

We have courses in economics, business administration and management, leading to a degree. The course programme is extremely flexible, ideal for working students, and uses a combination of online study and face-to-face tutorials. You may attend at a time that is convenient for you.

E. Business Courses

Do you have a head for Business? Our dynamic courses will give you the know-how to keep up in an ever changing business world. Offering everything in between Business Administration and Accounting,  we have an opportunity to suit your learning style and needs. Two years of intense studying will lead you to a degree you are dreaming of.

F. The Writing Centre

The Centre offers creative writing courses and workshops for people who are interested in a career  as a writer. Lessons are two or three times a week. You can choose between writing a short story or a novel.

G. The Music Academy

We’ve just introduced part-time courses  in Jazz singing and/or playing the guitar specially for adults! All lessons take place in the evening. Courses for both beginners and more advanced students available!

 

Task 2

Read the text and mark the sentences true, false оr not stated.

Sleep…sleep…sleep

In a normal life a person sleeps for about twenty-five years. But why do we sleep? The simple answer is: we don’t know. We need more sleep when we are young. A baby sleeps for about ten hours. A teenager sleeps for about eight and a half hours. An adult sleeps for seven or eight hours. Old people need only five or six hours.

There are two kinds of sleep. When you go to sleep you go into deep sleep. Your temperature falls, your body relaxes, and you breath slowly. After about half an hour you go into active sleep. This is also called rapid eye movement sleep (or REM sleep), because your eyes move. You dream in both deep sleep and REM sleep, but in REM sleep you dream in pictures. If you wake up in REM sleep you can usually remember your dream. Your body spends about twenty minutes in REM sleep and then goes back into deep sleep for an hour.

Do you ever talk or walk in your sleep? People sleepwalk in deep sleep and sleepwalkers do amazing things. They open doors and windows, they ride bicycles and drive cars. They cook, they take a bath or a shower (often in their pyjamas), they shave, they clean their teeth, they get dressed, they dig the garden and do other things.

Sleepwalkers are asleep, but they have their eyes open and they can see. They can’t wake up easily. If they do, they can’t remember anything. Do you ever sleepwalk? Are you sure? Perhaps you do, but nobody sees you.

1. 1. 1. Everyone sleeps for eight hours a night.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

1. 1. 1. Teenagers need less sleep than adults.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

1. 1. 1. Some people sleep for only one or two hours.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

1. 1. 1. REM sleep is the same as active sleep.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

1. 1. 1. You only dream in deep sleep.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

1. 1. 1. People sleepwalk in REM sleep.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

1. 1. 1. Sleepwalkers can’t see.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

1. 1. 1. Sleepwalkers remember everything they do.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

 

Part 3. USE OF ENGLISH

Time: 10 minutes

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D.

Robin Hood

Robin Hood is a legendary hero who lived in Sherwood Forest, in Nottingham, with his band of followers. Stories about him and his adventures began to (1) ____________ in the fourteenth century.

Everyone knows that Robin Hood robbed the rich to give to the poor. He chose to be an outlaw, that is, someone (2) ____________ lives “outside the law”, but he had his own ideas of right and wrong. He (3) __________ against injustice, and tried to give (4) ____________ people a share of the riches owned by people in authority and the Church. He had many (5) ____________ – he was a great sportsman, a brave fighter, and was very good with his bow and arrow.

He dressed in green, lived in the forest with his wife, Maid Marion, and his (6) __________. For food they killed the King’s deer, and many days were spent eating, drinking, and playing games. He robbed the rich by capturing them as they (7) ____________ through the forest and inviting them to eat with him. During the supper, someone looked in their bags to see how much money they had. When it was finished, Robin asked them to pay for the meal, and of course, he knew how much to ask (8) ____________!

His main enemy was the Sheriff of Nottingham, who was always trying to capture Robin but never managed to do it. Some stories (9) ____________ that he killed Robin by poisoning him. In his dying moments, he shot a final arrow from his famous bow, and asked his men to bury him (10) __________ the arrow landed.

1. A) become; B) look; C) move; D) appear.

2. A) which; B) who; C) what; D) whose.

3. A) fight; B) fights; C) fought; D) has fought.

4. A) ordinary; B) usual; C) normal; D) typical.

5. A) aspects; B) standards; C) qualities; D) quantities.

6. A) men; B) mens; C) man; D) mans.

7. A) entered; B) arrived; C) crossed; D) travelled.

8. A) of; B) for; C) by; D) after.

9. A) tell; B) talk; C) say; D) speak.

10. A) when; B) which; C) what; D) where.

 

Part 4. WRITING

Time: 20 minutes

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

 

Write a letter to Dave.

In your letter:

– answer his questions;

– ask 3 questions about his birthday party.

Write 100-120 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.