7-8 классы

1. LISTENING

1. She reads more now than she used to.
2. She thinks that young people don’t read so much these days.
3. She reads on the way to work every day.
4. She is teaching her children to read at the moment.
5. She prefers reading books for children.
6. She wants to write a book one day.
7. She doesn’t buy books very often.

2. READING

A.        DIFFERENT SUBJECTS        Е. USEFUL FACTS

B.        OLDER LEARNERS        F. IMPORTANT LESSON

C.        TWO SECTIONS        G. EASIER ANSWERS

D.        DIFFERING OPINIONS        H. MANY STUDENTS

1.  Oxford University has been a centre of learning for over 900 years. Today, there are over 16 000 people studying at Oxford, but they are not all British. About 4 000 of them come from other countries. In fact, there are currently students from over 130 countries studying there. Every student at Oxford is a member of a “college”. There are 39 main colleges, and each college is in a different part of the town.

2. What's the best age for a child to learn how to read? Some people believe that children should learn at as young an age as possible. Because of this, some parents start teaching their children when they are about three years old. Other people believe it's better for a teacher at school to teach a class of children how to read, so many children don't learn to read until they are five or six years old.

3.  In most countries, you are only allowed to drive a car on a public road if you have a driving license. You usually have to pass a driving test in order to get the license. In European countries, this test is in two parts. The first part is a 'theory' test. You have to answer questions about road safety. The second part is a 'practical' test. You are in a car with an examiner, who tells you where to drive and asks you to do various things, such as parking or reversing around a corner.

4.  When was Mozart born? What's the capital of Nigeria? Before the Internet, if we wanted to find out the answers to these questions, we'd have to look them up in reference books, such as encyclopedias. If we couldn't find the information in books at home, we'd have to go to a public library. This kind of research would often take a very long time. Now, however, as long as you have a computer connected to the Internet, you can find the answers to questions like these in seconds.

5.  Although people sometimes confuse astronomy and astrology, they are completely different. Astronomy is the scientific study of the universe. Astronomers study stars, planets and other things in space, such as comets, and record their findings scientifically. Astrology, which is based on the belief that the position of the planets affects human behaviour, is not a science. It is astrologers who write horoscopes in magazines, telling us what they think is going to happen to us in the future.

6.  A guide book can be extremely helpful when you're visiting a place for the first time. Guide books provide loads of practical information, such as the opening times and entrance fees of the main attractions, and often recommend sights to visit and places to stay. They can also provide interesting information about the history of the place and famous people who lived there.

7.  Most people who go to university are 18 or 19 years old. They've just left school, and want to get a degree before getting a job. However, not everyone starting a university course is a recent school-leaver. Every year, a few people enter university who left school twenty, thirty, forty  - even sometimes sixty! - years before. They're called 'mature students'. They may not be as young as most students, but they're just as keen to learn something new.

3. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Городская олимпиада по английскому языку 2011

7-8  классы

Методические рекомендации

Понимание устного текста (Listening)

В комплект материалов, необходимых для проведения конкурса понимания устного текста, входят:

1. Методические рекомендации

2. Текст задания

3. Ключи и транскрипция (для членов жюри)

4. Лист ответа (для каждого участника)

На выполнение задания отводится 20 минут, в которые входит и внесение ответов в ответный лист.

Задание заключается в прослушивании 6 высказываний. После прослушивания (пленка прослушивается 2 раза) участникам предлагается установить соответствия между высказываниями  каждого говорящего и утверждениями данными в списке.

При подготовке материалов для конкурса понимания устного текста методическая комиссия исходила из следующих положений:

1. Сложность текстов соответствует продвинутому пороговому уровню А1 по шкале Совета Европы.

2. По тематике тексты предлагают обсуждение тем общего характера, представляющих интерес для молодежи.

3. Выбранные тексты представляют собой монологические высказывания;

4. Речь говорящих четкая, находится в пределах литературной нормы; темп речи  естественный.

5. В текстах может содержаться до 2-3 % незнакомых слов, незнание которых не должно препятствовать пониманию текста и выполнению заданий по тексту.

Правильность выполнения заданий проверяется по ключам (см. Ключи).

Критерии оценивания: За каждый правильный ответ дается 1 балл.

Городская олимпиада по английский языку 2011

7-8 классы

Методические рекомендации

Понимание письменного текста (Reading)

В комплект материалов, необходимых для проведения конкурса понимания письменного текста, входят:

1. Методические рекомендации

2. Описание процедуры проведения конкурса понимания письменного текста

3. Ключи (для членов жюри)

4. Лист ответа (для каждого участника)

На выполнение задания на понимание письменного текста отводится 30 минут, в которые входит и внесение ответов в ответные листы.

Задание заключается в установлении соответствия между заголовками и текстами.

Сложность текстов соответствует уровню А1 по шкале Совета Европы. Жанр – научно-популярный. Тематика текстов представляет интерес для учащихся данного возраста.

В текстах может содержаться до 2-3 % незнакомых слов, незнание которых не должно препятствовать пониманию текста и выполнению заданий по тексту.

Правильность выполнения заданий проверяется по ключам (см. Ключи).

Критерии оценивания: За каждый правильный ответ дается 1 балл.

Tapescript

Speaker 1: Yes, I do read quite a lot - books and magazines -but if you asked me what my favourite books are, I'd have to say books for kids! I've got two kids of my own, and once they've finished reading a book, they pass it on to me. Children's literature these days is just so good! Take Harry Potter, for example. Much funnier and more exciting than books written for adults.

Speaker 2: I've always loved reading - ever since I was a young child. I can remember so clearly my mum teaching me to read. I loved every minute of it! Whether I'll ever actually manage to write a book of my own in the future, I don't know. But I'd really love to! It must be wonderful to see your name on the front of a book in all the bookshops. I'm so jealous of writers!

Speaker 3:Well, I've got two twins, Sammy and Denise, and they're both three years old now, so they're learning how to read right now. We read every day. I read to them first, and then I try to get them to read the words back to me. I think Denise is a little better than Sammy so far, but they're very competitive so I'm sure that'll change!

Speaker 4: I've got hundreds of books at home, most of which I haven't read yet, to be honest. And that's the problem. Time. When you're a kid there seems to be loads of time for reading, but it's not the same when you're an adult. The only time I have is on the train into work each morning. It's about a half-hour journey, so I always take a book with me. It's a nice start to the day. I'm usually too tired to read on the way home, though!

Speaker 5: I'm definitely what you would call a lover of books, and I studied literature at university, actually, so I do like to think of myself as a bit of an expert. But, and this will surprise you, I almost never go into bookshops. It's not that I don't read -I do! But we've got a fantastic library in the town centre so I get my books from there. I mean, what's the point of buying books when you can borrow them from a library for free?

I тур:

Listening – 20min

Reading – 30 min

Grammar and Vocabulary – 20 min

II тур:

Writing – 30 min

Городская олимпиада по английскому языку 2011

7-8 классы

ANSWER SHEET

1. Listening

2. Reading

3. Grammar and Vocabulary

1)

1. WRITING

Write about your weekend. You may use the following plan:

• Your usual activities at the weekend
• What you like and dislike about the weekend
• What people you like spending weekend with, and why
• Your “perfect weekend”

You have 30 minutes to do this task. Write 100 – 150 words

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