Задания

по английскому языку для школьного этапа всероссийской олимпиады школьников

10-11 класс

Section 1.  Listening Comprehension

Вы услышите интервью. В заданиях А1—А7 обведите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа. Вы услышите запись дважды.

А1. Jack Reed started working for WWF-Australia in

1. 2000.        2)        2012.        3)        2002.

A2 The sphere that Jack Reed focuses on is

1. sea protection.
2. ocean protection.
3. marine protection.

A3. The so-called “marine sanctuaries” are needed

1. to help people with fishing business.
2. to serve as an insurance policy for locals.
3. to protect Australia’s marine life.

A4.  “Save Our Marine Life” is

1. a collaboration of global organizations.
2. an Australian collaboration of companies.
3. a charity organization.

A5. WWF-Australia and “Save Our Marine Life

1. mainly focus on the problem of overfishing.
2. are trying to create a network of sanctuaries.
3. focus on land based pollution.

А6.  Among the sea animals that are protected by the organizations are

1. sea whales.
2. fish and whales.
3. fish, marine turtles and ocean whales.

A7. The Coral Sea is

1. one of the last marine sanctuaries in the world.
2. the last remaining tropical wilderness area in the world.
3. one of the last remaining tropical wilderness areas in the world.

Section 2.  Reading Comprehension

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1-6 частями предложений, обозначенными буквами A-G. Одна из частей в списке A-G лишняя. Занесите букву, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.

William Blake (1757-1827) is today regarded as one of the most original English writers and artists, 1___________________________________________.

Born in London, he spent most of his years in the centre of the capital, but 2___________________; the streets of the metropolis became for him windows to infinite time and space.

Blake`s visions began early, and throughout his life he experienced what was, for him, direct contact with spirits of the long-dead, with angels, God and the devil. While modern psychiatry would consider Blake to have been under the spell of hallucinations, 3___________________________.

He was also not shy in describing the sources of his inspiration to his friends and colleagues. The eccentric reputation he thus gained did little to help him to commercial success; for most of his life his work was neglected, 4____________________________________.

But while his work was often out of step with his time, few of the best artists of his day doubted his technical ability. Trained as an engraver, he pushed forward the boundaries of that art by his own innovations, and combined it with his poetry to such an extent 5_____________________________. Among the best known (and easiest to understand) of his hand-illustrated books are Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, 6________________________________________________.

1. and he often lived near to poverty  
2. yet during his lifetime he was largely ignored and often called mad
3. that one cannot be properly understood without the other
4. for him the vision were real and directly inspired and guided his art
5. his visionary powers transformed everything around him                                                        
6. which contain some of the simplest and most beautiful lyrics in the English language  
7. he never quite left home          

Section 3. Use of English

For questions 1 - 10, read the sentences and fill in the gaps with suitable words from the table below, corresponding equivalents are given in the brackets. There is one extra word in the table.

Example:

I had to go and pick up the (0) kids (children) from school.

• I (1) ___________  (think) we'll get the money (2) _____ (quite) soon.
• Do you (3) ____________ going out? (would you like)
• I managed to (4) __________ up (arrange) an appointment for 7.30.
• My flat is very (5) __________ for the shops (convenient).
• I thought the book was (6) _____________ (marvelous).
• Most of the students in this class are (7) ____________ (intelligent).
• What's (8) ______________? (the matter)
• When we get to the hotel, I'll (9) ______________ with them. (speak to)
• I called him, but the (10) ______________ (man) didn't seem to hear.

For questions 11 - 20, complete the sentences with one of these phrasal verbs in the correct form.

11. The idea of celebrating together________ when we realised that our birthdays were on the same day.

12. According to the advertisement, the factory is ___________________ five new employees.

13. I'm sorry but I'm going to be late as the car has ____________________.

14. The cat was nearly ___________________ but luckily the driver stopped just in time.

15. When burglars ____________________Simon's house, they stole all his mother's jewellery.

16. Oh no, I _____________________ of paper. I'll have to buy some more.
17. My sister is feeling depressed as last week she _____________________ with her boyfriend.
18.  I _____________________ an old photograph of myself as a child when I was tidying up my room.
19. Marie is going to __________________ having a birthday party until her brother has returned from holiday.
20. We'll have to _____________________ the fact that we can't afford a holiday this year.

Section 4. Writing

Comment on the following statement. (200-220 words)

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?

   Use the following plan:

- make an introduction (state the problem)

- express your personal opinion and give reasons for it

- give arguments for the other point of view

- explain why you don`t agree with it

- draw a conclusion

Section 5.   Speaking

Imagine that while travelling during your holidays you took some photos. Choose one photo to present to your friend.  

Время на подготовку — 1.5 минуты.

Продолжительность ответа — 2 минуты.

You will have to start speaking in 1.5 minutes and will speak not more than 2 minutes.

In your talk remember to speak about:

when you took the photo

what/who is in the photo

what is happening

why you took photo

why you decided to show the picture to your friend

 You have to talk continuosly, starting with:

 I've chosen photo number...

ТЕКСТ для АУДИРОВАНИЯ

Interviewer: Good afternoon everybody! Today we are pleased to have one of the World Wildlife Fund Australia members, Mr. Jack Reed, as our guest.

Jack Reed: Good afternoon.

Interviewer: Mr. Reed, how long have you been working for WWF-Australia?

Jack Reed: Well, I came to the Fund in 2000 and have been with it for almost 12 years.

Interviewer: That’s a lot of time, I should say. So please, tell us about your work. What is the field you focus on?

Jack Reed: I deal with the problems of marine protection. We’re trying to create the so-called “marine sanctuaries”.

Interviewer: Could you tell us more about that?

Jack Reed: Marine sanctuaries are needed to protect Australia’s unique marine life. They provide a safe haven for commercial fish stocks as well as endangered species and offer alternative sources of income for local people, such as tourism. Marine parks act as an insurance policy for the future both for marine life and local people.

Interviewer: That’s really interesting. But I am sure that WWF can’t deal with such a big problem alone.

Jack Reed: Well, as part of this commitment WWF-Australia has joined  “Save Our Marine Life”, a collaboration of global national and state-based environmental organizations to help secure the future of Australia’s south west marine environment. Together we focus on helping to establish a world class network of sanctuaries around Australia to ensure threatened marine life is protected and fish stocks recover from threats such as overfishing. We are also focused on improving water quality from land based pollution for the Great Barrier Reef. As well as actively campaigning on sustainable fishing, marine turtle protection and the protection of the gentle giants of the ocean — whales.

Interviewer: I also hear that you are trying to protect the Coral Sea as well?

Jack Reed:  Exactly

Interviewer: What is so unusual about the Coral Sea? I think that this name is not familiar for some of our listeners.

Jack Reed:  Australia’s Coral Sea, near the Great Barrier Reef, is one of the last remaining tropical wilderness areas in the world. But this majestic “Serengeti of the Sea” faces an uncertain future. WWF wants the Australian Government to declare the Coral Sea a “Marine Protected Area”, to safeguard this underwater sanctuary for future generations. For more information you can visit our website and probably join us!

Interviewer: I am sure that our listeners got interested in all the things you do to make sure that our future generations will enjoy the beauty of Australian nature and sea life. Thank you very much for this conversation and good luck with your work!

Jack Reed: Thank you.

ANSWER SHEET

Name____________________________________

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SECTION 1. Listening Comprehension

SECTION 2. Reading Comprehension

SECTION 3.   Use of English

Task 1  

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Section .Writing

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ОТВЕТЫ

на задания по английскому языку для школьного этапа всероссийской олимпиады школьников

10-11класс

SECTION 1. Listening Comprehension

SECTION 2. Reading Comprehension

SECTION 3.   Use of English