Олимпиада по английскому языку 5-6 класс школьный этап

ОЛИМПИАДА ШКОЛЬНИКОВ ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ

ШКОЛЬНЫЙ ЭТАП. 5-6  КЛАССЫ

Время выполнения  - 45 минут. Максимальное количество баллов - 40

LISTENING

Time: 10 minutes

(8 points)

Task 1. 

Listen to the track 1 and match speakers 1-4 with their characteristics A-D.

1. Patrick _____                     A. This person can play the guitar.

2. Sharon _____                     B. This person can use a computer.

3. Mary ______                      C. This person likes to watch tennis on TV.

4. Carl _______                      D. This person doesn’t like pop music.

Task 2. 

Listen to the track 2 and match speakers 1-4 with their hobbies A-D.

1.Speaker 1. ______               A. This person likes Music best of all.

2.Speaker 2. ______               B. This person’s friend is good at Art.

3. Speaker 3. ______              C. This person finds  it difficult to write in English.

4. Speaker 4. ______              D. This person likes to spend time with his friends.

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READING

Time: 15 minutes

(12 points)

Task 3.

Read the text about the first voyage of Columbus. Number sentences A–G in the right order 1–7.

The First Voyage of Columbus

Christopher Columbus, the Italian mapmaker and sailor, is one of the most famous explorers in history. He believed he could sail west from Europe across the Atlantic Ocean to India. He didn't realize there was a huge continent between Europe and Asia ...

A. In January 1493 Columbus started to sail back to Spain.

B. Then he continued sailing west, and on Friday, 12th October the ships arrived in the West Indies - so-called because Columbus thought ___________________ .

C. In 1492, Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean ___________________ -

the Santa Maria, the Nina and the Pinta.

D.But the return voyage was difficult and often frightening __________________ .

E. Columbus finally reached his home port of Palos on 15th March 1493, after

voyage of ___________________ and over 15,000 kilometres.

F. He left the port of Palos in Spain on Friday, 3rd August and reached the Canary

Islands ___________________.

G. He stopped at the Bahamas, and then sailed to the islands of Cuba and Haiti.

Task 4.

Read the text again and complete sentences B–F with the phrases 8–12

8. because there were some terrible storms

9. at the beginning of September

10. the islands were part of India

11. seven and a half months

12. with 120 men in three ships

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USE OF ENGLISH

Time: 20 minutes

(20 points)

Task 5.

For questions (1-20) choose the correct verb form for each gap. (0) – is done for you as an example.

He Didn’t Laugh

Mark Twain, the famous American author, (0) was well known (to know) as a lecturer, and literary clubs often (1) __________ (to invite) him to speak. Before one of his lectures a club member (2) __________ (to come) up to him and said, “Mr. Twain, people (3) __________ (to say) that you can tell very funny stories. I hope that during your lecture you (4) __________ (to make) my uncle (5) __________ (to laugh). He (6) __________ (not to laugh) for ten years.” “I’ll do my best”, Mark Twain said. At the beginning of his lecture, Mark Twain (7) __________ (to notice) the club member who (8) __________ (to sit) in front of him with an old sad man. Mark Twain (9) __________ (to begin) (to tell) jokes, one after another, long jokes and short jokes, new jokes and old jokes. Soon everybody (10) __________ (to cry) with laughter. Everybody – but not the old man. He (11) __________ (to look) at Mark Twain with his cold blue eyes. Mark Twain (12) __________ (to ashame). After the lecture, the club member (13) __________ (to thank) Mark Twain because he (14) __________ (never to hear) so many funny stories. “They (15) __________ (not to be) funny enough for your uncle. He (16) __________ (not even smile)!” Mark Twain (17) __________ (to answer). “I’d like to thank you and say again my uncle (18) __________ (not to laugh) for ten years. I want you to know he (19) __________ (not to hear) anything for ten years. He (20) __________ (to be deaf).”

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