Подготовка к олимпиаде 5-6 класс

Олимпиадные задания по английскому языку

5-6 класс

Part 1 Reading

Time: (12 points) Task 1

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 realise 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 2

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

Transfer your answers to the answer sheet !

Part 2

Use of English Time: (43 points)

Task 1

Put each verb in brackets 1-22 into a suitable verb form. There is an example for you.

This adventure 0_______ happened__ (to happen) to a friend of mine a year ago.

If you 1_______ (to like) stories I 2_______ (to tell) you a true story.

While my friend George 3_____________ (to read) in bed two thieves climbed into his kitchen. After they 4__________________ (to enter) the house, they went into the dining room. It was very dark, so they 5________ (to turn) on a torch. Suddenly they

6________ (to hear) a voice behind them. "What 7_________ (to be) up?" someone

8________ (to call). The thieves 9_______ (to drop) the torch and 10________ (to

run) away as fast as they could. George 11_________ (to come) downstairs quickly.

He switched on the light but 12__________ (can't) (to see) anything. The thieves

13_______ (already to go). But George's parrot Henry 14_________ (to stay) still

there. "What 15________ (to be) up?" he asked. "I 16___________ (just to look)

around. Nothing", George said and 17____________ (to smile). "If something

18_______ (to happen) I 19_________ (let) you 20________ (to know)". George

21_______ (to turn) off the light and 22________ (to leave) the room.

Task 2

Read each group of words 33-37 and think about the underlined sounds. Find the ’odd one out’ in each group of words and fill in the table below. There is an example for you.

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Task 3

Read the English phrases (38-43) below. Find the right Russian equivalent (A-G) for each of them. There is an example for you.______________________________________

Transfer your answers to the answer sheet !

КЛЮЧИ

Part 1 Reading

Task 1

Part 2

Use of English

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

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