Всероссийская олимпиада школьников по английскому языку 2010-11 год

школьный тур (7-8 класс)

Part 1
Writing

Your class has been discussing the role of zoos in the modern world. Your teacher has
asked you to write a composition giving your opinion on the following statement.
“Zoos no longer serve a useful purpose”

You should write between 150-200 words

Writing time – 30 minutes
 Всероссийская олимпиада школьников по английскому языку 2010-11 год
школьный тур (7-8 класс)

Part 2

Listening

You are going to listen to 6 young people talking about free-time activities. You will hear each
person twice. Circle the correct answer (a, b or c).

1. You hear a girl talking about what she and her friends did last night. What did they see?
a) A play
b) A pop group
c) A film
2. You hear a boy talking about his plans. What is he going to do on Saturday?
a) Play computer games
b) Listen to music
c) Visit his grandparents
3. You hear a girl talking about her hobby. What does she probably collect?
a) Autographs
b) Postcards
c) stamps
4. You hear a boy talking about reading. What does he like reading?
a) Comics
b) Newspapers
c) Adventures
5. You hear a young woman talking about what she does in her spare time. What does she
do?
a) Sing
b) Dance
c) Write poetry
6. You overhear a boy talking on his mobile phone. Where is he going to meet his friends?
a) In a café
b) In the town centre
c) Outside the library
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школьный тур (7-8 класс)

Part 3
Use of English

Task 1

For questions 1- 6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word
given.

Example: The food was so hot that we didn’t really enjoy it.
TOO
The food was too hot for us to really enjoy it.

1. We didn’t get a table at the restaurant because it was too full.

SO
The restaurant______________________________________________________________

2. I’ve given up using public transport to travel to work.

USED
I ______________________________________________ by public transport, but I’ve given it
up.

3. Could you please turn your mobile phone off?

MIND
Would ______________________________________________ your mobile phone off?

4. “I won’t be late for the show,” said Lucy.

ARRIVE
Lucy promised that she __________________________________________________________
time for the show.

5. I shouldn’t wear shoes inside the house.

SUPPOSED
I______________________________________________ off my shoes before I enter the house.

6. “You haven’t been paying attention to me,” our teacher told us.
ANY
Our teacher accused us _________________________________________notice of him.
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школьный тур (7-8 класс)

Use of English

Task 2

For questions 1- 12, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use
only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning. Fill in the table below.

Charles Dickens' childhood experiences

Charles Dickens was one of the greatest nineteenth-century English novelists. At the time
of (0) ...his.... death in 1870 he was a wealthy man, in contrast to the poverty of his early days.
His parents (1) ……their best to look after him but were always in difficulties (2)
…….money.
Eventually, his father owed (3)........a large amount of money that he was sent to prison for
three months.
Two days after his twelfth birthday, Dickens was taken away from school by his parents and
made (4)...........work in a factory to increase the family income. Factories could be dangerous
places in (5)........... days and some employers were cruel. Charles was not (6)........
extremely unhappy, but also ashamed of working there, and he (7)..... never forget that
period of his life. In his novels Dickens showed just how shocking working and living
conditions were.
Working in the factory affected him so deeply that he found (8)…… much too painful to
speak about in later life. His own wife and children knew (9) ….. at all about the
unhappiness of his childhood while Dickens was still alive, (10).. shortly after his death a
biography was published in (11)...... Dickens' terrible childhood experiences in the factory
were revealed (12)........the first time.

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 Всероссийская олимпиада школьников по английскому языку 2010-11 год
школьный тур (7-8 класс)

Part 4 Reading

Task 1

The people below all want to watch a film on TV. On the opposite page, there are reviews of
eight films. Decide which film would be the most suitable for the following people. Fill in the
table below, matching figures (1-5) with the letters (A-H).

1. Ryan likes watching old-fashioned films on TV. He prefers comedies, particularly those with
famous actors . He is not keen on musicals or thrillers.

2. Tom's hobby is reading and he enjoys watching films on TV whose stories are taken from
literature. His favourite books are those by famous authors of the past. He reads books about
the cinema, too, and likes watching famous actors.

3. Elena likes to relax by watching the latest romantic films on TV, especially if they make her
laugh. She particularly likes those which have some music in them.

4. Belinda enjoys watching thrillers. She prefers adventures which actually happened to people
in real life, as she is interested in the lives of other people.

5. Carol loves listening to pop music and reading magazines about it. She doesn't mind what
sort of film she sees, if it's a new one about pop stars or their music.

1 2 3 4 5
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школьный тур (7-8 класс)

Darius Alexander reviews this weeks films on TV

A See you in Sicily...............................................................................................................................
This is about a journey across Europe in the 1960s. A group of young people travel across Europe
in an old van, but nothing really exciting happens to them and it isn't actually very funny. It's a
weak comedy film with singing. I had never heard of the actors before, although some of them
could certainly sing.

B The moon and stars..........................................................................................................................

This follows the usual love story - boy meets girl, they fall in love and sing some songs about it.
It's an enjoyable film, although there's nothing special about the singing, and it has its amusing
parts. It comes to the TV screen very quickly, as it was only made a year ago.

C Mad for music.................................................................................................................................

This film came out last month, and all the young people are queuing to see it. There will be a
whole generation of fans watching because the music of this group, Sure Fire, is everyone's
favourite at the moment.

D The house by the lake.......................................................................................................

Although the main roles are all acted by well-known stars of film or TV, I got bored by the dialogue
which seems so slow compared to modern films. However, people who like Henrietta Browne's
writing will enjoy it because it is beautifully filmed, and the story keeps perfectly to the novel
written two hundred years ago.

E Seaside story.................................................,....................................................................................
This funny film was made in the past, but is still as good as it was 25 years ago when I first saw
it. The main actors, who were already famous when it was made, made several more films
together later on. The story takes place in a very unusual hotel at the seaside where the guests
have lots of problems.

F Shooting for freedom........................................................................................................................

Photographer Valerie Maine planned to work in a dangerous part of the world for six weeks. This
adventure film tells how she escaped from the people who held her prisoner for over a year. It is
difficult to believe that this actually happened to someone who is still alive.

G Escape to Jupiter.................................................................................................................................
This film about adventures in space isn't supposed to be funny, but I'm afraid I wanted to laugh
sometimes. Although this is one of several very similar films made recently, it's one of the better
ones, as it certainly holds your attention.

H Another part of town........................................................................................................................

This film manages to show some serious problems of a family in modern Britain without depressing
the audience. If you haven't read Michael Stone's book of the same name yet, you'll be pleased to
watch this excellent film. And you'll still enjoy the film if you have already read it. There is some
excellent acting from some completely unknown actors.
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школьный тур (7-8 класс)

Reading
Task 2

Look at the sentences below about collecting stamps. Read the text and decide if each sentence
(1-10) is true or false. If it is correct, put “T” by the number. If it is not correct, put “F”.

1. Collecting postcards is generally believed to be more popular than collecting stamps

2. Visitors will be able to buy postcards from 120 different trades at the Picture Postcard Show
3. Harry Taylor has helped to run the Picture Postcard Show for ten years
4. People choose to collect postcards partly because they are affordable
5. Collectors expect to pay a maximum of 30 pounds for an unusual postcard
6. Collectors are particularly interested in postcards that were printed between 1900 and 1918
7. It was possible to receive mail seven times a day in London between 1900 and 1918
8. Before 1902, the Post Office only accepted postcards with senders` messages written next to
the picture.
9. Postcards of popular seaside towns that were printed in the early 1900s are valuable.
10. A card without a message is worth more than the same card with writing on it.

Collecting Picture Postcards

It is thought to be second only to stamp collecting as a collector`s interest, and each year in
August the biggest show of its kind worldwide takes place in London. Collecting postcards
is a growing market, with fans all around the world, thousands of whom will be in England for
this year`s Picture Postcard Show. There will be exhibitions of a wide range of postcards and
many will be on sale from the 120 UK and international trades who will also be there.
“Postcards collecting is growing very fast”, says Harry Taylor, who collects postcards of
ships and, as chairman of the Postcard Traders`` Association, has been one of the organizers of
the London show for the last ten years. The price is one of the reasons why collectors are
attracted to postcards. Although the special cards cost more, you can spend anything between 5p
and 30 pounds for the typical cards on the market. “This means you can put a wonderful
collection together for very little”, he says.
Sports, transport, buildings and animals are the most popular, but there are other less
well-known subjects as well. One American collector recently started a website showing his
collection of postcards on the early history of cotton. The site has already had more than 1000
visitors.
Postcards that appeared between 1900 and 1918 are the ones that attract the most
attention. “ At that time, the cost of sending a letter or postcard was less than a penny. They
emptied the boxes every hour in London and the post would sometimes be delivered seven times
a day”, says Paul Marshall, who works at Asquith`s Auctioneers, which holds three postcard
sales a year. Picture postcards, as opposed to blank cards, came to Britain from other European
countries, but it was not until the 1890s that they were accepted by the Post Office. In 1902, Mr
Marshall says, the rules were changed again, allowing both message and address to be put on the
same side. Before that, the message had to be written beside the picture.
Just before a postcard is old it does not mean it is valuable. For example, seaside views
produced in large quantities at the beginning of the last century are not likely to be worth very
much. Whatever the subject of the postcard , the condition is very important. The value of the
postcard also increases if there is a message, which then gives it more social or historical value.
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школьный тур (7-8 класс)

Part 5 Speaking

Make up a story using 3 of these pictures.

Preparation time—1-2 minutes

Speaking time—3-4 minutes
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школьный тур (7-8 класс)

Таблица заданий олимпиады по английскому языку

№ Виды деятельности Кол-во заданий Кол-во Время

баллов выполнения
1 Письмо (Сочинение) 1 20 30 мин.
2 Аудирование 1 6 10 мин.
3 Лексико-грамматический 1 6 20 мин.
тест 2 12
4 Чтение 1 5 30 мин
2 10
5 Говорение 1 20 3-5 мин.
Итого: 9 74 1ч. 30 мин
Всероссийская олимпиада школьников по английскому языку 2009-10 год
школьный тур (7-8 класс)