ЗАДАНИЯ РОССИЙСКОЙ МЕЖРЕГИОНАЛЬНОЙ ОЛИМПИАДЫ ПО английскому языку

ЗАДАНИЯ для учащихся 7-11 классов, студентов начальных и средних профессиональных учебных заведений )

1. Переведи афоризмы (5 баллов):

Failure does not mean I'm a failure; It does mean I have not yet succeeded In a shower of rain.

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

Easier said than done.

Little wit in the mind makes much work for the feet.

Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse.

2. Переведите текст и ответьте на вопросы:(25 баллов):

The British Education System. State Education in Britain.

All state schools in Britain are free, and schools provide their pupils with books and equipment for their studies. Nine million children attend 35.000 schools in Britain. Education is compulsory from 5 till 16 years. Parents can choose to send their children to a nursery school or a preschool playgroup to prepare them for the start of compulsory education. Children start primary school at 5 and continue until they are 11. Most children are taught together, boys and girls in the same class. At 11 most pupils go to secondary schools called comprehensives which accept a wide range of children from all backgrounds and religious and ethnic groups. Ninety per cent of secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales are co-educational. At 16 pupils take a national exam called "G.C.S.E." (General Certificate of Secondary Education) and then they can leave school if they wish. This is the end of compulsory education. Some 16-year-olds continue their studies in the sixth form at school or at a sixth form college. The sixth form prepares pupils for a national exam called "A" level (advanced level) at 18. You need "A" level to enter a university. Other 16-yearolds choose to go to a college of further education to study for more practical (vocational) diplomas relating to the world of work, such as hairdressing, typing or mechanics. Universities and colleges of higher education accept students with "A" levels from 18. Students study for a degree which takes on average three years of full-time study. Most students graduate at 21 or 22 and are given their degree at a special graduation ceremony.

Questions: 1. What do state schools in Britain provide their pupils with? 2. What can parents choose? 3. When do children start primary school? 4. When do pupils take a national exam called GCSE? 5. What prepares pupils for a national exam called "A" level? 6. How long do students study for a degree? 7. Whom do universities and colleges of higher education accept?

3. Расшифруй английские аббревиатуры и переведи их(10 баллов):

NBA, NHL, IAEA, ISO, UNICEF, PTO, MBA, UEFA, ZZZ, NSA

4. Переведи отрывок из песни. Напиши её исполнителя.(8 баллов):

This is my December

This is my time of the year

This is my December

This is all so clear

This is my December

This is my snow covered home

This is my December

This is me alone.

5. Придумай статусы для странички в контакте по-английски и напиши их (3 статуса)(6 баллов).

6. Найди и исправь ошибки в тексте (12баллов):

A few months ago my friend James & I went for a walk. We live in a nice valley, there is a nice path up the mountains and we’ve gone up there. We were walking a long way. It was a nice day but there were no other people on the mountain. Eventually, we sat down to have a nice drink. I put my hat on the ground but the wind blew it away. It stopped at the edge of the rocks. James went to get it when suddenly his foot slipped. He was starting to fall!!! I ran over. “James,”- I called, “are you all right?” he was stuck on a ledge, halfway down the mountain. His ankle was broken and he couldn’t move. What can I do? There was nobody to help and it was getting dark. I couldn’t leave James alone. I’ve stayed with James for hours. It wasn’t a nice experience. Meanwhile our parents had called the police and they’ve sent a rescue helicopter to look for us. When we saw it, we felt really nice. The nightmare was over. We were safe at last.

7. Что такое неопределённый и определённый артикль в английском языке? Объясните, зачем они нужны. Приведи примеры.(7 баллов)

8. Напишите свое резюме на английском языке (до 40 предложений). (15 баллов)

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