Задания школьного тура Олимпиады по английскому языку для 8 класса

Олимпиадные задания школьного тура

Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку

8 класс

Время выполнения заданий - 45 минут.

1. READING / 8 points

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 1-8.

A Stolen Horse

It was in South America. A rich Spaniard was riding home when suddenly his horse fell lame. As it happened far from his home he did not know what to do for he saw that his horse would not be able to bring him home. A little later he met an Indian riding on a fine horse and asked him to exchange the horses. The Indian refused to do this. But the Spaniard, being much stronger than the Indian, made him give up his horse. And the Spaniard rode away, leaving his lame horse to the Indian who was soon left far behind. But the Indian followed him and came to the town where he found the Spaniard. He went to a judge and said that the Spaniard had stolen his horse. Then the Spaniard was asked to swear that the horse was his own and he had had it for many years. Then the Indian asked to send for the horse. This was done. And the Indian said: "This man swears that he has had this horse for many years; let him therefore tell you in which of the eyes the horse is blind." The Spaniard said at once: "In the right eye". "You are wrong", said the Indian. "Neither in the right nor in the left, it is not blind at all." And so the horse was returned to the Indian.

Прочитайте текст и определите, какие из приведенных утверждений 1-4 соответствуют содержанию текста (А-TRUE), какие не соответствуют (В-FALSE) и о чем в тексте не сказано (C- DOESN'T SAY). Запишите Ваш вариант ответа.

1. A Spaniard was a poor man. А) True B) False C) Doesn't say

2. The horse wasn't able to bring the Spaniard home. А) True B) False C) Doesn't say

3. The Spaniard left his horse to the Indian. А) True B) False C) Doesn't say

4. The Indian's horse was blind. А) True B) False C) Doesn't say

К каждому из заданий 5-8 даны три варианта ответа. Выберите и запишите правильный ответ.

5. The Spaniard met an Indian…

a) riding on a fine horse; b) selling goods; c) watching him.

6. The Spaniard wanted to…

a) buy Indian's horse; b) blind his horse; c) exchange the horses.

7. The Spaniard took the Indian's horse and…

a) fell lame; b) followed him; c) rode away.

8. The Indian got to town and went to…

a) his wife; b) a judge; c) a shop.

2. USE OF ENGLISH / 8 points

Заполните пропуски словами из рамочки, поставив их в нужную форму:

BE, BECOME, GO, GREAT, BE, WRITE, BEGIN, TRANSLATE,

William Shakespeare was one of the a)___________ writers

in human history. He b) _______ born on the 23 of April, 1564,

in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small town in the middle of

England. In1587 he c)_______ to London and there he became

an actor. At that time he d)____________ to write plays too. In 1599 William e)____________ a part owner of the Globe Theatre in London. Shakespeare was at the same time an actor and a playwright. Most of his plays f)_______ performed in the new Globe Theatre. His plays were g)______________ into many foreign languages. That made Shakespeare a very popular man. Most famous of his plays are Othello, King Lear, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. He wrote 37 plays. They are still popular. Shakespeare h)___________ also a lot of sonnets.

Shakespeare died in 1616, but millions people today still admire his plays.

3. CULTURAL AWARENESS / 5 points

Выберите правильный ответ.

1. What's the name of the British flag?

a) Star-Spangled Banner, b) Stripes and Stars, c) Union Jack, d) John Bull.

2. What's the name of the most famous clock in Britain?

a) Big Albert, b) Big Stephen, c) Big Wren, d) Big Ben.

3. Elisabeth II lives in ... .

a) No10, Downing Street, b) the Tower of London, c) Buckingham Palace, d) Westminster Palace.

8. What's the name of the Queen's eldest son?

a) Charles, b) Philip, c) Andrew, d) Edward.

5. The British money is ....

a) franks, b) dollars, c) crones, d) pounds.

4. WRITING / 8 points

Расположите части письма в правильном порядке:

1. Thanks for your letter.

B. I'm glad your birthday party was a great success!

C. Mum wants me to help with the housework. Take care and stay in touch!

D. Well, in Russia we don't pay much attention to clothes but of course everybody wants to look great! Actually, any clothes will do if a person feels comfortable. As for me, I usually wear a skirt and a smart blouse. You were quite right not to take any notice of your friend's clothes. If I were you, I would have done the same. It's not the clothes that count, after all.

E. Ilona

F. By the way, what birthday presents did you get? Did your parents give you what you wanted? What presents did you like most of all? As for me, I prefer books. I'd better go now.

G. Dear Patricia,

H. Lots of love,

Maксимальное количество баллов - 29.

ANSWER SHEET

1. READING

2. USE OF ENGLISH3. CULTURAL AWARENESS.

4.WRITING.

KEYS

1. READING

2. USE OF ENGLISH3. CULTURAL AWARENESS.

4.WRITING.

Пояснительная записка

к Олимпиадным заданиям школьного тура

Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку

для 8 класса

Цель проведения олимпиады: выявление и развитие интереса и творческих способностей к английскому языку у обучающихся, создание необходимой поддержки одаренных детей, расширение лингвистического и страноведческого кругозора учащихся.

Продолжительность проведения школьного тура Олимпиады 45 минут.

</ Материалы олимпиадных заданий по английскому языку 8 класса включают задания по чтению, лексике, грамматике, страноведению и письму.

Раздел «Чтение». Учащимся предлагается прочитать текст и выполнить задания к нему 2 типов: 1-4 задания - верно или неверно утверждение, 5-8 задания - выбор одного правильного ответа из предложенных. За каждый правильный ответ - 1 балл, максимум за раздел - 8 баллов.

Раздел «Лексика-грамматика» состоит из связного текста с пропусками. Учащимся нужно выбрать слово из рамочки и вставить его на место пропуска, поставив в правильную лексико-грамматическую форму. За каждый правильный ответ - 1 балл, максимум за раздел - 8 баллов.

Раздел «Страноведение состоит из 5 заданий с выбором ответа из предложенных. За каждый правильный ответ - 1 балл, максимум за раздел - 5 баллов.

Раздел «Письмо». Учащимся необходимо расставить части личного письма в правильном порядке. За каждый правильный ответ - 1 балл, максимум за раздел - 8 баллов.

Общее максимальное количество баллов - 29 .