Школьный этап Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку (8 класс)

Всероссийская олимпиада школьников 2015-16 учебный год.

Школьный этап

Английский язык

8 класс

Время выполнения – 90 минут.

Максимальное количество баллов – 44

Задания для участника

PART 1

LISTENING

Task 1.

You will hear a conversation between a girl, Holly, and a boy, Max, about having a party. Listen and decide if each sentence (1-7) is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, write T (True) for YES. If it is not correct, write F (False) for NO.

1. Max has already thought about his birthday party.

2. Holly thinks Max should invite more people this week.

3. Max wants to invite more than twenty people.

4. Max says all his friends have a lot in common.

5. Holly says Max should buy some new CDs for the party.

6. Holly and Max share the same opinion about playing a DVD.

7. In the end, Holly persuades Max to have the party on a Friday.

Transfer your answers to the answer sheet!

PART 2

READING

Task 1. Read the text and mark statements 1- 6 as T (true) or F (false).

1. Mike thought his job was boring.

2. Big Jim never bought a ticket when he got on the bus.

3. At first, Mike wasn`t afraid of Big Jim.

4. Mike worked hard so he would be ready to make Big Jim pay.

5. Mike and Big Jim had a fight.

6. Big Jim used a bus pass, not single ticket.

Big Jim

Mike was proud to wear the uniform of a bus driver. He felt good when he helped people. And he liked driving all around the town and the countryside. He wasn`t a big man, but he was one of the best bus drivers in the city.

One day, Mike went to the bus station as usual. As always, he started his bus but drove along his usual way. For the first few stops, everything was normal. A few people got on his bus. Mike took their money and gave them their tickets. A few people got off the bus. Then, when Mike got to the bus stop on Elm Road, a huge man was waiting for the bus. The man was tall and his long arms were full of muscles. He stepped up onto the bus. He looked at Mike and said, “I`m Big Jim. Big Jim doesn`t pay”. Then he sat at the back of the bus. Mike was surprised about this, and he was also upset. But Jim was so big, Mike wasn`t sure what to do.

The next day, Big Jim was again waiting at the Elm Road stop. Again he got on the bus and said, “Big Jim doesn`t pay.” It happened this way every day for several days. Mike continued to be unhappy about this situation. Jim could be dangerous. What would happen if Mike tried to make him pay? Then Mike had an idea. He started going to the gym. He lifted weights. He took a class in boxing. He started running every day for exercise. After a few weeks, Mike had become very fit and strong. He felt confident.

One day, Mike went to the bus station. As always, he started his bus and drove along his usual way. For the first few stops, everything was normal. A few people got on the bus. He took their money and gave them their tickets. A few people got off the bus. Then, when Mike got to the bus stop on Elm Road, there was Big Jim, waiting for the bus as usual. The big man boarded the bus and, as always, said, “Big Jim doesn`t pay.”

Mike was ready. He knew what to do. He stood up. He looked Big Jim in the eye. He said, “Why doesn`t Big Jim pay?” Big Jim had a surprised look on his face. Then he reached in his pocket, pulled out a small card, and said, “Because Big Jim has got a six-month bus pass.”

Task 2. Use the words to complete the summary.

When Big Jim first got on the bus, Mike expected him to buy a 1________. When Big Jim didn`t buy one, Mike felt 2_______because he thought Big Jim was trying to travel on the bus without 3______. After Big Jim didn`t buy a ticket several 4_______, Mike decided he needed to ask Big Jim to 5______. But he was 6_______of Big Jim. To prepare himself to ask Big Jim for 7_____, Mike exercised to have

a 8_______with Big Jim. Instead, Big Jim showed Mike that he had already 9______- when he had bought a six-month 10_______.

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Part 3

USE of ENGLISH

Read the text below and choose A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps.

A School Uniform

Many schoolchildren in the UK (1) _______uniform to school every day. Parents and teachers like it as it gives pupils a sense of (2) ____________ and families do not have to spend (3) ______money on clothes. (4) ___________, there are many pros and cons of school uniforms.

A major (5) _____________ is that you don’t need to waste time deciding what to wear. Children can spend more time thinking about (6) ____________ studies rather than clothes. Also, there can be no more arguments over (7) _____________ has the most fashionable clothes. Schools argue that children in school uniform are more likely to take school seriously and be proud (8) ____________their school.

On the other hand, many pupils would rather have the opportunity to choose their own clothes and

(9) ___________ having the same clothes as their classmates. (10) __________ students reject rules and rebel by dressing badly. This makes teachers’ lives difficult as they must then (11) __________ students’ clothes daily. The most important thing we should ask ourselves is: “Do clothes have the power to improve learning?”

1. A dress B wear C carry D show

2. A change B identity C separation D nature

3. A lots B much C several D many

4. A Except B Just C In spite D However

5. A preference B advantage C chance D opportunity

6. A their B our C its D theirs

7. A whose B which C what D who

8. A at B with C over D of

9. A disapprove B fancy C frown D dislike

10. A Some B Few C Each D All

11. A check B fit C match D control

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Part 4

WRITING

Imagine that you cannot come to your friend’s birthday party. Write him/her the letter with apologies.

Do not forget to:

- send your wishes;

- name the reasons why you cannot come.

Follow the rules of letter writing

You should write about 90 -100 words.

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ANSWER SHEET

LISTENING

READING

USE OF ENGLISH

Пояснительная записка

Олимпиадная работа по английскому языку для 8 класса включает в себя 4 раздела, содержащих в общей сложности 5 заданий. Планируемое время на выполнение всех заданий - 90 минут.

Аудирование – 1 задание, 15 минут

Чтение – 2 задания, 30 минут

Лексика – 1 задание, 15 минут

Письмо – 1 задание, 30 минут.

К заданиям олимпиады прилагаются ответы и текст для аудирования.

За каждый правильный ответ участник получает 1 балл (Раздел 1-3). Письменное задание

(Раздел 4) оценивается по 5 критериям.

Примерные критерии оценивания письменного задания:

1. Content (3)

Полностью раскрыты все опции;

• Соблюден заданный объем;

• Правильная форма обращения и подписи.

2. Organization (2)

• Высказывание логично;

• Деление на абзацы, обращение и подпись на отдельной строке.

3. Grammar (2)

4. Vocabulary (2)

5. Spelling and punctuation(1)

Данная олимпиада составлена на основе следующих материалов:

1. Методические рекомендации по проведению школьного и муниципального этапов всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку в 2014/2015 учебном году

2. Олимпиадные задания для 8 класса [link]

Answer Keys

LISTENING

Task 1

1 F

2 T

3 F

4 F

5 F

6 T

7 T

1 F

2 T

3 F

4 T

5 F

6 T

1 ticket

2 upset

3 paying

4 times

5 pay

6 afraid

7 money

8 fight

9 paid

10 pass

Use of English

1B

2B

3A

4D

5B

6 A

7D

8D

9D

10A

11D

Script

Task 1

Holly: So what have you decided about your birthday party, Max?

Max: Not much, Holly. To be honest, I haven’t thought about it at all.

Holly: Well, it’s getting close, so you need to send out the invitations soon. By this Friday, really, to give people time to reply.

Max: I don’t really know who to invite. My school friends, of course, and Mark, Jack and Sean.

Holly: And Tilly and her sister.

Max: Yes. And Alicia. I hope she’ll be there. But I’d prefer not to have a huge number of guests.

Holly: Twenty?

Max: Not that many, if possible. It’s only a small flat, and I only really want my close friends there anyway.

Holly: I can understand that.

Max: Even so, some of them won’t know each other. My friends from round here aren’t the same kind of people as the ones from school. They like different things, really.

Holly: Well, that should make the party more fun!

Max: Maybe, but it’ll make it harder to choose music that everyone likes. I’ll have to go down to the supermarket and buy some different kinds of music, to keep everyone happy.

Holly: If I were you, I’d make my own CD. You’ve got some great music on your computer, and you could put lots of different things on it.

Max: That’s true. Though not everyone will want to dance, or listen to music all the time. Maybe I should put a DVD on in another room?

Holly: Not if it’s just any old movie. That would be like watching TV at home.

Max: No, I was thinking of getting a new film that most people haven’t seen yet.

Holly: That’s a good idea! There are sure to be some who’ll want to watch it.

Max: Right.

Holly: So the only thing left to decide, I think, is which day to have the party.

Max: It’s got to be a weekend, so not the Thursday. Saturday would be best, I think.

Holly: I agree the weekend’s best, but the problem is that lots of people will be away on the Saturday. Perhaps you should have it on the Friday?

Max: I don’t know.

Holly: I don’t think Alicia can come on the Saturday.

Max: All right, then. I’ll have it the day before.

Holly: I thought you might.