Заочнаяолимпиадапоанглийскому языку
7Класс
I)Read the text and do the tasks. (8 points)
II)
Unusual Schools
Theatre School
At theatre schools the school week is in two parts. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday pupils have classes in normal academic subject like maths and science. On Thursday and Friday they study music, dance and drama. Students must audition to get a place at theatre school. They must sing, dance and read a speech.
Boarding School
More young people are going to boarding school. Some people think this is because the Harry Potter books and films make boarding school look cool. Others say it is because parents are worried about keeping their children save. The advantages of boarding school are that your friends, clubs and sport are always there and that you learn to be independent. The disadvantages are that you spend less time with your family. Four out of ten kids at boarding school don’t even see their parents every week.
Democratic School
At Summerhill school in Suffolk pupils don’t have to go to lessons and there are no reports to parents to worry about. They don’t have to take tests or exams unless they want to but most of the students get good exam results. There are meetings every week in which each person has one vote. There are 230 laws at Summerhill made by students and the people who work there. If a Summerhill pupil upsets others, everyone talks about the problem at the meeting. Some Summerhill punishments: no TV or computer use for 2 days or standing at the back of the lunch queue.
Integrated School
If education is a preparation for life, schools should have a mix of people in them. This is the view of integrated schools. Wheelchair athlete Tanni Grey Thompson, who has won several gold medals for Britain at the Paralympics, agrees with this. She went to a school where there was a mix of students who were able-bodied and students who had physical disabilities. “My parents were determined for me to have a normal education and not give up learning. Also it was good for the able-bodied kids to understand that our legs might not work but our brains do. I know some people have never even spoken to a person in a wheelchair in their lives.”
School at home
Is a school always the best place for education? The parents of 850,000 schoolchildren in the USA say no. These kids are taught at home by their parents in Homeschooling programmes. Their parents don’t trust schools to «teach the right stuff». Others are worried about safety. Since school shootings in the past few years, the number of teens being educated at home has risen by 30 percent.
1)Match the names of the schools with the short descriptions.
a) Theatre school
b)Boarding school
c)Democratic school
d)Integrated school
e)School at home
1.Some people say this school looks cool. Others are worried about safety. You can learn to be independent here. But you can’t see your parents often.
2.Some parents don’t trust usual schools. They want to teach their kids about nature and environment.
3.Here you can study academic subjects. But you can also study dance, music and drama.
4.There are no lessons, no tests, no exams unless you want to. But the students have good exam results.
5.It is a school both for normal students and for students with physical disabilities. They should be prepared for life together.
2) Choose the correct answer.
1. Why is the school week at theatre schools in two parts?
a)On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday pupils study academic subjects, then they study at home.
b)On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday pupils study academic subjects,
then they visit theatres and museums.
c)On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday pupils study academic subjects, then they study dance, drama and music.
2. Why are people going to boarding school?
a) because of the Harry Potter books and films
b) because of spending less time with parents
c) because they want to be actors
3.Why do some American parents teach their kids at home?
a) they want to spend more time with them.
b) they are worried about safety
c) they don’t trust schools and they are worried about safety
II) Choose the right option and fill in the gaps. (15 points)
Staying alive at sea.
It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes 1) … far away from land. When this 2)… , the sailors have to get into small boats. If 3)… ship 4)… not come and help them, and they do not have enough food or water, they 5)… die.
Most people believe we must not drink sea water. They believe if we do we 6)… be very ill because of all the salt in the water. A doctor called Alain Bombard did not believe this. He 7)… that people could stay alive by drinking sea water and eating small fish, animals and plants from the sea. On 8)…19 th October, 1953 he sat out in a small boat to cross 9)… Atlantic Ocean. He did not take any food or water with 10)… . Every day Dr.Bombard drank just 11)… sea water. He also 12)… fish and they had water in 13)… . He drank this water. He took small plants from the sea, 14)… gave him 15)… food.
1)a.sink b. sinks c. sank
2)a. happened b. happens c. happen
3)a. all b. other c. another
4)a. does b. do c. is
5)a. must b. may c. should
6)a. shall b. have c. will
7)a. thinks b. will think c. thought
8)a. the b. a c. -
9)a. an b. the c. a
10)a. his b. him c. he
11)a. much b. a little c. many
12)a. caught b. catch c. will catch
13)a. it b. their c. them
14)a. which b. who c. what
15)a. many b. less c. more
III) Complete the sentences with the word on the right in its appropriate form. (8 points)
a. Salvador Dali was a 1)… painter. 1) fame
b. Dali 2)… at the San Fernando Royal 3)… of Fine Arts. 2) study
c. Dali’s 4)… often showed deserts. 3) academic
d. His pictures were very 5)… . 4) paint
e. He was one of the most 6)… painters of all time 5) stranger
f. He quickly made friends with other 7)… there. 6) usually
g. He did very 8)… at the Academy. 7) paint
8) good
IV) Writing. (6 points)
This is a letter from an English-speaking friend.
Dear Tanya,
Thank you for your letter .I’m glad that you have summer holidays at last. What are your plans for summer ? Are you going to stay at home? I’m going to visit my grandma. She lives in Spain. I want to swim in the sea and visit some historical places. What do you usually do during your summer holidays?
Write me soon.
Best wishes,
Steve.
Write back to Steve
Write 60-70 words
Total: 37 points