Знатоки английского языка

Знатоки английского языка (5 – 8 классы)

I. Впишите в таблицу номера текстов в соответствии с их характеристикой.

1. Sometimes this person may be in a good mood. Sometimes he may be upset. His mood changes often and suddenly.

2. This one is the sort of a person you can always come to if you have a problem. You can trust your problem to this man or woman, that’s why you depend on him.

3. It’s too easy for this person to meet new people. He / she likes to make an acquaintance with other people, to tell them about his / her life.

4. This person is open-hearted, he knows a lot of jokes and he frequently makes people laugh.

5. This person is usually in a good mood. He / she smiles, and he / she is usually quite happy. He / she never tells you about his / her problems.

II. Разгадайте загадки.

1. My home is in a nice cool pond; of croaking and jumping I’m very fond. (a frog)

2. I have a round face and two large eyes that can see in the dark; they call me wise. (an owl)

3. I love to run and jump and play, “Baa” is the only word I can say. (a sheep)

4. I have six legs, my coat is green, I’m the very best hopper you’ve ever seen. (a grasshopper)

5. One face, two hands. It goes yet stands. (a clock)

6. It gives us milk and butter too. It’s very kind and likes to moo. (a cow)

7. Pupils and teachers write on me with chalk. I can’t write, I can’t talk. (a blackboard)

8. Between two little moons I am quite alone. (a nose)

9. What is white outside and yellow inside? (an egg)

10. What is it that doesn’t ask questions but must be answered? (a telephone)

11. What goes up when the rain comes down? (an umbrella)

12. Have no legs, but just for fun. It is always on the run. (a ball)

13. I am big, I am in the sky. I give light. What am I? (the sun)

III. Закончите предложение.

1. A crash helmet is used by …

2. A typewriter is used by …

3. Pins are used by …

4. A blackboard is used by …

5. A microscope is used by …

6. A stethoscope is used by …

7. A rifle is used by …

8. A sleeping bag is used by …

9. Handcuffs are used by …

a camper

a doctor

a secretary

a dressmaker

a teacher

a scientist

a policeman

a soldier

a motorcyclist

IV. Заполните пропуски нужными предлогами.

1. I’m very interested … tennis. (of, in, for) - in

2. Where are you going … your holidays? (to, in, for) - for

3. Is Mary married … George? (by, to, with) - to

4. He lives … the corner of Gorky Street and Marx Avenue. (by, at, with) - at

5. Can you talk him … such a foolish decision? (from, out of, against) – out of

6. I’ll be back … an hour. (in, for, after) – in

V. Замените в диалоге слова cabbage, banana, carrot, strawberry, egg на подходящие по смыслу have, think, it, that, don’t.

A: Excuse me, do you cabbage children?

B: No, I’m afraid I banana.

A: Oh, carrot’s a pity.

B: Why do you say carrot?

A: Because everyone should cabbage children.

B: Why?

A: Well, strawberry’s only natural.

B: I disagree, I egg carrot there are far too many children in the world already and certainly banana want to add to the numbers.

A: Carrot’s strange way to egg.

B: Is strawberry? I egg strawberry’s the only sensible way to look at things.

A: Well, I certainly want to cabbage at least 4 children.

B: I egg carrot’s a very selfish attitude to take.

A: I banana care! Carrot’s what I’m going to do.

B: Well – go ahead – cabbage all those children but banana try to tell me to cabbage any.

A: Banana worry, carrot’s the last thing I’d egg of doing.

B: I’m glad to hear strawberry.

(cabbage – have, egg – think, strawberry – it, carrot – that, banana – don’t)

VI. Найдите ответную реплику.

1. – I’d like some crocodile shoes, please.

2. – Doctor, doctor! What will I do? My son’s just swallowed a pen.

3. – Why do birds fly south?

4. – The police are looking for a man with one eye called Jones.

5. – Doctor, when I drink a cup of tea, I get a sharp pain in my eye.

6. – Waiter, will the pancakes be long?

1. – Certainly, madam. What size does your crocodile takes?

2. - Because it’s too far to walk.

3. – Use a pencil until I get there.

4. – Well, take the spoon out first.

5. – No, sir, round.

6. – Oh, yes? What’s his other eye called?

(1-1, 2-3, 3-2, 4-6, 5-4, 6-5)

VII. Чтение скороговорки.

1. She sells seashells on the seashore; the shells that she sells are seashells I’m sure. So if she sells seashells on the seashore; I’m sure that the shells are seashore shells.

2. Rubber baby buggy bumpers.

3. One slick snake slid down the slippery slew.

4. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; a peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.

VIII. Из каждого слова стихотворения уберите по одной лишней букве и прочитайте названия животных.

Mly oldi frienod Jnake

dwas aos thinn kas ea synake

gand lighit ars aa dropf fof erain.

Oned windoy dagy

Jcake balew awayt

hand waso nerver seesn againe.

lion

donkey

giraffe

dog

cat

horse