Олимпиадные задания для школьного этапа Всероссийской олимпиады
школьников по английскому языку для учащихся 5-6 классов.
PART 1
LISTENING - 10 баллов
Task 1
Listen to the interview and decide which answer is correct, a, b or c.
1. George lives in
a Los Angeles.
b New York.
c Aspen.
2. George goes to the studios by
a bus.
b car.
c taxi.
3. In the Actors’ Club he
a plays computer games.
b plays basketball.
c goes swimming.
4. George usually goes on holiday
a in summer.
b in February.
c in winter.
5.George’sfavourite sport is
a jogging.
b skiing.
c swimming.
Task 2
Listen to the interview again and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1 _____ In New York George gets up at 8.15.
2 _____ He meets his friends in Central Park.
3 _____ George works in the evening.
4 _____ His friends call him lazy.
5 _____ He goes skiing in Aspen.
PART 2
READING
TIME: 20 minutes
Task1
Read some short texts about holidays in Great Britain. Guess what holiday is described in each text.
Christmas, Hallowe'en, Mother's Day, St.Valentine's Day, New Year's Day
1. On this day people visit their mothers and give them flowers and small presents. Husbands and children help with the meals and washing up.
2. On this day people usually visit their friends. They try to be the first person to wish good luck to their friends in the new year. There is a lot of dancing and eating. At midnight everybody joins hands and sings a special song.
3. On this day people send cards to their friends, parents and relatives. People put trees in their rooms and decorate them with toys and coloured lights. On this day children get up early in the morning. They want to see a stocking full of small presents on their beds. A traditional dinner on this holiday is roast turkey, roast potatoes and pudding.
4. People send special cards to people they love. They shouldn't write their names on the cards. The person who gets the card must guess who sent it.
5. On this day they say ghosts and witches come out. Children make lanterns out of pumpkins. Some people have parties and dress as witches and ghosts. It is celebrated on the 31st of October. Children walk from house to house and ask "Trick or treat?"
Task 2
Read the text.
Food from around the world
We eat a lot of different kinds of food today. Before the 16 th century, people in Europe didn't have a lot of the things that we can eat and drink every day.
At the end of the 15 th century, people from Europe started to travel to other parts of the world. They went to America, Africa and Asia. They brought back a lot of new kinds of food.
Chocolate came from Mexico. The Aztecs there drank chocolate with pepper! The Spanish brought chocolate to Europe and they were first to put sugar in it. Until the 1870s, chocolate was only a drink. The Swiss made the first bar of chocolate in 1876.
Tomatoes, peppers and avocados all came from Mexico, too. The Spanish took seeds back to Spain and started to grow the plants there. Soon they spread to other countries in Europe and then to other parts of the world. The words tomato, chocolate and avocado all come from the old Aztec language.
Potatoes came from South America. Potatoes like cold, wet weather. They grew in the mountains of Peru. Coffee came from Africa. The Turks took it to Turkey and then to Europe. Tea came from China in the 17 th century. At first it was very expensive and only rich people drank it, but in the 19 th century the British started to grow tea in India. They produced a lot, so it was cheap and everybody could drink it.
Choose the correct answer and write the correct letter(a,b,c) in your answer sheet.
6.Aztecs drankchocolatewith…….
- a)pepper
- b)sugar
- c)milk.
7At the end of the 15 th century, people from Europe started to travel……
- a)to America, Canada and Africa
- b)to America, England and Asia
- c)to America, Africa and Asia
8.………. camefromMexico.
- a)coffee
- b)chocolate
- c)potatoes.
9.The Turks brought ……………….to Europe.
a) turkeys
b) tea
c) coffee
10. …………were were first to put sugar into chocolate.
a) the Spanish
b) the English
c) the French
Task 3
Now read the text again and decide whether the information in the sentences is right(A) or wrong (B).Write the correct letter (A or B) in your answer sheet.
11. Chocolate came from America.
A Right B Wrong
12. Tomatoes, peppers and avocados all came from Mexico.
A Right B Wrong
13.The Aztecs drank coffee with pepper.
A Right B Wrong
14. Tea came from China in the 18 th century.
A Right B Wrong
15.The words chocolate and avocado come from the old Aztec language.
A Right B Wrong
16. The Swiss made the first bar of chocolate.
A Right B Wrong
17.The Spanish brought coffee to Europe.
A Right B Wrong
