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Материалы муниципального этапа всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг Reading Comprehension Time: 45 minutes Task You are going to read a newspaper article about older people playing computer games Seven sentences have been removed from the article Choose from the list (A - H) the one which fit each gap (1-6) There is one extra sentence which you not need to use There is an example at the beginning (0) A Because of their greater spending ability, “grey gamers” are better consumers than teenagers, and targeting them would be comparatively more profitable for the business B On the other hand, “grey gamers” have a preference for slower paced, mind challenging games and would not mind being beaten by their grandchildren in a fact action game with space invaders and extraterrestrial creatures C Mental activity, as well as physical exercise, can contribute to better health D Some people argue that “grey gamers” simply don’t have the skills required for computer games, and that teenagers are infinitely better E This is how the myth of the older, computer-illiterate person was created F In many western countries, life expectancy has increased and there are now far more older people than were a few generations ago G There’s a greater variety of games to choose from, including more intellectual and sophisticated strategy and stimulation games H Many experts were surprised when when this study was published several years ago THE GREY GAMERS One form of social prejudice against older people is the belief that they cannot comprehend or use modern technology Activities like computer games, surfing the Net and downloading MP3s are privilege of the youngsters It isn’t unfair that older people enjoying a computer game should be frowned upon by their children and grandchildren? Besides, the population profile has changed In Britain, for instance, F there are more people over sixty than there are under sixteen Nowadays older people have more control over their lives and they play a full part in society Moreover, better health care has left more people in their sixties and seventies feeling fit and active after retirement Playing computer games is a very effective way of exercising the brain When personal computers were first introduced, most older people felt intimidated by informational technology and didn’t believe they would ever familiarize themselves with it Computers have been around for a few generations now and retired people have gradually become more relaxed about using them for recreation Gamers over 65 prefer playing puzzle games and card games like Mahjong, Solitaire and Gin Rummy Kate Stevens, aged 72, says: “I find it very relaxing It’s not very demanding, but you still need to concentrate” Another development that has favoured “grey gamers”, as older people who are keen on computer games are known, is a change in the type of videogames available on the market Internet Chess and Train Stimulator are among the most popular Материалы муниципального этапа всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг of these Train Stimulator is based on real world rail activities Players can choose from a variety of challenges, such as keeping to a strict timetable despite unforeseen obstacles and using helper engines during a winter storm This couldn’t be further from the truth Most computer games require the kind of analytical thinking that improves with practice, which means that the “grey gamers” may well be far better than opponents half a century younger than them In games where speed is the main consideration, older people would be at a disadvantage because they may have slower reaction times Peter Brown, aged 76, says: “When we visit our grandchildren, we play games on the Internet like chess and Scrabble If I try to make things easier for them, they realize it and get annoyed They don’t have a problem losing But when we play their games, they just have to win” The type of advertising used by videogame manufactures suggests that they are still aiming almost exclusively at teenagers Game industries haven’t yet woken up to the fact that a vast potential market exists out there It’s time someone let the manufacturers into the secrete TRANSFER ALL YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET Материалы муниципального этапа всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг Task You are going to read a magazine article about ways to revise for exams For questions 1-9 choose from the people A-F The people may be chosen more than once There is an example at the beginning (0) Tom Chapman A Throughout the term, I often use the computer to essays and make notes I save all these, with a folder to the subject If I have my homework marked by my teacher, and there are mistakes or problems, I update the file so that it always has the most recent and correct information When exam time comes and I want to revise for a particular subject, I just pull up those files and make a copy – all on one document What I usually then is go through all the information, deleting everything but the basic facts, so I have a shortened version of all my notes – with none of the unnecessary information like essay introductions and conclusions Then I split it into pages and read through them one at a time PowerPoint’s good for that because you can watch it like a slide show, memorizing the information before the screen changes Helen Ward B Two or three of us get together at someone’s house We have all our books and notes with us, and we go through them week by week – sort of re-living the school term We often find that we have forgotten what we’ve been taught – especially in the first weeks of term because it’s so long ago, so having someone else there means it’s more likely that one of you will remember We usually that for a couple of hours, and then we play music and chat John Hunter C I find it helps me to copy important information onto pieces of paper It’s easy to look up a particular fact then Sometimes, I read the information on a page and then cross it out, one line at a time When I get to the end, I try to remember what I’ve written I think the secrete is not put too much information on each sheet – you’ll never remember a page full of facts So, for that reason, I often use small white cards I write a sentence or a date on each card, then learn them by heart If it’s literature, I might have a card for each character, and note down his or her main characteristics Carly Dalton D Get away! You’ll never revise in your room – there are too many other things you want to You’ll sit down to revise and think, ‘Oh, I’ll just check my emails’ or ‘Let’s just put on this CD’ Before you know it, you’ll have written to all your friends and read the entire lyrics of your favourite singer You’ll probably even have joined his fan club! I usually go to my aunt’s house, but if it’s not raining, you can it in the park Tim Bolton E Revision is on-going process Or, it should be, if you ask my opinion Once a week, on Sunday evening, read through your notes from school Do it while they are fresh in your mind This also gives you the opportunity to ask your teacher on Monday morning if there’s something you haven’t quite understood Then, have a quick look through on the day before the exam, and you should sail through it! Samantha Middleton F It’s a bit complicated! I it in two stages The first is in the evening when I’m still wide awake I sit at my desk and read my notes aloud On my desk is a small voice recorder with a microphone, so I record my notes Then I go and something different, like watching TV or talk to my sister Stage two is at bedtime As I get into bed, I play back what I have recorded Sometimes, I’m no longer awake when it reaches the end, but I don’t think that matters I think some of the information still sinks in! I often wake up Материалы муниципального этапа всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг in the morning having worked out a particular problem in my head Which people: recommends changing the environment where to study? thinks it’s better to revise in company? mentions taking a break while revising? says it’s important not to put too much on a page? talks about distractions? uses modern technology to make their notes shorter? mentions studying at weekends? spends the least time revising before an exam? believes they might be still learning while asleep? combines revision with social activities? D TRANSFER ALL YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET Материалы муниципального этапа всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг Participant’s ID number READING COMPREHENSION ANSWER SHEET Task Task 1 2 3 4 5 6 Материалы муниципального этапа всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг Лексико-грамматический тест В комплект материалов, необходимых для проведения лексикограмматического теста, входят: Методические рекомендации Описание процедуры проведения лексико-грамматического теста Текст задания Лист ответа (для каждого участника) Ключи (для членов жюри) Материалы муниципального этапа всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг Use of English Time: 60 minutes Task Read the text and then write the correct form of the word in CAPITALS to complete the gaps There is an example at the beginning (0) LONDON EYE The London Eye, the giant (0) OBSERVATION wheel, is a OBSERVE relatively new landmark for London It is one of the most popular (1) …… in the world The wheel is the largest of its kind, at a (2) …… of 135 metres 1,700 tons of steel were ATTRACT HIGH used for its (3) …… People make special journeys to see the (4) CONSTRUCT …… giant wheel 15,000 visitors can ride on the Eye every day EXCITE The architects, Julia Barfield and her husband David Marks, were the winners of the (5) …… to design a Millennium landmark Their design was the most (6) …… of all the project The first (7) …… of the wheel were made on their kitchen table in 1993 David developed the idea for a giant wheel and Julia found the (8) COMPLETE IMAGINE DRAW …… site by drawing a circle round London and finding its centre IDEA Not (9) ……, it took about three years to all the groundwork to get the wheel built In (10)…… of their work, the couple was SURPRISE awarded the MBE, a special honour that is given in the UK to RECOGNISE someone who has achieved something special TRANSFER ALL YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET Материалы муниципального этапа всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг Task Read the text and choose the best answer for each gap (1-12) There is an example at the beginning (0) We cannot say for (0) A how many languages are spoken in the world today, but it has been (1) … that the number is somewhere between three thousand and ten thousand Why is it so difficult to tell? There are several reasons Firstly, even today in some (2) … parts of the world – particularly in South America and Africa – new languages are being (3) … by scientists Secondly, because languages can become extinct remarkably quickl y, it is not always easy to know whether a language which has been recorded by scientists is still being used by (4) … speakers Thirdly, there is not always agreement between linguists (5) … whether the language spoken by a certain group of people is a language in its own (6) …., or is merely a dialect of another language Several modern linguists believe that, although we often (7) … on the differences between languages, all the world's languages – without (8)… – share many fundamental similarities (9) …., it has been argued that if a Martian came down to Earth, he or she would probably think that everyone in the world spoke essentially the same language, as the similarities far (10) … the differences There is no (11) … language in the world, for example, which makes questions by (12) ….the word order of sentence, or which doesn't have subjects and verbs A A A A A A A A certain worked vacant invented native at permission direct A difference A Nevertheless 10 A outweigh 11 A distinguished 12 A reversing В accurate В valued В empty В discovered В natural Bin В right В focus В exclusion В Lastly В outlive В experienced В driving С С С С clear estimated discarded developed С normal С under С justice С aim С exception С С С С Indeed outdo known correcting D evident D charged D remote D created D typical D D D D over claim regard variety D Still D outgrow D notorious D designing TRANSFER ALL YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET Материалы муниципального этапа всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг Task For questions 1-12, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space Use only one word in each space There is an example at the beginning (0) AGRICULTURE IN ANCIENT BRITAIN Professor Emma Thomas is an archaeologist (0) WHO specializes in the study of the Neolithic and Mesolithic periods The Mesolithic period extended from 9,000 (1) 5,200 years ago, and the Neolithic period came after that, lasting until about 2,500 BC Human beings were living in Britain during (2) of these periods Professor Thomas and her colleagues have been involved (3) … the analyses of stone age skeletons to discover more about (4) way Ancient Britons lived ‘Studying bones can tell us (5) great deal about our ancestors,’ says Professor Thomas ‘We know for a fact that Mesolithic people ate a seafood diet, while Neolithic people had a preference (6) plants and animals We are what we eat, and the change from fish to meat is recorded in the bones.’ It is still a mystery why people just gave (7) eating fish One explanation might be influence of migrants from Europe, (8) brought new ideas over to Britain ‘Ancient Britons changed their diet after the Europeans arrived,’ says Professor Thomas ‘It was a time of big changes (9) ancestors stopped hunting and started growing crops Farming methods (10) imported from Europe People would no longer rely (11) wild foods; they could control what they ate and what they grew.’ This marked the beginning of agriculture (12) Britain TRANSFER ALL YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET Материалы муниципального этапа всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг Participant’s ID number 10 USE OF ENGLISH 11 ANSWER SHEET 12 Task 1 Task 3 10 10 Task 11 12 10 LISTENING SCRIPTS TASK Speaker 1: I've been doing the same job for a couple of years now It’s not very difficult Mostly, I answer the phone and take messages I also have to arrange meetings I don’t mind spending all day in the office, especially when it's raining! No, I think the only problem is that my salary hasn’t gone up for a year A little more money and it would be the perfect job for me, really Speaker 2: You get used to living out of a suitcase in this job I can’t tell you how much time I've wasted in hotels Most of what I is meet people from other companies and try to get them to buy my company's products To be honest, I think I'd like to the same job, but in an office It would be nice to just go home on time at the end of the day Maybe I’ll find something like that soon, but for now I have to put up with it The money's good, and it's nice to see different places Speaker 3: I run my own business – a small flower shop You wouldn't believe how much running around there is! I used to something totally different, but I was bored At least now I'm never bored! I sometimes wish I had a little more time to myself to relax and see my friends, but the business always has to come first Maybe one day I’ll be able to pay someone to run the shop, but for now, there's just me Speaker 4: I'm a reporter for a local newspaper It's what I've always wanted to do, you know, go out and meet people, find out their stories We have a wonderful little town here and I've got to know a lot of the residents over the years People have to trust you, and I think that takes a lot of work People know that I'll always tell the truth, though, so I don't usually have any problems Speaker 5: I spend a lot of time on a computer, designing websites It’s okay - the pay's good and the office isn't far from where I live – but I'm thinking of making a few changes I'd like to work from home, really, and with this kind of job there's no reason why you can't I just don't like the office atmosphere I find the people quite boring to tell you the truth I don't really have anything in common with any of them and we don't really get on Working from home would mean that I wouldn’t have to listen to any more gossip! TASK Director: Okay, everyone Can I have your attention please? Thanks Now this is our first rehearsal this evening, and I hope by now you've all been given a script and know which parts you're playing, but before we have a first read-through of the whole play, I wondered if any of you have any questions Yes, Brian Actor: Thanks, Julie Yes, have you decided yet on the rehearsal schedule, became I know several of us will have problems at the weekend and ? Director: Yes, don’t worry I know in the last production we had rehearsals every weekend, but this time we're not going to have rehearsals on Saturdays and Sundays at all, except for the final weekend before the show I think that's Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21th of April, isn't it? Yes, it is, so make sure you keep that weekend free Otherwise, rehearsals will be here every Thursday and Friday evening at 7.30 pm Actor: Are you going to need the whole cast for every rehearsal, or will it depend who's in which scene? Director: Yes, good question Can we say this? I expect everyone to be here for the start of every rehearsal unless I let you know during the week and tell you you’re not needed Okay? So, if you don’t get a call or an e-mail from me, please presume that I need you Actor: And how long you expect rehearsals to go on for? After ten o'clock? Director: I certainly hope not, but, if absolutely necessary, yes I think we should say ten thirty at the latest, though I know we all have to get up very early for work Actor: Something else, Julie, as well Costumes I see we don't have a costume designer for this production Director: No, we don't It's a bit unfortunate, I know, but there's nothing we can about it and we'll just have to make the best of a bad situation What it does mean, though, is that everyone is going to be responsible for making or buying their own costume But before you make or buy anything, please let me know what you have in mind Actor: Is there a budget for costumes? We're not going to be spending our own money, are we? Director: Well, you can spend your own money on buying a costume if you like, but I don't expect you to There is a small budget, but when I say small, it's small! It's £18 only per costume And don't try and persuade me to increase it, because I can't! Actor: If someone's going to make their own costume, though, and so it's not going to cost anything, maybe we could put the money they've saved towards another costume that someone else wants to buy that's more expensive Director: Hmmm I hadn't thought of that, actually Well, I suppose so, but even if someone's making their own costume they might need to buy material and things like that, so they can use the budget for that Let’s just see what happens, shall we? TASK L – Librarian, W - Woman L: Hi Can I help you? W: Er,yes I've just moved to the area and I was wondering what I have to to use the library L: Right Well, you have to fill in this application form here It's quite easy Just put your name, address and telephone number And we will need to see some form of identification, just to prove you are who you say you are! W: What kind of thing you need? I haven’t got my passport with me, I’m afraid L: Have you got an electricity bill or a phone bill on you? We just need something that's got your name and address on it, really W: I've got a bank statement in my bag Will that do? L: That's perfect So, once you've filled in the form, I’ll check the details on the bank statement, and then I'll give you a library card That'll allow you to take books out of the library W: Are there any rules I need to know about? L: There are a few, yes You're only allowed to have three books out at any one time W: I see And how long can I keep books out for? L: You can have each book for two weeks After that, you have to pay a small amount It's fifty pence per week W: That sounds reasonable, I suppose And, you have a music section? In the library I used to go to they had lots of CDs which you could take out L: Yes, it's the same thing here The music section is on the third floor And, once again, you can only have three CDs at any one time, and can only have them for three weeks W: Sorry, I didn't quite understand that Can I have three CDs and three books, or is it three of everything in total? L: Yes, sorry I didn't make that very clear, did I? It's three things in total, so that might be two books and a CD, or two CDs and one book Does that make sense? W: Yes They had exactly the same policy at my last library, too That's fine So, I'll just fill out the form now, shall I? L: Yes, please If you don’t mind Конкурс письменной речи В комплект материалов, необходимых для проведения конкурса письменной речи, входят: Методические рекомендации Описание процедуры проведения конкурса письменной речи Лист ответа с заданием (по экземпляру на каждого участника) Протокол конкурса письменной речи (по экземпляру на каждого члена жюри) Критерии оценивания конкурса письменной речи (по экземпляру на каждого члена жюри) Writing Participant’s ID number A number of people believe that pocket money teaches teenagers to be responsible with money Others say that teenagers are too young to deal with money and that their parents should just buy them what they need Do you think that being given pocket money teaches teenagers anything? Give arguments for both points of view Don’t forget to draw a conclusion You should write 200-250 words Time: 45 minutes YOU CAN USE THE OPPOSITE SIDE ПРОТОКОЛ ОЦЕНКИ ТУРА «ПИСЬМО» Эксперт № ID участника К1 К2 К3 К4 К5 Сумма баллов Конкурс устной речи В комплект материалов, необходимых для проведения конкурса устной речи, входят: Методические рекомендации Описание процедуры проведения конкурса устной речи Карточка участника с заданием (2 экземпляра) Карточка члена жюри (2 экземпляра) Протокол устного ответа (2 экземпляра) Критерии оценивания конкурса устной речи (2 экземпляра) Speaking ... муниципального этапа всероссийской олимпиады по английскому языку 2010-2011 гг Participant’s ID number READING COMPREHENSION ANSWER SHEET Task Task 1 2 3 4 5 6 Материалы муниципального этапа всероссийской