Олимпиада по английскому языку для 5-6 класса ( школьный тур) 2011-12 учебный год

Олимпиада по английскому языку для 5-6 класса ( школьный тур) 2011-12 учебный год

I.  LISTENING

You will listen to the text. Decide which of the following statements (items 1-5) are true or false You will hear the text twice.

You have one minute to study the statements.

		true	false
1.	The children traveled by plane.
2.	Pete and his sister didn't know where they were.
3.	Keith lived in Australia.
4.	Keith's brother worked in America
5.	Keith arrived at the airport to meet his brother.

II. READING

A)  Five sentences are missing from the text. Choose from the sentences A—F the one which best fits each gap 1-5, there is one extra.

A It travels these huge distances to escape the cold weather in the north.

B In winter millions of Monarchs fall like snow onto the forests in the mountains.

C In the mountains, which reach a height of 3,000 metres, the butterflies are safe.

D In spite of these doubts, the European Union has refused to approve new crops of genetically

modified maize until further investigations have been carried out.

E The long journey, with all its dangers, begins again.

F In the US, millions of farms grow genetically modified maize which is pure poison for the butterfly.

Monarch Without a Kingdom

This November, a hundred million butterflies will drop from the sky over Mexico, like autumn leaves. But for how long? Genetically modified maize could mean extinction for this beautiful butterfly. Rafael Ruiz reports.

Although its body is about 3 cm and it only weighs 1 g, the Monarch butterfly manages to travel 5,000 km each year. It seems to be so fragile, but its long journeys are proof of its amazing ability to survive. This autumn, the Monarch butterfly will once more set out on its journey from the US. It will keep going until it reaches Mexico. 1 __________

In November, millions of Monarchs fall like bright, golden rain onto the forests in the mountains of central Mexico. In the silence of these mountains you can hear a strange flapping of wings, as the Monarchs arrive at their destination. 2 _________

Before reaching their journey's end they have faced strong winds, rain and snowstorms and they do not all manage to reach their destination. When the winters are really bad, perhaps 70 per cent of them will not survive. Their long journey to Mexico is thought to be one of the most amazing events in the whole of the American continent. When they get there they will stay until the beginning of April, when their internal calendar, tells them that it is time to go back. 3 _________

These delicate creatures now face danger of another kind - from scientific progress. 4 _________

Laboratory experiments have shown that half of the butterflies which feed on the leaves of genetically modified maize die within 48 hours. Not all experts agree that this variety of maize is responsible for the threat to the Monarchs. 5 _________

Greenpeace is campaigning against genetically modified, products (in Spain, therefore already 20,000 hectares of modified maize). The environmental organization recently published a fist of 100 species of butterfly in Europe alone which are threatened with extinction.

Олимпиада по английскому языку для 5-6 класса ( школьный тур) 2011-12 учебный год

B)  Find words in the text which have a similar meaning to these definitions.

1)  arrives (paragraph 2) _________________

2)  the noise wings make as they move (paragraph 3) ___________________

3)  the start (paragraph 4) ________________

4  something which tells you the time of year (paragraph 4) ___________________

5  what a scientist does in order to find something out (paragraph 5) __________________

III. USAGE

Read this model composition about a show. There are ten extra words in the text which should not be there. Find the words and write them out in your answer sheet.

An Unforgettable Show

I had never have been to see a magician before and I was very excited. Every Christmas, our parents always used to take us somewhere special. They would to take us either to the circus or to see a show.

At last, Saturday came. 1 had had been looking forward to it all week. We had booked tickets in advance, so we had been managed to get good seats. Outside, it was freezing cold. It had been not snowing all day and so everything was covered in a white blanket. The atmosphere was really magical.

Inside, the theatre was full. We had been waiting for about 15 minutes when suddenly the magician has

appeared on stage.

First of all, he started pulling rabbits out of a hat and pigeons out of his pocket. Then, he did swallowed about ten ping pong balls. He and did various card tricks, too.

The last trick he did was great: he 'cut' a woman in half and then put her together again. When the show

was been over, everyone clapped enthusiastically. It had been an unforgettable the evening.

IV. QUIZ

How much do you know about Great Britain? Decide whether these statements about Great Britain are true or false. Write your answers in your answer sheet.

	Question	True	False
1	If you hire in Great Britain you will have to drive on the left.
2	Queen Victoria reigned sixty-four years.
3	The oldest university of Great Britain is Cambridge.
4	Subway is the nickname of London’s Underground.
5	The Loch Ness Monster supposed to live in Scotland.
6	If you go to Stratford-on-Avon you will be able to visit William’s Shakespeare’s birthplace.
7	If you travel around Wales an English/Gaelic dictionary will be useful.
8	You can see wax models of famous people in Buckingham Palace.
9	Scotland is called “land of song”.
10	If you fly from London to Scotland you will have to show your passport at the airport.

Олимпиада по английскому языку для 5- 6 класса ( школьный тур) 2011-12 учебный год

V. Read the situation and do the task. Be attentive:

Прочитай внимательно ситуацию и выполни задание:

You have interviewed students of your school about whether they have lunch at your school canteen. You have found out that only 50% buy a complex hot lunch. Others bring something from home or go for crisps and canned lemonade.

Write an article to your school magazine how to make eating in the canteen more popular.

Follow the plan:

1.  Title your article.

2.  Greet the readers (editor, …).

3.  Say why you are writing (state the problem and the purpose).

4.  Describe the present situation (your research, what students can buy at the canteen, prices, …).

5.  Express your opinion about food and the canteen. (It is healthy, tasty…).

6.  Suggest ways to make the situation better and to improve the eating habits of the students.

7.  Make a conclusion.

8.  Sign your article.

(90–110 words)

Don’t forget that the language of your article should be neither very formal nor very informal.

 

Олимпиада по английскому языку для 5-6 класса ( школьный тур) 2011-12 учебный год

Школа № _______Класс __________

Фамилия, имя учащегося _______________________________________

Фамилия, имя учителя _________________________________________

Write your answers in the tables.

I. LISTENING

		true	false
1.	The children traveled by plane.
2.	Pete and his sister didn't know where they were.
3.	Keith lived in Australia.
4.	Keith's brother worked in America
5.	Keith arrived at the airport to meet his brother.

II. Reading

A)

1	2	3	4	5

B)

1
2
3
4
5

III Usage

( 10 extra words )

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

IV. Quiz

	Question	True	False
1	If you hire in Great Britain you will have to drive on the left.
2	Queen Victoria reigned sixty-four years.
3	The oldest university of Great Britain is Cambridge.
4	Subway is the nickname of London’s Underground.
5	The Loch Ness Monster supposed to live in Scotland.
6	If you go to Stratford-on-Avon you will be able to visit William’s Shakespeare’s birthplace.
7	If you travel around Wales an English/Gaelic dictionary will be useful.
8	You can see wax models of famous people in Buckingham Palace.
9	Scotland is called “land of song”.
10	If you fly from London to Scotland you will have to show your passport at the airport.

Олимпиада по английскому языку для 5-6 класса ( школьный тур) 2011-12 учебный год

V. Writing (90–110 words)

Общий балл _________

Key

I. Listening

Текст для аудирования

Lost in the Australian Bush

The airplane crashed in the middle of nowhere. There were no roads, no houses and no people. There was only bush, and rocks as far as the eyes could see. Only two children survived the crash.

The airplane was on fire. The girl pulled her small brother away from it.

'Run, Pete,' she shouted. 'Quick!'

They ran through the bush as fast as they could. Then they started to climb up through some rocks. Near the top, they stopped and looked down. From the rocks, they watched the fire.

'Where are we?' asked Peter.

The girl didn't answer. She didn't know. They were lost in the Australian desert. But she couldn't tell Peter that.

Twenty-five hundred kilometres away, in the big city of Adelaide, Uncle Keith was at the airport. He looked at his watch. Keith's brother worked in America. He lived in Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife and two children. This was the children's first visit to Australia. But their airplane was late. It was very late. Uncle Keith waited and waited. He talked to other families. They asked about the plane, but nobody at the airport could tell them anything. Then people began to talk about an accident, about a plane crash. There were no survivors.

B 1 – t, 2 – t, 3 – t; 4 – t, 5 – f.

II. Reading

A) 1.A 2.C 3.E 4.F 5.D

B) Find words in the text which have a similar meaning to these definitions.

1)  arrives (paragraph 2) reaches

2)  the noise wings make as they move (paragraph 3) flapping

3)  the start (paragraph 4) beginning

4)  something which tells you the time of year (paragraph 4) calendar

5)  what a scientist does in order to find something out (paragraph 5) experiments

III. USAGE

An Unforgettable Show

I had never have been to see a magician before and I was very excited. Every Christmas, our parents always used to take us somewhere special. They would to take us either to the circus or to see a show.

At last, Saturday came. I had had been looking forward to it all week. We had booked tickets in advance, so we had been managed to get good seats. Outside, it was freezing cold. It had been not snowing all day and so everything was covered in a white blanket. The atmosphere was really magical.

Inside, the theatre was full. We had been waiting for about 15 minutes when suddenly the magician has appeared on stage.

First of all, he started pulling rabbits out of a hat and pigeons out of his pocket. Then, he did swallowed about ten ping pong balls. He and did various card tricks, too.

The last trick he did was great: he 'cut' a woman in half and then put her together again. When the show was been over, everyone clapped enthusiastically. It had been an unforgettable the evening.

IV. QUIZ

1 T 2T 3F 4F 5T 6T 7F 8F 9F 10F

	Question	True	False
1	If you hire in Great Britain you will have to drive on the left.	+
2	Queen Victoria reigned sixty-four years.	+
3	The oldest university of Great Britain is Cambridge.		+ (Oxford)
4	Subway is the nickname of London’s Underground.		+ (The Tube)
5	The Loch Ness Monster supposed to live in Scotland.	+
6	If you go to Stratford-on-Avon you will be able to visit William’s Shakespeare’s birthplace.	+
7	If you travel around Wales an English/Gaelic dictionary will be useful.		+ (The language of Wales is Welsh)
8	You can see wax models of famous people in Buckingham Palace.		+ (Madame Tussaud’s)
9	Scotland is called “land of song”.		+ (Wales)
10	If you fly from London to Scotland you will have to show your passport at the airport.		+ (No)

V. Writing

Критерии оценивания задания (Употребить 90–110 слов) (15 баллов)

Задание оценивается по трем критериям:

Решение коммуникативной задачи в соответствии с предложенной ситуацией. Организация текста. Языковая компетенция (лексика, грамматика и орфография).

1.  Решение коммуникативной задачи в соответствии с предложенной

ситуацией

Оценка	Критерии оценивания коммуникативной задачи
5	Коммуникативная задача решена полностью в соответствии с предложенной ситуацией. Указаны все пункты из заданных критериев. Количество слов: 90–110.
4	Коммуникативная задача в целом решена в соответствии с предложенной ситуацией. Не указан один пункт из заданных критериев. Немногочисленные языковые погрешности не препятствуют пониманию. Количество слов: 90–110.
3	Коммуникативная задача решена, но не в полном объеме. Не указаны два пункта из заданных критериев. Отдельные языковые погрешности препятствуют пониманию. Количество слов: ‹ 90.
2	Коммуникативная задача не решена. Не понята ситуация или даны неправильные ответы на три и более пунктов из заданных критериев. Многочисленные языковые погрешности препятствуют пониманию. Количество слов: ‹ 80

2. Организация текста/ формат письма

Оценка	Критерии оценивания организации текста/ формата письма
5	Правильно выбран формат письма. Четко отражены все пункты из заданных критериев.
4	Правильно выбран формат письма, однако не отражен один пункт из заданных критериев.
3	Допущены ошибки в формате письма, не отражены два пункта из заданных критериев.
2	Формат письма не соответствует заданным критериям. Из всех заданных критериев не отражены три и более пунктов.

3. Языковая компетенция (лексика, грамматика и орфография)

Оценка	Критерии оценивания языка (лексика, грамматика и орфография)
5	Показано знание лексики, которая успешно использована с учетом норм английского языка. Практически нет грамматических и орфографических ошибок.
4	Использован достаточный объем лексики, допущены отдельные неточности в употреблении слов. Имеются незначительные грамматические или орфографические ошибки, которые не мешают пониманию текста.
3	Использован ограниченный запас слов, не всегда соблюдены нормы английского языка. Встречаются грамматические или орфографические ошибки, которые могут приводить к непониманию текста.
2	Отсутствует необходимый запас слов. Правила грамматики, орфографии и пунктуации не соблюдаются.