Методические рекомендации по проведению олимпиады по английскому языку (стр. 3 )

1. the day between Tuesday and Thursday

2. a motor vehicle for carrying sick or wounded people

3. a book that gives a list of words in alphabetical order, with their meanings in the same or another language

4. a piece of cloth or thin soft paper for drying the nose, eyes, etc.

5. a room where food is cooked

6. public transport vehicle

7. a weighing machine

8. an occasion when food, usually cold food, is taken to be eaten somewhere outdoors, especially in the country

9. a piece of land surrounded by water

10. children’s toy which flies in the sky

11. something that weighs very little is said to be as light as a …

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11. American English for autumn

12. a spoken or written test of knowledge

13. a large black-and-white seabird, especially of the Antarctic, which cannot fly but uses its wings for swimming

14. a place with water and trees in a desert

15. a pointed stick of ice formed when water freezes as it runs down in small drops

16. a place of education for children

17. a public official who has the power to decide questions brought before a court of law

18. a large bird, kept on farms, which is eaten at Christmas and Thanksgiving

19. the union of a man and woman by a legal ceremony

Task 6. Write a description of a robot which in your opinion will be very useful for people. Use the following outline:

1)  describe a robot;

2)  speak about its functions;

3)  explain in what spheres (education, work, entertainment, home, travel, medicine, space exploration etc.) it can be useful;

4)  say how it can be developed in the future.

Write between 180-200 words.

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Part 1. Reading

Task 1.

1. B 2. D 3. H 4. G 5. C 6. K 7. J 8. A 9. F 10. I 11. E

Task 2.

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

Part 2. Use of English

Task 3.

1.  do … know

2.  isn’t

3.  worse

4.  Women’s

5.  aren’t getting

6.  is linked

7.  don’t want

8.  have encouraged

9.  their

10.  less

Task 4.

1. C 2. J 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. E 7. F 8. I 9. H 10. G

Task 5.

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