Going Places, on the Cheap

Grade 9-11

PART 1

LISTENING

Time: 20 minutes

 

Task 1

You will hear 6 speakers’ statements. For speakers 1-6, choose the best statements (A-G). There is one statement you do not need to use. Fill the answers in the box.

 

A. Don’ t be idle on holiday

B. Beach holidays are extremely boring

C. A chance to discover more about oneself

D. New places are the best places to go to

E. Holidays are perfect for hobbies and pastimes

F. Restful holidays involve family and friends

G. Extreme sports can ruin your holiday

Speaker
Statement            

 

Task 2

Listen to the recording and mark the statements 7-13 with letters T (true), F (false) or N/G (not given)

 

7. Some people in the outback live over 100 kilometres away from their nearest neighbours.

8. Everybody in the outback has at least a telephone to keep in touch with the world.

9. In an emergency, doctors use jeeps to get to the patient.

10. It doesn't take the doctors more than ninety minutes to get to any place in the outback.

11. There are only thirteen doctors for 150,000 people.

12. Children living in the outback do not go to school at all.

13. The children in the outback can communicate with their teachers by two-way radio and post.

TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET.


PART 2

READING

Time: 20 minutes

Task 1

Read the text and complete gaps 1-7 with phrases a-fbelow. There is one phrase you do not need to use. Fill the answers in the box.

Going Places, on the Cheap

Writers often travel unpredictable and uncommon paths. That’s particularly – and literally – true for Matt Gross, who had the enviable task of traversing the globe in 90 days, chronicling his journey in a blog and (A)________.

In May, he set out from New York City to Lisbon. In August, he ended his trip with a flight from Beijing to San Francisco. In between, Gross skipped around the world carrying his messenger bag, (B)________, a host of gadgets for staying in touch, and a list of contacts culled from friends and readers.

Sounds sexy, but he wasn’t on (C)________. Gross is the paper’s “Frugal Traveller,” which means he has to operate on a tight budget. And, unlike a vacation, his time isn’t his own.

“I’m on a Greek island right now,” he said by phone in June. (He had already driven from Lisbon to Galecia, flown to Barcelona, hopped a bargain flight to Italy, taken a ferry to Croatia, and ridden (D)________.) “I’d be perfectly happy to spend the next three days going to the exact same beach and eating food at the same restaurant. But my perfect vacation is not necessarily the same thing as anybody else’s perfect vacation. So I try and do everything. I explore (E)________. It’s this sort of constant rush.”

With his editors, Gross decided to avoid some destinations, and purposely include others. He also wanted to simply see where the winds would take him. “I can’t really narrow it down because in some ways I’m not (F)________,” he said mid-trip. “I don’t care where I go; I’m just happy to go.”

 

1a very particular traveller

2a bus to Montenegro and Albania

3a long road trip around the continent

4a three-month, spare-no-expense lark

5a 28-inch rolling duffel

6a series of articles for The New York Times

7as many of the beaches as possible

А В С D Е F
           

 


Task 2

 

Match the headings 7- 15 with the texts. Fill the answers in the box. There is one phrase you do not need to use.

1. New rules to follow
2. New perspectives
3. Perfect for a quiet holiday
4. Land of nature wonders

 

  
5. A visit to the zoo
6. Perfect for an active holiday
7. Difficult start
8. Bad for animals

 

 
A. The mountains of Scotland (we call them the Highlands) are а wild and beautiful part of Europe. A golden eagle flies over the mountains. A deer walks through the silence of the forest. Salmon and trout swim in the clean, pure water of the rivers. Some say that not only fish swim in the deep water of Loch Ness. Speak to the people living by the Loch. Each person has a story of the monster, and some have photographs.
B. Tresco is a beautiful island with no cars, crowds or noise – just flowers, birds, long sandy beaches and the Tresco Abbey Garden. John and Wendy Pyatt welcome you to the Island Hotel, famous for delicious food, comfort and brilliant service. You will appreciate superb accommodation, free saunas and the indoor swimming pool.
C. The Camel and Wildlife Safari is a unique mixture of the traditional and modern. Kenya’s countryside suits the Safari purposes exceptionally well. Tourists will have a chance to explore the bush country near Samburu, to travel on a camel back or to sleep out under the stars. Modern safari vehicles are always available for those who prefer comfort.
D. Arrival can be the hardest part of a trip. It is late, you are road-weary, and everything is new and strange. You need an affordable place to sleep, something to eat and drink, and probably a way to get around. But in general, it’s a wonderful trip, full of wonderful and unusual places. Whether it is the first stop on a trip or the fifth city visited, every traveller feels a little overwhelmed stepping onto a new street in a new city.
E. No zoo has enough money to provide basic habitats or environments for all the species they keep. Most animals are put in a totally artificial environment, isolated from everything they would meet in their natural habitat. Many will agree that this isolation is harmful to the most of zoo inhabitants, it can even amount to cruelty.
F. A new London Zoo Project is a ten year project to secure the future for the Zoo and for many endangered animals. The plan has been devised by both animal and business experts to provide world-leading accommodation for all our animals, to more fully engage and inform people about conservation issues, to redesign certain aspects of Zoo layout.
G. Leave-no-trace camping is an increasingly popular approach to travel in wilderness areas. As the term suggests, the goal is for the camper to leave as little impact as possible on the place he is visiting. One of its mottos is “Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints.” Its simplest and most fundamental rule is: pack it in, pack it out, but it goes beyond that.

 

 
А В С D Е F G
             
                 

TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET.


PART 3

USE OF ENGLISH

Time: 20 minutes

Task 1

For questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap in the sentence.

THE FROG IN THE WELL

    There was a frog that _______ in a shallow well. “Look how well off I am here!” he ____ a big turtle from the Eastern Ocean. “I can ___ along the coping of the well when I ___ out, and rest by a crevice in the bricks on my return. I can wallow to my heart’s content with only my head above water, or ___ ankle deep through soft mud. No crabs or tadpoles can compare with me. I _______ the master of the water and the lord of this shallow well. What more can a fellow ask? Why don’t you come here more often to have a good time?” Before the turtle from the Eastern Ocean ____get his left foot into the well, however, he ___ his right claw on something. live
TELL
HOP
GO
STROLL
  BE
CAN
CATCH

 


Task 2

Complete the text by choosing the correct option: 1-4, to fill each gap.

A Winter Story

Written by: Tuesday F.

 

The night grew colder as Julie (9) ________through the snow. She had left because no one was home. Her mom was at work, her dad was with some coworkers, and her sister was probably out with her boyfriend at some wonderful ice rink or whatnot.

Julie didn't remember a Christmas where someone wasn't gone. It weighed down her heart

(10) ________it had been carved out of lead and stuck inside her chest.

An older college couple passed Julie laughing and giggling. They seemed so happy just to be together, not caring about the snow or the muddy streets, nothing could (11) ________them.

Julie sighed and kept walking. She walked past an elderly couples house where they sat outside on a swing, holding hands. She stopped for a moment, examining them, wondering to herself what they were smiling and whispering about. The old lady (12) ________sight of Julie and called her to come. Julie obliged, stepping down the pathway to the porch. The old lady smiled, "Little girl, why are you out here all alone in this kind of weather, especially (13) ________this special night?" Julie shrugged shyly, stuffing her hands in her pockets before speaking up, "I have nothing really better to do and a walk helps me clear my thoughts."

The old lady watched in content, she stood up, (14) ________her ankle long skirt and went to the door. She turned back to Julie, "Well, can't let you leave without something, now can I?" She quickly called Julie to come in, holding the door. There was a living room to the left with a giant, glowing Christmas tree in the corner near the light fireplace.

The old lady stepped into a large kitchen with cookies, gingerbread houses, and other sweets scattered across the table and counters. She reached up into a cabinet, pulling down a pack of hot chocolate. She put a kettle on the stove and poured the pack into a small tea cup.

 

1went 2strolled 3walked 4travelled
1like 2as 3such as 4because
1differentiate 2share 3separate 4segregate
1caught 2saw 3noticed 4observed
1at 2on 3during 4in
1ironing 2smoothing 3stretching 4flattening

 

TRANSFER YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR ANSWER SHEET.


PART 4

 

WRITING

 

Time: 20 minutes

 

Write an essay, in 100-120 words, for or against the following statement:

«Post offices should close. In the age of the Internet, they are no longer necessary».

 

Use the following plan:

• write an introduction (state the topic)

• express your personal opinion and give reasons for it

• give arguments for the other point of view and explain why you don't agree with it

• draw a conclusion

 

Do NOT write down the address. Do not write down your REAL name.

 


ANSWER SHEET

 

Participant's ID number_______________

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LISTENING READING USE OF ENGLISH
1.   A   1.  
2.   B   2.  
3.   C   3.  
4.   D   4.  
5.   E   5.  
6.   F   6.  
7.   A   7.  
8.   B   8.  
9.   C   9.  
10.   D   10.  
11.   E   11.  
12.   F   12.  
13.   G   13.  
        14.  

 


Participant's ID number_______________

Writing

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№ № Объекты контроля Количество и тип задания (все задания по уровню сложности соответствуют B2- B2+ по шкале Совета Европы) Коли чество баллов Время выполне ния раздела
Аудирован ие 1. Заполнение на выбор ответа из предложенных 2. Задание на соотнесение информации. Альтернативный выбор (T-F-Not Given). 20 мин.
Чтение 1. Задание на соотнесение информации. Заполнение пропусков. 2. Задание на соотнесение информации в тексте, подбор заголовков. 20 мин.
Лексико- грамматич еский тест 1. Задание на заполнение пропусков словами, производными от данных 2. Задание на выбор грамматической формы. 20 мин.
Письмо Продуктивное письменное высказывание в формате эссе (объем 100-120 слов). 20 мин.
  ИТОГО   минут

 


Ключи

 

LISTENING

 

Task 1

 

1F, 2D, 3С, 4А, 5Е, 6G

 

Task 2

 

7T, 8F, 9F, 10T, 11F, 12F, 13T

 

READING

 

Task 1

 

1 - 6, 2 - 5, 3 - 4, 4 - 2, 5 -7, 6 -1

 

Task 2

 

7 -4, 8 -3, 9 -6, 10 -7, 11 -8, 12 -2, 13-1

 

USE OF ENGLISH

 

Task 1

 

1 lived, 2 told , 3 hop , 4 go, 5 stroll, 6 am , 7 could, 8 caught

 

Task 2

 

9 -3, 10-1, 11-3, 12-1, 13-2, 14-4

 


SOURCES:

1. English in Mind 5 by Herbert Puchta, Jeff Stranks and Peter Lewis-Jones,

Cambridge University Press, 2012

2. First for Schools Trainer by Sarah Dymond, Sue Elliott, Felicity O'Dell and Helen Tiliouine, Cambridge University Press, 2013

 

Список рекомендуемой литературы и сайтов

 

Уровень A2 Совета Европы:

1.David McKeegan. Complete Key for Schools. Cambridge University Press, 2013.

2.Annette Capel and Wendy Sharp. Objective KET for Schools. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2013.

3.Karen Saxby. Cambridge KET for Schools Trainer. Cambridge University Press, 2011.

 

Уровень В1 Совета Европы:

1. Sue Elliott and Amanda Thomas. Compact Preliminary for Schools. Cambridge University Press, 2013.

2. Louise Hashemi and Barbara Thomas. Objective PET, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2013.

3. Emma Heyderman and Peter May. Complete PET. Cambridge University Press, 2012.

4. Sue Elliott and Liz Gallivan. Preliminary for Schools Trainer. Cambridge University Press, 2012.

 

Уровень В2 Совета Европы:

 

1. Barbara Thomas and Laura Matthews. Compact First for Schools. Cambridge University Press, 2013.

2. Annette Capel and Wendy Sharp. Objective First, 3 edition. Cambridge University Press, 2013.

3. Guy Brook-Hart. Complete First Certificate. Cambridge University Press, 2011.

4. Peter May. First for Schools Trainer. Cambridge University Press, 2013.

 

По итогам Всероссийских олимпиад были выпущены следующие учебные пособия:

 

1. Материалы Всероссийских олимпиад по иностранному языку (английский язык). - М.: Еврошкола, 2000.

2. М.В. Вербицкая и др. «Всероссийские олимпиады. Английский язык. Французский язык.» - М.: Дрофа, 2002.

3. V Всероссийская олимпиада школьников по английскому языку. 10-11 кл.: Метод. пособие / Сост. В.В.Копылова. - М.: Дрофа, 2004.

4. Всероссийская Олимпиада школьников по иностранным языкам. Английский язык. / Сост. Ю.Б.Курасовская, В.В.Копылова, В.Н.Симкин; Науч.ред. Э.М.Никитин. - М.: АПКиППРО,2005.

5. Содержание Всероссийской олимпиады школьников по английскому языку и подготовка конкурсантов./ Сост. Ю.Б.Курасовская; Науч.ред. Э.М.Никитин. - М.: АПКиППРО,2006.

6. Английский язык. Всероссийские олимпиады. Вып.1. Ю.Б.Курасовская, А.И.Усманова, Л.А.Городецкая.- М.: Просвещение, 2008.

7. Английский язык. Всероссийские олимпиады. Вып.2. С.Г.Тер-Минасова, Ю.Б.Курасовская, Л.А.Городецкая, Н.Е.Медведева.- М.: Просвещение, 2009.

8. Английский язык. Всероссийские олимпиады. Вып.3. Ю.Б.Курасовская, Л.А.Городецкая, Н.Е.Медведева, В.Н.Симкин.- М.: Просвещение, 2012.

9. Всероссийская олимпиада. Английский язык. Вып.4. Задания регионального и заключительного этапов с ответами и комментариями. Под общей редакцией Ю.Б.Курасовской.- М.: Университетская книга, 2013.

10. Всероссийская олимпиада. Английский язык. Вып.5. Задания регионального и заключительного этапов с ответами и комментариями. Под общей редакцией Ю.Б.Курасовской.- М.: Университетская книга, 2014.

 

Рекомендуемые сайты для подготовки заданий:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-qualifications/kev-for-schools/ http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-qualifications/preliminary/