For items 1–10
listen to a passage from a lecture and decide whether the statements (1–10)
are TRUE (A)
, or FALSE (B)
according to the text you hear. You will hear the text twice
.
Аудиозапись
For items 11–15 A, B or C ) to answer questions 11–15 . You will hear the text only once .
Time: 45 minutes (40 scores)
For items 1–10 , read the passage below and choose option A, B, C or D which best fits according to the text.
Duncan Phyfe made some of the most beautiful furniture found in America. His family name was originally Fife, and he was born in Scotland in 1768. In 1784, the Fife family immigrated to Albany, New York where Duncan’s father opened a cabinet making shop. Duncan followed in his father’s footsteps and was apprenticed to a cabinetmaker. After completing his training, Duncan moved to New York City. Duncan Fife was first mentioned in the 1792 NYC Directory as a furniture “joiner” in business at 2 Broad Street. Two years later, he moved, expanded his business, and changed his name to Phyfe. He was a quiet-living, God-fearing young man who felt his new name would probably appeal to potential customers who were definitely anti-British in this post-Revolutionary War period. Duncan Phyfe’s name distinguished him from his contemporaries. Although the new spelling helped him better compete with French émigré craftsmen, his new name had more to do with hanging it on a sign over his door stoop.
The artisans and merchants who came to America discovered a unique kind of freedom. They were no longer restricted by class and guild traditions of Europe. For the first time in history, a man learned that by working hard, he could build his business based on his own name and reputation and quality of work. Phyfe’s workshop apparently took off immediately. At the peak of his success, Phyfe employed 100 craftsmen. Some economic historians point to Phyfe as having employed division of labor and an assembly line. What his workshop produced shows Phyfe’s absolute dedication to quality in workmanship. Each piece of furniture was made of the best available materials. He was reported to have paid $1,000 for a single Santo Domingo mahogany log.
Phyfe did not create new designs. Rather, he borrowed from a broad range of the period’s classical styles, Empire, Sheraton, Regency, and French Classical among them. Nevertheless, Phyfe’s high quality craftsmanship established him as America’s patriotic interpreter of European design in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Although the number of pieces produced by Duncan Phyfe’s workshop is enormous, comparatively few marked or labeled pieces have been found extant. In antiques shops and auctions, collectors have paid $11,000 for a card table, $24,200 for a tea table, and $93,500 for a sewing table.
For items 11–20 , read the passage below and choose which of the sentences A–K fit into the numbered gaps in the text. There is one extra sentence which does not fit in any of the gaps. Write the correct letter in boxes 11–20 on your answer sheet.
Ever since the 1910s, when film-makers first set up shops in Hollywood, mapmakers have been making quite unusual and even unique things: maps showing the locations of the fabulous homes of the stars. Collectively, they form an unofficial version of the Oscars, showing who’s in and who’s out in the film world. ‘Each one looks different,’ says Linda Welton, whose grandfather and mother pioneered these maps. 11 ________. Former film stars vanish from them, new ones appear on them, and some of the truly greats are permanent fixtures on them.
In 1933, noticing the steady stream of tourists going westward to follow the stars from Hollywood to Beverly Hills (the nearby district where most of the stars went to live), Linda’s grandfather, Wesley Lake, got a copyright for his Guide to Starland: Estates and Mansions. 12 ________. For 40 years Linda’s mother, Vivienne, sold maps just down the road from Cary Cooper’s place at 200, Baroda*. The asterisk indicates that it was the actor’s final home, as opposed to a plus sign (denoting an ex-home) or a zero (for no view from the street).
‘My grandfather asked Mom to talk to the gardeners to find out where the stars lived,’ Linda recalls. ‘She would come up to them and say: “ 13 ________” Who would suspect a little girl?’ Linda Welton and her team now sell about 10,000 maps a year from a folding chair parked curbside six days a week. 14 ________.
The evolution of the maps mirrors both the Hollywood publicity machine and real estate and tourism development. 15 ________. The first celebrity home belonged to the artist Paul de Longpre. 16 ________.
Although it is not known for certain who published the first map, by the mid-1920s all sorts of people were producing them. 17 ________.
One of the most famous of the early maps was produced to show the location of Pickfair, the home of the newly married stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, and the homes of some of their star friends. During World War I, they opened their home to serve refreshments to soldiers. As Vivienne Welton once explained in an interview, to a map and cartography magazine, ‘She asked a few friends to do the same. 18 ________.’
For over 40 years, people have marched toward the corner of Sunset and Baroda with hand-painted yellow signs saying: ‘Star Maps, 2 blocks’, ‘Star Maps, 1 block’, ‘Star Maps here’. The maps reflect the shifting geography of stardom as celebrities, looking for escape from over-enthusiastic fans, some with quite unhealthy intentions, have moved out to various districts in Malibu. 19 ________. Legendary stars – Garbo, Monroe, Chaplin – remain on them. 20 ________.
Time: 60 minutes, (50 scores)
For Questions 1–15 , read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on your answer sheet. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00 ).
Example:
0 | V |
00 | far |
0 | The Plaza is situated close to the centre of town and only |
00 | 20 minutes’ drive far from the airport. There are 605 guest |
1 | rooms providing a luxurious accommodation for tourists |
2 | and business people alike. Each room it is equipped with |
3 | a colour television, a mini bar and an individually-controlled |
4 | air conditioning. Guests have the choice of five superb |
5 | restaurants. Why not to sample local specialities in the Bistro |
6 | on the ground floor or enjoy yourself the finest international |
7 | cuisine in the fabulous Starlight Room with its panoramic |
8 | view of the city? There is a wide range of facilities for |
9 | relaxation and enjoyment including of a swimming pool, |
10 | health club, beauty salon and karaoke bar. In addition, |
11 | our modern conference centre which has been |
12 | designed to meet all your business needs. Why should you not stay |
13 | elsewhere when you can be sure of a warm welcome |
14 | and excellent service at the Plaza? For reservations |
15 | and information please to call 010 534 766 (24 hours). |
Example: 0
. The pool isn’t deep enough to swim in.
too
The pool ……………………. swim in.
0 | is too shallow to |
dollar
Laura had to pay …………………… because she didn’t have a ticket.
live
The concert didn’t ……….. our expectations.
round
I haven’t ………… my emails yet, but I’ll do it soon.
feel
It’s nearly lunchtime, so do ……………………………… something to eat?
always
You …………………………… the food!
most
They ………………… of the day-off at work and went to the seaside!
enquiries
Two detectives ……………….. the robbery questioned us for over an hour.
got
It was Jake ………… in collecting pottery.
desperate
He ………………………. the interviewers a good impression.
prevented
His ……….…. in the next game.
Informal English | Neutral Equivalents |
26. Oh well, don’t let it get you down | A) to borrow sth for a short time |
27. I wish you’d stop going on about it for hours on end. | B) to change one’s mind |
28. It really bugs me when people don’t return my pen after they’ve borrowed it. | C) to fool sb |
29. My bicycle’s been nicked | D) to annoy sb |
30. He flipped his lid | E) to upset sb |
F) to steal sth | |
G) to argue | |
H) to lose one’s temper | |
I) to speak steadily | |
J) to surprise sb |
31 . The Trail of Tears | A) the artist who made his masterpieces by putting the painting on the floor and then walking around it, letting the paint drip from sticks |
32 . John Bull | B) a figure who stands for the USA sometimes represented by the figure of a man with a white beard and tall hat |
33 . The Great Gatsby | C) This book deals with a poor Cockney girl who is taught how to speak and behave like an upper class lady as a scientific experiment. |
34 . Prohibition | D) the period from 1919 to 1933 in the US when the production and sale of alcoholic drinks was illegal |
35 . Louisiana Purchase | E) an English filmmaker of the 20-th century who specialized in thrillers |
36 . Pygmalion | F) the massive area of land bought from France in 1803 which doubled the US size |
37 . The Great Depression | G) a figure who stands for England in literary and political satire |
38 . Jackson Pollock | H) a group of eight old and respected universities in the Northeastern US |
39 . The Ivy League | I) the path that the Cherokees, forced to move away from their homes, travelled in the autumn and winter of 1838 to 1839 |
40 . Alfred Hitchcock | J) the severe economic problems that followed the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and resulted in the failure of many banks and businesses |
K) This novel describes the rise and fall of the main character, who extravagantly lives from bootlegging. He loves a beautiful woman who is the cause of his downfall. | |
L) an English animator of the 20-th century who is famous for inventing some of the best-known cartoons | |
M) Oxford and Cambridge together |
Time : 60 minutes, (30 scores)
Comment on the following quotation.
“All that glisters is not gold.”
Write 200–250 words .
Use the following plan:
Внимание!
При превышении объема более чем на 10% от заданного (276 слов и более), проверяются первые 250 слов . При превышении объёма менее чем на 10% от заданного, баллы за содержание не снижаются.
For items 1–10 listen to a passage from a lecture and decide whether the statements (1–10) are TRUE (a), or FALSE (b) according to the text you hear. You will hear the text twice.
You have 20 seconds to study the statements.
(pause 20 seconds)
Some time ago, I was in a bicycle shop looking for a new lock for my bicycle. The shopkeeper showed me several, patiently explaining their advantages and disadvantages. None of them was quite what I wanted and eventually I said to the shopkeeper, “I’ll think about it. Thanks very much”, and left the shop. Why did I say, “I’ll think about it”? Not something more straightforward like, “None of these is right”, “They’re too big”, “They are too small”, “They’re too expensive”, “I’ll go elsewhere”? I think, there are two reasons why I chose to say “I’ll think about it”. The first is that I didn’t want the shopkeeper to feel that his products were not valued or that his time had been wasted and second is that I didn’t want to be the object of his possible annoyance or irritation. In other words, I didn’t want him to feel bad. And I didn’t want me to feel bad. We have words for this general behavior pattern of not wanting ourselves or other people to feel bad as a result of the interactions that we have… have with other people. We talk about tact, which is defined in the Collins Concise Dictionary as ‘the sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others so as to avoid giving offence’, or we might equally call this, as many people do, politeness behaviour. Now notice that the definition of tact talks about avoiding giving offence. It is not talking about something positive that we do in order to make people feel better than they otherwise would. So, here we are not talking about the kind of behaviour we get into when, for example, we console a friend whose cat has just been run over or compliment our partner on a very well-cooked meal. We are not trying here to positively make people feel better, but trying to avoid them feeling bad. So, this is a negative kind of behaviour that I’m talking about. But the fact that it’s negative doesn’t mean that it’s not terribly important. It is extremely important. It is essential to our self-preservation and to social cohesion. And for this reason avoidance behaviour is of great interest to many different kinds of scholars.
(pause 20 seconds)
Now listen to the text again.
(text repeated)
You have 20 seconds to check your answers.
(pause 20 seconds)
For items 11–15
listen to the dialogue. Choose the correct answer (A, B
or C
) to answer questions 11–15
. You will hear the text only once.
You now have 25 seconds to study the questions.
(pause 25 seconds)
Now we begin.
Jane : Wherever have you been, Patrick? I haven’t seen you for months. Someone said you’d emigrated.
Patrick : Whoever told you that? I’ve been working on a weather research station on the Isle of Collett.
Jane : Where on earth is that?
Patrick : It’s a lump of rock about 100 miles north-west of Ireland.
Jane : Whatever did you do to pass the time?
Patrick : Fortunately I had my university thesis to work on. If I hadn’t had a pile of work to do, I’d have gone off my head.
Jane : Was there anything else to do?
Patrick : Well, if you were a bird watcher, it would be a paradise; but whenever I got tired of studying, I could only walk round the island – and that took me less than twenty minutes.
Jane : However did you stand it? If I’d been in your shoes I’d have taken the first boat back to civilization.
Patrick : Well, I needed some information for my research there, and they paid me, so I saved some money. Now I can have a short holiday before I start looking for a job.
Jane
: Have you finished your PhD already? I thought you had another year to do.
Patrick
: No, time flies, you know. As long as they don’t reject my thesis, I’ll be leaving for London next week.
Jane : If I were you, I’d go off to the Mediterranean or somewhere before starting work.
Patrick : No thanks, I’ll stay in London. I’ve had enough of the sea for a while. This is the end of the listening comprehension part. You have 1 minute to complete your answer.
Use of English |
|
Item | Answer |
1 | a |
2 | it |
3 | an |
4 | V |
5 | to |
6 | yourself |
7 | V |
8 | V |
9 | of |
10 | V |
11 | which |
12 | not |
13 | V |
14 | V |
15 | to |
16 | a 50-dollar fine |
17 | live up to |
18 | got round to answering |
19 | you feel like having |
20 | are always complaining about |
21 | made the most |
22 | making enquiries into/ about |
23 | who/ that got me interested |
24 | was desperate to give |
25 | injury prevented him from playing |
26 | E |
27 | I |
28 | D |
29 | F |
30 | H |
31 | I |
32 | G |
33 | K |
34 | D |
35 | F |
36 | C |
37 | J |
38 | A |
39 | H |
40 | E |
Listening – максимальное количество баллов 30. Задание проверяется по ключам. Каждый правильный ответ оценивается в 1 балл. За неверный ответ или отсутствие ответа выставляется 0 баллов. Затем полученное количество баллов умножается на два.
Reading – максимальное количество баллов 40. Задание проверяется по ключам. Каждый правильный ответ оценивается в 1 балл. За неверный ответ или отсутствие ответа выставляется 0 баллов. Затем полученное количество баллов умножается на два.
Use of English – максимальное количество баллов 50. Задание проверяется по ключам. В заданиях 1, 3, 4 каждый правильный ответ оценивается в 1 балл. За неверный ответ или отсутствие ответа выставляется 0 баллов. В задании 1 орфография не учитывается. В задании 2 каждый правильный ответ оценивается в 2 балла. За неверный ответ или отсутствие ответа выставляется 0 баллов. Орфография учитывается. Если дан грамматически правильный ответ, но в ответе допущены орфографические ошибки, ответ оценивается в 1 балл.
Writing – максимальное количество баллов 30. Задание оценивается по Критериям оценивания. Затем полученное количество баллов умножается на два. При подведении итогов баллы за все конкурсы суммируются. Максимальное количество баллов за все конкурсы – 30 + 40+ 50 +30 = 150.
Центр развития талантов «Мега-Талант» предлагает принять участие во всероссийской олимпиаде по английскому языку. Миссия ЦРТ «Мега-Талант» — раскрыть способности к познанию и обучению. Наши образовательные мероприятия помогают ученикам и студентам в учебе и личностном развитии.
ЦРТ «Мега-Талант» это:
Двигаясь навстречу учителю
Мы стремимся к тому, чтобы сокращать трудности и разрушать препятствия! Именно поэтому в организации и проведении олимпиады мы упростили все до 5 простых шагов.
Дистанционный формат имеет множество преимуществ. Учитель может провести олимпиаду на базе своего учебного заведения, обеспечив тем самым максимальный комфорт для участников. Такая «домашняя» обстановка позволяет ученикам и студентам полностью сосредоточиться на заданиях олимпиады.
Все задания базируются на школьной программе, а сама олимпиада придерживается высоких стандартов ФГОС. Такое мероприятие — отличная возможность проявить себя как для учителя, так и для ученика.
Для каждого класса подобран свой комплект заданий из 15 вопросов. Среди них:
Стоимость участия в олимпиаде по английскому языку
Оргвзнос устанавливается отдельно для каждой олимпиады. До 30% оргвзноса возвращаются учителю в виде компенсации на организационные расходы: печать заданий, дипломов, сертификатов и т. д. Подробнее о том, как рассчитывается сумма компенсации можно узнать во время подачи заявки.
Как часто проводятся олимпиады по английскому языку?
Всего есть три сезона всероссийских олимпиад (осенний, зимний и весенний), три сезона международных, которые проводятся в промежутках между всероссийскими, а также итоговая олимпиада в конце года. Учитель может подобрать подходящий ему период и провести олимпиаду в удобное для себя время. Подробнее о том, какие мероприятия проводятся прямо сейчас можно прочитать на странице расписания ЦРТ «Мега-Талант» .
Как определяются результаты?
После проведения олимпиады учитель заносит ответы участников в своем личном кабинете. Система обрабатывает эти данные и определяет победителей. Вместе с этим становятся доступны все наградные материалы: дипломы победителей, сертификаты участников, а также соответствующее свидетельство для учителя.
Как организовать олимпиаду для своих школьников или студентов?
Как оплатить оргвзнос?
Мы позаботились о том, чтобы у вас была возможность воспользоваться удобным для себя методом оплаты.
Все это может быть использовано для оплаты оргвзноса.
Участие в олимпиаде для жителей СНГ и ближнего зарубежья
Любой, кто свободно владеет русским языком, может принять участие в заочных международных олимпиадах ЦРТ «Мега-Талант». Остались еще вопросы? Наверняка ответ находится . Если же его там не найдется, обратитесь к нашей оперативной и отзывчивой службе поддержки. Ни одно обращение не останется без внимания.
The narrator says that:
1) a square in Brancusi’s sculpture is made of oak.
2) Brancusi likes to demonstrate contrasting objects.
3) it’s difficult to guess the name of the sculpture.
4) Brancusi’s bird is crying.
5) the bird opens its mouth to sing.
6) many Mondrian’s paintings are very confusing.
7) Mondrian’s painting is like a closed window.
8) there is a wide variety of bright colours in this painting.
9) Mondrian signed the painting with his initials.
10) Mondrian also wrote some music.
Part 2 (30 minutes)
Maximum points - 10
Read the passage below. |
The Green House Effect
(A) Saving the world begins at home. The energy we use to power our daily domestic lives and drive our cars produces almost half of our output of carbon dioxide, the gas which is the main contributor to the problem of global warming. The way in which we use energy is not only polluting but also incredibly wasteful. But there is nothing to stop us greatly reducing our energy consumption and creating a more comfortable world.
(B) Redesigning the home to bring our lifestyles more into balance with what the environment can cope with need not involve expensive or painful changes. Most of the technology to make the changes is already available. When the changes have been made, the home of the future will be a better place to live in. So what will it be like?
(C) We will have switched from ‘fossil fuels’ - coal, gas and oil - to sources of power which are non-polluting such as windmills or using the power of tides. Houses will be heavily insulated and heating systems made much more efficient. In addition, our future homes will use low-energy light bulbs.
(D) With water costs rising enormously, most houses will trap rainwater and store it in a large, well-insulated tank in the cellar. This tank also serves to save energy: heat is recycled from other parts of the house to maintain a high water temperature for washing and central heating.
(E) Recycling waste will be much more common than it is today. Tins, bottles, plastic, and paper will be put into vents in the wall from where they will fall into divided bins for collection. All vegetable matter will go straight on to a compost heap in the garden.
(F) The home will be a cleaner place. Air conditioning will do much more than keep you cool. It will improve air quality by filtering out contaminating dust mites and by controlling moisture and condensation.
(G) Outside the home as well, life will have become more pleasant. The car will no longer be the threat to our health that it is today: it will run on hydrogen or a mixture of battery and safer petrol. It won’t be allowed to clog up our cities: people will use the tram, a clean, fast, and quiet form of city transport which many cities are already reintroducing.
(H) This picture of the future is one which should appeal to all of us. It’s one that our grandchildren could take for granted, not believing that people lived any other way, that people went around polluting, destroying, wasting resources, and apparently not caring. But if we want our grandchildren to have a world which is cleaner and safer, we have to start to change our ways. The picture of the future can become a reality but only if we do something about it. And we should do something about it soon.
Below you will find four headings. Each heading describes the contents of one of the paragraphs in the passage. However, since there are eight paragraphs and only four headings, four of the paragraphs will not fit any of the headings below.
You need to choose which heading best describes which paragraph. Write the letter of a paragraph next to the number of the heading 11 -14 on the separate answer sheet.
11. Homes of the future will be more hygienic.
12. We ought to change the way we live.
13. The way we live now damages the world.
14. Future energy needs will be lower and not cause pollution.
Choose option A , В, C or D which best answers the question. Circle the correct letter in boxes 15-20 on your answer sheet.
15. The author’s intention in writing the above article was to show...
A. the sort of future we can expect for our grandchildren.
B. why we should reduce pollution and use energy more efficiently.
C. why we have taken steps to reduce pollution and improve our use of energy.
D. how changes in house design will encourage people to use less polluting energy.
16. Which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree with?
A. In the future, houses will be much healthier.
B. In the future, people will produce much less waste.
C. In the future, very few people will own their own car.
D. In the future, the problem of global warming will be better understood.
17. In the passage the author explains...
A. why using less energy has become more popular.
B. why sources of energy are going to become more scarce.
C. how savings could be made in the way energy is used.
D. how, unless we use less energy, energy costs will rise.
18. In the passage the author DOES NOT explain...
A. how our cities could be made cleaner.
B. why our use of energy needs to change.
C. why water costs will rise in the future.
D. how the way we live produces global warming.
19. According to the author, one of the differences between our way of life and that of people in the future might be that...
A. cars will be much cheaper to maintain.
B. fewer people will travel in the cities.
C. cars will have far more safety features.
D. cars will be used less than they are today.
20. The passage describes the homes of the future. Such homes, according to the author, might NOT be built if we...
A. could not afford the necessary technology.
B. could not find alternative sources of energy.
C. were unable to reduce the amount of waste we produce.
D. failed to agree to make necessary changes in our lives.
Part 3 (15 minutes)
Maximum points - 20
Use of English
Fill in the gaps in the text choosing an appropriate word from the column on the right. Choose one word once only. There are two extra words in the right column which you don’t have to choose. Write the letter which marks the word next to the number of the gap on the answer sheet.
An 11-year-old piano prodigy from Indonesia will appear at the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival after taking the American jazz (21) __________ by storm. Joey Alexander, who releases his debut album My Favorite Things this week, has attracted high (22) __________ from trumpeter and director of Jazz at Lincoln Centre Wynton Marsalis, who has said: "There has never been anyone that you can think of who could play like that (23) __________ his age. I loved everything about his playing his rhythm, his confidence, his understanding of the music." Marsalis said he found out about Bali-born Alexander after a friend suggested he watched a YouTube clip of the then 10-year-old (24) __________ tunes by John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and Chick Corea. Now, to (25) __________ his debut album, Alexander is set to play at the Montreal and Newport jazz festivals. Newport producer George Wein says he"s always been reluctant to (26) __________ so-called child prodigies, but he made an exception after Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, tennis legend Arthur Ashe"s widow, brought Alexander over to his Manhattan apartment to (27) __________ for him. "The thing that differs him from most young players is the maturity of his harmonic approach," Wein told AP reporter Charles J Gans. "His playing is very contemporary but he also has a (28) __________ of the history of the music." Alexander"s parents were jazz fans and he himself admires the playing (29) __________ Horace Silver, McCoy Tyner, Bill Evans and Brad Mehldau. He also loves the Avengers and SpongeBob Squarepants. "For me jazz is a calling. I love jazz because it"s about freedom to express yourself and being spontaneous, full of rhythm and full of improvisation," said the young pianist. "Technique is important, but for me first when I play it"s from the (30) __________ and feeling the groove. I want to develop by practicing and playing, and challenging myself to get better every day," said Alexander. | A) at |
B) book | |
C) for | |
D) heart | |
E) of | |
F) performing | |
G) play | |
H) praise | |
I) promote | |
J) pushing | |
K)scene | |
L)sense |
For items 31-40, Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). |
When you have made the (0) ... to begin exercising, | DECIDE |
you need more than just enthusiasm - you need to use (31) ... | EQUIP |
which is high quality, safe and (32) ... .The Classic Home | RELY |
Cycle is a basic model with a (33) ... distance meter and timer. | MECHANIC |
It has a strong construction and enclosed flywheel for (34) ... | SAFE |
and both the seat and handlebars are (35) ... to different | ADJUST |
(36)... so the user can pedal in the most comfortable position. | HIGH |
With a rowing machine you can (37) ... the arms and legs as | STRONG |
well as exercise the back. Brisk rowing is just as (38) ... for | EFFECT |
burning calories as running at 11 km an hour. The (39)... | REASON |
priced Classic Rower has a seat which moves smoothly (40) ... the whole rowing programme, and is suitable for all home exercisers. | THROUGH |
Part 4 (30 minutes)
Maximum points - 10
Comment on the following problem: Modern libraries in the digital age should be different from the libraries of the past.
In your comment use the information from the Internet below.
Modern Libraries
Many people, when asked about libraries, imagine old buildings with heavy bookshelves and dimmed light. Libraries around the world are heading into the future, creating for their patrons a more dynamic, multi-level environment for learning and pleasure.
Enjoy most tremendous examples of how modern libraries are shaping the way we learn and enjoy reading in the digital age.
LiYuan Library, China Built in 2011 in a small village of Huairou on the outskirts of Beijing, this beautiful nature-inspired library was designed by Li Xiaodong. The 175-square-meter building’s interior is spatially diverse by using steps and small level changes to create distinct places. The wooden sticks temper the bright light and spread it evenly throughout the space to give a perfect reading ambience. The library has no electricity supply and closes at dusk. | Ballyroan Library, Ireland Designed by Box Architecture, the new library in South Dublin opened in early 2013. The new library offers extensive seating and a large study area with many public access computers, as well as printing and photocopying facilities. Free internet is available throughout the building. |
Write 100-120 words. Remember to
Make an introduction;
Express your personal opinion on the problem and give reasons for your opinion;
Express your attitude towards the information from the Internet;
Make a conclusion.
Write in your own words.
Похожая информация.
Всероссийская олимпиада школьников по английскому языку.
Муниципальный этап. 2016-2017 уч. год
Задания для 7-8 классов
Время выполнения всех конкурсов письменного тура– 120 минут.
Максимальное количество баллов – 73 балла
LISTENING - 8 балов (1 балл за правильный ответ), 25 минут
You will hear eight different situations. For questions 1-8 choose A, B or C. You will hear the conversation twice. Remember to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
What did the girl think about the play?
What is she most excited about?
What do they agree about?
What is unusual about the school?
How does the boy feel about them?
READING - 21 балл (1 балл за правильный ответ), 25 минут
PART 1.
These young people all want to play tennis during their school holiday. There are descriptions of eight tennis courses. Decide which tennis course would be the most suitable for the following young people.
Tennis Courses.
We have years of experience teaching beginners tennis and provide all the equipment you’ll need. Because we’re situated in the busy seaside town of Rye there is always something to do when you’re not playing tennis. Our tennis courses are for teenagers only and run throughout the summer, for seven days. Class sizes are kept to a maximum of six.
Join us on our farm where we have six outdoor courts and space for 25 guests. It’s the perfect place to enjoy nature and learn a completely new sport. Young people (10 years +) are welcome to stay from two days up to a week. Everyone needs to bring their own rackets, clothes, etc. as only balls are available to buy.
We offer tennis courses for players at all levels in one of the most interesting cities in the country. Tennis sessions run from 9 a.m-12.30 p.m. You can join a group or have one-to-one instruction. After lunch each day we’ll take you to some wonderful places in this amazing city. Our outdoor courts have lights so you can play again in the evenings.
Never played tennis before? Want to find out if you like it before you buy an expensive tennis racket? Why not come to our indoor tennis centre for a weekend of fun activities in the mornings and tennis games in the afternoon? Fifty places are available and all equipment is provided.
Come to us for year-round tennis courses at our modern tennis school near the town centre. Our indoor courts allow us to offer tennis coaching to all levels and age groups whatever the weather. Classes are in groups of 15 and courses run from seven to ten days. Please bring your own rackets and tennis clothes.
Our summer courses are for young tennis players who are already very skilled and are thinking of playing professionally. We have a number of experts on our staff who will give advice and coaching throughout the week. This is a serious course for people who want to play from morning to night!
Our group courses are for all ages and are designed to help people who can already play strengthen their tennis skills. We have highly-qualified coaches on hand to give you tips and we’ll even video your playing. Our 12 outdoor courts are just five minutes from Fingle beach and classes can be booked between 8.30 a.m -9p.m each day.
PART II
Read this e-mail to a pen friend. For questions 6-21 choose the correct words.
Dear Tomo,
You asked me about education in my country. I’m still at (6) school/the school because it’s (7)essential/compulsory here up to the (8) age /year of 16. We go to kindergarten or nursery school first and then we (9) start/join primary school, where we spend seven years, when we’re four or five years of (10) old/age . Now I (11) go/attend a state secondary school which has about 1000 (12) pupils/undergraduates . We have six lessons a day and each subject is (13) taught/learnt by a different teacher. We have a lot of homework and projects and, if we (14) lose/miss an important deadline, we have to stay (15) following/after school to finish the work and hand it (16) in/on. We have to wear a uniform until we’re 15 but after that we’re (17) let/allowed to wear our own clothes. When we’re 16 we (18) take/pass some exams. Then we can either (19) leave/depart school or stay on for two more years. During those two years we (20) learn/study just three or four subjects. There are also (21) opportunities/occasions to do vocational courses like hairdressing or mechanics at a college of further education. I haven’t decided what to do yet.
Write back soon.
USE OF ENGLISH - 34 балла, 40 минут
New York. The Big Apple.
New York, the city 0) in which I live, has 1) .......... inhabitants than any other US city. 2)………. was originally called “New Amsterdam” but was renamed by the British 3)………. they conquered the city in 1664. Our city has many landmarks which are 4)……….to people all over the world. The Statue of Liberty greeted people 5)……….came to the USA a century ago. Wall Street is 6)………. bankers and financiers do business. Central Park is a peaceful area that’s great 7)………. relax in. The headquarters of the United Nations is here, too, 8)………. is why there are so many international diplomats in the city. New York has great theatres, many 9) ……….which are on Broadway. And when it comes to sport, there are 10)………. of great facilities. Baseball is the 11)……….closely followed sport in the city and we have two big teams. Finally, people 12)……….money to spend can go to Fifth Avenue, which is where the top department stores are to be found.
go out take after set out cut down
run out of come along fall out with smb put smth off
Example:
Question: London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Anglesey, Liverpool, Sheffield.
Answer: Anglesey is an island, not a city
WRITING -10 баллов, 30 минут
Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. Your story must begin with this sentence: Mark shouted to his friends: “Look at it! This is going to be fun!”
Write your story (120-140 words) on your answer sheet.