Miністерство
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III
етап Всеукраїнської учнівської олімпіади
з англійської мови
THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE
STAGE III NATIONAL STUDENTS OLYMPIAD
IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Reading Comprehension Test
For 11th Form Students
Student’s Booklet
Do
not open this booklet
until advised by the teacher
Dictionaries
are not allowed
Reading Comprehension Test for 11th
Form Students
Directions
In this test you will read five texts. Each
text is followed by a certain type of task.
You should do the tasks on the basis of what is
stated
or implied
in the text.
For each task you will choose the best possible
answer and circle the letter of your choice.
I. Read the text. For
questions 1-6, choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D).
Safety
at the Sea
Forget razor fish. The lesser weever
is the fish to look out for on British beaches. The fish, which has venomous
spines on its gills and dorsal fin, is common in many areas of the UK, including
the Cardigan Bay area of Wales. It lies virtually buried in the sand
with just its mouth and fin exposed, a trap for hapless fishermen and
beachgoers wading around in the shallows. If you stand on a weever fish, you
are likely to feel a sharp prick-like sensation which gets worse and spreads
along your leg, often causing swelling.
But fish are the least of your
worries on the beach. The force of the sea is much more dangerous than anything
swimming about inside it. Over the weekend, two people nearly drowned in
the Bournemouth area after getting out of their depth swimming. One was
just 16 years old. They are both now in stable condition in hospital. "We
were much more hit by that than sunburn cases where the message seems to be
getting home," said a spokesman for the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. In other
areas, the situation was less dramatic with a handful of sunburn and sprained
ankles reported in other sunspots, including Cornwall, Blackpool and Brighton.
Coastguards are warning the public
not to swim if there is a red flag flying on a beach and to find out about
local tides and currents. The Coastguard Agency says people should not
swim if they feel unwell, for at least an hour after a meal, if they have been
drinking alcohol or if they are cold and tired. They also warn against swimming
alone, swimming too far out to sea and snorkeling if you have breathing
problems. And you should avoid cliff edges, even on gentle slopes, when they have
been dampened by sea spray. One organization that aims to help swimmers who
get into trouble is the UK's answer to Baywatch, the Surf Lifesaving
Association of Great Britain. Its motto is 'Vigilance and Service'. All
members are surfers trained in lifesaving skills. They paddle out across the
waves to save struggling swimmers. Most of their money comes from fundraising
events, but local councils also provide some funding.
Another danger on the beach is
pollution. A recent survey of UK beaches showed more than 10% are failing to
meet minimum standards for clean water. The Marine Conservation Society said
raw sewage was still being pumped into the sea in some areas and was finding
its way onto beaches. But the water companies say the society's
standards are too tough and that 90% of British beaches pass European standards.
1. Which of these is
NOT true of the lesser weever?
A) Its
sting is not lethal.
B) It
buries itself deep in the sand.
C) Simple
medicines are usually sufficient to deal with the effects of a sting.
D) Its
sting causes swelling.
2. Which of these is
the more serious danger on the British beach?
A) Sharks.
B) Sunburn.
C) Deep
water.
D) Jelly
fish.
3. Which of these
people should be safe swimming?
A) A person
who has just eaten.
B) A person
who feels sick.
C) A person
who feels hot and dizzy.
D) A person
who has celebrated with non-alcoholic beer.
4. Why does the Coastguard Agency
suggest people keeping away from the cliffs?
A) The
water is deep there.
B) There is
more pollution there.
C) People
could fall off them.
D) It is
the home of dangerous species.
5. What is the main
goal of the Surf Lifesaving Association of Great Britain?
A) To save
swimmers from water pollution.
B) To watch
the swimmers and provide them with help.
C) To
paddle out across the waves and clean water from garbage.
D) To meet
European standards of clean beaches.
6. Which sentence best
summarizes the pollution situation on UK beaches?
A) Most
beaches are not clean enough for European standards.
B) There
are some very dirty beaches, but most are fine.
C) The
water companies are arguing about the best way to improve UK beaches.
D) Beaches
are dangerous because of their pollution.
II. Read the text. Decide if the sentences 7-12 are True or False.
An Ipswich mother, who
allowed her son to go on holiday during school term, has been fined £400 after
her son repeatedly refused to go to school. The 36-year-old mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared
before South East Suffolk Magistrates Court yesterday where magistrates heard
her 14-year-old son was currently on
holiday in Spain. She told that court:
"He just does not like going to school. Although he is getting better now
and seems to be enjoying it." The boy has had 145
unauthorized absences between October 15 last year and March 22 this year. His
absences were blamed on a late-night life style.
The mother has been
attending parenting classes voluntarily and told the court that she thought
they were helping her. Out of the last eight
school sessions – there are two a day – he has attended five. Chairman of the bench David Coe asked her if she
thought she could get her son to school in future. "Yes I think I can with some help," she said. She told the court that he was on holiday during the
time other pupils were doing work experience because he had not been given a
place. On sentencing Mr Coe said: "He
is not in school and then he disappears on holiday. We would expect the local
authority to bring this back to court quickly if there are further
problems." She was fined £400 and
ordered to pay £50.
Yesterday's case is the
second to be dealt with by south east Suffolk magistrates recently. Last month
a 37-year-old was fined £50 after her son had attended just 16 out of 182
sessions. And the cases follow national
concern after Oxfordshire mother Patricia Amos was jailed for allowing her
children to miss school. She was originally sentenced to 60 days' jail, but
this was reduced on appeal.
7. The boy had
returned to school when his mother was in court.
A) True
B) False
8. The main reason for
his absences was the fact that he went out late every night.
A) True
B) False
9. The mother has to
go to parenting classes.
A) True
B) False
10. The mother claims
her son is not currently missing school lessons.
A) True
B) False
11. The mother may
find herself in court again soon.
A) True
B) False
12 There have been
other similar cases nationwide but this is the first in this area.
A) True
B) False
III. Read the text. For questions 13-18, choose the correct meaning of the
word in bold (A, B, C, or D). Use the context to guess.
Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie was born in Kristiania, current Oslo. Her
father had been a one-time World Cycling Champion and the Henie children were
encouraged to take up a variety of
sports at a young age. Henie initially showed talent at skiing, and then
followed her older brother Leif to take up figure skating. As a girl, Henie was
also a nationally ranked tennis player and a skilled swimmer and equestrienne.
Once Henie began serious training as a figure skater, her formal schooling
ended. She was educated by tutors, and her father hired the best experts in the
world, including the famous Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina, to transform
his daughter into a sporting celebrity.
Henie
won her first major competition, the senior Norwegian championships, at the age
of 10. She then placed eighth in a field of eight at the 1924 Winter Olympics,
at the age of eleven. During the 1924 program, she skated over to the side of
the rink several times to ask her coach for directions. But by the next
Olympiad, she needed no such assistance. Henie won the first of an unprecedented ten consecutive World
Figure Skating Championships in 1927 at the age of fourteen. The results of
1927 World Championships, where Henie won in a 3-2 decision (or 7 vs. 8 ordinal
points) over the defending Olympic and World Champion Herma Szabo of Austria,
were controversial, as all three of
five judges that placed Henie first were Norwegian while Szabo received
first-place ordinals from an Austrian and a German judge.
Henie went on to
win the first of her three Olympic gold medals the following year. She defended
her Olympic titles in 1932 and in 1936, and her World titles annually until
1936. She also won six consecutive European championships from 1931 to 1936.
Henie’s unprecedented three Olympic gold medals haven’t been matched by any
ladies single skater since; neither are her achievements as ten-time
consecutive World Champion.
Towards the end of
her career, she began to be strongly challenged
by younger skaters. However, she held off these competitors and went on to win
her third Olympic title at the 1936 Winter Olympics, albeit in very
controversial circumstances with Cecilia Colledge finishing a very close
second. Indeed, after the school figures section at the 1936 Olympic
competition, Colledge and Henie were virtually neck and neck with Colledge trailing by just a few points. The
closeness of the competition infuriated Henie, who, when the result for that
section was posted on a wall in the competitors’ lounge, swiped the piece of
paper and tore it into little pieces. The draw for the free skating then came
under suspicion after Henie landed the plum position of skating last, while
Colledge had to perform second of the 26 competitors, which was clearly in
Henie’s favour.
In addition to
traveling to train and compete, she was much in demand as a performer at figure
skating exhibitions in both Europe and North America. Henie became so popular
with the public that police had to be called out for crowd control on her
appearances in various disparate cities such as Prague and New York City. It
was an open secret that, in spite of the strict amateurism requirements of the
time, her father demanded “expense money” for his daughter’s skating
appearances. Both of Henie’s parents had given up their own pursuits in Norway in order to
accompany Sonja on her travels and act as her managers.
13. to take up
A) to refuse;
14. unprecedented
A) the most successful of
all;
B) the first in a row;
D) unserious, unreliable.
15. controversial
A) similar;
B) world known;
C) maintained;
D) debatable.
16. challenged
A) divided into different
parts;
B) called for a competition
or a battle;
C) lost of the control;
D) distracted.
17. trailing
A) following along behind
another;
B) hanging down loosely from something;
C) fishing by trailing;
D) losing in a competition.
18. pursuits
A) buildings;
B) approvals of one’s
actions;
C) chases;
D) activities.
IV. Read the text. Some sentences have been removed from the text. Match the
sentences A- G to the gaps 19-24.
There is one extra sentence that you do not need to use.
Lizards are capable of
problem-solving, study shows
A tropical tree-dwelling lizard has succeeded in
a problem-solving test by learning to associate the color of a cap with a food
reward, contesting the stereotype that reptiles are extremely limited
cognitively compared to birds and mammals. (19) ___.
In a color discriminating
task, the lizards learned to flip over the correctly colored cap to reveal a
worm hidden underneath. The experiment was conducted at Duke University and the
results, published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, suggest that the
problem-solving abilities of reptiles may be greater than previously thought.
The Puerto Rican lizard, (an anole), used in the
study, is a well-studied species, known to excel at foraging food by being
acutely aware of movement. (20) ___.
Researches first wanted to
determine if the six lizards used in the study were able to figure out how to
flip off the cap to obtain the food. The agile reptiles quickly learned to use
one of two ways to move the cap: they closed their jaws on the edge of the cap
and dragged it off the food, or ran into the cap with their heads, tipping it
over and grabbing the food.
The lizards were then given a choice between two
caps; one was blue and the other was yellow and blue; under only one was the
food reward of a worm. (21) ___.
“They learned to associate the color of the cap
with a food reward,” said Manual Leal, the Duke University researcher who led
the study. (22) ___.
The lizards solved the problem in fewer tries
than birds needed to flip the correct cap and pass the test, Leal explained.
Lizards get just one chance per day because they eat less, while birds usually
get up to six chances a day. (23 )___.
And when the color of the caps was switched,
after a few mistakes two of the lizards were able to figure out the trick. (24) ___.
Jonathan Losos, a biologist at
Harvard University not involved in the study, said Leal’s experiment
demonstrates that when faced with a new situation, most of the lizards were
able to solve the problem. They had the ability to figure out the trick and
disregard their previous learning; a sign of a cognitively advanced animal that
some mammalian species cannot easily do. The results “should cause researchers
to re-evaluate what they think they know about the evolution of animal
cognition,” Losos said.
A) Their
success on a test that is based on worms and usually used on birds was
“completely unexpected,” he said.
B) Several lizards of this species were
collected from Puerto Rico for the experiment.
C) They could reach different places.
D) The cognitive abilities of reptiles have
rarely been studied.
E) Thus a
mistake by a lizard means it must remember until the next day how to correct
the mistake, Leal said.
F) They quickly learned to distinguish which cap had
the reward.
G) “We named these two Plato and Socrates,” said Leal.
V. Read
the text. For questions 25-30, choose the correct answer (A, B, C, or D).
GENDER
BIAS AND POVERTY
Inequality between men and women results in poorer health
for children and greater poverty for the
family, according
to a new study. The UN agency Unicef found that in places where women
are 25) ____ from
family decisions, children are more likely to suffer from 26) ____. There would be 13 million 27) ____ malnourished
children in South Asia if women had an equal say in the family, Unicef said.
Unicef surveys family decision-making in 30 countries around the
world. Their chief 28) ____is
that equality between men and women is vital to reducing poverty and
improving health, especially that of children, in developing countries. The
conclusions are contained in the agency's latest report. This report points to
a greater lack of opportunities for girls and women in education and work which
contributes to 29) ____and poverty.
Where men control the household, less money is spent on health care and food
for the family, which results in poorer health for the children.
An increase in employment and income-earning
opportunities for women would increase their household power, the report said.
For example, the agency found that whoever has the greater share of
household income and 30)_____
decides whether those resources will be used for family needs.
25. A) exalted B) expired C) excluded D) excelled
26. A) malnutrition B) malcondition C) malinfluence D) malposition
27. A) more B) few
C) fewer D)
less
28. A) checking B) observing C)
increasing D) finding
29. A) disempowerment B) unempowerment C) ilempowerment D)
reempowerment
Miністерство освіти і науки України
III етап Всеукраїнської учнівської олімпіади
з англійської мови
THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF
UKRAINE
STAGE III NATIONAL STUDENTS OLYMPIAD
IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Listening Comprehension Test
For 11th Form Students
TEACHER’S BOOKLET
AMERICA'S TEENAGE COURTS
WHERE
TEENAGERS ARE JUDGED BY OTHERS OF THE SAME AGE GROUP
In the year
1215, the Norman barons of England drew up an ultimatum that they presented to
King John and forced him to sign. Among other things, the document, called Magna Carta, the great charter, formally
recognized basic human rights, and re-established one of the fundamental
principles of English law – that a man should be judged by his peers, or
equals. Trial by a jury has been a key feature of English law ever since.
When Thomas
Jefferson and others drew up the American Declaration of Independence in 1776,
one of the complaints that they made was that the King of England had deprived Americans of their right to trial by jury.
Twelve years later, this right was enshrined in Article III of the new Constitution of the United States, where it has remained ever since.
But what is a
jury of equals? Is a teenager, faced with a jury composed of people his
parents' age, being judged by his peers? Most teens would answer
"no".
The idea of
"teen courts" has been around in the USA for many years. It was
in the 1980s in Odessa, western Texas that the Teen Court was first suggested.
Realizing that many teenage offenders were alienated by a justice system organized
and controlled by people of a different generation, the court in Odessa decided
to let offenders opt to be tried by other teenagers.
Many
thousands of teens have since been tried by their peers in Odessa, and almost
all agree that it was the right thing to do. Statistics confirm this, as rates
of recidivism
among teens
tried in different Teen Courts are under 5% (compared to up to 50% with normal
courts).
Odessa's Teen
Court is one of many now operating in the state of Texas, which in 1990 became
the first American state to establish a state-wide organization to develop teen
courts. Until the 1990s, the number of new courts increased slowly; but
since the millennium, hundreds more cities all across the USA have seen that
the system works, and have introduced it in their own community. In 2007, the
idea crossed the Atlantic, with the opening of the first teen court in England,
in Preston, Lancashire.
Teen courts
operate in just the same way as a real court, the major difference being that
the only professional in the process is the judge.
Run by volunteers, the court sits every Tuesday evening under the control of a
local judge, also a volunteer; proceedings are conducted as in a real court,
with teenagers taking the roles of prosecution and defense:
a panel of teens sits as jury, and it is they who propose the sentence they
consider to be appropriate.
While there
is no possibility of an Odessa teen jury fining an offender or sending him or
her to prison, there is a range of punishments available, including community
service, driving classes, counseling and also jury service in the Teen Court.
The range of sentences available reflects the type of offenses referred to the
court, minor misdeeds such as traffic violations, (including speeding),
fighting, vandalism and intoxication. Furthermore, the Court only has the right
to judge other teens who have (a) decided to plead guilty, and (b) agreed to be tried
by their peers.
Most other
Teen Courts that have been set up operate with similar restrictions, though
some, more controversially, have been given powers to determine guilt or
innocence in certain cases, and even recommend detention.
Teens who opt
for trial by the Teen Court, thinking that it will be a soft option, are
generally surprised. A Los Angeles teen jury recently sentenced 14-year-old
Michael C. to 600 hours (!) of community service for stealing a car stereo.
Judge Jamie Corral, presiding, reduced the sentence to 200 hours, but Michael
still had to spend a lot of his free time for six months doing community
service as a gardener at Abraham Lincoln High School. "I didn't expect
them to be so hard on me, but I deserved it," he said afterwards.
In 2015,
there are well over 1000 teen courts in operation across the United States, and
the number is increasing month by month. Teens, judges and community leaders
all agree that the system is good, and especially good at stopping young
offenders going any further down the road to a life of crime. Evidence shows
that young offenders are much more receptive to warnings and reprimands and
punishments delivered by their peers, than to those delivered by "the
authorities".
Finally, it
is not only teens who are benefiting from the Teen Court. In Odessa, teenage
offenders have now contributed over 100,000 hours of community service to the
city and to volunteer organizations since the Teen Court was first set up,
something that has not gone unnoticed by local residents. "Because of
these youth giving the community service hours back to the City of Odessa, they
have become an effective part of our community," says Tammy Hawkins, the
project's coordinator. "We have found that the kids that are active in the
Teen Court Program have less of a desire to drop out of school. They've found a
purpose in their lives, and in their own neighbourhoods they feel safer because
they are becoming an active part of the community."
enshrined: included - alienated :
marginalized
Miністерство
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III етап Всеукраїнської
учнівської олімпіади
з англійської мови
THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE
STAGE III NATIONAL STUDENTS OLYMPIAD
IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Listening Comprehension Test
For 11th Form Students
Student’s Booklet
Do not open this booklet
until advised by the teacher
Directions: in this test you will listen to a text. After
the first listening look at the statements 1-10, and decide if they are true
(T) or false (F) according to the text you have just heard. Circle the letter
of your choice. Remember that you are not allowed to take any notes while listening
to the text.
Listen to the text. Decide
if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
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1. Magna Carta abolished the right of people to be
judged by their equals.
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T
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F
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2. The idea of
“Teen Courts” was proposed by Thomas Jefferson.
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T
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F
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3. The only
professional in the Teen Court is a judge.
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T
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F
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4. Prosecutor
proposes the appropriate sentence in the Teen Court.
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T
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F
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5. Teens receive
softer punishment in Teen Courts than in real ones.
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T
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F
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6. A boy, who
was punished for stealing, agreed to his punishment.
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T
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F
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7. Many organisations
are benefiting from the Teen Court.
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T
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F
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8. The Teen Court has the right
to judge other teens without their agreement.
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T
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F
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9. Statistics confirm that
rates of recidivism
among teens
tried in different Teen Courts are reducing.
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T
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F
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10. The idea of “Teen Courts”
has been around in the USA for the last 20 years.
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T
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F
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PLEASE STOP AND WAIT FOR THE SECOND LISTENING.
Directions: you will listen to the text for the second
time. After the second listening look at the questions 11-20, decide, which of
the given answers (A, B, C or D) best corresponds to what was stated
or implied in the text you have just heard and mark your
answer by encircling the letter of your choice.
Remember
that you are not allowed to take any notes while listening to the text.
11. What is the major distinctive feature of English judiciary system?
A) Juvenile courts.
B) Judges are not professionals.
C) Jury in a trial.
D) Sentencing is forbidden.
12. When was the right to trial by jury included in the Constitution?
A) In 1776.
B) In 1788.
C) In 1980.
D) In 2007.
13. What are Teen Courts?
A) Courts where the judge is a teenager.
B) Courts where teens are tried by professionals.
C) Courts where jury isn’t allowed.
D) Courts where teens are tried by their peers.
14. Who can be judged by the Teen Court?
A) Teens who committed murders.
B) Teens who gave their consent to be on this trial.
C) Teens whose parents allowed them to be tried.
D) Teens who have never been tried before.
15. Since when has the number of new Teen Courts increased rapidly?
A) Since 2000.
B) Since 1980s.
C) Since 1990s.
D) Since Thomas Jefferson’s times.
16. What did the court in Odessa decide to do?
A) Not to judge teenage offenders.
B) To complain about Teen Courts.
C) To allow young offenders to choose the court.
D) To decline trials by jury.
17. How are teen offenders punished?
A) Teen jury fines them.
B) Teen jury sends them to prison.
C) Teen jury sends them to real courts.
D) Teen jury may sentence them to community service
work or counseling.
18. What has the practice of Teen Courts proved?
A) Young offenders continue to go further down the
road of crime.
B) Teenagers are more receptive to punishment
delivered by their peers.
C) Teens don’t obey these courts’ punishments.
D) Teenagers lose the purpose of their lives.
19. What did Teen Courts result in?
A) The growth of juvenile delinquency.
B) The decline of real courts.
C) The decrease in teen crimes.
D) The possibility for teens to be easily justified.
20. Who benefits from the Teen Courts?
A) Relatives of teenage offenders.
B) Community services of the city or a town.
C) Judges and jury of the court.
D) The judiciary system of the country.
Miністерство
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III етап Всеукраїнської учнівської олімпіади
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THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE
STAGE III NATIONAL STUDENTS OLYMPIAD
IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Speaking Comprehension Test
For 11th Form Students
TEACHER’S BOOKLET
Directions:
In this test you will select three
task slips and choose the one you are most capable to speak about. Then take
about a minute to collect your thoughts before you begin speaking on the situation.
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1.
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What type of award would you want to win at
school, work or in the world? What would you have to do to win the award?
What speech would you give when accepting the award?
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2.
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Name three things you really like about
yourself, and one thing you are hoping to improve on.
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3.
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If you could sit down with the leader of your country and tell them one
thing, what would it be and why is it important to you?
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4.
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Name a
movie you could watch over and over and never get tired of. Describe what it
is about that movie that never bores you.
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5.
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Of everything you
have ever done, what is the one thing that makes you the most proud of
yourself and why?
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6.
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‘If you like what you do, it’s not work’. In
your opinion, which are the best/worst jobs? What motivates you at work? What
is the perfect job for you? What qualities do you think you have for that
job?
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7.
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‘A fish only discovers its need for water when it
is no longer in it. In your opinion, what are the most significant aspects of culture in a
society? What makes your culture different from that of other country? What
would you miss about your culture when you are abroad?
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8.
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According to BBC Focus Magazine, there are
six basic emotions which we all experience, recognize in other people, and
show in our own facial expressions. They are: fear, anger, distress, joy,
surprise and disgust. When was the last time you felt these emotions? What were
the situations?
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9.
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Education in general, and higher education in
particular, must aim to provide food for the intellect and soul. Do you agree
that higher education is everybody’s rite? Is there a university in your
town? Would you like to study in
another country? Why/why not?
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10.
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Life is a series of natural and spontaneous
changes. If there was one thing about yourself that you could change, what
would it be and why would you want to change it?
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11.
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In the future, most young people will prefer
to talk to strangers online about their problems rather than have
face-to-face conversation with family and friends. What do you do when you
need advice? Would you ever consider getting professional help or asking a relative/friend/experienced
older person?
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12.
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Researchers have discovered that happy people
have stronger immune systems than unhappy people. Do you think there is a
connection between health and happiness? Which pastimes do you think help you
stay happy and healthy? What do you do to relax when you’ve had a hard day?
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13.
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Think of an important development in history:
an invention, a discovery or an event. Speak about the world without this
development. How would life be different? How would people’s ideas or actions
be different?
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14.
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Imagine that a man wanted by the police
knocks on your door and asks for help. The man says that he is innocent but
the news says otherwise. What would you do? Would you help him?
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15.
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If you had to design
a flag for your family, what would it look like? Describe the colours, design
and explain why you would choose these.
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16.
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If you had one chance
to showcase any talent of yours live on TV, which talent would it be and why?
Do you think people would be impressed?
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17.
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Everyone wants to
know what the purpose of life is. What do you think it is and explain why you
feel that way?
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18.
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“Truly creative people care a little about
what they have done, and a lot about what they are doing.
Do
you think creative people are born or made? What adjectives do you associate
with creative people? How creative do you consider yourself to be?
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19.
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Surveillance cameras are considered to be an
important means of crime prevention. However, many studies have shown that
they don’t effectively prevent crimes and invade one’s privacy. If there were
a surveillance camera in your classroom/workplace, would you feel
uncomfortable? Why / why not?
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20.
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What is your most favourite picture. Describe
why it is your favourite and how it makes you feel whenever you see it.
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21.
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‘It’s not what you
achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career.’ What career path do you want to
follow? What do you think the best age to start thinking about one’s future
career is? Do you think schools provide pupils with the skills required in
the job market?
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22.
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Imagine your ideal day. Choose three places
in the world you would go to in the morning, in the afternoon and in the
evening. What would you do in each place? In your opinion, what makes an
ideal holiday?
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23.
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Make a prediction about the world for the
coming year. Why do you feel this will come true?
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24.
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‘If a person is not
talented enough to be a novelist, not smart enough to be a lawyer, and his
hands are too shaky to perform operations, he becomes a journalist.’ If you could write a
newspaper column in your local newspaper, what would you call it and why
would you write about that topic?
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25.
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No one is immune from addiction. It afflicts
people of all ages, races and professions. What do you think causes addictions? Which
addictions do you think are a problem in your country? What kind of help or
advice would you give people if they wanted to stop?
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Miністерство
освіти і науки України
III
етап Всеукраїнської учнівської олімпіади
з
англійської мови
THE
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE
STAGE
III NATIONAL STUDENTS OLYMPIAD
IN THE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Writing Comprehension Test
For 11th Form Students
TEACHER’S
BOOKLET
Directions: In this test you will be given the written
task. Write it on the pages provided. When you are finished, hand in your
paper.
Write an answer to ONE of the questions 1-3.
Write your answer in an appropriate style.
1) This is
part of a letter you receive from an
English-speaking pen friend.
I didn't know you were going camping with your
friends. What was it like? Do tell me all about it when you next write.
Write your letter telling your pen friend about your
camping experience.
2)
You have seen the following advertisement in an international newspaper.
ISLAND ADVENTURE
We are looking for 30 people to take
part in an exciting new TV programme. If you are chosen, you will all be taken
to an island and left for six months with only basic supplies. Have you got the
necessary skills to survive? Have you got the right personality to work in a
team? Tell us why you want to participate and why you should be chosen.
Write your letter of application.
3) You have seen this notice in your school English-language newspaper.
Attention all shopaholics!
Have you got a favourite shop? We
want to do a special feature on shopping in our area and would like to include some
reviews of different shops. Write us a review of a shop you
particularly like, including information about what the shop looks like (e.g. size, décor,
displays), what it sells, the prices, and what kinds of people you would recommend
it to.
If
your review is published, you will win a ₴
200 gift voucher to spend in a shop of your choice.
Write your review.
KEYS
READING
I. 1. B II.7.B III. 13. B
2. C 8. A 14. C
3. D 9. B 15. D
4. C 10.A 16. B
5. B 11.A 17. A
6. B 12.B
18. D
IV. 19. D V. 25.C
20.
B 26.A
21.
F 27.C
22.
A 28.D
23.
E 29.A
24.
G 30.D
LISTENING
1. F 11.
C
2. F 12.
B
3. T 13.
D
4. F 14.
B
5. F 15.
A
6. T 16. C
7. T 17.
D
8. F 18.
B
9. T 19.
C
10. F 20.
B
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