Английский язык, 5-6 классы
Задания для участника
LISTENING-7 баллов
Part 1 (10 minutes)
Task 1
You will hear a conversation between a woman and Matt. What is each person in Matt’s family reading? For questions 1–7 cross out the wrong answer in the table. You will hear the recording twice.
| mum | textbook | story | |
| dad | website | ||
| brother | exam | message | |
| sister | address book | texts | |
| uncle | magazine | newspaper | |
| cousin | comic | birthday card | |
| grandfather | CD | instructions |
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Task 1
Read the text and complete the gaps 8–13 with phrases a–f.
a) goodbye to the old year
b) to take more exercise
c) of the Roman New Year
d) and look forward to the future
e) and at different time of the year
f) bread, money and coal
Different countries celebrate New Year in different ways – (8)______________! The Chinese New Year is in late January or February, the Jewish New Year is in the autumn, and most Indian people celebrate New Year in the spring. But in many parts of the world, 1 January is New Year’s Day. This is the original date (9)__________. Although the new year starts on 1 January in many countries, it starts at different times because of international time zones; for example, the new year in Australia starts ten hours earlier than in Britain.
People all over the world have parties on 31 December, New Year’s Eve. At midnight, they hold hands and sing Auld Lang Syne. The famous song, by the Scottish poet, Robert Burns, says we should remember the past (10)_____________.
The Scottish have the best New Year celebrations in Britain, and New Year’s Eve has a special name in Scotland, Hogmanay. People celebrate with bonfires and fireworks, and in some towns they burn an old boat to say (11) ________________. Many people in Scotland go and visit their friends after midnight, early on 1 January. They believe that the first person who enters the home on New Year’s Day can bring good luck. This person should carry presents: (12) ______________, so the family are not hungry, poor or cold in the new year.
People everywhere have hopes for the new year, and some make a list of New Year resolutions: things they want to do better in future. For example, they promise to be tidier, to work harder (13) _____________. But sometimes their resolutions don’t last very long!
Task 2
Read the text and match questions 14–17 below to the information under each heading a – d.
| Who took part in the Clean-up Day? | ||
| What’s the purpose of Clean-up Day? | ||
| What plans do the pupils have? | ||
| What activities did they do on Clean-up Day? |
Clean-up Day Ely Primary School, Year 6
A) When and why
On Saturday 19th May, Year 6 took part in the school’s first Clean-up Day. Our aim was to remove rubbish from the park on Grant Street.
B) Participants
Forty people took part, including all of Year 6, teachers from school and volunteer parents.
C) What we did
We met at the park at 9.00 am. The teachers provided us with bin bags. Everyone brought their own gloves. We filled eight bags in two hours!
D) Future activities
We are going to make Clean-up Day a regular event. If we advertise our activities, we may stop people from dropping rubbish. We are going to write to local officials to request more rubbish bins and “No Littering” signs in the park. If we work together, we will make Ely a nicer, cleaner place!
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Choose the correct word in each of the following sentences
18. History is my favourite …, but today it wasn’t interesting.
A) lesson
B) subject
C) class
19. My primary school only has 300 ….
A) students
B) pupils
C) sportsmen
20. I didn’t have time … beds this morning.
A) to do
B) to make
C) to clean
21. Is there anything … you’d like me to tell you?
A) else
B) more
C) much
22. When we were in Spain last year, we … at a marvelous hotel.
A) stayed
B) stopped
C) lived
23. Does your husband ever offer you to do …?
A) dishing
B) the washing-up
C) dishes
24. I hate doing the …, especially cleaning the windows.
A) lessons
B) homework
C) housework
25. Do you know how … it is from London to Manchester?
A) much
B) far
C) long
26. He is … his wife to drive.
A) learning
B) teaching
C) making
27. What time do you usually …?
A) raise
B) rise
C) get up
Choose the correct answer
28. We haven’t got … money.
A) many
B) little
C) much
29. The clown with the red nose is … than the other clown.
A) funniest
B) funnier
C) funny
30. John usually goes to school by bus but today he … there.
A) walks
B) walk
C) is walking
31. My car is old. I … to buy a new car next week.
A) am go
B) going
C) am going
32. I always … music when I study.
A) listen to
B) listen at
C) listen
33. Do you like … TV?
A) watch
B) to look
C) watching
34. … any DVDs? Yes, he has.
A) Does he have
B) Has got
C) Has he got
35. Where … last Saturday? I went out with Cindy.
A) did you went
B) do you go
C) did you go
36. … I borrow your Pen? Certainly.
A) Do
B) Can
C) Does
37. Ben has bought another stamp. He really likes collecting them, …?
A) doesn’t he
B) isn’t he
C) does he
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