Three Centres of Power

There are three centers of power in London. Buckingham Palace is the center of royal power. The Houses of Parliament are the center of political power. Westminster Abbey is the center of church power.

Buckingham Palace was built in 1703 by the Duke of Buckingham. King George III bought the palace in 1761. It is now the official home of Queen Elizabeth II and the British Royal Family. There are nearly six hundred rooms in the palace.

The two Houses of Parliament (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) are in the Westminster Palace. It was built between 1840 and 1860. It was designed by architect Sir Charles Barry. The original Palace of Westminster was the home for the Royal Family until the 16^th century. Then it became the meeting place of the Parliament.

Westminster Abbey was a Norman church. The present building was started in 1245 by King Henry III. Westminster Abbey is a very important church. Nearly all the English Kings and Queens since William I were crowned in Westminster Abbey. In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in the Abbey.

Key (ответы):

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
c.	b.	a.	b.	b.

8 класс

Задание: Вы услышите высказывания пяти подростков о книгах, которые они читают. Соотнесите содержание высказывания каждого говорящего с утверждениями 1 –5, данными в списке A – E. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. Вы услышите текст дважды.

A I am reading all the books about Harry Potter now.

B I like the book more than the film.

C I don’t have any favourite books.

D I have read the book four times.

E I don’t understand Tolkien’s books.

Speaker 1

Speaker 2

Speaker 3

Speaker 4

S peaker 5

8 класс

Тексты для аудирования.

После первого прочтения повтор каждого текста через 10 секунд.

Speaker 1

1984 is so cool! It’s completely different from other books. It’s a serious book, but rather depressing. My friends like Tolkien. I can’t get into all that magic and fantasy stuff.

Speaker 2

The Picture of Dorian Grey is fantastic. I’ve read it four times. In fact, I love everything Oscar Wilde ever wrote.

Speaker 3

I am pretty sure Lord of the Rings is the best one. I’ve read it at least 5 times. The movie is excellent too, but the book is better than the movie.

Speaker 4

I don’t have a favourite book or even a favourite author. I’ve just started reading the book about two very different Internet organizations. I think it’s a very entertaining, informative and well – researched book.

Speaker 5

Harry Potter, actually, I should really be doing revision for my exams but instead I’m reading all the books about Harry Potter.

Key (ответы):

Speaker 1 – E

Speaker 2 – D

Speaker 3 – B

Speaker 4 – C

Speaker 5 – A

9 класс

Задание: Вы услышите 5 высказываний. Установите соответствие между высказываниями каждого говорящего 1 – 5 и утверждениями, данными в списке A – E. Используйте букву, обозначающую утверждение, только один раз. Вы услышите тексты дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

1. She likes living the life of people of the country she is visiting.

2. Travelling helped her to become a different person.

3. She found out that the stereotypes she had about the country were wrong.

4. She enjoys doing sights in her own country.

5. She liked the relationships among people in the country she visited.

Говорящий	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
Утверждение

9 класс

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Speaker 1

I was always bad at languages and communicating with people. Then I decided to go to France to study French. I took a 4 – week course and when I came back, I passed my French exam very well. But the most important thing is that I’ve changed very much. I have become more open to people and I have also changed my views on fashion and many other things.

Speaker 2

I’ m from Boston. A few years ago, my family and I took a two – week trip to Italy. I liked it that the Italians were very helpful and kind to each other. I also enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and respect in Italian families. I mean I really would like to bring back home the idea of a big family, where the old and the young live together.

Speaker 3

When I travel I try not to stay in a hotel but with a host family. I travel to meet people and communicate with them to get to know their lifestyle better. I like shopping where local people shop and trying the foods they eat. I enjoy learning the culture and traditions of those I’m visiting and also I like living the way they do.

Speaker 4

I’m English, I was born in England and I understand the wish of English people to see other places. I agree the weather in England is awful, but the grey sky doesn’t stop those who want to see all the wonderful museums, palaces, tearooms and such. I spend every Christmas and summer holidays visiting different parts of Britain and I must say Britain is very beautiful.

Speaker 5

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first arrived in Britain, except that I knew that British people were very cold and the food was awful. Well, in fact, of course, the family I stayed with were very friendly and I never felt like a stranger in their house.

Key (ответы):

Говорящий	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
Утверждение	B	E	A	D	C

10 класс

Задание: Вы услышите высказывания людей в 5 различных ситуациях. Ответьте на вопросы по содержанию высказываний, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Вы услышите каждое высказывание дважды. Во время прослушивания в заданиях 1 – 5 обведите номер ответа, который вам кажется наиболее верным и внесите верный ответ в таблицу.

1. You’ll hear a girl talking about her shopping experience. Why did she send her trousers back to the company?

   1. They weren’t her size.

   2. She ordered another colour.

   3. They cost too much.

2. You’ll hear a young man speaking about life in a big city. How does he feel about it?

   1. He is indifferent to it.

   2. He is critical of it.

   3. He prefers to live in a big city.

3. You’ll hear an expert on freak weather conditions. What explanation he gives for mysterious happening?

   1. She thinks that crop circles are caused by flying sausers.

   2. She likes to find scientific explanation.

   3. She thinks they are all just tricks.

4. You will hear a boy talking about dieting. What’s his idea of it?

   1. He finds it disappointed.

   2. He has no problem with his health.

   3. He finds it useless.

5. A girl shares her impressions. How does she feel about it?

   1. excited.

   2. disappointed.

   3. tired.

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.

10 класс

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Text 1

I ordered a part of trousers from a mail company but when they arrived I didn’t like the colour because it was different from the colour in the picture in the catalogue. I posted the trousers back and asked for a different colour.

Text 2

Some of my friends say that people living in the country are rather narrow – minded in their views. A lot of great friends of mine live in the country. I wouldn’t call them narrow – minded at all. I’d love to live in the country though much of my work is in town. I’m very disillusioned with big cities now. They are not the big exciting places as once they were.

Text 3

There’s a very strange phenomenon known as ‘crop circles” where round shapes appear in fields of wheat or other growing crops. They are best seen from the air and some people think that they are caused by flying saucers or fairies or whatever. But I’m a scientist and I think they are probably caused by some sort of wind but so far no one has actually seen this happening.

Text 4

We are what we eat. It’s impossible to change. We live only once. So why not enjoy yourself?

Text 5

I’m unable to tell you everything. I was just overwhelmed. Really, you can’t consider yourself a worldly – wise person if you haven’t been to the Crimea. Don’t miss the chance.

Key (ответы):

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
B.	B.	B.	C.	A.

11 класс

Задание: Вы услышите высказывания людей в 5 различных ситуациях. Ответьте на вопросы по содержанию высказываний, выбрав один из предложенных вариантов ответа. Вы услышите каждое высказывание дважды. Во время прослушивания в заданиях 1 –5 обведите номер ответа и внесите верный ответ в таблицу.

1. What is your friend smoking?

   1. She wants to control her weight.

   2. She can’t give it up.

   3. She thinks it’s cool.

2. You’ll listen to a boy speaking about Jack London. What impressed him greatly?

   1. He never saw the places he described in his books.

   2. He wrote historical novels.

   3. He lived a hard and adventurous life.

3. You’ll listen to your mother speaking about your great – grandfather. What is special about him?

   1. He is proud of being so old.

   2. He has taken the driving test.

   3. He has never had an accident.

4. What’s the boy’s view on advertising?

   1. He likes commercials.

   2. They give him a lot of new information.

   3. He never watches it.

5. What does she feel about descriptions?

   1. She is bored.

   2. She feels annoyed.

   3. She loves it.

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.

11 класс

Тексты для аудирования.

После первого прочтения повтор каждого текста через 10 секунд.

Text 1

Your friend smokes. She smokes as a way to control her weight. She says nicotine suppresses her appetite and it also relieves stress. You think she is being influenced by supermodels who are thin and glamorous. But your friend is not right. She is very mistaken. Smoking is only poison for everybody.

Text 2

I’m interested in Jack London as a personality. His life story struck me no less a his work. What a man! He was strong and talented. He lived a life of adventure and hardships so he knew well what he was writing about.

Text 3

Your great – grandfather, who is now 104 years old still, drives the car. He is very proud of the fact that his name is going to be put in the Guinness book of Records. He has never had an accident.

Text 4

I’d like to complain about the amount of advertising on TV. When I sit down to watch a show suddenly the film stops. Really, watching a TV program is like watching a hundred commercials. But I never watch them when I think they put unnecessary pressure on me. I go to the kitchen and have a snack during the commercial interruptions.

Text 5

Reading is like a great adventure for me. Starting a book is always a great thrill, and I want the writer to carry me off to new, unknown places, places I’ve never been to before. That’s why, I love the descriptive passages, because, if they are well done, they can make me feel that I’m in a particular landscape, make me feel hot or cold.

KEY (ответы):

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
A.	C.	C.	C.	C.

Ключи к заданиям по аудированию.

2 класс

Отгадка:	A dog	A rabbit	A frog	A fox	A bear
Загадка:	2.	1.	5.	3.	4.

3 класс

My family	Grandmother	Mother	Father	Brother	Sister
№	4	3	2	5	1

4 класс

Rooms	Kitchen	Dining-room	Living-room	Bedroom	Children’s room
№	4	3	2	1	5

5 класс

Lessons	English	Russian	Mathematics	Singing	Physical Training
№	5	1	2	3	4

6 класс

Cities, a village	Moscow	London	St. Petersburg	A small town	A village
№	5	3	1	2	4

7 класс

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
c.	b.	a.	b.	b.

8 класс

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
E.	D.	B.	C.	A.

9 класс

Говорящий	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
Утверждение	B	E	A	D	C

10 класс

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
B.	B.	B.	C.	A.

11 класс

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
A.	C.	C.	C.	C.

Список используемой литературы.

2 – 6 класс

Контрольные и проверочные работы по английскому языку: метод. пособие/ Н.Г. Брюсова, Н.А. Лебедева, Г.Ю. Настенкова, Т. М. Сапгир. – 2 – е изд., перераб., - М.: Дрофа, 2003.

7 – 8 класс

Оценка качества подготовки выпускников основной школы по иностранному языку/ Сост. В.Н. Симкин. – М.: Дрофа, 2002. – 160 с.

9 – 11 класс

ЕГЭ. Английский язык. Практикум по выполнению типовых тестовых заданий ЕГЭ: учебно – методическое пособие / О.Д. Ивашова. – М.: «Экзамен», 2005 – 96 с. (Серия «ЕГЭ. Практикум»)

Письменная речь.

2 класс

Рекомендуемое время на выполнение этого задания – 15 минут.

Задание: Прочитай анкету Тома. Заполни свою анкету.

1. Name:__Tom________________________________

2. Surname:__Brown____________________________

3. Age:____7___________________________________

4. Date of birth (day/month/year):__02.04.2001_______

5. My pet:____dog______________________________

1. Name:_____________________________________

2. Surname:___________________________________

3. Age:_______________________________________

4. Date of birth (day/month/year):__________________

5. My pet:_____________________________________

3 класс

Рекомендуемое время на выполнение этого задания – 20 минут.

Задание: Прочитай письмо Тома из Америки. Напиши Тому поздравительную открытку с днём рождения.

Dear pen friend,

My name is Tom. I am 8. I am a boy. My birthday is on the 15^th of December. I am from the USA. I live in Boston. My school is nice. My favourite sport is football. I live with my mum and my sisters.

Please write back.

Your pen friend,

Tom Brown.

Dear ___________,

My name is____________________________.

I am _____________. I am _______________.

_____________________________________!

_____________________________________.

_____________________________________.

Best wishes.

Love,

_________________

4 класс

Рекомендуемое время на выполнение этого задания – 20 минут.

Задание: Дополни письмо, которое написала Лиза соей подруге, недостающими словами.

wash, Jane, get up, teeth, family, swim, dog, play with a ball, school, tennis, write, please

2 July

Dear … ,

I am on the farm. I am here with my … . I have my … with me. It likes to … and to … … . …near the river.

I like my summer holidays. I do not go to … . So I … … at 9 am and … my face and ears. I don’t forget about my … .

I have got many friends here. After breakfast we play … and ride scooters. In the evening my friends and I listen to fairy tales and … letters.

I go to bed at 10 pm.

Jane, I miss you and my school friends. Come and see me, … .

Your Lisa

ОБРАЗЕЦ ПИСЬМА

4 класс

2 July

Dear Jane ,

I am on the farm. I am here with my family. I have my dog with me. It likes to swim and to play with a ball near the river.

I like my summer holidays. I do not go to school. So I get up at 9 am and wash my face and ears. I don’t forget about my teeth.

I have got many friends here. After breakfast we play tennis and ride scooters. In the evening my friends and I listen to fairy tales and write letters.

I go to bed at 10 pm.

Jane, I miss you and my school friends. Come and see me, please.

Your Lisa

5 класс

Рекомендуемое время на выполнение этого задания – 15 минут.

Задание: Напиши записку своему другу.

You want to invite your friend to a birthday party. Write him/her a note:

• Invite him/her to your birthday party;

• Say when and where it will take place;

• Ask if your friend can help you to prepare for it.

Write about 25 – 35 words.

6 класс

Рекомендуемое время на выполнение этого задания – 35 минут.

Задание: Выберите одну из следующих тем и напишите сочинение ( 140 – 180 слов). Помните о делении текста на смысловые абзацы.

Choose one of the following topics and write a composition.

1. Your school: what you like or don’t like in it.

2. A school of your dream.

3. I’d like to be a teacher.

In your composition write about:

• type of school;

• teachers;

• uniform;

• compulsory and voluntary subjects;

• optional courses and clubs;

• meals at school;

• equipment.

Write 140 – 180 words.

Remember to use paragraphs and linking words.

7 класс

Рекомендуемое время на выполнение этого задания – 35 минут.

Задание: Вы получили письмо от своего английского друга Джона (John), которому давно не писали, по электронной почте. Напишите ему письмо – ответ, указав:

1. почему вы давно не пишите;

2. что вы приедете в Англию для изучения языка;

3. что вы спрашиваете его совета о том, какие вас могут ожидать трудности в Англии.

Напишите Джону ответ по электронной почте (в виде Email).

Обратите внимание на правильное оформление электронного письма, не забудьте использовать слова, принятые при электронной переписке (Email).

Объём текста 100 – 140 слов.