Олімпіада з англійської мови

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2015 р.

Робота

учасника І етапу

Всеукраїнської олімпіади

з англійської мови

учня / учениці 8 класу

Новопетрівської ЗОШ І-ІІ ст. №3

Прізвище, ім’я

Вчитель : Булавчик Жанна Михайлівна

Завдання I етапу Всеукраїнської олімпіади з англійської мови

I. COMPREHENSION TASK ON USING ENGLISH

1. Match the word in British English with their same meaning in American English:

British English	American English
holiday autumn flat chemist city center lift football sweets	candy soccer elevator vacation apartment downtown drugstore fall

2. Match these idioms with their meanings

1. Bad egg- 1. To panic

2. Big cheese 2. Something you like very much

3. To have a bee in your bonnet 3. Be extremely easy or simple

4. Jack-of-all-trades- 4. Someone who never goes out, who like to be at home

5. A piece of cake- 5. Very important person

6. A cup of tea- 6. A person who is often in trouble

7. A couch-potato- 7. To be obsessed about something

8. Have kittens- 8. A person who can make things with his hands

3. Divide these word into two groups . Which of them are using with MAKE or DO?

MAKE	A mess your best Money your hair Homework a phone call The cooking noise Business the shopping Friends a mistake	DO

II. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Decide if these sentences are True or False

1. Queen Elizabeth II is 85 years old.

2. British people like to drink tea with milk

3. The most important birds in London are the black swallows.

4. The first metro station was opened in London.

5. The name of the British flag is “Union Jack”.

6. The capital of Canada is Sydney.

7. Robert Burns –famous American poet.

8. The British people celebrate Christmas before New Year.

9. The Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the 4 of July.

10. The first American president was George Washington.

11. William Shakespeare was born in London.

12. Oxford and Harvard are the most famous university cities in Great Britain.

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