Olympiads

 олимпиадные задания

 

 

Animal idioms worksheets(follow the link)

Time Markers (pre-intermediate) exercise  (follow the link)

After   Immediately   Afterwards   Before   As soon as   Finally   Now

1.  going to sleep, I like to read for half an hour.
2. Call me  you get to the hotel, OK?
3. First we went to watch a film at the cinema. , we went to have a drink together.
4. I didn't look at the answers until  finishing the test. I didn't cheat!
5. If you see this book on sale for less than ten dollars, buy it ! It usually costs nearly twenty.
6.  following Mrs. Jones for almost an hour, I saw her enter the restaurant so I came back to the office  calling you, Mr. Jones.
7. We looked in four stores before  finding it in one very near our house!
8. I don't want it in ten minutes. I need it !

What is his/her Job (pre-intermediate)? (follow the link)

politician teacher fashion designer secretary presenter chess player barman air steward writer

dentist film director photographer racing driver stuntman vet pilot store detective truck driver

1. I don't like looking in mouths all day.    

2. Sometimes the animals bite me, though I am trying to help them.    

3. Landing is the most stressful part.    

4. Some passengers want to drink after five minutes!    

5. I like all of my students.    

6. I don't like making coffee for him, but I like typing.    

7. I look terrible in front of the camera at that time!    

8. I am happy to be behind the camera thinking about the next shot.    

9. These models wear these clothes for five years. I have made them as a career for over 30 years.    

10. I often have no ideas and sit quietly behind the typewriter.    

11. Some people ask for drinks I have never heard of - but I try.    

12. My lenses are so important to me - those and the light of course.    

13. I don't drive this fast on public roads!    

14. The famous actors make the money - but we take the risks and the pain.    

15. There is another election next year. I am very nervous!    

16. Some people leave the store without paying by mistake - we get them all!    

17. I use the CB radio to talk to the other drivers in the area.    

18. It takes years of practice to become a Grandmaster - and a good use of the queen!    

Важные слова для организации текста (open the link)

moreover on the other hand at least however besides

firstly whereas then actually though

1. I had a terrible day at work and lost my umbrella too.  I spoke to that nice guy who works in the coffee shop at last!

2. Television turns people into lazy couch potatoes.  , there are some educational programmes on.

3.  , I would like to welcome you all to the conference today.

4.  the film was a little boring, we still had a nice evening out.

5. I've always known Caroline as a mean person.  , she lent me $10 yesterday without me having to ask twice!

6. I got up at 9 o'clock yesterday and had a cold shower.  , I had breakfast and left for work.

7. My brother works in a large office  I work on my own at home.

8. Why do you think I don't want to go out tonight.  , I would be delighted to get out of the house.

9. You should go to university as it gives you a chance to meet so many new people.  , it gives you the chance to get important qualifications and get a better job.

10. I don't want to go to the football game. Football bores me and I don't want to pay $40 for a ticket.  , look at the weather! All that rain!

Eating Out

Here are four people talking about eating out. After you read, answer each question with a paragraph number (1-4).

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1.The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago. My wife and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian restaurant in downtown Lisbon. We both had pasta to start and for the main course my wife ordered a steak and I chose fish. For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream. Delicious!

2. I went to a restaurant yesterday evening with my sister's children. It wasn't very expensive and the menu was very limited. We all had a burger and French fries, and drank cola. It wasn't very good.

3. My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect. The waiters were all really friendly and polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing. The menu offered vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a sauce - it depended on how hot you wanted it! I chose a mild beef curry but my boyfriend had a lamb 'vindaloo' - he also drank 2 liters of water!!

4. My class at the university went there last weekend. It's a very popular type of restaurant in my country. It generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread with cheese and tomato sauce) which you then choose what ingredients to add on top of it. I asked for olives and mushrooms on mine and my classmates each had something different so we could taste a piece of each person's meal.

1. In which text did the person go there for a special occasion? 
2. In which text did the person visit an Indian restaurant? 
3. In which text did the person eat pizza? 
4. In which text did the person eat fast food? 
5. In which text did someone eat seafood? 
6. In which text did the person talk about the atmosphere of the restaurant? 
7. Which restaurant was cheap? 
8. In which text didn't the person enjoy their meal? 
9. In which text did someone eat a very hot dish? 
10. In which text did the person have a vegetarian meal? 

 слова, которые часто путают

Вставьте their, there или they’re

1. ___________ is nobody home at the moment.
2. ___________ new car is blue – not purple as you said.
3. Nick and Jane were very concerned about ________ puppy.
4. While we were in France, we enjoyed the warm weather ___________.
5. Hannah and Stephen went __________ with _________ kids.
6. ___________ from Norway.
7. ________ aunt Polly loves travelling.
8. As soon as ___________ here, we can leave.
9. _________ is nothing you can do about it.
10. I like your new shoes. _________ are very nice!
11. When they came home they found ________ dog messing around.
12. They went _________ twice in August.
13. I dream about the USA every day. I want to go _________ once!

How to describe pictures (open the link)

Some useful phrases for picture description:

 
I'd like to describe this picture.

 
In the foreground (передний план) of the picture you can see ....

 
In the background (на заднем плане) of the picture there is/are ... .
The ... is/are -ing. He /she/they is/are posing (not posing) to the 

camera. 

 (He/She enjoys ... )They enjoy what they are doing because they are smiling/ they look happy ... .

The weather is ... . The sun is shining brightly/ (it is going to rain/ snow)/

 
I like this picture because it is full of positive emotions (pleasant memories).

 It reminds me of my childhood (my last visit to my Granny, my friends , my hobby, my pet etc...).