Susan seems to know Ann's face.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Ann knows Susan only by name.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Susan is out of work now.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Barbara and Ann run a shop.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Barbara likes her job.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

12. Ann is a rather inexperienced book-keeper.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Barbara and Ann sell clothes.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Task № 3

Вы услышите рассказ никарагуанского мальчика о своей жизни в Сан-Франциско. В заданиях 14-20 внесите цифру 1, 2 или 3, соответствующую но­меру выбранного вами варианта ответа. Вы услышите запись текста дважды.

The Gomez family emigrated to the USA because

1) Mr. and Mrs. Gomez were unemployed in Nicaragua.

2) they had the political trouble in their country.

3) their lives were in danger in Nicaragua.

Steve's parents came to the USA

1) when he was only a little boy.

2) when his sister Diane was 11 years old.

3) when he was 14.

Mrs. Gomez can't speak English fluently that's why

1) she has no work in the USA.

2) studies in a special school.

3) doesn't want to move to another district of San Francisco.

Steve's father works

1) as a secretary in a Mexican company.

2) as an architect in a firm.

3) as a bus driver.

The Gomez family prefers

1) American food to Spanish.

2) to celebrate Mexican holidays.

3) to watch American TV channels.

Steve's mother

1) often cooks Spanish food.

2) can cook nothing.

3) has no time to cook at home.

The boys' club is organized

1) to attract boys' attention to religion.

2) keep the boys off the street gangs.

3) to teach them English.

Конкурс понимания письменного текста 7-8

Методические рекомендации

Описание процедуры проведения конкурса понимания письменного текста

Текст задания

Лист ответа (для каждого участника)

Ключи (для членов жюри)

Reading Comprehension 7-8

Time: 45 minutes

Task № 1

Установите соответствие тем A—G текстам 1—6. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании одна тема лишняя.

A. REPTILES

B. APPETITE INCREASE

C. BUSINESS NEWS

D. POLITICAL NEWS

E. MEDICINE

F. ADVICE FOR MOTORISTS

G. HISTORY

1. The chemists of Louisiana State University have found that the popular supplement melatonin has the poten­tial to cause unwanted reactions in the body. Melatonin is sold as a sleeping aid, but it is needed in only low concen­trations as its secondary products which form in the body have a serious effect on health. They can change behaviour, so the use of melatonin may cause more harm than good.

2. The name "alligator" is nothing more than the English pronunciation of the Spanish name of the animal: "el lagarto". The Spaniards, who discovered and explored the warmer parts of America, were the first Europeans to see these huge creatures. For a long time after this dis­covery scientists believed that the South of America was the only place in the world where alligators lived. But in 1870 similar but smaller animals were found in the Yangtze River in China.

3. The researchers from the University of Florida who studied the influence of body temperature on post-exercise appetite said that exercise in cold water instead of warm water might increase people's appetite, making it harder tor them to lose extra pounds. Caloric intake after exer­cise in cold water was 44% higher than after exercise in warm water.

4. South Korea offered to provide its North Korean neighbour with 500,000 metric tons of rice to head off a potential food crisis. The goodwill gesture came after it had been announced that the country would participate in 6-party negotiations on scrapping its nuclear weapons pro­gramme.

5. The Svalbard Treaty was signed in Paris on February 9, 1920 between Norway, the USA, Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Sweden. It proclaimed Norway's full and exclusive sovereignty over Spitsbergen (the Norwegians call it Svalbard). Article 3 enabled all signatories to the Treaty to engage in econom­ic and commercial activities there, while Article 9 for­malized Russia's right to engage in such activities even before the Treaty's ratification. Russia took advantage of this provision, acquiring a number of land plots and launching a coal production operation.

6. Experts say that, just as in case with weather fore­casts, drivers don't fully trust the traffic jam forecasts even if they often prove to be correct. As a result, instead of a single forecasted jam several unexpected blockings occur. A solution to this situation is to have a satellite navigation system in every car. Such a system will advise everyone where to drive.

Task № 2

Прочитайте вопросы 7-12 и тексты, обозначенные буквами A—G. Установите, в каких текстах можно найти ответы на эти вопросы. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании один текст лишний.

Which film...

7. …reflects life in the Middle Ages?

8. …is based on the novel?

9. …shows how dancing can change one's life?

10. …is about a chance acquaintance?

11. …can we see a strong-willed character in?

12. …is the winner of the Moscow festival?

A. An overworked Chicago accountant, tired of the boring routine that his life has become, sees a beautiful dance teacher through a window and decides to start taking lessons from her, and as the joy of dancing enters his life, he discovers that it might just be the secret to sav­ing his troubled marriage.

B. Set during the 12th century in the holy city of Jerusalem, a young Muslim peasant and blacksmith be­ comes a knight so that he may help repel the Crusaders who took control of the city in 1099. Meanwhile, the young knight also falls in love with the city's beautiful princess.

C. Everyone has bad mornings but for a man named Arthur Dent this goes far beyond a bad day. When he learns that a friend of his is actually an alien with advanced knowledge of Earth's impending destruction, he is transported off the Earth seconds before it is exploded to make way for a new hyperspace motorway.

D. The movie takes place in 1957. It is the story of a simple small-town restaurant cook, his waitress girlfriend and a mysterious friend and boxing rival who constantly lies, gets into fights, studies English and listens to for­eign radio stations. This film won the top prize, the Golden George, for Best Film at the Moscow International Film Festival.

F. Five people are killed in an accident when a lofty rope bridge collapses. The film details a priest's journey to discover if there was a reason for the bloody disaster. Set in Lima, Peru, during the 18th century. Based on the Thornton Wilder's novel, and first filmed in 1929.

G. An elite member of the world's fiercest and most highly trained navy force thought he was prepared to take on any duty no matter how dangerous or impossible it was until he tried babysitting.