олимпиада английский язык 8 класс

Listening

The Colour of Your Eyes


    A teacher in the United States wanted her class of seven – year – olds to understand what it felt like to be discriminated against. Here is what she did.
The class was divided into two groups – blue – eyed children and brown – eyed children. The class was told that the blue – eyed children were more intelligent and generally superior to the brown – eyed children. The blue – eyed children then put collars around the necks of the brown – eyed children to make the difference more obvious.  The collars were kept on in school.
During the day the blue – eyed children were given privileges. They could sit at the front of the class and go to break and lunch first. They were praised, too. The blue – eyed children felt superior and aggressive. The brown – eyed children felt unhappy and wanted revenge.
The next day, the teacher told the children that she had lied. The blue – eyed children weren’t really superior – it was the brown – eyed children who were superior. The collars were put on the blue – eyed children and they lost their privileges to the brown – eyed children.
The children became more aggressive, there was name – calling and a fight between two boys. The teacher noticed that the children with the collars found thier work more difficult. They explained that they couldn’t work because they were unhappy.
At the end of the second day the teacher explained what she had done. The children talked about their feelings. "I felt like a dog on a lead”, say one boy. One of the girls said she felt as if she was in prison. Once the collars were removed, the children became lively, friendly and happy again. 











1.    Учитель в США хотела, чтобы ее дети семи лет поняли, что значит чувствовать себя дискриминироваым.
2.    Класс был объединен в две группы - голубоглазые и кареглазые.
3.    Классу было сказано, что голубоглазые дети более умны и превосходят кареглазых детей.
4.    Голубоглазые надели воротнички кареглазым, чтобы разница была еще очевиднее.
5.    Воротнички носили только в школе.
6.    На протяжении дня голубоглазым детям предоставляли больше привилегий.
7.    Они могли сидеть посреди класса, ходить на перемены и завтракать первыми.
8.    Их также поощряли.
9.    Голубоглазые чувствовали превосходство и агрессию.
10.    Кареглазые чувствовали себя несчастными и хотели взять реванш.
11.    На следующий день учительница сказала, что она все врала.
12.    Голубоглазые дети не были особенными, а на самом деле кареглазые дети особенные.
13.    Воротнички надели на голубоглазых детей и они потеряли привилегии над кареглазыми детьми.
14.    Дети стали более агрессивными – они обзывались и были драки между мальчиками.
15.    Учитель заметила, что детям с воротничками тяжелее выполнять задания.
16.    Они объясняли, что не могут работать, потому что они несчастливые.
17.    В конце второго дня учитель объяснила, что она сделала.
18.    Дети рассказали о своих чувствах.
19.    «Я чувствовал себя собачкой на привязи», сказал один мальчик.
20.    Когда воротнички отменили, дети стали более живыми, дружелюбными и счастливыми снова.
Writing

1.     Write a letter to your friend about your last going to the cinema, tell why you like cinema, what cinema is there in your town?



2.    My favourite book. Do you like to read?
What book have you read recently?
What is it about?
What did you like and dislike about it?
    
 3.   London is the most beautiful city in the world. Imagine that you        are going to visit it. What places would you like to visit? Will be exciting for you to travel to London?

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Read the text ROBIN HOOD. Mark statements (1 – 30) below the text as T (true) or F (false). Write your answers in the boxes below the task.
 ROBIN HOOD
            The story of Robin Hood is so well known that it scarcely needs to be reviewed. The "facts ", at least one romantic version of them, are these. In the time of Richard the Lionheart a minor noble of Nottinghamshire, one Robin of Loxley, was outlawed for poaching deer. Now at that time the deer in a a royal forest belonged to the king, and killing one of the king's deer was therefore treason, and punishable by death.
      So Robin took to the greenwood of Sherwood Forest, making a living by stealing from rich travellers and distributing the loot among the poor of the area. In the process he gained a band of followers and a spouse, Maid Marian. Despite the best efforts of the evil Sherrif of Nottingham he avoided capture until the return of King Richard from the Crusades brought about a full pardon and the restoration of Robin's lands. In other versions he dies at the hands of a kinswoman, the abbess of Kirklees Priory. That, in a very small nutshell, is the legend, but is there truth behind it?
        Well, possibly. Someone, or maybe several someones, named Robin Hood existed at different times. Court records of the York Assizes refer to a «Robert Hod», who was a fugitive in 1226. In the following year the assizes referred to the same man as «Robinhud». By 1300 at least 8 people were called Robinhood, and at least 5 of those were fugitives from the law. In 1266 the Sherrif of Nottingham, William de Grey, was in active conflict with outlaws in Sherwood Forest. It seems most likely that a number of different outlaws built upon the reputation of a fugitive in the forest, and over time, the legend grew.
      One thing to note about the early legends is that Robin Hood was not an aristocrat, as he was later portrayed, but a simple yeoman driven to a life of crime by the harsh rule of the law of the rich. As such, it is easy to see how his story soon became a favourite folk tale among the poor.
      There is, in the grounds of Kirklees Priory, anold grave stone, marking the final resting place of one «Robard Hude». Proof that part of the tale may be true? It would be nice to think so.


















Task type:  True / False


1.    The legends about Robin Hood are widely known.  
2.    Robin Hood was outlawed for the argument with the sheriff.
3.    Richard the Lionheart was outlawed for poaching deer.
4.    At  that time the wolves in a royal forest belonged to the king.
5.    At that time the deer  in a royal forest belonged to the king.
6.    Killing one of the king's deer was therefore treason, and punishable by death.
7.    So Robin took to the greenwood of Sherwood Forest, making a living by stealing from rich travellers and distributing the loot among the poor of the area.
8.    Robin Hood made his living by robbing every traveler going through the  greenwood of Sherwood Forest.     
9.    Robbin was not a leader.
10.    Robin  gained a band of followers.
11.    Sherrif of Nottingham wanted to catch Robin.
12.    According to one of the legends he died at the hands of a kinsman.
13.    He became a fugitive because of the unjust laws of his time.
14.    Hunting in the King’s forests was punished by a death penalty. 
15.    Hunting in the King’s forests was punished by a death penalty. 
16.    Someone, or maybe several someones, named Robin Hood existed at different times.
17.    By 1300 at least 10 people were called Robinhood, and at least 5 of those were fugitives from the law.
18.    By 1400 at least 8 people were called Robinhood, and at least 5 of those were fugitives from the law.
19.    The evil Sherrif of Nottingham    tried desperately to capture Robin and   succeeded in it. 
20.    In 1266 the Sherrif of Nottingham, William de Grey, was in active conflict with outlaws in Sherwood Forest.
21.    In 1266 the Robon Hood  was in active conflict with outlaws in Sherwood Forest.
22.     According to one of the versions Robin Hood died at one of his relatives’ hands. 
23.    One thing to note about the early legends is that Robin Hood was not an aristocrat.
24.    One thing to note about the early legends is that Robin Hood was  an aristocrat.
25.    Robin Hood is only a legendary hero. 
26.    This story soon became a favourite folk tale among the poor.
27.    his story soon became a favourite folk tale among the rich.
28.     It is possible that a few people called Robin Hood lived in old Britain. 
29.      William de Grey fought actively  against the lawbreakers in Sherwood Forest.
30.      In all the legends Robin Hood is portrayed as a simple yeoman.