languages
Babies and Languages
Babies are born able to produce all of the sounds of all the world languages and ready to speak any of them.
Write down your ideas on this statement…
David Crystal: The Importance of Grammar
You are going to read an extract (1) from an article on the importance of grammar by David Crystal.
A Answer the question and provide at least one argument for your opinion: How do the following two extracts (2 and 3) from fiction add to the aspects of importance David Crystal attaches to grammar?
B Speculate: What details about the characters’ backgrounds are revealed through the grammar they use? What might be the reasons behind these characters’ substandard grammar? What images are created by the authors through the means of language?
C Edit: Rewrite the extracts (2 and 3) correcting the grammar in them to mee…
Writing a Report — 18
ПВГ финал 10–11, олимпиады 10 класс, олимпиады 11 класс, long writing, olympic writing 2014/15, students, picture-based, languages
(60 minutes, 250–300 words)
An English magazine has a weekly column called “Education in the 21st century”. As part of their new investigation into educational issues, they have asked you to write a report based on your own research of the second language rates among students in 2005-2014 in the UK.
In your report:
Compare the rates of German, French, Spanish and Polish in 2005 and 2014.
Explain the changes in rates.
Name the possible future changes regarding the c…
Writing an Essay — 52
ПВГ финал 10–11, олимпиады 10 класс, олимпиады 11 класс, short writing, languages, olympic writing 2020/21, communication, speaking
ESSAY
(30 minutes, 150—180 words)
In your essay develop the idea of the text above and give your personal reasons. What is the difference between speaking and communicating in real life and on stage? Does it exist? Please, do not quote the text above (3 or more words from the text used together are quotes)…
Writing an Essay — 53
олимпиады 10 класс, олимпиады 11 класс, standard writing, languages, Челябинская, olympic writing 2020/21, Scotland
The ballad Heather Ale was written by Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scottish essayist, poet, and author of fiction and travel books. Read the ballad and write an essay about it (200-250 words). Use the plan below.
Write a short introduction
Summarise the plot of the ballad
Name its main characters and briefly describe them / who they are
Explain what the message / the main idea of the ballad is
What character traits of the indigenous people of Scotland are revealed in the ballad?
Gl…