олимпиады 9 класс

Writing Time: 1 hour 15 minutes Write a report to your English Club event organizers based on the chart below. Give recommendations what should be done to increase students’ attendance and participation in school events. Use the following words in your report: affect fluctuate percent percentage trend Underline the required words when used in your report. Remember to: make an introduction; summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features (2 or more); ma…

WRITING Time: 40 minutes (15 scores) Write a short review of your favourite play by William Shakespeare for your school magazine. Write the title of the play at the beginning on a separate line (words are not counted in this line). Remember to mention in your review: why you like the play; which character in the play you would most like to meet and why; why you should stage the play at your school theatre. Write 100–140 words…

You decided to take part in a storytelling competition, the theme of which is superpowers. Choose one of the superpowers from the list below and write a short story in 200–250 words: time travel; telepathy; precognition. Your story should contain the following: dynamic plot; descriptions of feelings and emotions; direct and indirect speech…

You decided to write a story for an international student magazine. The story must contain the following sentence: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn."* You can use this sentence in any part of your story, but you cannot make any changes to the sentence itself. Write 200–250 words. *This “six-word novel” is often attributed to Ernest Hemingway. They say that sometime in the ‘20s Hemingway was having lunch with some other writers and made a ten-dollar bet tha…

Write your own version of the story based on the picture. Remember to: include a title; describe events in an entertaining way; include elements of direct speech, description of feelings and emotions; make an unexpected ending. Write 220–250 words. Time: 60 minutes…

Write a story for an English-language magazine. You are free to choose any subject and invent any plot, but you have to base your story around at least two of these characters: Alice (calculating, persistent) Jason (inquisitive, reckless) Pat (cheerful; squeamish) Clyde (unscrupulous; meticulous) The adjectives in brackets describe the characters' personal traits. Write your story in such a way that these traits are demonstrated. Do not simply write "Alice was calculating"; desc…

Write a short story. Choose any subject but use in your story the following words at least once (underline the word from the list when using it for the first time): Fluffy Ignorant Board Cord Traffic title your story using a word from the list; include description of feelings and emotions; include direct and indirect speech; make an unexpected ending. Write 220–250 words. Time: 60 minutes…

Writing (200-250 words) Write your own version of the story based on the picture. Don’t forget to include a title; describe events in an entertaining way; include elements of direct speech, description of feelings and emotions; try to make an unexpected ending…

Write your own version of the story based on the picture. Remember to: include a title; describe events in an entertaining way; include elements of direct speech, description of feelings and emotions; make an unexpected ending. Write 220–250 words. Time: 60 minutes…

Write a short story. Choose any subject, but use in your story 3 pairs of anagrammed words. An anagram is the result of rearranging the letters of a word to produce a new word, using all the original letters exactly once. For example: "Joanna took the bottle and read: "Clean your skin before applying make-up". Then she put it on the edge of the sink and stared in the mirror". "Skin" and "sink" are a pair of anagrammed words. Do not use this example as your own pair of anagrams in…

Writing Time: 1 hour 30 minutes You have seen this advertisement in an international youth magazine: Tell us about a successful person you know and admire. What does success really mean? What helps people to be successful? We will publish the most interesting articles next month. Write your article in 300–350 words (including the title) in an appropriate style. In your article: Make sure the following picture illustrates the main idea of your article: Use 1–2 quotat…

You have seen this advertisement in an international youth magazine: Tell us about a person you know who risked and gained a lot (or lost a lot). What drives people to risk? When is risk justified? We will publish the most interesting articles next month. Write your article in 300–350 words (including the title) in an appropriate style. In your article: Make sure the following picture illustrates the main idea of your article: Use 1–2 quotations from the list of quo…

The editor of your school magazine has asked you to write an article about people’s mental abilities. Read the texts below, then write your article in 250–300 words. In your article, make sure to refer to the given texts, describe the way they are written and explain what makes it possible to understand them. Use the following words and expressions in your article: cognitive skills substitute research…

Writing Time: 1 hour 30 minutes You have seen this advertisement in an international youth magazine: Tell us about a person you consider a failure. What does failure really mean? How does failure influence people’s lives? We will publish the most interesting articles next month. Write your article in 300–350 words (including the title) in an appropriate style. In your article: Make sure the following picture illustrates the main idea of your article: Use 1–2 quota…

Comment on the following quotation. "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.". Wayne Gretzky, ice hockey player Write 200–250 words. Use the following plan:. explain how you understand the author's point of view; express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons in its support; give examples to illustrate your reasons, using your personal experience, literature or background knowledge; make a conclusion…

Блок 2. Творческое задание Task 4. Read a part of a haiku poem below. Write an essay (150–200 words) speculating on its meaning. Do follow the plan of an opinion essay and include an introduction, a body and a conclusion into your work. Your correct answer gives you 30 points. Courageous frog holds on tight To the neck of a hungry heron Trying to swallow him... (Yuki: Courage)…

Part 4 (30 minutes) Writing Comment on the following problem: Modern libraries in the digital age should be different from the libraries of the past. In your comment use the information from the Internet below. Write 100–120 words. Remember to make an introduction; express your personal opinion on the problem and give reasons for your opinion; express your attitude towards the information from the Internet; make a conclusion. Write in your own words…

Read two short extracts from magazine articles and comment on the following statement: We make our own luck. Write 200–250 words. In your essay: summarize and evaluate the key points from both texts; express your personal opinion and give 1–2 reasons in its support. Use your own words throughout as far as possible and follow the rules of essay writing. …

Read the poem below. Write an essay (250–300 words) speculating on its meaning. Do follow the plan of an opinion essay and include an introduction, a body and a conclusion into your work.   The Orange (by Wendy Cope)   At lunchtime I bought a huge orange— The size of it made us all laugh. I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave— They got quarters and I had a half.   And that orange, it made me so happy, As ordinary things often do Just latel…

Выберите одну из двух ситуаций и напишите эссе объемом в 200–250 слов по предложенной теме. Oxford Dictionary called “Youthquake”, which means “significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people’, the most popular word in the English-speaking world in 2017. In which way can young people affect life in their country? Illustrate your point of view with the examples of such influence in russia and in…