The First International English
Language Contest
Ulyanovsk, 2013
Forms: 5 – 6
the 1st Stage of the Contest
Part I. Reading
Task 1. Read the article about a boy who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a sailing boat.
Are sentences 1-8 'Right' or 'Wrong'? If there is not enough information to answer 'Right' or 'Wrong',
choose 'Doesn't say'.
ATLANTIC SAILOR
Sebastian Clover is a 15-year-old boy who lives in the south of England. In January, he
became the youngest person ever to travel from one side of the Atlantic Ocean to the
other, all alone in a sailing boat.
It took Sebastian 25 days to sail from Tenerife to the island of Antigua in the Caribbean. This
isn’t very fast, but it is a long way for someone so young!
The weather was fine during Sebastian’s trip, which was lucky, and he wasn’t always
completely alone. Sometimes very large fish swam along next to his boat. At first he was
afraid that they were dangerous, but the fish were just being friendly.
The main problem that Sebastian had on the trip was when his telephone stopped working.
His parents were really worried about him, because he usually phoned them every day, but
for the last three days he couldn’t. Sebastian was sorry not to talk to them, but nothing else
was wrong.
Sebastian kept a video diary on his trip. You will soon be able to buy this video in the shops.
Sebastian wants to sail around the world next and he needs to save up some money to pay
for the trip. If you buy his video, this will help him.
1. Sebastian's house is in England.
A) Right
B) Wrong
C) Doesn’t say
2. Sebastian's trip started in Antigua.
A) Right
B) Wrong
C) Doesn’t say
5. Sebastian ate a lot of fish on the trip.
A) Right
B) Wrong
C) Doesn’t say
6. Sebastian talked to his family every day on the
telephone.
3. Sebastian's boat traveled very quickly.
A) Right
A) Right
7. Sebastian made a film about his trip.
B) Wrong
C) Doesn’t say
B) Wrong
4. Sebastian had nice weather during the trip.
A) Right
A) Right
8. Sebastian now has enough money to sail round
the world.
B) Wrong
C) Doesn’t say
A) Right
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B) Wrong
C) Doesn’t say
B) Wrong
C) Doesn’t say
C) Doesn’t say
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Task 2. Read the article about a school trip to a science museum and then answer the questions.
My Trip to the Science Museum
I’ve been at Ford School since I was seven – that’s nearly five years! Now I’m in Year 6 and
we do lots of interesting things; but when our science teacher said we could go to a science
museum I only went because so many of my classmates did.
When we arrived at the museum, the teacher said we could watch a film about the sun
after seeing the exhibition. Later we went to hear a talk. From the back of the room I could
see what the man was doing but he spoke too quietly. I was so interested that I asked my
teacher if I could move to the front. Although the science museum wasn’t as good as others
I’ve been to, there were lots of activities to keep us busy.
After the visit our science teacher gave a task based on what we learnt at the museum. I
worked with my best friend, Sally. The teacher explained how to do the mathematics but I
just couldn’t get the correct answer. Luckily, Sally helped me. Then we had to build these
special things called solar scopes to let us look at the sun without hurting our eyes or
wearing safety glasses. It was just like in the film we saw at the museum!
I enjoy science classes since that trip. I’m not entering any competitions, like my brother,
but I am borrowing some of his science books.
Questions:
1. Why did Kirsty go on the museum trip?
A. because lots of her friends went
B. because she is interested in science
C. because she had to go with her class
2. What did Kirsty’s class do first at the museum?
A. watch a film
B. listen to a talk
C. look at an exhibition
3. Why did Kirsty move to sit at the front of the
room?
A. Because the teacher asked Kirsty to sit there.
B. Kirsty could not hear the man very well.
C. Kirsty wanted to see what the man was
doing.
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4. What does Kirsty say about the museum?
A. She wants to go to the museum again.
B. It was better than other museums.
C. There was a lot to do at the museum.
5. What problems did Kirsty have doing in her
science class?
A. finding the answer to a maths question
B. following her teacher’s instructions
C. explaining something to her friend
6. What did Kirsty and her classmates make?
A. special glasses to keep their eyes safe
B. an instrument for looking at the sun
C. a short film about their science project
7. What is Kirsty doing now?
A. reading more about science
B. joining a different class
C. entering a science completion
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Task 3. Put this conversation in the correct order. Write numbers 1-12
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
___ Batman III.
___ Let’s go to the movies on Saturday.
___ Fine. See you outside the cinema at 5.15 on Saturday.
___ What time does it start?
___ Who’s in it?
___ Studio 2.
___ OK. See you there.
___ Oh, I like him. Where is it on?
___ OK. Let’s go at 5.30.
___ Michael Keaton.
___ On Saturday it starts at five past two, 5.30 or 8 o’clock.
___ Good idea. What’s on?
Part II. Use of English
Task 1. Read the text and choose the right word for each gap in the sentence.
GWEN STEFANI
Gwen Stefani (1)_____ born in Orange Country, California (2)____ October 3nd
1969. (3)_________ are five people in Gwen’s family; her mum and dad, her sister Jill and
her brothers Eric and Todd. The family has (4)_________liked music and her brother started
the famous band called No Doubt in 1987. Gwen became the lead singer in the band in
1988 (5)_________ she was only 18, and she wrote one of the band’s biggest hit
songs(6)_________ is called Hey Baby. Eric left the band in 1995 (7)_________he got a job
as a cartoon artist. He now draws (8)_________ of the pictures you see on The Simpsons
cartoon programme on television. Gwen really likes musical films and her favourite
is (9)_________ one called The Sounds of Music.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
A.
is
at
Those
always
so
which
already
some
this
B. was
B. on
B. There
B. still
B. when
B. where
B. if
B. much
B. any
C. has
C. in
C. They
C. yet
C. that
C. who
C. because
C. either
C. the
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Task 2. Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines.
The Sahara Desert
The Sahara is the largest and hottest desert in the world (0) __ C __in winter it can also be
very cold. (1)_______ most parts of the desert it is sunny for twelve hours every day, but in
other parts it sometimes (2) _______. There are many animals (3) _________ live in the
Sahara. There are also different plants and trees in places where there is (4) __________
water. But most of the desert is just sand – lots and lots (5) _______sand!
Not (6) _______ people live in the desert, because it is such a difficult environment. A few
people move from one of the desert to another with (7) _________ camels and goats.
These people (8) _________ in big tents. The Sahara Desert is in the north of Africa
between mountains, the sea and a very long river (9) _________the Nile.
During the year lots of people (10) _______ all over the world visit the Sahara Desert. They
come in groups in big cars. They all have cameras and take lots of photos.
Example
0).
A. because
B. or
C. but
1)
A. in
B. on
C. between
2)
A. raining
B. rain
C. rains
3)
A. that
B. who
C. when
4)
A. some
B. no
C. any
5)
A. of
B. to
C. for
6)
A. few
B. many
C. lots
7)
A. they
B. them
C. their
8)
A. slept
B. sleeping
C. sleep
9)
A. name
B. call
C. called
10)
A. from
B. in
C. between
Part III. Vocabulary
Task 1. Read the descriptions of things you find in a restaurant. What is the word for each one?
The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word.
Example 0.) Customers in a restaurant sit on one of these. c _ _ _ _ chair
1 ) This man brings you your food. w _ _ _ _ _
2 ) This tells you what you can eat at the restaurant. m _ _ _
3 ) This tells you how much to pay after your meal. b _ _ _
4 ) Your food is cooked here. k _ _ _ _ _ _
5 )You use this to cut food. k _ _ _ _
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Task 2. Complete the sentences with the correct word.
1. I work for a newspaper. I’m a ____________.
a) journalist
b)politician
c) lawyer
2. My mother’s brother is my ______________.
a) grandfather
b) nephew
c) uncle
3. The opposite of ‘expensive’ is ______________.
a) safe
b) cheap
c) empty
4. The opposite of ‘safe’ is _______________.
a) dangerous
b) difficult
c) different
5. You can buy food at a _____________.
a) pharmacy
b) market
6. We eat in the __________________.
a) bathroom
b) dining room
c) post office
c) study
7. My father’s a ___________. He flies all over the world.
a) pilot
b) builder
c) nurse
Part IV. Functional Language
Task 1. Complete the conversations.
1) How is your mother?
A. Fine, thanks.
B. With my father.
C. Forty-four.
2) Tom, this is my sister, Penny.
A. What are you?
B. Pleased to meet you.
C. Don’t mention it.
3) When can we go shopping?
A. I’m afraid not.
B. Any time you like.
C. That will be nice.
B. I hope so.
C. That’s a good idea.
B. It doesn’t matter.
C. Oh good!
4) Let’s have a cup of tea.
A. I doo too.
5) Do you like jazz music?
A. Not very much.
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Task 2. Complete the two telephone conversations. Use the phrases from the box. There are some phrases
that you do not need to use.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
A:
No, it isn’t. I’ll just get her.
Can I take a message?
Great! See you on Sunday at ten. Bye!
This is Jo speaking.
I’ll ring back later.
I’m having a party on Saturday. Can you come?
Hello. 276-694.
A:
Hello. Chesswood 4576.
B: Hello. Can I speak to Jo, please?
B:
Hello. Is that Liz?
A: 1) ____________________________
A:
3) ________________________
B: Oh! Hi, Jo. This is Pat. I’m just ringing to check C:
that Sunday is still OK for tennis.
B:
A: Yes. That’s fine.
C:
Hello. Liz here.
Hi, Liz. It’s Tom. Listen! 4) _______________
B: 2) _________________________________
Oh, sorry, Tom. I can’t. I’m going to my cousin’s
birthday party.
A:
B:
5) ________________________________
C:
Bye!
Bye!
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