Забавное это занятие олимпиады по английскому языку…
С одной стороны все будет, скорее всего, крутиться вокруг FCE(90%) + CAE (10%), если речь идет о письменной части. Не может же быть такого, что РИКЗ навсегда убил ЛГТ. Listening будет завязано на соответствующих частях FCE-CAE-IELTS. Устная часть менее предсказуемая — примерно 70 ситуаций для обсуждения. Однако материалов данного рода доступно очень много и мечтать об идеальном учебнике не приходится. В любом сборнике есть около 80% заезженных вопросов и 20% из того, что указанно только в нем. Остается только выписывать все чудесные редкие фразы и вести учет ошибок конкретного учащегося. Нельзя же полагаться только на тексты олимпиад прошлых лет!
А сейчас я предлагаю задания, составленные на основе ошибок ранее допущенных учащимися, готовившимся к олимпиадам.
Упражнения для закрепления ранее изученного материала
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1. The history of this unexpected discovery goes/dates back to more than 10 years ago.
2. Please, spare a thought for the homeless this Christmas.
3. Crashes are rare, but, even so, there should be stricter safety regulations.
4. The burglary was foiled by an observant neighbour. OBSERVE
5. My secretary will see you out.
6. Before you buy a house you had better see it over.
7. She claims she’s innocent and someone set her up.
8. After the party we all set to/about and cleared everything up.
9. Leave now or I’ll set the dogs on you.
10. It’s comforting to know that you support me in this. COMFORT
11. It looks as if we’re in for some trouble with our teacher.
off|in for|up|over
12. The teacher’s voice broke into his thoughts.
into|off|up|out
13. Any wild animal needs breaking in.
up|off|in|out
14. Many schools don’t take full advantage of the Internet.
over|under|of|at
15. You have to work a lot to carry off with this test.
off|out|on|up
16. It’s a demanding job, and we rely on you to carry it through.
on|through|out|up
17. He nearly died of a heart attack brought on by fear.
out|forward|down|on
18. We need to bring about some changes, otherwise we are in trouble.
up|in|about|to
19. It all happened a good many years ago.
-|an|a|the
20. It is not my laptop. It is on loan from my sister.
on|in|at|of
***369***
1. Preparations for their arrival are already under way.
A) under way B) a long way C) out of the way D) in the way
2. If the dam breaks it will inundate large parts of the town.
A) inundate B) immerse C) dip D) plunge
3. The ANC announced it was mounting a major campaign of mass political protests.
A) fabricating B) originating C) mounting D) producing
4. My arm was a bit sore — other than that I was fine.
A) other than B) more of C) instead of D) in addition
5. You’ve finished your studies. Now take stock of your life.
A) supply B) provision C) stock D) reserve
6. Spiraling costs have squeezed profits.
A) Spiraling B) Plummeting C) Tumbling D) Mushrooming
7. They had been together for five or six turbulent years of break-ups and reconciliations.
A) tentative B) tangible C) turbulent D) tranquil
8. He became increasingly unpopular and was eventually forced out of office.
A) period B) office C) chair D) tenure
9. ‘How do you take your coffee?’ ‘Milk, no sugar, thanks.’
A) savor B) flavor C) taste D) take
10. Riot police used tear gas to break up the demonstration.
11. The fact that she heard nothing from him only added to her worry.
A) added to B) worsened
12. The two lovers sat gazing into each other’s eyes for hours.
13. I could smell the whiskey on his breath.
14. He managed to scrape through his exam with 52%.
15. That photo doesn’t really do justice to her good looks.
16. Children find endless pleasure in playing with water.
A) constant B) endless
17. I had little experience of affairs of the heart.
18. Many styles from the sixties and seventies have come back into fashion.
19. Arsenal are now out of the competition, following their shock defeat by Torquay Town.
A) sudden B) shock
20. The teachers treat me as an adult, but I’ve always been very mature for my age.
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