SLOVENSKO DRUŠTVO UČITELJEV ANGLEŠKEGA JEZIKA 14.10.2010 ŠOLSKO TEKMOVANJE IZ ANGLEŠKEGA JEZIKA ZA 8. RAZREDE OSNOVNIH ŠOL 14. 10. 2010 PART ONE READING COMPREHENSION PART TWO LANGUAGE IN USE PART THREE CREATIVE WRITING ŠIFRA TEKMOVALCA: PART ONE PART TWO PART THREE TASK ONE /16 points TASK THREE /12 points TASK FIVE /8 points TASK TWO /13 points TASK FOUR /14 points TASK SIX /15 points POINTS TOTAL / 78 points 1. OCENJEVALEC (ime in podpis) 2. OCENJEVALEC (ime in podpis) DRAGA UČENKA, DRAGI UČENEC, preden začneš reševati naloge, pozorno preberi vsa navodila in prosi nadzorne profesorje za pojasnilo, če česa ne razumeš. Kasneje, med reševanjem nalog, ne sprašuj. Piši čitljivo, s kemičnim svinčnikom ali z nalivnim peresom. Če se zmotiš, napačno rešitev enkrat prečrtaj in zraven dopiši pravilno rešitev. Popravki naj bodo jasni. Korekturnih in drugih pripomočkov ne uporabljaj. Za reševanje nalog imaš 90 minut časa. ŽELIMO TI VELIKO USPEHA. Organizacijski odbor IATEFL Slovenia. 1
14.10.2010 SLOVENSKO DRUŠTVO UČITELJEV ANGLEŠKEGA JEZIKA PART ONE READING COMPREHENSION TASK ONE Read the text below carefully and... a) answer the questions. The Hare and the Tortoise (adapted from Aesop s Fables) A hare once ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the tortoise. But the tortoise laughed and replied: Though you may be as swift as the wind, I ll beat you in a race. All right, said the hare, you ll soon live to regret those words. So they agreed that the fox would choose the course and fix the goal. On the day appointed for the race, the tortoise started crawling at his usual steady pace without stopping a solitary moment. Of course, the hare soon left the tortoise far behind. Once he reached the midway mark, he began to nibble some juicy grass and amuse himself in different ways. Since the day was warm, he thought he would take a little nap in a shady spot. Even if the tortoise might pass him while he slept, he was confident that he could easily overtake him again before he reached the goal. Meanwhile, the unwavering tortoise plodded on straight toward the goal. When the hare finally awoke, he was surprised to find that the tortoise was nowhere to be seen and headed for the finish line as fast as he could. However, he dashed across the line only to see that the tortoise had crossed it before him and was comfortably resting and waiting for his arrival. Slow and steady wins the race. 2
SLOVENSKO DRUŠTVO UČITELJEV ANGLEŠKEGA JEZIKA 14.10.2010 1. Was the tortoise sad when the hare made fun of him? 2. Why did the tortoise want to have a race with the hare? 3. Who was the judge in this race? 4. How did the tortoise start the race? 5. What was the reason the hare stopped running in the middle of the race? 6. Why did the tortoise win the race? / 6 points b) match the words from the text with their definitions (there is one definition which is not used). W O R D S 1 to ridicule D A to walk along slowly 2 swift B to eat or chew in small bites 3 steady I C to move with the body on or close to the ground 4 to nibble D moving slowly but continuously 5 to nap E to make fun of E F N I T I 6 to plod on F moving with great speed; fast O 7 to dash G to go or run very quickly N 8 S H to sleep for a short time ANSWERS: 1-2- 3-4- 5-6- 7-8- / 8 points c) there is one definition left in exercise 1.b. Find the word for this definition in the text: / 2 points 3
14.10.2010 SLOVENSKO DRUŠTVO UČITELJEV ANGLEŠKEGA JEZIKA TASK TWO Look at the parts (A I) of the comic and put them into the correct order. (You have to use all the parts.) ANSWERS: 1-2- 3-4- 5-6- 7-8- 9- / 9 points 4
SLOVENSKO DRUŠTVO UČITELJEV ANGLEŠKEGA JEZIKA 14.10.2010 Read the comic again. Some bubbles (J,K and L) are empty. Choose from the bubbles below to fill them in. / 3 points Use your imagination. What can you write in M? / 1 points PART TWO LANGUAGE IN USE TASK THREE Choose a word from the box to fill the gaps in the text. (Two words are not used.) a about also although an and around as because by on or so which A fable is a short story, in prose verse. Things are expressed clearly and in a few words. The main characters are mostly animals they are given human qualities, such as kindness, courage, wisdom, laziness and so. The characters are not always only animals they can be mythical creatures, plants, inanimate 1 objects or forces of nature which behave people. Each story has small number of characters, that is all it needs. The majority of fables have two main characters but they are usually quite different. The story, it is quite short, has an ending that illustrates a moral lesson (a moral ), may be expressed explicitly at the end and sums up the 1 meaning = not living. 5
14.10.2010 SLOVENSKO DRUŠTVO UČITELJEV ANGLEŠKEGA JEZIKA meaning of the whole story. These morals are known as sayings or proverbs. A fable teaches its readers life and the way they should live it. Aesop s Fables include most of the best-known western fables, which are believed to be written the legendary Aesop, supposedly a slave in ancient Greece 550 BC. Two such familiar Aesop s fables are The Tortoise and the Hare and The Lion and the Mouse. / 12 points TASK FOUR Put the adjective in brackets in the suitable form (i.e. comparative, superlative). It was a really 1) (hot) day. Grandpa Hare was talking to his 2) (young) grandson of all. Tell me about your 3) (happy) memory. Is it about the day you met grandma? said the 4) (little) bunny. Yes, it is. It was the same day I lost the race with the tortoise. I was 5) (fast) than him, but he won. I was as 6) (sad) as I could be. He was 7) (good) than me and very 8) (clever). I was rather silly and thought I could eat, sleep and still win the race. said the old rabbit. The bunny smiled: I remember this story. I think it is 9) (interesting) thing you ve ever told me. So, when I finally finished the race and saw a 10) (big) smile on tortoise s face, I felt stupid. Everyone was laughing. Well... not everyone... there was a lovely rabbit... actually she was 11) (beautiful) rabbit in the whole world and she wasn t laughing. She was looking at me like I was special although I lost... and I knew I would always be a winner in her eyes. Was this rabbit grandma? Yes, it was. It was love at first sight. I wasn t sad any more, I was 12) (happy) than ever. This is how, the 13) (bad) day in my life turned into the 14) (good) one. That s life, little bunny. said the old hare and hugged his grandson. / 14 points 6
SLOVENSKO DRUŠTVO UČITELJEV ANGLEŠKEGA JEZIKA 14.10.2010 PART THREE CREATIVE WRITING TASK FIVE Read the poem. Then think about what kind of a student you are. Think also about what kind of a student you would like to be and about a typical student. Write your opinion about the following 3 types of students (use 80 100 words): * what kind of a student you are, * what kind of a student you would like to be, * what a typical student is like. (Taken from: LUNCH MONEY AND OTHER POEMS ABOUT SCHOOL by CAROL DIGGORY SHIELDS, 1995) AND THE ANSWER IS? * Space for notes: Teacher, please don t look at me - The answer is a mystery. I m staring into empty air, I m sliding underneath my chair. I m making myself very small, I wish I wasn t there at all. Teacher, teacher, pass me by, Please pick some other guy. Teacher, teacher, call on me - I know the answer, can t you see? This one s a wrap, a snap, a breeze. Just look in my direction, please! I m almost bouncing my chair, I m waving both hands in the air. Teacher, teacher, ask me first, Cause if you don t I think I ll burst. / 8 points 7
14.10.2010 SLOVENSKO DRUŠTVO UČITELJEV ANGLEŠKEGA JEZIKA TASK SIX Look at the picture of the monster and its pet (a bookworm) and using your imagination write a description of this monster (appearance, character, likes and dislikes). (Be careful about the spelling.) Write about 150 words. * Give the monster a name. * Describe its appearance. * Describe its character. * Write about its habits, likes and dislikes. / 15 points 8