Олимпиада «От звёздочек к звёздам»
Задание 1.
Match the questions in A with their answers in B.
A 1. Do you smoke?
2. Have you seen Sue and James lately?
3. How often do you go to the cinema?
4. You’ve changed, haven’t you?
5. Your English is getting worse, isn’t it?
6. What are you reading at the moment?
7. How long have you been a BASE jumper?
8. Have you ever ridden a horse?
9. Do you fancy going to the swimming pool tonight?
10. Do you think Roger would like to come?
B a. About three years now. b. Nothing. I’ve just finished something. c. To be honest, I don’t love you any more. d. Yes, but I’m trying to give up. e. Yes, I’m staying with them at the moment. f. Yes, I never use it. g. I can’t, I’m having dinner at my parents’. h. I can give him a call and find out. i. No, but my brother has. j. Hardly ever. I haven’t been for ages.
Задание 2.
Read the texts and answer T (True) or F (False) or NS (Not stated).
Every February on Shrove Tuesday, the people in Binche in Belgium put on huge ostrich feather hats and dress as Incas to commemorate the Spanish conquest of Peru. The celebration began in 1549 when Binche was under Spanish rule, but is still carried on today. The Gilles (dancers) parade through the town and throw oranges, which are said to symbolize the gold of the Incas, at passers-by. Other young men carry sticks and hit anyone who is not wearing a fancy hat or a red nose.
1. The people in Peru celebrate Carnival on Shrove Tuesday.
2. During the parade, the Gilles throw apples at passers-by.
3. The oranges thrown during the parade symbolize wealth.
4. Those who are not wearing a fancy hat or a red nose may be hit with sticks.
Every summer in Japan, people celebrate the Tanabata, the day when it is believed that Vega can cross the Milky Way to rediscover her lover. The night before, the sky is lit up with fireworks and on the day itself, people write their wishes on pieces of coloured paper, which they hang on bamboo branches. The next day, the messages are dropped in the river and float away.
5. In Japan, Tanabata is like St Valentine’s day in Europe.
6. The sky is lit up with fireworks on the day of Tanabata.
7. People write their wishes on bamboo branches during Tanabata.
8. Messages with wishes written on them are dropped in the river during Tanabata.
Задание 3.
Complete the sentences with one of these idioms.
eating out of your hand, home and dry, home from home, hurt a fly, lose sleep over it, food for thought, Indian summer, tighten our belts, home game, have your cake
1. I thought the film really gave you
2. It isn’t important enough to worry about: you shouldn’t
3. The boss will do anything you want: you’ve really got him
4. They were lucky because the last match of the season was
5. When you get to the end of this book, you will b
6. When we arrived, we saw so many old friends that it felt just like
7. The weather is so lovely this September. It’s a real
8. Unfortunately, you can’t and eat it.
9. Jake is so kind and gentle. It seems he will not
10. It is a critical moment for our family, we all should