Sometimes it’s not so easy to choose interesting creative tasks for heuristic olympiads in the subject. Participating in the competition “Distance Teacher of the Year - 2009”, Eidos Center, Moscow, as part of this competition, I developed a number of tasks in English for various age groups of students.
Heuristic tasks help not only determine the level of knowledge of a subject by students, but also show creativity, originality, and ingenuity. And most importantly, there are no ready-made answers here. Each student decides for himself how he should complete this task.
Assignments for age group: 10-11th grades
1. There are different holidays in the world. Some of them are state, others are personal (family, main events in your life, etc). Create your new holiday in Russia. (When and why is it celebrated? What are pros and cons for it? How is it called? What attributes and decoration does it need? Etc.
2. Do you know the story about “Sandford Orcas Manor”?
Next to the church in the village of Sanford Orcas there is an old gatehouse. If you go through the gate you arrive at the sinister manor house which is famous for its large number of ghosts. But perhaps the most frighten story is of a young man who grew up in the house and then became a sailor. While he was at sea, he killed a boy, and then went mad. When he returned to Sanford Orcas, they locket him in a room at the back of the house. He never left the room again, and died there several years later. On some nights when the moon is full, you can hear him screaming and banging on the door of the room. Why does he do it? Now, imagine that you are this man. Try to explain us your thoughts, emotions and feelings, as if you are this ghost.
3. Do you know poems about Russia?
In Russian Literature there are a lot of them. Such for example: “An anthem to Russia” by E. Evtushenko
Be Russia, forever Russia!
And don’t cry, leaning on others’ chests!
Be free, strong and beautiful!
Even if we are not there - Be!...
I’ve translated these lines into English:
Be Russia! Be forever!
And don’t cry when whatever happens!
Be strong and powerful my dear land!
Much happiness to you I send!
Oh, Russia, dear Russia!
God shed his grace on thee!
And in the case we aren’t exist
In spite of this you’ll be!
Now, try to write your own rhyme about our great country, or to translate some lines of Russian poets into English.
4. Write in column your first name
Explain each letter in it in your variant. Explain us why you think so.
| E | Emotion (I think, I’m such a person because…) |
5. “Personal problems”
You are a journalist of the youth magazine. You’ve received such a letter:
“Last year, my girlfriend wanted to take a business course but she didn’t have enough money. Her parents couldn’t help, so I lent her the money. Now she’s finished the course, and has found a good job, but she hasn’t offered to pay me back any of the money. I’ve mentioned once or twice, but she just laughs and talks about something else. I love my girlfriend, but I want my money back too.”
Now think over this problem and give a writing answer to this problem in your magazine to this young man.
Assignment for 8-9th grades
1. Every country has its own sights of view. People are proud of them, because such things are a part of history and culture of the country. Fill the table and compare what is alike in Moscow (Russia) and London (Great Britain) sights.
The Trafalgar square |
2. “The food we like to eat in Russia”
Imagine that you are a chef in a good Russian restaurant. Try to write your recipe of Russian dish. Look this variant:
“Chicken “Tabaka” from the Caucasus”
Chicken “Tabaka” is roasted under the press for an hour. Before placing it on the frying pan rubs it with salt, pepper, garlic and cut greens. Enjoy it!
3. Translate this poem into Russian. Try to give a poetical translation
“A man is made”
A man is made
Of flesh and blood
Of eyes and bones and water.
The very same things make his son
As those that make
His daughter.
A tree is made
Of leaf and sap,
Of bark and fruit and berries.
It keeps a bird's nest
In its boughs
And blackbirds eat the cherries.
A table's made
Of naked wood
Planned smooth as milk. I wonder
If tables ever dream of sun,
Of wind, and rain, and thunder?
And when man takes
His ax and strikes
And sets the sawdust flying –
Is it a table being born?
Or just a tree that’s dying?
4. “The most striking things”
At first read this short conversation:
– What struck you most on your travels?
– Other people’s umbrellas.
But what are the striking most things for you? Write a short composition about 3 – 5 of them.
Use your dictionary and translate idiomatically these word expressions:
- get cold feet;
- go through the roof;
- bury your head in the sand;
- have butterflies in your stomach;
- break the ice;
- be over the moon;
- break someone's heart.
Write English sentences and use these idioms.
Assignments for students in grades 6-7
1. All of us have some wishes. We wish about new things, feelings, position, etc.
I tried to write a rhyme about my dreams, using a grammar structure: “I wish I had...” Here it is:
I wish I had a gold fish,
A parrot and a hamster,
I wish I had a walkman,
And bicycle one.
I wish I had a computer and a cassette-recorder…
But I’m press for money, and nothing can be done!
Use this grammar structure “I wish I had” and create your own rhyme about your dreams.
2. “Tolerance with people”
I think that tolerance helps you to make friends. Tolerance means to respect other people’s likes and dislikes, opinions and beliefs.
It also means not to start an argument over something you disagree with.
A tolerant person is a person, who is fair and does not make fun on people. He is kind, helpful, kind-hearted, thoughtful and more.
Task: ask your friends and make up 7 questions for the form: “You are tolerant – yes or no”
Ex: 1. Can you share your pocket-money with your friend?
3. It is usual in America to stick some notes and cards on the refrigerator. These are the options of two notes. Read them and create your own “Family rules”. Write about 6 sentences.
Example:
“Family goals”
– We want to be a loving family.
– We want to be alert at school and work, etc...
“Family rules”
– We will always be home by 10 o’clock.
– We will not do anything that will lead to immorality. Etc…
4. Our mood can be different in different days. It can change like the weather. Try to describe your mood, as if it is one of the seasons of the year. Write about 6-7 sentences, using adjectives concerning the weather.
5. “Ten the most intelligent animals”
Do animals think, or do they act merely from instinct?
These questions have been debated by many people. Dr. Blair has worked with animals for many years. What does he think?
“It is my judgment that all animals think,” said Dr. Blair, formerly director of the New York Zoological Park, who has spent many years as a companion of animals. “When we see animals showing affection, sympathy, jealousy or anger can we doubt that there are thoughts accompanying these feelings?”
Dr. Blair believes that the ten most intelligent animals are:
- the chimpanzee;
- the orangutan;
- the elephant;
- the gorilla;
- the dog;
- the beaver;
- the horse;
- the sea lion;
- the bear;
- the cat.
Imagine that you are speaking at the scientific conference. Choose one animal from this list. Try to give many arguments as you can, proving the idea that this animal is really the most intelligent.
Assignments for grades 3-5
1. Read this rhyme and try to translate it into Russian in a poetry form. Try to give the readers all details of the rhyme.
Cats sleep anywhere
Any table, any chair.
Top of piano, window-edge,
In the middle on the edge.
Open drawer, empty shoe,
Anybody's lap will do.
Fitted in a cardboard box,
In the cupboard with your frocks –
Anywhere!
They don't care!
Cats sleep anywhere.
2. As you know, friends like to visit each other at home. It’s a good tradition to treat the guests with something delicious. Make a holiday menu for your friend Winnie – the – Pooh.
3. Our life is boring without friends. Do you know a phrase: “Friendship is a thing for two, three or four, even more...?” This is a rhyme about my friend:
My friend's name is Jessie.
She's smart but a little messy.
She looks like Jane Fonda
Who is she fond of?
She's funny and very kind.
She likes me too! And I don't mind!
Now try yourself and write you rhyme about your friend in English.
4. Try to explain each letter in the word “English”.
E – Educated
I – intelligent
D – different
5. You are a doctor. Give some advice to Karlson, because he is ill. Tell him what he can or must do to be well.
Explain him what he mustn’t do in this case.
Assignments for 2nd grade
1. “A sentence chain”
Make such a sentence, when the last letter in the word will be the beginning of the next one. Make 5 such sentences.
Example: Aca T T ake S S ausage.
2. Using Russian and English sentences make up a rhyme.
I see the sun - I see sun.
It walks across the skies.
I see stars - I see stars.
I looked at them many times.
3. Imagine that you see a big cloud. On this cloud you can read a word – FORECAST (weather forecast). Try to make as many new words as possible from this one. Use only the letters giving in this word. (Don’t use one letter twice in one word). These new words are drops of rain.
Example: cat - cat, etc.
4. You know that your friend has a strange pet. Ask some questions about it and then draw a picture of this animal, as you see it.
5. As you know each color has its meaning. Read the text about colors and then choose one you like best of all and write English words which can be of this color.
Psychologist J. Luscher has done a lot of work on studying the meaning of color for humans. And here are the conclusions he came to:
Red– activity, creativity, overcoming the old, the desire to express oneself.
Pink- infantilism, softness.
Green– service, help, kindness, agreement, interaction.
Blue– peace, openness.
Blue– purity and chastity, tranquility, peace.
Yellow– optimism, manifestation of reason, constructiveness.
Orange– a symbol of development, focus on success.
Violet- mystery, magic.
Brown– a symbol of anxiety, envy, displeasure.
Grey- passivity, modesty.
White- impeccability, purity.
Black- criticism, condemnation.
It is known that the best motivation for successful learning is interest. It is especially important to maintain interest in the subject among modern schoolchildren, who, with the advent of the Internet, have unlimited access to entertainment resources. In addition to monotonous grammar tasks, reading texts and performing standard exercises, the process of teaching a foreign language must necessarily include game elements that can awaken students’ interest in the subject. Interesting English tasks help schoolchildren focus, tune in to learning a foreign language, and better remember new material.
Assignment for 1st grade (6-7 years old). Hand puppet
The level of socialization of first-graders may vary. Some of them attended preschool, while others prepared for school at home with their mother or grandmother. At first, communication with the teacher may be shy and afraid of making a mistake.
Interesting English tasks for children help them quickly adapt to the school environment. A puppet that a teacher puts on his hand and communicates with students is also an excellent psychological technique. Shy children are more willing to interact with a hand puppet than with a teacher. You can purchase a puppet at a toy store or sew it yourself. For example, it could be Mr. Snowman. Working with a puppet can be based on the following scenario:
- At the beginning of class, Mr. Snowman sleeps in his bag. To wake him up, each student must shout into his bag: “Wake up, Mr. Snowman!";
- The puppet wakes up, greets each student personally and starts asking questions (what are their names, how are things today, how is the weather, etc.);
- Then Mr. Snowman sings a song with his students;
- Mr. Snowman says goodbye to each student and goes back to his bag to sleep.
In most cases, learning English at school begins in the second grade. Therefore, the teaching materials offer numerous interesting tasks in English for grade 2.
Assignment for 2nd grade (7-8 years old). Stand up, children, stand in a circle!
This exercise will help you quickly learn counting from 1 to 50. All students and the teacher stand in a circle, holding hands. The teacher begins to count - 1 (one), the student standing next to him continues - 2 (two) and so on. Students who incorrectly name or cannot remember the next number stand in the middle of the circle. The winners are the players who successfully reach the final number - 50. The winners receive additional points and stickers.
Interesting grade 2 English assignments should include multiple repetitions, encouragement, and praise.
Assignment for 3rd grade (8-9 years old). Guess how?
Interesting English language assignments for grade 3 should be dynamic, team-based, and with many elements. You can use a variation of the game "Crocodile", the goal of which is to consolidate or repeat adverbs. The game is suitable for older students, 8-9 years old, who have already become familiar with basic vocabulary related to the topic “Daily Routine”.
The teacher writes a phrase on the board indicating an action, for example, eat your breakfast. Then he calls one student and shows him a card with an adverb written on it, for example, slowly. The student must show the action, and the rest of the students guess what adverb was written on the card. The first one to correctly name the adverb gets a point and goes to the board to show the next action.
Interesting English assignments for grade 3 help children gradually and organically expand their vocabulary.
Assignment for 4th grade (9-10 years old). Cross the river
The teacher asks the students to line up at the board and explains that there is a magical invisible river flowing in front of them. To return to your desk, you need to cross this river on the “pebbles”. Each “pebble” is a sheet of paper with a task written on it (remember the meaning of a word, days of the week, counting to 10, etc.).
The teacher divides the class into two teams, and one participant is selected from each team. If the student completes the task correctly, he can step on the pebble and continue moving further. Interesting English language assignments for grade 4 combine game elements and more complex lexical and grammatical content.
Assignments for 5th grade (10-11 years old). Grammar Marathon
A win-win outdoor game for children, who at this age can be so difficult to distract from the Internet and social networks. The main goal of the game is to repeat vocabulary. Can be used to study the table of irregular verbs.
The class is divided into two teams, each getting their own half of the board. The players of each team are assigned their own serial number. For example, team A (1-12) and team B (1-12). The teacher names one irregular verb in the Present Simple and the player’s number. The task of the players with the corresponding number is to run to the board and write the form of the verb named by the teacher in the past tense. Interesting English assignments of this kind help teenagers feel like part of a team and teach them responsibility for a common cause.
Assignments for 6th grade (11-12 years old). Rhythmic reading
The task is suitable for students who already have the skill of reading texts in English. With its help, schoolchildren improve their diction, increase their reading speed and gain self-confidence.
For this task, the teacher prepares the text (the first half may be easier, the second more difficult) and begins to tap the rhythm with a pencil or pen on the table. You can also search the Internet and download different types of musical rhythms to your smartphone. One of the students begins to read the first sentence, adhering to the rhythm set by the teacher. At the same time, you must monitor your pronunciation and avoid mistakes. As soon as the sentence ends, the next student immediately continues, trying to get into the rhythm. The one who makes a mistake loses a point or is eliminated from the game. Those who dropped out are given the task of monitoring mistakes or helping to tap out the rhythm.
No one has canceled working with textbooks and explaining grammar, but I also want to diversify them with something unusual and fun!
#Teachaholic offers 5 fun and slightly crazy activities that will definitely delight your students:
SCRIPTEASE
This assignment will allow students to try themselves as screenwriters and actors. The essence of the task is that one or a pair of students needs to create a dialogue based on several ready-made phrases, and then act it out in front of the group.
The group can be divided so that several pairs work on the first dialogue, and the rest work on the second. After viewing and listening to all the “actors,” do not forget to vote with your students for the most creative and artistic couples.
CRAZY SCIENTISTS
Repeating words on the topic “Food” and “Animals” can be very unpredictable and funny.
Depending on the number of people, students work individually or in pairs.
Each participant or pair chooses one card with an animal and another with food. Their main task is to help animals avoid extinction by crossing them with different foods and creating a new species - foodimal .
Students need to draw this new species and come up with a name for it (eg mosquito+ toast = mosquitoast; bat+noodle=boodle). Next, students must present their animal, talk about its habitat, what it eats, who its enemies are and how it is adapted to survive on our planet.
Before each presentation, give the rest of the class the opportunity to guess the ingredients of each foodimal. Encourage students to ask questions after each presentation.
QUESTIONS WITH A TWIST
Teachers often encounter a problem when students do not listen to their classmates' answers to the teacher's question. Either they are not interested or they are focused on constructing their answers.
To involve each student, you can make the task more unusual. This activity is suitable for practicing gerunds and infinitives - topics that do not always evoke much enthusiasm among English learners.
Each student chooses a question and answers it - it’s simple. The trick is to replace the keyword or phrase in the answer with something completely different and unrelated to the topic of the question. The rest of the students must guess what they were talking about. You can suggest a keyword (for example, famous characters such as Santa Clause or Sponge Bob) that all students will use in their answers.
Suppose a student gets a question : What is something you ’ re pla n n ing to do soon?
His answer might look like this: " I'm planning to find a new SpongeBob. It’s challenging because there aren’t many Sponge Bobs that I’d like to do. I found my previous Sponge Bob on the Internet but it turned out to be low-paid and depressing. Now I’m looking for a Sponge Bob that can make me happy.”
As you guessed, it was about work, but SpongeBob was able to make this story special. You can answer the rest of the questions in the same way.
Materials: blank sheet
And one more task that involves drawing! It is perfect for repeating vocabulary related to clothing, a person’s appearance and body parts.
Step 1. Give each student a blank sheet of paper. The purpose of this exercise is to draw a person together.
Step 2. The student begins to draw a person (we start drawing with the head, then the neck, torso, etc.) Each student draws only one part of the body.
Step 3. After each step, students fold the paper to hide the part of the body they have drawn and pass it on clockwise. This way, each student brings something different without seeing the big picture. Remind students that each person should be drawn with clothing and accessories, adding memorable features to their appearance (mustache, scar, glasses, tattoo, etc.).
Make sure everyone sends drawings to each other on time. After the last exchange, invite students to unfold their papers and look at the final result.
Low level students can describe the appearance and clothing of the person in the drawing they were given. For high levels, you can make it more difficult - let them use their imagination and tell personal information about Mr. X (name, occupation, marital status, place of residence, hobbies) and tell interesting facts from his life.
AND THE OSCAR GOES TO…
Real actors put all their emotions and feelings into their roles, which is what students will do in class, acting out dialogues from famous films.
Step 1. First you need to write down unfamiliar words from all the dialogues and analyze their meaning with students.
Step 2. Each pair chooses a dialogue and gets acquainted with its content.
Step 3. Now it's time for feelings - everyone receives cards with different emotions, which will not always coincide with what is happening in the dialogue. The student’s task is to read his lines of dialogue using only the emotion that he has received.
The rest will try to guess the film and characters, as well as name the emotions that were conveyed by each couple. And of course, the most expressive couple deserves an Oscar and applause from the audience!
These activities will help you make your lessons fun and memorable. Good luck!
I don't like boring lessons! In order to enliven the lesson, defuse the atmosphere in the lesson, and make it more interesting and exciting, I use interesting tasks. This helps me not only make the lesson entertaining and establish contact with the student, but also lifts the mood for the whole day for me and my students.
Interesting stories
1.
English version
Little Johnny was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another.
After the sixth one a man on the bench across from him said, “Son, you know eating all that candy isn’t good for you.” It will give you acne, rot your teeth, make you fat.”
Little Johnny replied, “My grandfather lived to be 107 years old.”
The man asked, “Did your grandfather eat 6 candy bars at a time?”
Little Johnny answered, “No, he minded his own business!”
Unknown vocabulary:
candy [ˈkændɪ] - lollipop, candy
bench - bench, bench
mind one's own business - idiom, translated "do your own business"business, don't meddle in other people's business"
Russian version
Little Johnny sat on a park bench and chewed one piece of candy after another.
After the sixth candy, the man on the bench opposite him said: “Son, you know, eating all these candies is bad for you. They will give you acne, they will ruin your teeth, they will make you fat.”
Little Johnny replied, “My grandfather lived to be 107.”
The man asked: “Did your grandfather eat 6 candies at a time?”
Little Johnny replied, “No, he didn’t mind other people’s business!”
2.
English version
Two kids are talking.
My dad works twelve hours a day, so that I can have a comfortable home and decent clothes. My mom spends the whole day cleaning and cooking for me. However, I can not relax from all the worry.
But you are living a fairytale life! What are you so worried about?
Well, what if they try to escape?
Unfamiliar vocabulary:
clothes - clothes, dress
spend - spend, expend (on smth.), squander, spend
whole - whole, whole, complete
however - no matter how, no matter what
fairytale [ˈfɛ(ə)rɪteɪl] - fairy tale, fabulous, magical
Russian version
Two children are talking.
My dad works twelve hours a day so that I can have a comfortable home and good clothes. My mother spends the whole day cleaning and preparing food for me, yet I can't shake my anxiety.
But why, you live like in a fairy tale! Why are you so worried?
So what if they try to escape?
3.
English version
Russian tourists.
The couple arrived at the resort. They move into the room.
Wife sees the mouse and starts yelling, "Ah-ah-ah-ah! Mouse! Contact reception, you better know English, and I - full zero."
Husband calls (in English):
H e llo.
H e llo.
Do you know "Tom and Jerry"?
Yes, I do.
So... Jerry is here.
Unfamiliar vocabulary:
couple [ˈkʌpl] - couple (husband and wife), two; connect, connect
resort - resort
yelling - screams
Russian version
Russian tourists.
The couple arrived at the resort. They entered the room.
The wife saw the mouse and started screaming: “Ah-ah-ah-! Mouse? Hurry up, call the reception, you at least somehow know English, and I’m a complete zero.”
My husband calls (in English):
Hello.
Hello.
Have you watched "Tom and Jerry"?
Yes.
So... Jerry is here
4.
English version
Girl: You would be a good dancer except for two things.
Boy: What are the two things?
Girl: Your feet.
Russian version
Girl: You were a good dancer, if not for two things.
Boy: What two things?
Girl: Your legs.
5.
English version
Pupil: Sir, would you punish someone for something they didn’t do?
Teacher:Of course not.
Pupil:Oh good, because I didn’t do my homework.
Russian version
Student: Sir, would you punish someone for something they didn't do?
Teacher: Of course not.
Student: That's good because I didn't do my homework.
6.
English version
Mother: “Did you enjoy your first day at school?”
Girl: “First day? Do you mean I have to go back tomorrow?”
Russian version
Mom: Did you like the first day of school?
Daughter: First day? Do you mean that tomorrow I will have to go there again?
7.
English version
Headmaster: I’ve had complaints about you, Johnny, from all your teachers. What have you been doing?
Johnny: Nothing, sir.
Headmaster: Exactly.
Russian version
School Principal: Johnny, all the teachers are complaining about you. What did you do?
Johnny: Nothing, sir.
Director: Exactly!
8.
English version
“Excuse me. Do you know the way to the zoo?”
“No, I’m sorry I don’t.”
“Well, it’s two blocks this way, then one block to the left.”
Russian version
“Excuse me, do you know how to get to the zoo?”
"Sorry, I don't know"
“Then listen. To the zoo, two blocks here, and then one block to the left."
9.
English version
The teacher to a student: Conjugate the verb “to walk” in simple present.
The student: I walk. You walk….
The teacher interrupts him: Quicker please.
The student: I run. You run…
Russian version
Teacher to student: Conjugate the verb “to go” in the present tense.
Student: I'm going. You are walking…
The teacher interrupts him: Hurry up, please.
Student: I'm running. You're running...
10.
English version
Father: What did you do today to help your mother?
Son: I dried the dishes
Daughter: And I helped pick up the pieces.
Russian version
Father: What did you do today to help your mother?
Son: I was drying the dishes.
Daughter: And I helped collect the fragments.
11.
English version
Teacher: Look at your face I know what you had for breakfast
Pupil: What was it?
Teacher: Eggs.
Pupil: No, that was yesterday.
Russian version
Teacher: It’s written all over your face what you ate for breakfast.
Student: And what was that?
Teacher: Eggs.
Student: No, the eggs were there yesterday
12.
English version
Teacher: Did your father help you with your homework?
Student: No, he did it all by himself.
Russian version
Teacher: Did your father help you with your homework?
Student: No, he did everything himself.
Puzzles
1.
What is the longest word in the English language? "Smiles" Because there is a mile between its first and last letters!
Translation: What is the longest word in the English language?
Answer: “Smiles” (Because there is a whole mile between the first and last letter).
2.
What is in the middle of Paris?
Translation: Paris - what is in the middle of it?
Answer : The letter R ( Letter P )
3.
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a thousand years?
Translation: What happens once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?
Answer : The letter M ( Letter M)
4.
What is found over your head but under your hat?
Translation: What is above the head but under the hat?
Answer: Yourhair(your hair)
5.
What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it?
Translation: What you throw away when you want to use it and return it when you don't want to use it.
Answer: anchor
6.
What do you get if you put a radio in the refrigerator?
Translation: What happens if you put a radio in the refrigerator?
Answer: Cool music. (Cool music)
7.
What flies when it’s born, lies when it’s alive, and runs when it’s dead?
Translation: What flies when it is born, lies when it lives, and runs when it dies?
Answer: A snowflake (snowflake)
8.
Every night I’m told what to do, and each morning I do what i’m told.But I still don’t escape your scold. Translation: Every night I am told what to do, and every morning I do what I am told. But you still scold me.
Answer : An alarm clock ( alarm )
9.
What two things can you never eat for breakfast?
Translation: What two things would you never eat for breakfast?
Answer : Dinner and supper ( dinner and supper )
10.
If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven’t got me. What am I?
Answer: Secret
11.
What do you fill with empty hands?
Translation: What can you fill with empty hands?
Answer: Glove (glove)
12.
What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Translation: What belongs to you, but others use it more often than you?
Answer: Name
13.
Imagine you are swimming in the sea and a bunch of hungry sharks surround you. How do you get out alive?
Translation: Imagine that you are swimming in the sea and are surrounded by several hungry sharks. How will you be saved?
Answer: Stop imagining (I’ll stop imagining)
Tasks for the development of cognitive activity of students
Exercise 1
Go through the labyrinth so as to assemble a road from all the letters of the English alphabet in order. The beginning and end of the path are indicated by colored cells. You can only walk horizontally and vertically, but not diagonally.
Task 2
Find the words hidden in others. (For example, in apricot you can find
car: APRICOT – CAR). We suggest you find:
A) Months, inside which they hide...
1) deer, 2) boot, 3) berry.
B) Days of the week in which you can find:
1) star, 2) sea, 3) fairy.
Days: 1) star – Saturday, Thursday 2) sea – Tuesday, Wednesday 3) Friday – fairy
Task 3
Take the first letter of each animal in the picture and make up a keyword.
Cow, lion, ant, squirrel, snake, rhino(ceros), octopus, owl, monkey – classroom.
Task 4
Read the encrypted riddle in English. Write it down and answer the question.
It is a fruit, it’s not a flower. It is yellow and very sour. What is it? ( Words are displayed from top to bottom).
Task 5
What words need to be replaced so that the story does not seem strange? Correct them to be suitable.
“Every day I go for a walk with my elephant. His name is Jim, and I lie to him very much. He is black and small. Jim is fluffy and has a long eye. He likes to play with a ball. He can fly very fast! He is very clever and I’m training him to give me his head. Jim is my best father.”
Every day I go for a walk with my dog/puppy. His name is Jim, and I like/love him very much. He is black and small. Jim is fluffy and has a long tail/body. He likes to play with a ball. He can run very fast! He is very clever and I’m training him to give me his paw. Jim is my best friend.
Task 6
1) AH BD AH CH BG CD
2) CG AG AE BF AD CH BG CD
3) BE AF CH AD BG CD
5) CF CD AF CH AD BG CD
6) BH AG CH AD BG CD
8) AD AE AH CF AG CE CG
Sister, daughter, mother, aunt, brother, father, son, husband. General word: family.
Task 7
Solve the examples and write the answer in letters in the boxes opposite the equal sign. Make up a keyword from the letters in the highlighted cells and also write it down as an answer. Attention: there may be more cells than letters!
keyword house
Task 8
From the letters of the proposed phrases, make up answers to them, using all the letters of the phrase in each answer. In the first case, the answer will be a word with an article, and in the second, a word with a pronoun.
1) the eyes; 2) this ear.
Task 9
Determine which colors should be written on each line. Some letters are already indicated. In the selected cells there will be a keyword, with the help of which you can determine which of the entered words is superfluous.
Red, orange, violet, green, blue, yellow, brown. The keyword is rainbow. An extra word – brown – is not the color of the rainbow.
Task 10
Here is a description of a boy named Jack. Restore the word order in each sentence. Draw the boy without missing a single detail. Words underlined together should be next to each other.
a Jack has face round. curly hair is His dark and. Heblue big has eyes and nose small a. tall Jack is. wears He shirt green a, trousers brown and cap red a. shoes His black are. a in holds yellow his hand bag Jack.
Jack has a round face. His hair is dark and curly. He has big blue eyes and a small nose. Jack is tall. He wears a green shirt, brown trousers and a red cap. His shoes are black. Jack holds a yellow bag in his hand.
Task 11
Come up with your own unusual country, in which all the inhabitants know how to do something unusual (for example, fly, or breathe underwater). Write a short story about this country in English: what its inhabitants can do, why they might need it, what they do every day, and so on. The volume of the story is no more than 15 sentences. The unusualness and originality of the story, as well as knowledge of the English language, will be assessed.
Sample answer
I want to tell you about a small country. It`s so small that it even has no name. It is located on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean, far from all other islands. The people of this country are very small men. Their skin is yellow. They have small but very strong wings. The wings help them to fly very far. They fly only when no one is watching them. Beautiful flowers grow on this tiny island. The petals of these flowers are of different colors. People become twice as kind if they breathe in the pollen of these flowers. At night a little man flies over the cities of our planet and spreads this pollen so that our world would become a little kinder.
Task 12
Divide each line into two words - names of professions.
The letters of each word are in the correct order.
For example: Teacher T D E O A C C T HE O R R Doctor
4. BUBUTCHILERDER
5. POLPOSICETMMAANN
1. Driver, pilot
2. Actor, singer
4. Butcher, builder
5. Policeman, postman
Task 13
Write down from each sequence the letters whose names do not rhyme with the first.
1. E, F, B, D, T
2. A, H, J, K, Q
5. B, C, D, E, G, J, P, S, T, V.
1. F (because all other suggested letters end with the sound .
2. H, Q (because all other proposed letters end with the sound .
3. R [ɑ:] (because all other suggested letters end with the sound .
4. V (because all other suggested letters end with the sound .
5. J, S (because all other proposed letters end with the sound.
Task 14
Translate the words from the table into English.
Which of the resulting words cannot be formed from the letters on the balloons?
Bat
Cake
it is impossible to form the word LAMP, since there was no ball with the letter “M”.
Task 15
Guess the words based on their description. The number of letters in the word is indicated in brackets.
1. _____ It’s a place where you can buy bread and cakes. (6)
2. _____ It’s a place where you can see famous pictures and sculptures. (6)
3. _____ It’s a place where people receive medical treatment. (8)
4. _____ It’s a place where children go to study new things. (6)
5. _____ It’s a place where you can borrow or keep money. (4)
6. _____ It’s a place where sport matches take place and people can watch it.(7)
7. _____ It’s a place where you can eat delicious food.(10)
1) bakery, 2) museum, 3) hospital, 4) school, 5) bank, 6) stadium, 7) restaurant
Task 16
One piece will remain without a pair; write down the name of its creator.
1) The Jungle Book
3) The Hound of the Baskervilles
4) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5) The Picture of Dorian Gray
6) The Gift of the Magi
7) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
8) Three Men in a Boat
9) Ten Little Niggers
10) Gulliver's Travels
a) Arthur Conan Doyle
b) Agatha Christie
d) Charles Dickens
f) Jonathan Swift
g) Rudyard Kipling
h) Lewis Carroll
i) Jerome K. Jerome
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde.
Task 17
What number does not have a “double”? Write this number in words.
880 80 881 810 818 18 188 81
801 811 180 88 118
Eight hundred and ten, eighty-eight, one hundred and eighteen, eight hundred and eighteen, eight hundred and eighty-one, eighteen, eight hundred and eleven, eighty-one, eight hundred and eighty, one hundred and eighty-eight, one hundred and eighty, eighty.
eight hundred and one
Task 18
Solve unusual anagrams with the names of body parts and get English names of professions. For example,
NOSE + growl + TM = nose roar tm = ASTRONOMER
1. LIP + ocean + M = ?
2. ARM + age + N = ?
3. EAR + rent + PC = ?
4. RIB + rain + LA = ?
5. HEAD + rise + SRR = ?
1) policeman, 2) manager, 3) carpenter, 4) librarian, 5) hairdresser
Task 19
Using the word “kitten”, make up:
1. declarative sentence;
2. newspaper headline;
3. alternative question;
4. order;
Sample answer
1. I would like to have a kitten at home. 2. “Big Kitten Show”. 3. Do you want to have a kitten or a puppy?
4. Feed the kitten!