Олимпиада для учителей английского языка (Муниципальный конкурс)

you can speak? What does a child learn before he talks? Listen, of course!

2. Naturally, children begin listening to their parents when they are babies.

They are often greeted, spoken to and admired without any response expected.

Though nobody knows if the baby understands the spoken words, the process

continues. Children automatically acquire such language over some time.

That leads to speaking skill which is quite applicable to daily conversation.

3. In learning English, listening can help to improve speaking considerably.

Although it is the first of all skills, it is neither the easiest nor the most

meaningless. We need to hear various types of English repeatedly and

continuously if we want to communicate properly, meaningfully and naturally.

4. When listening, we are reviewing a lot of English usage such as

vocabulary, grammatical structures, intonation, accent etc. We can learn new

words and expressions by hearing them frequently. We can imitate what we

hear and apply it with great confidence. Listening can be a good «hobby» while

we do other things such as cooking, ironing, exercising, relaxing etc. In other words, we have no wasted time at all.

5. Nowadays, radio cassette recorders are household appliances, but we

often overlook their radio function. We can experience English language radio programmes almost anywhere in the world. They are usually picked up on FM

bands and aired particularly for foreigners. Short wave radio progr а mmes are

another option. Two of the most easily found English language broadcasters

are the BBC and Voice of America. Today, you can even access them by

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The wrestler who became an author

Pete Watson looks like the biggest, sweetest teddy bear you ever saw. It's only

when he opens his mouth that you notice the missing front teeth. Watson is a threetime world champion wrestler turned author. He was adored by fans because he was different: while other wrestlers were supreme athletes, he was just a hulk who knew how to take a hit. You could throw as many chairs as you like at Pete Watson, you could smack him repeatedly, but he wouldn't go down.

After two autobiographies and a series of children's stories, he has just written a

brilliant first novel: a work of immense power and subtlety, likely to gain a wide

readership. At its simplest, it is about a boy and his dad getting together after a lifetimeapart, though there is far more to it than that. Was he inspired by anyone he knew? The father, he says, is based on guys he met on the road, wrestlers, friends of him, who appeared to be leading exciting lives, but deep down were pretty miserable.

Watson does not come from traditional wrestling stock. He grew up in LongIsland, New York. His father was an athletics director with a PhD, his mother a

physical education teacher with two master's degrees - one in literature, the other in

Russian history. He was a big boy, bullied for his size. One day his neighbour had a go at him, and for the first time Watson realized he could use his weight and size instead of feeling awkward about it. It was a turning point.

At college, he did a degree in communication studies. Meanwhile, he was

learning professional wrestling. Did his parents try to dissuade him? 'No. They were just really insistent that I finished college. I am pretty sure they thought I'd get hurt and quit wrestling.' But he didn't.

He looks in remarkably good condition for someone who spent 20 years in the ring. His skin is smooth and firm, there are few visible scars. 'It's amazing what

retirement can do for you. I looked really rough five years ago, and now I think I look a good deal younger,' he says. People are surprised by the softness of his handshake.

'Yeah, that's the wrestler's handshake,' he says.

Do you have to be a good actor to be a good wrestler? 'I used to really resent the

acting label, but it is acting. When it's really good, when you're feeling it and letting that real emotion fly, it comes closer to being real.' What did his children think when they saw him getting hurt? 'Well, they used to think I never got hurt because that's what I told them. When they got old enough to realize I did, they stopped enjoying it.

That was in part what led to my decision to get out.'

Nowadays, his time is dedicated to family and books -his next novel is about boy

wrestlers living on the same block, and he is also writing more children's stories. He does not think this life is different from wrestling. 'Wrestling is all about characters,' he does not think this life is different from wrestling. 'Wrestling is all about characters,' he says. 'So when my fans hear I've written a novel, I don't get the sense that they feel I've abandoned them.

What impression do we get of Pete Watson's skills as a wrestler?

1) He frequently lost because he was not very aggressive.

2) Не was too gentle and friendly to be a good wrestler.

3) Не was injured a lot because he didn't fight back.

4) His speciality was letting his opponent hit him.

It is suggested that Pete Watson's first novel

1) is based on his own autobiography

2) will be popular with those who liked his autobiographies.

3) will not only appeal to his fans.

4) is not much more than a simple story

What does 'traditional wrestling stock' in line 13 refer to?

1) Watson's childhood

2) Watson's family background

3) Watson's educational background

4) Watson's background in athletics

What did Watson's parents feel about his interest in wrestling?

1) They were afraid he would get hurt.

2) They insisted that he should have proper training at college.

3) They wanted him to give up wrestling.

4) They thought he would abandon the sport quite soon.

Pete Watson seems to be in good condition now

1) although he is now retired.

2) in spite of being a wrestler for so long.

3) because he stopped wrestling five years ago.

4) and he finds this fact amazing

How does Pete Watson regard the idea that wrestling is like acting?

1) He resents the suggestion.

2) Не thinks wrestlers aren't good actors.

3) Не has come to accept it.

4) He doesn't think wrestling can compare to acting.

Pete Watson's present life is not so different from his past occupation because

1) his work is still connected with characters.

2) he is writing about wrestling, his previous profession.

3) his family is still more important than anything else.

4) his fans still follow his career with interest.

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А 10 1). afford 2). decide 3). hope 4). expect

А 11 1). reason 2). duty 3). necessity 4). task

А 12 1). made 2). cut 3). brought 4). born

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