Завдання міського інтелектуального конкурсу нестандартних ситуацій «Кращий знавець англійської мови» для учнів 7 класів

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міського інтелектуального конкурсу нестандартних ситуацій

«Кращий знавець англійської мови» для учнів 7 класів

I. Complete the application form. (5 points)

Date of birth ________________________________________________________

Nationality _________________________________________________________

Address  ___________________________________________________________

Favourite school subject _______________________________________________

Hobby _____________________________________________________________

II. Read the text and do the tasks.

NAMES OF THE MONTHS

 The English names of the months all come from Latin. January, March, May and June, for instance, were names of gods taken from Roman mythology. The god Janus, according to mythology, could look in two directions at the same time because he had two faces. He was the god of endings and beginnings. The name February comes from the Roman celebration called Februa, a celebration of cleaning. March is named after Mars, the mythological god of war. March is usually a month of storms and windy weather.

The origin of the word April is not known exactly. Probably the word comes from the Latin word “aperiri” – “to open”. In April the skies open and it rains very often. The trees and flowers also begin to open. The month of May is named after Maia, the mythological goddess of the fields.

The month of June was named after the goddess Juno. July is named after Julius Caesar, the Roman Emperor. Before the time of Caesar, another calendar was used.  The year began in March instead of in January. Caesar changed that. He made the calendar we use to present. After Julius Caesar came his son Augustus. The eighth month August is called after him.

The months of September, October, November, and December need little explanation.  In the old calendar they were the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth months. The names for the months September, October, November, and December therefore came from the Latin words for seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth.

1. Complete the sentences. (7 points)

1. The English names of the months…

2. The god Janus could look…

3. March is named…

4. Caesar made…

5. The eighth month August…

6. The Latin word “aperiri” means …

7. The text was about…

2. True / False (7 points)

8. Five English months were named after Roman gods and goddesses.

9. There are more months named after men than after women.

10. The names of autumn months show their place in the year cycle.

11. All summer months were called after Roman Emperors.

12.Before Caesar introduced his own calendar all months had different names.

13.The origin of one month’s name is still unclear.

14.  One month’s name is connected with an English holiday.

III. Match the word with its definitions. (10 points)

IV. Read a letter. Write back to Dani answering the questions. Write 60-80 words. Remember the rules of letter writing. (20 points)

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