Олимпиада для учителей.2

1. Which pair of words is a minimal pair?

1. bit, bat

2. near, close

3. through, threw

2. Every sentence contains (or implies) two parts: a subject and ______

1. a predicate

2. a main noun

3. an objective

3. In the following sentence, what part of speech is the word like? «What was the weather like?»

1. verb

2. adverb

3. preposition

4. A fossilized error is an error that

1. is typical of beginners but made by advanced learners

2. a learner makes even though they know the right answer

3. a learner has made so often that they believe it is correct

5. Which of the following is a consonant cluster?

1. sp in spot

2. ch in chat

3. lth in although

6. In pronunciation, intonation is ____

1. the rise and fall of the voice in speaking

2. a combination of word and sentence stress

3. an accent related to a particular town/region

7. The term «realia» describes

1. objects a teacher takes into class to aid learning

2. a real or authentic recording such as a radio news broadcast

3. words that reflect real or material things, not feelings or ideas

8. What verb structure is used in this sentence? The bridge was built before the invasion of 1906.

1. past simple active

2. past simple passive

3. past perfect passive

9. A plateau is ____

1. a group of students who are all at more or less the same level

2. a recording platform that is typically used in language laboratories

3. a level a student arrives at where it is difficult to make further progress

10. A jigsaw activity is an exercise in which ____

1. students work out which parts of speech fit together

2. different groups of students receive complementary information

3.  students are set a range of different but complementary activities

11. An English word that has a similar form but different meaning in the student’s mother tongue is known as a ________

1. false friend

2. false cognate

3. deceptive friend

12. In class, the aggregate period during which learners have an opportunity to speak is known as ___

1. SST

2. STT

3. TTT

13. An exercise in which students listen to a recording to get the overall meaning of the passage is known as a _____

1. gist listening task

2. skim listening task

3. comprehension task

14. Which tense best describes something that happened in the past and still has impact today?

1. past simple

2. present perfect

3. past continuous

15. Name the verb forms in this sentence: «They had been playing tennis for four hours when it got too dark to continue».

1. past perfect continuous + past simple

2. past perfect active + past simple passive

3. present perfect continuous + past simple

16. Which of the following is the preposition «in» typically used with?

1. times of the day

2. days of the week

3. months of the year

17. Choose the correct British English/American English pair:

1. a practising/practising doctor

2. a practicing/practicing doctor

3. a practising/practicing doctor

18. So you want to be a rock star, do you? This question tag is ___

1. impossible and non-idiomatic

2. possible and shows surprise or interest

3. wrongly constructed and should be negative

19. Which word has its normal primary stress on the third syllable?

1. unrealistic

2. exceptional

3. remarkable

20. Name the vowel sound on the last syllable of the word «teacher».

1. Scha

2. Schwa

3. Schwah