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этапа областной олимпиады по английскому языку 2013/2014 учебный год 6 класс Part A. Read the text and do the following tasks. The Proud Mother John won a scholarship to a very famous private school. Most of the other boys came from very rich families. John was a very intelligent boy. His parents were ordinary people who did not have much money, but John's parents had left school when they were very young so they were not very well-educated. Quite often John came from school and when he spoke to his mother or father he used long and bookish words that they did not understand. One day he returned from school and said to his mother, "Mum, may I relate to you a narrative?" "What is a narrative?" she asked. "A narrative is a story, mother." "Oh, I see," said the mother. So John told her a long story about a king who wanted to be a bird. It was such a long story that it was time to go to bed when he finished. When John was leaving the room he said to his mother. "Shall I extinguish the light?" "What does “extinguish" mean?" his mother asked. "To "extinguish something" means "to put something out? to switch off ", said John. Total: 60 points The next day John's mother was very nervous. The headmaster was coming to have tea at their hous and talk about John's excellent progress. John's mother wanted to sound like an educated woman The headmaster arrived, John's mother gave him a cup of tea and one of her home-made cakes wh she had spent all morning cooking. The cakes were warm and smelted very delicious. John, his mother and headmaster sat down together. While they were eating, the family dog became excited by the smell o cakes. It began to bark and jump up and down. John's mother wanted to impress the headmaster so she s John, "John, take the dog by the narrative and extinguish it". scholarship - СТИПЕНДИЯ bookish Книжный I. Mark the sentences as True or False (4 points): 1. John's parents did not study at universities. 2. John did not study well at school. 3. John's parents always understood him quite well. 4. The mother tried to look an educated woman. oh answer - 2 points): to relate- рассказывать to extinguish - гасить, устранять​

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The text is about a boy named John who won a scholarship to a famous private school. He learned many new words that his parents did not understand. He also tried to use them in his conversations with his mother. One day, he asked his mother if he could tell her a narrative, which means a story. He also asked her if he should extinguish the light, which means to turn it off. The next day, the headmaster came to visit their house and praised John's progress. John's mother wanted to impress him, so she used the words that John had taught her. However, she used them incorrectly and said that John should take the dog by the narrative and extinguish it, which made no sense.

The sentences that you have to mark as True or False are:

1. John's parents did not study at universities. True 2. John did not study well at school. False 3. John's parents always understood him quite well. False 4. The mother tried to look an educated woman. True

The answers to the last part of your question are:

to relate - рассказывать to extinguish - гасить, устранять

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