Разбор заданий: ответы к Олимпиаде ВСОШ по Английскому языку 9 класс, муниципальный этап для г. Москвы на 21.11.2025 г. Включает в себя авторский разбор вопросов для 9 класса. Материалы являются официальными взяты и опубликованы в ознакомительных целях
Муниципальный этап ВСОШ по Английскому языку 9 класс
LISTENING
Listening comprehension. For items 1 to 10, listen to a talk by Ian Gerard, a photographer, and decide whether the statements 1 to 10 are true or false according to the text you hear. You will hear the text twice. You have 20 seconds to study the statements. Now we begin. Good evening everyone. My name is Ian Gerard and I’m a photographer. I’m here to tell you about my career so far and also about my new book. I often get asked if I studied photography at university and people are sometimes surprised that I didn’t. I wanted to, but my parents wouldn’t let me, so I had to choose something else. I loved history, but my marks weren’t very good, but I was keen on geography too, so that is what I did in the end. I actually think it’s made me a better photographer and has given my work a broader context. On my degree course in my final year, we studied all aspects of the development of cities, and we had to do a presentation. We could do what we wanted. I chose street markets for mine, but a friend did his on the growth of urban transport networks. On graduation, I went to the USA. I knew I wanted to work as a photographer, so I’d sent pictures to news organizations and advertising agencies, hoping I might get something in a brochure or even a newspaper. In fact, it was a magazine that noticed my pictures, and I worked for it for a year. I learned a huge amount, but what I really wanted to do was see the USA for myself. It was an amazing six months. I started in the baking heat of summer on the east coast and finished my journey in the mountains. Anyway, I came back to Britain at the beginning of spring and published my US photos in a small book. I earned just enough to finance my next trip, round the UK. I wanted to explore the relationship between people and place. Interestingly, in the last few decades, many photographers from the UK haven’t done much on fishing communities here, so that’s what I did. They’ve tended to focus on family life and inner city communities instead. The resulting photos I’m putting together for my new book. My book won’t be in the shops until March, though there’s an exhibition of my pictures touring the UK from January. It’s funny, I really wanted to call my new book Visions, but apparently there’s already one called that, so my publisher suggested the title In Focus, which I thought was horrible. In the end, we settled for Images. Now I’m planning my next tour. I wasn’t sure which theme to choose this time. I initially thought I would look at lakes and mountains, but then I saw a tractor in a field and I knew I’d do farming. I’ve decided to use a special camera to create very large photos, which I’m hoping to exhibit next year. You have 20 seconds to check your answers. Now listen to the text again. I wanted to, but my parents wouldn’t let me, so I had to choose something else. I loved history, but my marks weren’t very good, but I was keen on geography too, so that is what I did in the end. I actually think it’s made me a better photographer and has given my work a broader context. On my degree course in my final year, we studied all aspects of the development of cities, and we had to do a presentation. We could do what we wanted. I chose street markets for mine, but a friend did his on the growth of urban transport networks. On graduation, I went to the USA. I knew I wanted to work as a photographer, so I had sent pictures to news organizations and advertising agencies, hoping I might get something in a brochure or even a newspaper. In fact, it was a magazine that noticed my pictures, and I worked for it for a year. I learned a huge amount, but what I really wanted to do was see the USA for myself. It was an amazing six months. I started in the baking heat of summer on the east coast and finished my journey in the mountains. Anyway, I came back to Britain at the beginning of spring and published my US photos in a small book. I earned just enough to finance my next trip, round the UK. I wanted to explore the relationship between people and place. Interestingly, in the last few decades, many photographers from the UK haven’t done much on fishing communities here, so that’s what I did. They’ve tended to focus on family life and inner city communities instead. The resulting photos I’m putting together for my new book. My book won’t be in the shops until March, though there’s an exhibition of my pictures touring the UK from January. It’s funny, I really wanted to call my new book Visions, but apparently there’s already one called that, so my publisher suggested the title In Focus, which I thought was horrible. In the end, we settled for Images. Now I’m planning my next tour. I wasn’t sure which theme to choose this time. I initially thought I would look at lakes and mountains, but then I saw a tractor in a field and I knew I’d do farming. I’ve decided to use a special camera to create very large photos, which I’m hoping to exhibit next year. You have 20 seconds to check your answers. For items 2-6 listen to a conversation. Choose the correct answer to answer questions 2-6. You will hear the text only once. You now have 25 seconds to study the questions. Now we begin. Bless you. Are you okay? It’s just a cold. I had a bad headache this morning, but I feel better now. Listen, I’m really sorry about last night. What do you mean? At the party, I got kind of angry at Brad. He was really annoying me. Oh, I think he’s very nice. Yeah, women always think so. Don’t worry, Mark. Brad’s not my type. Okay listen, tomorrow’s your last day in San Francisco. I want to do something special. What would you like to do? I don’t mind, you choose. How about a boat trip around the bay? We could do that in the morning and then have a nice dinner in the evening. That sounds fantastic. It’s too bad you can’t stay longer. Yes, it’s a pity. This week has gone so quickly. I feel I’ve just arrived and now I’m going home. Well, I’m going to make sure tomorrow is a really special day. You have 20 seconds to check your answers. This is the end of the listening comprehension part. You have one minute to complete your answer. This is the end of the listening comprehension part.
Задание 1. Ian’s parents didn’t allow him to major in photography.
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Задание 2. Ian’s interest in history boosted his photography talents.
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Задание 3. In his last year, Ian made a joint project with his friend on open-air markets.
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Задание 4. Upon getting a degree, Ian started applying for a job in media.
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Задание 5. It took Ian half a year to make amazing pictures for an American magazine.
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Задание 6. American photos helped Ian raise funds for his British journey.
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Задание 7. In the last decades, British photographers have ignored family life in fishing communities.
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Задание 8. Ian’s new book will have been sold out by March.
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Задание 9. Ian considered several titles for his book.
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Задание 10. Ian’s next exhibition will be devoted to lakes and mountains.
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Task 2
Задание 1. At the beginning of the conversation, Allie
feels fine.
has a cold.
has a bad headache.
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Задание 2. At the party Mark felt
sorry.
frustrated.
annoyed.
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Задание 3. What is NOT TRUE about Brad?
Women don’t find him nice.
He isn’t Allie’s type of man.
He can be irritating.
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Задание 4. What does Allie want to do on her last day in San Francisco?
Nothing special.
She doesn’t care.
Something special.
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Задание 5. At the end of the conversation Mark feels
bad.
fantastic.
pity.
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Reading TASK 1
How owls helped me conquer my fear of the dark Polly Atkins was able to conquer her fears and leant to love darkness and the night As a child I was afraid of the dark, as so many children are. Not the dark in and of itself, but what I was certain it contained: bad spirits, bad people, monsters with ill intent. The dark hid creatures with talons and teeth, it let curses slip out of buildings or hedges and attach to a child walking past. I always stayed close any circle of light at home, imagining it as a kind of shield. At night, I fell asleep with the soft amber glow of a small lamp, the hallway light still on and my door slightly open. I needed to see things and that gave a sense of safety and security. I borrowed Jill Tomlinson’s book The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark from the library and fell in love with the baby barn owl, Plop. He thinks “dark is nasty” and won’t go hunting with his parents. He learns through others who love the dark that it can be exciting, kind, fun, necessary, beautiful and super. I identified with Plop, but I wasn’t convinced about the wonderfulness of the dark. At the same time, I read and reread Phyllis Arkle’s Magic at Midnight, in which all the animals depicted on all the signs of a village’s many pubs climb down from their frames as the clock strikes 12. These stories reframed night-time as a magical space where anything could happen. I began to see the possibilities of the dark, but I still preferred to meet it with a safety cordon of light. For a long time I lived in east London, where atmospheric light pollution meant that night was never even close to dark. I used to love how the streetlight threw its orange glow into my room, like a city-wide nightlight. All this changed radically for me when I moved to the Lake District. Now I love our skies and soft and golden sunsets without unnatural illumination. There I had to face and live with real dark for the first time in my life. I spent more time outdoors and more time at night. I learned the wonder of a starful sky, how the longer you look up the more appear and the deeper you can see into the fabric of the universe. On frosty evenings I would wrap myself up in my granny’s sheepskin coat and lie in back yard to the soundtrack of owls calling from the woods. I learned to love the dark and everything that lives in it and needs it. Learning to love the dark changed my relationship with night-time. I always struggled to fall asleep, even as a small child. I would read or listen to music to lull myself into the kind of space where sleep might enter, but it was never guaranteed. In my teens, I was diagnosed with a serious genetic condition. It caused a host of symptoms, including fatigue and widespread pain. I found myself needing more and more sleep to feel even slightly rested, but was less and less able to slip into it. Night became a space of a new kind of fear: fear of never being able to sleep, of being too exhausted to move or think the next day. I tried every strategy I could to shut myself down. I found it helped if I accepted wakefulness and gave up trying to sleep. I would circle the garden when everyone else was sleeping. I would moonbathe. I would write. And eventually, this extreme insomnia retreated. I soon learned to see the owls as companions. Tawny owls had been a feature of my life in the Lake District since the beginning, coming down from the woods at night hooting and calling around our cottage. But during the lockdown of 2020, they took on a deeper significance. My husband and I took the same walk regularly in the evening, and most days met a tawny owl, sunbathing on a low branch. I determined to find out more about tawny owls, to be a better neighbour. In the spring of 2021, we were rewarded by seeing owlets for the first time. In the midst of fear and despair they brought us great joy. Sitting in the woods at twilight as the owlets leapt around in the treetops, I thought of how I used to take it as a slight and snub when people said I reminded them of an owl, with my sharp nose and big eyes. I did not want to be owlish, but I do have a lot in common with an owl. We are both at our best in the night-time; enjoy a good bath; are hypersensitive to sound and light. Our ears are asymmetrical on our heads and our stomachs will get blocked by indigestible food. As a result of this affinity with the beautiful bird I wrote a book The Company of Owls, which I myself call a nocturnal love song to the owls that surround my Lake District home. I do hope this book brings the love of owls right from my heart to yours.
Задание 1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
Children stay and play outdoors until late in the evening.
Children prefer silence to loud environments.
Children feel uneasy when they cannot see what’s around them.
Children always enjoy quiet places at night.
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Задание 2. What role did illumination play in the Polly’s perception of the dark?
It reinforced traditional beliefs about bedtime rituals.
It created a distraction from unrecognized fears.
It symbolized control and protection over uncertain elements.
It looked similar to the presence of adults in the room.
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Задание 3. What is the main purpose of mentioning the two books about owls?
To compare writing styles of different authors.
To explain why certain books are suitable for young readers.
To describe how animals behave at night.
To show how stories shaped the speaker’s changing viewpoint.
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Задание 4. Which of the following best describes Polly’s attitude toward nighttime after reading both books?
Willingness to explore the wonders of the dark.
Continued fear and discomfort about the dark.
Total acceptance and enthusiasm about the dark.
Mixed feelings of curiosity combined with caution.
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Задание 5. What contrast does Polly highlight between urban and rural living environments?
The change from artificial brightness to natural light.
The brightness of sparkling stars in the winter sky.
The shift from rural to urban landscapes.
The difference between warm and cold climates.
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Задание 6. What became one of Polly’s main challenges during the night?
Dealing with frequent nightmares
Staying motivated to finish chores
Finding a quiet place to study
Being unable to fully disconnect and rest
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Задание 7. How did Polly’s health condition affect her daily life?
It improved her sleep and wakefulness pattern.
It allowed her to adapt easily to a new routine.
It helped her fall asleep quicker due to fatigue and ache.
It increased her need for rest while making it harder to achieve.
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Задание 8. What eventually helped Polly manage the situation better?
Following strict bedtime rules
Forcing on rest even if she couldn’t
Letting go of the pressure to fall asleep
Using technology to distract themselves all night
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Задание 9. What effect did the repeated walks during the lockdown have for Polly and her husband?
They developed a stronger connection with the bird.
They discovered a new route to the owls’ nests.
The owls grew quiet and stopped hooting at night.
Watching the owls was a new type of entertainment.
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Задание 10. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a similarity between Polly and the bird?
Being sensitive to sensory input
Having unusual body features
Having identical eating patterns
Being active during unsocial hours
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