In comparison the truth is known. Sometimes it’s great to compete, to test your knowledge not only at the class or school level, but also at the regional and maybe even republican levels. Children's Olympiads are held not only for children, their results also mean a lot for teachers.
One of the most popular Olympiads among schoolchildren is the competition in English language bulldog (British Bulldog). Few people know that the idea itself came from the British Institutes, and is carried out in many countries around the world, perhaps under other names. The essence of this competition is that everyone can participate, and not “specially trained” ones. Therefore, everyone can evaluate and reevaluate their knowledge. This is probably due to the fact that British Bulldog is held on a paid basis, although the price is symbolic - 40 rubles. But there are also exceptions here. For example, children who are raised in orphanages and study in schools under medical institutions, are exempt from monetary contribution.
How to participate?
All information must be clarified with the administration. The most necessary thing is an application and payment. Moreover, it is important to note that not individual applications from students, but an application from the entire school, in which it is necessary to indicate:
- Address and school number, telephone.
- School email address.
- Full name of the person responsible for the competition and his contact information.
- Number of participants.
How is the English Bulldog Olympiad going?
All tasks are designed strictly for the level of difficulty. The material is presented in a fun and interesting way, and is adapted more for students with a basic level. But there are also a few tricky questions that will suit not everyone, but those who are passionate about English. To participate in the competition you don’t have to travel beyond three or nine lands. The Bulldog Olympiad is held at the school where the child is studying. All tasks are aimed at testing three basic aspects of the English language: grammar, reading, listening. Each participant receives a personal answer sheet and an assignment containing 60 questions, which must be completed in 75 minutes. It is important to note that the tasks are not designed for each class, but for 4 groups:
- 1st: 3rd and 4th grades.
- 2nd: 5th and 6th grades.
- 3rd: 7-8 grades.
- 4th: grades 9-11.
How to find out the results and receive a prize?
All works are sent to the Central Organizing Committee, where they are checked by a computer. Students who showed best results, are awarded certificates, diplomas and diplomas. All data comes to school, so don’t worry, you can find out all your progress there.
All the pros and cons of the English Language Olympiad Bulldog
Those who call various competitions a “waste of time” are absolutely wrong. Main goal Such events are to arouse interest, a desire to learn and discover something new in the language, and to evaluate your knowledge objectively. If a student does a task poorly, there should be no reprimand, neither from the teacher nor from the parents. This should be an incentive to improve.
Remember that by participating in Olympiads, you can not only test children’s knowledge. This gives the teacher the opportunity to review the work and choose more effective methods and techniques.
British Bulldog is an international game competition for schoolchildren in the English language.
Official website: http://runodog.ru/ Date: December 11, 2019 International competition in English "British Bulldog"
The British Bulldog competition will be held 13 times in 2019. The Olympiad tasks are intended for school students of different levels of training and are designed to develop interest in the English language and the culture of English-speaking countries.
Rules for the Olympiad
“British Bulldog” is held directly in schools. Anyone from grades 2 to 11 can take part. Participation is paid. The cost of participation, conditions, application deadlines, contacts of the organizing committee of your region can be found on the official website of the organizer.
Olympiad participants are asked to answer 60 questions of varying difficulty in 75 minutes. Students in grades 3 and 4 are offered 10 fewer questions.
All tasks are divided into blocks, each of which is aimed at different types language activities: vocabulary, speech understanding, grammar, understanding of connected text.
Each participant receives a form with tasks and an answer form.
History of the British Bulldog competition
The competition was first held in 2006 in Italy and immediately gained popularity. The idea of the creatures belongs to the British Institutes, an English organization.
In Russia, the competition is organized by the Center for Productive Training (St. Petersburg).
Why British Bulldog?
The name “bulldog”, that is, a bull dog, is associated with its original and immediate purpose, namely to attack a bull. But over time, such fights were cancelled. And the dog has become the indispensable companion of a true gentleman.
Symbol of England Since the beginning of the 20th century, british bulldog became associated with the image of good old England. The British themselves consider the bulldog to be unofficial national symbol. The breed's resemblance to the character traits of a "true gentleman" cemented the image in people's minds. And the use of the image by artists and writers finally established the bulldog as a symbol of England throughout the world.
How to prepare for the competition in the 2019-2020 academic year?
British Bulldog Previous Year Questions and Answers
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December 11, 2019 XIII International gaming competition in English "British Bulldog".
The competition is held at the school, any student from grades 2 to 11 who has paid the registration fee can become a participant. The right to free participation can be granted to orphans, students of orphanages, schools at hospitals and sanatoriums.
Four versions of tasks have been prepared for participants from grades 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-11. Pupils of 2nd grades can also take part in the competition, but a separate version of tasks is not provided for them, so they answer questions for grades 3-4. Each version of the tasks consists of 60 questions, for each of which you need to choose one of four answer options. Time to complete tasks is 75 minutes.
Detailed information about the conditions and deadlines for registering an application for participation must be clarified with the competition organizer at the school or the regional organizing committee. As a rule, applications are registered no later than one month before the date of the competition, but in some regions this period may be changed. If you do not know the contacts of the organizing committee in your region, please write us an email at email [email protected].
Download competition tasks for participants from the Republic of Kazakhstan (except for the city of Baikonur) (with answers + audio recording for task No. 1):
Download competition tasks for participants from other regions(with answers + audio recording for task No. 1):
2018-2019 academic year
On December 12, 2018, the XII international gaming competition in English “British Bulldog” took place.
Competition tasks are aimed at participants with different levels preparation and contribute to the development of interest in the English language and culture of English-speaking countries.
The competition is held at the school, any student from grades 2 to 11 who has paid the registration fee can become a participant. Detailed information about the conditions and deadlines for registering an application for participation must be clarified with the competition organizer at the school or the regional organizing committee. If you do not know the contacts of the organizing committee in your region, please write us an email [email protected].
Participation in the competition is voluntary.
2017-2018 academic year
On December 13, 2017, the XI international gaming competition in English “British Bulldog” took place.
Competition tasks are aimed at participants with different levels of training and contribute to the development of interest in the language and culture of English-speaking countries.
The competition is held at the school, any student from grades 2 to 11 who has paid the registration fee can become a participant. Detailed information about the conditions and deadlines for registering an application for participation must be clarified with the competition organizer at the school or the regional organizing committee. If you do not know the contacts of the organizing committee in your region, please write us an email [email protected].
Download competition tasks (with answers + audio recording for task No. 1):
2016-2017 academic year
On December 14, 2016, the X international gaming competition in English “British Bulldog” took place.
The content of the competition was developed taking into account the school curriculum. For participants of different age groups(grades 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-11) the authors have prepared four versions of tasks. Participants complete assignments at school outside of school hours for 75 minutes. Competition tasks include 60 questions, for each of which you must choose one of four answer options. The questions are divided into blocks that take into account various types language activity (understanding of oral speech, understanding of connected text, knowledge of grammar, knowledge of vocabulary).
Download competition tasks (with answers + audio recording for task No. 1):
2015-2016 academic year
On December 15, 2015, the ninth English language game competition “British Bulldog” was held.
Competition tasks consist of 60 questions, for each of which you must choose one of four answer options. The questions are divided into blocks that take into account various types of language activity (knowledge of grammar, knowledge of vocabulary, understanding of connected text, understanding of speech).
We remind you that participation in the British Bulldog competition is voluntary.
Download competition tasks (with answers + audio recording for task No. 1):
2014-2015 academic year
On December 16, 2014, the eighth English language game competition “British Bulldog” took place.
Competition tasks are prepared for 4 age groups: 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-11 grades. Participants were asked to answer 60 questions of varying difficulty in 75 minutes, choosing one of four proposed answer options for each of them. The tasks are divided into blocks (10 questions each) aimed at various types of language activity (knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, understanding of connected text, understanding of speech). The first 10 questions are listening questions.
Download competition tasks (with answers + audio recording for task No. 1):
2013-2014 academic year
On December 17, 2013, the seventh English language game competition “British Bulldog” took place.
The competition is part of the “Productive Game Competitions” program, which is part of the coordination activity plan of the Innovative Institute for Productive Learning of the North-Western Branch of the Russian Academy of Education.
Competition tasks are prepared for 4 age groups: 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-11 grades. Participants were asked to answer 60 questions (50 questions for grades 3-4) of varying degrees of difficulty in 75 minutes, choosing for each one of the four proposed answer options. The tasks are divided into blocks (10 questions each) aimed at various types of language activity (knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, understanding of connected text, understanding of speech). The first 10 questions are listening questions.
We remind you that forced participation in the competition is prohibited.
Download competition tasks (with answers + audio recording for task No. 1):
2012-2013 academic year
On December 18, 2012, the sixth English language game competition “British Bulldog” took place.
The competition is part of the “Productive Game Competitions” program, which is part of the coordination activity plan of the Innovative Institute for Productive Learning of the North-Western Branch of the Russian Academy of Education.
Competition tasks are prepared for 4 age groups: 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-11 grades. Participants were asked to answer 60 questions (50 questions for grades 3-4) of varying degrees of difficulty in 75 minutes. The tasks are divided into blocks (10 questions each) aimed at various types of language activity (knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, understanding of connected text, understanding of speech). The first 10 questions are listening questions.
We remind you that forced participation in the competition is prohibited.
Download competition tasks (with answers + audio recording for task No. 1):
2011-2012 academic year
The tasks are prepared for students of four age groups: 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-11 grades (participation by 2nd grade students is allowed upon request). Traditionally, competitive questions are grouped into blocks, each of which corresponds to a type of language activity (for example, understanding oral speech, reading and understanding texts, mastering the rules of grammar, etc.).
This academic year is an anniversary for our projects: “British Bulldog” is being held for the fifth time, “Golden Fleece” for the tenth! In this regard, the tasks for each age group contain simple questions related to the history and culture of Great Britain.
Participation in the competition is voluntary.
Download competition tasks (with answers + audio recording for task No. 1):
2010-2011 academic year
On December 16, 2010, the fourth English language game competition “British Bulldog” took place.
Bulldog"International gaming competition in English « BritishBulldog" will be held December 11, 2019.
The content of the competition is built taking into account the school curriculum. Participants complete assignments at school outside of school hours during 75 minutes under the supervision of school organizers and office attendants. Competitive tasks are compiled for four age groups: 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-11 grades. Pupils of 2nd grade can take part in the competition, but a separate version of tasks is not provided for them, so they answer questions for grades 3-4. Participation by 1st grade students is not permitted. Competition tasks are divided into blocks aimed at various types of language activities and consist of 60 questions, for each of which you must choose one of four answer options.
An important feature of the competition is the mandatory inclusion of audio materials in tasks, on which the first 10 questions of each age variant are based. The content complex also includes blocks with questions aimed at working with visual materials, in which knowledge of the language becomes a means for completing the task. In all age variants, questions based on educational material are presented. Assignments for high school students may include questions about the most significant events and prominent personalities of English-speaking countries. Such blocks become an additional means of motivation for learning the language and expanding the lexical and cultural range. Completing competitive tasks also contributes to the development of foreign language communicative competencies (speech, language, intercultural). The contents of previous competitions can be found on our website in the “British Bulldog” section.
Participation in the competition is voluntary. The competition is open to everyone without pre-selection. You can take part in the project on the basis of an educational organization. A student in grades 2-11 who has paid the registration fee can become a participant. The right to free participation can be granted to orphans, students of orphanages, schools at hospitals and sanatoriums.
Participation educational organizations The competition is carried out through regional and national organizing committees. If there are students at the school who wish to take part in the competition, a representative from the school needs to contact the regional organizing committee, where he can obtain information about the conditions of participation, the form and timing of registration of the application, methods of payment and receipt of materials. Contact information The regional organizing committee can be found out by writing a letter to the central organizing committee at the email address runodog@mail.ru .
This section contains the Regulations on the competition, its schedule for the regional organizer and general instructions. Please note that Deadlines for accepting applications for participation in the competition from schools in individual regions may vary, therefore for detailed information should contact the regional organizing committee.
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