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 MINISTERUL EDUCAŢIEI NATIONALE ŞI CERCETĂRII ŞTIINŢIFICE

OLIMPIADA DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂETAPA LOCALA30 IANUARIE – 2016

CLASA a Xa SECŢIUNEA B

Question I (50 points)

Read the description of St.Patrick’s Day and then write a 300-word narrative-descriptive essay

of a day spent in one of the Irish towns mentioned on St.Patrick’s weekend.

St Patrick’s Day is Ire!and’s day of pride herita"e and ce!e#ration

St Patrick’s Day a national holiday that’s celebrated in more countries than any other. It’s the day

that gets the whole world to think green and go green. But if you really want to get a piece of the party,

you’ve got to come to Ireland. Ireland on St Patrick’s Day is unlike anywhere else in the world.

David allon, who blogged live from the leading parade bus during the St Patrick’s Day Parade in

Dublin, sums up the atmosphere! I remember an Irish wolfhound the si"e of a bungalow trotting in front of 

the tooting bands, and youngsters peering over their parents’ heads via makeshift ladders. #veryone in the

crowd had two things in common $ green gear and smiles. % &hicago D' was right beside me and (ust

 blasting his e)citement *live+ down the phone, remembers David. e was doing his best to have his voice

heard over the big band. -his is incredible,/ he was saying, -the people, the music, the atmosphere0 o seeit live is everything, you should be here0/

hen he leans over to call to the crowd -I don’t have a hat0/ Sure enough, green bonnets are thrown

into his hands1 2ucky he didn’t ask for a pint0

In Dublin, the run3up to St Patrick’s day is an e)cuse for a four3day festival embracing everything

from salsa dancing to céilís*traditional dances+4 while Derry32ondonderry’s Seachtainna5aeilge  *Irish

2anguage 6eek+ is a lively and linguistic build3up to the big day, with events throughout the city. he oldest

St Patrick’s Day parade in Ireland is in &ounty 6e)ford. It began in 7879 and is still going strong. or the

earliest, you’ll need to head out west, to Dingle. hey kick things off at :am, with the Dingle ife and Drum

Band taking to streets. 2imerick uses St Patrick’s Day to host the International Band Parade and

&ompetition4 while &ork blithely states that -&ork is # place to be on St Patrick’s 6eekend/. he city’s

festival incorporates a food and crafts market, as well as music, street performers and children’s workshops.

*www.ireland.com;en3us;articles;st3patricks3day, accessed on 7?+

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 Question II (50 points)

$he fo!!owin" e%cerpt comes from an artic!e pu#!ished in an on!ine ma"a&ine. 'rite a letter tothe editor  addressin" the iews presented and e%pressin" your opinion (a"reein" or

disa"reein" with the topic). se ar"uments to support your opinions. (200 words)

$he !owdown on down!oads

6ith #nglish 6ikipedia’s blackout in protest of S@P% [Stop Online Piracy Act] on 'anuary 7A, the

whole world has been debating online piracy. %n entire legal industry has grown around illegal music and

film downloads, with hundreds of thousands of users targeted by enterprising lawyers every year.

hings have changed a lot since the shadowy powers of copyright began pursuing file sharers about

five years ago. owadays, they are generally dealt with as civil cases, but when file sharers were first

 pursued in =>>C and =>>:, the authorities took an interest $ state prosecutors would search people’s homes

and confiscate computers as evidence.

-But the more something becomes culturally acceptable, the less the state wants to intervene,/ says

2ampmann. -%t first, copyright holders would demand :>>>, and they would get it with no trouble. he

authorities would march into your home with a search warrant because you’d downloaded => songs. But now

there are so many file sharers that for that to happen you’d have to have raised the suspicion that you’ve

started your own file sharing website./

*http!;;www.e)berliner.com;survival;the3lowdown3on3downloads;+

$oate su#iecte!e sunt o#!i"atorii. $imp de !ucru * ore.

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