Features of preparation for speaking contest at All-Russian olympiad in English

Relevance.The All-Russian Olympiad of schoolchildren in English belongs to intellectual competitions of increased complexity, requiring knowledge not only of the language, but also of the features of the constantly changing format of tasks, which determines the relevance of this study.Goal is to identify the major features of the tasks of the Speaking contest of the Olympiad in English at the regional stage, as well as the principles of successful preparation, which will become the basis for creating the Olympiad courses in modern school.Procedure and methods.The tasks of the previous Olympiads were analyzed, as well as the works of home and foreign scientists on this topic.The personal experience of participating in the jury of this contest was generalized, as well as the experience of preparing Moscow groups of the Olympiad participants.Scientific novelty and/or theoretical and/or practical significance.The results of our research make a certain contribution to the theory and methodology of preparing for oral contests of intellectual competitions.Practical significance lies in publishing the manual on the topic which can be in demand for preparing future participants of the contests.Results.Typical specifics of the tasks of the oral round were identified; main difficulties the participants face were analyzed; the recommendations were given; training tasks for working with the group of participants were published.Conclusions.Preparation for the Olympiad rounds is systematic, in the course of classes it is necessary to pay attention to typical difficulties, and to work with students in the framework of building an individual trajectory. 1