Интеллектуальная игра для 10 класса "English Speaking Countries"
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27.05.2019
Интеллектуальная игра по английскому языку "English Speaking Countries" для 10 класса содержит разнообразные задания различной степени сложности, направленные на развитие языковой догадки, расширение кругозора, развитие критического мышления, систематизацию знаний по предмету и повышение мотивации к изучению английского языка. Интересная игра для любознательных учеников.
English Speaking Countries.docx
Class 10
Aims: to widen the scope, to develop logical thinking, to develop intelligence, systematization of
knowledge, to encourage students’ studying English
Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen!
We are glad to welcome you!
Today we are holding the competition “English Speaking Countries” among schoolgymnasiums #5,
#22 and #113 and gymnasiums # 27, # 111, #132.
We have six teams here!
We offer you different challenges of different levels. Your task is to be attentive, creative, and
competitive!
Let’s welcome our JURY.
At the end of the contest the jury will make their decision and announce the winners!
Good luck!
I.
The first task is to answer the questions as quickly as possible.
Choose the country, please.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Quiz
1. What is the capital of the UK? (London)
2. Who is the head of the country? (the King or the Queen)
3. What name does the flag of the U.K. have? (the Union Jack)
4. What river is London situated on? (the Thames)
5. The Queen’s Residence in London is… (Buckingham Palace)
6. Where does the Prime Minister live and work? (Downing Street, 10)
7. When was the Great Fire of London? (in 1666)
8. The Scottish lake in which there is supposed to be a monster is… (Loch Ness)
9. The oldest university in GB is… (Oxford)
10. What is the name of the town where William Shakespeare was born? (Stratford – on – Avon or
Stratford – upon – Avon)
The USA
Quiz
1. When was America discovered? (in 1492)
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Who discovered America? (Christopher Columbus)
Who is the author of the declaration of Independence? (Thomas Jefferson)
Who was the 1st president of the USA? (George Washington)
When was the World Trade Center ruined? (11.09.2001) What kind of war was the civil war? (against slavery, between North and South)
What is the lowest point of the USA? (Death Valley)
What is the second largest city in the USA? (Chicago)
What is the capital of Georgia? (Atlanta)
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10. How many stripes and stars are there on the American flag? (13 stripes, 50 stars)
Canada
Quiz
1. The capital of Canada is… (Ottawa)
2. Canada is situated in … (North America)
3. Canada is a great … country. (industrial)
4. What is the national symbol of Canada? (the maple tree)
5. Formally the Head of Canada is… (the Queen of Great Britain)
6. The official languages of Canada are … (English and French)
7. Which place does Canada take in the world due to its territory? (the second after Russia)
8. What does Canada consist of? (10 provinces and 3 territories)
9. The colours of the Canadian flag are … (red & white)
10. The National sport in Canada is … (ice hockey)
Australia
Quiz
1. What is the capital of Australia? (Canberra)
2. When did Europeans settle in Australia? (1788)
3. Which is/are popular Australian animals? (Koala, kangaroo, emu, dingo)
4. Which two animals can you see on the Australian coat of arm? (kangaroo & emu)
5. Which city is Australia’s oldest & largest? (Sydney)
6. Who are the Australian natives? (Aborigines)
7. Who discovered Australia? (Captain Cook)
8. What is the official language of Australia? (English)
In which season do Australians celebrate Christmas? (Summer)
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10. Approximately how many nationalities live in Australia? (200)
New Zealand
Quiz
1. The capital of New Zealand is … (Wellington)
2. The symbol of New Zealand is … (a kiwi bird)
3. The chief cities are … (Auckland, Dunedin and Nelson)
4. New Zealand is a highly developed … country. (agricultural)
5. Money in New Zealand is… (dollars)
6. The national sport in NZ is … (rugby)
7. What are the Natives of NZ? (Maori)
8. Who discovered NZ? (Abel Tasman)
9. How many anthems are there in NZ? (2 – God defend NZ & God save the Queen)
10. The official languages of NZ are … (English, Maori and the gesture language) II. The second task is to discuss the questions and give the correct answer in 3 minutes.
The UK
Questions
1. Why can’t the Queen enter the Houses of Commons? (The Queen isn’t the member of the
House of Commons)
2. This famous building is in the West End of London. It took Christopher Wren 35 years to build it.
When he made a start, he picked out a stone from the heap of ruins and found on it a word in Latin
which meant “I shall rise again”. So he made that the first stone of the new building.
Name the masterpiece of the wellknown English architect Christopher Wren. (St. Paul’s
Cathedral)
3. This plant has nothing pleasant in it, especially if you carelessly touch its thorns. But it has an
important meaning for the people of Scotland.
Name the plant and the reason why the Scottish people chose it as their emblem. (The people of
the country chose the thistle as their national emblem because it saved their land from
foreign invaders many years ago. People say that during a surprise attack by invaders the
Scottish soldiers were awakened by shouts of the invaders as their bare feet touched the
thorns of the thistle in the field they were crossing)
Any post stamp issued in any country should have the name of the country on it, except Britain.
Why doesn’t Britain have its name on the stamps? (It doesn’t print the name of its country on
the stamp because the first stamp was issued in Britain. That is why the country is unreined
from this duty)
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5. Who has the nicknames “devils in skirts” and “ladies from hell”? (The Scottish Soldiers. The
Scots provided the British Army with some of its most famous regiments. Over the centuries,
enemy troops have often been terrified at the sight and sound of Highlanders in kilts
marching into battle accompanied by the bloodcurdling music of the bagpipes. Some of
them nicknamed the Scottish soldiers “devils in skirts” and “ladies from hell”)
The United States of America
Questions
1.
It is one of the largest cities in the world and leading financial, industrial and trade center. It is the
city of islands connected by 60 bridges. In comparison with such ancient cities as Rome, Moscow,
London or Paris, it is quite young. It was founded in 1613 by Dutch settlers. Give its first name
and the present name of the city. (New Amsterdam – New York)
2. This 555 foottall, beautiful marble obelisk in the form of a big pencil is one of tallest stone
monuments in the world and the tallest building in the District of Columbia – by the law, no other
building in D.C. is allowed to be taller. What is the monument? Where is it situated?
(Washington Monument, Washington D.C.)
3. Seven presidents of the United States – John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Theodore and Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, Rutherford B. Hayes, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George W. Bush – were
graduates of this university. Its faculties have produced 40 Nobel laureates. Name the University.
(Harvard University) 4. The wild world of this event is a unique American sport that unites the glamour of the 21st century
professional athletics with the spirit of the Wild West, when cowboys tamed with horses and
herded thousands of heads of cattle on the open plains. Those cowboys held competitions to see
who was the best at such things as calf roping and bull riding. Those friendly contests have grown
into the professional sport. Which one? (Rodeo)
It is known that in the winter of 1892, Dr. John Naismith, a Canadian, an instructor of the Training
College in Springfield, Massachusetts, invented the game in order to provide indoor exercise and
competition for the students between the closing of the football season and the opening of the
baseball season. What game did he create? (Basketball)
5.
Canada
Questions
1. When one of the first explorers of North America asked local Indians the way to the settlement,
they showed them the direction telling “kanata”, that meant “something”. Later, using the word
“Canada” the explorers started to call the region including several villages in the neighbourhood,
then a bigger region and the banks of St. Lawrence River. In 1867 the name “Canada” was given
to the whole country.
What does the word “kanata” mean? (a village)
2. The Five Great Lakes include Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and Lake
Michigan. They are all a part of the boundary between The USA and Canada but one. Which one?
(Lake Michigan is entirely on the territory of the USA)
3. Not only in England there is London. In the USA there are 8 cities with such a name. There is
London in the state of Kiribati. Canadian London is situated in the Province of Ontario. What
river is Canadian London situated on? (The Thames)
It is the largest city in Canada. The most interesting fact is that there is the greatest number of
universities in one city in the world. What is the name of the city? (Toronto)
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5. Canada is famous for festivals. The annual festival in Ottawa is held under the patronage of the
Holland Royal Family. What festival is that? (Spring Festival of tulips)
Australia
Questions
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It’s one of the greatest examples of the 20th century architecture. It was conceived by Danish
architect Joern Utzon. It’s a symbol of Sydney’s cultural life. (Sydney Opera House)
In the 18th century England had many social problems. Unemployment was high. Crime was one
of the greatest problems. Prisons were overcrowded. What was England’s solution to get rid of
this problem? (England’s solution to crowded prisons was to send prisoners to the far
colonies. They could work off their prison sentences as labourers in the new colonies and
eventually earn their freedom)
3. What stretches for 2300 kilometres along the shores of Australia? (The Great Barrier Reef the
largest coral structure in the world)
4. Name some of the most famous actors and actresses from Australia. (Hugh Jackman, Russell
Crow, Naomi Watts, Nicole Kidman, Kate Blanchet, Heath Ledger) 5. What is made of plastic not of paper? Every person uses this thing every day. (Australian
banknotes are made of thin plastic, not of paper. They don’t burn; you can’t tear them, you
can’t wear them down)
New Zealand
Questions
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It takes a long time to pronounce A New Zealander. So, in order not to tell such a long word, New
Zealanders call themselves in a shot way. What do they call themselves? (kiwi)
It’s not as hot as it could seem. The average summer temperature is about 18. Though the sun in
New Zealand is very cunning, so you always need to use the protective cream. And only in New
Zealand you can see a very unusual phenomenon. On the farms the workers do something to
protect their animals, in fact horses, from sun. What do some farmers do? (some farmers put on
coats on horses to protect them from sun)
It is an activity that involves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord.
The tall structure is usually a fixed object, such as a building, bridge or crane; but it is also
possible to jump from a movable object, such as a hotairballoon or helicopter, that has the ability
to hover above the ground. Organised commercial of it began with the New Zealander, A. J.
Hackett, who made his first jump from Auckland's Greenhithe Bridge in 1986. What is the
activity? (bungee jumping)
In the north of The North Island you can witness this wonderful phenomenon. You can see the
meeting of these two great things. What can you see? (the meeting of two oceans, you can see
the Pacific becoming The Indian)
5. Everyone knows that the trilogy of a famous film “The Lord of the rings” was shot in New
Zealand. What did the New Zealand Post do to commemorate the continuations of those films?
(The New Zealand Post released their worldwide exclusive coins and official stamps for ‘The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’)
As we travel around English Speaking Countries today, we should know the difference
between synonymous words that are connected with travelling. Your task is to match the
word and its definition. You have 3 minutes to do it.
III.
Definitions
A trip – an occasion when you go from one place to another
A voyage – a long trip especially in a ship or a space vehicle (a space craft)
A cruise – a vocation when you travel on a large boat
A journey – a trip from one place to another especially over a long distance (usually very difficult)
A tour – a trip taken for pleasure, in which you visit several different places in a country, area etc.
A ride – a trip in a car, train or other vehicle
IV.
The fourth task is to translate the Latin quotation into Russian and give English
equivalent.
Quotations
Gloria victoribus. Слава победителям.
Experientia est optima magistra.
Опыт лучший учитель.
That’s the end of our competition.
While the JURY is discussing the results we have time for fun.
Интеллектуальная игра для 10 класса "English Speaking Countries"
Интеллектуальная игра для 10 класса "English Speaking Countries"
Интеллектуальная игра для 10 класса "English Speaking Countries"
Интеллектуальная игра для 10 класса "English Speaking Countries"
Интеллектуальная игра для 10 класса "English Speaking Countries"
Интеллектуальная игра для 10 класса "English Speaking Countries"
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