Страноведческая викторина

Страноведческая Викторина  (8 - 11 классы)

Task 1. “ Flags”

На экране помещены флаги стран, перечисленные ниже в данной последовательности (за каждый правильный ответ учащиеся получают звездочку):

1) New Zealand     2) Canada     3) the UK    4) Scotland     5) Australia     6) England

Вопросы участникам конкурса:

1. Which continent was the last discovered? (5)

2. What country consists of 4 parts? (3)

3. What country lies to the north of the US? (2)

4. What country lies to the north of England? (4)

5. What country lies to the south of Scotland? (6)

Task 2 .“ Symbols”

На экране помещены эмблемы: 1) a red rose 2) a shamrock 3)  a thistle

 4) a daffodil 5) the bald eagle

Вопросы участникам конкурса:

1. What is national symbol of Scotland?(3)

2. What is national symbol of Wales? (4)

3. What is national symbol of England? (1)

4. What is national symbol of Ireland (2)

Task 3. “London Sights”

На экране почтовые открытки, на которых изображены:

1. Buckingham Palace

2. Westminster Abbey

3. St. Paul’s Cathedral

4. The Tower of London

5. The Houses of Parliament

6. Trafalgar Square

Вопросы участникам конкурса:

1. What building has Big Ben? (5)

2. It was built in the 11^th century by William Conqueror as a fortress and the royal palace. Later it was a prison, now it is a museum and a Royal treasure. (4)

3. What is the home of the Queen? (1)

4. It is a royal church.There are tombs of many British kings and queens and other famous people. This is where the coronation takes place. (2)

Task 4. “ Holidays”

На экране открытки-поздравления с праздниками:

1. Christmas

2. St. Valentine Day

3. Easter

4. Thanksgiving Day

5. Halloween

Задание: Учащимся предлагается описание нескольких праздников, с тем чтобы они назвали, о каком из них идет речь.

1. This holiday is celebrated on the 14^th of February as a day of love and friendship. (2)

2. People buy presents and cards and send them to their friends and relatives. Parents put their presents into stockings. The traditional meal is roast turkey and pudding. They also decorate streets, rooms and a tree. (1)

3. Children usually eat chocolate eggs and Cross Buns on this day. (3)

4. Children make lanterns out of pumpkins, dress as witches and ghosts and go from house to house and say: “Trick or Treat!” (5)

Task 5. “Famous People”

На экране написаны имена выдающихся людей:

1. Armstrong

2. Bell

3. Orville and Wilbur Wright

4. Newton

5. Conan-Doyle

6. Charlie Chaplin

Задание:

1.  Two brothers who invented the airplane. (3)

2. He was born in London and was an American silent – movie star. (6)

3. He was a spaceman and the first person to walk on the Moon. (1)

4. Who invented a telephone? ( 2)

Выбывает из игры еще один участник с наименьшим количеством звездочек.

Task 6. “Writers”

Нa экране имена писателей:

1. Jonathan Swift

2. James M. Barrie

3. Lewis Carol

4. Pamela L. Travers

5. Alan Milne

6. Daniel Defoe

Задание:

1. Who is the author of “ Robinson Crusoe”? (6)

2. Who wrote about Winnie the Pooh? (5)

3. Who wrote the book called “ Gulliver’s Travels”?(1)

4. Who is the author of “ Mary Poppins”? (4)

5. Who wrote about the adventures of the girl called “Alice in the magic country Wonderland” (3)

Task 7. “Political System”

На экране:

1. The Conservative Party and the Labour Party

2. Democrats and Republicans

3. A Parliamentary Monarchy

4. Queen

5. The Houses of Parliament

6. The White House

7. British Prime Minister

Вопросы к участникам конкурса:

1. What kind of state is Great Britain?(3)

 2. Where does the President of the USA live and work? (6)

3. What are the two main political parties in Great Britain? (1)

4. What are the two political parties in the USA? (2)

5. Who is the head of the state of Great Britain? (4)

6. What person in London has the address 10, Downing Street?

Покидает игру ученик с меньшим количеством звездочек.

Task 8. “Dates”

Match dates and holidays:

1)      New Year’s Day  
2)      April Fool’s Day
3)      St. Valentine’s Day
4)     Christmas

 5)      Easter

 6)    Thanksgiving Day

a) February, 14

b) December,25

c)October, 31

d) April, 1

e) May, 8

f) January, 1

g) November, the fourth Thursday

The final

Задание: Make up as many words as you can out of the word “ Sportsmen”

Слова: sport, port, or, men, sort, to, ten, rose, nose, stop, pot, post, most, on, no, not, pet, more, rest, nest, pen, note, top.

Победитель конкурса получает приз.