Страноведческая викторина "USA in Brief"

Данная викторина позволяет расширить кругозор учащихся по истории, географии , культуре США; познакомиться с американскими идиомами, не входящими в программу обучения.

Страноведческая викторина для учащихся, изучающих английский язык по теме «USA in Brief»

Цели и задачи:

· Развивать познавательный интерес учащихся;

· Развивать патриотическое воспитание школьников;

· Развитие и поддержание интереса к стране изучаемого языка;

· Развитие способности к групповому общению;

Оснащение:

· Карта США.

· Изображение эмблемы, герба, флага США.

· Фотографии с достопримечательностями США.

· Компьютер.

· Эмблемы участников команд.

Первая часть игры будет проводиться в виде блиц-викторины. Каждая команда получает вопрос, и если отвечает на него, то получает 1 балл. В конце конкурса подсчитываются баллы.

Part I. Questions

1. In which famous location do people in New York City celebrate New Year’s Eve? (Times Square)

2. What are the ingredients of a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner? (Turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie).

3. Which art museum in New York City is a spiral shaped building and what is the name of the architect who built it? (The Guggenheim Museum: Frank Lloyd Wright).

4. Under which two names did the most famous American boxer of the 1960-1970’s fight in the ring? (Muhammed Ali and Cassius Clay)

5. Which sport is considered to be the national pastime of America? (Baseball)

6. Give the name of the most famous American chess player of our time? (Bobby Fischer)

7. Which American rock-and-roll star lived in Memphis, Tennessee? (Elvis Presley)

8. Which American silent film star is called « The little Tramp»? (Charlie Chaplin)

9. What monument in Washington, D.C., dedicated to an American president, is nicknamed «The pencil»? (Washington Monument)

10. What do the Americans call the championship game of American football? (Super Bowl)

11. In which U.S. city were the 1996 Summer Olympics held? (Atlanta (GA)

12. What is the name of the awards given to the best movie actors and actresses each year in the U.S.? (Oscars, or academy Awards)

13. Which U.S. city is the birthplace of «grunge» music? (Seattle (WA)

14. The continental U.S. is divided into how many zones? (Four)

15. Which American state was the last to acquire «state» status (Hawaii)

16. In which state do the highest trees in the world grow and what are they called? (California; «redwood» or «sequoia»)

17. Which major city in the state of Florida has the same name as a Russian City? (Saint Petersburg)

18. In which mountain are the faces of four American Presidents chiseled? (Mt Rushmore)

19. In which city and state is Disney world located? (Orlando, Florida)

20. Which of the five Great Lakes in the U.S. is the largest? (Lake Ontario)

21. Name the lowest spot in the continental U.S.? (Death Valley)

22. Name the smallest U.S. state? (Rhode Island)

23. Who was the youngest elected President in the history of the U.S.? (John F. Kennedy)

24. Which American astronaut first stepped on the surface of the Moon and what was the year? What was the name of his spaceship? (Nell Armstrong; 1969; Apollo II)

25. Which American architect is called the « Father of the skyscrapers» (Louis Henry Sullivan)

Part II Idioms

Во второй части викторины команды должны правильно соединить идиомы и их значение. За каждый правильный ответ команда получает 2 балла.

Match the idioms with their meanings

Idioms

Meanings

1) turn a blind eye

a) to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know how to behave for a short time

2) not bat an eye/ eyelid/ eyelash

b) to try very hard to do sth, especially to help or please someone else.

3) throw smb in at the deep end

c) to be so tired, worried, or annoyed by something that you feel unable to deal with it any more

4) stick to your guns

d) to show no sign of surprise or worry when something unexpected happens

6) stay on the sidelines

f) to be not actively involved in something

7) taken aback

g) to tell people your plans or ideas, especially if you were keeping them secret before

8) be at the end of your tether

h) to make someone do something difficult, especially a job, without preparing them for it or giving them any help

9) bend over backward(s) to do smth

i) to ignore something that you know is wrong

Keys:1) i; 2)d; 3)h; 4)e; 5)g; 6)f; 7)a; 8)c; 9)b

Part III. Riddles

В третьей части викторины команды должны правильно разгадать загадки. За каждый правильный ответ команда получает 1 балл.

1)Every night I’m told what to do, and each morning I do what i’m told. But I still don’t escape your scold. (An alarm clock)

2) We hurt without moving. We poison without touching. We bear the truth and the lies. We are not to be judged by our size. What are we? (Words)

3) What two things can you never eat for breakfast? (Dinner and supper)

4) I’m lighther than a feather, yet the strongest man can’t hold me for more than 5 minutes (Breathe)

5) If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven’t got me. What am I? (Secret)

6) What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? (Stamp)

7) What do you fill with empty hands? (Glove)

8) Imagine you are swimming in the sea and a bunch of hungry sharks surround you. How do you get out alive? (Stop imagining)

Страноведческая викторина для учащихся, изучающих английский язык по теме «

What is the name of the awards given to the best movie actors and actresses each year in the

Keys:1) i; 2)d; 3)h; 4)e; 5)g; 6)f; 7)a; 8)c; 9)b

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01.01.2022