Hello, girls and boys! We are glad to see you! Today you have a chance to check your knowledge about Great Britain. So we offer you to do some exercises, which can help us to find out the real champions.

But first of all, let's divide into 2 teams. We have cards: red and green.

Well now, we have two teams: red and green. Let's start.

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Task 1.

Do you like to guess riddles? Would you like to guess some? Here they are! Let's work one by one. The first riddle is for the red team and the second riddle is for the green team.

For the Red team:

It is sweet and cold, loved by young and old. (an ice-cream)

What goes up when the rain comes down? (an umbrella)

When I eat, I live; but when I drink, I die. What am I? (fire)

What clock shows the right time only twice a day? (broken clock)

For the Green team:

In what tree does a bird seat when it is rainy? (wet)

These two brothers live not far away; one on the left, one on the right; but they never see each other. (eyes)

What is it that was tomorrow and will be yesterday? (today)

What is it that looks like a cat, eats like a cat, walks like a cat, but still it is not a cat? (a kitten)

Wonderful! You guess riddles very well. (10 minutes)

Task 2.

Test. What do you know about Great Britain? You have some questions and some variants of answers. Choose the correct variant. (10 minutes)

1. The Union Jack is ...

a) the flag of the UK

b) the flag of Scotland

c) the flag of Wales

d) the flag of England

2. What is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II?

a) the House of Parliament

b) Albert Hall

c) Buckingham Palace

d) St. Paul's Cathedral

3. Which park is now the home of London ZOO?

a) Hyde Park

b) Regent's Park

c) Green Park

d) Trafalgar Square

4. Westminster is a ... centre of London.

a) cultural

b) political

c) business

d) industrial

5. Great Britain is separated from the continent by ...

a) the Pacific Ocean

b) the Irish Sea

c) the Bristol Channel

d) the English Channel

6. The Great Fire of London broke out in ...

a)1066

b)1766

c)1106

d)1666

7. In Britain people more often speak about...

a) fashion

b) animals

c) weather

d) culture

8. The British are not very much interested in ...

a) football

b) cricket

c) tennis

d) skiing

9. The head of State in Britain is ...

a) the Prime Minister

b) the President

c) the Queen

d) the Speaker

10. There are ... pence in a pound.

a) 10

b) 50

c) 100

d) 1000

11. What is the capital of Wales?

a) Cardiff

b) Swansea

c) Newport

d) Snowdon

12. What is the symbol of Scotland?

a) daffodil

b) a thistle

c) leek

d) a rose

13. When do British people celebrate Guy Fawkes Day?

a) on the 5^th of November

b) on the 10^th of November

c) on the 20^th of December

d) on the 14^th of February

14. Notting Hill Carnival is a street carnival in Notting Hill district of...

a) New York

b) London

c) Dublin

d) Edinburgh

15. Britain's population is more than ... million people.

a) 56

b) 5.6

c) 560

d) 7

А теперь конкурс для зрителей. Пока участники выполняют задание, мы проведем соревнование для зрителей. Вы должны собрать пазл.

Find the beginning and the ending of the proverbs. Give its Russian equivalent.

1. All is well / that ends well. (Bce хорошо, что хорошо кончается.)

2. A friend in need / is a friend indeed. (Дpyзья познаются в беде.)

3. It' never too late / to 1еаrn. (Учиться никогда не поздно.)

4. Walls have / ears. (И у стен есть уши.)

Task 3.

Real champions should know much and besides should be able to get necessary information. Now we give you the text. What do you know about Walt Disney? You are to read the text about Walt Disney (10 minutes) and answer the questions.

WALT DISNEY AND HIS HEROES

Walt Disney was born Chicago, his father being Irish Canadian, his mother of German-American origin. He revealed a talent for drawing and an interest in photography early on and after service with the American Roy Cross in the First World War. In 1923 he left with his brother Roy for Hollywood and for some years struggled against poverty while producing a series of cartoon films. In 1927 he had some success with the series called "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit", but it was not until September 1928, when "Steamboat Willie" appeared, the first "Mickey Mouse" with sound, that he achieved lasting success. Mickey Mouse became a household word together with such companions as Minnie, Pluto, and – perhaps the favourite of them all – Donald Duck.

"The Three Little Pigs" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", with their still familiar songs by Frank Cherchill, immediately spring to mind. After the Second World War Disney turned his attention to real-life nature studies and non-cartoon films with living actors. After a rather unsuccessful feature cartoon "The Sleeping Beauty", he made a triumphant come-back with the very successful "Mary Poppins".

In 1955 he branched out into a different enterprise – "Disneyland", a huge amusement park in southern California. Disneyland is situated 27 miles south of Los Angeles, at Anaheim. Of all the show-places none is as famous as Disneyland. This superb kingdom of fantasy linked to technology was created by Walt Disney.

The park is divided into six themes and there is so much to see and do in each that no one would attempt to see all of them in one visit. For extended visits, there are hotels nearby.

Walt Disney died in California at the age of 65. His works have given so much pleasure for many years to many people, young and old, in many countries.

Questions:

1. Where was Walt Disney born?

2. What were his first hobbies?

3. When did he leave for Hollywood?

4. When had Walt Disney his first success?

5. What are the most popular Disney heroes?

6. What are his most famous cartoons?

7. What is "Disneyland"?

8. Where is it situated?

Task 4.

You are to make up a story. I have the first and the last sentences – the beginning and the end of it. You have 6 minutes.

Подведение итогов. Награждение победителей.