Брейн-ринг "Great Britain"

Geographical position National emblems London Traditions and customs

1.What main regions is the UK subdivided into? 2. What is the longest river of Great Britain? 3. What ocean is the western coast of Great Britain washed by? 4.What is the smallest part of the UK? 5. What is the highest peak of Great Britain? 6. What separates Great Britain from continent of Europe? 7. Where are the Grampians situated? 8. What is the largest lake in the British Isles? 9. What is the highest peak of Cumbrian mountains? 10. What is the climate of Great Britain?

1.What is the national symbol of England? 2. What is the national symbol of Scotland? 3. How is the national flag called? 4. Where is the national flag of the UK? 5. What is the national symbol of Northern Ireland? 6. Why did the thistle become the national symbol? 7. What two national symbols has Wales? 8. What is it? 9. What does Albion mean? 10. What is Scotland famous for?

1.What parts is London divided into? 2. Where is the Whispering Gallery situated? 3. What can we see in the centre of Trafalgar square? 4. Where is Westminster Abbey? 5. What is it? 6. Where is the residence of the British monarch? 7. What is it? 8. What the most famous London’s park do you know? 9. What is Regent’s Park famous for? 10. What is the poorest district of London?

Where did Robin Hood live? What is the festival of Welsh culture? What is the favourite conversational topic in England? What ceremony takes places in front of Buckingham Palace every day? What ceremony takes places on the birthday of the Queen? Who is the Tower of London guarded by? What drink do Englishmen traditionally drink at 5 o’clock? When do people eat special buns marked with a cross on top? What does the Boxing Day mean? When do children go from house to house, knock at the doors and say “Trick or Treat”

Цель: формирование страноведческой компетенции; расширение кругозора. Задачи: организовать игру в форме викторины; расширять знания по географии и истории Великобритании; развивать память, внимание; практиковать в устной речи.

-использованная литература и интернет ресурсы при составлении вопросов: 1. С.И. Тобольская «Страноведческий справочник» Саратов 2004 2. Л.Колодяжная «Познакомьтесь: Великобритания» Москва 2000 3.http://www.native-english.ru 4. http://www.study.ru 5. http://www.en.wikipedia.org. Оборудование: жетоны для выбора очередности хода, жетоны в форме флага Великобритании за правильные ответы. Оформление: красочное название игры,на доске рубрики викторины и номерами вопросов.

Правила игры: участники игры выбирают жетоны с номером хода. Участник (или команда) с номером один начинает игру, выбирая рубрику и номер вопроса. Если он(а) не отвечает ход переходит к участнику (команде) с номером два и так далее. Выигрывает участник(команда), который (ая) набирает большее количество жетонов.

Wales England Northern Ireland Scotland

The Severn

The Atlantic Ocean

Northern Ireland

Ben Nevis

The English Channel

In Scotland

Lough Neagh

The climate of Great Britain is damp and mild.

Big Ben

Albion

1 2 3 4

Wrong

Union Jack

Альбіон – білий, від латинського “альбус”

In the St Paul’s Cathedral

There are four main parts in London: The City The West End Westminster The East End

Nelson's Column

Buckingham Palace

London Eye

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You are right

Wrong

London Zoo

Regent’s Park Hyde Park

The East End

The Changing of the Guard

Good Friday

Halloween

National Eisteddfod of Wales

Sherwood Forest

'Trooping the Colour'

День подарунків

Five o’clock tea

The Weather in England