КРАЇНОЗНАВЧИЙ КОНКУРС З АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ МОВИ

КРАЇНОЗНАВЧИЙ  КОНКУРС З АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ МОВИ

COMPETITION ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC STUDIES

1. Decide whether the statements are true ( + ) or false ( – ):

1. Cnapan is an ancient Welsh sport with many similarities to the festive war-like games that led to the creation of boxing.
2. Tinkers is the popular name for the Scottish travelling people, who often sought income by mending pots and pans in the villages they visited.
3. The Red Dragon is the most important national symbol of Wales and the name of the Welsh flag.
4. Domesday Book is an extremely comprehensive survey and inventory made by the Celts after they took control of England.
5. Undertakers were notable Englishmen to whom Queen Elizabeth I gave estates in Ireland.
6. Simon de Monfort summoned the first elected parliament in 1265.
7. The harp on the Royal Arms symbolizes Wales.
8. In 1707 England and Scotland signed the Act of Union.
9. The administrative unit in England is district.
10. Bagpipe is a musical instrument with an unusual wailing sound, not unique to, but characteristic of Wales.

2. Choose the correct answer (a, b or c):

11. William Wallace and Robert Bruce were …

1.     the national heroes of Scotland
2.     the participants of the Gunpowder Plot
3.     the leaders of the Jacobite risings

12. The other name for Shrove Tuesday is …

1.     Guy Fawkes’ Day
2.     Remembrance Day
3.     Pancake Day

13. Stonehenge is to be seen in …

1.     the south of England
2.     the mountains of Wales
3.     the north of Scotland

14. What political event took place in England in 1688?

1.     the Puritan Revolution
2.     the Glorious Revolution
3.     the first Parliament was summoned

15. Oliver Cromwell was …

1.     a chartist
2.     a puritan
3.     a luddite

16. King Harold was killed …

1.     at the Battle of Crecy (1346)
2.     at the Battle of Naseby (1645)
3.     at the Battle of Hastings (1066)

17. Northern Ireland used a flag, called the “Red Hand Flag of Ulster” with …

1.     a crowned six-pointed white star with a red hand in the centre
2.     a crowned five-pointed red star with a white hand in the centre
3.     a crowned six-pointed red star with a white hand in the centre

18. Beefeater is a popular name for the monarch’s guard soldiers of …

a) the Houses of Parliament

b) the Tower of London

c) the National Gallery

19. What political parties were there in the UK in the mid-19^th century?

1.     the Liberal and the Labour parties
2.     the Conservative and Social – democratic parties
3.     the Whigs and Tories

20. What was the name of the Act, which gave the power of voting to those lower in the social and economic scale?

1.     the Reform Act
2.     the Industrial Revolution
3.     the Redistribution Act

3. Complete the following sentences with 2 to 5 words:

21. King Alfred the Great started  the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle , which was a record of events in his kingdom and may be called the first history of England.

22. The other name for the Cumbrian Mountains of England is Elenydd.

23. On Queen’s official birthday the ceremony of Trooping the Colour is observed.

24. The City of London or “The City” is the financial centre of London, home to banks, brokers, insurers and legal and accounting firms.

IV. Comment on the proverb or make up a short story of your own illustrating its moral: