Позакласний захід "English Experts"

Quest “English Experts”

Procedure

Students are divided into 5 teams according to the colour of a candy  wrapping (blue, purple, yellow, orange, red).

Each classroom has one of these colours.

The teams have to go through 5 steps to fulfill the last task – find out a motto of the day.

At the beginning of the quest each team gets a card with the ‘colour route’ accoding to which teams move from room to room not to make a mess.

To get into a room students should understand the password first. As soon as they do this, they may enter the room, fulfill the task inside and get a point on their card with the ‘colour route’.

Blue Password: In Canadian English “runners” means shoes like trainers (8 letters) (sneakers)

Purple Password: In Scottish English “pinkie” means the smallest part of a hand (6 letters) (finger)

Yellow Password: In Australian English “digger” means a military man (7 letters) (soldier)

Orange Password: What is an American English word for “metro”? (6 letters) (subway)

Red Password: What is a British English word for a “movie”? (4 letters) (film)

Tasks:

Blue Room Task. Correct Grammar.

Find and correct Grammar mistakes.

1. I can’t answer the telephone because I wash my hair. (…I am washing my hair.)

2. You mustn’t to telephone me at work – my boss doesn’t like it. (You mustn’t telephone…)

3. I’m going to live in Barcelona for 6 months for learn Spanish. (…to learn Spanish.)

4. My new car is more fast than my old one. (… is faster …)

5. We can’t make chips because we haven’t got some potatoes. (… any potatoes.)

 

 

Purple Room Task. Colour Symbols.

Colour the symbols using the correct paint.

 

 

 

Yellow Room Task. School Riddles.

1. It's a beautiful bench,  On her sat's you and me.  Bench leads us both  From year to year,  from class  to class. (desk)	2. I'm in a cage, in a line.  To write on them just here.  Can draw,  What am I?.. (notebook)	3. In the school bag I lie, As you learn, I would say. (diary)
What am I? I’m black, And red, and blue, I draw pictures Just for you. (crayon)	What am I? I don’t know The ABC But I’m writing As you can see. (pen)	Letters icons, like soldiers on parade,  In strict order built in a row.  Everyone at the appointed place  And is called the system ...              (The alphabet)

Red Room Task. Wordsearch.

School Supplies Word Search

book   pen   eraser    pencil    glue    ruler notebook   scissors    paper    tape

Orange Room Task. Country Studies.

1. The official name of America is: a) the United States of America b) American States c) American Republic   2. The national flag of the USA is called… a) Old Glory b) Old Henry c) Old Stars   3. The statue of Liberty is… a) a sign of power b) a national symbol of freedom c) the national anthem   4. The capital of the country is… a) New York b) Washington c) DC   5. First American Holiday was… a) Halloween b) Thanksgiving Day c) Independence Day

6. The Christmas Eve is on … a) December 25th b) December 24th c) January 1st   7. Traditional British food is… a) fish and chips b) hamburger and chips c) different types of sandwiches   8. The oldest part of London is… a) the City b) the East End c) the West End   9. The residency of the Queen is… a) Westminster Museum b) Buckingham Palace c) the Houses of Parliament   10. The official name of Great Britain is: a) the UK b) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland c) Great Britain

If students were successful when going through 5 steps, they got 5 points which can be exchanged into 5 hints, 1 hint – 1 word of the motto. After this students try to understand the words and find out the motto.

Motto                  KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH GIVES MANY OPPORTUNITIES

Hints: 

1. Something that you get while you are learning (9 letters). (knowledge)

2. The language this sentence is written in … (7 letters). (English)

3. The opposite of the word “get” in the 3^rd person singular (5 letters) (gives)

4. Complete the phrase “I’ve got much tea and … cakes, I’m happy” (4 letters) (many)

5. The plural synonym of the word “possibilities” (13 letters) (opportunities)