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Dear students,

I am glad to meet you. The main aim of the event today is to choose the cleverest 

student.

1. The first task is to make up the sentence using the set of words. The pupil

who does the task the first will be able to choose the subject of the next task the first and so on.

away / our /the /Literature / of / everyday /washes /life /dust /from /souls.

(Literature washes away from our souls the dust of everyday life.

         Pablo Picasso.)

2. Choose the subject you like most of all and answer the questions. You will get one point for every correct answer.

General Knowledge.

1. It’s a glass opening in a wall for you to see through. It let in air and light.

(Window.)

2. It’s not a person. It’s very clever. You can use it at home or at school. It’s made of paper.
3. It’s a special clothing that someone wears for job. (Uniform.)
4. It’s an insect with colorful wings. (Butterfly.)
5. It’s a road over water. (Bridge.)
6. It’s the front part of the head. It’ shows whether you are happy or sad.

( Face.)

7. It’s a piece of metal that turns a lock to open or close it. (Key.)
8. It’s frozen water. (Ice.)
9. It’s land with water all around it. (Island.)
10. It’s a building where people pray. (Church.)

Biology.

1. What animal does live the longest life? (Tortoise. )
2. What birds are active during the night hours? (Owls. )
3. What bird can walk upright like a man? (Penguin.)
4. What fish never sleeps? ( Shark.)
5. What bird can look straight at the sun? (Eagle.)
6. What does the English word “cuckoo” also mean? (Foolish.)
7. What do butterflies taste with? ( Foot.)
8. What plant symbolizes Canada? (The maple leaf.)
9. Where are the only egg-laying mammals in the world? (Australia.)
10.  

                                                                                   Holidays.

1. What is a Christmas dish in England? (Turkey.)

2. What are the symbols of  Ukrainian Christmas?  ( Didukh, kutia.)

3. What night do witches come out? ( Halloween.)

4. St. Valentine's  day  is the day of … (Sweethearts.)

5. When do we paint eggs? (Easter.)

6. The first of April is... (All Fools  Day.)

7. The USA declared its independence on... (July, 4 ,1776.)

8. When is Christmas celebrated in Ukraine? (January 7.)

9. When is Thanksgiving Day celebrated? (4-th Thursday, November.)

10. When do we celebrate the International Women's Day? (March 8.)

        Literature.

1. Which of the English fairy-tale characters said, ”These are the wrong kind of

bees!”? (Winnie-the-Pooh.)

2. What book  did Lewis Carroll write for children?(“Alice in Wonderland”.)
3. How many little dwarfs are there in the fairy-tale about Snow White?

(Seven.)

4. Who are the main characters of  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories?

(Sherlock Holmes and  Dr Watson.)

5. What English literary character said, ”To be or not to be?”? (Hamlet.)
6.  

    English-speaking Countries.

1. What’s  the official name of Great Britain? (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.)
2. Where did the Beatles come from? (Liverpool.)
3. How many states are there in the USA? (Fifty.)
4. What are the national languages in Canada? (French, English.)
5. Where  was W. Shakespeare born? (Stratford-upon-Avon.)
6. What is the largest city in the world? ( New York.)
7. What is the hottest month in Australia? (January.)
8. What country is the largest on the American continent? (Canada.)
9. What sight can be seen both, in Canada and the USA? (Niagara Falls.)
10.  In which city is Hollywood situated? (Los Angeles.)

Riddles.

1. How can you say ‘rabbit’ without the letter R? (Bunny.)
2. Give me a food and I will live, give me water and I will die. What am I?

(Fire.)

3. Take off my skin – I will not cry, but you will! What am I? ( An onion.)
4. Where can you find roads without cars, forests without trees and cities without houses? ( A map.)
5. If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you do not have it.

What is it? ( A secret.)

6. I am not inside a house. But no house is complete without me. What am I?

(A window.)

7. What starts with T, ends with T and is full of T? (A teapot.)
8. What is white when it is dirty and black when it is clean? (A blackboard.)
9. How many 9s are between 1 and 100? (20.)
10. Clean, but not water. White, but not snow. Sweet, but not ice cream. What is it? (Sugar.)

Ukraine.

1. Where are the Golden Gates situated? (In Kyiv.)
2. Who established Ukrainian as the national literary language? (T.Shevchenko.)
3. What does the word “Cossack” mean? (A free man.)
4. Who was the first President of  Ukrainian People’s Republic?(M.Hrushevs’- kyi.)
5. What is the name of the ancient Slavic state? (Kyiv Rus.)
6. What is the national Ukrainian currency? (Hryvnia.)
7. Who is the head of Ukraine? (President.)
8. Name the two mountainous area that are situated in Ukraine. (The Carpa-

thian Mountains, the Crimean  Mountains.)

9. What is the cultural, social and political centre of Ukraine? (Kyiv.)
10. What part of  Europe does Ukraine occupy? ( Southeastern part.)

III. I am going to show you  some pictures. Your assistant cannot see them. Your task is to describe the picture in order your assistant to guess the word. You'll get 1 point for every correct.

answer. Only 2 players will take part in the next tour of our game.

IV. Match the idioms with their explanations.

1. Like water off a duck               a) being uncomfortable because you

   back.                      are not in your usual surrounding; 

2. Green Thumb.                          b) a very keen reader;

3. Don't be chicken.                     c) a leader in a small group; 

4. To come out of one's               d) a talent for gardening;

     shell.                                           e) having no effort;

5. Take the bull by the                 f) easily scared;

     horns.                                        g) take decisive actions in a difficult

6. Like a fish out of water.              situation;

7. The black sheep of the            h) to stop being shy or timid;  

     family.                                        i) someone who doesn't behave

8. Bookworm.                                    like  the rest.

9. Big fish in a small pond.