Позакласний захід з англійської мови для учнів старших класів "How well do you know English?"

2. The second round of our competition is USA and Great Britain quiz. You will get general questions about USA and Great Britain. And the        team, whose member  rises a hand, first will get a right to answer.       (  1 point for each right answer)

How well do you know Great Britain?

1. What’s the current Queen’s name?
 A Queen Elizabeth I     

          B Queen Elizabeth II        

          C Queen Margaret II

2. What is a double-decker?
 A a bus           

          B a disco             

          C a taxi

3. The Beatles came from …
 A Liverpool    

          B London     

          C Cardiff

4. In Britain, cars are driven on the  … side of the road.
 A left-hand                     6. Which sport do British people most

          B right-hand                                  enjoy watching on TV?

          C wrong-hand                                                         A cricket

                                                             B football        

5. What is the flag of the UK called?                              C swimming

       A United Kingdom         

             B United Flag                                7. The British currency is the... 

      C Union Jack                                                       A Euro                            

                                                                B British dollar     

                                                                                          C Pound

How well do you know the USA?

1. Where's the White House?
 A in New York 

 B in Washington, D.C.  

          C in London

2. Which city is the home of Broadway?

          A Los Angeles                       

          B Louisville   

          C New York

3. What is the number of States in USA?       5. Which is the tallest building in USA?

        A 70                                                                           A Empire State           

        B 59                                                                            B White House        

        C 50                                                                            C St. Patrick’s Cathedral

4. Which city is known as the Big Apple?          6. When Americans celebrate
         A Los Angeles                                              Independence day?

             B Washington D.C.                                                   A 4th July                  

             C New York                                                             B 4th September       

                                                                C 25th December

                                                   7. What city is the capital of USA?

                                                                                             A Washington             

                                                                                             B New York         

                                                                                             C     Washington D.C.

ІІІ. American English vs British English.

In this round we will see how well you know the difference between American and British English. Each team has to name as many pair of words as they can. The team that gives more examples wins (1 point for each pair of words)

5. Riddles and proverbs

1. In this round both teams will get 10 random riddles. Each team has to find the answer to them faster than the other team. (1 point for each right answer)

Riddles

1. What cannot be used until it’s broken? (an egg)
2. What are 2 things people never eat before breakfast? (lunch, dinner)
3. Which letter is always trying to find reasons? (Y)
4. Which letter is not me? (U)
5. Which is the most selfish letter in alphabet? (I)
6. How far do you have to count before using the letter A in spelling a number? (one thousand)
7. What can be measured, but has no length, width and thickness? (a temperature)
8. Why did the chicken cross the road? (to get to the other side)
9. What gets dirty by washing? (water)
10. What day do fish hate? (Friday)
11. Why is number 6 afraid? (because “seven ate (eight) nine”)
12. How many seconds are there in a year? (12. Second of January, second of February)
13. They travel all over the world, but end up in the corner. What are they? (stamps)
14. Which is faster: heat or cold? (heat, because you can catch cold)
15. What part of your body disappears when you stand up? (lap)
16. The more you take, the more you leave behind? (footsteps)
17. What is it that no man ever yet did see, which never was, but always will be? (tomorrow)
18. How do you spell a mousetrap? (C-A-T)
19. Can you name 10 parts of human body that have only three letters? (eye, ear, rib, jaw, toe, lip, arm, leg, hip, gum)
20. What kind of running means “walking”? (running out of petrol)
21. If you feed it, it will live. If you give it water, it will die. What is it? (a fire)
22. What’s white when it’s dirty and black when it’s clean? (a blackboard)
23. A man rode into the city on Tuesday. Two days later he drove home on Tuesday. How is this possible? (his horse’s name is Tuesday)

b) Find the Ukrainian equivalent to the following

1. All that glitters is not gold.
2. A bird in a hand is worth two in a bush.
3. Haste makes waste.
4. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
5. No pain, no gain.
6. When in Rome, do as Romans do.
7. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

proverbs: (1 point for each right answer)

1. Де сім господинь, там хата неметена.
2. Курчат по осені рахують.
3. Не все, що блищить – золото.
4. В чужій країні жити, чужі звичаї любити.
5. Краще синиця в руках, ніж журавель в небі
6. Не терши, не м’явши, не їсти калача.
7. Поспішиш – людей насмішиш

4. Home task 

Both teams were given a task to find and recite the poems, written by famous Ukrainian poets, in English. Let’s listen to the poems!

(each team gets 5 points)

My Testament (by Taras Shevchenko)
When I am dead, bury me
In my beloved Ukraine,
My tomb upon a grave mound high
Amid the spreading plain,
So that the fields, the boundless steppes,
The Dnipro's plunging shore
My eyes could see, my ears could hear
The mighty river roar.
When from Ukraine the Dnipro bears
Into the deep blue sea
The blood of foes ... then will I leave
These hills and fertile fields --
I'll leave them all and fly away
To the abode of God,
And then I'll pray .... But till that day
I nothing know of God.
Oh bury me, then rise ye up
And break your heavy chains
And water with the tyrants' blood
The freedom you have gained.
And in the great new family,
The family of the free,
With softly spoken, kindly word

Remember also me.
 

The Mighty Dnipro

(by Taras Shevchenko)

The Mighty Dnipro roars and bellows,

The wind in anger howls and raves,

Down to the ground it bends the willows,

And mountain-high lifts up the waves.

The pale-faced moon picked out this moment

To peek out from behind the cloud,

Like a canoe upon the ocean

It first tips up, and then dips down.

The cocks don’t crow to wake the morning,

There’s not as yet the sound of man,

The owls in glades call out their warnings,

And ash trees creak and creak again.

VI. Giving prizes and saying “Goodbye”

So, our winner today is the team that has more points! I invite captain of both teams come to the jury and get their prizes.

Now our captains want to say goodbye to you in a special way. As you know, English people like to use rhymes when they say goodbye. Let’s see how they do it!

Girl 1: Congratulations! You worked great and deserve to win.

Girl 2: Thank you! Your team was also good! I hope you

          enjoyed the competition.

Girl 1: Yes, it was fun! Goodbye!

Girl 2: See you later, alligator!

Girl 1: After while, crocodile!

Girl 2: Bye-bye, butterfly!

Girl 1: Gotta run, skeleton!

Girl 2: In an hour, sunflower! Out the door, dinosaur!

Girl 1: Adios, hippos!

Girl 2: Chop, chop, lollipop!

Girl 1: Gotta go, buffalo!

Girl 2: Give a hug, ladybug!

Girl 1: Better swish, jellyfish!

Girl 2: Take care, polar bear!

Girl 1: Hit the trail, tiny snail!

Girl 1: Better shake, rattle snake!

Girl 2: To your house, quiet mouse!

Together: Our school day now ends

So, goodbye dear friends!

Let’s congratulate our teams and say goodbye to them!

English is always fun and I hope you enjoyed watching our competition and cheering for your favorite team. Goodbye, everyone!