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BRAIN RING (позакласний захід для 7-8 класів)

Good afternoon, dear teachers and students. I am glad to see you. Welcome to our competition “Brain Ring”. I want this game to be fair. The theme of the competition is “Travelling around English-speaking countries?” This competition will show your achievements and your knowledge. Be active, honest and helpful and you’ll be sure to win. Taking part in the competition are seventh and eighth - form students.

I want to see the captains of the teams to choose the names of your teams.

So now we have “BRITAIN” and “THE USA”

Let’s begin the first round.

The first round.

Will you mention the names of different countries in English in turn? Work as hard as you can! I’ll give you 1 minute for this kind of work. Every country you name earns you 1 point. You are welcome!

The second round.

The next competition is called “Emblems and capitals”. The teams must put cards with the names of the countries and emblems and capitals. You can get 2 points if all the three pictures are right. If only 2 of 3 are right your team gets 1 point. Captains, take your tasks and glue, please!

SCOTLAND – EDINBURGH – A THISTLE   

WALES – CARDIFF – A DAFFODIL  

NORTHERN IRELAND – BELFAST – A SHAMROCK   

ENGLAND – LONDON – A RED ROSE       

The third round.

Dear friends! Now you’ll answer the questions, please. Those, who know the answer, raise your team name. The team, who is the first, may answer the question. You get 1 point for each right answer.

1. The largest city in Wales is: a) London; b) Canberra; c) Cardiff; d) Oxford.
2. Washington is named after: a) the 1^st state in America; b) the river; c) the first president in America; d) the writer.
3. Name the holiday which belongs only to American people: a) Halloween; b) Independence Day; c) Christmas; d) Mother’s Day.
4. Abraham Lincoln. Who was he? a) the 16^th American President; b) the Prime Minister; c) the King; d) a writer.
5. The US President’s term is: a) 2 years; b) 4 years; c) 6 years; d) 3 years.
6. The national symbol of the USA is: a) the bald eagle; b) the Statue of Liberty; c) the turkey; d) the Mayflower.
7. How many stripes are there in American flag? a) 7; b) 6; c) 5; d) 13.
8. On the 4^th of July Americans celebrate: a) Thanksgiving Day; b) Independence Day; c) Christmas; d) Mother’s Day.
9. The head of the Britаіn is: a) the King; b) the Queen; c) the Prime Minister; d) the President.

The fourth round

Your next task is: Put these countries in alphabetical order: Australia, Canada, England, Germany, New Zealand, Russia, Scotland, Wales, Ukraine.

The fifth round

Every team gets a card with a long word. You must make other words from the letters it contains. The letters may be used in any order. I give you 5 minutes. The winner is the team that has the largest number of right words.

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHEN IRELAND

Questions for fans

RIDDLES

1. I have 4 legs but I can’t walk. (a chair)

2. I am tall and green. I am in the garden. (a tree)

3. It doesn’t have legs but it jumps. (a ball)

4. It doesn’t have legs but it goes. (a clock)

5. It’s not a man, it’s not a woman, but it teaches us. (a book)

6. Five sons with one name. (fingers)

7. Two brothers, but they don’t see each other. (eyes)

8. It’s white and cold and sweet. All children like it. (ice – cream)

9. It gives us milk and butter too. It’s very kind and likes to moo. (a cow)

10. My face is black, as black as night, on it with chalk all pupils write.

(a blackboard)

And now I give a word our judges. …

Dear friends! It’s a pity but our competition has just finished. Thank you for coming and taking an active part in the games. You are really industrious. You know a lot about English-speaking countries. And I’m sure that your good knowledge of English will help you in your future life.