Презентація з англійської мови до конкурсу «The Smartest-2018»

THE SMARTEST

The Tongue Twister Contest Six thick thistles stick. Six thick thistles stick. 2. Swan swam over the sea. Swim, swan, swim! Swam swan back again. Well swim, swan! 3. She sells sea shells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells. 4. A black cat sat on a mat and ate a fat rat. 5. Give Papa a cup of coffee in a copper coffee cup.

GRAMMAR CONTEST Fill in the articles where necessary 1…… Union Jack, 2. …Cardiff, 3…. Scotts, 4. … Belfast, 5. …Irish Sea, 6. …Wales, 7. …United Kingdom, 8. … British Isles, 9. … Thames, 10. … Ben Nevis

KEY TO THE GRAMMAR CONTEST: 1. The Union Jack, 2. Cardiff, 3. The Scotts, 4. Belfast, 5. The Irish Sea, 6. Wales, 7. The United Kingdom, 8. The British Isles, 9. The Thames, 10. Ben Nevis

Welcome to London!

W E S T M I N S T E R A B B E Y 1 Answer Name the place where almost all English kings and queens have been crowned and where many famous people are buried.

Westminster Abbey is the heart of London, one of the most beautiful buildings in London. It was founded in the 11th century. Here you can see the tombs of many British kings and queens. Many great English scientists are buried here ( Newton, Darwin, Watt). In the Poetsґ Corner the famous English poets and writers are buried.

N E L S O N’ S 2 Answer C O L U M N Name the monument in the middle of Trafalgar Square

Raised in 1843 and now one of London’s best-loved monuments, commemorates the one-armed, one-eyed admiral who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, but paid for it with his life.

B U C K I N G H A M 3 Answer P A L A C E Name the Queen’s London residence

Built in 1705 as Buckingham House for the duke of the same name, this palace became the official London home of the British Royal family. When the flag is flying on the top the Queen is in. There are 661 rooms in it. It is dominated by the 25m-high Queen Victoria Memorial at the end of the Mall.

T H E R T O W E 4 Answer O F L O N D O N Name an ancient fortress and a prison in the City of London

Through the centuries, the Tower of London has been a citadel, a palace, a prison for offenders against the State, the home of the Mint, the treasury for the Crown Jewels, a menagerie, and the first royal observatory. Three queens of England have been beheaded within its walls.

B I G B E N 5 Answer Name the clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament

The Clock Tower was built in 1858.The clock has a very big loud bell. The bell weighs 13 tons. The man in charge of the building was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man was very tall and his friends called him Big Ben. So they called the bell Big Ben too.

E Y E 6 Answer L O N D O N Name the biggest wheel in Britain

The London Eye is the world’s biggest observation wheel situated on the banks of the river Thames, in London. It gives visitors a wonderful bird’s eye view of the whole of the city and the surrounding area. The London Eye is 135 metres high. It has a diameter of 120 metres. It is made up of thirty-two fully enclosed capsules. Each capsule can hold twenty-five people. It operates on continuous rotations lasting thirty minutes. The London Eye was formally opened by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, on the 31st of December 1999. But it was opened to the public in 2000.

S T. S P A U L’ 7 Answer C A T H E D R A L Name one of the greatest churches

Saint Paul’s Cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. It was constructed between 1675 and 1710. Built of Portland stone with a Dome that rises to 365 feet and with Great Paul, the largest bell in England, it is one of the most attractive sights in London.

Artists’ Competition

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On the British Isles 1 Answer Where is the United Kingdom situated?

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland 2 Answer What parts does the United Kingdom consist of?

The West End 3 Answer What part of London is the symbol of wealth and culture?

The Thames 4 Answer What river does the British capital stand on?

Edinburgh 5 Answer What is the capital of Scotland

Cardiff 6 Answer What is the capital of Wales?

Belfast 7 Answer What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

The Red Rose 8 Answer What is the symbol of England?

The Thistle 9 Answer What is the symbol of Scotland?

10 Answer The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland What is the official name of Britain?

11 Answer The Daffodil What is the symbol of Wales?

12 Answer The shamrock What is the symbol of Northern Ireland?

13 Answer The Kilt What is the national costume of Scotland?

14 Answer Snowdon What is the highest mountain peak in Wales?

15 Answer Nelson’s Column What is there in the centre of Trafalgar Square?

16 Answer The Severn What is the longest river in Britain?

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