Вікторина From the History and GEOGRAPHY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE USA

 

       Подо-Калинівський ЗЗСО I-III  ступеня

 

 

 

A   contest

 

From   the   History   and

 

GEOGRAPHY   OF

 

 GREAT   BRITAIN   AND   THE  USA

 

 

 

                                                       Сценарій позакласного заходу

                                                                          для учнів 10-11 класу

                                                                      вчительки англійської мови

                                                                   Цикунової Яни Валеріївни

 

 

 

 

                                              2018

Тема:    Сторінками історії та географії Великобританії та США

 

Вік учасників: 14 -16 ( 10-11 клас )

 

Кількість учасників: 12 ( 2 команди )

 

Форма проведення: пізнавально-розважальна гра

 

Місце проведення: класна кімната \ актова зала

 

Цілі:

           - виховувати всебічно розвинуту особистість через отримання  країнознавчих 

             знань;

 

             - підтримувати та стимулювати інтерес учнів до вивчення англійської мови;

 

             - вчити гарно та ввічливо спілкуватися іноземною мовою;

 

             - прищеплювати почуття поваги до звичаїв та традицій англомовних

               країн.

 

 

Обладнання:  карти Великобританії та США, ілюстрації, картки із завданнями,  

                          магнітофон.

 

 

 

 

 

Хід заходу:

 

Teacher:  Attention, please!

                Hi, boys and girls! Teachers and guests! We are glad to see you here. As  

                you  know we are having the English language week now. During this week a lot  

                of interesting events are taking place in our school: different exhibitions, shows

               and  contests.

 

Pupil 1: Welcome to our contest! The best greetings to our participants and guests!

 

Pupil 2: So two teams are competing today. There are 6 pupils in each team and each team   

              has its captain.

 

Pupil 1: Let us introduce the teams and the captains. And the teams will present their  

              emblems and mottos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team’s presentation ( a name, an emblem, a motto ).

 

Teacher: Let’s greet our teams and applaud them!

 

Pupil 2: As every contest we need a jury to keep the score and to choose the winner. Let us

              introduce our today’s jury. Please, greet our jury!

 

Pupil 1: There are also a lot of fans today. You may support your teams, but be quiet, keep

              silence and do not prompt (if you prompt, your team will loose points).

Pupil 2: And now some words about the rules. You have to answer different questions in

              turn and do some tasks. For each right answer you will get 1 point. If one team  

              doesn’t give the right answer, the other team will have an opportunity to answer.

 

Teacher: Are the teams ready? I wish you good luck and let’s start. Let the jury choose the

               best!

 

 

 

1. The first round. Guess the country

( listen the description of the countries and try to guess, what country is it )               ( 12 points )

 

1. This country is situated in the southern hemisphere. When it is midnight in Great Britain, it is the moon of the next day in this country. Many people came to live here at the end of 18^th century (Australia )

 

2. This country lies in the middle of the Northern American continent. Its area is over 9 million square kilometers. The country consists of 50 states. Its national emblem is the bald eagle. The flag is called “ Stars and Stripes ” ( the USA )

 

3. This country is called the “ Upside down country ”. The hottest summer month is January and the coldest winter month is June. It lies in the southern hemisphere (New Zealand )

 

4. It is a large country. Its territory is about 10 million square kilometers, people speak English and French there. It is situated in the Northern America ( Canada )

 

5. This part of Great Britain is famous for its beautiful large lakes. Everybody knows about a mysterious Loch Ness Monster. It is also famous for its festivals, holidays, sport games and of course their national kilts and bagpipes ( Scotland )

 

 

 

 

2.The second round. Geography Quiz.

                    ( answer 4 questions and get from 1 point till 4)

 

1. What is the largest island in Europe? (Great Britain)
2. What countries make up Great Britain? (England, Scotland and Wales)
3. Is the United Kingdom an European country? (Yes, it is.)
4. This country lies in the western part of the United Kingdom and is often called “a land of songs”. What country is it? (Wales)
5. What is the capital city of Scotland? (Edinburgh)
6. This building is known as “Queen’s house” and it has a lot of interesting things among which is a swimming-pool, a post-office and a cinema. What is the name of this London famous building? (Buckingham Palace)
7. How many states are there in the USA? (50)
8. How is New York often called? (“Big Apple”)
9. In which city is Hollywood? (Los Angeles)

         10) What city is the Statue of Liberty situated in? (New York)

         11) Where does the President of the USA live and work? (in the White House)

         12) What country is bigger in size: the USA or Canada? (Canada)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  The third round. Guessing places of interest

( look at the pictures and call the names of famous places in Great Britain and the USA. Tell, what you know about each of them ) ( 12 points )

 

 

 

                           
 

 

                

  

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

                              4.  The fourth round. The names of the buildings.

        (write down the names of the buildings where the action is taking place) (6 points).

 

• films are shown  (cinema)
• cars are kept  (garage)
• money is looked after  (bank)
• things are sold  (shop, market)
• goods are made  (plant, factory)
• meals are served  (café, restaurant)

 

* Poetical pause. The poem “ My Heart’s in the Highlands “ by Robert Burns

 

My heart’s in the Highland, my heart is not here,

My heart’s in the Highland a – chasing the deer;

A – chasing wild deer, and following the roe –

My heart’s in the Highland wherever I go.

 

Farewell to Highlands, farewell to the North,

The birthplace of flavor, the country of worth;

Wherever I wanted go, wherever I rove,

The hills of the Highland forever I love.

 

Farewell to the mountains high covered with snow;

Farewell to the strengths and green valleys below;

Farewell to the forest and wild hanging woods;

Farewell to the torrents and loud – pouring floods.

 

5.  The fifth round. Customs and Traditions.

(each team will answer 6 questions and may get from 1 point till 4)

 

      1)  Which country has got one of the oldest flags in the world? (Great Britain)

      2)  How is the British flag called? (Union Jack)

      3)  This famous English poet was  ten, when he inherited the title of Lord. He lived only to 36. Do you know the name of this man? (George Gordon Byron)

      4)  He is the hero of many ballads and plays, because he robbed the rich and helped the poor. He lived in the Sherwood Forest with his merry men. What is the name of this famous robber? (Robin Hood)

      5)  The popular symbol of this holiday is an empty pumpkin which looks like a face with burning eyes. Children go from house to house and knock at the door, calling “trick or treat”. What English holiday is it about? (Halloween)

      6)  Who was the first President of the USA? (George Washington)

      7)  When was the independence of the USA declared (on July 4^th, 1776)

      8)  What famous sport game is of American origin: football, basketball or hockey? (basketball)

      9)  Who and when discovered America? (Christopher Columbus in 1492)

      10) What colour is the official residence of all presidents of the USA? (white)

      11) How is the American flag called? (Stars and Stripes)

      12) What is the administrative part of London? (Westminster) 

 

 

 

6. The sixth round. Matching proverbs.

               ( match the parts of 3 proverbs and give their Ukrainian equivalents ) ( 9 points)

 

1. East or West … 2. Speech is silver … 3. He laughs best …

but silence is gold    who laughs last    home is best

       

A friend in need … After dinner sit a while, … Busy as …

after supper walk a mile    the bee    is a friend indeed

       

7. Better late … 8. Early to bed and early to rise 9. Time is …

money    than never    makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

 

 

     

 * The musical pause ( some of English famous songs )

 

           

7. The seventh round. Anagrams.

                ( make up the words given in jumbled letters and translate them, all of them

                  are nouns) ( 8 points)

 

            aelk – lake

 

            clhnane – channel

 

            eatlitdu - altitude

 

            wrtae – water

 

            ndilsa – island

 

            atationtrc – attraction

 

            maetcil – climate

 

            lapuoponti – population

 

            erivr – river

 

 

 

 

 

* Poetical pause. The poem “ God Bless America ” by Irving Berlin

 

While the storm clouds gather

Far across the sea,

Let us swear allegiance

To a land that’s free,

Let us all be grateful

For a land so fair,

As we rise our voices

 In a solemn prayer.

 

God bless America

Land that I love.

Stand beside her and guide her,

Thru the night with a light from above.

From the mountains to the prairies

To the ocean white with foam,

God bless America

My home, sweet home.

 

 

8.  The eighth round. Colours.

                 ( find the name of a colour in each sentence) ( 8 points)

 

2. I’m not really dumb, lack of sleep made me forget the answers.
3. Elsa and Otto ran gently down the path to the river.
4. In the secret box we found a pencil, a pin keys, stamps.
5. When I opened the window, shining reys of sunlight flooded the room.

 

 

1. If I tell you what she said, will you agree never to tell anyone?
2. The wheel barrow hit eleven rocks as it rolled down the hill.
3. When the nurse gives you the injection, just yell “Ow” if it hurts.
4. Are three zeros enough to write the number one thousand?

 

 

 

    9.  The ninth round. Find the words ( 1 point for each right word )

Example: already – read, red, area, dear, day, ray, lad, lady, yard etc.

 

1. country                              4. population

2. climate                               5. capital

3. channel                              6. hemisphere

 

 

 

                                              

 

 

10.  The tenth round: A Big Apple Wordsearch (14 points)

Find 14 words that have a connection with New York.

The words go horizontally  

                               and    vertically          

 

 

R	T	W	X	I	S	E	O	D	L	R	B
I	G	A	T	T	R	A	C	T	I	O	N
M	A	N	H	A	T	T	A	N	O	V	I
H	J	Q	U	B	U	S	I	N	E	S	S
B	R	I	D	G	E	S	T	K	O	P	D
U	R	E	S	T	A	U	R	A	N	T	S
I	A	D	O	B	R	O	A	D	W	A	Y
L	C	E	N	T	R	E	F	A	B	C	G
D	B	E	A	U	T	I	F	U	L	M	D
I	K	S	H	O	P	P	I	N	G	K	O
N	O	W	U	B	K	Y	C	I	T	Y	J
G	I	M	M	I	G	R	A	T	I	O	N

 

 

 

 

 

Attraction, Manhattan, business, bridge, restaurants, Broadway, centre, beautiful, building, immigration, shop, shopping, city, traffic.

 

Teacher:  Dear jury, are you ready to announce the results?

                Would you like to tell something to our teams and fans?

 

Teacher:  The score is … in favour of … . So the team … has won. They are winners! My

                 congratulations! Let’s applause them.

 

Teacher:  Our contest is over. Did you like it?

                Was it interesting for you?

               Thanks for your coming, attention and active participation!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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