Brain – Ring “HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW ENGLISH?”

Відкритий захід з англійської мови серед учнів 9, 10 та 11 класів.

Brain – Ring

“HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW ENGLISH?”

Підготувала та провела

Вчитель англ. мови

Бондік О.Л.

Київ – 2010/11 н.р.

Practical aim:

• improve students’ skills of reading, listening and speaking;

Educational aim:

• to enrich students’ knowledge about history and culture of the target language

Developmental aim:

• to develop students’ study skills;

• to develop students’ communicative skills;

Cultural aim:

• To encourage students to learn more about the country of the target language, about the traditions, history and culture;

Equipment: CD-player, CDs with the recording of music and tracks of the films, cards with tasks, portraits of the famous writer and Ukrainian persons, interactive board.

Ведучий : Hello, everybody!

Today we have met on the Brain – Ring “How well do you know English?!” We’ll talk about English–speaking countries, their history, traditions and famous people. Also, we’ll speak about our native country – Ukraine.

Here we have 3 teams, representing the 9-th, 10-th and 11-th forms. (“Freedom”, “Luckies” and “Champions”)

And now I want to introduce our honourable jury who will judge today’s competition.

I wish you good luck and success, our dear friends! Be very attentive clever, active, gay and ingenious.

Round I

Ведучий : We’ve come to Round I of our competition.

Do you know the geography and history of our country well? Let’s see this.

P lease, listen to questions and 3 answers. Choose one answer and put your hand. You’ll get 1 point for each correct answer.

1. The first Cossacks’ fortress (Sich)in the region of Zaporizhia was built by:

1. Ivan Mazepa;

2. Dmytro Vyshnevetsky;

3. Bohdan Khmelnitsky.

1. Z aporizhian Sich was founded :

1. 500 years ago;

2. 400 years ago;

3. 600 years ago.

1. Cossacks’ ship was called:

1. Chaika;

2. Galera;

3. Lodia.

1. Cossacks cherished above all:

1. G old;

2. Adventures;

3. Freedom.

1. The first Ukrainian KING was:

1. Volodymyr Monomah;

2. D anylo Galyzky;

3. Yaroslavl the Wise.

1. The first Ukrainian President was:

1. O. Kerensky;

2. S. Petlura;

3. M. Grushevsky.

1. The Great Patriotic War was begun:

1. On the 1-st of September 1939;

2. O n the 18-th of December 1940;

3. On the 22-nd of June 1941.

1. In 1991 the President of Ukraine was elected:

1. M. Gorbachov;

2. L. Kravchuk;

3. V. Chornovol.

1. W hen was Ukraine proclaimed independent:

1. In 2004;

2. In 1991;

3. In 1918.

1. The Constitution of Ukraine was declarated:

1. On the 16-th of July 1990;

2. On the 24-th of August 1991;

3. On the 28-th of June 1996.

Ведучий : The word is given to our jury…

Round II

Ведучий : So, I see you know history of Ukraine very well.

And now we’ll pass to Round II. To do this task you have to collect all your knowledge in order to all the questions about America and Great Britain.

You’ll get 1 point for each correct answer. If one team gives the wrong answer, their opponents can give their own variant. In such a way you can get additional 0,5 point.

So, the questions for the first team (9-th form):

1. Who invaded the British Isles in 1066? (The Normans)

2. How many stars are there on the American flag? (50)

3. What is the official name of the state located on the British Isles?

(The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

1. Who is the head of the state in England? (the Queen)

2. Who leads the government of Great Britain? (the Prime-Minister)

3. What is the national flower of England? (a red rose)

4. What is the capital of Scotland? (Edinburgh)

5. When do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

(On the 4-th Thursday of November)

1. What sports and games were invented in Great Britain?

(Football, cricket, box and tennis)

1. What is the largest state in the USA? (Alaska)

And now here are the questions for the second team (10-th form):

1. W hat is the name of the British flag?

(Union Jack)

1. What bird is the national symbol of Britain?

(a robin)

1. Which House of British Parliament is elected by the people? (The House of Commons)

1. Who was the first Norman King to rule the country?

(William I or William The Conqueror)

1. W hat is the name of the British anthem?

(God Save the Queen)

1. Where did the coronation of Queen Elisabeth take place?

(in Westminster Abbey)

1. When do Americans celebrate Independence Day?

(on the 4-th of June)

1. What is the smallest state of the USA? (Rhode Island)

2. Which country presented the United States with the Statue of the Liberty?

(France)

1. What is the rich name of the USA government? (Uncle Sam)

A t last, the questions for the third team:

1. What is the largest city in the USA? (New York)

2. Where is Hollywood situated?

(Not far from Los Angeles)

1. What is the famous lake in Scotland? (Loch Ness)

2. What is the national motto of the USA? (In God we Trust)

3. What are the famous universities in the USA?

(Columbia, Harvard, Yale)

1. Who was the first president of the USA? (George Washington)

2. How many countries are there on the British Isles? (4)

3. What is the highest point on the British Isles? (Ben Nevis)

4. Which famous building was historically used to house important political prisoners in London? (The Tower of London)

5. What is the capital of Wales? (Cardiff)

Ведучий : The word is given to our jury...

Round III

Ведучий : And now I’ll ask the captains of each team to come up here. The

third round will be for them. Take an envelope with the task.

The task is to pronounce the tongue-twister as quickly as possible. The captain, who will be quicker and not make any mistake or make fewer of them, will win this contest and get 5 points.

1. R obert Rolly rolled a round roll round.

If Robert Rolly rolled a round roll round,

Where is the round roll, Robert Rolly rolled around?

1. Sally sells seashells.

She sells seashells by the seashore.

Sally sells seashells.

1. A tall Portuguese tourist walked to town

And bought down an old record,

Brown trousers and a round gold mobile phone.

Ведучий : Thank you, dear captains. You have coped with the task very well.

Ведучий : Let’s listen to our jury…

R ound IV

Ведучий : And now we’ll pass to Round IV, where our teams have to associate the title of the famous book with its author or the author with his book. Pupils who know the answer raise their hands.

For each right answer you will get a certain 1 point.

W ho wrote?

1. “Jane Eyre” (Charlotte Bronte)

2. “David Copperfield”, “Pickwick Papers”,” Oliver Twist”

(Charles Dickens)

1. “Gulliver’s Travels” (Jonathan Swift)

2. “Three Men in a Boat” (Jerome K. Jerome)

3. “Treasure Island” (Louis Stevenson)

4. “Alice in Wonderland” (Lewis Carroll)

5. “Sister Carrie” (Theodor Dreiser)

6. “The Pathfinder”, “The Deerslaver”, “Pioneers”, “The Prairie”,

“The Last of the Mohicans” (James Fenimore Cooper)

1. “ Hamlet”, ”Othello”, “King Leer”, “Romeo and Juliet”, “The Twelfth Night” and “Sonnets” (William Shakespeare)

2. “Gone with the Wind” (Margaret Mitchell)

3. “The catcher in the rye” (Jerome David Salinger)

4. “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage”, “Don Juan”, ”Mazepa”

(George Gordon Byron)

1. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (Harriet Beecher-Stave)

2. E. Hemingway

   “Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn” (Mark Twain)

3. “I love my Jean”, “The Bonnie Face” (Robert Burns)

4. “The Invisible Man”, “The Time Machine”, “The War of the Worlds”

(Herbert George Wells)

1. “To whom the Bells Toll”, “The old Man and the Sea” (Ernest Hemingway)

2. “Murder on the Orient Express”, “Why didn’t they ask Evans”,

“Ten Little Niggers” (Agatha Christie)

1. “Robinson Crusoe” (Daniel Defoe)

2. “The Nightingale and the Rose”, “The Picture of Dorian Gray” (Oscar Wilde)

3. “The Five Orange Pips”, “The Hound of the Baskervilles”,

“The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”

(Arthur Conan Doyle)

1. “Harry Potter” (Joanne Rowling)

2. “ The Lord of the Ring” ( J.R.R.Tolkien)

Charles Dickens

Byron G.G.

Oskar Wilde

Wells H.G.

Robert Burns

Ведучий : Let’s listen to our jury…

Round V

Ведучий : You have coped with this task perfectly.

Now, let’s check your knowledge of the films. You’ll see some tracks of the famous films.

If you name them correctly, you’ll get 1 point.

(5-6 tracks of famous films)

1. “Alice in Wonderland”

2. “Harry Potter”

3. “Jenifer’s body”

4. “The Runaways”

5. “James Bond”

6. “Juno”

7. “Rock-ways”

8. “Social net”

9. “Chat”

10. “Chicago”

11. “Sherlock Holmes”

Round VI

В едучий : We’ll pass to the next task. It will be to translate the proverbs into English, German or Russian, if it is possible.

I’ll ask the captains of each team to come up here and take an envelope with the task.

For each right answer you will get a certain 1 point.

Round for fans

And while our teams are working hard, I’d like to address our fans. Do you like to guess puzzles? Of course, you do! I’ll read a puzzle and pupils who know the answer raise their hands.

Puzzles:

1. It is red and sweet. It is good to eat. (an apple)

2. What is white when it is dirty and black when it is clean? (a blackboard)

3. W hat has 4 legs, but it is not an animal? (a table)

4. Two brothers, but they don’t see each other.

(Eyes)

1. Five sons with one name. (fingers)

2. It is not a man, it is not a woman, but it teaches me!

(A book)

1. What year lasts only one day? (New Year)

2. What month of the year is the shortest in spelling?

(May)

1. When I eat, I live. But when I drink, I die. What I am? (a fire)

2. What is the worst sort of weather for mice and rabbits?

(When it rains cats and dogs)

Ведучий : So the time is over. Please, give to the jury the paper with your answers.

And while our jury is working hard, I’d like to check your answers orally.

The word is given to our jury…

We see you know as English, so German and Russian proverbs very well. It is wonderful!

Round VII

Ведучий : We’ll pass to the last task.

Do you like music? – Yes, of course.

And do you like to sing?

Do you know modern singers and their songs?

So, let’s check that!

Listen to music and name a singer or a title of this song.

1. “ All are the lovers” Kylie Minoque

2. “ Baby” Justin Bieber

3. “ Frozen” Madonna

4. “ Billie Jean” Michael Jackson

5. “ America” Rammstein

6. “ Happy new Year” ABBA

7. “ Paparazzi” Lady Gaga

8. “Clint Eastwood” Gorillas

9. “Valerie” Amy Winehouse

10. “Raise your Glass” Pink

11. “Californacation” Red Hot Chili Pepper

12. “Nothing else matters” Metallica

В едучий : Thank you. Now our jury will tell us the score and we’ll greet the winner…

According to the scores and the jury’s decision we can congratulate:

• the team representing the …-th form with

the third place,

• the team representing the …-th form with

the second place,

• and of course, our great congratulations to

the winner - the team representing the …-th form.

Thank you for your work! See at the next game!