How well you know Britain.

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“HOW WELL YOU KNOW BRITAIN”

Hello, my dear friends! I am glad to see you! Today you have a chance to check your knowledge about Great Britain. So I offer you to complete some tests, which can help us to find out the real experts in Britain.

Now let's start and first of all, let's divide into 2 teams. You have some cards: yellow and violet.

Well now, we have two teams: yellow and violet.

Let's start.

Now let's listen to a beautiful song which Kristina Gryaznova and Sasha Chirkov will sing for you.

Звучит песня «Obladi Oblada»

Task 1

Name a popular British band that performed the song.

Task 2.

Do you like to guess riddles? Would you like to guess some? Here they are! Let's work one by one. The first riddle is for the yellow team and the second one is for the violet team.

For the yellow team:

It is sweet and cold, loved by young and old. (an ice-cream)

What goes up when the rain comes down? (an umbrella)

When I eat, I live; but when I drink, I die. What am I? (fire)

What clock shows the right time only twice a day? (broken clock)

For the Violet team:

In what tree does a bird seat when it is rainy? (wet)

These two brothers live not far away; one on the left, one on the right; but they never see each other. (eyes)

What is it that was tomorrow and will be yesterday? (today)

What is it that looks like a cat, eats like a cat, walks like a cat, but still it is not a cat? (a kitten)

(10 minutes)

Task 3.

Test. What do you know about Great Britain? You have some questions and some variants of answers. Choose the correct variant. (10 minutes)

1. The Union Jack is ...

a) the flag of the UK

b) the flag of Scotland

c) the flag of Wales

d) the flag of England

2. What is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II?

a) the House of Parliament

b) Albert Hall

c) Buckingham Palace

d) St. Paul's Cathedral

3. Which park is now the home of London ZOO?

a) Hyde Park

b) Regent's Park

c) Green Park

d) Trafalgar Square

4. Westminster is a ... centre of London.

a) cultural

b) political

c) business

d) industrial

5. Great Britain is separated from the continent by ...

a) the Pacific Ocean

b) the Irish Sea

c) the Bristol Channel

d) the English Channel

6. The Great Fire of London broke out in ...

a)1066

b)1766

c)1106

d)1666

7. In Britain people more often speak about...

a) fashion

b) animals

c) weather

d) culture

8. The British are not very much interested in ...

a) football

b) cricket

c) tennis

d) skiing

9. The head of State in Britain is ...

a) the Prime Minister

b) the President

c) the Queen

d) the Speaker

10. There are ... pence in a pound.

a) 10

b) 50

c) 100

d) 1000

11. What is the capital of Wales?

a) Cardiff

b) Swansea

c) Newport

d) Snowdon

12. What is the symbol of Scotland?

a) daffodil

b) a thistle

c) leek

d) a rose

13. When do British people celebrate Guy Fawkes Day?

a) on the 5^th of November

b) on the 10^th of November

c) on the 20^th of December

d) on the 14^th of February

14. Notting Hill Carnival is a street carnival in Notting Hill district of...

a) New York

b) London

c) Dublin

d) Edinburgh

15. Britain's population is more than ... million people.

a) 56

b) 5.6

c) 560

d) 7

Now the competition for the audience. You must complete the puzzle.

Find the beginning and the ending of the proverbs. Give its Russian equivalent.

1. All is well / that ends well. (Bce хорошо, что хорошо кончается.)

2. A friend in need / is a friend indeed. (Дpyзья познаются в беде.)

3. It' never too late / to 1еаrn. (Учиться никогда не поздно.)

4. Walls have / ears. (И у стен есть уши.)

Task 4.

Read the text and answer the questions after it. You have 10 minutes.

In Great Britain school begins at the age of five. At the age of sixteen the children usually leave school. So they spend eleven years there.

There are primary and secondary schools in England. When children are five, they go to primary schools. First they attend infant schools or infant classes. They spend two years there till they are seven.

Their classes are usually informal: they learn to read, count and write through different games. They sing songs, dance, look at pictures in interesting books, draw, learn to get on with their classmates. So their lessons are easy, not difficult.

At the age of seven they go to junior schools and stay there till they are eleven. Real school begins. The lessons are more formal. There are different subjects on the timetable. Children study English, Maths, History, Nature Study, Geography, Art, Music, Physical Education (PE), Handicraft and Religion.

By the way, English children go to school five days a week. On Saturday and on Sunday they have their days off. Classes usually begin at nine and are over at 4 o’clock. Children have lunch at school. In many primary schools pupils don’t wear uniforms. But some schools have special uniforms. School year starts in September and is over in summer, in July.

1. At what age do English children go to school?

2. What kind of schools are there in England?

3. What do English children do in infant schools?

4. Are their lessons easy or difficult?

5. When do classes begin?

6. When is School year over in England?

Summing-up. Winner's reward ceremony.

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