The week of English language
Warming up
If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
Warming up
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Warming up
They think that their teeth get thinner at times they want to taste thick meat.
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Team 1
Question 1
What national sport in America is very similar to Russian game "lapta"?
A) Ice hockey
B) Football Basketball
C) Basketball
D) Baseball
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Team 2
Question 1
Which of Shakespeare's characters do these words belong to? - "To be or not to be - that is the question"
- KingLear
- Hamlet
- Othello
- Romeo
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Team 1
Question 2
Who discovered America?
A) The Pilgrims
B) Christopher Columbus
C) George Washington
D) Amerigo Vespucci
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Team 2
Question 2
What do children usually say at Halloween?
- "trick or treat"
- "give or take"
- "cry or laugh"
- "sing or dance"
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Team 1
Question 3
What can we see on the Welsh flag?
A) 3 crosses
B) a leek
C) a daffodil
D) a dragon
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Team 2
Question 3
The city that has the nickname of "Big Apple".
- New York
- Washington, DC
- Chicago
- Boston
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Team 1
Question 4
The Capital of Australia is: ?
A) Canberra
B) Melbourne
C) Sydney
D) Montreal
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Team 2
Question 4
In which month is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?
- February
- November
- March
- December
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Team 1
Question 5
What chambers does the British Parliament consist of?
A) the Senate and the House of Representatives
B) the Cabinet of Ministers and the Shadow Cabinet
C) the House of Lords and the House of Representatives
D) the House of Lords and the House of Commons
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Team 2
Question 5
This English speaking country has 2 official languages: French and English. What is this country?
- New Zealand
- The USA
- Australia
- Canada
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Team 1
Question 6
What is the capital of Scotland?
A) Manchester
B) Cardiff
C) Edinburgh
D) Glasgow
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Team 2
Question 6
The World Cup in this sport is played in Wimbledon.
- Rugby
- Tennis
- Ping-Pong
- Football
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Team 1
Question 7
What is the most important airport in Great Britain?
A) Gatwick Airport
B) Stansted Airport
C) Heathrow Airport
D) Kennedy Airport
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Team 2
Question 7
What is the largest of the US states?
- Ohio
- Alaska
- Texas
- California
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Team 1
Question 8
Where are the British monarchs crowned?
A) St Paul's Cathedral
B) Westminster Abbey
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Houses of Parliament
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Team 2
Question 8
What is Piccadilly Circus?
- a house
- a square
- a circus
- a street
Reading
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“ Yes / No” game
People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn,
A native speaker of Spanish
Apparently, British diplomats and other embassy staff have found
Different cultures and individuals from those cultures
No language is easy to learn well
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Some people seem to learn languages readily
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The question of how hard a language is to learn is relevant to both first and second language acquisition.
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Portuguese is definitely easier than Chinese.
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A Japanese speaker may well find the Chinese writing system easier than a speaker of a European language.
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Hungarian is the hardest language in the world.
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Hungarian has as many cases as Tabassaran.
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The writer thinks that learning new writing systems is easy.
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