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“THE FIRST MILLION” IN ENGLISH

THE ENGLISH TEACHER O. P. TOPIY

TOPIC: A GAME “ THE FIRST MILLION”

TYPE OF THE LESSON: NON-STANDART LESSON IN THE FORM OF PLAYING A GAME

OBJECTIVES:

1. to develop the abilities to express the thoughts logically and spontaneously;

2. to improve the skills of spontaneous speaking on the basis of the learned

material;

1. to improve students’ listening comprehension skills.

GLOSSARY:

The rules of the game; a prompt; a telephone call; fifty-fifty; a selection round; points; to score points; advertisement; to choose a variant; to doubt; to be sure.

COMMENTS:

In order to make comprehension easier, the tasks should be written and put on display for everybody to see them well.

A teacher shouldn’t correct students’ mistakes in the course of the game. Mistakes analysis can be provided after the game is over.

For motivating students it’s advisable to prepare some prizes, diplomas, etc.

ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES

T.: Good afternoon pupils. I am glad to see you today.

Ps.: We are glad to see you too.

T.: do you know what shall we do today?

P: No.

T.: Well, today we shall play the game “The First Million”. Do you like to watch the game on TV? Do you know the rules of the game? If yes than let’s start. We shall start from the from the selection round.

TASKS FOR THE SELECTION ROUNDS

1. Arrange the words in alphabetical order:

1. zoo

2. yes

3. apple

4. pen

1. Arrange the figures from the least to the biggest:

1. thirteen

2. three

3. thirty

4. fifty-one

1. Arrange the days in proper order:

a) Saturday

b) Monday

c) Thursday

d)Tuesday

1. Arrange holiday in chronological order:

1. Easter

2. New Year

3. Victory Day

4. Independence Day, the USA

1. Arrange the parts of the day from the earliest to the latest:

1. night

2. morning

3. evening

4. afternoon

1. Arrange the letters in alphabetical order:

1. M

2. V

3. X

4. C

1. Arrange the ordinal numerals from the least to the biggest

1. second

2. first

3. fifth

4. third

THE FIRST ROUND QUESTIONS

(LEVEL I)

1. The first form of the verb “blew” is …

1. blove

2. blown

3. blow

4. blew

1. The antonym of the word “light” is …

1. long

2. short

3. dark

4. cloud

1. What is the capital of Great Britain?

1. Kiev

2. Paris

3. London

4. Berlin

1. The population of London is …

1. 9 million

2. 7million

3. 8 million

4. 10 million

1. The fastest way of travelling is by…

1. train

2. plane

3. bus

4. car

1. London stands on the …

1. Dnieper

2. Lena

3. Thames

4. Buh

1. The English alphabet has … letters.

1. 25

2. 26

3. 32

4. 33

1. When does Santa Claus come?

1. Easter

2. Summer

3. New Year

4. Spring

1. People have Holly Supper with … dishes.

1. 11

2. 5

3. 12

4. 13

1. What is the third form of the verb “teach”?

1. teached

2. taugt

3. tought

4. taught

1. The third form of the verb “ wear” is …

1. weared

2. worned

3. wore

4. worn

1. Washington is the capital of …

1. Ukraine

2. England

3. The USA

4. France

1. The difference between the Julian and the Gregorian calendars is …

1. 13 days

2. 15 days

3. 14 days

4. 12 days

1. Which is correct?

1. good –best –the better

2. good –better –the best

3. good –gooder –the best

4. good –more good –the most good

1. We can do it …

1. himself

2. themselves

3. ourself

4. ourselves

1. It is a university town.

1. Manchester

2. Coventry

3. Oxford

4. Sheffield

1. The capital of Scotland is…

1. Edinburgh

2. London

3. Glasgow

4. Oxford

1. A sound mind in a …

1. healthy man

2. sound body

3. healthy body

4. sound man

THE SECOND ROUND QUESTIONS

(LEVEL II)

1. Choose an author as you choose a…

1. book

2. present

3. dog

4. friend

1. Michael Jordan is a … player.

1. tennis

2. football

3. basketball

4. hokey

1. The 1^st of September is …

1. Easter

2. Women’s Day

3. Day of Knowledge

4. New Year

1. Easter is the celebration of …

1. spring

2. Christ’s birthday

3. Christ’s rising from the dead

4. The end of winter

1. What is the synonym of the word “guide”?

1. girl

2. badge

3. scout

4. uniform

1. The emblem of Easter is…

1. flower

2. meat

3. egg

4. butter

1. What was Tom Sawyer aunt’s name?

1. Ann

2. Olga

3. Polla

4. Polly

1. We … books from the library.

1. take

2. borrow

3. buy

4. get

1. Who was born in 1564?

1. Byron

2. Kipling

3. Burns

4. Shakespeare

1. The title of Byron was…

1. Baron

2. Prince

3. Lord

4. Mister

1. The word “Diaspora” is borrowed from…

1. French

2. English

3. Latin

4. Greek

1. Where did Aesop live?

1. England

2. France

3. Italy

4. Greece

1. What did Aesop write?

1. poems

2. stories

3. tales

4. fables

THE THIRD ROUND QUESTIONS

(LEVEL III)

1. The author of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” is…

1. Daniel Defoe

2. Mark Twain

3. Robert Burns

4. William Shakespeare

1. A group of people of one nationality abroad is called…

1. nation

2. foreigners

3. natives

4. Diaspora

1. The real name of Mark Twain was…

1. Sam Brawn

2. John Twain

3. Daniel Clemens

4. Samuel Clemens

1. Mark Twain was born in …

1. England

2. The USA

3. France

4. Canada

1. Many banks and offices are located in this part of London.

1. the East End

2. the West End

3. the City

4. Westminster

1. The richest part of London is…

a) the East End

b) the West End

1. the City

2. Westminster

1. The author of “Don Juan” is…

1. Shakespeare

2. Burns

3. Byron

4. Marshall

KEYS:

Selection rounds: 1 –c d b a; 2 –b a c d; 3 –b d c a; 4 –b a c d; 5 –b d c a;

6 –d a b c; 7 –b a d c.

The first round: 1 –c ; 2 –c; 3 –c; 4 –c; 5 –b; 6 –c; 7 –b; 8 –c; 9 –c; 10 –d; 11 –d; 12 –c; 13 –d; 14 –b; 15 –d; 16 –c; 17 –a; 18 –b.

The second round: 1 –d; 2 –c; 3 –c; 4 –c; 5 –c; 6 –c; 7 –d; 8 –b; 9 –d; 10 –c; 11 –d; 12 –d; 13 –d.

The third round: 1 –b; 2 –d; 3 –d; 4 –b; 5 –c; 6 –b; 7 –c.