Веб - квест Travelling to English - speaking countries

Step 1

Quiz

Do you know?

Answer the following questions.

1. Under what another name is known the United Kingdom of Great Britain?

2. Which language (or languages) is (are) the official language(s) of New Zealand?

3. Where is the Statue of Liberty? 

4. This song was written by Robert Burns and traditionally, at midnight people join hands and sing this old song. Name this song and holiday when people sing this song?

5. When did Australia gain independence from Great Britain?

6. Who was the first president of the USA?

7. On this day British people make pancakes, which are served immediately, sugared over and dribbled with lemon juice?

8. What is the name of the popular New Zealand cake with whipped cream and fruit?

9. About what city in England its inhabitants say that there "outside the window is always November"?

10.  What is the most widely spread tree in Australia?

11.  What literary character is the Museum on Baker street in London dedicated to?

12.  How many states are there in America?

13.  In Maori New Zealand is called Aotearoa, what does it mean?

14.  What is the floral symbol of Canada?

15.  What reptiles do not live in New Zealand?

16.  What marsupials can be found in Australia?

17.  What do you know about Stonehenge? 

18.  Queen Elizabeth of England never appears in public without a handbag. She wears in it as and all women, cosmetics, and… (what)?

19. Who is considered the ancestor of Irish literature?

20. What is the capital of Wales?

21. Which museum in Ottawa illustrates the cultures of Eskimos and Indians?

22. The national Scottish dish is made of mutton giblets (heart, liver and lungs), chopped with onions, oatmeal, lard, seasoning and salt, and boiled in a mutton stomach?

23.  New Zealand boasts the world's longest geographical name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. What's it?

24.  Why does Norway present to London the New Year tree every winter?

25.  The annual exhibition of flowers at Chelsea, with the official name, the Great Spring Show, has been held by the Royal Horticultural Society in London since 1912?

26. The English dish is actually just pork sausages, baked in batter (Yorkshire pudding), which is served with lots of onion gravy?

27.  What flightless bird lives in Australia?

28.  A snow house built by the Eskimos is called…

29.  Which two animals can you see on the Australian coat of arms?

30.  Whose invasion was so afraid of the New Zealanders in the nineteenth century?

Step 2

Write the name of the English-speaking country, which coat of arms you can see on the picture and tell some words about it. 

1.                                              2.                                           3.

4.                                              5. 6. 

 7.                                            8. 9.

Step 3

Look at the picture and name the tradition, the name of the book and its author or a place. Using 2-3 sentences write about each picture.

Example:      Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in the United Kingdom.