Задания для подготовки учащихся 7-8 классов к ВcОШ по английскому языку: культурные реалии

1. The Trail of Tears

2. John Bull

3. The Great Gatsby

4. Prohibition

5. Louisiana Purchase

6. Pygmalion

7. The Great Depression

8. Jackson Pollock

9. The Ivy League

10. Alfred Hitchcock

A) the artist who made his masterpieces by putting the painting on the floor and then walking around it, letting the paint drip from sticks

B) a figure who stands for the USA sometimes represented by the figure of a man with a white beard and tall hat

C) This book deals with a poor Cockney who is taught how to speak and behave like an upper class lady as a scientific experiment.

D) the period from 1919 to 1933 in the US when the production and sale of alcoholic drinks was illegal

E) an English filmmaker of the 20^th century who specialized in thrillers

F) the massive area of land bought from France in 1803 which doubled the US size

G) a figure who stands for England in literary and political satire

H) a group of eight old and respected universities in the Northeastern US

I) the path that the Cherokees, forced to move away from their homes, travelled in the autumn and winter of 1838 to 1839

J) the severe economic problems that followed the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and resulted in the failure of many banks and business

K) This novel describes the rise and fall of the main character, who extravagantly lives from bootlegging. He loves a beautiful woman who is the cause of his downfall.

L) an English animator of the 20^th century who is famous for inventing some of the best-known cartoons

M) Oxford and Cambridge together

1. Hindsight is

A. a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

2. Early to bed and early to rise makes

B. think alike.

3. If wishes were horses,

C. 20/20

4. It`s no use

D. beggars would ride.

5. Jack of all trades,

E. you lose.

6. Great minds

F. you`re part of the problem.

7. It`s not over

G. crying over spilled milk.

8. Lie down with dogs,

H. `till the fat lady sings.

9. If you snooze,

I. master of none.

10. If you`re not part of the solution,

J. wake up with fleas.

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1. Canterbury Cathedral

2. Chartwell

3. Chester Zoo

4. Corfe Castle

5. Drayton Manor

6. Eden Project

7. Lake District National Park

8. Stonehenge

9. Stradford-Upon-Avon

10. Univercity of Cambridge

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

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Cornwall

Cumbria

Devon

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Kent

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1. 1337

A. Rebellion of John Cade

2. 1450

B. Oliver Cromwell dies

3. 1485

C. Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon

4. 1649

D. England and Wales and Scotland become the Kingdom of Great Britain under the Act of Union

5. 1658

E. Start of Hundred Years` War between England and France

6. 1509

F. The Gunpowder Plot

7. 1559

G. The Great Fire Of London

8. 1605

H. Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey

9. 1666

I. Henry Tudor wins the Battle of Bosworth

10. 1707

J. Charles I is beheaded

MOTTO

1. Apple Computer

A. “Don`t be evil”

2. Everton Football Club

B. “Sponsors of Tomorrow”

3. Google

C. “Because I`m worth it”

4. IBM

D. “Where do you want to go today?”

5. Intel

E. “Arts for Art`s Sake”

6. L`Oreal

F. “Think Different”

7. McDonald`s

G. “Think”

8. MGM

H. “Only the best is good enough”

9. Microsoft

I. “Connecting People”

10. Nokia

J. “I`m lovin` it”