"Звездный час" для 9-х классов
Цель: развитие познавательной активности; повышение мотивации для изучения английского языка; расширение лингво-страноведческих знаний.
Реквизит: карточки с цифрами от 1 до 6, картинки (Собор Святого Павла, Вестминстерское Аббатство, Букингемский Дворец, Здание Парламента), ответы на вопросы, книжки-зачетки, звёзды за правильно решенные задания.
Правила: 15 команд (по 2 человека) принимают участие в 1 туре. Задаются 5 вопросов из разных разделов страноведения с 4 вариантами ответов. Команда поднимает карточку с буквой выбранного варианта ответа. При правильном ответе команда получает звезду в свою зачетную книжку. По результатам (количеству звезд) выбираются выигравшие команды, которые продолжают борьбу в следующих турах. В финал выходят команды, набравшие наибольшее количество звезд. В финале команды получают задание, которое они должны решить за 10 минут. Болельщики также получают задания (с определенной “стоимостью”). Полученную звезду болельщики могут подарить своей команде.
1 ТУР
1. Who were the first to invade Britain?
a. Celts
b. Vikings
c. Romans
d. Normans
2. He was a very important person. Under his reign Britain became independent of the Roman Catholic Church.
a. William I
b. Henry VIII
c. Richard III
d. James V
3. This monarch ruled for the longest period in the British History.
| a. Elizabeth I
| b. Elizabeth II
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| c. Victoria
| d. (Bloody) Mary I
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4. How was the civil war between houses of York and Lancaster called?
a. The Great Patriotic
b. Wars of Roses
c. 100 year war
d. Black Death
5. Nelson defeated this fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar.
a. Spanish Armada
b. French-Italian Fleet
c. French Fleet
d. French-Spanish Fleet
2 ТУР (КАРТИНКИ)
| A
| B
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| C
| D
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| E
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1. All queens and kings were crowned here:
a. St. Paul’s Cathedral
b. Westminster Abbey
c. Buckingham Palace
d. the Tower of London
e. Westminster Cathedral
2. This building was designed by Sir Christopher Wren:
a. St. Paul’s Cathedral
b. Westminster Abbey
c. Buckingham Palace
d. the Tower of London
3. This building is the political center of the country:
a. St. Paul’s Cathedral
b. Westminster Abbey
c. Buckingham Palace
d. the Tower of London
4. Where is the Poet’s Corner?
a. St. Paul’s Cathedral
b. Westminster Abbey
c. Buckingham Palace
d. the Tower of London
5. The Whispering Gallery at this building is very popular with tourists:
a. St. Paul’s Cathedral
b. Westminster Abbey
c. Buckingham Palace
d. the Tower of London
3 ТУР
1. Who of these people was not William?
2. Who is the most translated British author?
| a. Shakespeare
| b. Wordsworth
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| c. Dickens
| d. Thackeray
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3. This is the address of the head of the British government:
a. 221b, Baker Street
b. 10, Downing Street
c. 23, Piccadilly Circus
d. 15, White Hall
4. Ben Nevis is:
a. a British footballer
b. a sort of juice
c. a mountain
d. a sort of cheese
5. The part of UK which is not presented in the Union Jack (flag) is:
a. England
b. Scotland
c. Wales
d. Northern Ireland
4 ТУР (TRUE OR FALSE)
1. Welsh is an official language in Wales.
2. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon.
3. The BBC stands for “Best British Culture”.
4. A mile is longer than a kilometer.
5. In Britain, black cats are believed to bring bad luck.
6. Speakers’ Corner is part of the British Parliament.
7. Elizabeth II has two birthdays.
8. In Scotland, the name for New Year’s Eve is Hogmanay.
9. The President of Britain is elected every seven years.
10. Haggis is a traditional Scottish musical instrument.
5 ТУР
1. An Australian wild dog is called:
a. hot dog
b. Sausage dog
d. Bingo
d. Dingo
2. The first woman Prime Minister in Britain was called:
a. Mother Teresa
b. Princess Diana
c. Margaret Thatcher
d. Winston Churchill
3. The most common family name in the English-speaking world is:
a. Hill
b. Gascoigne
c. Smith
d. Brown
4. The usual response to “How are you?” is:
a. Fine
b. Good luck
c. Fine, thank you
d. Take care
5. In the 17th century, the Pilgrim Fathers left England and set sail for North America on board the ship ____________.
a. Sunflower
b. Mayflower
c. Liberty
d. Victory
6 ТУР
I. General Knowledge
1. What is the shortest word in English?
2. What is SOS in Morse code?
3. Who is the Queen of the United Kingdom?
4. If it is midday in London, what time is it in New York?
5. Who was the close friend of Sherlock Holmes?
6. Name the countries in Europe which have red, white and blue flags?
7. Which is the most famous long island in the world?
8. Which is the nearest city to Heathrow Airport?
9. Which three nationalities did Einstein have at different times?
10. Which of the Beatles was killed?
II. What do these letters stand for?
BBC __________________________________________________
B.C. ____________________________________________________
i.e. ____________________________________________________
e.g. ____________________________________________________
etc. ____________________________________________________
N.B. ____________________________________________________
P.S. ____________________________________________________
EFL _____________________________________________________
MP ______________________________________________________
UFO _____________________________________________________
CIA _____________________________________________________
AIDS ____________________________________________________
EEC _____________________________________________________
FIFA ____________________________________________________
FBI _____________________________________________________
NATO ____________________________________________________
the USA _________________________________________________
Для болельщиков
1. Match the countries, their symbols and Patron Saints. (1 star for each country)
| Country | Symbols | Patron Saints |
| England | Daffodil | St. David |
| Wales | Thistle | St. Andrew |
| Ireland | Rose | St. George |
| Scotland | Shamrock | St. Patrick |
2. Make as many words as you can (you can use a card only once). (1 star for a word)
| TO | SQU | MUS | BUIL | STA |
| MO | EUM | PAL | WN | ET |
| UM | MENT | NU | DING | ACE |
| DI | RIST | ARE | STRE | TOU |
3. Some famous British dishes have strange or surprising names, “Welsh rabbit”, for example, contains no rabbit at all. It is made with bread, beer, mustard and cheese. Look at these definitions of well-known dishes. Can you guess the correct definition? (1 star for each dish)
| 1. Jugged hare | a. liver or prunes wrapped in bacon and grilled with hot pepper |
| 2. Shepherd’s pie | b. hare stewed in jug with onions and wine |
| 3. Haggis with neeps and tatties | c. a sausage made with blood, onions, oatmeal and fat |
| 4. Bubbles and squeak | d. fried onions, cabbage and potatoes |
| 5. Devils on houseback | e. a pudding dotted with raisins |
| 6. Jam roly poly | f. ginger biscuits filled with cream and brandy |
| 7. Anglesey eggs | g. a casserole of potatoes, lamb and onions |
| 8. Spotted dog | h. Eggs with leek, cream and melted cheese |
| 9. Lancashire hotpot | i. A roll of pastry with jam sauce |
| 10. Bangers and mash | j. (Scottish) sheep’s stomach stuffed with liver and barley, with mashed potatoes and swedes |
| 11. Black pudding | k. Minced lamb covered with mashed potatoes and baked |
| 12. Cottage pie | l. A pyramid of toasted bread with anchovies, egg yolks and cream |
| 13. Brandy snaps | m. Sausages with mashed potatoes |
| 14. Scotch woodcock | n. Minced beef covered with mashed potatoes and baked |
| 15. Toad in the hole | o. A roll with suet and currant |
| 16. Angels on horseback | p. Sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter |
| 17. Singein’ hinnies | q. Grilled oysters wrapped in bacon with toast |
Vocabulary:
| yolk | желток |
| batter | взбитое жидкое тесто |
| ginger | имбирь |
| casserole | кастрюля |
| leek | лук порей |
| pastry | изделие из теста |
| barley | ячмень |
| swede | брюква |
| prune | чернослив |
| anchovy | анчоус |
4. Which one of the five alternatives does not go with the verb on the left. (1 star for each block)
| 1. catch | A bus
A cold Fire A fish A holiday | 2. tell | A lie
The truth Goodbye The time A joke |
| 3. get | A letter
Angry Home Brown Wrong | 4. make | A mistake
A favour Money Arrangements Friends |
| 5. have | A shower
Cold An argument A chat Fun | 6. pay | A bill
A visit Attention A cheque Your debt |
| 7. do | Your homework
Your hair A phone call Business Your best | 8. take | A decision
Care of somebody Notice of somebody The sun An aspirin |
5. Each word in the box goes with another word. The two words are usually joined by “and”. (For example Ladies and gentlemen). Write out the phrases. Make sure the words are in the right order. (1 star for two phrases)
| Sausage
Paper Sweet Ends Buts Lightning Jacket Coffee Breakfast Shoes Bread Gentlemen | Pains
Butter Chalk Milk Socks Ladies Bacon Ice Quiet Sour Cheese Thunder | Bed
Peace Tie Lemon Eggs Odds Sugar Pen Tea Aches Ifs Mash |
6. Read the paragraph very carefully. (5 stars)
I want to know how quickly you can find out what is so odd and uncommon about this paragraph. You must work on your own – nobody can assist you, I’m afraid. You must try your skills at figuring out what is wrong, without talking to anybody. If you know what is wrong do not say anything – just wait for your companions to finish. At first sight it looks so ordinary that you may think that nothing is unusual about it at all. But as soon as you look at it word by word you will find out what is wrong with it. Work as quickly as you can. Good luck!
7. Try to find words which can mean the same or almost the same as the words on the list. Write down the pairs of synonyms. (1 star for a pair)
| reply | hit | annoy | scare | build | choose |
| mend | demand | carry | raise | convince | grasp |
| assist | begin | fix | admit | spoil | buy |
8. Match the idioms with their explanations. (1 star for each idiom)
| 1. It rings a bell | a. you decide/choose |
| 2. I’ll give you a lift | b. you are joking |
| 3. I’ll give you a ring | c. I haven’t got any money at all |
| 4. Make up your mind | d. you deserve(d) to suffer |
| 5. It’s up to you | e. I made an embarrassing mistake |
| 6. You are pulling my leg. | f. we can pay for it between us. |
| 7. I really put my foot in it. | g. I don’t want to do it. |
| 8. I haven’t got a clue. | h. It sounds familiar to me |
| 9. I’m completely broke | i. It’s not worth the money! They are cheating us. |
| 10. Let’s go halves | j. I have no idea |
| 11. Are you on the phone? | k. You are making fun of me. |
| 12. It serves you right | l. Have you got a phone? |
| 13. You are kidding | m. I’ll phone you. |
| 14. What a rip off! | n. I’ll take you in my car. |
| 15. I don’t fancy | o. Decide! |
9. Which word or phrase in each group does not go with other three? Explain why it is the odd word out. (1 star for a word + explanation)
| 1. niece | cousin | aunt | mother-in-law |
| 2. wall | hedge | path | fence |
| 3. lane | street | motorway | road |
| 4. zip | belt | collar | button |
| 5. cup | plate | glass | mug |
| 6. driver’s licence | identity card | passport | credit card |
| 7. waste paper bin | bread bin | litter bin | dust bin |
| 8. handbag | sleeping bag | suitcase | carrier bag |
| 9. receipt | tip | bill | menu |
| 10. try on | look after | put on | take off |
| 11. to stir | to fry | to grill | to boil |
| 12. to clap | to wave | to kick | to scratch |
| 13. starter | salad | main course | dessert |
10. Read the following amazing sentences. Discuss whether they are true or false. (1 star for each sentence)
1. There are only two words in the English language which end in the letters “shion”. They are cushion and fashion.
2. A fly born on a Sunday can be a grandfather by the following Wednesday.
3. The average person has fewer than two legs.
4. If you fly to New York on Concorde, you arrive two hours before your departure.
5. A large python snake can swallow a whole pig and then eat nothing else for a year.
6. In nearly every language in the world, the word “mother” begins with the “M” sound.
7. The average human body contains about 90,000 kilometres of blood vessels.
8. The door to number 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s residence, can only be opened from the inside.
9. About a hundred people die every minute in the world but over two hundred are born.
KEY:
1 тур: 1. a; 2. b; 3. c; 4. b; 5. d
2 тур: 1. b; 2. a; 3. c; 4. b; 5. a
3 тур: 1. c; 2. a; 3. b; 4. c; 5. c
4 тур: 1. F (English – Welsh is only spoken); 2. T; 3. F (British Broadcasting Corporation); 4. T; 5. F (good luck); 6. F (Hyde Park); 7. T; 8. T; 9. F (there is no president); 10. F (it’s a dish)
5 тур: 1. d; 2. c; 3. c; 4. a, c; 5. b
6 тур:
I. 1. I; 2. (...---...); 3. Queen Elizabeth II; 4. seven o’clock in the morning; 5. Dr. Watson; 6. the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Russia; 7. Long Island in New York State, containing Brooklyn, Queen’s and John Kennedy Airport; 8. London; 9. He was born in Germany, then became a Swiss citizen, and later took American citizenship; 10. John Lennon
II.
| BBC | British Broadcast Corporation |
| B.C. | before Christ |
| i.e. | that is... |
| e.g. | for example |
| etc. | so on |
| N.B. | note bene |
| P.S. | post scriptum |
| EFL | English as a Foreign Language |
| MP | member of Parliament |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| CIA | Central Intelligence Agency |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| EEC | European Economic Community |
| FIFA | Federation International de Football Associations (fr.) |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| the USA | the United States of America |
Key:
Для болельщиков
1.
| England | Rose | St. George |
| Wales | Daffodil | St. David |
| Ireland | Shamrock | St. Patrick |
| Scotland | Thistle | St. Andrew |
2.
| TOWN | MONUMENT | MUSEUM |
| BUILDING | STREET | TOURIST |
| PALACE | STADIUM | SQUARE |
3. 1. b; 2. k; 3. j; 4. d; 5. a; 6. i; 7. h; 8. e; 9. g; 10. m; 11. с; 12. n; 13. f; 14. l; 15. p; 16. q; 17. o
4.
| 1. catch a holiday | 2. tell goodbye |
| 3. get wrong | 4. make a favour |
| 5. have cold | 6. pay a cheque |
| 7. do a phone call | 8. take the sun |
5.
| ladies and gentlemen | bed and breakfast |
| sausage and mash | shoes and socks |
| pen and paper | bread and butter |
| sweet and sour | aches and pains |
| odds and ends | chalk and cheese |
| “ifs” and “buts” | milk and sugar |
| thunder and lightning | bacon and eggs |
| jacket and tie | ice and lemon |
| tea and coffee | peace and quiet |
6. There is no letter E
7.
| reply-answer | hit-strike |
| annoy-irritate | scare-frighten |
| build-construct | choose-select |
| mend-repair | demand-insist |
| carry-transport | raise-lift |
| convince-persuade | grasp-grab |
| assist-help | begin-commence |
| fix-attach | admit-confess |
| spoil-ruin | buy-purchase |
8. 1. h; 2. n; 3. m; 4. o; 5. a; 6. k; 7. e; 8. j; 9. c; 10. f; 11. l; 12. d; 13. b; 14. i; 15. g
9.
1. cousin (can be male and female)
2. path (the others are the barriers)
3. motorway (you can’t walk along it)
4. collar (it can’t be of a pair to trousers)
5. glass (it’s not made of china)
6. credit card (it is used to pay)
7. bread bin (is not used for rubbish)
8. sleeping bag (isn’t used for carrying things)
9. tip (it isn’t a piece of paper)
10. ook after (isn’t connected with clothes)
11. to stir (others are cooking methods)
12. to kick (you use your legs not hands)
13. salad (it doesn’t describe part of meal)
10. All the statements are true.