Городской страноведческий конкурс по английскому языку "Across English Speaking countries" (5-6 класс)

Городской  этап лингвистического конкурса “The Commonwealth”

5-6 классы

Task 1.

1. Westminster is a … centre of London.

a)      Cultural

b)      Political

c)       Business

d)      Industrial

2. Great Britain is separated from the continent by…

a)      The Pacific Ocean

b)      The Irish Sea

c)       The Bristol Channel

d)      The English Channel

3. There are many farmlands in Britain, especially in the… country.

a)      North

b)      South

c)       West

d)      East

4. The head of State in Britain is…

a)      The Prime Minister

b)      The President

c)       The Queen

d)      The Speaker

5. The Great Fire of London broke out in…

a)      1066

b)      1766

c)       1106

d)      1666

6. Members of the House of Commons are elected every… years.

a)      2

b)      3

c)       4

d)      5

1	2	3	4	5	6

Task 2. Match sights and their names. Put your answers in a table.

a) Sydney Opera House

b) Niagara Fall

c) Tower Bridge & Tower of London

1	2	3	4	5	6

d) Ottawa's Parliament Hill

e) Big Ben

f) Sydney Harbour Bridge

Task 3. Find a Russian analogue of the English proverb. Two Russian proverbs are extra (odd).  Put your answers in a table below.

a)                 A friend in need is a friend indeed. b)                A cat in gloves catches no mice. c)                 A stitch in time saves nine. d)                Ask no questions and hear no lies. e)                 Not all bread is baked in one oven. f)                  The cat would eat fish and would not wet her paws.							1) Дорога ложка к обеду. 2) Не следует всех стричь под одну гребенку. 3) Друзья познаются в беде. 4) Проглотить-то хочется, да прожевать-то лень. 5) Старый друг лучше новых двух. 6) Сидя на печи, не испечешь калачи. 7) Меньше знаешь — крепче спишь. 8) Не всё коту масленица.
a	b	c	d	e	f

Task 4. Find the names of the Commonwealth countries from the list in the square.

Z E L O Q S C O T L A N D A G K C Q J F C D P I Z N H H X E M L C G G W Y Q R X Z N M X I M D O M I N I C A D H P B K A Z M T E W R R M J W X B Q E T A R S N X C N Y Q F R E O A R F P N G G W U W F T F A G T Y A Z L M W B E O P O J S A E D B N W X T F M M A R A D N Y V V J Z R F F R Q D O B T A I N F H S G U A P I J T Z N E P M B A O C D D P S F L R N L I A Q M E A B I Q N A L B B G W X A N A H U L O F W Y S I N G A P O R E O W N N C S R Q L O Z F M T X L N F V X A V C D A T Z J E R S E Y A O M A L A Y S I A M N R Q Z A S P F A Z L Y Q D Q E R N A K A A O I J V G C U L E D O N E T L H M O D L L N S O I Q N V A O I F T S A N Q X A I C D R R B Y R M N N B V D B H P A B P A Y I F G S R O A P U D H E M R M A L T A J A G X J P Y D W G F G J S Y B W F D P L R U N R B Y F W W I W R R L U B O G B

AUSTRALIA  BAHAMAS  BANGLADESH  CANADA  CYPRUS  DOMINICA  ENGLAND  INDIA  JAMAICA  JERSEY  MALAYSIA  MALDIVES  MALTA  NEWZEALAND  IRELAND  SCOTLAND  SINGAPORE  AFRICA  SWAZILAND

Task 5.  Do the crossword below.

Task 6.

Keys:

Task 1

1	2	3	4	5	6
b	d	b	a	d	d

Task 2

1	2	3	4	5	6
b	d	a	e	f	c

Task 3

a	b	c	d	e	f
3	6	1	7	2	c

Task 4

Z E L O Q S C O T L A N D A G K C Q J F C D P I Z N H H X E M L C G G W Y Q R X Z N M X I M D O M I N I C A D H P B K A Z M T E W R R M J W X B Q E T A R S N X C N Y Q F R E O A R F P N G G W U W F T F A G T Y A Z L M W B E O P O J S A E D B N W X T F M M A R A D N Y V V J Z R F F R Q D O B T A I N F H S G U A P I J T Z N E P M B A O C D D P S F L R N L I A Q M E A B I Q N A L B B G W X A N A H U L O F W Y S I N G A P O R E O W N N C S R Q L O Z F M T X L N F V X A V C D A T Z J E R S E Y A O M A L A Y S I A M N R Q Z A S P F A Z L Y Q D Q E R N A K A A O I J V G C U L E D O N E T L H M O D L L N S O I Q N V A O I F T S A N Q X A I C D R R B Y R M N N B V D B H P A B P A Y I F G S R O A P U D H E M R M A L T A J A G X J P Y D W G F G J S Y B W F D P L R U N R B Y F W W I W R R L U B O G B

Task 5.