МУНИЦИПАЛЬНОЕ ОБЩЕОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ
УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ
АННИНСКАЯ СРЕДНЯЯ ОБЩЕОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНАЯ
ШКОЛА № 3
с углублённым
изучением отдельных предметов
Аннинский
муниципальный район
Воронежская
область
Интеллектуальная игра
«Высокий уровень IV»
Тема:
«Удивительная Австралия»
Цель: повысить
уровень знаний учащихся об истории, культуре и традициях Австралии.
Задачи:
1.Расширить
лексический запас учащихся.
2.Развивать умения
учащихся работать в группе.
3.
Воспитывать стремление к достижению поставленной цели путем использования
индивидуальных знаний
Составитель:
учитель английского языка Ускова Е. А.
П.г.т.
Анна
2010
г.
“High
Level IV”
Ladies and
gentlemen, dear friends! I'm very pleased to welcome you at our traditional
game «High Level». It's «High Level IV» today. The topic of the last game «High
Level III» was the United States of America. Today we are going to discover
Australia. You'll learn some more facts about the history of Australia, its
cities, famous people and wildlife.
Let me introduce the participants of the game. Two teams of five
students are taking part in the game: the team from our school and our friends
from school 6. Welcome the participants!
Will
you, please, introduce yourselves? We are happy to see you again. Thank you.
And
now let me introduce the jury of the game: Olga Yurijevna Filipova - the
chairman of the jury, Anna Starodubtseva - a student of class 10 from school №6,
and Eugeny Telegin - a student of class 8 from our school.
Now pay attention to the rules of the
game:
Slide 3. The rules of the game
1. You'll have to
answer the questions choosing one answer out of three or four.
2. If the answer is
correct you'll get a cap- one point.
3. If your answer is
not correct you won't get any points.
4. Twice during the
game you can ask your mates to help you.
5. The team with the
most points wins.
And one more thing: you have a list
of glossary on your desks. It will help you to understand the questions.
Now, the captains, could you come
up and choose the cap?
So, one team is “Green”, the other
team is “Gold”.
And now look at these smart
students:
Anastasia Popova;
Gleb Pirko;
Irina Tokareva;
Alina Buzina;
Anna Tatarintseva;
Yana Manyashina.
They have kindly agreed to help me.
So, let's get started!
Slide 4. “Amazing
Australia’
Australia
is a fascinating country. It is full of strange and wonderful places, unusual
animals and amazing culture. It is sometimes called the “Land Down Under”.
Slide 5. The map of Australia
Australia
is the only country that has the whole continent to itself! However, a lot of
it is empty. There are only 20 million people, and most of them live in the
eight large cities: (cities on the map) Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane,
Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Townsville.
It
is still a monarchy and Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is also Queen of
Australia. But now Australia is an independent state.
Australia
lies in the Southern Hemisphere, so everything there is the other way round.
Hot winds blow from the north; cold winds blow from the south. The farther
north you go, the hotter it gets.
Well,
it’s high time to start our quiz. So, look at the first block of questions.
Slide 6. A Fascinating Country
Here
you can see a table of sixteen questions. You are to choose one of them in
turns. So, who’ll start? Choose a cap.
1.
Australia
is the driest continent. Two-thirds of the land is desert. In some places it
sometimes does not rain for years! One of the deserts is famous for its
parallel sand dunes. They are the biggest in the world. The most famous dune is
Big Red.
-Which is the driest and hottest
place in Australia?
a) The Great Victoria
Desert
b) The Pinnacles
Desert
c) The Simpson
Desert
d) The Gibson Desert
2. No visit to
Central Australia is complete without seeing Australia’s most famous
landmark-Uluru. Uluru is 600 million years. The best time to see it is at the
end of the day, when its colour changes from yellow to gold, red, and then
purple. I wish I could visit Australia and see impressive Uluru one day!
-How high and how long is Uluru?
a) 348 metres high and 348
kilometres long
b) 438 metres high and 438 kilometres
long
c) 843 metres high and 843 kilometres
long
d) 483 metres high and 483 kilometres
long
3. Rivers in
Australia are often dry. The River Todd, which runs through Alice Springs, is
nearly always dry, but it doesn’t discourage Australian people. Every year,
there is a boat race in Alice Springs. The boats, however, are special. They
have sides but no bottoms and are powered by feet! Hundreds of people come to
Alice Springs to see this crazy race.
- When does a boat race in Alice Springs
take place?
a) In July
b) In August
c) In September
d) In October
4. Australia is not :
a) a country
b) a city
c) an island
d) a continent
5. In which season do Australians
celebrate Christmas?
a) In spring
b)
In summer
c)
In autumn
d)
In winter
Proverb: A GOOD BEGINNING MAKES A GOOD ENDING
6. Surprise. Bonus: + 1 point
Dear
friends, you are going to listen to a poem “Sunsets” by Marco Luis.
Ekaterina
Strelnikova, a talented student of class 8, made a translation of the poem.
Beautiful sunsets Heavenly skies
If you listen closely you can hear
Animal cries.
They’re calling their daughters
They’re calling their sons.
And when they hear it, they run to their
mums.
Night is arriving
Animals are preparing to sleep.
Owls are awakening
They’re starting to creep.
A lot of dark hours pass
A mother wakes up to say,
“Wake up little cubs.
Be
prepared for a brand new day.”
* * *
|
Красивые закаты божественных небес.
|
|
С
душой мы смотрим в небо, возжаждали чудес.
|
|
Ты
нам не ставь на сердце воздушную печать,
|
|
От
сладких струй заката так хочется кричать!
|
|
Но
мы молчим, однако природе невдомек,
|
|
Что
тихие закаты для грешных нас намек.
|
|
Природа
прерывает священну тишину,
|
|
А
крики так тревожны, как будто на войну.
|
|
Природа
ясно кличет прекраснейших детей.
|
|
Животных
подзывает, как будто сыновей.
|
|
Они
к ней подбегают, она для них всех-мать.
|
|
А
нам тебя, природа, как можно называть?
|
|
Закату
все не спится, все тлеет вдалеке.
|
|
А
ночь уже царица в безоблачной реке.
|
|
Вот
вдруг зашепчет ветер, вот птица пролетит.
|
|
Все
также беспокойно ночь в сумерках горит.
|
|
Летят
часы, минуты, ночь вновь ушла в поход.
|
|
С
нее-начало утра, с заката-на восток.
|
|
Луч
солнца прорезает тумана молоко.
|
|
А
ночь уже, наверно, сбежала далеко.
|
|
Природа
оживает, пытается понять,
|
|
А
как ей человека придется называть?
|
|
Она
опять сзывает своих родных детей.
|
|
И
мы с душой послушно идем на встречу к ней.
|
Thank you, Katya, very much.
Well, could you choose the next question?
7. Which is the flattest continent in the
world?
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) Australia
d) Antarctica
8. In 1984
Australia officially adopted … as its national colours.
a) Green and gold
b) Green and orange
c) Green and yellow
d) Green and red
9. Australia originated from Latin
“australis” which means…
a) “восточный”
b)
“западный”
c) “южный”
d) “северный”
10. The most
famous dune in the Simpson Desert, Big Red, is …
a) 10 metres high
b) 20 metres high
c) 30 metres high
d) 40 metres high
11. How is Tasmania sometimes called?
a) Australia’s
Scotland
b) Australia’s Switzerland
c) Australia’s Wales
d) Australia’s
Ireland
12. The Great Barrier
Reef is the largest reef in the world and the only living thing on our planet
that can be seen from space! No place on land has a greater variety of sea
life!
- The Great Barrier Reef is mostly famous
for…
a) hotels and diving
b) its unique fish
c) its unique water
d) its corals
13. The Great Barrier
Reef is the largest reef in the world and the only living thing on our planet
that can be seen from space! No place on land has a greater variety of sea
life!
-The Great Barrier Reef is located in …
a) the Indian Ocean
b) the Pacific Ocean
c) the Atlantic Ocean
d) the Arctic Ocean
14. Australian people
speak English but their English is a bit different from British or American
English. They have their own special words and phrases called “Strine”.
- Can you work out what “lolly” means?
a) Afternoon
b) Money
c) Best friend
d) Sweet
15. On the old maps Australia was marked
as…
a) the land upside-down
b) the new land
c) the new world
d) Terra Incognita
16. Which is the hottest month in
Australia?
a) April
b) July
c) September
d) January
You have managed to do
the first task. Good job! Congratulations!
Now you are to answer the
questions about the history and cities of Australia.
Slide 23. Australia's Unique History
Well, it’s your turn to choose the question.
1. Who discovered Australia?
a) Christopher
Columbus
b) Captain Cook
c) Lewis and Clark
d) Edward Kelly
2. Who are the Australian natives?
a) Eskimos
b) Indians
c) Celts
d) Aborigines
3. When did Europeans settle in Australia?
a) In
1488
b) In
1588
c) In
1688
d) In
1788
4. Surprise. Bonus: + 1 point
Well, let’s have a break, then.
A surprise-dance from the girls of the ninth grade.
Thank you girls.
And we are going on. I think, it’s your turn to choose
the question.
5. Most of the first settlers to Australia
were …
a) prisoners
b) travellers
c) scientists
d) pilgrims
6. In 1851 … was discovered about 300
kilometres west of Sydney.
a) gold
b) silver
c) bronze
d) tin
7. Australia’s coat of arms-the official
emblem of the Australian Government- was granted by … in 1912.
a) Queen Elizabeth I
b) Queen Elizabeth II
c) King George III
d) King George V
8. Which two animals can you see on the
Australian coat of arms?
a) Kangaroo and Koala
b) Kangaroo and
Parrot
c) Kangaroo and Emu
d) Kangaroo and Dingo
9. Which is an island state?
a) Queensland
b) Tasmania
c) Victoria
10. What is the capital of Australia?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Canberra
d) Brisbane
Canberra
is the newest city of all. It was designed by Walter Burley Griffin, an
American architect, in 1912, and became the capital in 1927. The city is
famous for its impressive architecture and its large green areas with around
twelve million trees. There is a beautiful lake in the centre of the city.
Canberra is an aboriginal word, meaning “meeting place”.
11. Which city hosted 1956 Olympic Games?
a) Sydney
b) Melbourne
c) Canberra
d) Brisbane
12. Sydney Opera House is one of the
country’s most famous landmarks. The roof of this beautiful building looks like
…
a) sails
b) mountains
c) skyscrapers
d) pillars
13. Sydney is
Australia’s oldest and largest city with a population of around four million
people. A full range of tourist attractions include the magnificent Sydney
Opera House and Harbour Bridge, one of the largest bridges in the world. Sydney
hosted the Olympic Games.
-When were the Olympic Games held in
Sydney?
a) In 1992
b) In 1996
c) In 2000
d) In 2004
14. The large … star on the flag of
Australia represents states and territories of the country.
a) five-pointed
b) six- pointed
c) seven-
pointed
d) eight- pointed
15. When is Australia’s national day?
a) December,26
b) January,26
c) February,26
d) March,26
16. Who is called Australia’s Robin Hood?
a) Steve Hart
b) Ned Kelly
c) Mel Gibson
d) Paul Hogan
And this is the
last block of questions.
Slide 40. Famous People and Wildlife
There are lots of strange and unusual animals in Australia: platypuses,
echidnas, devils. The koala is the best loved of all. About 400 species of
birds are found nowhere else in the world. But probably the most famous of all
animals is the kangaroo. Actually, there are 60 kinds of kangaroo in Australia.
The biggest one is the red kangaroo. It can be more than 2 metres tall and
weigh 90 kg.
There are more than 100,000 crocodiles in the seas and rivers of northern
Australia. Saltwater crocodiles are the world’s largest reptiles and are
aggressive and dangerous. Sometimes they attack people!
Only in Australia you can see such unusual road signs!
1. There is a fish
jazz band in the Great Barrier Reef. The fish you see in the picture is …
a) the trumpet fish
b) the pipe fish
c) the guitar fish
d) violin fish
2. What do koalas feed on?
a) Bushes
b) Grass
c) Eucalyptus
leaves
d) Insects
3. Which of these birds cannot fly?
a) Parrot
b) Kookaburra
c) Tern
d) Emu
4. Which of these birds can laugh like a human?
a) Parrot
b) Kookaburra
c) Tern
d) Emu
5. Mammals all produce milk to suckle
their young. Mammals have fur or hair. And what mammals lay eggs?
a) Echidnas
b) Rabbits
c) Dingoes
d) Kangaroos
6. The Australians call eucalyptus …
a) Gum tree
b) Strong tree
c) Big tree
d) Green tree
7. The red kangaroos can jump over
obstacles as high as …
a) one metre
b) two metres
c) three metres
d) four metres
8. What film did Paul Hogan star?
a) “Mad Max”
b) “Crocodile Dundee”
c) “Return to Eden”
d) “Phoenix”
9. Who of these actors stared in the film “X-men”?
a) Paul Hogan
b) Mel Gibson
c) Hugh Jackman
d) Sam Neill
10. In 1926 a famous Russian ballet dancer
visited Australia. What is her name?
a) Anastasia
Volochkova
b) Maya Plisetskaya
c) Anna Pavlova
d) Galina Ulanova
11. Fedor Shalapin, a famous Russian
singer, visited Australia …
a) in 1925
b) in 1926
c) in 1927
d) in 1928
12. In honour of a famous Russian ballet
dancer Anna Pavlova a lot of … were given her name.
a) hotels
b) theatres
c) restaurants
d) bakeries
13. Surprise. Bonus: + 1 point
Well, again it’s time to have a little break.
One more surprise. Svetlana Salikova will sing a song.
What’s the title of the song? … Thanks a lot.
Could you carry on, please? Choose the next question,
please.
14. In 1878 one scientist visited
Australia. He established a marine biological station in Sydney. Who was that
scientist?
a) Peter Potoski
b) Robert Burke
c) Nikolai
Miklouho-Maclay
d) William Wills
15. One of famous Russian sportsmen still
lives in Sydney. Do you know who?
a) Alexey Yagudin
b) Alexey Nemov
c) Kostya Tszyu
d) Andrey Arshavin
16. Now you are going to listen to a song.
Who is singing?
a) Dido Armstrong
b) Kylie Minogue
c) Avril Lavigne
d) Amy Lee
So,
it was the last question for today. Now it’s time to count your caps. How many
caps do you have? Well, you have won … points. Congratulations!
Slide 57. You are the champions!
Slide 58. Thank you.
Оставьте свой комментарий
Авторизуйтесь, чтобы задавать вопросы.