Рождественская викторина для 9 класса "Christmas in Great Britain"

The Daily Plan

Teacher:Perevoznjuk Kristina

Date: 20.12.2016

Level: 9^th forms

The Object: English language

Lesson title:  Christmas in Great Britain

Objectives:

Teaching:

-         acquisition of skills of independent work;

-         inculcation by the pupil of desire to study English language;

-         to check up skills and abilities of oral speech;

Developing:

-         development of interest of subject:

-         development of their attention, logical thinking, ability to conduct the conversation;

-         development of desire to receive more information to the studied theme;

-         development of logical thinking and language culture;

Upbringing:

-         education of the valid relation to the language and to the culture of other country;

-         education of culture of dialogue;

-         education of requirement for practical use of language.

Time: 45 minutes

The plan of the lesson

I.             The beginning of the lesson:

-         Stand up!

-         Good morning, boys and girls! I’m glad to see you in fine mood.

-         Take your seats, please, and get ready for the lesson.

Warm-up:

-         I am very happy to see you today, because our party is related to the most beautiful and favorite holiday in the world – Christmas!

-         I congratulate you on this wonderful holiday and I wish you Merry Christmas! Today we’ll speak about Christmas in Great Britain.

-         Let’s organize a competition and we’ll divide into 2 teams. Before we start, please name your teams. The names should be connected with winter holidays.

-         The first team is  ________. You are welcome! (Presentation of the first team).

-         The second team is ______. (По очереди команды представляют себя и своего капитана ).

II.                      The Basic part of a lesson. Work on a lesson theme.

Викторина:

Symbols:

10

How many points does a snowflake have?

1.     10

2.     8

3.     5

4.     6

20

Which one is a holly?

1.

2.

3.

4.

30

What kind of origin does the Christmas tree have?

1.     Christian

2.     Pagan

3.     Buddhist

4.     Egyptian

40

Which one cannot be eaten?

1.     Christmas Pudding

2.     Christmas Cracker

3.     Gingerbread Man

4.     Candy Cane

50

What colour are the berries of the mistletoe plant?

1.     Red

2.     White

3.     Green

4.     Yellow

60

Which country did the gingerbread house come from?

1.     Great Britain

2.     Switzerland

3.     The USA

4.     Germany

Traditions:

10

What should you do under a mistletoe?

1.     Give a hug

2.     Give a kiss

3.     Empty your pockets

4.     Spin around one time

20

What is traditionally hidden in the Christmas pudding?

1.     A coin

2.     A small present

3.     A cracker

4.     A star

30

Who is supposed to open the first Christmas gift?

1.     The oldest child

2.     The oldest person in the family

3.     The youngest child

4.     The most important guest

40

In which year did Queen Elizabeth II make her first Christmas speech?

1.     1942

2.     1962

3.     1952

4.     1972

50

The Christmas tree in London’s Trafalgar Square is traditionally given to Britain by……

1.     Norway

2.     Denmark

3.     Sweden

4.     Austria

60

The Christmas period of 1813-14 saw the last ……in London.

1.     Christmas shopping

2.     Christmas tree on Trafalgar Square

3.     Christmas fair on a frozen river Thames

4.     Christmas food market

Santa Clause:

10

Which of these companies was the first to use Santa Clause  in an advertisement?

1.     Pepsi

2.     7-up

3.     Coca-Cola

4.     Fanta

20

Where does Santa land his sleigh?

1.     On the chimney

2.     On the roof

3.     In the garden

4.     On the North Pole

30

According to the legend, where is Santa’s workshop?

1.     In the North of Canada

2.     In the North of USA

3.     On the North Pole

4.     In Greenland

40

How does Santa Clause get into the house?

1.     He goes down the chimney

2.     He comes through the door

3.     He comes through the window

4.     He goes through the wall

50

What should little children leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve?

1.     Cookies and milk

2.     Roast turkey

3.     Christmas pudding

4.     Chocolate

60

Where did the real St. Nicholas live?

1.     Great Britain

2.     Russia

3.     Germany

4.     Turkey

Reindeer

10

Which one is a reindeer?

1.    

2.    

3.

4.

20

Which reindeer appeared after all the others?

1.     Blitzen

2.     Vixen

3.     Rudolph

4.     Donner

30

Which reindeer  does not belong below?

1.     Dancer

2.     Comet

3.     Roger

4.     Dasher

40

What was so good about the red nose that Rudolph had?

1.     It helped Santa not to fall of the sleigh

2.     It was really beautiful

3.     It warmed everybody during the snowstorm

4.     It helped Santa to see through the fog

50

How many reindeer originally pull Santa’s sleigh?

1.     8

2.     10

3.     9

4.     12

60

Which of the following statements about reindeer is not true?

1.     Caribou and reindeer are the same species of deer

2.     There are reindeer in Mongolia and Northern China

3.     Reindeer can live as long as 30 years

4.     Reindeer milk is used to make cheese

Christmas tree:

20

Where are most Christmas trees grown?

1.     Wild forests

2.     Northern taiga

3.     Tree farms

4.     Lapland

40

What was used as the first Christmas tree ornaments?

1.     Sweets

2.     Apples and other fruits

3.     Green leaves

4.     Chocolates

60

Which one cannot be used as a Christmas tree?

1.                                    3.

        2.                                                            

    4.  

80

In which country did the tradition of Christmas Tree start?

1.     Scotland

2.     Germany

3.     England

4.     Denmark

100

Christmas Tree remains unchanged through the harshness of winter. What does it symbolize?

1.     Beauty

2.     Presents

3.     Life

4.     Happiness

120

What were the first artificial Christmas trees made of?

1.     Goose feathers

2.     Chicken feathers

3.     Plastic

4.     Cotton

Christmas around the world

20

Which one is the Christmas tree near the White House?

1.    

2.     .

3.

 

4.

40

Which one is the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square?

1.

2.

3.

4.

60

In Israel, special celebrations are held at the site of Jesus’s birth. In which town or city do these celebrations take place?

1.     Nazareth

2.     Tel Aviv

3.     Bethlehem

4.     Jerusalem

80

The name “Santa Claus” is mostly popular in America. What is the name of the Christmas character of British origin?

1.     Father Christmas

2.     Saint Nicholas

3.     Father Frost

4.     First Foot

100

The poinsettia, the most beautiful Christmas plant, is the native plant of…

1.     Great Britain

2.     Mexico

3.     Canada

4.     USA

120

In the Netherlands Santa Claus is known as Sinterklaas.  How does he deliver presents to children?

1.     On foot

2.     On horseback

3.     In a sleigh pulled by a horse

4.     In a sleigh pulled by reindeer

Christmas music:

20

What is the name of the Christmas snowman?

1.     Frosty

2.     Santa

3.     Snowy

4.     Jolly Elf

40

Which ones are “Jingle bells”?

1.

2.

3.

4.

60

What Christmas Ballet is the most famous of all?

1.     Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer

2.     Mr and Mrs Claus

3.     The Nutcracker

4.     Swan Lake

80

What Christmas Ballet is the most famous of all?

1.     Rudolph the Red-nosed reindeer

2.     Mr and Mrs Claus

3.     The Nutcracker

4.     Swan Lake

100

“Now the ground is white,

Go it while you are young,

Take the girls tonight

And sing this …….. song.”

1.     Sleighing

2.     Christmas

3.     Winter

4.     Merry

120

Which song was not originally written for Christmas?

1.     Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

2.     We wish you a merry Christmas

3.     Silent Night

4.     Jingle Bells

Christmas history:

20

Which king was crowned on Christmas day in 1066?

1.     William the Conqueror

2.     Richard the Lionheart

3.     Alfred the Great

4.     Edward the Confesson

40

Which monarch started off the fashion for Christmas Trees in Great Britain?

1.     King Henry VIII

2.     William the Conqueror

3.     Queen Elizabeth I

4.     Queen Victoria

60

Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660?

1.     Queen Elizabeth I

2.     King Henry VIII

3.     Mary Stuart

4.     Oliver Cromwell

80

Which of Scandinavian gods was the main character of midwinter celebrations in Scandinavian  countries?

1.     Saturn

2.     Odin

3.     Tor

4.     Sleipnir

100

On Christmas Eve in 1968, three Americans became the first men to……:

1.     Break the “most Christmas pudding eaten in 24 hours” world record

2.     Buy their wives exactly what they wanted for Christmas

3.     Orbit the Moon

4.     Reach the North Pole on a sleigh

120

When did  the first Christians begin celebrating Christmas?

1.     In the 1^st  century

2.     In the 2^nd  century

3.     In the 3^rd  century

4.     In the 4^th  century

III.             The end of the lesson. Summarizing of activity of pupils.

Жюри подводит итог конкурсов и подсчитывает баллы.

Вручение призов и рождественских подарков.

-         Well, our lesson is almost over. Thank you for being active at the lesson. It was very interesting to listen to your points of view.

So today we have revised and summarized much about Christmas in Great Britain. I think it was very interesting and useful for all of us.

I wish you Merry Christmas.

Let’s sing a song “We wish you a Merry Christmas”.

Звучит мелодия “We wish you a Merry Christmas”. 

Учащиеся все вместе поют завершающую песню.

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