Викторина "What do you know about the USA?"

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE USA?

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Данное внеклассное мероприятие разработано для учащихся 9-х классов. 
Целью мероприятия является: расширение знаний учащихся интересными фактами по истории, географии, культуре, традициям и обычаям США.
Задачи:
Развивающая:
1) развитие памяти, внимания, логического мышления;
2) совершенствование умений учащихся работать в команде. 
3)развитие познавательного интереса к традициям и обычаям страны.
Образовательная:
1)повторение изученной лексики; 
2)расширение словарного запаса учащихся.
Воспитательная:
1) воспитание толерантного отношения к представителям иной культуры.

Тип урока: внеклассное мероприятие.
Форма: викторина
Формы работы учащихся: групповая работа. 
Оборудование: компьютер с выходом в интернет, телевизор, видео, аудио, карточки с заданиями, жетоны. 

За каждый правильный ответ команда получает жетон.

I.                   Answer the questions about the USA. If your answer is right the team will get 1 point. If your answer is wrong you’ll get 0. You can do this task for 5 minutes.

1.      What river is the capital situated on?

 a) the Hudson   b) the Missouri   c) the Potomac   d) the Colorado

2.      What state is the largest in the USA?  

a)      Texas   b) Alaska   c) California   d)   Ohio       

3.      What is the main figure in the national   emblem of the USA?

a)      the Bald Eagle  b)   the turkey   c) the “Mayflower”   d) the Statue of Liberty        

4.      What university is the oldest one in the USA? 

a) Harvard University b) Yale University

c) Massachusetts University d) Wisconsin University

  5.  Who is the «King of rock-and-roll»?

 a) Walt Disney   b) Louis Armstrong    c) Elvis Presley    d) Stephen Spielberg

6.      Give the nickname of the USA government. 

a)      Uncle Sam   b) Yankee    c) Uncle Ben   d) Big Ben

7.      What is the largest city in the USA?

a)      Los Angeles   b) Chicago   c) San Francisco   d) New York

8.      The first colonists started the tradition of …

a)      Halloween   b)Memorial Day   c) Thanksgiving Day   d) Independence Day

9.      What sport is very popular in the USA?

a)      baseball   b) soccer   c) badminton   d) hockey

10.  What is the name of the American flag?

a)      the Stars and Stripes    b) the Red Dragon   c) Union Jack   d) the White Eagle

I see you know the main and the most important facts about the USA. It’s great.  Let’s do the following task. You know America is often called “a melting pot” or “mixed salad” because people from all over the world have mixed together to create modern American society. Of course, the Americans are very proud of their traditions, customs and habits.

II.                Match the texts A - D and the headings 1 - 5. There are two extra headings.

 If your answer is right the team will get 1 point. If your answer is wrong you’ll get 0. You can do this task for 10 minutes.

A.    They say ghosts and witches come out on this holiday. Children make lanterns out of pumpkins. A lot of people have parties and dress as witches and ghosts. It’s celebrated in autumn.

B.     This day has been a customary day for choosing sweethearts and exchanging love cards. There is a legend of how this day began. It is celebrated in winter. It is widely celebrated among people of all ages. It is a time when people in love express their feelings to those whom they love or adore. Some people give greeting cards, flowers, chocolates, perfumes or jewelry to their admirers or partners while others take their loved ones for a romantic dinner at a restaurant or even propose to get married.

C.    He first served his country in the colonial wars. His record as commanding general in the American Revolution made him the loved leader of the new nation. In 1789 he was inaugurated president in New York city. His foreign policy was to keep out of quarrels abroad. He was the president during 8 years. He refused to run for a third term. In 1797 he retired to Mount Vernon, where he died on December 14, 1799. The name of the city was given in his honour.

D.    He was the first President born in the 20-th century. He was the 35-th president of the USA. He graduated from Harvard University in 1940. He served in United States House of Representatives, and in Senate. In 1960 he was elected as a president. His assassination in November of 1963 shocked the world. But his death was not the end-it was only the beginning.

1.      Christmas

2.      George Washington

3.      Halloween

4.      Harry Truman

5.      John Kennedy

6.      St. Valentine’s Day

A.	B.	C.	D.
3	6	2	5

America is a very big country which has a lot of different places of interest. It is famous for its monuments, well-known buildings and other sights.

III.             Each team must match cards 1 – 7 and their descriptions A – F. If your answer is right the team will get 1 point. If your answer is wrong you’ll get 0.

You can do this task for 5 minutes.

1. Congress

2.”The Pencil”

3. Guggenheim Museum

4. The White House

5. Disneyland

6. Hollywood.  

7. The Statue of Liberty

A.  It is a large amusement park for children in Southern California created by the famous American film producer Walt Disney in 1955.

B.  It is the official home of the President of the USA where he works and lives.

C.  It is the symbol of freedom in America. It is a bronze figure (almost 46 m. high) of a woman holding up a torch on Liberty Island in New York Harbor which is a gift from the French government sent to America in 1884.

D. It is the name of the tall column in Washington, D.C. that is the Washington Monument built in honour of the first President of the USA.

E.  It is the parliament of the USA which has its seat in the Capitol.

F.  It is associated with the US film industry; it is situated not far from Los Angeles. It is the world-famous centre of films.

A	B	C	D	E	F
5	4	7	2	1	6

IV.             Both teams should take the cards and match British English words 1 – 10 to the following American English words a – j.  If your answer is right the team will get 1 point. If your answer is wrong you’ll get 0. You can do this task for 5 minutes.

British English	American English
1) trousers; 2) biscuit; 3) autumn; 4) football;   5) sweet;  6) cinema; 7) shop;  8) flat; 9) form; 10) holiday;	a) movie; b) soccer; c) apartment; d) cookie; e) grade; f) pants; g) vacation; h) fall; i) candy; j) store

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
f	d	h	b	i	a	j	c	e	g

V.                Name the states of the USA in turn. If your answer is right the team will get 1 point. If your answer is wrong you’ll get 0.

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii

Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland

Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey  New Mexico

New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia

Музыкальная пауза. Звучит знаменитая песенка  «Yankee Doodle». В это время проверяются карточки с выполненным заданием.

Yankee Doodle

1.      Yankee Doodle went to town

Riding on a pony,

Stuck a feather in his cap

And called it macaroni.

Chorus:

Yankee Doodle, keep it up.

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step,

And with the girls be handy.

2. Father and I went down to camp,
Along with Captain Gooding,
And there we saw the men and boys
As thick as hasty pudding.

Chorus:

3. And here was Captain Washington
Upon a slapping stallion,
Giving orders to his men,
I guess there was a million.

 Chorus:

Источники информации:

1.      Кауфман К.И., Кауфман М.Ю. Английский язык: Счастливый английский.ру / Happy English.ru: Учебник англ. яз. Для 9 кл. общеобраз. учрежд. – Обнинск: Титул, 2007

2.      https://www.50states.com

3.      https://yandex.ru/video/search?text=детская%20песня%20yankee%20doodle%20went%20to%20town%20riding%20on%20a%20pony&path=wizard&noreask=1&filmId=12559300796111013040&reqid=1519483520791968-798353760079223045963568-vla1-1245-V