Внеклассное мероприятие по английскому языку для 7-8 классов «Do you know English?»

Внеклассное мероприятие по английскому языку для 8 класса

«Do you know English?»

Цели: обобщить знания учащихся по изученной теме, углубить и расширить знания учащихся по предложенной теме, повышать интерес к предмету, развивать речь учащихся, развивать мышление и память.

Оборудование: плакаты с пословицами, картинки с изображением животных, фото известных личностей Великой Британии, эмблемы команд.

Ход урока

I.                  Greeting

Hello, my dear friends! Today we will have unusual and rare lesson, we are going to summarize what we’ve learnt and refresh our knowledge! Are you ready? Let’s start. Two teams will take part in our game of the cleverest. It’s time to introduce our teams. We all greet the first team! Let’s listen to some information about them.

And now let’s have a look at the second team!

Well, I wish you success.

II.               Awareness Quiz on the Great Britain

1.     Contest 1. «Guess who or what»

a)     If you have got it, you want to share it. If you contain it, you don't have it. What is it? (A secret).

b)    It does not have legs, but it goes. What is it? (A clock).

c)     Two brothers, but they don't see each other. What is it? (Eyes).

d)    What always runs but never walks, often chatters, never talks, has a bed but never rests, has a mouth but never eats? (A river)

e)     What goes up when the rain comes down?(An umbrella)

f)      Which fruit is spelt like a colour? (An orange)

g)    Give me food, and I will live; give me water, and I will die. What is it? (A fire)

h)    What has lots of eyes but never sees? (A potato)

2.     Contest 2.  «Say In One Word»

a)     a job of vending goods ( a shop assistant)

b)    a job of stopping fire ( a fireman)

c)     a country  ruled by a king or a queen ( a kingdom )

d)    a place for teaching people under college age (a school)

e)     an electronic device designed for performing operations on data at high speed (a computer)

f)      a representation of a person, object, or scene, as photograph (a picture)

g)    a section into which a course of study is divided (a lesson)

h)    an institution in which the sick or injured are given medical and surgical treatment (a hospital)

3.     Contest 3. «Give Russian equivalents for the following…»

a)     Time is money. (Время – деньги).

b)    No smoke without fire. (Нет дыма без огня).

c)     Better late than never. (Лучше поздно, чем никогда).

d)    There is no place like home. (В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше).

e)     Actions speak louder than words. (Поступки говорят громче, чем слова).

f)      All good things come to an end. (Счастливые часов не наблюдают).

g)    A friend in need is a friend indeed. (Друг познаётся в беде)

h)    Business before pleasure. (Кончил дело - гуляй смело).

4.     Contest 4. «Famous persons»

a)     Who is known as the author of “Robinson Crusoe”? (Daniel Defoe)

b)    Who is known as the author of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”?

(W. Shakespeare)

c)     Who was the architect of St. Paul’s Cathedral? ( Christopher Wren)

d)    Who was called “an Iron Lady”? (Margaret Thatcher)

e)     Who said “When a man is tired of London he is tired of life”? (Samuel Johnson)

f)      Who is officially the head of the state of Great Britain?( Queen Elizabeth II )

g)    Who was born in Scotland and invented a telephone. (Alexander Bell)

h)    Who was a famous writer who wrote stories for children about Winnie-The-Pooh.  (Alan Milne)

5.     Contest 5. «Sights»

a)     It is the largest and the most famous museum in Great Britain. (The British Museum)

b)    Where does the monarch of the UK live? (Buckingham Palace).

c)     Where does British Parliament seat in London? (The Houses of Parliament)

d)    Where does the Prime Minister of Great Britain live? (At 10, Downing Street)

e)     Where are famous people of Great Britain buried? (In Westminster Abbey)

f)      What is there in the center of Trafalgar Square? (Nelson Column)

g)    What is the name of the famous stadium in London? (Wembley Stadium)

h)    What is the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster? (Big Ben)

6.     Contest 6. «London»

a)     This round place is often called the Centre of London. (Piccadilly Circus)

b)    What river is London situated on? (on the Thames)

c)     What is one of the London’s most famous symbols? (Tower Bridge)

d)    What are the parts of London?( the East End, The City, the West End, Westminster)

e)     What is the oldest part of London? ( The City )

f)      What river is the British capital situated on?(On the Thames)

g)    What is the official part of London? (Westminster)

h)    What is the working-class part of London? ( The East End)

7.     Contest 7. «Traditions»

a)     What is the symbol of England? (The rose)

b)    What is the traditional Christmas meal in Britain? ( Roast turkey, Pudding)

c)     When do we celebrate ST. Valentine’s Day? (February,14)

d)    What is the national Scottish costume called? ( The kilt )

e)     Who is the national hero, a defender of the poor people?(Robin Hood)

f)      What is the Union Jack? (The national flag of the UK).

g)    Where does the ceremony of the Keys take place? (In the Tower of London)

h)    When do English people celebrate Christmas? (on the 25^th of December)

III.             Results and awards.