Викторина
«Знаешь ли ты США?»
“Do you know the USA?”
Викторина «Знаешь ли
ты США?» предназначена для учащихся 10-11 классов
(УМК В.П.Кузовлева и
др. “English-10-11”) для проверки знаний по
изученным темам и общего уровня развития по различным предметам. В викторине
принимают участие 2 команды. Количество правильных ответов соответствует
количеству баллов. Выигрывает команда, набравшая наибольшее количество баллов.
Перед викториной целесообразно показать презентацию по теме «США». Викторину
можно провести как итоговое мероприятие, а также во время проведения недели
английского языка.
Тема: The USA
Форма проведения: викторина.
Цели:
- воспитание уважительного отношения к стране изучаемого языка;
- расширение кругозора;
- стимулирование интереса учащихся к изучению английского языка.
Задачи:
- развивать умение воспринимать информацию на слух;
- совершенствовать умение отвечать на вопросы.
Оборудование:
- иллюстрации по теме «США»;
- карта США;
-
компьютерная презентация.
THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The first task of the competition.
Teacher: The competition
consists of several tasks.
The first task of the competition is:
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. After listening to the question the members of the team can
consult with each other for 30 seconds.
I
II
1.What city is the capital
of the
USA?
1.What river is the capital situated
on?
( Washington in the District of
Columbia). ( the Potomac river
).
2.Who discovered America and
when did 2.What are the first
settlers who came to America
it happen?
(Christopher Columbus, on
in 1620 called?(they are known as the
October 12,
1492).
“Pilgrim Fathers”).
3.What state is the largest
in the
USA?
3.What is the name of the American flag?
( Alaska, in
North America ).
( “Stars and Stripes”).
4.What is the main figure in
the national 4.Who is the
head of the state and the
emblem of the
USA? ( the Bald Eagle ).
Government?( the President ).
5.Give the nickname of the
USA
5.What is the largest city in America?
government.
(“Uncle
Sam”).
( New York ).
6.What sport is very popular
in
the
6.What university is the oldest one in America?
USA?
(baseball).
(the Harvard University opened in 1636).
7.What is the monetory unit
of the USA? 7.Name the first
president of the USA.
(dollar).
(George Washington).
The second task of the competition.
Teacher: 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.
The second task of the competition is:
Tell the rival team about
any American tradition, custom, president. The rival team should listen to the
story and guess.
The 1-st team: 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 on the 31-st of October. ( Hallowe’en ).
The
2-nd team: This day has been a customary day for
choosing sweet-hearts and exchanging love cards. There is a legend of how this
day began. It is celebrated on the 14-th of February.(St.Valentine’s Day).
The
1-st team: 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.
(George Washington).
The
2-nd team: He was the first President born in the
20-th century. He was the 44-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.
(
John Kennedy ).
The third task of the competition.
Teacher:
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.
The third task is:
Each
team must choose 3 cards, where the names of some of the sights are written and
speak about them.
The
sights are the following:
1.Disneyland.
2.the
White House.
3.the
Statue of Liberty.
4.”The
Pencil”
5.Congress.
6.Hollywood.
1.Disneyland is a large amusement park for children in Southern California
created by the famous American film producer Walt Disney in 1955.
2.The
White House is the official home of the President
of the USA where he works and lives.
3.The
Statue of Liberty 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.
4.’’The
Pencil’’ 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.
5.Congress is the parliament of the USA which has its seat in the Capitol.
6.Hollywood is associated with the US film industry, it is situated not far
from Los Angeles. It is the world-famous centre of films.
The fourth task of the comprtition.
Teacher:
The task is:
Both
teams should take the cards and write American English words to the following
British English words:
British English
________________________
1)the
cinema; 2)football; 3)flat; 4)bisquit; 5)form; 6)trousers; 7)holiday; 8)autumn;
9)sweet;
10)shop; 11)tin;
12)trainers.
American English ( answers )
_________________________________
1)movies;
2)soccer; 3)apartment; 4)cookies;
5)grade; 6)pants; 7)vocation; 8)fall;
9)candy;
10)store; 11)can; 12)sneakers.
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