КГУ «Комплекс школа – детский сад №1 города Аксая
отдела образования Бурлинского района Западно-Казахстанской области»
Teacher: Nurzhanova G.H
Form: 10 A
Org.moment
Check up H/t:
1.Who are the most popular English writers?
2.Who wants to tell some information about Shakespeare?
3.The most popular writing by Shakespeare,and the main idea of his writing?
4.Who wants to read the greatest English writers poem?
- Good afternoon, boys and girls! I am glad to see you. Today we have a competition between the 9th forms. It is called “What do we know about Britain?”
Our competition will have five stages. They are:
1. Auction “Great Britain” (answer the questions).
2. “British names” (match the names).
3. “Christmas Day” (put the missed words).
4. “Places of interest in London” (guess the places).
5. “The British” (a short story about the British).
Stage 1.
You must answer the questions about Great Britain. Each team has seven questions. You have the opportunity to get one point for each question. Remember if the team can not answer the question the other team can try to answer it and get the point.
Team 1 Team 2
1. What is the official name of the country which we call Great Britain?
(The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
1. What parts does the United Kingdom consist of?
(England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland)
2. What is the name of the capital of England?
(London)
2. What is the name of the capital of Scotland?
(Edinburgh)
3. What river does London stand on?
(the Thames)
3. What isles is the United Kingdom situated on?
(the British Isles)
4. What is the favorite topic to discuss in Great Britain?
(the weather)
4. What English cities are famous for their universities?
(Oxford and Cambridge)
5. What is the name of the present British Queen?
(Elizabeth II)
5. Who was called “An Iron Lady”?
(Margaret Thatcher)
6. Where were “The Beatles” born?
(in Liverpool)
6. What is the Union Jack?
(the national flag of the United Kingdom)
7. What is the favorite hot drink in Britain?
(tea)
7. What is the national musical instrument of Scotland?
(a bagpipe)
Stage 2.
You must match the British names (short names with full names):
1. Elizabeth 2. Thomas
3. William
4. Susan
5. Michael
6. Robert
7. Patricia
8. Anthony
9. Pamela
a) Mike
b) Bobby
c) Pat
d) Tony
e) Sue
f) Pam
g) Bill
h) Tom
i) Liz
Keys:
1. Elizabeth – i)Liz
2. Thomas – h)Tom
3. William – g) Bill
4. Susan - e) Sue
5. Michael - a) Mike
6. Robert - b) Bobby
7. Patricia - c) Pat
8. Anthony - d) Tony
9. Pamela - f) Pam
The game for the classmates.
You can give the point to your team. Answer the questions:
1. What is popular sport in Britain? (football)
2. What pets are the special animals in Great Britain? (cats)
3. Who is the author of the poem “Romeo and Juliet”? (Shakespeare)
4. What is the sevens biggest city in the world? (London)
5. What are the main colors of the Union Flag? (blue, red and white)
6. What is the difference between English and Russian tea? (English – with milk, Russian – with lemon)
Stage 3.
You must put the missed words in the text:
Another, presents, colored, important, consists, called, breakfast, cheaply, snowy, eat, a lot of, holiday.
Christmas Day Christmas Day is a public (1) ___________. Families usually spend the day opening their (2) ___________ which are under the Christmas tree decorated with (3) ___________ toys. The most (4) ___________ meal is Christmas dinner. The typical meal (5) ___________ of turkey with potatoes and other vegetables. (6) __________ traditional food in Britain is Christmas cake.
Americans make special biscuits called Christmas cookies which they (7) __________ over the Christmas season.
In Britain, the day after Christmas is (8) ___________ Boxing Day and is also a public holiday. (9) ____________ sports take place on Boxing Day. In the USA there are many special sales, where things can be bought (10) ___________ , on the day after Christmas.
Keys:
1 – holiday;
2 – presents;
3 – colored;
4 – important;
5 – consists;
6 – another;
7 – eat;
8 – called;
9 – a lot of;
10 – cheaply.
The game for the classmates.
You can give the point to your team. There are four seasons in a year. They are: winter, spring, summer and autumn. Guess the season.
This is the season
When fruit is sweet,
This is the season
When school-friends meet.
(autumn)
This is the season
When children ski
And Grandfather Frost
Brings the New Year Tree.
(winter)
This is the season
When snowdrops bloom
When nobody kikes
To stay in the room.
This is the season
When birds make their nests,
This is the season
We all like best.
(spring)
This is the season
When vegetables grow
I come to the garden
And make water flow.
(summer)
Stage 4.
Look at the pictures and guess places of interest in London.
Picture 1.
It is more than nine hundred years old. There are many monuments and statues there, many English kings and queens are buried there. It is famous for the Poet’ Corner. It is one of the most famous and beautiful churches in London.
(Westminster Abbey)
Picture 2.
They say it is the most beautiful place in London. In the middle of it a monument to Admiral Nelson is situated. The monument includes four bronze lions. There are two fountains in it.
(Trafalgar Square)
Picture 3.
This building stands near Westminster Palace and has the clock. The clock of the tower has four faces. Inside there is a very loud bell which weighs more than 13 tons. Sir Benjamin Hall was in charge of the building. He was a very tall man. And in honour of him people called the clock.
(The Clock Tower – Big Ben)
Picture 4.
It is a wonderful building. The Queen Victoria Memorial is situated in front of it. It takes you ten minutes to get from this building to Trafalgar Square, which is the centre of London. The Queen of Great Britain lives here.
(Buckingham Palace)
Stage 5.
You must compose a short story about the British. Use the following words:
The British To be kind to foreigners;
To be honest;
To be polite and well-mannered people;
Not to show their feelings;
To be conservative;
Not to like changes;
To be prudent and careful about almost everything;
To be the greatest tea drinkers;
To be countrymen at heart;
To have a good sense of humour;
To like playing football and golf;
To enjoy gardening.
- You were active today. Today we revised a lot of things about Great Britain and maybe you learnt something new about this country. Thank you for your work. Good-bye.
