School # 38 by A. Bysenov
Kazakhstan – Great Britain
(competition for the pupils of 8th and 9th grades)
Kazakhstan – Great Britain
Dear teachers and pupils! You are welcome to our meeting. You are representatives of two great countries: Kazakhstan and Great Britain. Our meeting will be held in the form of competition. You will get one point for each right answer. And now let’s begin our competition.
Now let me introduce you the jury for our game:
1. Opanova Nurgul – English teacher
2. Beceeva Tamara – English teacher
The first team 9th formers called “Kazakhstan”
The second team 8th formers called “Great Britain”
(The players introduce themselves and speak a few words about themselves)
Our game consists of 7 rounds:
1. Kazakhstan – Great Britain in brief
2. Answer the questions
3. The National Flag of Your Country
4. Make up sentences
5. Match English and Kazakh proverbs
6. Find out a word
7. Do you know English and Kazakh songs and poems?
Kazakhstan – Great Britain in brief (Each team speak about your country)
2. Answer the questions
About Kazakhstan:
How many regions are there in Kazakhstan? (14 regions)
Who is the head of Kazakhstan? (President Nursultan Nazarbatev)
When does Kazakhstan celebrate the Independence Day? (on 16 December)
What river is Astana situated on? (on the River Isil)
What is the most popular national holiday in Kazakhstan? (Nauryz)
What are the two chambers of the Parliament of Kazakhstan? (the Senate, the Majilis)
What kind of state is Kazakhstan? (it is a democratic, legal and social state)
When was the last Constitution approved? (on 30 August 1995)
Do you know great people of Kazakhstan? (Abai Kunanbayev, Shokan Ualikhanov, Mukhtar Auezov, Kanysh Satbayev etc.)
About Great Britain:
What is the official name of Great Britain? (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.)
What are the countries of the United Kingdom? (England, Scotland, Wales. Northern Ireland)
What river is the British capital situated on? (on the Thames River)
Who is the head of the Great Britain? (Queen Elizabeth II)
What is the London home of the Queen? (Buckingham Palace)
What is Whitehall? (Whitehall is a street where many of the British government offices and historical buildings stand)
What are the Houses of the British Parliament? (the House of Lords, the house of Commons )
What kind of state is the United Kingdom? (it is a parliamentary monarchy )
Do you know great people of Great Britain? (Lewis Carroll, Games Cook, Charlie Chaplin, Michael Faraday)
3. The National Flag of Your Country
The captain says the national flag of your countries.
The national flag of Kazakhstan.
The national flag of Kazakhstan is blue. It is the colour of the cloudless sky, which is the symbol of peace. There is the sun of the centre of the flag. It is the symbol of life, the source of energy. Rays have the form of grain. The steppe eagle is the symbol of independence, freedom and state power. The yellow ornament is the symbol of the Kazakhstan art. The author of the flag is Shaken Niyazbekov.
The national flag of Great Britain.
The Union Jack is the popular name given to the flag of Great Britain. “Jack” is on old word for the sailor. The Union Jack is a mixture of several flags. It all began in 1606 when Scotland was joined to England and Wales. The Scottish flag , blue with the white cross from corner to corner, was joined to the English flag , white with red cross. Later in 1801, when Ireland was joined to the Union , the Irish flag was added, white with a red cross from corner to corner. In this way the English people got the Union Flag which is red, white and blue.
4. Make up sentences
I’ll give you words and you are make up sentences.
Island / in / Britain / the / Europe / largest/ is / Great/
Great Britain is the largest island in Europe
Universities / the / Cambridge / are / famous / and / most / Oxford/
Cambridge and Oxford are the most famous universities.
Is / Kazakhstan / the / Astana / of / capital/
Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan
Can / English / I / into / translate / Kazakh / from/
I can translate from English into Kazakh
And / plays / he / in / theatre / writing / the / started / working/
He started writing and working plays in the theatre
5. Match English and Kazakh proverbs
1. Everything is good in it season.
Әр нәрсенің өз уақыты бар.
2. A cat in gloves catches no mice.
Еңбегіне қарай өнбегі
3. Business before pleasure.
Бейнет түбі зейнет.
4. First think, then speak
Айтылған сөз атылған оқпен тең.
5. Where is a will there is a way.
Іздеген мұратына жетеді.
6. East and West, home is best
Өз үйім кең сарайдай боз үйім
6. Find out a word
Lsocoh - school
Dfnire – friend
Rewolf – flower
Yodihla – holiday
Styeadeys – yesterday
Rothme – mother
Атнаса – астана
рұнәна – әнұран
шоқабла болашақ
римса – мирас
рагмерұ – мұрагер
әрүтдс – дәстүр
7. Do you know English and Kazakh songs and poems?
Dear pupils! Our competition is over. Let’s look at our results. I wish you good success and luck.
