Department of Education of Astana city
School - lyceum № 66
what? Where? When?
(an intellectual game held in 10th grade)
Objectives: 1.develop socio-cultural competence and
audio-lingual skills;
2.widen the range of interests ,develop skills to
analyse, compare, logically think, make
decisions;
3.develop abilities to work in groups, training the
readiness to listen to different points of view;
Algorithm of game:
The team with seven players plays against the teachers of English who have prepared for them twelve questions. The team is to answer the teachers’ questions, if the team fails to answer the score will be given to the teachers.
Aids: the table which is divided into twelve sectors, top, tape-recorder with the record of music, screen, computer, gong, black box, handbell.
Procedure.
The leader greets the participants and the guests to music and tells the main rules of game. Then the leader presents the team to music.
Questions:
1.What are the symbols of the main parts of Great Britain?
Daffodil-Wales
Rose-England
Shamrock-Northern Ireland
Thistle-Scotland
2.Match the comparatives:
As cold as ice
As fat as butter
As strong as an ox
As white as sheet
As sweet as honey.
3.Which portrait does not suit the group?
(Brad Pitt, David Backham, David Duhovny,
David Copperfield)
Brad Pitt. All the others are Davids.
4. “To be or not to be
That is the question ”
is a famous line that begins the well-known monologue
from … William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet ”.
5. My heart’s in the Highlands,my heart is not here,
My heart’s in the Highlands a-chasing the deer,
A-chasing the wild deer and following the roe-
My heart’s in the Highlands, wherever I go!
The author of this poem is a Scottish poet who lived a
short life of 37 years. Name the author.
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
6. Black box 1
Attention! The black box!
In this box there is something that in Russian is called by the name of a very popular British sport game.
What is there in the box?
(Golf – гольф)
7. This is the shortest sentence in English which consists of 26 letters of English alphabet. Guess the sentence.
packmyboxwithfivedozen
1613111325215242392086922541526514
liquorjugs
129172115181021719
8. Black box 2
Attention! The black box!
There is one thing in this box which is the great present of French to centenary of American revolution. It is also called “Lady Liberty”. “The Lady” holds a torch on right hand and a tabulation on left hand.
What is there in the box?
(Statue of Liberty)
9.Old English was very different from modern English. But there are some words that you can recognize. Change these words of old English into modern English and translate them into Kazakh:
drenkan, slepan, nyne, sunne, god, nigt.
drenkan -drink-ішу
slepan -sleep- ?йы?тау
nyne -nine-то?ыз
sunne-sunny-к?ншуа?ты
god -good-жа?сы
nigt -night-т?н
10. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star formed their famous group in 1959.Their first record was “Love me do” in 1962.
Name the group and say in what city they were born?
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Star were born in Liverpool. They formed their famous group ”The Beatles” in 1959.Their first record was “Love me do”
in 1962.
11. Crossing fingers in England means ……GOOD LUCK!
12. Give the Kazakh and Russian equivalents to a very wise English proverb:
East or West home is best
В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше.
?з ?йім - ?ле? т?сегім.
13. The first US President who was among those who wrote the US Constitution in Philadelphia. On April,30,1789 before a large crowd he promised to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.Who is he?
The first US President known to all Americans as “The Father of the Nation” was George Washington
14. Many places in London are closely connected with the Crown. There are royal palaces, royal parks, roads and streets where beautiful ceremonies are held. This is the most important building which is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II.
The most important building is Buckingham Palace which is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II.
Conclusion
Juries reproduce the winners and award them with a diploma.
Music key.