Викторина по иностранному языку для проведения предметной недели (декады) общеобразовательных дисциплин

WARMING-UP

How many letters and sounds are there in the English alphabet? (26/44)

Name the vowels of the ABC. (A, E. I, O, U, Y)

1. ENCODE THE WORD

1. 16, 15, 16, 21, 12, 1, 20, 9, 15, 14 – (Population)

2. 16, 1, 18, 12, 9, 1, 13, 5, 14, 20 – (Parliament)

1. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT GREAT BRITAIN

1. What is the Russian for “Indian Summer”? («Бабье лето»)

2. How are the words “the English Channel” translated? (Ла-Манш)

3. Englishmen prefer tea with milk. What tea do they call “Russian”? (Tea with lemon)

4. Who was called “An iron Lady”? (Margaret Thatcher)

5. Name the city were is “The Beatles” from? (Liverpool)

6. What is the popular nickname of the London policeman? (Bobby)

7. What number is never seen on the buses and cars on the British streets? (666)

8. What is the name of a flag of the UK? (The Union Jack)

9. What river is the deepest of all British rivers? (the Thames)

10. Who became the popular character of British legends as a national hero and the protector of the poor? (Robin Hood)

1. WHAT WORKS ARE THESE EXTRACTS FROM?

1. When I opened my eyes, the storm was over. There was no wind and the sea was calm. Not far from the shore I saw the ship on the rocks. I decided to swim to it and try to get some clothes and food. I took off my coat and shoes and swam to-wards the ship. When I reached it I climbed on board. First of all I saw ship’s dog and two cats.

(“Robinson Crusoe” by D. Defoe)

1. “No school. But I must work. I must whitewash the fence”, thought the boy when he came out into the street with a bucket of whitewash and a brush. It was a very long and very high fence. “How terrible life is”, he said and began to work. “The boys will come soon and they will laugh at me”.

(“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by M. Twain)

1. WHO IS THE AUTHOR?

1. “Jungle Book” – (R. Kipling)

2. “Treasure Island” – (R. Stevenson)

1. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ENGLISHSPEAKING COUNTRIES

1. What reptiles don’t live in New Zealand? (snakes)
2. What is the symbol of Canada? (Maple Leaf)
3. Who is the head of the country in Australia? (The Queen of GB)
4. Wellington, Ottawa, Canberra are … (the names of the capitals in NZ, C. and A.)

1. COMMON QUESTIONS

1. What apples do not grow in trees? (pineapples)
2. What letter of the English alphabet can see? (I)
3. What is an eggplant? Give a synonym? (aubergine)
4. What is in the middle of sea? (letter “e”)

1. TRANSLATE THE PROVERBS AND IDIOMS

1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. – Лучше синица в руке, чем журавль в небе.

2. A good beginning is half the battle. – Лиха беда начало.

3. Since Adam was a boy. – При царе Горохе.

4. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. – Утро вечера мудренее.

5. As the tree, so the fruit. – Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает.

6. Out of sight, out of mind. – С глаз долой – из сердца вон.

7. The leopard can’t change his spots. – Горбатого могила исправит.

8. To come out dry. – Выйти сухим из воды.

9. When at Rome, do as the Romans do. – В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят.

10. Silent as a grave. – Нем как рыба.

1. GIVE FULL NAMES

1. Liz – (Elizabeth)

2. Tom – (Thomas)

3. Bill – (William)

4. Sue – (Susan) 5. Mike – (Michael)

6. Bobby – (Robert)

7. Pat - (Patricia)

8. Tony – (Anthony)

FINAL QUESTIONS: Почему в Англии передний номер транспортных средств изображён на белом фоне, а задний на жёлтом? (Чтобы в темноте различать где зад, а где перед машины.) The name of which animal means “I do not understand you”? (Kangaroo)