Брейн-ринг "I am a polyglot"

Brain – Ring “I am a polyglot” for the 5^th forms. Date: 25.01.2019

Teacher: Good afternoon, guests, teachers and pupils. Today we will have the game “I am a polyglot” and listen to the rules of the game. There are 6 rounds and you should do these tasks, for each correct answer you will get one point. It will be a star. If you know the answer you will raise your hand. Don’t interrupt each other. Let’s begin our game. First of all meet our participants the pupils of the 5^th “Ә”, the 5^th “B”, the 5^th “V”. The members of our jury are the teachers of English.

The 1^st round is “Team – presentation” competition.

The 2^nd round is “Sights”

Look at the whiteboard and say what is it?

1. Big Ben

2. Buckingham Palace

3. London Eye

4. Piccadilly Circus

5. Post boxes

6. Telephone boxes

7. A double – decker bus

The 3^rd round is “Experts”

You should answer the questions.

1. What is the official residence of the Queen? Buckingham Palace

2. What is the symbol of Great Britain? Big Ben

3. What is the capital of Wales? Cardiff

4. What is the symbol of England? A rose

5. What is the capital of Scotland? Edinburgh

6. What colours are London taxis? Black cabs

7. What is the popular nickname of the London policeman? Bobby

8. What is the traditional costume of a Scotsman? A kilt

9. What city has the nickname “The Smoke?” London

10. What colours are the British post – boxes and telephone boxes? RED

The 4 ^th round is “Polyglot” You must say the words into 3 languages.

1. Мемлекет – state – государство

2. Астана – capital - столица

3. Елтаңба – arms - герб

4. Жалау - flag - флаг

5. Қала - city - город

6. Халық - people - народ

7. Ұлт - nation - нация

8. Бейбітшілік – peace - мир

9. Достық - friendship - дружба

10. Тіл - language - язык

The 5^th round is “Riddles”

1. I can be thin or thick.

I have a lot of pieces of paper.

I usually have pictures, too.

You can read me. A book

2. I have cities, but no houses;

Forests, but no trees;

Rivers without water.

What am I? A map

3. I am on the wall.

I am dark.

I am usually black or green.

You can write on me with chalk. A blackboard

4. I am a short stick.

I am soft.

I can be white or coloured.

You can write with me on the blackboard. Chalk

5. I have a ball shape.

I have one leg to stand on.

I have the map of the world.

I am very useful on geography lesson. A globe

6. I can come in many colors

Like red, yellow, orange, blue or green.

When you put my lead on paper

Your drawings or writing can be seen. Coloured pencils

7. This table has no legs, but has many subjects. A time – table

The 6^th round is “Encode the words”

Each number is the letter of alphabet. Make up 3or 5 sentences with words.

11, 1, 26, 1, 11, 8, 19, 20, 1, 14. Kazakhstan

5, 14, 7, 12, 1, 14, 4. England

12, 1, 14, 7, 21, 1, 7, 5. Language

Teacher: I want to thank all of you because you were active. Who is the winner?

Count your stars. The winner is … . The game is over. Goodbye.