Цели:

Обучающие:

1. обобщение знаний по теме « Страны изучаемого языка» и их применение в коммуникативных целях;

2. совершенствование лингвострановедческих компетенций обучающихся.

Развивающие:

1. расширение кругозора учащихся;

2. развитие лингвистической догадки;

3. расширение социокультурных компетенций учащихся.

Воспитательные:

1. приобщение учащихся к культуре и традициям англоговорящих стран;

2. воспитание уважения к иноязычной культуре;

3. создание у обучающихся положительной мотивации к изучению языка;

4. воспитание умения работать в команде.

Ход игры

Good afternoon, dear students. Welcome to our game «Puzzling English». I am sure you'll like it. But I have changed them a little. I want this game to be fair and honest. The theme of the game is «English-speaking Countries and English in everyday life». Some of our rounds will be in English and some in Russian.

Meet our dear jury…..

Let's start with meeting and greeting the teams.

I asked you to split into 2 teams . Well, the captain of the 1 st team is……. Let’s greet the members of the 1^st team. Meet the members of the 2^nd team with their captain….. And of course the jury will be all eyes and ears following the game and helping to score the points. Your task is to get as many points as possible. The team with the highest score will be the winner.

The rules of the game are rather simple. You are to respect your class – mates and not to shout. No doubt, winning is the aim, but it is only a game. Don’t forget that. And now it is the time to begin the game itself.

Let’s begin the first round. Listen to the questions and raise your hands if you are ready to answer them.

The United Kingdom.

1 .What kind of state is the United Kingdom? ( a parliamentary monarchy)

2. What is the national emblem of England? ( a rose)

3. What is the capital of England , Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales?

( London, Edinburgh, Belfast , Cardiff )

4. What is the name of the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II? ( Buckingham Palace )

5. What is the seat of the British Government? ( The Houses of Parliament )

6. What is the largest museum in London? ( The British museum)

7. What is the traditional male costume in Scotland? ( the kilt)

8. Where can you see the tombs of many British Kings and queens and other famous people, such as Charles Dickens, Kipling, Newton . ( in Westminster Abbey )

9. What is another name of the Houses of Parliament? ( Westminster Palace)

10. How many towers does the Tower of London consist of? (13)

The Second Round ( in Russian)

1. На какой реке находится Лондон ?( на Темзе)

2. Назовите самые большие часы в мире? ( Бинг Бен)

3. Какой праздник отмечают Великобритания 31 октября ?( Хэллоуин)

4. Какой театр основал Шекспир и др. актеры? ( Глобус)

5. Кому установлен памятник в центре Трафальгарской площади «адм. Нельсону»

6. Какой университет является старейшим в Великобритании ( Оксфордский)

7. Назовите старинную крепость в Лондоне, которая была дворцом, за ним тюрьмой, а в настоящее время является музеем ( Тауэр)

8. Кто написал «книгу джунглей» ( Редьярд Киплинг)

9. Назовите самый широко распространенный музыкальный инструмент в Шотландии (волынка)

10. Назовите главный законодательный орган Великобритании ( Парламент)

The Third Round

Word game

Read and match the full name on the left and the short one on the right. You will have only 3 minutes to do this.

The Fourth Round

What have you learned about America?

1. Who discovered America? ( Christ. Columbus)

2 .Who was the first president of the USA? ( George Washington)

3. What is the national symbol of the USA? (the bald eagle )

4 .What is the capital of the United States of America? ( Washington)

5 .Where is the Statue of Liberty situated? (New York)

6 .How many stripes does the American flag have? (13)

7 .When do Americans celebrate Independence Day? (July, 4)

8 .What is the national sport in America? (baseball)

9. What was the first capital of the USA? (Philadelphia)

10 .What is the nickname of the US government? ( Uncle Sam )

The Fifth Round

1. В каком городе расположен Голливуд? « в Лос-Анджелесе»

2. Какая страна подарила Америке статую Свободы? « Франция»

3. Какой университет в Америке был первым? « Гарвардский»

4. Сколько штатов в Америке? « 50»

5. Какая самая длинная река в Америке? « Миссисипи»

6. Назовите самый большой город в США? « Нью-Йорк»

7. Как называется флаг США? « Звезды и полосы »

8. Кто является основателем современного детективного рассказа? « Эддгард По»

9. Кто написал « Американскую трагедию» « Сестра Керри »?

« Теодор Драйзер»

10. Назовите литературный псевдоним известного американского писателя Вильяма Сиднея Портера? « О.Генри»

The 6 th round

”Puzzles in the Barrels” - ”Заморочки из бочки”

The next round is called ”Puzzles in the Barrels” - ”Заморочки из бочки” . You see this time the questions have been hidden into the colorful barrels. There are 10 of them, 5 for each team. Choose any barrel you like, open it, find the question inside and try to answer it. Mind, you only have 10 seconds to think it over. You will get 1 point for each correct answer.

( Игроки из каждой команды поочередно вытягивают вопросы)

1. What is the nickname of the British flag? Why is it called so?

( The Union Jack. Union reflects the union of England and Scotland in 1606. Jack means the flag flown on the jack staff (a small flagstaff) of ships to show their nationality: jack= sailor)

2. The Beatles became internationally famous, they had a lot of hit – records. Several generations of people grew up listening to their songs. Can you name the members of this popular group from Liverpool?

( Джон Леннон, Ринго Стар, Пол Маккартни, Джорж Харрисон).

3. What do you know about traffic in Britain? What should everyone keep in mind crossing the street in London?

( You can see many buses, cars, taxies and the London underground. There are no trams in London. There are 2 kinds of buses there: red double – deckers and single – deckers.The taxies are black. London traffic differs from that of the Continent. In England they keep to the left, not to the right. In England people say: If you go left , you go right. If you go right, you go wrong. )

4. What do the letters BBC stand for?

( British Broadcasting Corporation. It has 5 major national radio stations and various TV channels)

5.Why are hamburgers called so?

( they got their name from Hamburg, a city in Germany, where they first appeared, but not from the word ’ham’ ).

6. Some English words have become international and they are frequently used now in the Russian language : tennis, manager, business. Do you know the origin of the word ’sandwich’?

( The word comes from the name of an English politician John Motague, the Earle of Sandwich, who was very fond of gambling. He invented sandwiches in order to be able to eat without living the gambling table).

The Seventh Round

“ The best translator”

Now each team will be given the same English proverb. Your task is to find the best translation of it. The team will have only 1 minute to think the proverb over. Let's start.

1. All is well that ends well.

2. He who laughs last laughs best.

3. You can‘t kill two birds with one stone.

4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Подведение итогов.

Награждение победителей.