"ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES"

English Speaking Countries

Цели и задачи показа презентации: расширение страноведческих знаний о Канаде, Новой Зеландии, США, Австралии и Великобритании;

формирование уважения и интереса к другой культуре;

развитие языковых способностей учащихся, закрепление изученного материала.

Оборудование: компьютер, интерактивная доска, презентация в PowerPoint 2010 по теме “English – Speaking Countries”.

ХОД КОНКУРСА:

1. Team presentation

2. Flags and capitals

3. Jeopardy

4. True or False

Dear girls and boys! Welcome to our competition “English – Speaking Countries”. Now you can see our jury: the teachers of foreign languages of our school …. Let's start our game. You should introduce yourselves. So, who wants to be first?

The first round is called “Team Presentation”.

We love ….

The next round is called “Flags and capitals”.

Question 1

Find the flags of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the USA, the United Kingdom and call the number.

Answers: The flag of Canada – 3, Australia – 19, New Zealand - 11, the USA - 1, the United Kingdom -2.

Question 2

Name the capital of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the USA, the United Kingdom.

Answers: Canada – Ottawa, Australia –Canberra , New Zealand - Wellington, the USA - Washington, the United Kingdom -London.

The 3^rd round is called “Jeopardy”. All our teams will be offered a certain number of questions.

AUSTRALIA

10

When did the Europeans settle in Australia? /in 1788/

20

Who are the Australian natives? /Aborigines/

30

What is the main occupation in Australia? /Agriculture/

40

Can you name Australian states and territories?

Australia is divided into six states and two territories:

New South Wales

Victoria

Queensland

Western Australia

South Australia

Tasmania

Northern Territory

The Australian Capital Territory

50

Why Australia is called ''the upside down world''? /Australia is called ''the upside down world'' because winter there comes in July and summer begins in December/

CANADA

10

Where is the country situated? /Canada is situated in North America/

20

What is the main currency in Canada? /Canadian dollar/

30

What houses does the Federal Parliament consist of? /The Senate and the House of Commons./

40

What is the Canadian national anthem called? /O, Canada/

50

What kind of state is Canada? /A federal state and a member of the Commonwealth/

THE UNITED KINGDOM

10

Call the national English drink. / English Tea/

20

What is the national dress of the Scots? / a kilt/

30

What is the national musical instrument of the Scots? / The Great Highland Bagpipe/

40

Who are the ‘Tories’? / The Conservative Party/

50

The place where you can stand with one foot in the East, and one foot in the West. /Greenwich Meridian line/

NEW ZEALAND

10

What is the capital? /Wellington/

20

What is the national emblem of New Zealand? /Kiwi/

30

Who represents the Queen of England? /The governor-general/

40

What is the nickname of New Zealand? /The Britain of the Pacific/

50

Who are the Maoris? /The aboriginal Polynesian inhabitants of New Zealand./

THE USA

10

How many stripes has the American flag got? /13/

20

What is the national sport in America? /the baseball/

30

What is the largest office building in the world? /the Pentagon /

40

What is the highest building in Washington? /the Capitol/

50

What city do Americans mean when they say about “Fun City”? /New York/

The next round called “TRUE OR FALSE”. And now you must listen to me and say this information is true or false. Well, … begin, please.

Australia occupies the whole continent. (true)

The USA has the third largest population in the world.(true)

There are two official languages in Canada – English and Spanish. (English and French)

The British people celebrate Halloween on the 31^st of October. (true)

Kangaroo is an Australian animal, which lives in trees. (koala)

Washington was the first American President. (true)

The flag of Canada is yellow.(red and white)

New Zealand consists of two main islands and some small islands. (true)

The school year in New Zealand starts in February. (true)

The official languages in New Zealand are English and French.(English and Maori)

In New Zealand English is often called Kiwi English. (true)

The UK is an island state. (true)

The English language includes a lot of words from many other languages. (true)

The official emblem of Canada is the star.(leaf of the maple leaf)

Sometimes Australia is called “The Lucky Country” (true)

Thank you very much. And now let’s listen to our jury.