Intellectual game «Best of the best»

Lesson Objective:

1. To identify students' knowledge potential.

2. To broaden students' horizons and increase their awareness of the target language country.

3. To foster in students a sense of internationalism and patriotism, as well as a desire to learn a foreign language.

Host: Hello, dear guests and participants of the game “Best of the best." In our country, great importance is placed on knowledge of a foreign language, including English. This is because society desires young people to be educated and well-rounded.

1. Competition:

"What do we know about the countries of the studied language?“

1. The red dragon is the symbol of:

1. Northern Ireland, b) Scotland, c) England,

d) Wales, e) Southern Ireland

Answer: d) Wales

2. How many states does the USA consist of?

a) 53, b) 51, c) 52, d) 50, e) 54

Answer: d) 50

3. Traditional Scottish men's clothing:

A.Kilt B) suit C) dress D) sandals

4. The oldest royal residence:

A.Buckingham Palace B) London Castle

C) Westminster Abbey D) Covent Garden E) City of London

5. Robinson Crusoe's girlfriend, whom he found on the island, was named:

1. Saturday B) Monday C) Wednesday D) Friday

E) Sunday

6. Loch Ness is located in

А.Australia B) Scotland C) WalesD) EnglandE) Ireland

7. What is the White House?

А.University B) Monument C) Skyscraper

D) President's Residence E) Park

8. What is the oldest university in the UK?

А.Cambridge B) London C) Oxford D) Edinburgh E) Manchester

9. Who wrote "Hamlet"?

А.Robert Booth B) Mark Twain C) Shakespeare D) Jack London

10. What is "Big Ben"?

A) University B) Museum C) Exhibition D) Clock E) Theater

2. Listen to the text and find the correct word.

 A Small Picture.

A rich man once asked a great painter to paint a small picture for him. Next day the painter came and brought him the small picture.

“In is a beautiful picture”, said the rich man. “How much do you want for it?”

“One thousand dollars,” answered the painter.

“One thousand dollars for such a small picture?” cried the rich man. “You painted it in one day and you want one thousand dollars for one day’s work?”

“Yes, I painted it in one day, but I worked thirty years in order to learn how to paint it in one day,” answered the painter.

I. Find the correct word:

1. A rich man asked a great painter to paint ….

a) a small picture        b) a dog      c) his friend

2. Next day the painter brought him …

a) money     b) the picture        c) many nice pictures

3. The price of the picture was … thousand dollars.

a) 10    b) 5    c) 1        

4. The rich man cried that the picture was …

a) expensive        b) cheap   c) bad

5. The painter worked … years in order to learn how to paint in one day. a) 50     b) 30        c) 10

3 тур. Какая команда сможет правильно и быстро повторить скороговорку?

A quick witted cricket critic.

IF IF = THEN THEN THEN = ELSE ELSE ELSE = IF;

Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.

Clean clams crammed in clean cans.

Musical pause

4 тур. 1. Who is the official head of state of Great Britain?
a) the President; b) the Prime Minister; c) the Queen?

2.What three colours are on the flag of Great Britain?
a) white, blue, red; b) white, red, green; c) white, yellow, blue?

3.What is the longest river in Great Britain?
a) the Thames; b) the Rhine; c) the Severn

4.What are the famous London clocks called?
a) Orient; b) Big Ben; c) Victory?

5.Whose statue stands in Trafalgar Square?
a) Admiral Nelson’s; b) Shakespeare’s; c) Queen Elizabeth’s?

6. How long did the Hundred Years’ War between England and France last?
a) 100 years; b) 50 years; c) more than 100 years

7.In which sport has a championship been held every year in Great Britain since 1873?
a) football; b) rugby; c) cricket

8.Which city is the famous pop group “The Beatles” associated with?
a) London; b) Liverpool; c) Cambridge

9.Which of these people was not a British poet?
a) Robert Burns; b) Edgar Poe; c) George Gordon Byron?

10.Which of these fairy tales was created by the English people?
a) “The Princess and the Pea”; b) “The Three Little Pigs” ; c) “Goldilocks”

5 тур. Рroverbs . Мақал – мәтелдерді тыңдаңдар, олардың орысша және қазақша баламасын айтыңдар.

1.Hear all and say nothing.

2.All’s well that ends well.

3.All talk no action.

4.A friend in need is a friend indeed.

5.All in good time .

6.Live and learn .

7.Show me your friend and I will tell you who are you.

8.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

9.Practice makes perfect.

10.It is never too late to learn.

6 тур. Викторина

Викторина сұрақтары

What is English for “жетістік”?

А. Happiness B. Good luck

С. Fortune D. Success

Give the second form of the verb “know”.

A. Knowed B. known

C. Knew D. knewed

Who is the author of “Gone with the Wind”?

A. Mary Shelley B. Margaret Mitchel

C. Agata Christy D.Anne Frank

What is the name of the British flag?

A.The Cross of St. George B. The stars and stripes

C.The Union Jack D.Blue, white and red

One Queen of Britian was on the throne for 9 days only. Who was she?

A.Elithabeth 1 B.Lady Jane Grey

C. Victoria D.Elizabeth 2

Where was W.Shakespeare born?

A.London B.Belfast

C.Stratford-upon-Avon D.Cambridge

Complete the proverb «As busy as a»

A.bat B.cat

C.rat D.fat

What currency does the UK use?

A.dollars B.pounds

C.marks D.euros

How many languages has «The lord of the Rings» been translated into?

A.25 B.30

C.15 D.55

What is the symbol of Wales?

A.the leek B.the daffodil

C.the shamrock D.the thistle

A mile up the river from Windsor is a little town of …?

A.Oxford B.Cambridge

C.Eton D. Boston

Fleet Street is the former home of the country`s ….?

A.pubs B.shops

C.newspapers D.museums

The nicknames for British police are …. ?

A.”cop” B. “cabbie”

C. “Peelers” D. “bobby”

It was under … that London finally replaced Winchester as the capital of England.

A.Henry 1,1192 B.Henry II,1219

C.Henry III,1291 D.Henry IV,1912

Memdership of … is the keystone of British defence policy.

A.the WEU B. the EC

C.the commonwealth D. NATO

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