Урок-викторина по теме «Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии»
16.02.2011, 13:13:18
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изучаемого языка. Викторина состоит из 5 разделов: 1. General Information. 2. Geographical Position. 3. Places of interest. 4. Famous people. 5. Political system. General information. 1. What’s the official name of Britain? (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) 2. Where is the UK situated? (On the British Isles) 3. How many countries G.B. consist of? (3,England, Scotland, Wales) 4. What’s the capital of Britain?(London) 5. What’s the capital of Scotland? (Edinburg) 6. What’s the capital of Wales? (Cardiff) 7. What is the symbol of England? (The red rose) 8. When do British people celebrate Christmas? (On the 25th of December) 9. What is Wales called? (A "Land of Song”) 10. What is the traditional Christmas meat in Britain? (Roast turkey and pudding)
Political system. 1. What kind of state is G.B?( A parliamentary monarchy) 2. What is head of the state of G.B? (The Queen) 3. What are the Houses of the British Parliament? (The House of Lords and the House of Commons) 4. Who is the chairperson of the House of Lords? (The Lord Chancellor) 5. Who is the chairperson of the House of Commons? (The Speaker) 6. What are the 2 main political parties in G.B? (The Conservative Party and the Labor Party) 7. Who heads the government of G.B? (The Prime Minister) 8. How long do sessions last? (For about 160 days a year) 9. When do members of each House meet in session? (At the end of October)
Geographical position. 1. Where do the British Isles lie? (To the west of the continent of Europe) 2. What is the western coast of the British Isles washed by? (By the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea) 3. What are the largest islands of the British Isles? (Great Britain and Ireland) 4. What’s the highest mountain in G.B? (Ben Nevis) 5. What’s the longest river in G.B? ( The Severn) 6. Why do the British people often talk about the weather? (It is changeable) 7. Why it is never too hot or too cold in G.B? (it is because of the see) 8. What’s the best and dries season in G.B? (Spring) 9. What’s the worst thing about the climate of the British Isles? (Frequent rain) 10. What is Loch Ness famous for? (For its legend about the monster) Famous people. 1. Whose name was given to America? (A.Vespucci) 2. Who is the 43rd President of the USA? (G.Bush) 3. Who printed the first English book? (William Caxton) 4. Which famous English writer’s name is Charles? (Charles Dickens) 5. Who is known as the author of " Robinson Crusoe?” (Daniel Defoe) 6. Who is the creator of the characters of Doctor Watson and Sherlock Holmes) 7. How many detective stories did Agatha Christie write? (75) 8. What were the Beatles? (Pop singers and composers) 9. Who discovered penicillin? (Alexander Fleming) 10 .Who defeated the French at the Battle of Trafalgar? (Admiral Nelson) Places of interest. 1. Where did most of the English Kings and Queens have their coronation ceremonies? (In Westminster Abbey) 2. What’s the Tower of London now? (It is a museum) 3. What’s Hyde Park famous for? (For it’s Speakers’ Corner) 4. What’s there in the centre of Trafalgar Square? (Nelson’s Column) 5. What’s Big Ben?(a clock) 6. What park is London Zoo in? (In Regent’s Park) 7. What’s the town of Oxford famous for? (For it’s university) 8. What was the first passenger railway in England and in the world? (The Liverpool and Manchester Railway) 9. What’s Wimbledon associated with? (With lawn tennis)10 .What’s Scotland Yard? (The name of the police force in London). 10.What is Whitehall famous for? (for its government offices)
