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классный час по английскому языку (8 класс) по теме

                                               ENGLISH QUIZ

1. What is the nickname of British flag?

2. What is the national Scottish costume called?

3. What is the nickname of a guest who comes on New Year’s morning first?

4. What’s the colour of London taxies?

5. Who can you see on the top of the column on Trafalgar Square in London?

1. Who lived in Sherwood Forest?

2. What do many children usually say when they knock on their neighbors’ door on Halloween?

3. What’s the colour of double-deckers in London?  

4. What is the nickname of the American flag?

5. What person in London has the address 10, Downing Street?

6. Which holiday is on December 26?

a) St. Valentine’s Day b) Boxing Day c) Christmas

7. Where can you always see ravens in London?

a) near the Thames b) near the Houses of Parliament c) near the Tower of London

8. How many states are there in the USA?

a) 50 b) 52 c) 49

9. What city is the Statue of Liberty in?

a) Miami b) Washington D.C. c) New York

10. What is a very famous amusement park near Los Angeles?

a) Marine World b) Malibu c) Disneyland

FIND THE RUSSIAN EQUIVALENTS OF THE ENGLISH PROVERBS

To beat the air                                                     не вешай носа

Every cook praises his own broth                 толочь воду в ступе

To make a mountain out of a molehill          нет худа без добра

Keep your chin up                                                 что было, то прошло

Every cloud has its silver lining                      делать из мухи слона

Let bygones be bygones                                    каждый кулик хвалит своё  

                                                                                        болото

Pride goes before a fall

Out of sight out of mind

All’s well that ends well

As hungry as a hunter

A friend in need is a friend indeed

Business before pleasure

Tastes differ

Wishes  don’t  wash  dishes

                                            Complete the proverbs

1. Second thoughts are ______
2. There is no smoke without _____
3. Promise little but do ______
4. Curiosity killed the _____
5. Speech is silver but silence is _____
6. It’s no use crying over spilt ______
7. It is the last straw that breaks the camel’s _____

                PUT THE WORDS IN A LOGICAL ORDER

1. Bird, worm , the , catches , early , the.
2. To, two, stone, birds, with, kill, one.
3. Better, one, two, than, heads, are.
4. Done, undone, what, be, is, cannot.
5. There, while, is, hope, is, life, there.

PUZZLING WORDS OUT

Cabbage    banana   carrot   strawberry   egg

Read through the dialogue and try to make out instead of which words the above words are used.

1. Excuse me, do you cabbage children?
2. No,  I banana.
3. Oh, carrot’s a pity.
4. Why do you say carrot?
5. Because everyone should cabbage children.
6. Why?
7. Well, strawberry’s natural.
8. I disagree, I egg carrot there are too many children in the world already.
9. Carrot’s strange way to egg.
10. Is strawberry? I  egg strawberry’s sensible way to look at things