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Test on Great Britain

1. Decide whether the following sentences are true or false.

1. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon.
2. The industrial revolution started in the Midlands.
3. Stonehenge is a prison.
4. York is the oldest university town in England.
5. The most eastern part of Great Britain is Land’s End.
6. If you go to the North of England you should visit Lake District.
7. Hadrian’s Wall was built by Normans.
8. The United Kingdom has population of 80 mln.
9. A bobby is a British policeman.
10. St. Andrew is the name of the Scottish flag.
11. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
12. Britain was a great empire at the beginning of the 20-th century.
13. London is the world’s second largest city.
14. There are 4 regions in England.

2. Choose the correct ending.

1. At Easter people

1. eat cross buns
2. light bonfires
3. make pancakes

2. Children dress up as witches

1. at Easter
2. on Guy Fawkes Night
3. at Halloween

3. British children receive their Christmas presents on

1. 24-th December
2. 25-th December
3. 26-th December

4. St. Valentine’s day is in

1. January
2. February
3. March

5. The steering-wheel in British cars is

1. on the left-hand side
2. on the right hand side

6. The Prime minister lives at

1. 10 Downing street
2. 10 Dean street
3. 10 Regent street

7. The Queen’s official residence in London is in

1. Buckingham palace
2. Westminster Abbey
3. The Tower of London

8. The national emblem of England is

1. the rose
2. the thistle
3. the shamrock

3. Complete the sentence

I’d like to visit Great Britain because…

4. Reading Comprehension

SCOTLAND

        North Sea, the Loch Ness Monster and whiskey Scotland has a character of its own. It is bigger than England in area but its population is only about 6million.         Scotland was an independent kingdom, often at war with England until 1603. Since 1603 England and Scotland have been under the same monarch. English is spoken all over Scotland with different accents.         

        One of the traditional Scottish legends is that there is a monster Loch Ness. Hundreds of people have reported seeing a creature in the lake. Though it turns out that people see trees or waves in the water, there are several cases that cannot be explained. The lake is 23 miles long and very deep, so it is very difficult to explore, and the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster still continues today.

        Nessie became a national joke and is on many local postcards and T-shirts. Sometimes she is running off with a sheep in her mouth, sometimes she is blowing the bagpipes. From time to time young people make mysterious footprints on the loch side or produce photographs of the Monster for fun/

        In the last few years, however, there have been several serious expeditions to loch Ness and a lot of very interesting facts have been collected. It is very hard to say now that the monster doesn’t exist.

Choose the best answer to each question or the best way to complete the sentence.

1. Which of the following is true?

1. England is bigger than Scotland in area but smaller in population.
2. England is smaller than Scotland in area but much greater in population.
3. Scotland is bigger than England in area and in population.

2. Since 1603 England and Scotland have not been at war because

1. Scotland became an independent kingdom.
2. The English language is spoken all over Scotland
3. The countries have been under the same King or Queen.

3. The mystery of Loch Ness still continues today because

1. Nessie ran off with a sheep in her mouth.
2. The footprints on the loch side were not explained.
3. It is very difficult to explore.

4. In the last few years

1. The Loch Ness Monster has not been seen.
2. New interesting facts have been collected by scientists,
3. A lot of photographs of Nessie have been taken.

5. Complete the passages using the words.

1. draft – тяга воздуха, сквозняк
2. sunrise
3. notches- метка, зарубка
4. parts
5. lasted - длился
6. tell time
7. burn down - сгореть
8. passed- проходил
9. animal

Long ago in England candles were used to ___1____. Each candle was divided into twelve parts by colours or by ___2___. People knew how long it took for a candle to ___3___ to a notch or to a new colour. When three __4__ of the candle had burned down an hour had ___5__ by. Each candle _6___ four hours. Six candles lasted from one __7____ until the next.

When there was a __8__, the candles burned faster than usual. Some people put a covering made from the horn of an ___9__, around the candles to protect them from the draft.

KEY

I.

II.

IV.

1.b

2. c

3. c

4. b

V.

Halloween. The Game.

1. Find the wrong sentences in the text about Halloween.

     Halloween, meaning “holy evening” comes on December, 31. At this holiday the souls of the dead return. It always had been better not to leave the house to avoid meeting with the Souls returned. The holiday is celebrated with bonfires, games and masquerading.

     Halloween is a grown-up’s holiday. Dressed as skeletons, witches or ghosts they go from door to door in the morning of October, 31st. It’s the bright sun in the street. They ring the bell and when the door is opened shout “Keep quiet! It’s robbery!”

     The children who open the door have everything ready: money, wine, cigarettes. Grandparents usually accompany grown-ups on these excursions; especially if hey have to cross the street.

     When the Romans conquered Britain, they added to Halloween their traditional harvest festival. Because of it the holiday is decorated with carrots and tomatoes.

     The next night is also a holiday – New Year – the first of January.

     Children don’t like this holiday, but it’s the favourite festival for grandparents.

2. The groups tell about Halloween as many sentences as possible (in chain).

3. Make the words and translate them

broom           ton

neighbour     light

jack-o-         stick

trick-or         hood

masque         lantern

candle           treat

skele             rade

mischief       vous

4. Who or what is it?

…. – a woman who has magic powers, and does bad things (a witch)

…. – the night before All Saint’s Day (Halloween)

…. – the spirit of a dead person that is seen or heard by somebody who is still living (ghost)

…. – the structure formed by all the bones in a human or animal body (skeleton)

…. – is a corpse reanimated. It acts as a slave to the person who reanimated it (zombie)

…. – a small piece of boiled sugar, chocolate etc often sold in a pocket (sweet)

…. – a stick of wax with a piece of string through the middle that you can burn to give light (candle)

…. – a type of light that can be carried. It usually consists of a framework with  sides and a lamp or a candle inside (lantern)

5. Read the short poems as quickly as possible (10 little witches)

6. The students get envelopes with poems cut into pieces.

7. Find in the text spelling mistakes.

Halloween mining “houly ivining” comes on October, 31st. It was sou named becorse it was the day witch in 835AD was declared a church holiday to onour all saints. Tooday Halloween is a childrens’ holiday. Dressed as skeletons, whitches or ghosts they go from door to door in the evening of October, 31st, wen it is duck, ring the bell and wen the door is opened shaut “Treak or Treet!”

CHRISTMAS GAME  7-th FORM

1. What do you associate with the word “Christmas”?

2. Some facts about Christmas:

1. The name “Santa Claus” comes from the Dutch language, from the name saint Nicolas. The well-known image of Santa was invented by Coca-Cola. The producers of this soft drink were unhappy because Coca-cola was considered a “summer” drink. But they wanted to sell it in winter too. So they found a very good designer and artist, who made such a nice image of Santa Claus.
2. Christmas trees come from Germany. They were first decorated there in 16 century with apples. In Latin America, there are no fir trees and people decorate there the Christmas cactus.
3. A traditional English dinner in England was the head of a pig and then roast peacock. The first turkeys appeared in Europe in 16 century also. They were brought by the Spanish Conquistador Hernando Cortez.
4. King Henry VIII loved eating. Once his Christmas dinner lasted 12 hours. Another English King Richard II had a very large Christmas dinner. 1000 cooks prepared 28 oxen, 300 sheep, thousands of chicken. Over 10.000 guests were invited.
5. About 2mln tones of Christmas presents are given at Christmas.
6. Christmas day lasts 172.800 seconds. Santa has to travel at 2 km per second to reach all the places on the earth.

3. Christmas presents. What presents did the boy write in code? The code is simple. Each number stands for a letter in the alphabet.

1. 9  3   5 ; 19  11  1  20  5  19  (ice skates),

2. 8  15  3  11  5  25;  19  20  9   3  11 (hockey stick)

3. 20  -  19  8  9  18   20  19 (T-shirts)

4. 2  9  11  5 (bike)

4. One more secret phrase to decode.

4  15  14’  20        6  15  18  7  5  20         20  15             12  5  1  22  5       1        16  12   1  20  5

15  6      3  15  15  11  9  5  19          6  15   18           19  1  14   20   1

(Don’t forget to leave a plate of cookies for Santa)

5. Christmas Quiz (a point for the correct answer, half a point for the answer with options)

1. When do British people celebrate Christmas?

1. on the 26 of November
2. on the 25 of December
3. on the 7 of January

2. When was Jesus Christ, the son of God, born in a stable?

1. about three thousand years ago
2. about two thousand years ago
3. about one thousand years ago

3. What do people put on top of the Christmas tree?

4. a candle
5. a star
6. a pig

4. Who were the first people who celebrated Christmas on the 25 of December?

7. Ancient Greeks
8. Ancient Romans
9. Angles, Saxons and Jutes

5. Where does the name Santa Claus come from?

10. Dutch language
11. German language
12. English language

6. What do people sing in Christmas carols about?

13. the birth of Jesus
14. winter and fir-tree
15. families and children

7. How long does Christmas festival last?

16. three days
17. ten days
18. twelve days

8. What is the traditional Christmas dish?

19. roast goose, sweets and pudding
20. roast peacock, pudding and chips
21. roast turkey, mince pies and pudding

9. What do people eat Christmas cracker with?

22. with butter and cheese
23. they eat it with tea
24. they never eat Christmas cracker

10. What country usually gives London a big fir-tree as a present?

25. France
26. Norway
27. Ireland

11. Legend says that one night of the year animals can speak and evil spirits lose their powers. When does it happen?

28. on Christmas Eve
29. on Christmas
30. on 31 of December  

12. There is a tradition of kissing people at Christmas under a plant. What is the name of the plant?

31. a fir-tree
32. a birch-tree
33. a mistletoe

13. When do people in Russia celebrate Christmas?

34. on the 25 of December
35. on the 1 of January
36. on the 7 of January  

6. What’s in a name. Follow the directions carefully and you will see a name-change happen right before your eyes.  (Santa Claus)

1. Write down KRISKRINGLE.
2. Add an A before the two I’s and the E.
3. Place a T in the exact centre of the word.
4. Double every 5-th letter.
5. Move the first S to the beginning of the word.
6. Move the second S to the end of the word.
7. Take away all the K’s.
8. Exchange the places of the 4-th and the 10-th letter.
9. Take away all the I’s.
10. Change the G to a C.
11. Remove the R’s and the E’s.
12. Now add a U before the last letter and put a space between the second A and the C.

7. Christmas around the world. There are greetings from six different countries. Match each greeting with the country.

1. Felis Navidad
2. Joyeux Noel
3. Frohliche Weinachten
4. Glaedelig Jul
5. Buon Natale
6. Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia

1. Italy
2. Spain
3. France
4. Germany

     e.   Poland                                                                   1b; 2c; 3d; 4f; 5a; 6e

f. Denmark

8. Saint Nicholas. Fill in the blacks with the words given.

Saint Nicholas was a ____1_______ who lived in Asia in the fourth century. He is the patron _______2____ of children. Many legends tell of his _______3____ . One story tells how he gave a bag of gold as a _____4______ to each of three poor sisters so they could be married. The _____5________ in Saint Nicholas as a giver of gifts was developed from such legends.

     Many countries in ______6______  observe December 6, the date of his death, as a special holiday. On December,5 Saint Nicholas Eve, many European children fill their _____7_____ with straw for Saint Nicholas’s ________8______ and leave the shoes by the  _______9______. They believe that after the horse eats the _______10________ , Saint Nicholas will fill their shoes with _____11_______ .

     The name Santa Claus comes from the _____12______ Sinterklaas, which is Dutch for Saint Nicholas.

shoes       belief      dowry (приданое)    generosity      straw      toys      word     bishop    fireplace     horse      Europe    saint

1. bishop
2. saint
3. generosity
4. dowry
5. belief
6. Europe
7. shoes
8. horse
9. fireplace
10. straw
11. toys
12. word

9. Snowflake Scene. Find the two snowflakes that are exactly alike.

10. Draw a fir-tree with your eyes closed.

The boy’s PRESENTS

1. 9  3   5 ; 19  11  1  20  5  19

2. 8  15  3  11  5  25;  19  20  9   3  11

3. 20  -  19  8  9  18   20  19

4. 2  9  11  5

One more secret phrase to decode.

4  15  14’  20        6  15  18  7  5  20         20  15             12  5  1  22  5

      1        16  12   1  20  5

15  6      3  15  15  11  9  5  19          6  15   18           19  1  14   20   1

Christmas around the world. There are greetings from six different countries. Match each greeting with the country.

1. Felis Navidad
2. Joyeux Noel
3. Frohliche Weinachten
4. Glaedelig Jul
5. Buon Natale
6. Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia

1. Italy
2. Spain
3. France
4. Germany
5. Poland
6. Denmark

11. Saint Nicholas. Fill in the blacks with the words given.

Saint Nicholas was a ____1_______ who lived in Asia in the fourth century. He is the patron _______2____ of children. Many legends tell of his _______3____ . One story tells how he gave a bag of gold as a _____4______ to each of three poor sisters so they could be married. The _____5________ in Saint Nicholas as a giver of gifts was developed from such legends.

     Many countries in ______6______  observe December 6, the date of his death, as a special holiday. On December,5 Saint Nicholas Eve, many European children fill their _____7_____ with straw for Saint Nicholas’s ________8______ and leave the shoes by the  _______9______. They believe that after the horse eats the _______10________ , Saint Nicholas will fill their shoes with _____11_______ .

     The name Santa Claus comes from the _____12______ Sinterklaas, which is Dutch for Saint Nicholas.

The words:

shoes       belief      dowry (приданое)    generosity      straw      toys      word     bishop  

  fireplace     horse      Europe    saint