Викторина по теме "Обычаи и традиции Великобритании".
методическая разработка по английскому языку (8 класс) по теме

Quiz  

Customs and traditions of the UK

№1 Choose the right answer:

 1.

They prefer houses with a fireplace\ flats\modern houses with central heating

The houses are traditionally not very high\ high \low.

 They are usually one\ two\three\-stored.

2.

British buses are double-decked and black\yellow\red.

3.

 Mail-boxes are yellow\red\black.

4.

Most English love gardens  in front\behind (of) the house.

5.

The English people think about  animals  as the members of the family\don`t love animals very much.

№2. Find the right word:

… is normal in Britain, when they are waiting for bus, waiting to be served in a shop

The Boat    … In March A rowing race between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. On the river Thames in London (7,2 km).

…   Day In March. The last day before Lent. Pancake race-running while holding a pancake in a frying pan. Competitors have to throw it in the air and catch it again in the pan.

April  … Day April 1 A day of practical jokes. You have to play the joke before 12 o’clock midday, otherwise the joke is on you.

The London … One of the biggest … in the world. Each year about 30,000 people start the race and about 25,000 finish.

.The last week of July and the first week of June. In South-West London. One of the four great world tennis championships and the only one which is played on grass.

…is on the 31st of October. A pagan festival celebrates the return of the souls that visit their former houses. People dress up as witches, ghosts etc. Houses are decorated with pumpkins.

The  … is a tall giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames, in London, England. It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom.

… Day December 2. Religious ceremony commemorating the birth of Christ. Children wake up early to find presents in their stockings. Traditional … tree and dinner.

Word-box: Halloween, Wimbledon, Pancake, Fool`s, Marathon, Christmas, Race, queuing , London Eye.

№3. Proverbs.Find the Russian equivalent:

(См.  Приложение №2)

Приложение №1

1.Queue

2.Fool’s  

3.Pancake

4.Christmas

5.Race

6.Marathon

7.Halloween

8.Wimbledon

9.London Eye

Приложение №2

Для удобства пословицы и их эквиваленты напечатаны крупным шрифтом с интервалами . Распечатываете и разрезаете по одной пословице.

A bad beginning makes a bad ending .

A cat in gloves catches no mice.

 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

 A good beginning makes a good ending.

 A good name is better than riches.

 A man can die but once.

 A man is known by the company he keeps.

A new broom sweeps clean.

 A storm in a teacup.

 Actions speak louder than words.

 All cats are grey in the dark (in the night)

Bad news has wings.

 A wolf in sheep's clothing

Плохому началу — плохой конец.

Без труда не вытащишь и рыбки из пруда.

Друзья познаются в беде.

Лиха беда начало.

 Добрая слава лучше богатства.

Двум смертям не бывать, а одной не миновать.

 Скажи мне, кто твой друг, и я скажу тебе, кто ты.

Новая метла хорошо метёт.

Буря в стакане воды.

Не по словам судят, а по делам.

Ночью все кошки серы.

Худая молва на крыльях летит.

Волк в овечьей шкуре.

Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе.