Викторина "The USA"
материал по английскому языку (10 класс) по теме

Викторина

«Америка»

Цели:

обобщение изученного материала по теме «Америка»;

развитие аудитивных, грамматических и лексических навыков;

развитие интереса учащихся к изучению английского языка.

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Hello, dear children. Today we will play the game. Our topic is “ America”. Let's remember the places of interest in America, American holidays and play with the English letters.

I. I want you to listen to my stories. I shall describe different places of America. What is it?

1. It is one of the beautiful places in the capital of the USA. It is the part where President of the United States Lives and works and it is not open to the public. It consists of 132 rooms. You can visit the library, the Red Room, the Blue Room and the Green Room which have some fantastic old furniture.

( The White House )

2. It is one of the places which attract the tourists visiting America. It is one mile deep and 277 miles long. There are different kinds of plants and animals    on the opposite sides of the canyon. The south side is a dry and desert country. The north side has tall forests. It looks different at different times of the day and in different seasons and weather.

( The Grand Canyon )

3. It was built in New York Harbor in 1886. It was a gift from the people of France to America. About 12 millions immigrants passed through New York when they came to America. It was the first thing they saw after their long trip. It is America's symbol of freedom.

( The Statue of Liberty )

4. It is the tallest building in Washington, D. C., and the most famous building in the United States, because it is a place where the laws are made. It is surrounded by a beautiful garden with many trees and flowers. You can visit this place from

9 a. m. to 3:45 p. m. You can learn a lot about the first settlements in New England in it.

( The Capitol )

5. It is the center of the theater district in New York. The lights from all the theaters and advertisements are very bright. On the New Year's Eve on the 31 of December crowds of people stand in it and wait for midnight. At midnight everyone shouts, “ Happy New Year! ” to everyone else and watches the Big Apple Fall.

( Times Square )

II. American holidays.

1. Families and friends celebrate this date. Every town and every city has parades, games and sports with prizes. On that day 1776 the United States became independent from England. It was the beginning of a new life.

( Independence Day)

2. This is the biggest holiday of the year. Many people enjoy it most of all and say this the main holiday of the year. The President gives his speech on TV. Parents tell their children that Santa Claus will come to their house at night and leave presents for them.

( Christmas Day )

3. This is one of the most favourite holidays of the year. Children dress up, shout

“ Trick or treat”, get sweets, fruit, cakes and people have pumpkins with candles in their windows.

( Halloween )

4. People celebrate this holiday in America in the same way they celebrate it in England. People make jokes on this day and have a lot of fun. People celebrate this holiday in spring.

( April Fool's Day )

5. On this day students and pupils read about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other American presidents.

( President's Day )

6. You can see the American flag everywhere on this day. People honor the man who was the discoverer of their country.

( Columbus Day )  

7. This holiday is very popular in the cities where there are many people from Ireland. People often wear green on this day. If you don't wear green, someone may pinch you.

( St. Patrick's Day )

III. Questions:

1. What is the capital of the USA?

( Washington, D. C. )

2. How do people call the American flag?

( It is often called the Stars and Stripes )

3. When did Christopher Columbus discover America?

( He discovered America in 1492 )

4. What do Americans celebrate on the 4th of July?

( They celebrate Independence Day )

5. How many stars are there on the American flag? Why?

( There are 50 stars on the flag because there are 50 states in America

6. How many stripes are there on the flag? Why?

( There are 13 stripes on the flag because there were 13 colonies in America in 1733 )

7. When did the story of “ Wild West” begin?

( The story began in the 18th century )

8. What tradition did the first colonists start?

( They started the tradition of Thanksgiving Day )

9. What are the colours of the American flag?

( The colours of the American flag are red, white and blue )

10. How many people live in the USA?

( More than 250 millions people live in the USA )

IV. Will you look at the blackboard, please? Let's read the words on it all together. You shall have to think for a while and write down as many sentences as you can on the topic “America”.

Words: capital, skyscraper, biggest, Disneyland, rodeo, cowboys, native, turkey.

1. What city is the capital of the USA?

2. New York is a city of skyscrapers.

3. The Mississippi is one of the biggest river in the world.

4. I have always wanted to visit Disneyland.

5. Do you want to take part in a rodeo?

6. Cowboys like to wear jeans.

7. Native Americans came from Asia over 2000 years ago.

8. Turkey is a symbol of Thanksgiving Day.

V. Учитель называет победителя, организует награждение участников игры.