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Задания и ответы к игре «Своя игра».

Данная игра довольно проста, она имеет лишь один тур.

Правила игры: Участник (или группа, если класс разделён на группы) выбирает тему и «стоимость» вопроса. Если он правильно отвечает, то данное количество баллов ему прибавляется. А если он ошибается, то это количество баллов вычитается из его уже имеющихся баллов. Задача – набрать большее количество баллов.

Topics:

1. London
2. The UK
3. Riddles
4. The Idioms
5. Holidays around the world
6. Grammar and  Tenses

London:

100. The name of the river in London is …             (the Thames)

200  What can you see in the middle of Trafalgar Square   ( The stature of Nelson)

300  When was the great fire of London?            ( in 1666)

400  Where are the tombs of many kings and queens and other famous people?  ( in Westminster          

                                                                                                                                               Abbey)

500  Where in London can you say everything you want?     ( in Hyde park)

The UK

100. What is the official name of the UK?          (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

200  What is the capital of Northern Ireland?   (Belfast)

300  The flag of the UK is known as ….   (the Union Jack)

400  What is Great Britain?      ( an island)  

500  Who is the head of England?  (queen)

Riddles

100. There are six of us in every family, but only four in a town. What are we?  (Letters)

200. I have cities but no houses; forests but no trees, rivers but without water. What am I?  (a map)

300  Which month has 28 days?       (They all have 28 days)

400  What has no head, no arms, no legs, and still has a tongue?     ( a shoe)

500  On what day of the year do children talk the least?   ( on the 22nd of December because it’s the shortest day of the year)

The Idioms

100  As happy as …                         ( a king)

200  As busy as …                            ( a bee)

300  As like as …                            (two peas)

400  As poor as …                         ( a church mouse)

500  As different as …                    (chalk from cheese)

Holidays around the world.

100  When is Christmas celebrated in Russia?    ( on the 7th of January)

200  What season is in Australia when they celebrate Christmas?     ( summer)

300  What holiday do English people celebrate on the 5th of November?      (Guy Fawkes Night)

400  The holiday in Russia when people eat pan-cakes?      (Maslenitsa)

500  What holiday is celebrated in the USA on the fourth Thursday in November?   (Thanksgiving day)

Grammar and Tenses

100      V1                    (Present Simple)

200      V2                    (Past Simple)

300      am/is/are   +   Ving                         (Present Continuous)

400      be   +   V3                              (Passive Voice)

500      had   +  V3                   (Past Perfect)

 As happy as … a king

 As busy as …   a bee

 As like as … two peas

 As poor as …  a church mouse

 As different as …  chalk from cheese