Методическая разработка по теме "Задачки на английском"
методическая разработка по английскому языку

Puzzle 1 (Задача № 1)

Katya, Ira and Natasha are having a great time in London.  They have made a lot of friends there. They are Laura, May, Sarah, twins Leanne and John, Tom and Helen.

1.     Use the information below to find the date of each person’s birthday:

Katya was born on the twenty-third day of the fifth month.

Her friend Ira’s birthday is two days after that.

Natasha’s birthday is six days before Katya’s.

Laura’s birthday is three days before Christmas Day.

May’s birthday is on the nineteenth day of the eighth month.

Sarah’s birthday is exactly four weeks and one day later.

Leanne’s birthday is on the day before Valentine’s Day, while her twin brother’s birthday is four days after May’s.

Tom’s birthday is exactly a fortnight after Ira’s birthday, while Helen celebrates his birthday on the forty-second day of the year.

1. Katya’s birthday is on                                   ________________________________.

2. Ira’s birthday is on                                        ________________________________.

3. Natasha’s birthday is on                               ________________________________.

4. Laura’s birthday is on                                   ________________________________.

5. May’s birthday is on                                     ________________________________.

6. Sarah’s birthday is on                                   ________________________________.

7. Leanne’s birthday is on                                 ________________________________.

8. John’s birthday is on                                    ________________________________.

9. Tom’s birthday is on                                     ________________________________.

10. Helen’s birthday is on                                 ________________________________.

2.     Katya decided to circle these dates in the calendar not to forget to send birthday cards to her new English friends. Help her do it. How many people celebrate their birthdays in summer?

11. Your answer is  _________ .

Puzzle 2 (Задача 2)

Interesting Place Names

 Below there is a list of towns and cities in England. Katya, Ira and Natasha visited some of them. However, among the real place names there are some fake names. Using an atlas of Great Britain or this link http://mapeurope.ru/wp-content/uploads/karta-anglii-podrobnaya.gif,  find any fake names and put a tick next to them:

Blyth

Ache

Yellow Ochre

York

Leeds

Providence-under-Lyme

 Sheffield

 Nottingham

Widow’s Elbow

Dover

 Bristol

Bath

Bluebells

Upper Friendship

Never Haddon

Throp

Wobbling Abbingdon

Grey Ball

1. How many fake names have you found? Your answer is ________ .

Katya, Ira and Natasha decided to visit  Nottingham and Dover. How much would it cost in total for them to get return tickets to Nottingham if Katya is 16, Ira is 15 and Natasha is two year older than Katya? How much would it cost in total for the girls to travel one way to Dover?

Look at the train prices below.

2.Your answer is ________ .

3.Your answer is ________ .

Answers.