The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Quiz)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Objectives:

Practical: To systematize students' knowledge of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;

Educational: to activate their vocabulary on the topic; to deepen students' knowledge on the topic; to stimulate students' to know more about cultures and traditions of the United Kingdom. Developing: to master and improve student's language skills in oral and written speech using various forms of work; to develop thinking, im­agination and creativity.

Upbringing: to develop students respect for the English traditions and cultures.

Equipment: map of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the flag; . pictures with sights of London; books by R. Kip­ling; W. Shakespeare and others; tests on papers "The British Quiz"; cards with the text about W. Shakespeare and R. Kipling; a tape-recorder, a cassette with the text about London; a cross­word.

Plan of the lesson

I.         Introduction

Greetings. Teacher explains the theme and the aims of the lesson. Presentation of the teams, captains and members.

II.             Warming-up. The teams have to answer
three questions about the United King­
dom.

III.           Listening to the text "London" with
mistakes in some facts about this city.

IV.                 Short stories about London's sightsee­
ings.

V.                                         The teams have to put paragraphs in order
to make-up the text about the writer, and
then they have to guess who this writer is.

VI.           Test "The Britain Quiz".

VII.     Crossword
VIII.       Summing up.

PROCEDURE Introduction

Tea c h e r. Dear boys and girls! I am very glad to see you at our lesson today because we have an

unusual lesson — a competition. There are two teams at the lesson: the girls' team and the boys' team. They will show us their knowledge of the United Kingdom because our lesson is devoted to this country. We'll speak about the sights, the capital of the country, some poets and writers and interesting facts. We'll have several tasks at the lesson. Some of them were prepared by you at home but most of them weren't prepared. I hope our competition will be fun. I have Jots of red and blue stars here. For an excellent answer you will get a red star. For a good answer you'll get a blue star. At the end of the competition you'll count all the stars you've received. The winner will be the team with the biggest number of the red stars. The pupils who show the best knowledge of the UK will be given special prizes. Let's start our competition and introduce our teams to each other. What's the name of the girls' team? What's the name of the boys' team?

Students. The names of the girls team is "the Rose". The name of the boys' team is "the Daf­fodil".

Warming-up

Teacher. The first task is the following: an­swer the questions about the United Kingdom. You'll get a red star for a right answer.

1.        Where is the United Kingdom situated?
(The United Kingdom is situated on the island
in the northwest of Europe)

2.        Which island is the largest one? {Great
Britain is the largest island.)

3.        What separates Great Britain from the Con­tinent?

 (The English Channel separates Great
Britain from the Continent.)

4.        How many countries does the UK consist
of?  (The   UK consists of four countries:
England,   Scotland,   Wales and Northern
Ireland.)

5.        What is the population of the United King­dom?

 (The population of the United Kingdom
is about 60 million people.)

6.        Which city is the capital of the country?
(London is the capital of the country)

Listening to the text "London"

with mistakes in some facts about this city

T. The second task is "Spot the mistake". You will listen to a text about London (we've read

about and discussed the capital at other lessons). You know a lot of facts about this wonderful city. Now try to sport the mistakes made in the facts about London and correct them. Be attentive! [Учні прослуховують записи тексту один раз. За правильну відповідь вони отримують чер­вону зірочку.)

This text is about London. London is the capital of Scotland. It is one of the oldest and largest cit­ies of the world. They say that London is one hundred year old. London has suffered many misfortunes. In the 5th century Saxons and later Danes invaded the British shores and ruined the city. In 1665 the Great War broke out. Many people died. Then in the winter of 1666 the Great Fire broke out. Most of the city was destroyed.

Now London is a big political, industrial and cultural centre. More than 1 million people live there. London is situated on the river Clyde. The river connects the capital with the sea.

London is divided into two parts. They are the City, the West End and the East End, Westmin­ster. The West End is a richest part of the city with many beautiful shops, hotels, bars and res­taurants. The East End is the place, where the working people live. Westminster is the heart of business and commercial life. The City is the political centre.

(London is the capital of the United Kingdom and England.)

(London is two thousand years old.) (In 1665 the Great Plague broke out.) (The Great Fire broke out in the summer of 1666.)

(More than 8 million people live in London.) (London is situated on the river Thames.) (London is divided into four parts.) (Westminster is the political centre.) (The City is the centre of business and commer­cial life.)

The teams have to put paragraphs in order to make-up the text about the writer, and then they have to guess who this writer is

T. Britain is also famous for its writers and poets. Can you name any British writers and poets? (Учні називають імена відомих британських письменників.)

The following task for you is/'Guess who it was!" You should put the passages of the story in the right order, read them aloud and tell me what British writer this story is about. (Кожна команда отримує по 3 екземпляри розрізаного на частини тексту про відомого британського письменника У. Шекспіра і Р. Кіплінга. Якщо команда правильно читає текст в логічній послідовності та називає прізвище письмен­ника, вона отримує зірочки. Ось правильні від­повіді.)

Who Was It?

Не was one of the world's greatest writers. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, where he received a classical education

The Stratford school was a difficult place at that time. School days were long, and only on the holi­days could he have a real rest

At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, and they had three children. When he was twenty-one he went to London. There he became an actor and began to write plays. He wrote plays for the famous Globe Theatre. Later he was one of the owners of the Globe Theatre

He achieved great recognition during his lifetime. He wrote three types of plays: histories, comedies and tragedies. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest writers of all time, and has remained popu­lar with readers around the world

(William Shakespeare)

Who Was It?

He was an English novelist, a shot-story writer and a poet. He was born in Bombay, India, in 1865 where his father worked at that time

When he was six years old, his parents sent the boy to England where he attended school. At the age of seventeen he returned to India where he worked as a newspaper reporter for several years

At twenty-one he published his first book of poems. A year later he wrote a book of shot stories about India. Between 1887 and 1899 he visited many countries and lived for some years in America where he married an American girl

He is best known for his works for children, espe­cially "The Jungle Book". He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1907

(Rudyard Kipling)

Test "The Britain Quiz"

T. I see that you know the names of many favorite British writers and poets. Britain is also rich in different custom, traditions and has a lot of interesting facts in its history. The following task for each pupil in the team is to do the Britain Quiz. The Britain Quiz has ten questions. There are three answers to each question but only one of them is correct. You should write the number of the correct answer. I'll give you 3 minutes to do it. (Кожному учаснику дається текст, де він надає правильні відповіді. За кожну пра­вильну відповідь — червона зірочка, а ті учні, що припустилися 1—2 помилок, отримують сині зірочки.)

1.   Which is the largest island of the British
Isles?

a)     Ireland:

b)    Isle of Man;

c)     Great Britain

2.   Which is the longest river in Britain?

a)    The Clyde;

b)    the Severn;

c)    the Thames

3.   What is the name of the flag of England?

a)     St. Andrew's Gross;

b)    St. Patrick's Gross;

c)        St. George's Cross

4.   When was the Great Plague?

a)          1665;

b)      1666;

c)          1863

5.   How many parts is London divided into?

a)       two parts;

b)    four parts;

c)       three parts

6.   Who is the official head of the UK?

a)       the President;

b)    the houses of Parliament;

c)    the Queen.

7.   What place is the official home of the
Queen?

a)    the Tower;

b)    Buckingham Palace

c)    St. Paul's Cathedral

8.   What street do many British government of­fices stand in?

a)    Whitehall;

b)    Piccadilly Circus;

c)    Fleet Street

9.   What is the name of the poet who was called
"The father of English Poetry"?

a)    W. Shakespeare;

b)    G. Byron;

c)    Geoffrey Chaucer

10. What holiday is celebrated in Britain on the 25th of December?

a)     St Valentine's Day;

b)    Mother's Day;

c)     Christmas

Key: 1. c, 2. b, 3. c, 4. a, 5. b, 6. c, 7. b, 8. a, 9. c, 10. c.

Crossword

T. And now you have the last task. You are to complete the crossword. Each team will be given one and the same crossword connected with Britain's traditions and customs.

  

Across:

2.        The Englishmen's favourite drink.

3.        Something that the English put into tea.
6.   The political centre of London.

8.   The theatre where W. Shakespeare worked
as an actor.  .

10. The nickname of London in England.
12. The colour of taxis in London.

Down:

1.'   The birds living in the Tower of London. 3.   The most popular activity of English peo­ple.

5.       The river on which London is situated.

6.       The large bag of wool on which the Lord
Chancellor sits in the House of Lords.

7.       100 pence equal one...

9.   The major spectator sport in Britain.

11. The national emblem of England.

Key:

Accords 2. Tea. 4. Milk. 6. Woolsack. 6. West­minster. 8. Globe. 10. Smoke. 12. Black.

Down 1. Ravens. 3. Walking. 5. Thames. 6. Wool­sack. 7. Pound. 9. Football. 11. Rose.