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А Wonderful World of

the English-speaking Countries

Задания для учащихся 6-7 классов

(максимальное количество баллов – 33)

1. What are English-speaking countries?
2. What is the English Queen’s name?
3. What is the symbol of England?  
4. What kind of food is sandwich?
5. Was Mark Twain a write or an actor?
6. Is Loch Ness a monster or a lake?
7. Was the Beatles a folk group, a pop group or a dance group?
8. Which famous organization protects nature?
9. When do English people celebrate Halloween?
10. Who wrote “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”?
11. What colour are taxies in the UK?
12.  What holiday do English people celebrate on the 25th of December?
13. What is Madam Tussaud’s museum?
14.  What kind of fruit helped Isaac Newton to discover the law of gravity?
15.  What is the title of the world’s Book of Records?
16. What is the birthplace of W. Shakespeare?
17. What is the popular sport in Great Britain?
18. Where is the Sleeping Beauty’s Castle situated?
19. Whose residence is in 10, Downing Street in London?
20. What does the word “mackintosh” mean?
21. Who discovered America?
22. In which month is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?
23. Where is the wonderful wax figures’ collection?
24. When can you see bonfire, burning “fireworks”, rockets, shooting in the sky in Great Britain?
25. What was James Cook?
26. Where can you see Beefeaters?
27. Who was pictured on the first stamp in the world, which was printed in Great Britain?
28. What famous book written by Mark Twain do you know?
29.  It was a fortress, a prison, a king’s residence and now it is a museum. What is it?
30.   Who is the author of the book “A Happy Prince”?
31.  What is the nick name of New York?
32.   Who was the inventor of the first telephone?
33. What does SOS mean?