Викторина по лингвострановедению английский язык «An expert of the UK» для 7-8 классов.
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (8 класс)

Викторина по лингвострановедению  английский язык

 «An expert of the UK» для 7-8 классов.

Цели:

- воспитание уважительного отношения к стране изучаемого языка;

- расширение кругозора;

- стимулирование интереса учащихся к изучению английского языка.

                               Quiz.

1. England is in ___________.

1. Europe                                 c) America

b) Africa                                   d) Asia

2. How many countries does the UK consist of?

a)3                                           c) 5

b)6                                           d) 4

3. Great Britain is divided into ___________.

a)5 parts                                  c) 2 parts

b)3 parts                                  d) 4 parts

4.The Union Jack is …

a) the flag of Scotland            b) the flag of Wales

c) the flag of the UK              d) the flag of England            

 e) the flag of Northern Ireland

5.The Queen’s official London home is …

1. the Tower of London.
2. Windsor Castle.
3. Buckingham Palace.

6. Great Britain is separated from the continent by …

 a) the Pacific Ocean                b) the Irish Sea

c) the Bristol Channel              d) the English Channel

e) the Baltic Sea

7. the French people call the English Channel?

a) La-Manch                                 b) Channel  

c) London Channel                     d) Europe Channel

8.      The highest mountain in the UK is __________.

a) Ben Nevis                            c) Mount Mckinley

b) Mount Blanc

9. Who lived in England first?

a)   the Normans                         c) the Celts

b)   the Vikings

10. The name of Shakespeare’s theatre in London

a) Shakespeare’s                      c) the Globe  

b)   National theatre                d) Regent’s    Park Open Air Theatre

11. The kilt is _______.

a) a skirt                                  c) a pair of trousers

b) a shirt                                  d) T-shirt

12.  Stonehenge is about ________ years old.

a) 40                                          c) 400

b) 4000                                      d)40000

13. What do the English often put in the tea?

a) jam                                     c) fruit

b) milk                                    d) sugar

14. Big Ben is _______.

a) the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament

b) the largest bell at the top of the tower

c) the clock

15. The largest and the busiest airport in GB is …..

 a) Cambridge                         c) Bedford

b) Bristol                                  d) Heathrow

16. What is the Tower of London now?    

a) a prison                            c) a museum                     

b) a zoo                                d) fortress    

17. Madam Tussaud's is a museum of _________.

a) modern dolls                  c) ancient coins

b) western paintings           d) wax figures 

18. The legend says that without them the Tower will fall.

a) the pigeons                      c) the squirrels

b) the ravens                       d) the cats

19. The Changing of the Guard takes place at Buckingham Palace every day at__.

a) 12.30 am                         c) 11.30 am

b) 12 o'clock                       d) d) 10 o'clock

20. The UK’s most famous tennis championship   is …

a) Wimbledon                    c) Cinch

b) Tennis Club                     d) Westbourne

21. The Queen of crime – known all over the world

 a) Agatha Christie              b) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

c) Daniel Defoe                 d) Irvine Welsh

22. Which of these characters did Mark Twain write about?

a) Tom Sawyer                 c) Little Boy Blue

b) Red Riding Hood         d) Dennis the Menace

23. Who wrote “Robinson Crusoe”?

a) William Shakespeare     c) James Fennimore Cooper  

b) Mark Twain                   d) Daniel Defoe

24.In what country is “Guy Fawkes Night” celebrated?

a) Great Britain                 c) New Zeeland

b) The USA                      d) Australia                      e) Canada

25. Englishmen say “We have no climate-we have only …..”

a) tea                                   c) wool

b)  coffee                            d) weather

26. When is Christmas in England?

a) 1st of January                c) 26th of December

b) 25th of December         d)31st of December

27. When can you see the flag over the Queen's Palace?

a) when she is out              c) when she is abroad

b) when she is at home     d) when she has a party

28. Where can you see pelicans and ducks?

a) Hyde park                     c) Central park

b) Regent's park                d) St. James' park 

29.  Brave bathers take the annual New Year's day dip in Serpentine in __.

a) Hyde park                    c) Central park

b) St. James' park              d) Regent's park

30. Piccadilly Circus is  …..

a) a circus                    c) a museum

b) a fortress                  d) a square                 

  31. Five well-known English  cities  are hidden here. What are they?

 Write each word with a  capital letters.

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