Contest on the topic
“WHO KNOWS GREAT BRITAIN BEST OF ALL?”

Teacher. Dear Ladies and Gentlemen! It is a great honour to announce that we’re at the contest “WHO KNOWS GREAT BRITAIN BEST OF ALL?”
It's really a perfect game for those who strive for getting more flexible knowledge. It’s a brilliant competition of mind for those whose mental abilities are quite boundless. We hope our today’s game will bring you joy, spiritual comfort and pleasure. So, welcome to Our Contest!
Now, let me introduce the members of our honourable jury.

It’s high time to introduce all the participants. Now, teams, please present your names, emblems and captains. First team, begin, please. The jury will decide whose name and emblems are the best.

Greeting. Team №1.
Captain. My name is Halya. I am the captain of the team №1.
The name of our team is “BRAVE MUSKETEERS”.
Our motto is “One for all and all for one”.
Let the participants of my team present themselves
Today we have a game at our lesson and we are happy to greet all the players and all the guests.
All the team together:
We’ll play a game today for you
And hope, dear guests, you’ll enjoy it too.
Some interesting things we’ve learnt by heart.
Today we’ll prove we’re really smart.

Greeting. Team №2.
Captain. My name is Volodya. I am the captain of the team №2.
The name of our team is “The Lucky Gentlemen”.
Our motto is “ The men of action are favoured by the Goddess of luck” .
Let the participants of my team present themselves.
All the team together:
You’ve come to our contest
And we hope you’ll have a good rest.
Learning English is our hobby
We’ll try to show we are the best.

Let the cleverest win!

Teacher: Now we give the floor to our honorable jury.

Now we move on to the next task.

Contest 2. Warming up.
Answer the questions:

The first task is the following. Answer the questions about the United Kingdom. You’ll get 1 point for each correct answer. The teams will answer in turn.
So, now let’s start.

1. What is the official name of Great Britain ?
2. What is the capital of Scotland?
3. How many parts does Great Britain consists of ?
4. What is the surface of England and Northern Ireland?
5. What is the longest river in Great Britain?
6. What is the richest part of London?
7. What parts does London consists of?.
8. What is the symbol of London?
9. What are the streets in the East End?
10. What is the commercial centre of London?
11. Where is Great Britain situated?
12. What is the capital of Great Britain?
13. What is the climate of the UK?
14. What is the highest mountain in Great Britain?
15. What river does London stand on?
16. What are the parts of London?
17. What is the administrative centre of London?
18. What is the heart of London?
19. What is the population of London?
20.What part of London do the rich people live?

Contest 2. Write the geographical names on the map.

T: Now, pupils, look at the board. You’ll see some geographical names. Your task will be to remember the names and write them down on the map. You’ll get one point for each correct word.
On the board there are the following names: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, London, the English Channel, the Thames, the Severn, the Irish Sea, the Atlantic Ocean.

Contest 3. Guess the famous place.
( 5 pictures for each team)
You should guess the famous place and say at least one sentence about it.
The Houses of Parliament is the seat of the British Parliament.
Big Ben is the Tower clock, a symbol of London.
Buckingham Palace is the residence of the Queen Elisabeth II.
Trafalgar Square is the central square of London
Tower Bridge is one of the greatest churches over the River Thames.
The Tower of London is the historic tower in the centre of London. It was a fortress, a royal palace and a prison. Now it’s a museum.
The Westminster Abbey is the most famous church in London
St. Paul’s Cathedral is one of the greatest English churches
The British Museum is the largest in the world.
The National Gallery – is one of the most important art museums in the world, located on the Trafalgar Square.

T: You’ve seen a lot of places of interest. Can you tell me where can you find them?
Pupils: In London.
T: Of course, in London. What kind of city is it ?
Pupils: London is the capital of Great Britain. It is a very important political, cultural and scientific centre of Great Britain.
T: Let’s make a short trip to this beautiful city.

Role – playing.
Be so kind as to imagine that you are on a board of a modern airplane.
Listen, please, a stewardess is speaking.
Stewardess:
Attention, please! Ladies and gentlemen! Our plane is about to land in London, the capital of the UK! Fasten your seat belts, please! No smoking! Listen to the weather forecast of a meteorologist! The weather is fine in London. It is not rainy and foggy. The temperature is about +4 C.
Our plane will arrive exactly on time. And a guide is waiting for you in the airport in “Heathrow”. Thanks.

Contest 4. Please, watch the video about London and take a short quiz about London sights.

Hi! I’m Richy. I’m reporting from the centre of London.
I’m standing on the banks of the river Thames near the famous landmark – the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. So, let’s find out more about Big Ben.
Big Ben is the ninth biggest bell in this tower. The Tower was designed by Edmund Beckett. The Clock is famous for its accuracy. It Always tells the right time. Big Ben , the ninth biggest bell in the Tower, weighs 13 tons.
Let’s take a look at some other landmarks in the centre of London.
This is Trafalgar Square. And this is Nelson’s Column. Right on the top is the statue of the famous sailor Lord Nelson, The column is 55 metres high and is made of stone.
This is the London Eye. It takes about 30 minutes to go all the way round. From the top you can see miles. It’s made of steel and glass.
And this is the Globe Theatre. It’s a tourist attraction. But they also perform plays at the Globe Theatre. It’s made of wood.

Now take a short quiz. Choose the correct answer from the three possible variants. You’ll get one point for each correct answer.
Quiz
1) Big Ben is
a) the ninth biggest clock in the Tower
b) the eight biggest clock in the Tower
c) the fifth biggest clock in the Tower
2. Big Ben weighs
a) 10 tons
b) 12 tons
c) 13 tons
3. Big Ben always tells
a) the right time
b) the wrong time
c) doesn’t tell the time at all
4. Big Ben was named after
a) Edmund Beckett
b) Sir Christopher Wren
c) Sir Benjamin Hall
5 Nelson’s Column is
a) in Trafalgar Square
b) in Piccadilly Circus
c) in
6. Nelson’s Column is
a) 50 metres high
b) 60 metres high
c) 55 metres high
7. Nelson’s Column is made of
a) stone
b) glass
c) steel.
8. It takes … to go all the way round the London Eye.
a) 30 minutes
b) 15 minutes
c) 45 minutes.
9. The Globe Theatre was built
a) 200 years ago
b) 100 years ago
c) 400 years ago
10. The Globe Theatre is made of
a) wood and stone
b) glass and stone
c) wood.

Contest 5. Advertising of the famous place.

You know there are a lot of places of interest in London.
Your home task for today was to prepare an ad about one of the sights of London. If you had an opportunity to go to London what place of interest would you like to visit there and why.
Team 2.
Madame Tussaud’s Waxwork Museum (presentation)
Welcome to London Madame Tussaud’s Waxwork Museum!
Over 2 million people visit the museum every year, making it Britain’s number one tourist attraction. It contains wax models of famous people, living and dead: kings and queens, film stars, pop idols and murderers.
There are a lot of halls in the museum. The first room is the “Garden Party”. Beneath a star-spangled sky, under an oak-tree, figures from the worlds of sports and the media enjoy a friendly drink and chat. There are statues of A. Schwarzenegger, E. Taylor and others there.
There are also other rooms, such as: “Legends and Superstars”, rooms with popular music singers, the members of royal families and military leaders. There is the “Chamber of Horrors” which amuses visitors very much. “The Spirit of London” is a magnificent journey through London’s history. The cabs travel past the figure of W. Shakespeare, Sir Christopher Wren, who directs the building of St Paul’s Cathedral. It’s not easy to tell about all interesting things one can see in the museum. This is the place that is worth visiting.
Don’t forget to take a camera with you! You may be photographed with any model you like! Come to our museum and you’ll see everything with your own eyes!
London Madame Tussauds
Opening times: daily from 9:30 am to 15:30 pm
Our address: West End, Marylebone Road. NW1 5LR.
Our phone: (0) 870 999 0046 / (0) 870 400 3000
Nearest Tube: Baker Street

London British Museum (presentation)
Slide 1
Welcome to the British Museum!
Slide 2
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London.
Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest in the world.
It includes monuments of primitive and antique culture, Ancient East culture, the richest collection of engravings, pictures, ceramics and coins.
Slide 3.
The Museum was founded in 1753.
It is home to a colossal number of intriguing treasures with a human history spanning over 2 million years.
It was due to an act of Parliament that established the British Museum as the world’s first public museum.
Slide 4.
The three most common masterpieces in the museum that attract the world are the Rosetta Stone, Elgin Marbles and the Great Court.
Slide 5.
The Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone is more than 2,200 years old and stands one meter high.
The Rosetta Stone carries an inscription in different languages which helped decipher the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script.
Slide 6.
The Greek section of the museum is the most interesting.
Slide 7.
Here you’ll find the ancient Greek sculptures called Elgin Marbles.
Slide 8.
Lord Elgin brought them to England in the 19th century .
Slide 9.
In the museum you can see great pieces from Egypt.
Slide 10.
Pieces of art from the Persian and the Arabic world.
Slide 11.
The collections of art from the Far East: China, Japan and Korea.
Slide 12.
The museum's collection of ancient Egyptian mummies is world famous. There are also many mummies of cats and other animals too.
Slide 14
The Great Court
Another great attraction in the museum is the Great Court.
This is a sizable court of Queen Elizabeth II.
Slide 15
The British Museum Reading Room
The court also has a reading room, which is in the middle of the courtyard. It looks more like an old fashion library that has high ceilings and long tables.
Slide 16
The British Museum Library
The British Museum library is now named the British national library.
It was formed in 1973.
It has a copy of every book that is printed in the English language, so that there are more than six million books there.
So, if you are planning to visit London, then the most interesting place to see is the British Museum!
Slide 17.
So, if you are planning to visit London, then the most interesting place to see is the British Museum!
Slide 18.
The address of the British Museum:
38 Russell Square
London WC1B 3QQ
Telephone 20 7079 0944
Contest 6.Guess the famous person of Great Britain.
Diana, Princess of Wales
She was kind and helpful. She travelled round the world and helped poor, homeless and sick people. Her nickname was “the people’s princess”. She died in a car accident in Paris in 1997.
Charles Darwin
He was a British naturalist of the nineteenth century. He developed the theory of evolution. This theory forms the basis for the modern life sciences. His most famous book is 'The Origin of Species”.
William Shakespeare
He was a playwright and poet whose body of works is considered the greatest in English literature. He wrote dozens of plays which continue to dominate world theater 400 years later.
Sir Isaac Newton
He was a mathematician and scientist who formulated the theory of universal gravitation, a theory about the nature of light, and three laws of motion.
John Lennon
He was a musician and composer who was a member of the Beatles, the biggest rock band of the 1960s.
Queen Elizabeth II
She is Head of State of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and fifteen other Commonwealth countries.
David Beckham
He is a leading English footballer and a former star of the legendary team Manchester United.
Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher
She was the United Kingdom's first woman prime minister, and she held the office of PM for longer than anyone in the 20th century.
Horatio Nelson
He is the greatest hero in British naval history. He defeated Napoleon's fleet in the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.
Freddie Mercury
He was a British musician, best known as the lead vocalist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen. He composed many hits for Queen. One of them is a song "We Are the Champions”.

Contest 7. The captain’s contest.
The captains should give a general name to the word meaning the proper name.
Answer in turn. You’ll get one point for each correct answer.
Big Ben - a clock
Ben Nevis – a mountain
Great Britain – an island
the Severn – a river
the West End – a part of London
Scotland – a part of Great Britain
the Union Lack – the British flag
Robert Burns – a poet
Belfast – a capital of Northern Ireland
A rose – an emblem of England
Contest 8.The best poem reciter of the English poetry.
The teams have prepared their favourite poems by William Shakespeare and Robert Burns. Let’s listen to them. The jury will decide which of them was the best.
Team 1.
A Red, Red Rose ( by Robert Burns)
O my luve's like a red, red rose.
That's newly sprung in June;
O my luve's like a melodie
That's sweetly play'd in tune.
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will love thee still, my Dear,
Till a'the seas gang dry.
Till a' the seas gang dry, my Dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun:
I will luve thee still, my Dear,
While the sands o'life shall run.
And fare thee weel my only Luve!
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile! Моя кохана
Моя кохана - пишна рожа,
Краса весняних днів;
Моя кохана - мелодійний,
Приємно-зграйний спів.

Яка краса твоя безмежна,
Така й любов моя;
Тебе любитиму я, поки
Всі висохнуть моря.

I висохнуть моря, кохана,
Й розтопиться граніт;
Тебе любитиму я, поки
Не западеться світ.

Прощай, прощай, моя кохана,
Я йду, я йду звідсіль!
Та знову я прийду, кохана,
Й за десять тисяч миль!

Team 2.
Sonnet 130: My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun
(by William Shakespeare)
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks,
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know,
That music hath a far more pleasing sound.
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress when she walks treads on the ground.
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare
Сонет №130
Її очей до сонця не рівняли,
Корал ніжніший за її уста.
Не білосніжні плеч її овали.
Мов, з дроту чорного коса густа.
Троянд багато зустрічав я всюди,
Та на її обличчя не стрічав,
І дише так вона, як дишуть люди,
А не конвалії між: диких трав.
І голосу її рівнять не треба
До, музики, милішої мені.
Не знаю про ходу богинь із неба,
А кроки милої -- цілком земні.
І все ж вона -- найкраща поміж: тими.
Що славлені похвалами пустими.

Contest 9. Guess the crossword about the customs and traditions of the British people.

The following task for you will be to complete the crossword. Each team will be given one and the same crossword connected with Britain’s customs and traditions. You’ll get one point for each correct word.

T: Now, our honorable jury, tell us about the results of the contest. Who is the winner today?

Our contest is coming to the end. Two teams, thank you for such an active participation at our today's contest. You were brilliant!

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