Brain-ring

ІНТЕЛЕКТУАЛЬНИЙ БРЕЙН-РИНГ «THE CLEVEREST» 10-11

МЕТА: навчити учнів сприймати та розуміти іншомовне мовлення на слух, розвивати вміння усного спілкування, розвивати мовну здогадку та логічне мислення учнів, виховувати розуміння важливості володіння іноземною мовою як засобу спілкування

Вступне слово вчителя:

Good morning dear jury, our teams and guests. You’re welcome to the intellectual English contest “Brain – ring”. Our aim is to show students’ knowledge not only of English but Literature and Geography as well to widen outlook and encourage students to speak

Привітання команд

Конкурс «Do you know Britain?»

1 What is the official name of Britain? (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

2 Where the United Kingdom situated? (on the British Isles)

3 What is the capital of Britain? (London)

4 What parts does the United Kingdom consist of? (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

5 What part of London is the symbol of wealth and culture? (the West End)

6 What river does the British capital stand on? (the Thames)

7 What is the capital of Scotland? (Edinburgh)

8 What is the capital of Wales? (Cardiff)

9 When do British people celebrate Christmas? (on the 25th of December)

10 What mountain are there in England? (the Pennies Chain)

11 What is the highest peak of Great Britain? (Ben Nevis)

12 What is the longest river in Britain? (The Severn)

Конкурс «Draw a picture»

T :You’ll listen to a short story and your task is to draw what’s the story about. Teams get paper and colored pencils

 There is a big house in the middle of the picture. The house is orange with red roof. There are two windows in the house and one door. To the left of the house there is a green tree. To the right of the house there are three flowers. One flower is red, the second flower is blue, the third is violet. Under the tree there is a grey dog, on the tree there is a red fat cat.

Конкурс «Pantomime»

T: The task for each team is to show the story they get to another team in miming. Another team has to guess what they show.

 Task 1

You have a strong toothache, go to the dentist and ask for help

 Task 2

You come to a shop and buy some food

Конкурс «Speed»

T: You have to answer as many questions as you can in one minute

 Questions

1 Where do kangaroos live? (In Australia)

2 Where is Chine situated? (in Asia)

3What is the national dish of the Ukrainians? (borshch)

4 What is the official language of Canada? (English and French)

5 Name the fastest way of travelling? (by plane)

6 How many states are there in the USA? (50)

7Which is the largest ocean? (The Pacific Ocean)

8 Are the elephants good swimmers? (Yes)

9 Who wrote “Tom Sawyer” (M. Twain)

10 I have already cleaned my room. What’s the tense? ( Present Perfect)

11 Name the odd word: tree, flower, sun, grass(sun)

12 What’s the capital of the USA? (Washington)

13 What’s the British national drink? (tea)

14 Where is Hollywood situated? (Los Angels, USA)

15 What river does London stand on? (the Thames)

16 Who wrote “Jungle Book” (R. Kipling)

17 How many oceans are there in the world? (4)

18 Where was baseball invented? (the USA)

19 Who’s the first astronaut in the world? (Gagarin)

20 When is Christmas celebrated in Ukraine? (7th of January)

Match THE PROVERBS AND IDIOMS (1)

1.          Hungry as a ... (hunter). - Голодный как волк.

2.          Much ado ... (about nothing). - Много шума из ничего.

3.          One man ... (no man). - Один в поле не воин.

4.          There is no smoke ... (without fire). - Нет дыма без огня.

5.   No news is ... (good news). - Отсутствие новостей - хорошая новость.

FINISH THE PROVERBS AND IDIOMS(2)

1.          Two heads are better ... (than one). - Одна голова хорошо, а две - лучше.

2.          East or West... (home is best). - В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше.

3.          There is no place ... (like home). - В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше.

4.          A friend in need ... (is a friend indeed). - Друзья познаются в беде.

5.          Better late ... (than never). - Лучше поздно, чем никогда.

TRANSLATE THE PROVERBS AND IDIOMS

1.          A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. - Лучше синица в руке, чем жу-равль в небе.

2.          A great ship asks deep water. - Большому кораблю - большое плавание.

3.          An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. - Утро вечера мудренее.

TRANSLATE THE PROVERBS AND IDIOMS

1.          Too much knowledge makes the head bald. - Много будешь знать - скоро сос­таришься.

2.          Who keeps company with the wolf, will learn to howl. - С волками жить - по волчьи выть.

3.          Tomorrow is a new day. - Утро вечера мудренее.

                ENCODE  THE  WORD  1

5, 14, 7, 12, 9, 19, 8 - English

         ENCODE  THE WORD   2

17, 21,  5,  5, 14  - (Queen)

Конкурс «Guess Riddles»

RIDDLES (1)

1.          What table has no legs? - (A time-table)

2.          Think fast: There's an electric train travelling south. The wind is from the north-west. In which direction would the smoke from the train be blowing? (An electric train has no smoke)

3.          Some months have 30 days and some months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days? (All months have 28 days)

RIDDLES  (2)

1.          What is that doesn't ask questions but you must answer it? (The telephone)

2.          What is the best time to have lunch? (Breakfast)

3. What is the shortest month? (May- it has only three letters)

T: Our brain ring has come to the end and we’re thankful to our teams, participants and jury. Wishing you all the best we say good bye to you.