What do you know about Great Britain презентация

Geography 100
ANSWER: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The official name of the country is that long.

Monarchy 100
Name the current monarch of GB.
ANSWER:
Elizabeth II Windsor

Symbols 100
Name all the plant symbols of all parts of the UK.
ANSWER: England – red rose, Scotland – thistle, Wales – leek and daffodil, Northern Ireland – shamrock.

Famous Places 100
ANSWER: Stonehenge

Legends and Traditions 100
This legendary outcast lived in the forest, robbed the rich and practiced archery.
ANSWER:
Robin Hood

Literature 100
He said that all the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
ANSWER:
William Shakespeare

Music 100
Listen and name the composition and the singer.
ANSWER: The Beatles, Yesterday

Famous People 100
ANSWER:
Princess
Diana

Food 100
It is a stereotype that the British are number 1 at drinking tea. They drink a lot of this drink.
ANSWER: Coffee

Geography 200
In French – Pas de Calais, in English – ?
ANSWER : the Strait of Dover

Monarchy 200
This redhead king was known for his bravery, but hardly spent 2 months in England out of 10 years on the throne. He preferred Jerusalem to London.
ANSWER:
Richard I the Lion-Hearted

Symbols 200
What does it mean if the British flag is high above the Buckingham Palace?
ANSWER: The Queen is in the residence.

Famous Places 200
This Scottish lake is famous for its mysterious occupant.
ANSWER:
Loch Ness

Legends and Traditions 200
It’s a tradition to have hot drink with milk and sweets at a certain time.
ANSWER: five o’clock tea

Literature 200
If you know this man, you will name the famous agent he created.
ANSWER: James Bond

Music 200
Listen and name the composition and the singer.
ANSWER: Joe Cocker, Unchain My Heart

Famous People 200
ANSWER:
Charles
Darwin

Food 200
In the Middle Ages, to conserve fruit people used that bee product.
ANSWER: Wax

Geography 300
The name of the UK’s highest point resembles a human name. But where does this “human” “live”?
ANSWER: Ben Nevis ‘lives’ in the
Highlands, Scotland

Monarchy 300
In the prehistoric times a king used to be an elected man for one season who was “responsible” for rich harvest. But what was his fate if the result was bad?
ANSWER: His people killed him.

Symbols 300
Only one flag is not represented in the Union Jack. What mythological creature is on it?
ANSWER:
Red Dragon

Famous Places 300
This landmark was built by a Roman emperor to keep the wild Scotts away. Today it is a border between Scotland and England.
ANSWER:
Hadrian’s Wall

Legends and Traditions 300
According to the legend, the Scotts wear this under their kilts.
ANSWER: Nothing

Literature 300
He wrote comedies, tragedies, philosophical works and stories for children. He was a gay and was criticized for it. But he created an immortal character that is deeply connected to a painting. Some say he wrote about himself.
ANSWER: Oscar Wilde

Music 300
Listen and name the composition.
ANSWER: The anthem God Save the Queen

Famous People 300
ANSWER:
Rowen Atkinson

Food 300
To prepare this infamous Scottish meal, you need chopped sheep lungs, liver, heart, stomach bag and oatmeal. The organs and oatmeal are sewed in the stomach and boiled for about 3 hours. What is the name of this dish?
ANSWER: Haggis

Geography 400
This Scottish city is sometimes called “Athens of the North” because of its wonderful architecture.
ANSWER:
Edinburgh

Monarchy 400
The current successor to the English throne is Prince Charles. What number will he get as a king if he keeps his name?
ANSWER: Charles the Third

Symbols 400
If you know this logo, you will name the band.
ANSWER:
Queen

Famous Places 400
This town used to be the capital of the Viking land. Today there is a marvelous Viking museum in it.
ANSWER:
York

Legends and Traditions 400
There is a wonderful old wedding tradition which advises brides to have these 4 items in their dress. Can you enumerate them?
ANSWER: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

Literature 400
In 1953 this British PM got the Nobel Prize. Not for his political deeds, but for his literary work.
ANSWER:
Winston Churchill

Music 400
Listen and name the composition and the singer.
ANSWER: Take That, Love Love

Famous People 400
ANSWER:
Teresa
May, PM

Food 400
In spite of its name, black pudding is not a sweet dish. It’s made of meat. Can you guess how we call it in Russian?
ANSWER:
кровяная колбаса

Geography 500
According to the proverb, you needn’t take coal with you heading to this English town
ANSWER: Newcastle

Monarchy 500
Divorced, beheaded, died,
Divorced, beheaded, survived.
Who was on the throne when this child rhyme appeared?
ANSWER:
Henry VIII Tudor

Symbols 500
While the Tower of London is a symbol of London, these birds are the symbol of the Tower. If they fly away, the country will die.
ANSWER:
Ravens

Famous Places 500
This small Scottish village is still popular with runaway couples who want to get married quickly. This is done by the local blacksmith.
ANSWER: Gretna Green

Legends and Traditions 500
Two Vikings quarreled whom to be the king of Ireland. So they decided to make a boat race. The winner was to take the thrown. One of them, O’Neil by name, couldn’t sail fast enough, so, to become first to reach the land, he did that.
ANSWER: He cut off his left hand and threw it on the land.

Literature 500
This man created not only a mysterious fairy-tail, full of scientific truths, but also the word brunch. No wonder – he was an Oxford professor, after all.
ANSWER: Lewis Carroll

Music 500
Listen and name the composition and the singer.
ANSWER: Chris Rea,
The Road to Hell

Famous People 500
This man “cut down the tree of the royal family” but Britain wouldn’t become a republic.
ANSWER: Oliver Cromwell

Food 500
This drink appeared before Christ was born. The Picts made it of heather (вереск). The legend says that it made them so brave, courageous and fearless that even Julius Caesar wasn’t able to conquer them.
ANSWER: Ale / Beer

Список источников основного содержания
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Козикис, Д.Д., Барановский, Л.С. How do you do, Britain / Добрый день, Британия! – Минск: Вышэйшая школа, 2008.
Лапицкая, Л.М. и др. Английский язык в 8 классе (с электронным приложением). – Минск: Вышэйшая школа, 2013.
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