Задачи:
1. Обобщить страноведческий материал по теме "США".
2. Углубить и расширить знания по теме.
3. Развивать познавательные интересы и активность учащихся.
4. Воспитывать культуру общения, оказывать помощь от избавления неуверенности в себе, скованности, застенчивости.
5. Повышать интерес к изучению иностранного языка.
Ход занятия.
1). Организационный момент.
T: Dear boys and girls.
Now you will see a competition called “The USA”.
Two teams will take part in a game of the most quick-witted and the cleverest.
2). Представление команд.
Название, эмблемы, приветствие.
(Состав команд и задание для приветствия было определено заранее ).
3). Объяснение правил игры.
T: Now I am going how to play our question-and-answer game. The game has 4 rounds. Each team gets 1 point for a correct answer. The team which answers the most questions - wins the game.
4). Ход игры:
The first Round
(Команды задают вопросы друг другу, команды готовят вопросы заранее).
T: Team 1, it’s your turn to start.
Team 2, it’s your turn to answer.
Team 1:
1. How many floors does the Empire State Building have? (102)
2. What is America’s symbol of Freedom? (The Statue of Liberty)
3. Who is the founder of Disneyland? (Walt Disney)
4. How many years did the Civil War last? (4 years)
5. How long is Broadway? (About 21 km)
6. What is the national symbol of America? (The Bald Eagle)
7. Who was the “king” of rock’n’roll? (Elvis Presley)
8. What is the capital of Georgia? (Atlanta)
9. Who built the first car? (Henry Ford)
10. Who fought against racial discrimination in the 1960s? (Martin Luther King)
11. А gift from what country was the Statue of Liberty? (France)
12. What is the capital of Massachusetts? (Boston)
13. What university is the oldest in the USA? (Harvard, 1636)
14. What food is popular among Americans? (Barbecue ribs)
15. What was Mark Twain’s real name? (Samuel Clemens)
16. Who wrote a large part of the Declaration of Independence? (Thomas Jefferson)
17. What is the symbol of the Republican Party? (The Elephant)
18. What do the fifty stars represent on the American flag? (50 states)
19. Who invented the telephone? (Alexander Bell)
20. Where are laws made in the USA? (In the Capitol)
21. What is the oldest public building in Washington? (The White House)
22. Who wrote the novel “ Gone with the Wind”? (Margaret Mitchell)
23. How many senators are there in the Senate? (100)
24. Who invented the soft drink Coca-Cola? (John Pemberton)
25. What is the tallest building in America? (The Sears Tower)
26. Who was the first American President? (George Washington)
27. How many rooms are there in the White House? (132)
28. Who is the chairperson in the House of Representatives? (The Speaker)
29. Where are the main headquarters of the United Nations? (In New York City)
30. Who played the role of Rhett Butler in the screen version of the novel “ Gone with the Wind”? (Clark Gable)
Team 2:
1. Who is known as the “king” of jazz? (Louis Armstrong)
2. What is the flag of the USA called? (“Stars and Stripes”)
3. Who created Donald Duck? (Walt Disney)
4. What place is the centre of the American film industry? (Hollywood)
5. Who is the head of the state and the government of the USA? (The President)
6. What is Соngress? (The American Parliament)
7. Who first walked on the Moon? (Neil Armstrong)
8. What is the tallest building in Washington? (The Capitol)
9. What is the largest library in the USA? (The Library of Congress)
10. What is the first name of New York? (New Amsterdam)
11. What river is the capital of the USA situated on? (The Potomac)
12. Who is regarded as one of the most successful directors in Hollywood? (Stephen Spielberg)
13. What is America’s national sport? (Baseball)
14. What is the capital of the USA? (Washington, D. C. )
15. What is the address of the White House? (1600, Pennsylvania Avenue)
16. What is the largest American State? (Alaska)
17. Who invented “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”? (Mark Twain)
18. How many theatres are there on Broadway? (More than 30)
19. Who was the youngest American President? (John Kennedy)
20. What is the symbol of the Democratic Party? (The Donkey)
21. Who invented the light bulb? (Thomas Alva Edison)
22. What is Tina Turner? (A popular American singer)
23. In which city was Margaret Mitchell born? (In Atlanta)
24. What does the American company “Johnson & Johnson” produce? (Cosmetics, cleaning, washing and medical products)
25. Who was the commander of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War? (General Lee)
26. Whose portraits are printed on American dollars? (Portraits of American presidents)
27. Who is the chairperson in the Senate? (The Vice President of the USA)
28. Who played the main role in the film “The Terminator”? (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
29. What is thе largest port of the USA? (New York City)
30. Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation? (Abraham Lincoln).
T: Let’s ask the jury to give us the results.
The score is … to … in smb’s favour.
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