Шалюгина Вера Николаевна

Учитель английского языка

МБОУ средняя общеобразовательная школа № 42.

г. Нижний Новгород

Внеклассное мероприятие по английскому языку «Конкурс знатоков»

Тема « Всё о США»

Задачи: систематизация страноведческих знаний, повышение мотивации изучения английского языка, развитие интеллектуальных способностей, расширение кругозора учащихся.

Подготовительная работа: Учащиеся делятся на две команды. Каждая команда выбирает капитана, придумывает название и рисует эмблему команды.

Warming. Who is the quickest to answer.

1. What is Washington DC? (the capital)

2. What is Washington? ( the state)

3. What is the nickname of Americans? (yankee)

4. What is the name of American flag? (Stars and Stripes)

5. What is “The Daily World” (newspaper)

6. What is “Life”? ( magazine)

7. What is Michael Jordan? (basketball star)

8. What is Paul Robson? (singer)

9. What is Detroit? ( city)

10. What is Utah? ( state)

1- тур. Вопросы, на которые отвечает по очереди каждый участник без права на подсказку команды.

1. The colours of the American flag are… ( blue, white ,red, )

2. The name of the official residence of the president is….( The White House)

3. The name of the seat of the American Congress is….. ( the Capitol)

4. The longest river is…. ( the Mississippi )

5. The largest lake is… ( Lake Superior )

6. One of the American Holidays is…. ( the Thanksgiving Day)

7. One of the American Singers

8. One of the American writers

9. One of the American film stars

10. Popular clothes of the American cowboys (jeans )

11. The number of stars on the Flag (50)

12. The number of stripes on the Flag (13 )

13. The discoverer of America (Columbus)

14. A very popular hero of American cartoons.

15. The native population of the USA ( Indians )

16. The smallest coin in the USA ( cent )

17. The first president of the USA (G. Washington )

18. The symbol of the country (the Bald-Headed Eagle )

19. The number of states ( 50 and the District of Columbia)

20. The unofficial name of Alaska ( the Last Frontier)

2-й тур. Вопросы для всей команды, которые они могут обсудить. (30сек.) Этот тур может сопровождаться показом слайдов.

1. The literary pseudonym of Samuel Clemens ( Mark Twain)

2. The literary pseudonym of William Sidney Porter ( O. Henry)

3. The kind of music that came from America ( jazz)

4. The country which presented the Statue of Liberty to the USA ( France )

5. The name of the state where the Gold Rush began in 1848 (California)

6. Who was the first man to walk on the Moon? (Nail Armstrong)

7. Name 3 tourists attractions in New York ( the Empire State Building, Times Square, the Metropolitan Museum of Art )

8. Name 3 tourists attractions in Washington DC ( the Mall, the Capitol, Lincoln Memorial)

9. What are the two political parties of the USA? ( democratic and republican )

10. Which of the two main political parties is ruling the country now? ( democratic )

3-й тур. Конкурс капитанов.

1. In GB it is an underground, in the USA…. ( subway)

2. In GB it is a cinema, in the USA… (movies)

3. In GB it is “a form”, in the USA…. (grade)

4. In GB it is “ a primary school”, in the USA… (Elementary)

5. In GB it’s a lift, in the USA it’s …. (an elevator)

6. In GB it’s a flat, in the USA it’s….( an apartment)

7. In GB it’s a ground floor, in the USA …. (the first floor)

8. ‘To post a letter” – in GB. In the USA….. (to mail a letter)

9. “To hire a car” – in GB. In the USA……. ( to rent a car)

10. “ Shop” in GB. In the USA….. ( store)

11. “Luggage” in GB. In the USA….. (baggage)

12. “AT the weekend” in GB. In the USA…. (ON the weekend)

Подведение итогов

В конце конкурса команды подсчитывают полученные за каждый правильный ответ жетоны (доллары) и обменивают их на призы.

4. Tea- party.

Список использованной литературы:

1.УМК New Opportunities. Longman.

2.УМК Enjoy English – 9. М.З.Биболетова

3.Ю. Б. Голицынский. Страноведение. United States of America.