So You Think You Know English The English

So You Think You Know English

The English language

What do you know about English language? English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now the most widely used language in the world.

The presentation of the teams The Names of the groups. Your own slogan.

English is very interesting! Only two English words in current use end in "-gry". They are "angry" and "hungry". More English words begin with the letter "s" than with any other letter.

The longest word in English is 45 letters long! It is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis'! It refers to a lung disease caused by silica dust. ‘Q’ is the least used letter in English language. The adjective most often used to qualify the noun 'heart' is 'broken'.

Let’s check your English! 1. What word is on the picture?

F R I E N D S H I P

N FI ISH

M O N K E Y

N A E M K

S U M M E R

TE N A CHER

T E L E P H O A N E

Let’s check your knowledge of St. Valentine’s day!

English idioms and proverbs The English language uses many idioms in all forms of communication whether it be, written, oral, casual or formal. Idiom differs from the figures of speech (for example, irony, sarcasm, metaphor) and other linguistic variants that are used in the English language

Do you know English proverbs? A friend in need… We shall see,… Reading is to the mind,… Books and friends… It is never too late… East or West - … …what we shall see. …what exercise is to the body. …to learn. …home is best. …is a friend indeed. …should be few, but good.

Correct version A friend in need… We shall see,… Reading is to the mind,… Books and friends… It is never too late… East or West - … E. …is a friend indeed. A. …what we shall see. B. …what exercise is to the body. F. …should be few, but good. C. …to learn. D. …home is best.

Part 2 Every country… Christmas comes,… No living man… Rest is good… Art is long… Every day… …but once a year. …is not Sunday. ...has its customs. …all things can. …after the work is done. …and life is short.

Correct version Every country… Christmas comes,… No living man… Rest is good… Art is long… Every day… C. ...has its customs. B. …but once a year. D. …all things can. E. …after the work is done. F. …and life is short. B. …is not Sunday.

3. Who is faster? Blake's black bike's back brake bracket block broke. Each Easter Eddie eats eighty Easter eggs. The batter with the butter is the batter that is better!

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? Betty Botter bought some butter but, said she, the butter's bitter. If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter. But a bit of better butter will make my bitter batter better. So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter, put it in her bitter batter, made her bitter batter better. So 'twas better Betty Botter bought some better butter.

Let’s check your knowledge of St. Valentine’s day!

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The quiz 1. Which is the Great Britain capital? New York City Bonn London Moscow 2. What is the national symbol of England? The shamrock The rose The daffodil The tulip 3. What kind of state is the United Kingdom? republic monarchy democratic state parliamentary monarchy

4. What is the name of the London's residence of Queen Elizabeth II? Windsor Palace Kensington Palace Buckingham Palace St. James's Palace 5. What title does Prince Charles, the oldest son of the British Queen, have? Prince of Northern Ireland Prince of England Prince of Scotland Prince of Wales 6. Whose monument stands in the centre of Trafalgar Square? Admiral Nelson General Washington Former prime minister Winston Churchill Abraham Lincoln

7. What is the oldest university of Great Britain? Oxford Cambridge Exeter Governor 8. What river is London situated on? The Nil The Volga The Thames The Mississippi 9. What is the population of Great Britain? 35 mln 45 mln 55 mln 65 mln

10. What are these: The Guardian, The News of the world, The Independent? TV programs newspapers towns radios 11. You must go to school in Great Britain... from the age of 5 until you are 16 from the age of 6 until you are 17 from the age of 7 until you are 18 from the age of 3 until you are 14 12. How many letters are there in the English ABC? 33 27 26 31

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