. WHO IS THE CLEVEREST? Peter Piper picked

. WHO IS THE CLEVEREST?

Peter Piper picked a peck Of pickled peppers A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked If Peter Piper picked a perk Of pickled pepers Where s the peck of pickled pepers Peter Piper picked?

The right answer: 1) Historically the territory of Great Britain is divided into …….. two parts three parts four parts 1. Into four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland back

2) Where was William Shakespeare born? in London in Bristol in Stratford-on-Avon The right answer: in Stratford-on-Avon back

3) Which of these writers was a sailor? Charles Dickens Mark Twain Jack London The right answer: Mark Twain back

4) Which of these writers dreamt of becoming a pirate? The right answer: 1. Jack London 2. Mark Twain 3.Walter Scott Jack London back

The right answer: an insect an animal a bird It is the name of an insect – «сверчок» 5) Cricket is a famous English sport game, isn’t it? And do you know another meaning of this word? It is the name of ….. back

The right answer: 6) What book is this? It is a story about a boy who didn’t want to become grown up. He could fly and had a lot of adventures. Christopher Robin Peter Pen The Gingerbread Boy 2. Peter Pen back

The right answer: 7) What book is it? This is a story about a girl who wanted to visit one of her relatives but she had many problems on her way. At last a hunter helped her and her relative. Little Mermaid Sleeping Beauty Little Red Riding Hood 3. Little Red Riding Hood back

The right answer: 8) What monument is there in the middle of the Trafalgar Square? The Statue of William the Conqueror The Queen Victoria Memorial The Statue of Admiral Nelson The Statue of Admiral Nelson back

The right answer: 9) When did the Great Fire of London take place? In 666 In 999 In 1666 In 1666 back

The right answer: St. David’s Day 1. St. David’s Day 2. St. Patrick’ Day 3. St. Paul’s Day 10) What holiday do Welsh people celebrate on the first of March? back

The right answer: a) rainy 11)What weather is very usual in Great Britain? rainy sunny snowy back

Christopher Columbus The right answer: In 1492 In 1492 In 1429 In 1592 12) When did Christopher Columbus discover America? back

The right answer: 13) What is the oldest British monument? Stonehenge Stonehenge The Tower of London Big Ben back

The right answer: 14) What holiday do English people celebrate on the 26th of December? Christmas Day Christmas Eve Boxing Day Boxing Day back

The right answer: Australia Australia New Zealand India 15) What country does this flag belong to? back

The right answer: Polo 16) What is the name of this sport game? Polo Rugby Cricket back

The right answer: 50 17) How many states are there in the USA? 38 50 44 back

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 18) What street did Sherlock Holmes live in? The right answer: High Street Fleet Street Baker Street back

The right answer: 19) What bird do English people call a Christmas bird? Sparrow (воробей) Robin (малиновка) Cuckoo ( кукушка) Robin back

The right answer: The British Museum 20) What museum is this?: The British Museum The Museum of London The Museum of Natural History back

The right answer: 21) Who was the first American President? Richard Nixon George Washington Abraham Lincoln George Washington back

Robert Louis Stevenson Agatha Christie James Fenimore Cooper The right answer: 22) Who is the author of the book “Treasure Island” («Остров сокровищ)? Robert Louis Stevenson back

The right answer: Alaska Arizona Alaska California 23) What is the largest state in the USA? back

The right answer: Holly Holly (остролист) Mistletoe (омела) Fir tree (ёлка) 24) Branch of what plant do English people often put on the Christmas pudding? back

The right answer: Edinburgh 25) What is the capital of Scotland? Edinburgh London Belfast back

The right answer: The Queen 26) Who is the official Head of Great Britain? The Queen The King The President back

The right answer: In Scotland 27) Where is the famous lake Loch Ness situated? In Wales In Scotland In England back

The right answer: The Houses of Parliament 28) What building is this? The Natural History Museum The Houses of Parliament Windsor Castle back

The right answer: 43 AD 29) When did the Roman Emperor Claudius decide to conquer Britain? 350 BC 43 AD 78 AD back

In Downing Street In Baker Street In Whitehall The right answer: 30) Where does the British Prime Minister live? Downing Street, 10 back

British customs and traditions.

Christmas Christmas is Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas Day is observed on the 25th of December. For millions of Christians throughout the world it is the happiest and the busiest time of the year. Children write letters to Santa Claus and tell him what presents they would like to get. People send Christmas cards to relatives and friends. On Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, families open their presents. A traditional Christmas dinner consists of stuffed turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and a variety of other dishes.

The Easter Easter is one of the most important holidays in Christianity. It’s a time for giving and receiving presents, mostly Easter eggs. We can say that the egg is the most popular emblem of Easter, but spring-time flowers are also used to stress the nature’s awakening. Nowadays there are a lot of chocolate Easter eggs, having some small gifts inside. Egg-rolling is a traditional Easter pastime. You roll the eggs down a clope until they are cracked and broken, after they are eaten up.

ST. VALENTINE’S DAY It’s the day when boys and girls, sweethearts and lovers, husbands and wives, friends and neighbours, and even the office staff will exchange greetings of affections, undying love or satirical comment. People send to each other greeting cards, chocolate and flowers. There is a version of the First Valentine. It was a bishop, a Christian martyr who before he was put to death by the Romans sent a note of friendship to his jailer’s blind daughter. Valentine cards are usually decorated with symbols of love and friendship. This day has become traditional for many couples to become engaged.

Guy Fawkes Day November 5th is a famous day in British history. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on this day. Guy Fawkes was a member of a group of British Roman Catholics who were involved in aplot to kill King James I on November 5th, 1605. The group planned to use gunpowder toblow up the Houses of Parliament when the King was there. Guy Fawkes was caught guarding the barrels of gunpowder in a cellar below parliament. After he was caught, he was accused of treason, badly tortured and then killed. Today this day is remembered by the lighting of bonfires that have a doll of Guy Fawkes on them (the doll is called a ‘Guy’) and with fireworks displays.

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The little old woman who has 12 children: Some short, some long, some cold, some hot. What is it? 2. What has teeth, but cannot bite?

1. What has a face, but no head, and hands, but no fingers? 2. It hears everything and says nothing.

So many men 2.Like father 3. A cat in gloves 4. An apple a day 5. A good beginning . 6. Better an egg today c. so many minds. keeps the doctor away b. makes a good ending. e. catches no mice d. than a hen tomorrow f. like sons.

A lot of children enjoy these activities. Combine the words from the left and right columns. Listening to Reading Telling Watching Singing Going in for Playing Doing Writing books games athletics letters stories projects songs music TV sports

Say the Russian equivalents. 1. Work done, have your fun. 2. The most wasted day is that in which we did not laugh. 3. There is no time to lose. 4. Lost time is never found again. 5. If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. THERE ARE SOME ENGLISH PROVERBS:

Let’s check. Work done, have your fun. The most wasted day is that in which we did not laugh. There is no time to lose. Lost time is never found again. If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. Сделал дело – гуляй смело. Напрасно потраченный день тот, в котором мы не смеялись. Нельзя терять ни минуты. Потраченного времени не вернешь. Если не имеешь лучшего, используй лучшим образом то, что имеешь.

Listen and answer. It is an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that became one of the most commercially successful in the history of popular music. The band had and still have a lot of fans all over the world.

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