Meeting and greeting of the teams

Words of the quiz-master Good morning, everybody! We are very happy to see you at our competition. It is devoted to the English-speaking countries. I'm sure you've read a lot of books and got useful information about the countries. This competition will show your achievements and your knowledge of the mat­ter. I wish you success. Be active, honest, industrious and helpful and you'll be sure to win.

Visual aids A slogan on the board: "Learn English and you'll be lucky!"

Introduction of the teams and captains

Words of the quiz-master Now it's time to introduce yourselves. I want the captains to come over and choose the emblems and the names of the teams.

Visual aids Emblems of the teams with the

names.

The 1st game:

"Do you know English-speaking countries?"

2 pupils from each team

Words of the quiz-master Will you mention English-speaking countries in turn? Work as hard as you can! I'll give you 1 minute for this kind of work. Every country you name earns you one point. You are welcome!

Visual aids A geographical map of the world on the wall.

The 2nd game

"Flags and capitals"

2 pupils from each team. 6 points.

Words of the quiz-master The next compe­tition is called "Flags and capitals". I want you to look at the blackboard. You see many different flags. The 1st team must put cards with the names of the countries and the 2nd team must put the names of capitals. The win­ners will be those who finish their work first. Here are two envelopes with cards. Captains! Will you take your envelope, please!

Visual aids Flags (6). Cars (6) - coun­tries. Cards (6) - capitals.

The 3rd game:

"Countries and citizens"

2 captains. 10 points.

Words of the quiz-master Dear friends! Now we'll see whose captain is the best. Come up to me and fill in the form. Open your envelopes and let's begin the game.

Visual aidsёё1 In the envelope: America.

The answer: an American, the Americans.

Etc.

The 4th game:

"A word-game"

2 teams. 5 points.

Words of the quiz-master Now it's high time to organize a competition between the teams. Every team gets a card with a long word. You have to make other words from the letters it contains. The letters can be used in any order. I give you 5 minutes. The winner is the team that finds the largest number of words.

Visual aids In the card: Measurement.

The answer: are, am, sure, men, net, nest, rest, measure.

Etc.

The 5th game:

"Riddle countries"

2 teams. 4 points.

Words of the quiz-master Guess the names of these countries. Listen to the teacher and be very attentive! The winner will be the team that gives the right answer and does it quicker than the other team.

1. This is one of the largest countries of the world. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in

the East and by the Pacific Ocean in the West. What is it? (The USA)

2. This country has a very high living stan­dard. People speak many languages there.
The main symbol on the flag is a maple leaf. What is it? (Canada)

3. It is a country which looks like an island. It's not very big, but it's very beautiful. It's the country of fog and rain. There are a lot of places of interest. (Great Britain)

4. This country occupies a whole conti­nent. It has strange animals and plants. It's very far from our country. (Australia)

The 6th game:

"The ABC game"

2 teams. 3 points.

Words of the quiz-master Children, now you'll get some letters from the English alphabet. You must put these letters in the right order, so as to get the name of the country. The winner will be the team that finishes this kind of work earlier.

Visual aids Cards with letters (2 copies)

The answer (for example): Ireland

The 7th game:

"Make the right choice"

2 teams. 1 point for the right answer.

Words of the quiz-master You know it is very important to make the right choice in our life: the right choice of a friend, a univer­sity, a job, a colour, a style in music, dancing, clothes, etc. Now you'll get the cards with the tasks. Choose the right answer.

1. Scotland is situated in

Europe / Britain/ Asia

2.What is the name of the city one of whose parts is called the West End?

New York / London / Canberra

3.Great Britain is a

monarchy / constitutional monarchy / re­public

4.Who spoke these lines: "To be or not to be - that is the question"?

Hamlet / King Lear / Othello

5.Ernest Rutherford was a

mathematician /physicist /physician

6.American Congress consists of the Senate and the House of