THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The first task of the
competition.
Teacher: The competition consists of several tasks.
The first task of the competition is:
Answer the questions about the USA. If your answer is right
the team will get 1 point.
If your answer is wrong you’ll get 0. After listening to the
question the members of the team can consult with each other for 30 seconds.
I II
1.What city is the capital of the USA? 1.What
river is the capital situated on? (
Washington in the District of Columbia). ( the Potomac river ).
2.Who discovered America and when did 2.What are the
first settlers who came to America
it happen? (Christopher Columbus, on in 1620
called?(they are known as the
October 12,
1492). “Pilgrim Fathers”).
3.What state is the largest in the USA? 3.What
is the name of the American flag?
( Alaska, in North America ). (
“Stars and Stripes”).
4.What is the main figure in the national 4.Who is
the head of the state and the
emblem of the USA? ( the Bald Eagle ).
Government?( the President ).
5.Give the nickname of the USA 5.What
is the largest city in America?
government. (“Uncle Sam”). (
New York ).
6.What sport is very popular in the 6.What
university is the oldest one in America?
USA? (baseball). (the
Harvard University opened in 1636).
7.What is the monetory unit of the USA? 7.Name the
first president of the USA.
(dollar). (George
Washington).
The second task of the
competition.
Teacher: I see you know the main and the most important
facts about the USA. It’s great.
Let’s do the following task. You know
America is often called “a melting pot”or
“mixed salad” because people from all over
the world have mixed together to
create modern American society. Of course,
the Americans are very proud of
their traditions, customs and habits.
The second task of the competition is:
Tell the rival team about any American tradition, custom,
president. The rival team should listen to the story and guess.
The 1-st team: They say ghosts and witches come out on this
holiday. Children make lanterns out of pumpkins. A lot of people have parties
and dress as witches and ghosts.It’s celebrated on the 31-st of October. (
Hallowe’en ).
The 2-nd team: This day has been a customary day for
choosing sweet-hearts and exchanging love cards. There is a legend of how this
day began. It is celebrated on the 14-th of February.(St.Valentine’s Day).
The 1-st team: He first served his country in the colonial
wars.His record as commanding general in the American Revolution made him the
loved leader of the new nation. In 1789 he was inaugurated president in New
York city.
His foreign policy was to keep out of quarrels abroad. He
was the president during 8 years.
He refused to run for a third term. In 1797 he retired to
Mount Vernon, where he died on December 14, 1799. The name of the city was
given in his honour. (George
Washington). The 2-nd team: He
was the first President born in the 20-th century. He was the 44-th president
of the USA. He graduated from Harvard University in 1940. He served in United
States House of Representatives, and in Senate. In 1960 he was elected as a
president. His assassination in November of 1963 shocked the world. But his
death was not the end-it was only the beginning.( John Kennedy ).
The third task of the
competition.
Teacher: America is a very big country which has a lot of
different places of interest. It is
famous for its monuments, well-known
buildings and other sights.
The third task is:
Each team must choose 3 cards, where the names of some of
the sights are written and speak about them.
The sights are the following:
1.Disneyland.
2.the White House.
3.the Statue of Liberty.
4.”The Pencil”
5.Congress.
6.Hollywood.
1.Disneyland is a large amusement park for children in
Southern California created by the famous American film producer Walt Disney
in 1955.
2.The White House is the official home of the President of
the USA where he works and lives.
3.The Statue of Liberty is the symbol of freedom in America.
It is a bronze figure(almost 46 m.high) of a woman holding up a torch on
Liberty Island in New York Harbor which is a gift from the French government
sent to America in 1884.
4.’’The Pencil’’ is the name of the tall column in
Washington, D.C. that is the Washington Monument built in honour of the first
President of the USA.
5.Congress is the parliament of the USA which has its seat
in the Capitol.
6.Hollywood is associated with the US film industry, it is
situated not far from Los Angeles. It is the world-famous centre of films.
The fourth task of the
comprtition.
Teacher: The task is:
Both teams should take the cards and write American English
words to the following British English words:
British
English
________________________
1)the cinema; 2)football; 3)flat; 4)bisquit; 5)form;
6)trousers; 7)holiday; 8)autumn;
9)sweet; 10)shop; 11)tin; 12)trainers.
American
English ( answers )
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1)movies; 2)soccer; 3)apartment; 4)cookie; 5)grade; 6)pants;
7)vocation; 8)fall;
9)candy; 10)store; 11)can; 12)sneakers.
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