An interesting quiz on the English language. Quiz in English: main questions and features of organization. Methodological material for the event

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Methodological development of extracurricular activities in the discipline “Foreign Language”

Quiz: “What do you know about the sights of English-speaking countries?”

Quiz: “What Do You Know about the Sights of English – Speaking Countries?”

The quiz consists of seven rounds. When answering, response time and pronunciation are taken into account. The answers are evaluated by the jury. Each correct answer is worth one point.

The team with the most points is considered the winner.

Goals, tasks and quiz:

Ø Expand the horizons of students on the topic : “What Do You Know about the Sights of English – Speaking Countries?”;

Ø Develop students have the skills and abilities of speaking in English, logical thinking, and the ability to perceive foreign language speech by ear;

Ø Vaccinate interest in further learning English;

Ø Bring up among students internationalism, tolerance, respect for the customs and traditions of the peoples of other countries.

Progress of the quiz.

I. Introductory speech by the teacher.

Good afternoon, dear teachers and students. We are glad to see you. Welcome to our Quiz “Do You Know the Sights of English – Speaking Countries?”

Taking part in the Quiz are … th and … th groups.

Meet, p lease, our judges: … . The judges value each right answer in one point.

Our rounds will b e English and Russian in turn. Let's beginThe First Round. Answer my questions, please.

Hello, dear teachers and students. We're glad to see you. Welcome to our quiz: “Do you know the sights of English-speaking countries?”

Teams taking part in our quiz are: team of group No. … , … .

Please meet our jury: … . The jury scores each correct answer one point.

Our rounds will be held alternately in English and Russian. Let's start the first round. Please answer my questions.

II. The main part of the quiz.
TheFirstRound.

The United Kingdom.

The First Team.

1. What kind of state is the United Kingdom? (a parliamentary monarchy)

2. What is the national emblem of England? (a rose)

3. What is the national emblem of Scotland? (a thistle)

4. What is the national emblem of Wales? (a daffodil)

5. What is the capital of England? (London)

6. What is the capital of Scotland? (Edinburgh)

7. What is the capital of Northern Ireland? (Belfast)

8. What is the name of the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II? (Buckingham Palace)

9. Who is the architect of the famous St. Paul's Cathedral? (Sir Christopher Wren)

10. What is the nickname of London's Underground? (the Tube)

11. Where is the residence of the head of the English Church? (In Canterbury)

12. What is the seat of the British Government? (the Houses of Parliament)

The Second Team.

1. Where can you see wax figures of many famous people? (in Madame Tussaud's)

2. How many bronze lions can you see at the foot of the monument to Admiral Nelson? (4)

3. How many bridges cross the Thames? (14)

4. What was the first name of London? (Llyn-Dyn)

5. What is the largest museum in London? (the British Museum)

6. Who was the first woman Prime Minister in the UK? (Margaret Thatcher)

7. What is the name of the first Queen of the United Kingdom? (Victoria)

8. What is the biggest city in Scotland? (Glasgow)

9. What is the highest mountain in Scotland? (Ben Nevis)

10. What is the traditional male costume in Scotland? (the kilt)

11. Where can you see the tombs of many British kings and queens and other famous people, such as Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling? (in Westminster Abbey)

24. How many towers does the Tower of London consist of? (13)

The Second Round

The First Team.

1. Name the largest clock in the world. ("Big Ben")

2. What holiday is celebrated in Great Britain on October 31? (Halloween)

3. Which theater was founded by Shakespeare and other actors? ("Globe")

4. Who has the monument erected in the center of Trafalgar Square? (to Admiral Nelson)

The Second Team.

1. Name the most widely played musical instrument in Scotland (bagpipes)

2. Name a suburb of London where tennis competitions are held annually. (Wimbledon)

3. Which flower is a symbol of peace in Great Britain? (poppy)

4. Name the English writer, famous for his books about Winnie the Pooh (Alain Alexander Milne)

The Third Round

What Have You Learned About America?

The First Team.

1. Who discovered America? (Christopher Columbus)

2. Who was the first president of the USA? (George Washington)

3. What is the capital of the United States of America? (Washington)

4. Where is the Statue of Liberty located? (in New York)

5. How many stripes does the American flag have? (thirteen)

6. When do Americans celebrate Independence Day? (July,4)

7. What is the national sport in America? (baseball)

8. What is the oldest public building in Washington? (the White House)

The Second Team.

1. Where are laws made in the USA? (the Capitol)

2. In which month is Thanksgiving Day celebrated? (November)

3. What is the capital of Georgia? (Atlanta)

4. What is the tallest building in the world? (the Sears Tower)

5. On what river is Washington situated? (the Potomac River)

6. What was the first capital of the USA? (Philadelphia)

7. What is the biggest state of the USA? (Alaska)

8. What is the national symbol of the USA? (the bald eagle)

TheFourthRound

The First Team.

1. In what city is Hollywood located? (In Los Angeles)

2. What was the first university in America? (Harvard)

3. Where is the tallest building in the world located? (in Chicago)

4. What is the longest river in America? (Mississippi)

The Second Team.

1. Name the largest city in the USA. (NY)

2. How many senators are there in the Senate? (100)

3. Name the pseudonym of the famous writer William Sidney Porter. (O.Henry)

4. Which country gave America the Statue of Liberty? (France)

The Fifth Round

English-Speaking Countries

The First Team.

1. How large is the population of Australia? (about 18 million people)

2. What is the longest river in Australia? (the Darling)

3. What is the largest city in Australia? (Sydney)

4. What was the first capital of Australia? (Melbourne)

5. What is the official language of Australia? (English)

6. How big is the territory of Australia? (about 8 million square kilometers)

The Second Team.

1. What is the best-loved animal in Australia? (the koala)

2. What animals can be seen on Australia's
coat of arms? (the kangaroo and the emu)

3. What domestic animal outnumbers people in Australia? (the sheep)

4. Who discovered Australia? (Captain James Cook)

5. What animal nearly ruined Australia? (the rabbit)

6. What is the capital of Tasmania? (Hobart)

The Sixth Round

The First Team.

1. Name the capital of New Zealand. (Wellington)

2. Name the capital of Canada. (Ottawa)

3. What currency is used in New Zealand? (New Zealand dollar)

The Second Team.

1. Name the national emblem of New Zealand. (Kiwi bird)

2. Name the national symbol of Canada. (Maple Leaf)

3. Name the largest city in New Zealand. (Auckland)

The Seventh Round

The First Team.

1. Where is the Sleeping Beauty’s Castle situated? (in Disneyland)

2. What is the second name of the Washington memorial? (“the pencil”)

The Second Team.

1. Who is the unchallenged “King of rock-and-roll”? (Elvis Presley)

2. Who gave his name to America?(Amerigo Vespucci)

III. Conclusion.

Summing up the quiz

Now, let`s add up your total score of the Quiz. Sum up!

Now let's calculate the total score. Summarize!

The Team №...has...numbers.

Team No.... has... points.

The Team №...has...numbers.

Team No.... has... points.

The score is… to… in (smb`s favor)

Account in favor of...

The Team... is the winner.

Team... is the winner.

The First place takes the team №… of

First place goes to team no....

The Second place takes the Team No…

Second place goes to team No....

We congratulate you with a Victory.

We congratulate you on your victory.

The winning team and the participating team

are awarded certificates and prizes.

The winners of the quiz also receive excellent marks in the magazine.

Our dear friends!

Thank you very much for your participation in our Quiz.

See you soon!

Dear friends!

Thank you very much for participating in our quiz.

See you soon!

Literature

V.P. Zueva. Game "The Weakest Link". Magazine “Foreign Language at School” No. 4, 2005

Galina Dashkeeva
Final quiz “English language”

Progress of the event

1. Organizational moment.

Hello dear children and dear parents! Today we'll have a competition. Two teams will take part in our competition. Divide into two groups, please.

(students and their parents are divided into 2 teams, choose captains and come up with the names of their teams)

1st round "Presentation"

The team needs to English language will introduce the captain teams: say his name, his last name, how old he is, whether he is a boy or a girl.

The motto of our game will be a saying that teams will be able to read after solving the puzzle.

One for all and all for one

2 round “We repeat english alphabet»

1. Speed task. Teams need to fill in the missing ones English letters and name them.

A C D F G J L P Q U V Y

2. Teams are offered english letters(each 13). It is necessary to match the capital letters with lowercase letters and name them.

3 round "We make up rhymes"

1. Doll cat mother mouse box ten dog

Ball rat father house fox pen frog

4th round "Repeat colors"

In offers (instead of words - a picture of the desired color) with missing words, you need to insert a color and read the sentences.

Red and yellow make…. (orange)

Yellow and….make green. (blue)

…. and blue make violet. (red)

Red and... make pink. (white)

….and white make grey. (black)

Yellow and black make... (brown)

5th round "Find the extra word"

From these pictures you need to choose the extra one and explain Why:

1 Cat, dog, elephant, horse

2 Bread, banana, cheese, porridge

3 Cow, tiger, lion, wolf

4 Tea, milk, water-melon, milk

5 Beet, plum, potato, carrot

6 Cherry, cucumber, melon, pear

7 Fish, ice-cream, egg, mushroom

8 Fox, giraffe, pig, bear

Round 6 "People say..."

1. Dressed up like (a cock)

2. Fast as (a horse)

3. Stupid as (a sheep)

4. Angry as (a dog)

5. Mischievous as (a cat)

6. Cowardly as (a hare)

7. Prickly like (a hedgehog)

8. Big as (an elephant)

9. Brave as (a lion)

10. Long-necked like (a giraffe)

11. Fidgety as (a monkey)

12. Striped like (a zebra)

13. Bright as (a parrot)

14. Tricky as (a fox)

7th round "We execute commands"

The task is in the form of an outdoor game. Each team, having heard the required command, executes her:

Go - walk Smile - smile

Sleep - sleep Eat - eat

Dance - dance Run - run

Fly - fly Stand - stand

Swim - swim Wash - wash

Sit - sit Jump - jump

8th round "Let's solve a crossword puzzle"

Children need to solve this crossword puzzle and write one word from all the topics they have learned ( "Happy Mill"- water, apple, radish, jam; "Animals"- hare, dog, "School Supplies"- pen, "Verbs of Motion"- look, "Greetings"- Hello, "My family"- family, "Body parts"- head)

9th round "Puzzles"

Riddles are read to children in Russian language, and they give the answer to English:

1. He is the most important of the animals, he is the most important and the strongest of all.

He is the king of beasts, and they know children: He growls louder than anyone else in the world. (a lion)

2. It is the largest on land. He has a big ears. Legs like columns. Average weight 3 tons. (an elephant)

3. He walks importantly through the meadow, comes out of the water unscathed, and wears red shoes. Gives soft featherbeds. (a goose)

4. He loves the open space of the fields, but the barn is dearer to him, here they will feed him, give him something to drink, bring him oats and hay. (a horse)

5. He walks with his head raised, not because he is an important count, not because he has a proud disposition, but because he (a giraffe)

6. Whose eyes glow in the night? At this time, the children are sleeping, animals and bugs, butterflies and worms are sleeping. (an owl)

7. The muzzle is mustachioed, the fur coat is striped, it washes itself often, but is not familiar with water. (a cat)

8. Hundreds of clothes and all without fasteners. (a cabbage)

9. White on the outside, yellow on the inside. (an egg)

10. White as snow, sweet for everyone. (a sugar)

11. Blinks his eyes, squeaks his brakes. (a car)

12. If they beat him, he doesn’t cry, he just jumps more joyfully. (a ball)

10th round "Guess the word"

In this task you need to translate words, and from the first letters of the translated words add a word (Well done):

Mother - mother

Lemonade - lemonade

Cucumber - cucumber

Melon - melon

Chick - chicken

Final part:

Well done to everyone, they completed all the tasks. Friendship won. All students are awarded prizes and certificates of commendation.

Short description

This resource is a quiz in English, based on the “Own Game” template. The quiz is intended for conducting extracurricular activities in grades 8-9 of general education and natural sciences and is aimed at expanding vocabulary, updating interdisciplinary connections and increasing interest in learning the language. The educational and entertaining form of the event makes it a popular technique in group teaching methods.

The quiz consists of 5 sections: geography, sports, famous personalities and inventions, miscellaneous. Each section includes 5 questions worth 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 points.

Form of conduct

The optimal format is two or three groups of students of 5-6 people. The presence of fans with posters in English is desirable. A jury of 2-3 teachers counts the points and resolves controversial issues.

Props: PC, projector, screen/widescreen monitor, flash card for each team, prizes and certificates for the winners.

Rules

Each group selects a captain, whose task is to announce the number of the question that the team intends to open, as well as signal that the group is ready to answer using a flash card.
Captains raise the flashcard only after the question has been fully voiced. If the flash card is raised earlier, the team is deprived of the right to answer this question.
Answers to quiz questions must be in English. For a correct answer in Russian, the points are halved.
The right to make the first move is given to the team that correctly answers the first (non-competitive) question of the presenter.
The right to each next move is given to the team that correctly answered the previous question.
After revealing all the boxes with quiz questions, the jury announces the points scored by the teams. Now the teams have to answer the very last question, for which they assign points to themselves. If they answer correctly, their score will increase by the number of points they announced. If they answer incorrectly, their score will be reduced by the same number of points.


	Which is the most populous continent? (Asia)	What is the capital of New Zealand? (Wellington)	Which ocean is to the north of the Russian Federation? (the Arctic Ocean)	What do we call a mountain which could erupt? (volcano)	In which country is Mount Everest? (Nepal)
	Which sport is played at Wimbledon? (tennis)	How many rings are there in the Olympic Games symbol? (5)	What is the longest running race in the Olympic Games? (marathon)	In boxing, what do the letters K.O. stand for? (knock out)	Name at least four sports that originated in Britain.
(cricket, football, golf, rugby, races, boxing)	Famous people and inventions	What was Christopher Wren by profession? (architect)	Who invented the telephone? (Alexandre Bell)	What medicine was invented by Alexandre Fleming? (penicillin)	Who developed the theory of relativity? (Albert Einstein)
	Which classical composer became deaf at an advanced age? (Beethoven)		Who wrote the books about Harry Potter? (Joanne Rowling)	What is the traditional musical instrument of Scotland? (bagpipes)	Who was the Sheriff of Nottingham’s deadliest enemy? (Robin Hood)
	According to R. Kipling, everyone has six honest servants. Name them. (what, why, when, how, where, who)	His favorite drink is blood. (vampire)	An ugly woman practicing magic. (witch)	Who presided over the knights’ Round Table? (King Arthur)	What do we call the study of birds? (ornithology)

What natural phenomena are measured by Richter scale? (earthquakes) Carrying out

Events	Organizing time Hello, Everybody! Welcome to our quiz. It’s a great chance for all our participants to demonstrate their knowledge in various spheres. Meet our Jury…They are going to keep the score, help in case of disagreement and announce the winners.
As you can see, we have 5 rubrics – geography, sports, famous people and inventions, culture and miscellany. “Miscellany” comprises questions of different kinds. Each rubric contains 5 questions of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 points.	Announcing the rules of the game Each team must choose their captain. The captain announces which question box the team is willing to open, keeps the flashcard and puts it up whenever a member of the team is ready to answer. The flashcard can only be put up after the question has been read by the host from beginning to end. If the flashcard is raised earlier, the team loses its chance to answer the question. The questions should be answered in English. If the answer is given in Russian, the score for that question is reduced by half.
The team which has given the right answer to the previous question has the next turn. Beginning of the game.	Now listen to the very first question today. It won’t give you any points but the team that gives the correct answer has the first turn. – What stars wear dark glasses? – Film stars, superstars. (What is the difference between here and there? – The letter T. What kind of animal is dingo? - A wild dog. Who spoke Latin? – Ancient Romans.)
	Well, team...has the first turn. Which question box will you open? The team …gets … points for the correct answer.
The last stage of the game. Possible options for the last question.	Now, when all the questions have been opened and answered, let the Jury announce the score of each team. However, this is not the final result of our quiz. You are going to answer one more question. Each team decides on the number of points they want to receive for this question. If the team answers correctly, their score will increase by that number. If the answer is wrong, the score is diminished correspondingly. Ready? Listen to the final question: – What can there be in an empty pocket? - A hole. (Suppose we have the same sum of money. How much should I give you so that you have 10 coins more than I have? – 5 coins. How many times can you subtract the numeral 2 from the numeral 24? – Only once, the next time it’ll be 22-2.
Ending the game	Let the Jury announce the score. So, the winners are… They are awarded the prizes. Our game is over. Thanks for your time, support and attention.

for students in grades 5-7

" Wheelfortune"- "Wheel of Fortune"

Purpose of the event: increase students' interest in learning a foreign language and the country of the language being studied.

Tasks:

Prepared and conducted:

English teacher

Telyalkova V.S.

01.11.16

English Quiz Game

for students in grades 5-7

" Wheelfortune"- "Wheel of Fortune"

Purpose of the event: increase students' interest in learning a foreign language and the country of the language being studied.

Tasks:

1) Updating students’ knowledge on the topics studied.

2) Development of attention and memory, creative abilities of students.

3) Developing in students the ability to work in a team and a sense of mutual assistance.

Required material and equipment:multimedia equipment,presentation, Whatman sheets for each team, felt-tip pens or colored pencils, crossword puzzle cards and proverb cards.

Progress of the event

Organizing time.

Formation of teams.

Rules of the game:

Leading:

Good day everyone! Today we are having a competition “Wheel fortune”. Our motto: “One for all and all for one” Please, you are welcome. Good luck!

(Hello everyone! Welcome to the extracurricular English language event “Wheel of Fortune”! Our motto: “One for all and all for one.” We wish good luck to all participants in the event!

The main stage of the game.

TASKS FOR TEAMS:

1." Solve the riddles" ( Guess puzzles)

Teams take turns solving riddles. If a team does not know the answer or answers incorrectly, the right to answer passes to the next team. For each correct answer, the team receives one point.

Riddles and correct answers are shown on the slides.

Two brothers, but they don’t see each other.(eyes)

It's white, cold and sweet. All children like it.(ice-cream)

It’s not a man, it’s not a woman, but it teaches us.(a book)

2.” Some English provers" ( Proverbs)

Translate these provers. – Translate these proverbs.

A friend in need is a friend indeed. - A friend in need is a friend indeed .

While there is life, there is hope. - While I'm living - Hope . hope dies last .

All is well that ends well. - Everything is fine , what ends well .

Better late than never. - Better late , than never .

No smoke without fire. - There is no smoke without fire .

3.” My family ”

Teams are given cards where they must find 14 names of family members. For each word found, the team receives one point.

4. “ Who knows English better ? – Who knows English best?

The task is completed by the entire team. Students must correct grammatical errors. The accuracy and speed of completing the task is assessed.

Have she done her homework?

On every summer we go to the seaside.

In Monday we have five lessons.

Do Tom know the answer?

Nick didn't sleep well last night.

Where did they go?

Give me a book.

I really love my mother.

Did you ever see this film?

Football my favorite sport.

5.“ Artist ’ s competition ”

The teams are given a text based on which they need to draw a picture. Compliance with the text is assessed.

You can see the correct option on the slide.

There is a big house in the middle of the picture. The house is yellow with a red roof. There are two windows in the house and one door. To the left of the house there is a green tree. To the right of the house there are two flowers. One flower is red; the second flower is blue. Under the tree there is a black dog. On the tree there is a fat cat.

6. Summing up

The jury counts the points and awards the winning team.

Host: This concludes our event. Thank you very much everyone for your attention ! See you soon!

We were glad to see you at our small party. Thank you very much. You are well done! Good bye!!!

References:

1. N. G. Bryusova “English for fun” Moscow, ed. "Bustard" 2001 p.50, p.207

2.A.V.Konysheva “Organization of classroom hours in English”, St. Petersburg, ed. "KARO" 2004 p.22

3.E.A.Maslyko “Handbook for an English teacher”, Minsk, ed. "Higher School" 1997 p.195

In English language? Many of us can answer that this is a special event that is organized in an educational institution at any level (university or school). This event makes it possible to increase students’ knowledge in the field of the subject being studied with a high degree of efficiency.

Let us consider in more detail the question of how to conduct and competently organize this quiz.

Essence of the Quiz

A quiz is a teaching method that, on the one hand, is based on the need to organize students’ gaming activities, and on the other hand, involves studying the material at a higher level of complexity.

The English language quiz provides students with rich opportunities: improving their oral speaking skills, translating words, and trying to solve complex grammatical forms of the language.

At their core, quizzes are a developmental tool, and it is difficult to use them directly for learning. They are usually used in extracurricular activities - during KVN, at computer science evenings or other similar events. The basis of quizzes is a set of questions or tasks. Quizzes and crosswords, unfortunately, are used extremely rarely in educational activities. Working with quizzes when set up correctly allows you not only to develop, but also to educate schoolchildren.

Typology of quizzes

Any event of this kind, including an English language quiz, has its own characteristics.

The simplest typology is based on the method of presentation, since it is based on the way questions are presented: verbal quizzes are spoken, while written ones are presented on tangible media (paper, cardboard, interactive board).

It is for written quizzes that the design typology is used. If the questions are given in the form of pictures, then it is a graphic quiz, if there are only letters and other symbols, then it is a text quiz, and if the quiz contains both letters and pictures, it belongs to the text-graphic type.

The typology of the means used is as follows. If the quiz uses any material objects (for example, to demonstrate or clarify questions), then it belongs to the type of quiz with material objects, otherwise we are talking about a quiz with abstract concepts.

The fourth feature is also quite simple - typology by subject area: depending on the content (content of the questions), these can be mathematical or physical quizzes, quizzes on natural history.

According to the typology of question specificity, if these questions are asked traditionally, then the quiz is considered standard. In entertaining quizzes, non-standard questions are used, or the quiz is a narrative or a complex image to which questions are asked.

Why is an English quiz useful?

The benefits of these training sessions are obvious. Firstly, they are positively perceived by both primary school students and middle and high school students. Secondly, it is with the help of such events that a teacher can develop in students a love for their subject and an interest in activities.

Methodological material for the event

What questions can you suggest for the quiz? They can be very diverse. As a rule, these activities use either some literary work that children have studied in English, for example, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” or talk about some region of Great Britain.

There are quizzes that are designed to expand students' knowledge about the history of England, its royal house, and so on.

Thus, we see that the questions for the quiz are compiled based on the age of the children, the level of language proficiency and the personal preferences of the teacher.

Let's sum it up

Therefore, we can conclude that the inclusion of additional material in foreign language lessons is pedagogically appropriate. Organizing quizzes as one of the ways to maintain students' interest in the subjects being studied is very useful. However, the teacher is required to have preliminary preparation, or rather, to select additional material for each subject separately (texts of a regional studies nature, links to Internet sources and printed literature). The selection of material should be based on the questions and tasks that are included in the quiz. An example of this is the English language quiz.

At the same time, it is very important to monitor each student’s understanding of the additional material read, since in some cases the style of presentation may not correspond to the age characteristics and level of language training of individual students. When preparing for quizzes, it is necessary to organize and conduct consultations.

It is important to remember that a quiz about Great Britain is a bright way to help children learn a lot about the country of the language they are learning.