How many states are there in the USA?
What is the American flag called?
When did Christopher Columbus discover America?
Which of the following is not a US state?
When is the birthday of the United States celebrated?
The Statue of Liberty of the United States was designed by Frederic Bartholdi and was given to the USA by France in 1884 as a
The “Big Apple” is a popular nickname – but for what?
Your American friends say to you “Let’s go see a ball game”. What do they mean?
Where in the United States can you find the Golden Bridge?
What colour are the taxis in New York
What is the New York underground called?
How often do American people choose a new President?
British people call them chips. What do Americans call chips?
What do American people call their police officers
Which University did Bill Gates go to?

Do you know the USA

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Презентация внеклассного мероприятия
Для 8 классов по теме:
«Do you know the USA?”
Подготовила учительница английского языка
МБОУ «Урмаевская СОШ»
Комсомольского района
Чувашской Республики
Зиганшина Гульназ Камиловна

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Цели:
Обучающие:
1) Контроль знаний учащихся по теме “The United States of America”;
2) Знакомство с обычаями и традициями страны изучаемого языка.
Развивающие:
1) Расширение кругозора учащихся;
2) Развитие мотивации к изучению английского языка;
Воспитательная:
1) Воспитание уважительного отношения к другим странам и их традициям.

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Ход мероприятия.
Мероприятие проводится в виде соревнования между двумя команд
1 Тур - представление команд: название, девиз, эмблема.
2 Тур – ответы на вопросы. Ребятам нужно ответить на 19 вопросов(слайды
5-19). Если команда, которой принадлежит ход, не знает ответа, ход
переходит к другой команде. За каждый правильный ответ дается 1 балл.
3 Тур – сопоставить даты с праздниками. Ведущий раздает участниками
карточки, в которых в одном столбике написаны праздники, а в другом –
даты, когда эти праздники отмечаются в США. (слайд 20). За каждый
правильный ответ 1 балл.
4 Тур – игра со зрителями. Отгадайте загадки.
5 Тур – Знаете ли вы знаменитых американцев? (слайды 21-27). За
правильный ответ 2 балла.
6 Тур – Придумать как можно больше новых слов, используя буквы данного
слова. (слайд 28)
Подведение итогов. Выявление команды победителя.

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5. How many states are there in the USA?

A) 48
B) 50
C) 52

6. What is the American flag called?

A) Union Jack
B) Union Flag
C) Stars and stripes

7. When did Christopher Columbus discover America?

A) in 1492
B) in 1592
C) in 1692

8. Which of the following is not a US state?

A) Alaska
B) Hawaii
C) Tahiti

9. When is the birthday of the United States celebrated?

A) on December, 25th
B) on July, 4th
C) on March, 8th

10. The Statue of Liberty of the United States was designed by Frederic Bartholdi and was given to the USA by France in 1884 as a

symbol of Franco-American friendship. But
who was the model for the statue?
A) Bartholdi’s wife
B) Bartholdi’s mother
C) Bartholdi’s daughter

11. The “Big Apple” is a popular nickname – but for what?

A) Los Angeles
B) New York
C) Chicago

12. Your American friends say to you “Let’s go see a ball game”. What do they mean?

A) Volleyball
B) Basketball
C) Baseball

13. Where in the United States can you find the Golden Bridge?

A) San Francisco
B) San Diego
C) New Orleans

14. What colour are the taxis in New York

A) black
B) green
C) yellow

15. What is the New York underground called?

A) the metro
B) the subway
C) the tube

16. How often do American people choose a new President?

A) every 4 years
B) every 5 years
C) every 3 years

17. British people call them chips. What do Americans call chips?

A) English fries
B) German fries
C) French fries

18. What do American people call their police officers

A) bobbies
B) cops
C) dogs

19. Which University did Bill Gates go to?

A) Harvard University
B) Yale University
C) Columbia University

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MATCH THE HOLIDAYS WITH
DATES
1. Christmas
2. New Year’s Day
3. Independence Day
4. Thanksgiving Day
5. Flag Day
6. Columbus Day
a) The second Monday in October
b) The fourteenth of June
c) The twenty fifth of December
d) The thirty first of December
e) The fourth Thursday in November
f) The fourth of July

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1. He was the sixteenth president of the
United States. In 1863, he issued the
Emancipation Proclamation, giving
political freedom to 3 million blacks
living in the South. He was killed during
a theater performance in Washington
D.C.

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2. He was a man who transformed the
world. The car he built changed the lives
of people everywhere. He built an
automobile powered by a gasoline
engine.

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3. He invented the first telephone in 1876.

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4. She was an American poet. She is now
recognized as one of the greatest poets
of 19th – century America.

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5. He was a writer. He had to leave school
to make money. In 1897, he went to
Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found
ideas for his stories.

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6. His real name was Samuel Langhorn
Clemens. He wrote two masterpieces –
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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7. She is an American singer and actress.
Her performance in the musical “Funny
Girl” in 1964 made her major star.

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Make as many new words, as you can from the given word
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