Round III. Great People.

Your task is to match the names of famous writers with their surnames. You have only 3 minutes for this task.

1) Lewis	A) London
2) Ernest	B) Poe
3) Jack	C) Twain
4) Rudyard	D) Galsworthy
5) Charles	E) Kipling
6) Edgar	F) Maugham
7) Oscar	G) Dickens
8) John	H) Carroll
9) William Somerset	I) Wilde
10) Mark	J) Hemingway

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Your next task is to name the people in the pictures. The first team who put up their green sigh gets the right to answer. If they are wrong, the members of the opposite team can answer the same question and get the points. Every right answer will bring you 3 ponts.

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This time you are to listen to short stories and guess who this person is. The first team who put up their green sigh gets the right to answer. If they are wrong, the members of the opposite team can answer the same question and get the points. Every right answer will bring you 5 points. (Mind, no points for the team, if we hear somebody shouting)

1) It was out Russian newspaper “The Red Star” which gave her the nickname ‘the iron lady’. Who was that woman? (Margaret Thatcher)

2) He was a famous English dramatist and poet at the beginning of the 17^th century. He wrote lyric plays, comedies, tragedies and historical plays. His home town was Stratford-upon-Avon. Tourists can visit the house where he lived with his family and his theatre ‘The Globe’ is known all over the world. (William Shakespeare)

And now let’s listen to one of his sonnets.

3) The Old Curiosity Shop was built in London in 1567. It was described in one of his novels. He is a well-known English writer popular for his memorable characters and his portrayals of the social evils of Victorian England. His works include ‘Pickwick Papers’, ‘David Copperfield’ and ‘Oliver Twist’. (Charles Dickens)

4) It took him 35 years to build one of the Royal Churches in London. It was designed in a French style which was quite unusual for Britain at that time. He died at the age of 91 and was buried inside his masterpiece – the place where the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana took place (the architect Sir Christopher Wren).

And the last task for today. You are to solve a crossword puzzle. You have 7 minutes for this task.

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1. What American place of interest is known to many children of the world?

2. What is the longest river in the USA?

3. Where is the centre of cinema production in the USA?

4. On what holiday do children say, “Trick or treat! Money or eat!”?

5. What street in New-York is famous for cinemas, theatres, shops, restaurants?

6. What are lanterns made out of at Halloween?

7. The capital of Wales?

8. What is the highest building in Washington?

9. The national dress of the Scots?

10. The most important river in England?

And now let’s check your answers together. (Open the chalkboard with crossword)

That’s all! And now we’ll have a little pause to let the jury score the game. …………………… will recite the poem …………….. by R. Kipling.

Well, jury, it’s time to declare the winners of today’s competition. Congratulations to all the members of the ………… team. You were the best. But ……….. team, there is no need to worry. You were also great. I’m sure next time you’ll be luckier!

Thanks a lot to everyone for taking an active part in our competition. We are happy with your answers. You really demonstrated your perfect knowledge of Great Britain and the USA. We hope you’ve had a nice time together and learnt something new. We want to give you small prizes. Thank you once again and goodbye.

Thanks to all of you for coming

For taking part and learning something!

And we hope that the games like this

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