Презентация по Великобритании и кроссворд по страноведению (8 класс)

Great Britain The official home of the British royal family in London, containing almost 600 rooms. Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace A theatre where Shakespeare’s plays were first performed. Destroyed in the 17th century, rebuilt in 1996. The Globe TheatreThe Globe Theatre It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom London EyeLondon Eye It is a famous road junction, built in 1819. It is situated close to major shopping and entertainment areas in the heart of the West End. Piccadilly CircusPiccadilly Circus A fortress, built in the 11th century. Early in its history it was a royal residence and prison, now it’s a museum. The Tower of LondonThe Tower of London A bridge which crosses the River Thames, just to the east of the Tower of London. Often used as a symbol of London. Tower BridgeTower Bridge A very large gothic church in Westminster. Almost all British kings and queens have been crowned there Westminster AbbeyWestminster Abbey The building in which the members of the British parliament meet. Houses of ParliamentHouses of Parliament A large park in central London, which includes a speaker’s corner, a place where ordinary people can make speeches. Hyde ParkHyde Park One of the most distinctive buildings in the City of London. It’s the blue coloured, glass office tower. The GherkinThe Gherkin A museum that contains models of famous people, both living and dead, made of wax. It was started in 1802. Madame Tussaud’sMadame Tussaud’s A famous building which contains a large and important collection of ancient art, writings, coins, drawings The British MuseumThe British Museum Guards at the Tower of London, who wear a traditional old-fashioned red uniforms and guard the crown jewels. BeefeatersBeefeaters A typical British bus with two levels. Some of them specialise in short sight-seeing tours for tourists. A double duckerA double ducker A small building containing a telephone for use by the public. A phone boxA phone box An official metal box in a public place, into which people can put letters to be collected and sent by post. A mailboxmailbox Can you recognize these famous English people? (Write their name and occupation) 18    19 924171321   101346161311  25     17    6 1415  23 121  23 4 24   32241017 713102 14612  4 1718  3 24 14 13 51721136  3 3 15 14  21 144 817415  211314313 11 26 20  6  10    4111741712131421 2 462215 21 3  21  24      13142172431763211718   First do the quiz and then write the letter of the correct answer to the corresponding numbers in the crosswordWho was the longest serving British monarch?b) Queen Elizabeth If) Queen Victorian) Queen Mary 2. Who wrote ‘Wuthering Heights’? a) Charlotte Bronte o) Emily Bronte i) Anne Bronte 3. Who is the founder of the Theory of Evolution? s) Charles Darwin g) Isaac Newton p) George Stevenson 4. Which of the following bands is not British? j) The Rolling Stones k) Pink Floyd l) U2  5. Which of the following actors is not a Sir? c) Charlie Chaplin x) Peter Ustinov b) Roger Moore 6. What did Isaac Newton discover? e) the Theory of Relativity a) the Law of Gravitation u) the phenomenon of electromagnetism7. Who wrote the ‘Lord of the Rings’? h) J.R.R. Tolkien v) J.K. Rowling m) Lewis Carroll 8. Which actress played in ‘The Pirates of the Carribean’? y) Cameron Diazz) Gwyneth Paltrow w) Keira Knightley9. Which of the following actors has not played the role of ‘James Bond’? g) Roger Moore q) Michael Caine p) Daniel Craig10. What was Florence Nightingale’s profession? d) a doctor m) a teacher r) a nurse 11. Who is the ‘father’ of ‘Sherlock Holmes’? d) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle c) Agatha Christie f) George Orwell12. In which sport was Bobby Moore famous? g) soccer j) cricket l) tennis13. Who was the first to contact the Australian Aborigines? i) Francis Drake e) James Cook w) Sir Walter Raleigh14. In what age was Queen Elizabeth II crowned? m) 25 n) 27 t) 30 15. Who said ‘To be or not to be’? u) Lord Byron o) Charles Dickens y) William Shakespeare16. Who is said to be a non-historical figure? x) Robin Hood c) King Arthur h) Jack the Ripper17. Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize of r) medicine a) peace i) literature 18. How many of his wives did Henry VIII have executed? k) 1 c) 2 p) 319. When did Prince Charles marry Diana? z) 1980 j) 1981 q) 198220. When was John Lennon murdered? m) 1980 n) 1985 s) 197821. Alexander Fleming received a Nobel Prize for discovering t) the penicillin p) the radio u) the telephone 22. What was Mary Shelley to Percy Byshe Shelley? v) his sister u) his daughter z) his wife23. Who is known as ‘Mr Bean’? g) Ben Kingsley p) Rowan Atkinson n) Colin Firth24. Who starred in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’? u) Audrey Hepburn v) Elizabeth Taylor b) Julie Andrews25. Who entered the Guinness Book for selling more than 1.6 million tickets in one day? k) Elton John d) David Bowie v) Robbie Williams26. Which team did David Beckam use to play for? k) Manchester United l) Liverpool a) Aberdeen THE ENDThe end