Quiz game: "Christmas and New Year in Britain and the USA" methodical development in English on the topic. Quiz "Christmas in the UK" task "Who has more words?"

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"Christmas in the UK»

Tasks:

Organize student activities in a team quiz dedicated to Christmas in Europe

Contribute to the development of students' creative abilities

Create conditions for perception, activation and systematization

thematic material using interactive forms of work

PROGRESS OF THE EVENT

I. Organizational moment. Introductory speech of the teacher

T.: Good morning, children! I am very happy to see you today, because our party is related to the most beautiful and favorite holiday in the world - Christmas!

I congratulate you on this wonderful holiday and I wish you Merry Christmas! Today we'll speak about Christmas in Great Britain.

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Make the quiz

Make the quiz

1 When is Christmas celebration in Europe? a) on the 7th of January b) on the 25th of December c) on the 31st of December

2 Whose birthday is celebrated on Christmas? a) Jesus Christ b) Santa Claus c) Queen Victoria

3 What country gave us the tradition to decorate the Christmas tree? a) Norway b) Italy c) Germany

4 Where does the most famous Christmas tree stand in London? a) in front of Buckingham Palace b) in Trafalgar Square c) in Parliament Square

5 What do people call Father Frost in the west? a) Santa Claus b) Frost- Red Nose c) Grandfather Frost

6 What does Santa Claus look like? a) is dressed in white b) fat and merry c) thin and unhappy

7 How does Santa Claus enter the houses to give children Christmas presents? a) knock at the door b) through the window c) climb down the chimney

8 Where does Santa Claus put Christmas presents? a) under the Christmas tree b) in long socks called “Christmas stockings” c) in colorful boxes

9 What is the traditional Christmas food? a) roast chicken b) vegetables c) roast turkey and Christmas pudding

10 How do British people decorate their houses at Christmas? a) with tinsel and candles b) with angels c) with such plants as holly, mistletoe and ivy

11 How does Santa Claus travel? a) by horses b) on a sleigh pulled by reindeer c) on foot

12 What do British people put on the top of the fur tree? a) an angel b) a star c) a figure of Santa Claus 13 What do British people traditionally do at the start of Christmas meal? a) sing carols b) pull a cracker c) give presents to each other 14 How does Santa Claus spend most of the year? a) in his workshop making toys b) in his ice palace reading children’s letters c) in his sleigh visiting a lot of shops

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Competition 6 "Find 13 Christmas words and write down them".

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GBOU "Five sides of the world"

Quiz

in English in grade 6

"Christmas in the UK"

Performed:

English teacher

Kazimagomedova N.A.

2012-2013 academic year

Grade 5 students took part in staged fairy tales in English "The Mitten" and "The Wolf and the Seven Kids". At the end of the week, a school-wide event was organized, where a team of students presented a theatrical performance in English "A Christmas Story" based on the book by Ch. Dickens, and the teachers of the school with the students presented a small concert greeting on New Year's Eve.

At the end of the week of the English language, a solemn rewarding ceremony with a tea party for the winners of all competitions and participants in the events of the week was organized in the conference hall. All winners were awarded certificates of honor and small New Year's prizes.

Purpose: development of communicative competence in extracurricular activities

Tasks:

Organize the activities of 6th grade students in a team quiz,

dedicated to Christmas in Europe

Contribute to the development of students' creative abilities

Create conditions for perception, activation and systematization

thematic material using interactive forms of work

Equipment: interactive whiteboard, projector, teacher's computer;

Handout


PROGRESS OF THE EVENT

I. Organizational moment. Introductory speech of the teacher

T.: Good morning, children! I am very happy to see you today, because our party is related to the most beautiful and favorite holiday in the world - Christmas!

I congratulate you on this wonderful holiday and I wish you Merry Christmas! Today we'll speak about Christmas in Great Britain.

II. Main part .

Competition 1 “Christmas poems”

T.: There are a lot of poems about Christmas. Let’ s remind Christmas poems .

(Each team presents two poems.)

Competition 2 What do you know about Christmas? »


1) Repetition of words on the topic "Christmas in the UK"

Santa Claus and reindeer

christmas tree

stockings

present

christmas wreath

Snowman

stockings - 4presents - 7candles - 3stars - 7cards - 6bells - 5


3) The quiz contains 15 questions and 3 possible answers.

1 When is Christmas celebration in Europe?

a) on the 7th of January b) on the 25th of December c) on the 31st of December

2 Whose birthday is celebrated on Christmas?

a) Jesus Christ b) Santa Claus c) Queen Victoria

3 What country gave us the tradition to decorate the Christmas tree?

a) Norway b) Italy c) Germany

4 Where does the most famous Christmas tree stand in London?

a) in front of Buckingham Palace b) in Trafalgar Square c) in Parliament Square

5 What do people call Father Frost in the west?

a) Santa Claus b) Frost- Red Nose c) Grandfather Frost

6 What does Santa Claus look like?

a) is dressed in white b) fat and merry c) thin and unhappy

7 How does Santa Claus enter the houses to give children Christmas presents?

a) knock at the door b) through the window c) climb down the chimney

8 Where does Santa Claus put Christmas presents?

a) under the Christmas tree b) in long socks called “Christmas stockings” c) in

colorful boxes

9 What is the traditional Christmas food?

a) roast chicken b) vegetables c) roast turkey and Christmas pudding


10 How do British people decorate their houses at Christmas?

a) with tinsel and candles b) with angels c) with such plants as holly, mistletoe

and ivy

11 How does Santa Claus travel?

a) by horses b) on a sleigh pulled by reindeer c) on foot

12 What do British people put on the top of the fur tree?

a) an angel b) a star c) a figure of Santa Claus

13 What do British people traditionally do at the start of Christmas meal?

a) sing carols b) pull a cracker c) give presents to each other

14 How does Santa Claus spend most of the year?

a) in his workshop making toys b) in his ice palace reading children’s letters c) in

his sleigh visiting a lot of shops

Quiz Keys:

1.b 8.b

2. a 9. c

3.c 10.c

4.b 11.b

5.a 12.a

6b 13.b

7.c 14.a

Contest 3 "Christmas words"

Cards with words and phrases. You need to find those that relate to Christmas.

Let's look at the cards and find Christmas words.

present , decorations, orange, pudding, Turkish, table, bag, star, Sleigh, stocking, christmas tree, sweet, toy, wish, card, cake, pen, book, Santa, ruler, reindeer, workbook, elf, angel, flower.


Competition 4 " Draw a line"

Snowman

snowball

snowfall

snowflakes

snowstorm

santa claus

Christmas

Icicle

reindeer

christmas tree

Sleigh

snowball

C anki

Christmas

Snowman

Snowflakes

Santa Claus

Christmas tree

Deer

Snowfall

Icicle

blizzard

Competition 5 " Put the missing letters"

Insert missing letters (on sheets with a task, perform a command)

Sno __ man
Sn__wball
Snowf__ll
Chr__stmas tree

S __nta Cla__s

Ch__istmas
Ic__cle
R__indeer
Snowfl__kes
sl__high

Competition 6 Draw a funny snowman.


Our jury is not very strict, but fair!

Competition 7 "A poem" (pre-cut)

1 Every little girl would like to be

The fairy on the Christmas tree

Up above the party, dressed in white

Shining in the candle light.

Every little boy has lots of fun

With his trumpet and his gun.

Every little girl, you understand

Is really the queen of the fairy land.

There is little secret she must keep

10 That she can fly when she's asleep.

Competition 8 "Find 13 Christmas words and write down them".

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CreIndeer

oisantavw

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tmrdlleve

I present

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nmlegoIse

sbachtone

Competition 9 "Christmas songs". Teams sing songs

Participant awards!The main thing is that such a fascinating and reckless learning of the English language is liked by children!

Quiz “Merry Christmas”

I . Opening speech.

The teacher tells the students about the history of Christmas, the Christmas tree, mistletoe as a symbol of Christmas, Santa Claus, Christmas presents, cards, songs, Christmas food, Christmas Eve and Christmas itself.

II . Quiz tasks.

1 task "Christmas tree"

Each team must connect the letters of the English language as quickly as possible to make a Christmas tree.

2 task "Crossword"

Students are asked to complete a Christmas crossword puzzle.

3 task "Letter to Santa"

Students need to fill out a letter to Santa Claus.

4 task "Poems"

At Christmas, people congratulate each other. Students recite Christmas poems.

Task 5 "What happens at Christmas?"

In a short time, the students must make sentences and correctly lay out the cards with the correct order of events for Christmas.

6 task "Who has more words?"

It is necessary to make as many words as possible from the proposed phrase.

Task 7 "What Christmas words are hidden in the snowmen?"

Students must guess the words in the snowmen, and then, substituting the letters, put together a sentence.

Summarizing.

Connect the dots by following your ABCs

Answer key:

What happens on Christmas?

people give gifts.

People wrap gifts.

People open presents.

People sing carols.

people decorate trees.

Kids hang stockings.

How many words can you make out ofchristmas tree ?

C H R I S T M A S T R E E

Did you find?

Something you wear.

Something you drink.

Something you drive.

Something you breathe.

Something to put on the tree.

A number.

A planet.

A subject in school.

A month of the year.

What a teacher does.

someone who paints.

A place where you sit.

A place where you drive.

A place where you go up.

Another word for clever.

The opposite of stand.

Mix milk in your coffee.

Three of your senses.

A small river.

A group of athletes.

Bonus: Can you find four verbs with both past and present tenses?

Unscramble the snowmen to find clues to solve the snowmen riddles at the bottom of the sheet.

Riddle 1: What do vampires get when they attack snowmen?

Riddle 2: What do snowmen eat for breakfast?

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Slides captions:

1. When is Christmas celebration in Great Britain? a) on the 24th of December b) on the 25th of December c) on the 26th of December

Answer: All English people celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December. It is the greatest holiday in England. It is interesting to visit the shops before this holiday. There are a lot of nice Christmas cards and presents there.

2.The Christmas Tree originated in … a) Germany b) England c) France

Answer: The Christmas Tree originated in Germany in the 16th century. It was common for the Germanic people to decorate fir trees both inside and out with roses, apples and colored paper.

3. There is a very big Christmas tree in the center of London … a) in Trafalgar Square b) in Times Square c) in Parliament Square

Answer: Every year there is a very big Christmas tree in the center of London, in Trafalgar Square. In the evening before Christmas people like to come to Trafalgar Square to look at the tree.

four . What do British people put on the top of the fir tree? a) a star b) an angel c) a figure of Santa Claus

Answer: British people usually put an angel on the top of the fir tree.

5. What is the traditional Christmas meal in Great Britain? a) pumpkin pie and roast turkey b) roast chicken and potatoes c) roast turkey, potatoes and pudding

Answer: The traditional Christmas meal is roast turkey, potatoes and Christmas pudding.

6. Where is Santa Claus from? a) North Pole b) Finland c) Great Britain

Answer: Santa Claus is from North Pole.

7. What do British people traditionally do at the start of Christmas meal? a) sing carols b) pull a cracker c) give presents to each other

Answer: British people traditionally pull a cracker.

How many reindeers has Santa Claus got? a) seven b) nine c) eight

9. What is the name of his main reindeer? a) Ralf b) Phill c) Rudolph

Answer: The name of his main reindeer is Rudolph.

10. What do people usually leave on the fireplace in Great Britain? a) a tomato b) a carrot c) an apple

Answer: People usually leave a carrot.

11. Santa Claus goes into the house through the… a) chimney b) stairs c) roof

Answer: He goes into the house through the chimney.

12. Where does Santa Claus put Christmas presents? a) in stockings b) under the Christmas tree c) in colorful boxes

Answer: On the eve of Christmas children hang their stockings, so that Santa Clause could put presents into them: oranges, sweets, nuts and if the child didn’t behave properly Santa Claus can put there a piece of coal as punishment.

13. When was the first Christmas card made? a) in 1845 b) in 1843 c) in 1745

Answer: The first Christmas card was made only in 1842 by an English painter who sent that card to one hundred of his friends. Now millions of Christmas cards are sent and received.

14. In Great Britain, the Christmas tree became popular while …. ruled the country. a) Queen Victoria b) King George V c) King Edward

Answer: Queen Victoria

15. Who is a helper of Santa? a) elf b) gnome c) troll


On the topic: methodological developments, presentations and notes

Presentation "Christmas in the UK" Grade 2

This presentation will help the teacher to introduce students to the traditions of the country of the language being studied, associated with Christmas. The colorful material will surely catch the attention of students....

Christmas and New Year holidays are approaching, teachers are developing entertaining activities for students. The purpose of this development is to help the teacher in preparing entertaining quiz games for students of different age groups.

Quiz game: "Christmas and New Year in Great Britain and America"

Target:

Planned results in accordance with GEF

subject

Metasubject UUD

Personal

Communicative:learn to answer a question

Communicative:listen to and understand the questions asked, built mainly on familiar language material

Language means and skills of operating with them:learn to operate with active vocabulary in accordance with the communicative task, use grammatical constructions, according to the situation.

Active vocabulary/structures:

Winter. winter food. decorations. winter games. winter characters

P. - consciously build speech statements in accordance with the tasks of communication Development of mnemonic, perceptual, mental actions

R. - to accept and maintain the goals and objectives of educational activities, to find means for its implementation.

K.- Learn the culture of interaction. coordinated team work

Formation of educational and cognitive interest in new educational material, cross-cultural literacy

Game procedure:

The group of children is divided into two teams. On the board is a table with five categories. There are ten questions in each category.

winter

1st team

2nd team

Santa

1st team

2nd team

Xmas

1st team

2nd team

traditions

1st team

2nd team

mixed

1st team

2nd team

Teams draw lots. The first team chooses a category. The teacher reads 10 questions to the team, for each question the team receives a score, which is recorded in the table. If the team finds it difficult to answer, the opposing team can answer and get a point. The fifth category is for teams to answer in turn (to get additional points). Between sets, an outdoor game is played. At the end of the game, points are calculated.

winter

1/ if you lie in a cold climate you can probably make one of these in December

snowman

2/we give and receive these. They are wrapped in pretty paper and put under the Xmas tree

gifts

3/ how many sides does a snowflake have

4/ in which country was the first artificial Xmas tree made

Germany

5/ it is a fluffy white form of water that sometimes falls down in winter? What is it called?

snow

6/ water that has frozen into a solid state

7/ where were the first baubles made

In Germany

8/ what Xmas item was invented in 1847 by Tom Smith

Xmas crackers

9/ they are small and round. Children make them and play with them in winter

snowballs

10/ a winter game for boys

hockey

Santa

1/ this is another name for Santa in Britain

Father Xmas

2/ what should children leave for Santa to eat

Milk and cookies

3/ who helps Santa to make toys

elves

4/ what does Santa give to naughty children

A lump of coal

5/ where does Santa live

In the North Field

6/ what was the name of the reindeer with a red nose

Rudolph

7/ how many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh

8/ what animals pull Santa's sleigh in Australia

kangaroos

9/ what color is Grinch

green

10/Santa's means of transport

sledge

Xmas

1/ this symbol of Xmas has wings and often wears white

angel

2/ churches ring these to tell you that the mass is going to start

bells

3/ what or who guided the wise men to baby Jesus

star

4/ when is Xmas day

December 25Th

5/ what is Jesus' star sign

Capricorn

6/ What kind of songs do British people sing on Xmas

carols-

7/ what does the name “Santa Clause” stand for?

Saint Nicholas

8/ what does Santa check twice before Xmas

List of names

9/ who helps Santa to make toys in the workshop

elves

10/ this is where elves put all the presents and what Santa puts into his sleigh

sack

traditions

1/ people decorate these with lights and ornaments

xmas tree

2/ what is the name of the plant that people usually kiss under

mistletoe

3/ what was traditionally put into the Christmas pudding in the UK to bring good luck

coins

4/ what do people usually eat for Xmas dinner

Turkey and pudding mince pies

5/ what do people usually write before New Year’s Eve?

New Year resolutions

6/ what do we call the night before Xmas

7/ this plant is another symbol of the season. It has red berries and shiny leaves with sharp points.

holly

8/ these decorated cookies are made in the shape of little people. What are they called

gingerbread

9/ what do children hang on the fireplace

stockings

10/ how does Santa get into the house

down the chimney

mixed

1/ people used to put it on top of the Xmas tree

star

2/ people hang this on their doors. It's green, red and usually has a ribbon

wreath

3/ we put this balls on Xmas trees to decorate them

baubles

4/ where are Poinsettias from

Mexico

5/ this is where elves put all the presents and what Santa puts into his sleigh

sack

6/ who wrote the book A Xmas carol

Charles Dickens

7/ in the song ‘jingle bells’ what was fun to ride

Sleigh

8/ what is the title of the movie about a little boy named Kevin who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Xmas

home alone

9/ What is the name of the Christmas bird?

Robin

10/ How many horses does father Christmas have to deliver presents?

Game examples:

1. "Snowball shooting"

To play, you will need two containers - bowls of small size. Six snowballs from synthetic winterizer. The player is holding a bowl of snowballs. The second bowl is placed on the floor, at a predetermined distance from the player. The player's task is to get the snowball into the bowl and that the snowball remains in the bowl.

2. "Snowman's treat"

To play, you will need two containers - bowls of small size. Six snowballs from synthetic winterizer. The first player sits on a chair. He holds a bowl of snowballs in one hand and a spoon in the other hand. The second player stands behind the seated player and holds the second bowl over their head. The first player is blindfolded, his task is to scoop up a snowball with a spoon and put it in a cup over his head.

3. "Pass the parcel"

Six players come out, five chairs are placed, a bundle with many layers is placed on one chair, gifts are placed between the layers. The players run to the music around the chairs, when the music stops, the players must take their places. The player without a chair is out. The player who occupies the chair with the package removes one layer, takes the gift, removes his chair and places the package on any of the remaining chairs. The game continues.


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