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Teacher: Hello, my dear children and our guests! I’m glad to meet you in our linguistic club ‘Welcome to Britain’.Children, do you know English well? Yes, you do. And I want to know, who is the best of us in English.Today we have two teams in our classroom. The first team is called …and their captain is…,the second team is called…and their captain is… And now listen to the rules of our maraphon. It consists of 7 contests. We give you points for each contest.If the members of the team don’t know the answer,our fans can help them and give points to their favourite team.In the end of the maraphon our jury will count points and whose points will be more,this team will become a winner. And let’s begin!

Contest 1. ‘Warming-up’.

Teacher: We are travelling to Britain and it’s history. I’ve 10 questions about it. One question costs 1 point.

1) What parts does the UK consist of? 2)Who is the head of state in G.B.? 3)What plant is the symbol of England? 4) What English cities are famous for their universities? 5) What river does London stand on? 6) Whose monument stand in the centre of Trafalgar square? 7) Why is the Westminster Palace Clock called ‘Big Ben’? 8) What’s the name of the most famous park in the London? 9)Where does Queen Elizabeth live?10)Where can you see ravens in London?

Contest 2. ‘Captains’ contest’

Teacher:  And so it’s time to meet our captains. Welcome, please our captains. Introduce yourself and ask my questions. And we all together will give them mark. The highest mark is 5.

Questions: (Howold are you? Where do you live? Have you got friends? Name them. What form are you in? Do you like your school? What is your favourite subject, teacher? What is your hobby?

Contest 3. ‘Choosing the user’ 

Complete the sentences below by choosing a suitable word from the ones on the right.                                                                                                                     

 

№	Предложение	Выбор	Правильный ответ
1	A crash helmet is used by…	a camper	a motorcyclist
2	A typewriter is used by…	a doctor	a secretary
3	Pins are used by…	a secretary	a dressmaker
4	A blackboard is used by…	a dressmaker	a teacher
5	A microscope is used by…	a teacher	a scientist
6	A stethoscope is used by…	a scientist	a doctor
7	A rifle is used by…	a policeman	a soldier
8	A sleeping bag is used by…	a soldier	a camper
9	Handcuffs are used by…	a motorcyclist	a policeman

Contest 4. ‘Who is the best translator?’

Teacher: Who wants to be my translator? Listen to my English texts and translate them into the Russian.

Text 1. I’m a brown English bear. My name is Winnie-the-Pooh. I’m very nice and not very fat. I like honey and jam most of all. I have many friends: Piglet, Tiger and Donkey. They are very good and funny. I like to go to my friends in their houses and eat many tasty things.

Text 2. I’m a little girl. My name is Little Red Ridding Hood. I have a mother and grandmother. My granny lives in the forest. Now she is ill.I have to carry pies in my basket to my granny. I met a scary, cruel wolf in the forest. He wants to eat my pies and my granny. But I’m not afraid a wolf, I’m a brave girl.

Contest 5. ‘Forming idioms of comparison’

Teacher: Complete each of them with a suitable word or words. Choose from the following:

Сравнение	Правильный ответ
As black as…	coal
As blind as…	a bat
As busy as…	a bee
As poor as…	a church mouse
As silly as…	a goose
As good as…	gold

Contest 6. ‘Forming a new word’

Teacher: Add 2 letters to each of the words in any place to form a new word. A clue is given to help you.

Sit        number            sixth

Cart  vegetable           carrot

Range fruit                  oranges

War we drink it           water

Rug popular game       rugby

Contest 7. ‘Word snake’

Teacher: Look at that word snake. Read the clues and write the answers on the snake. The last letter of each word is the first letter of the next word.

1. The first day of the week.(6)

2. The colour of the sun.(6)

3. You drink this when you are thirsty (5)

4. Move quickly.(3)

5. The month that follows October.(8)

6. A bright colour.(3)

                                       Заключительная часть

Teacher: It’s time to finish our maraphon. Thank you very much for your work. Our jury can count points. So, the winner of the maraphon is… The team “…” is the best in English. Give them the prize. Clap your hands, children, please. Our maraphon is over. Good bye! See you soon, again!