Задания и ответы к игре «Своя игра».

Данная игра довольно проста, она имеет лишь один тур.
Правила игры: Участник (или группа, если класс разделён на группы) выбирает тему и «стоимость» вопроса. Если он правильно отвечает, то данное количество баллов ему прибавляется. А если он ошибается, то это количество баллов вычитается из его уже имеющихся баллов. Задача – набрать большее количество баллов.

Topics:
1. London
2. The UK
3. Riddles
4. The Idioms
5. Holidays around the world
6. Grammar and Tenses

London:
100 The name of the river in London is ... (the Thames)
200 What can you see in the middle of Trafalgar Square ( The stature of Nelson)
300 When was the great fire of London? ( in 1666)
400 Where are the tombs of many kings and queens and other famous people? ( in Westminster
Abbey)
500 Where in London can you say everything you want? ( in Hyde park)

The UK
100 What is the official name of the UK? (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
200 What is the capital of Northern Ireland? (Belfast)
300 The flag of the UK is known as .... (the Union Jack)
400 What is Great Britain? ( an island)
500 Who is the head of England? (queen)

Riddles
100 There are six of us in every family, but only four in a town. What are we? (Letters)
200 I have cities but no houses; forests but no trees, rivers but without water. What am I? (a map)
300 Which month has 28 days? (They all have 28 days)
400 What has no head, no arms, no legs, and still has a tongue? ( a shoe)
500 On what day of the year do children talk the least? ( on the 22nd of December because it’s the shortest day of the year)

The Idioms
100 As happy as ... ( a king)
200 As busy as ... ( a bee)
300 As like as ... (two peas)
400 As poor as ... ( a church mouse)
500 As different as ... (chalk from cheese)

Holidays around the world.
100 When is Christmas celebrated in Russia? ( on the 7th of January)
200 What season is in Australia when they celebrate Christmas? ( summer)
300 What holiday do English people celebrate on the 5th of November? (Guy Fawkes Night)
400 The holiday in Russia when people eat pan-cakes? (Maslenitsa)
500 What holiday is celebrated in the USA on the fourth Thursday in November? (Thanksgiving day)

Grammar and Tenses
100 V1 (Present Simple)
200 V2 (Past Simple)
300 am/is/are + Ving (Present Continuous)
400 be + V3 (Passive Voice)
500 had + V3 (Past Perfect)
As happy as ... a king
As busy as ... a bee
As like as ... two peas
As poor as ... a church mouse
As different as ... chalk from cheese