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The Star HourGreat Britain
The motto: “It’s better to see something once than to hear about it a hundred
times”.
Game 1The Mississippi SnowdonEdinburgh The Pacific OceanThe English Channel The Atlantic OceanThe Gulf of Mexico The ThamesThe Strait of Dover The Caribbean SeaCardiff The North SeaThe Rocky Mountains Ben NevisYosemite Valley The Appalachians
The Atlantic OceanThe ThamesThe North SeaSnowdonBen Nevis
• Edinburgh• The English
Channel• The Strait of
Dover• Cardiff
Captain’s Game 2• England• London• 49 5 2,5• Scotland• Wales• Cardiff• Edinburgh• The Atlantic Ocean• The Strait of Dover• Snowdon• Ben Nevis• The Thames• The Severn• The North Sea• The English
Channel• The Irish Sea
Captain’s Game
The ThamesLondon
49
5Scotland
WalesCardiff
Edinburgh
The Atlantic Ocean
The Strait of Dover
Snowdon
Ben Nevis
The North Sea
The English Channel
The Irish Sea
2,5 EnglandThe Severn
Game 3: London1. What is the population of London?
a) 11 c) 3b) 5 d) 7
2. Where does the British Prime Minister live?a) 12 Whitehall c) 7 Russel Streetb) 10 Downing Street d) 15 Oxford Street
3. What is the head of the state?a) The Prime Minister c) The Queenb) The President d) The Speaker
4. What is the official residence of the Queen in London?a) Holyrood House c) The Castleb) Buckingham Palace d) The Houses of Parliament
Game 3: London1. What is the population of London?
a) 11 c) 3b) 5 d) 7
2. Where does the British Prime Minister live?a) 12 Whitehall c) 7 Russel Streetb) 10 Downing Street d) 15 Oxford Street
3. What is the head of the state?a) The Prime Minister c) The Queenb) The President d) The Speaker
4. What is the official residence of the Queen in London?a) Holyrood House c) The Castleb) Buckingham Palace d) The Houses of Parliament
Buckingham Palace
The Tower
Westminster Abbey
The Houses of Parliament
Game 4:The sights of London
The Tower
Game 4:The sights of London
St. Paul’ s Cathedral
The Houses of Parliament
The British Museum
Buckingham Palace
The British Museum
The British Museum
The Houses of Parliament
Buckingham Palace
Madame Tussaud’smuseum
Buckingham Palace
Parliament Square
Regent’s Park
Trafalgar Square
The monument to Admiral Nelson
Trafalgar Square
The monument to Admiral Nelson
The National Gallery
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
Covent Garden
Westminster Abbey
The National Gallery
The British Museum
The Tower of London
The Houses of Parliament
The Houses of Parliament
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul’s Cathedral
The Tate Gallery
The British museum
St. Paul’s Cathedral
• The British Museum• The Tower of London• The National Gallery• The Victoria and Albert
Museum
The National Gallery
• St. James’s Park• Hyde Park• Regent’s Park• Greenwich Park
Hyde Park
• London Bridge• Tower Bridge• Stamford Bridge
Tower Bridge
Stradford-upon-AvonGame 5
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Oxford
Oxford
Cardiff
Game 6
1. The population of the country is 70 million people.It’s false.
2. The symbol of England is a rose.It’s true.
3. People speak only English in different parts of the country.It’s false.
4. The British flag is called “Stars and Stripes”.It’s false.
5. The climate is mild and humid.It’s true.
6. The full name of the country is Great Britain.It’s false.
7. The symbol of Wales is a daffodil.It’s true.
8. The symbol of Scotland is a leek.It’s false.
It’s interesting to know… Different countries have different national emblems
or symbols. This emblem was adopted by King James III, in the 15th century.
There is a legend that, in the 8th century, an army of enemies were coming up at night to attack the
castle, the seat of the Scottish kings. The army had no idea that an enemy was close until one of the barefoot soldiers stepped on ____ and cried of pain. The Scots heard the noise , ran out of the
castle and defeated the enemies in the battle.
Midsummer’s Day, June 24th is the longest day of the year. On that day a very old custom at
______ is held. _______ is one of the Europe’s biggest stone circles that is 10 or12 metres
high.The earliest past is 5000 years old. The Druid priests used _______for a calendar. They
knew when the months and seasons start
A daffodil An eagle
A leekA thistle
Stars and Stripes
A birch treeEisteddfod
St. Patrick’s DaySummer Bank
HolidayStatue of Liberty
StonehengeGay Fawkes
NightThe Fens
The Hadrian’s Wall
III
A Thistle
Stonehenge
CrosswordGame 8
1 St. David’s Day is celebrated in this country 2. People of this country prefer the traditional festival of Hogmanay, of New Year’s Eve, to Christmas. 3. St. Patrick’s day is celebrated in this country. 4. The greatest holidays of this country are Christmas and Easter. 1. It made Great Britain a rich and powerful country.
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