Konkurs z języka angielskiego dla klas II i III gimnazjum z elementami wiedzy o krajach należących do Zjednoczonego Królestwa Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii Północnej

1.The UK consists of four countries. They are:

2.Read the text and fill the gaps; rugby, kilts, national, tea, difficult, spoons, monster, weather, recognise, pudding, lakes, horse

I. The English are very polite – they always queue for buses. They often eat fish and chips for lunch and always have Christmas 1. ............. at Christmas. They go 2. ............... races and ladies wear beautiful hats for the occasion. Other nations think that they always talk about the 3. ................ and drink 4. ................ at 5 o’clock.

II. The Welsh always laugh – they are very jolly people. They often play 5. ............... – it’s their favourite sport. When there is a 6. .................. holiday, they wear special costumes with tall black hats. They give special heart-shaped wooden 7. ................. to the people they love. Other nations think that Welsh is a very 8. ........................ language.

III. The Scottish speak with a characteristic Scottish ‘r’ so it is easy to 9. ................... a Scot. They are very romantic and often play golf. The Scottish call their 10. .................. lochs and believe that in one of them – Loch Ness – there lives a 11. ................. called Nessie. The Scottish wear 12. ............... ( not skirts) for special occasions. Other nations think that they are a bit mean with money.

2a) Read the text and find synonyms to the words:

0.wonderful - beautiful
1.nice
2.fries
3.women
4.smile
5.happy
6.best
7.not difficult
8.celebrations
9.cash

3.nswer the questions:

1.What is the capital of Wales?
2.What is the national plant of Ireland?
3.Is the Scottish national colour red or blue?
4.Who is the Queen of Great Britain?
5.What time do British usually have lunch time?
6.Who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon?

4. Match the words:

0.Princess Diana
1.kilt
2.Hamlet
3.double-decker bus
4.RobertBurns
5.Tudor rose
6.the Eisteddfod
7.bagpipes
8. Trafalgar Square
9.Changing of the Guards
10.pub
11.Stonehenge
12.J.K.Rowling
13. J.R.R. Tolkien

a) Buckingham Palace
b) London
c) beer
d) tartan
e)“aloud Lang Syne”
f) Shakespeare
g) “Lord of the Rings”
h) ancient monument
i) Wales
j) Prince Charles
k) England
l) instrument
m) Nelson’s Column
n) “Harry Potter and ...”

5. Write the appropriate words:

1.The national flag of the UK is called the .............. Jack.
2.The capital of the UK, London lies on the river...................
3.Henry VIII had...................wives.
4.St. Andrew is the patron saint of.............
5.St. Patrick’s Day is on .....................
6.Welsh national plant is .........................

6. Read the text and write the questions:
London – a brief guide
London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is a big, noisy city with lots of colour. You can see there people from all over the world – from Asia, Africa, South America. Thanks to these people London is a very cosmopolitan place. London is also a very important international financial centre.
There are many famous streets and places in London. Lots of people visit Buckingham Palace – the place where presidents, kings and politicians go and meet the Queen. Buckingham Palace is like a small town with a police station, two post offices, a hospital, a bar, two sports clubs, a disco, a cinema and a swimming pool. There are 600 rooms and three miles of red carpet. Two men work full-time to look after the 300 clocks. About 700 people work in the Palace.
The British Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street, which is very close to Big Ben – the most famous clock in the world. Other famous tourist destinations are the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral. There are always queues of people at Madame Tussaud’s Museum in Marylebone Road - the world’s most famous wax work museum.
You can travel almost everywhere in London by ‘tube’, which is what the British call their metro system. During the day you can travel quickly and in comfort, but in the morning, when people are going to work, the underground is very full and uncomfortable. People call this time of day the rush hour.

1. ______________________________________________________________?
1. Big Ben is the most famous clock in the world.
2. ______________________________________________________________?
2. In Marylebone Road.
3. ______________________________________________________________?
3. 10 Downing Street.
4. ______________________________________________________________?
4. About 700.
5. ______________________________________________________________?
5. By tube.

Klucz odpowiedzi:
Exercise1:
1. England
2. Wales
3. Northern Ireland
4. Scotland
Exercise 2:
1. pudding
2. horse
3. weather
4. tea
5. rugby
6. national
7. spoons
8. difficult
9. recognise
10. lakes
11. monster
12. kilts

Exercise 2a:
1. polite
2. chips
3. ladies
4. laugh
5. jolly
6. favourite
7. easy
8. occasions
9. money

Exercise 3:
1. Cardiff
2. shamrock
3. blue
4. Elizabeth II
5. between noon and 2p.m.
6. Shakespeare

Exercise 4:
1. d (tartan)
2. f (Shakespeare)
3. b (London)
4. e (“aloud Lang Syne”)
5. k (England)
6. i (Wales)
7. l (instrument)
8. m (Nelson’s Column)
9. a (Changing of the Guards)
10. c (beer)
11. h (ancient monument)
12. n (“Harry Potter...)
13. g (“Lord...)

Exercise 5:
1. Union
2. Thames
3. six
4. Scotland
5. 17th March
6. leek/daffodil

Exercise 6: (Wszystkie prawidłowe pytania należy uznać za poprawne) np.:
1. What is Big Ben?
2. Where is Madame Tussaud’s Museum?
3. What is the address of the British Prime Minister residence?
4. How many people work in the Palace?
5. How can you travel in London?