Вспомогательный материал для подготовки к страноведческой олимпиаде (английский язык) для учащихся 7-8 классов

Вспомогательный материал для подготовки к страноведческой олимпиаде (английский язык) для учащихся 7-8 классов (2017-2018 г)

Ex.2 Choose the correct answer

1. What's the name of the London underground?

A) Metro B) Tube C) Subway

2. What London street is famous for shops?

A) Oxford Street B) Fleet Street C) Lombard Street

3. What is the Barbican?

A) a river B) an art centre C) a pop group

4. Which animal can look at the Queen?

A) a dog B) a cat C) a lion

5. Who wrote 'Winnie-the-Pooh'?

A) L. Carroll B) O. Wilde C) A. Milne

6. What is English marmalade?

A) apple jam B) orange jam C) sweets

7. The traditional English drink is

A) coffee B) cocoa C) tea

8. What river does London stand on?

A) the Thames B) the Severn C) the Clyde

9. Robert Burns is a______________ poet.

A) American B) English C) Scottish

10. The oldest university in Britain is in

A) London B) Edinburgh C) Oxford

11. What is the official religion in the UK?

A) Catholicism  B) Orthodoxy  C) Protestantism 

12. Where is the lake Loch Ness situated?

A) Scotland B) England C) Wales

13. What city in Britain has nickname “The Smoke”?

A) Edinburgh  B) Cardiff C) London

14. What is the name of a man the monument to whom stands in Trafalgar Square?

A) Nelson B) Chaplin C) Cromwell

15. Who is the first woman Prime Minister of Britain?

A) Thatcher B) Livingstone C) Scott

16. What's the name of a member of the Beatles who was murdered in the USA?

A) Rowling B) Lennon C) Stevenson

17. What's the name of the Princess of Wales who died in a car crash in Paris?

A) Debby B) Dolly C) Diana

18. Who tried to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605?

A) Arthur B) Fawkes C) Drake

19. What's the name of the Queen who ruled for the longest period in British history?

A) Victoria B) Elizabeth C) Mary

20. What's the name of the author of the Harry Potter books?

A) Rowling B) Alfred C) Constable

Ex.3. You should find the names of London sights in these words.

1. E G K P M L U H C A N A C I A B.

2. M H S F L R O H T E S T E U A O I P A E N.

3. A I C C U I P R D Y L C S L I C.

4. R A H E T L G A E T L E T Y.

5. R F H K V R A W G O H T W U A T I N E R E N O N R O E.