Презентация "Literary quiz" 9 класс

Literary quiz

• Учитель английского языка – Филитова Галина Михайловна
• 9- класс
• МОУ средняя школа №15, г. Егорьевск, Московская область, 2011 год

William Shakespeare

• English writer (1564-1616)

Charles Dickens

• English writer (1812-1870)

Somerset Maugham

• English writer (1874-1965)

Lewis Carroll

• English writer (1832-1898)

Robert Burns

• English writer (1759-1796)

Daniel Defoe

• English writer(1660-1731)

Agatha Christie

• English writer (1890-1976)

Charlotte Bronte

• English writer (1816 — 1855)

Peter Benchley

• American writer(1940-2006)

Richard Sheridan

• English writer(1751-1816)

Jerome K. Jerome

• English writer (1859-1927)

"Right or wrong?"

• Shakespeare performed his plays in the Globe theatre.
• Jungle book was written by George Byron.
• Fairy-tale is a book that tells an exciting story of crime and violence.
• Smoking, eating and dancing are allowed in the library.
• There were 3 sisters Brontee.
• "Alice in Wonderland" was written by Lewis CarrolJ.
• Shakespeare was born in London.
• Robert Burns is a Scottish poet.
• Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of Winston Churchill.

"Right or wrong?"

• "Romeo and Juliet" is a comedy.
• Many famous British writers are buried in Westminster Abbey.
• Charles Dickens is the author of "Oliver Twist".
• There are no famous writers in Britain.
• Western is another person's life.
• There is only one Turgeniev's Museum - in Moscow.
• "Gone with the wind" is a short story that teaches a lesson, in which animals or objects speak.
• Charlotte Brontee wrote "Jane Eyre".
• Dictionaries are books about hobbies, crafts, plants, animals and weather

Compose the titles of well-known books written by the British writers

	The school...		a. ...bondage
	Gone with...		b. ...Crusoe
	Of human...		c. ...Lear
	Alice...		d. ...for scandal
	Jane...		e. ...in a boat
	Robinson...		f. ...the wind
	Oliver...		g. ...Eyre
	King...		h. ...Pan
	Three men...		i. ...Twist
	Peter...		j. ... in Wonderland

Match the titles of well-known books with the writers

1	The school for scandal	William Shakespeare
2	Jaws	Charles Dickens
3	Jane Eyre	Lewis Carroll
4	Three men in a boat	Robert Burns
5	Robinson Crusoe	Somerset Maugham
6	Oliver Twist	Daniel Defoe
7	King Lear	Agatha Christie
8	Of human bondage	Charlotte Bronte
9	Detective stories	Peter Benchley
10	Songs and poems about Scotland	J. M. Berrie
11	Alice in Wonderland	Richard Sheridan
12	Peter Pan	Jerome K. Jerome

What do you know about Shakespeare?

• Questions for team-1
• 1. When and where was Shakespeare born?
• 2. What was his mother?
• 3. What was his father?
• 4. What kind of education did he get?
• 5. How old was he when he married Anne Hathaway?
• 6. What was she?
• 7. How many children did they have?

What do you know about Shakespeare?

• Questions for team-2
• 1. Why did he leave Stratford?
• 2. What did he become in London?
• 3. When did he produce most of his known work?
• 4. When did the company build the Globe theatre?
• 5. What plays were performed in that theatre and what happened to that theatre?
• 6. When did Shakespeare retire and go to live in Stratford?
• 7. When did he die and where was he buried?

Determine genre and then fill in the table.

1	Criminals, robbers, killers. There is always a clever detective or a policeman who catches them in the end.
2	Aliens, spaceships, trips to the moon and star wars.
3	The author describes somebody's life or writes about himself (herself).
4	Wizards, witches and other magic objects and words. Some wizards are bad, some witches are good.
5	Princes and princesses, very bad witches and magic animals that help good people. The plot is usually very simple. Good people are rewarded. Bad people are punished.
6	Pirates, cowboys, boys and girls are always doing exciting things. You also find ships, faraway islands, lost treasure, and a lot of danger in these stories, but there is usually a happy ending.
7	Vampires, witches, ghosts and scary supernatural events.
8	Things that happened in the past. Some characters may not be real, but the description of the period is usually very good.
9	Love and hate. The characters go through a lot of difficulties to come together.

Fill in the table. Match the genres with their descriptions

Genre.	What is it about?
a) romance
b) detective story
c) biography
d) science fiction
e) horror
f) adventure story
g) fantasy
h) fairy tale
i) history book

Match the headlines (a-g) with the ideas of the articles (1-7).

	Headlines
a)	Thames Whale Dies
b)	Kia to Build Plant
c)	$50 M Expansion for Kremlin Museum
d)	Americans Prefer Russia
e)	Athletes Get Set for Melbourne
f)	Global and Local News to Be Brought to Every Home in Moscow
g)	Papers and Printed

The ideas of the articles

1	One of the biggest South Korean car markers is planning to begin making its world-famous cars in Georgia.
2	The International Herald Tribune and The Moscow Times are starting a new project together. Soon Russian readers will be able to get their new periodicals daily.
3	A big sea animal got into the river. People tried to help it but could not.
4	One of the most important historical places in Moscow is getting a present on its 200th birthday – a new building for the growing collection.
5	Three of Belarus’ few independent newspapers stopped being published.
6	Sportsmen from 53 countries are in final preparations for this week’s Games.
7	The poll organized by the University of Connecticut shows that people in the country have begun to feel more kindly to our motherland.