Тест по страноведению 1. Дополните предложение: :
The United Kingdom includes ...
A. England and Scotland
B. Great Britain and Northern Ireland
C. England, Scotland and Wales
D. Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic
E. Englnd, Scotland and Nothern Ireland
9. ответьте на вопрос:
Do you know the hometown of the famous band
"The Beatles"?
A. Manchester
B. London
C. Liverpool
D. Glasgow
E. Belfast
2. ответьте на вопрос: :
Which town is the birthplace of William Shakespeare?
A. Glasgow
B. London
C. Edinburgh
D. Stratford-upon-Avon
E. Manchester
10. Дополните предложение: :
The NBA is ...
A. The National Birdwatchers Associations
B. The National Boaters Associations
C. The National Basketball Associations
D. The National Baseball Associations
E. The National Broadcast Associations
3. Дополните предложение: :
The national emblem of Northern Ireland is the..
A. shamrock
B. rose
C. thistle
D. daffodil
E. tulip
11. ответьте на вопрос:
Who wrote "Gulliver's travels"?
A. Mark Twain
B. Samuel Johnson
C. Robert Burns
D. Jonathan Swift
E. William Shakespeare
4. Дополните предложение:
A VIP is a ...
A. very important person
B. very interesting person
C. very intelligent person
D. very indifferent person
E. very industrious person
12. ответьте на вопрос: :
What is the name of the Great Britain flag?
A. Union Jack
B. Union John
C. Blue and Red
D. Red and white Crosses
E. Red, blue and white Crosses
5. ответьте на вопрос: :
What is the name of the USA flag?
A. Uncle Sam
B. Uncle John
C. Stars and Stripes
D. White Stars and Red Stripes
E the Union Jack
13. ответьте на вопрос:
What is the national symbol of America?
A. The red rose
B. Robin Redbreast
C. The shamrock
D. The white eagle
E. The bald eagle
6. Дополните предложение: :
The USA consists of ...
A. 49 states
B. 50 states and the District of Columbia
C. 49 states and the District of Columbia
D. 51 states
E. 50 states
14. ответьте на вопрос: :
What is the oldest building in Washington and
official residence of the President?
A. Capitol Building
B. Green House
C. White House
D. Gold House
E. White Hall
7. ответьте на вопрос: :
When do Americans celebrate Independence Day?
4. January, 15
15. Дополните предложение: :
The national emblem of England is.
A. the heather
B, the leek
1. Чем известен Александр Пушкин? - Alexander Pushkin is famous for being Russia's greatest poet,novelist and playwright.
2. Когда и где родился Пушкин? - Pushkin was born on June 6, 1799 in Moscow.
3. Где он получил свое образование? - He got his education from the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo.
4. Когда Пушкин начал писать?- Pushkin began writing when he was only six years old.
5. Когда были опубликованы его первые стихотворения? - His first poem was published in the journal The Messenger of Europe in 1814 when he was fifteen years old.
6. Какие его работы самые известные? - There are many famous works written by Pushkin such as Ruslan and Ludmila, The Captain's Daughter, Eugene Onegin, and many more.
7. Когда и где происходит действие в его романах? - (про капитанская дочь) The Captain's Daughter novel was set in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great at the time of Pugachev's Rebellion in 1773–1774.
8. О чем он писал в своих романах? - (тоже про капитанская дочь) In this novel he described the life of an honourable man Pyotr Andreyich Grinyov, who was sent into military service by his father. There he met his captain's daughter Masha and fell in love with her but this caused a rift between Pyotr and his fellow officer Shvabrin. Later on during Pugachev's Rebellion, Pyotr was accused of having friendly relations with Pugachev because Shvabrin testified that Pyotr was a traitor. Pyotr was imprisoned because of that accusation but later was set free because Masha managed to convince Empress Catherine the Great of his innocence. Basically, the novel romanticised account of Pugachev's Rebellion and described the importance of honour and loyalty.
9. Когда Пушкин умер? - Pushkin died on January 29, 1837 at the age of thirty-seven.
10. За что он был уважаем своими современниками? - He was honoured by his contemporaries for being a remarkable novelist.
11. Популярны ли сегодня его работы? - Yes, they are still very popular.
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