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KONKURS WIEDZY O KRAJACH ANGLOJ

ĘZYCZNYCH

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN

AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Imi

ę i nazwisko ......................................................................................................

Nazwa i numer szkoły ...........................................................................................


I. Uzupełnij tabel

ę. Wpisz brakujące informacje.

Country Patron

Saint

National emblem Capital city

1)

Saint George

2)

3)

Scotland

4) 5) 6)

7)

8) Daffodil/leek

9)

10)

11) 12) Belfast

II. Zaznacz na mapie kraje i stolice.

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III. Uzupełnij zdania, wybieraj

ąc jedną z czterech podanych niżej

odpowiedzi. W wykropkowane miejsce wpisz a, b, c lub d.

1.The longest river in the UK is .......... .
a) Severn b) Thames c) Trent d) Tay

2.Guy Fawkes wanted to blow up .......... .
a) The Houses of Parliament b) Buckingham Palace c) The Tower
d) St. Paul’s Cathedral

3.Hogmanay is Scottish .......... .
a) Christmas Eve b) New Year’s Eve c) New Year’s Day d) Easter

4.William Shakespeare was born in .......... .
a) 1566 b) 1616 c) 1534 d) 1564

5.Ben Nevis is .......... .
a) the highest mountain b) the deepest lake c) the longest bridge
d) the biggest city

6.Who is the Prime Minister of the UK? ..........
a) Prince Charles b) Tony Blair c) John Major d) Hugh Grant

7.Boxing Day is celebrated on .......... .
a) 25

th

December b) 26

th

December c) 1

st

April d) 4

th

July

8. .......... is the most famous Scottish instrument.
a) bagpipes b) violin c) cello d) clarinet

9.Queen Elizabeth II lives in .......... .
a) Kensington Palace b) Westminster c) Buckingham Palace d) Wall Street

10.What is the traditional Scottish skirt?
a) tartan b) haggis c) kilt d) loch

11.There is a statue of .......... in the middle of Trafalgar Square.

a)

admiral Nelson b) Churchill c) general Wellington d) Henry VIII

12.The tallest building in London is .......... .

a)

Canary Wharf Tower b) Big Ben c) Westminster Abbey d) Hamleys

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IV. Po ka

żdym zdaniu zaznacz literą T wypowiedź prawdziwą, a literą

F wypowied

ź fałszywą.

1.Loch Ness is the name of the monster. _____

2.Northern Ireland is a part of Great Britain. _____

3.The Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street. _____

4.”Auld Lang Syne” is the title of the old Scottish song in praise of past
times and good fellowship. _____

5.The Union Jack is blue, white and yellow. _____

6.The Tower of London was a prison. _____

7.The king who declared himself the head of the Anglican Church was
Henry V. _____

8.Westminster Abbey is a cathedral. _____

9.Poland is bigger than the United Kingdom. _____

10.Children in Britain don’t have to go to school until the age of 5. _____


V. Odpowiedz na pytania.

1.What is the name of the famous British detective?
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2.What is the oldest British university?
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3.What is the name of King Arthur’s sword?
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4.What is the name of the most famous ancient circle in Britain?
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5.Where was William Shakespeare born?
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VI. Odszukaj nazwy 10 miast i wypisz je poni

żej.

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C D A N O Z B F A L

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B R I S T O L K X P

U Z T T G W R A O O

A E B L D O V E R O

R Y Z E Y X W C D L

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