Exercise 12C, page 3 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

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Communication General knowledge quiz A p.107 B p.112 First complete the questions. Then ask them to your partner.

12C GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ Student A

a Complete your questions with the verb in brackets in the past simple. The correct answers are in red.

1 Who ______ the battle of Waterloo in 1815? (lose)

a the Duke of Wellington b Bismarck c Napoleon

2 Which American actor ______ in the 2015 film The Martian? (star)

a Matt Damon b Tom Hanks c Brad Pitt

3 Who ______ the songs which feature in the film and musical Mamma Mia? (write)

a The Beatles b Abba c Madonna

4 Which Formula One driver ______ his first world championship in 2008 at the age of 23? (win)

a Fernando Alonso b Lewis Hamilton c Michael Schumacher

5 Which famous Roman ______ ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’? (say)

a Augustus b Nero c Julius Caesar

6 Who ______ the world record for the 100 and 200 metres at the Beijing Olympics in 2008? (break)

a Usain Bolt b Carl Lewis c Michael Johnson

7 Which painter ______ off part of his ear? (cut)

a Picasso b Van Gogh c Matisse

8 Who ______ penicillin? (discover)

a Alexander Fleming b James Watson c Thomas Edison

b Ask B your questions. Give your partner one mark for each correct answer.

c Answer B’s questions. Who got the most correct answers?

12C GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ Student B

a Complete your questions with the verb in brackets in the past simple. The correct answers are in red.

1 Who ______ President of the USA eight years after his father had been president? (become)

a Bill Clinton

b Barack Obama

c George Bush

2 Who ______ the part of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films? (play)

a Emma Watson

b Carey Mulligan

c Kate Winslet

3 Which sport ______ an Olympic sport in 2016? (become)

a golf

b handball

c volleyball

4 Who ______ the Sistine Chapel? (paint)

a Leonardo da Vinci

b Michelangelo

c Raphael

5 Who ______ The Da Vinci Code? (write)

a Stephen King

b John Grisham

c Dan Brown

6 Who ______ a wooden horse to enter the city of Troy? (use)

a The Greeks

b The Romans

c The Persians

7 Which famous boxer ______ to fight in the Vietnam War in 1967? (refuse)

a Muhammad Ali

b Joe Frazier

c Sugar Ray Robinson

8 Who ______ the telephone? (invent)

a Marconi

b Bell

c Stephens

b Answer A’s questions.

c Ask A your questions. Give your partner one mark for each correct answer. Who got the most correct answers?

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Ответ:

Студент А

1 Who lost the battle of Waterloo in 1815? – c Napoleon

Кто проиграл битву при Ватерлоо в 1815 году? – c Наполеон

2 Which American actor starred in the 2015 film The Martian? – a Matt Damon

Какой американский актер сыграл главную роль в фильме «Марсианин» 2015 года? – a Мэтт Деймон

3 Who wrote the songs which feature in the film and musical Mamma Mia? – b Abba

Кто написал песни, которые звучат в фильме и мюзикле «Mamma Mia»? – b Abba

4 Which Formula One driver won his first world championship in 2008 at the age of 23? – b Lewis Hamilton

Какой гонщик Формулы-1 выиграл свой первый чемпионат мира в 2008 году в возрасте 23 лет? – b Льюис Хэмилтон

5 Which famous Roman said ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’? – c Julius Caesar

Какой известный римлянин сказал «Пришел, увидел, победил»? – c Юлий Цезарь

6 Who broke the world record for the 100 and 200 metres at the Beijing Olympics in 2008? – a Usain Bolt

Кто побил мировой рекорд на 100 и 200 метров на Олимпийских играх в Пекине в 2008 году? – a Усэйн Болт

7 Which painter cut off part of his ear? – b Van Gogh

Какой художник отрезал часть своего уха? – b Ван Гог

8 Who discovered penicillin? – a Alexander Fleming

Кто открыл пенициллин? – a Александр Флеминг

Студент Б

1 Who became President of the USA eight years after his father had been president? – c George Bush

Кто стал президентом США через восемь лет после того, как его отец был президентом? – c Джордж Буш

2 Who played the part of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films? – a Emma Watson

Кто сыграл роль Гермионы Грейнджер в фильмах о Гарри Поттере? – a Эмма Уотсон

3 Which sport became an Olympic sport in 2016? – a golf

Какой вид спорта стал олимпийским в 2016 году? – a гольф

4 Who painted the Sistine Chapel? – b Michelangelo

Кто расписал Сикстинскую капеллу? – b Микеланджело

5 Who wrote The Da Vinci Code? – c Dan Brown

Кто написал «Код да Винчи»? – c Дэн Браун

6 Who used a wooden horse to enter the city of Troy? – a The Greeks

Кто использовал деревянного коня, чтобы войти в город Трою? – a Греки

7 Which famous boxer refused to fight in the Vietnam War in 1967? – a Muhammad Ali

Какой известный боксер отказался воевать во Вьетнамской войне в 1967 году? – a Мухаммед Али

8 Who invented the telephone? – b Bell

Кто изобрел телефон? – b Белл