BRAIN RING Wonderland 0f the English Language Start

HARD (5 POINTS) MEDIUM (3 POINTS) EASY (1 POINT) Rules Rounds I, II, III Teams have 1 minute for one task. Tasks: Warm-up (1 minute) Next

WARM UP “Wonderland” You will have 1 minute to make as many short words as you can out of the word

Check yourself!  on dad near  no one dear  do end lord  an and read  we law land  alone low word  wonder row wand

ROUND I: Help Alice remember! “London is the capital of Paris, and Paris is the capital of Rome, and Rome …”

HARD (5 POINTS) MEDIUM (3 POINTS) EASY (1 POINT) Next ROUND I: Help Alice remember!

Art Maths English History Geography Physical Training Computer studies Mrs. Globe Mr. Keyboard Mr. Marathon Mrs. Past Mr. Numbers Mr. Cambridge Ms Portrait I’m sure I’m not Ada! Help Alice remember her teachers’ names:

Computer studies Physical Training Art English Maths History Geography Mrs. Past Mrs. Globe Ms Portrait Mr. Keyboard Mr. Marathon Mr. Numbers Mr. Cambridge Alice’s teachers:

Let’s try Geography! Ger Can Eng United Sp New It Ire Fra Rus

United States Ireland Canada New Zealand Germany France Spain England Italy Russia

a An apple day keeps a doctor away I’ll try to say a proverb now…

a An apple day keeps a doctor away

ROUND II: Riddles “Curiouser and curiouser!”!

HARD (5 POINTS) MEDIUM (3 POINTS) EASY (1 POINT) Next ROUND II: Riddles

Humpty Dumpty riddle Once Alice met Humpty Dumpty from the poem Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again! Who is Humpty Dumpty? A) Робин-Бобин B) Шалтай-Болтай C) Ухти-Тухти D) Эники-Беники

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again! Шалтай-Болтай Сидел на стене. Шалтай-Болтай Свалился во сне. Вся королевская конница, Вся королевская рать Не может Шалтая, не может Болтая, Шалтая-Болтая собрать! (Перевод С.Я.Маршака)

Without your tongue You cannot t______, Without your feet You cannot w______, Without your eyes You cannot s______, Without your heart You cannot b______, Caterpillar’s poem

Check yourself! Without your tongue You cannot TALK, Without your feet You cannot WALK, Without your eyes You cannot SEE, Without your heart You cannot BE,

Cheshire Cat’s Riddle How do you say the word ‘ghoti’ if ‘gh’ is like in ‘cough’, ‘o’ is like in ‘women’ and ‘ti’ is like in ‘station’?

Cheshire Cat’s Riddle ‘gh’ is like in ‘cough’ ‘o’ is like in ‘women’ ‘ti’ is like in ‘station’ You say it like ‘fish’.

ROUND III: Writer’s puzzles Lewis Carroll often wrote letters to his readers and asked them questions. Try to answer some of them!

HARD (5 POINTS) MEDIUM (3 POINTS) EASY (1 POINT) Next ROUND III:

Who said it? “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” “What’s the use of a book without pictures and conversations?” “Off with his head!”

Who said it? White Rabbit: “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” Queen: “Off with his head!” Alice: What is the use of a book without pictures and conversations?”

It’s true that I have face and hands, And move before your eyes; But when I go my body stands, And when I stand I lie (вру). What am I? Alice likes such riddles. And you?

I am a clock! Minute HAND Hour HAND FACE “I GO”

Use your logics! Lewis Carroll was a mathematician, so he wants you so solve a logical problem: What is the next letter? J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, S, O, N, __

January February March April May June July August September October November So last letter is D ( December ) These are first letters of months:

What’s the score? End of Game! Who is the winner?

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