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5. General knowledge Procedure: Announce a general knowledge quiz and then ask the kind of questions given below. The students may be divided into groups of four. Ask the questions and give the students exactly 45 seconds to discuss each questions and to agree on an answer in their group. Each group gives its answer and then you or a student in the role of quiz master give the authoritative answer. Elementary level 1. Where is Mount Everest? (Nepal/Tibet border). 2. How high is Mount Everest? (8,848 meters). 3. What is the capital city of Uruguay? (Montevideo). 4. What are the differences between African and Indian elephants? (The African elephant has larger ears and longer back legs?). 5. Where is the Eiffel Tower? Which country and which city? (France/Paris). 6. What are the colors of the French flag? (Red, white and blue). 7. What color do you add to blue in order to make purple? (Red). 8. Which is the longest river in the world? (The Amazon and the Nile are about the same length). 9. Which is the highest waterfall in the world? (Salto Angel in Venezuela – 979 meters) 10. Which is the biggest country: the United Kingdom, France or Spain? (the UK: 240,937 km; France; 547,026 km.; Spain: 504,782 km.). 11. Which river flows through London? (The Thames). 12. What is SOS in the international Morse code? (... _ _ _ ...). 13. Where is the Sea of Tranquillity? (The Moon). 14. What are the shortest words in English? (a and I). Intermediate Level 1. Who is the Queen of the United Kingdom? (Queen Elizabeth II). 2. What was the most famous woman Prime Minister in Britain? (Margaret Thatcher, 1979-90). 3. Who wrote «King Lear», «Macbeth», and «Romeo and Juliet»? (William Shakespeare). 4. What do English-speaking people often say when they are being photographed? (Cheese! Then they look as though they are smiling). 5. If it is midday in London, what time is it in New York? (Seven o’clock in the morning). 6. Which of the Beatles was killed? (John Lennon). 7. What is the boiling point of water? (100 centigrade). 8. Name at least three countries in Europe which have red, white and blue flags (United Kingdom, Czechoslovakia, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway) 9. Which river flows through Cairo? (The Nile). 10. What does UNESCO stand for? (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 11. Which is the nearest big city to Heathrow Airport? (London). 12. What is the American English word for the British English word ‘lift’? (Elevator). 13. Which is the bigger, the American billion or the British billion? (The British billion . American billion = one thousand million. British billion = one million million, this is called a ‘trillion’ in American English. Advanced level 1. It is possible to go by ship to Paraguay? (No, Paraguay has no sea coast). 2. If you were in Freetown in South Africa in August, would you be wet or dry? (Wet. The rainfall is very heavy in August, averaging about 80 cm.) 3. Which three nationalities did Einstein have at different times? (He was born in Germany, then became a Swiss citizen, and later took American citizenship). 4. Which metal boils at the highest temperature; silver, gold or lead? (gold: 2,900 C; Silver: 2,210 C; Lead: 1,740 C). 5. Which President died a violent death in 1963? (John F. Kennedy). 6. When did Elizabeth II become Queen of the United Kingdom: 1948, 1952, 1965 or 1974 ?(1952). 7. What happened if you killed a cat in an ancient Egypt? (You were executed because cats were sacred). 8. What is the symbol of the zodiacal sign Taurus? (Bull). 9. Who was the Iron Lady? (Margareth Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979-90). 10. Who was the Queen of Egypt twice? (Cleopatra, 51-48 BC and 47-30 BC. Her brother was king for one year, then Julius Caesar, helped Cleopatra to get her throne back again). 11. Who arrived in Australia before Captain Cook? (The Aborigines were there 20,000 years before the Europeans. The first Europeans were the Portuguese in the 16th century). 12. Who was the close friend and assistant of Sherlock Holmes? (Dr. Watson). 6. Questions about a statement Procedure: Practice in forming questions. Take a sentence which is a statement of fact – true, false, absurd, it doesn’t matter – from your coursebook or from your own or the students’ imagination. The students try to see how many questions they can ask about it. Example: THE MOON IS MADE OF GREEN CHEESE. Possible questions: 1. Has the moon always been made of green cheese? 2. Is the cheese light or dark green? 3. Is the cheese hard or soft? 4. Is the moon all made of green cheese, or only part of it? 5. Why is the moon made of green cheese? 6. How was it made? 7. What does the cheese taste like? and so on. 7. The Moon survival problem Procedure: For oral practice. The situation described in this problem is imaginary. Your «life» or «death» will depend upon how well your group can share its present knowledge of a relatively unfamiliar problem so that the team can make decision that will lead to your survival. 1. You are a member of a space crew drawn from several earth countries participating in a United Nations inner – galactic science project. Originally, your vessel was scheduled to rendezvous with a mother ship on the lighted surface of the moon. Due to mechanical difficulties, however, your ship was forced to land at a spot some 300 kilometers from the meeting point. You were unable to notify anyone of your position before the forced landing. None of you are injured and your space suits are intact. However, during landing, much of the equipment aboard was damaged, but your group was able to salvage the fifteen items listed on the next page. Since survival depends on reaching the mother ship, the most critical items available must be chosen for the 300-kilometer trip. You may assume: a)the number of your crew is the same as the number of your team; b)you are the actual people in the situation; c)the team has agreed to stick together; d)all items are in good condition; e)you are on the lighted side of the moon. 2. Each member of the team is to individually rank the fifteen salvaged items according to their importance to the team’s survival. Do not discuss the situation or problem until each member has finished the individual ranking. 3. After everyone has finished the individual ranking, rank order the fifteen items as a team. Once discussion begins do not change your individual ranking! Your team will have until _________________________- o’clock to complete this step. 4. Discuss the data in regard to the objective (The key to step 4 Survival Expert’s Ranking is given below the table) .But: not discuss the Expert’s Ranking until each team or the whole class has finished the ranking.
Cultural adjustment Task sheet Here are some difficulties people encounter when living in a new country. Please indicate with a check ( ) how important each one has been for you.
Adapted from “NASA Exercise” in the Dynamics of Human Communication (A Laboratory Approach) Gail E. Myers and Michele Tolera Myers. From: A Manual of Structured Experiences for Cross-cultural Learning by Weebs, et al. Sietar-Intercultural Press. Key to Step 4 - Survival Expert’s Ranking: box of matches (15); food concentrate (4); 50 ft. nylon rope (6); parachute silk (8); portable heating unit (13); two 45 caliber pistols (11); one case dehydrated milk (12); two 100 lbs. tank of oxygen (1); stellar map (of moon’s constellation (3); life raft (9); magnetic compass (14); 5 gallons of water (2); signal flares (10); first aid kit with injection needles (7); solar-powered FM receiver-transmitter (5). Celebrating holidays and special events «Holidays often represent religious or patriotic events that most of the people in a country share in celebrating. In many countries, there is a state religion. The government and the religious leaders may work together to set political policies and decide on government actions. In the United States, however, people believe in the separation of church and state. This means that the government may not interfere with or support matters relating to religion and religious institutions may not interfere in matters of government. Because people living in the United States come from all over the world, they have learned to enjoy holidays that are part of other people’s cultures but not their own and to respect people’s right to worship in their own way. For example, most Americans, Christian or not, enjoy attending Christmas parties. They may also wear the customary green on St. Patrick’s Day even though they are not all Irish.» American holidays Here is a list of American holidays, when they are celebrated, and some information about how they are celebrated. 
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