52738 pass the word englishspeaking countries quizl

Divide the class into
groups of three.
Give each group a card
with all the letters to
write the answers on and a
circle with the letters.
Set the time of the game 20 minutes.
Read the definitions of the
words beginning with the
alphabet letters.
Give the students 15
seconds to write the
answers. Stop the time.
Check the answers after
each letter.
- Those who have
guessed correctly
put a green tick
on the letter in the
circle.
- Those who haven’t
guessed correctly
put a red cross
on the letter in the
circle.
- Those who don’t
know the right
answer say ‘WE
A - Native Australians. (Aborigines)
B - Where the British Queen lives in London.
(Buckingham Palace)

C - The most popular soft drink in the USA. (Coca Cola)
D - The capital of Ireland. (Dublin)
E - The capital of Scotland. (Edinburgh)
F - The most popular fast food in England. (Fish and
chips)
G - The first name of the first president of the USA.
(George [Washington])
H - A team sport very popular in the USA and Canada
that is called “the fastest game on earth”. (Hockey)
I - What do Americans celebrate on 4th July?
(Independence Day)
J - When is Queen´s Official Birthday celebrated?
(in June)

PASS THE WORD’.
Continue with all the letter
of the alphabet.
If there is time left
(within the set limit) come
back to the questions that
have been left without
answer.
The winner is the group
with the greatest number
of correct answers.
Read all the correct
answers aloud.


K - A skirt made of tartan cloth that is traditionally worn by Scottish men. (Kilt)

L - The name of a city that was the birthplace of The Beatles. (Liverpool)
M - The first name of a politician that was called the “Iron Lady”. (Margaret [Thatcher])
N - N. What city has a nickname “Big Apple”? (New York)
O - In what month is Halloween celebrated? (October)
P - P.

What is the British currency? (Pound)

Q - The wife of a king. (Queen)
R - What colour are London double-decker buses? (Red)
S - Who lived at Baker Street in London? (Sherlock Holmes)
T - What is traditional food eaten on Thanksgiving Day in the US? (Turkey)
U - The name of a British flag. (Union Jack)
V - The name of a Canadian city were the 21st Winter Olympics were held in 2010. (Vancouver)
W - What is the official residence of the American President? (The White House)
X - What is celebrated on 26th December? (Boxing Day)
Y - The first National Park in the world situated in the USA. (Yellowstone)
Z - An American-English equivalent of the British-English ‘postcode’ (zip code)

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