Famous Britons Quiz. Do this puzzle and read the saying.

Saying:___________________________________________________________

1. He invented a machine on which the modern computer is based.

2. He discovered the law of gravity when an apple fell on his head.

3. He tried to prove that our remote granddads and grannies were monkeys.

4. The author of The Lord of the Rings.

5. Scotland’s national poet.

6. The most famous playwright in the world.

7. The author of Jungle Book.

8. The monument to this man stands in Trafalgar Square.

9. The first woman Prime Minister of Britain.

10. A member of the Beatles who was murdered in the US.

11. The author of Oliver Twist.

12. The beautiful Princess of Wales and the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry, who died in a car crash in Paris.

13. This guy tried to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605.

14. This Queen ruled for the longest period in British history.

15. The author of the Harry Potter books.

16. One of Britain’s greatest leaders, who was the Prime Minister of the country during World War II.

17. The creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

18. This man invented the telephone.

19. A famous explorer who discovered Australia and Hawaii.

20. The author of Alice in Wonderland.

21. The name of a very famous singer, once a member of the Beatles.

22. This famous scientist discovered laws of electricity.

23. The author of the Canterbury Tales.

24. This brave scientist discovered penicillin.

25. The inventor of the steam engine.

26. This romantic poet died in Greece while fighting against the Turks for Greek independence.

27. The author of Robinson Crusoe.

28. This man was a leader of the Parliamentary army against King Charles I and after Charles’ execution, became Lord Protector. But he was almost as tyrannical as the king he defeated and the monarchy was restored two years after his death.

29. The name of the author of The Hound of the Baskervilles.

30. The author of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.

31. The name of a film director famous for his horror films, like Psycho.

32. This Englishman was the first to sail around the world. He also led the English navy to victory against the Spanish Armada.

33. The author of The Picture of Dorian Gray.

34. A famous landscape painter of the 19^th century.

35. A famous explorer of Africa, the first European to see the Zambezi River and the Victoria Falls.

36. A comic actor with a small black moustache, a bowler hat and a funny way of walking.

37. A famous footballer.

38. The inventor of the television.

39. The author of Treasure Island.

40. The author of Ivanhoe.

THE FAMOUS BRITONS’ POTRAITS

Captain James Cook Jane Austen Geoffrey Chaucer Charles Babbage

Robert Burns Alexander Bell William Shakespeare Daniel Defoe

J. Constable Francis Drake Walter Scott Queen Victoria Lewis Carroll

James Watt A. Conan Doyle Isaac Newton Ch. Darwin Guy Fawkes

D. Livingstone O. Cromwell Ch. Dickens Oscar Wilde M. Faraday

Lord Byron R. Stevenson R. Kipling Horatio Nelson W. Churchill

Alexander Fleming Ch. Chaplin Agatha Christie JK Rowling

John Lennon JRR Tolkien Alfred Hitchcock Paul McCartney

Princess Diana Margaret Thatcher David Beckham

Grammar Section

The Pronoun (Местоимение)

Indefinite Pronouns

Some употребляется:

а) в утвердительных предложениях с исчисляемыми существительными во множественном числе. E.g. Somepeople arrived. I'd like a loaf and someeggs, please.

б)с неисчисляемыми существительными. E.g. I bought some milk. I'd like some water, please.

Any употребляется в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях с исчисляемыми и неисчисляемыми существительными. E.g. Did any people arrive? I didn't have any water. Did you buy any milk?

В выражениях типа Would you like …? обычно употребляется some. E.g. Would you like some coffee? Would you like some tea?

Употребление Many, Much, Few/ A Few, Little/ A Little