Презентация "Кто? Что? Где? Когда?" по материалам онлайн энциклопедии "Британника". Уровень учащихся -intermediate

Who, What, Where, and When?
With Encyclopaedia Britannica
warm up activities for intermediate students

What’s the most expensive thing ever built?
With a price tag exceeding $100 billion, plus billions more each year for maintenance, the International Space Station is the most expensive object ever .

What letter starts more words than any other?
More words in the English language begin with s than any other letter.
Sack-[сэк]- мешок, куль; насыпать в мешки, увольнять
Sacred-[с’эйкрид]- священный, святой
Sacrifice-[с'экрифайс]- жертва; жертвовать
Sad-[сэд]- печальный
Sadly-[с’эдли]- грустно, серьезно
Sadness-[с'эднэс]- грусть, печаль, уныние
Safe-[сэйф]- невредимый, в безопасности
Safety-[с'эйфти]- безопасность
Said- [сэд]- сказал, говорил
Sail-[сэйл]- парус; отплывать, плавать, идти

Which huge nation has only one time zone?
Despite its size, China has only one time zone—Beijing time.

Which other animals laugh when tickled?
Laughter that comes from tickling is called gargalesis, and aside from primates the only animal known to experience it is the rat.

Why is Apple called “Apple”?
Steve Jobs claimed that he named his company Apple partly because the word appears alphabetically before his previous employer, Atari.

What book has been translated into the most languages?
Excluding religious works, the book translated into the most languages is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic The Little Prince.

What non-primate has fingerprints like humans?
The fingerprints of koalas are almost indistinguishable from human fingerprints.

What was the loudest noise recorded on Earth?
The loudest documented sound on Earth was the 1883 eruption of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa. It could be heard across 10 percent of Earth’s surface.

Agatha Christie was a pioneer of what extreme sport?
Best known for her murder mysteries, Agatha Christie was an avid surfer in the 1920s. She is thought to be the first British woman to surf standing up.

What color are polar bears?
Polar bear coats have no white pigmentation. Their skin is black and their fur is hollow, which scatters light, giving them a white appearance. Sometimes algae grow in the hollow fur, giving them a greenish hue.

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