TOPIC: `English-Speaking Countries` List of words (with meanings in

List of words (with meanings in brackets)
LEVELS 9 + 10 (4e et 3e )
TOPIC: ‘English-Speaking Countries’
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ABORIGINES
(native population of Australia)
ABRAHAM
(LINCOLN the US President who abolished slavery)
ALABAMA
(one of the American states)
ALL BLACKS
(the New-Zealand rugby players)
ARIZONA
(one of the American states)
ARKANSAS
(one of the American states)
AUCKLAND
(a New Zealand city)
AYERS ROCK
(an Australian site also called Uluru)
BAGPIPE
(a Scottish musical instrument)
BARACK
(President Obama’s first name)
BASKETBALL
(a popular sport in the USA)
BEATLES
(the famous English band)
BEAVER
(an animal, typical in Canada)
BEEFEATERS
(the Tower of London guards)
BUCKINGHAM
(Palace where the Queen lives)
BOBBIES
(the policemen’s nickname in London)
BOOMERANG
(an Australian object)
BOWLER HAT
(what the English often wear on their heads)
BRITISH
(from Great-Britain)
CANBERRA
(the Australian capital)
CHEWING-GUM (a sweet that the Americans love)
CHRISTIE
(AGATHA the famous English detective writer)
CHRISTMAS
(a celebration on December 25th)
CHURCHILL
(the British Prime Minister during World War II)
CINCINNATI
(an American city)
COLESLAW
(an American dish)
CONAN DOYLE
(the English writer who created Sherlock Holmes)
CONNECTICUT
(one of the American states)
CORNFLAKES
(cereals for breakfast)
COW-BOY
(an American farmer on a horse)
CRANBERRY
(a small red fruit)
CRICKET
(a British sport)
CUPCAKE
(a British cake)
CUSTARD
(an English sauce for dessert)
DARWIN
(an Australian city and an English naturalist)
DELAWARE
(the smallest American states)
DIDGERIDOO
(an Aboriginal instrument in Australia)
EASTER
(a celebration in April)
EDINBURGH
(the capital of Scotland)
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ENGLISHMAN
(someone who lives in England)
FISH AND CHIPS (an English dish)
FLAPJACK
(an English dessert)
FOOT GUARDS
(the English royal guards who are on foot)
GENTLEMAN
(a well-educated man)
GLASGOW
(a big Scottish city)
GREAT-BRITAIN (England + Scotland + Wales)
GREENWICH
(where the Meridiem Time is)
GUY FAWKES
(Guy Fawkes Day, an English celebration)
HAGGIS
(a Scottish dish)
HALLOWEEN
(a celebration on October 31st)
HAMBURGER
(an American dish)
HAWAII
(one of the American states)
HOCKEY
(an English sport)
HOLLYWOOD
(an American neighbourhood)
HYDE PARK
(a park in London)
IDAHO
(one of the American states)
ILLINOIS
(one of the American states)
IOWA
(one of the American states)
IRELAND
(an English-speaking country)
JACK O LANTERN (a Halloween decoration)
JACK THE RIPPER (the English serial killer)
JAMES COOK
(he discovered Australia)
KANGAROO
(an Australian animal)
KANSAS
(one of the American states)
KENTUCKY
(one of the American states)
KINGDOM
(the United Kingdom)
KIWI
(New Zealand symbol and bird)
LEPRECHAUN
(an Irish legendary creature)
LIVERPOOL
( the Beatles’ native city in England)
LOCH NESS
(a lake in Scotland)
MANDELA
(the South-African leader against the Apartheid)
MARTIN LUTHER KING (the famous American civil rights leader)
MARYLAND
(one of the American states)
MASSACHUSETTS (one of the American states)
MISSISSIPPI
(one of the American states)
MOOSE
(a typical animal in Canada)
NEBRASKA
(one of the American states)
NEW-HAMPSHIRE (one of the American states)
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NEW-JERSEY
(one of the American states)
NEW-MEXICO
(one of the American states)
NEW-YORK
(a big American city)
NORTH DAKOTA
(one of the American states)
NOTTING HILL
(a borough in London)
OHIO
(one of the American states)
OKLAHOMA
(one of the American states)
PANCAKES
(an American dish)
PENNSYLVANIA
(one of the American states)
PICCADILLY
(Circus, a square in London)
PILGRIM FATHERS (the first people who arrived in America)
PUMPKIN
(a vegetable ,symbol for Halloween)
QUEEN ELIZABETH (the British queen)
RHODE ISLAND
(one of the American states)
ROOSEVELT
(the 32nd president of the USA)
ROSA PARKS
(an African-American civil rights activist)
ROYALTY
(monarchs and their families)
RUGBY
(a sport, very popular in Wales and New-Zealand)
RUSHMORE
(Mount Rushmore and its 4 US Presidents statues)
SCOTLAND
(a country, part of Great-Britain)
SHAKESPEARE
(famous English writer)
SHERLOCK HOLMES (the famous English detective)
SOCCER
(the word for football in American)
STARS AND STRIPES (the American flag’ s name)
STONEHENGE
(a famous site in the South of England)
SUBWAY
(the underground in the USA)
TENNESSEE
(one of the American states)
THANKSGIVING (an American celebration on the 4th Thursday of November)
TRICK OR TREAT
(a Halloween sentence)
TRIFLE
(a British dessert)
TURKEY
(a dish for Christmas and Thanksgiving)
UNDERGROUND
(or Tube, transport in London)
UNITED KINGDOM (England +Scotland +Wales +Northern Ireland)
UTAH
(one of the American states)
WALES
(a country part of Great-Britain)
WALLABY
(an animal in New-Zealand )
WASHINGTON
(the American capital)
WATSON
(Dr, Sherlock Holmes’s friend)
WELLINGTON
(the capital of New-Zealand )
WELSH
(from Wales)
WISCONSIN
(one of the American states)
WYOMING
(one of the American states
YORKSHIRE
(the largest county of England)
ZEALAND
(New-Zealand is in the Southern hemisphere)
Good Luck !
Information & Rules
PUBLIC CONCERNE :
 Les 5 classes de 5e de manière obligatoire
 Toutes les autres classes du collège de manière facultative
OBJECTIFS : Compétences et stratégies visées :
 Maîtriser la phonologie de l’alphabet en anglais et savoir épeler.
 Acquérir et mémoriser une liste de vocabulaire commune
 Initier les élèves à une tradition américaine : le Spelling Bee Contest, qui
est un concours oral d’orthographe de mots épélés
DEROULEMENT
 Distribution de la liste 15 jours avant pour entraînement
 Une liste commune pour 6e-5e et une autre pour 4e-3e
 Les volontaires de 6e, 4e et 3e sont invités à s’inscrire pour le concours
du lundi 21 avril à 13h (nombre de places limité !)
 Lecture et acquisition du lexique au sein du cours d’anglais en 5e
 Organisation d’éliminatoires en 5e lundi 20 ou mardi 21
Finale des 5e le mercredi 22 avril
REGLES: le / la candidat(e) doit:
 Répéter à l’oral le mot tiré au sort et dit par le jury
 Epeler à l’oral ce mot , puis le répéter à nouveau
Le / la candidat(e) a le droit de demander
 à faire répéter ce mot: ‘can you repeat, please?’
 une définition du mot: ‘can you give a definition, please?’
 un exemple de phrase: ‘can you give a sample sentence, please?’
pour les curieux! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoGZ7rhZNHo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sf4Lwxg6lQ
DEROULEMENT DU CONCOURS.
Le jury proposera 3 mots tirés au sort à chaque candidat(e).
Pour faire partie des gagnants, le/la candidat(e) ne devra pas faire plus d’une
erreur sous peine d’être éliminé(e)
Pour départager les meilleurs, le jury proposera 1 mot de la liste à chacun à
tour de rôle, chaque erreur étant éliminatoire, .
En cas d’égalité chaque élève se verra proposer deux mots hors liste.
A NOTER: pour tous les participants : un diplôme
pour les 3premiers : un diplôme + un lot