1 курс Sports in Great Britain

 

SPORTS IN GREAT BRITAIN

The British are known to be great sports-lovers, so when they are neither playing, nor watching games, they like to talk about them. Many of the games we play now have come from Britain.

One of the most British games is cricket. It is often played in schools, colleges, universities and by club teams all over the country. Summer isn't summer without cricket. To many Englishmen cricket is both a game and a standard of behaviour. When they consider anything unfair, they sometimes say «That isn't cricket».

But as almost everywhere else in the world, the game which attracts the greatest attention is football, or soc­cer. Every Saturday from late August till the begin­ning of May, large crowds of people support their fa­vourite teams in football grounds. True fans will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. International football matches take place at Wem­bley.

Rugby is also very popular, but it is played mainly by amateurs. Next to football, the chief spectator sport in British life is horse-racing. A lot of people are interest­ed in the races and risk money on the horse which they think will win. The Derby is perhaps the most famous single sporting event in the whole world.

Britain is also famous for motor-car racing, dog-rac­ing, boat-racing, and even races for donkeys. The famous boat-race between the teams of Oxford and Cambridge attracts large crowds of people.

A great number of people play and watch tennis. Ten­nis tournaments at Wimbledon are known all over the world. The innumerable tennis courts of Britain are oc­cupied by people between the ages of 16 and 60 who show every degree of skill — from practically helpless to the extremely able.

The British also like to play golf, baseball, hockey, grass-hockey. Various forms of athletics, such as run­ning, swimming, boxing are also popular. You can some­times hear that there are no winter sports in England. Of course the English weather is not always cold enough to ski, skate, or toboggan, but winter is a good season for hunting and fishing.

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Words

Wembley — стадион Уэмбли в Лондоне

the Derby — Дерби

Wimbledon — Уимблдон

cricket,— крикет

unfair — нечестный, несправедливый

to attract attention — привлекать внимание

crowd — толпа

to support — поддерживать, болеть

football ground — футбольное поле

fan — болельщик

amateur — любительский

rugby football — регби

next to football — на следующем месте после футбола

chief — главный, основной

spectator sport — зрелищный вид спорта

racing — бега (конские, собачьи и пр.)

boat-race — гребные гонки

tournament — турнир

innumerable — бесчисленный

degree — степень, уровень 

skill — умение 

helpless — беспомощный 

extremely — чрезвычайно 

able — умелый

to toboggan — кататься на санях, санках 

Questions

1.     What is cricket for an Englishman?

2.     What is the most popular game in the world?

3.     Where do the Cup finals take place?

4.     Is rugby played by professionals?        .

5.     What kinds of racing are popular in Britain?      

1 курс 08.02.2021

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1. Check your understanding: matching Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.

1…….. the birthplace     

2…….. to change gear    

3…….. to get a peek       

4…….. to undergo a makeover 

5…….. a tribute 

6…….. the pit and paddock 

a. (in a car) to move from one speed and power  setting to another

b. something that you give, say or do to show respect and admiration 

c. to have a remodelling, restoration or renovation to improve the appearance 

d. to have a quick look 

e. areas at the side of the track in motor racing where the cars are prepared, serviced and refuelled 

f. the place where someone was born or something started 

2. Check your understanding: true or false Circle True or False for these sentences. 

1. Cricket, rugby and football were invented in Britain. True False 

2. Silverstone circuit is a world-famous motor sport venue. True False 

3. The crowd at Silverstone don't know much about the sport. True False 

4. Richard enjoys his driving lesson with Chris Ward. True False 

5. Bobby Moore was a legendary rugby player. True False 

6. Wembley Stadium only hosts sporting events. True False 

7. The steel arch over Wembley Stadium is the highest piece of roof section in the world. True False 

8. The Press Conference Room has space for up to 190 journalists. True False 

exercises 3. Check your understanding: multiple choice Circle the best word to complete these sentences. 

1. This is Silverstone Circuit, one of the world’s most famous motor sport fields / venues / pitches . 

2. Silverstone has the biggest and most knowledgeable congregation / mob / crowd in the world, 320,000 people over the weekend of a Grand Prix. 

3. Britain is mad about sport. From hockey to sailing, basketball to athletics, and grass court tennis is a national obsession / hang-up / craziness. 

4. Wembley Stadium has recently undergone a huge makeover / celebration / installation . 

5. And with 90,000 seats to choose from there’s plenty of room for all the admirers / witnesses / fans . 

6. The world’s finest football players have given us some of history's greatest sporting moments on this very track / field / pitch . 

7. The stadium is one kilometre all the way round and above me stands a 133 metre tall steel circle / bridge / arch . 

8. This is the Press Conference Room. Up to 190 members of the media fill these seats after every game to ask the world's most famous football players the boiling / burning / hot questions we all want to hear. 

Discussion 

Which sports do you like? 

Do you like watching or playing? I prefer … I like to … I really like … 

Vocabulary Box Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.

Answer the next questions

1.     1.What is Wimbledon famous for?

2.     2. What kinds of racing do you know? 

3.      3. What is the most famous race in England?

      4. What is one of the most popular sports in Britain? 

5.What kinds of football are there in Great Britain?