British Sports and games

Sports in Great Britain

1. Say true, false or not mentioned

1. Usually Oxford- Cambridge Boat Race takes place at the end of May or at the beginning of April.

2. Englishmen prefer watching sports more than taking part.

3. Popular and famous players have a lot of money.

4. A ball for rugby football is round.

5. Cricket isn`t popular in Russia but it`s widely spread in England.

6. There are many tennis clubs in England but you should pay money for it.

7. All competitors of the Highland Games should wear white shirts and boots.

1. Find the ending. Translate the sentences

1. If we are talking about football we can mention …………… .

2. Many traditional sporting contests take place ……………. .

3. If you want to play cricket you must ……………………… .

4. Many years ago Wimbledon was a village, now…………… .

5. There are such competitions as putting the weight…………. .

6. The runner who takes part in this competition must ………… .

3.Find English equivalents

1. Уделять много внимания

2. Предпочитать смотреть

3. Происходить(брать своё происхождение из)

4. Не играть и не смотреть

5. Быть большими любителями спорта

6. Несмотря на тот факт, что

7. Спортивные состязания

8. Команда- любитель

9. Уронить

10. Средние века

11. Международная Ассоциация Настольного Тенниса

1. To take the origin

2. In spite of the factthat

3. Neither play nor watch

4. Sporting contests

5. The Middle ages

6. Amateur teams

7. The International Table Tennis Association

8. To prefer to watch

9. Pay a lot of attention

10. Allowed to drop

11. To be great lovers of sport

4.Put the words from the task 3 into the right sentence

1. Englishmen love sports, they are called sport – lovers … … … that some of them … … … sports.

2. There are some … … but most of the teams are professional ones in England.

3. Englishmen … … … to swimming, rowing and walking.

4. He is not … … the egg.

5. Football was played by the whole village teams in the … … .

6. Many kinds of sports … … … in England.

Questions:

1. What kinds of sports have you seen in the video?

2. All this kinds of sports are typical for our country, aren`t they?

3. What country have these sports taken their origin?

1. Name the sports that can characterize Great Britain

2. What sports aren`t typical for Russia?find them there

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