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BRITISH SPORTS
Sport plays a very important role for the British. Many of them
spend their leisure time playing outdoor and indoor games,
cycling, mountain climbing, boxing, etc. The national sports of
Great Britain are: football, golf, lawn tennis, table tennis,
racing and darts.
There are two kinds of football in Britain. They are soccer and
rugby. Soccer is the traditional football, which is played in
many other countries in the world. Rugby appeared in 1895 at
Rugby School. It differs from soccer. For example, rugby players
may carry the oval ball during the match. It is played in teams
of 15 men.
Golf, which is one of the most popular kinds of sport in
Britain, originated in Scotland. Golf is mostly played by
well-off people, which is different from cricket. This game is
played in schools, universities and colleges. Nobody knows
exactly how old this game is, but some form of cricket was
played in England in the 13 century.
Wimbledon Championship in lawn tennis is world famous. It takes
place in the town of Wimbledon in summer. People come to the
stadium to watch the game and many of them watch it on
television.
The British are fond of racing and its different kinds. Horse
racing, dog racing, boat racing and motor racing are among the
most popular kinds of sport in Britain. The most famous boat
race takes place in England and it is between Oxford and
Cambridge Universities.
There are also very exotic kinds of sport for the rich, such as
fox-hunting or just hunting. But many people are against them
now because these kinds of sport mean killing animals. This
sport was very popular with English Kings.
All people in Great Britain are fond of sports and go in for
sport regularly.
Vocabulary:
appear [э'рю] появляться
carry ['кгеп] носить (в руке)
darts [da:ts] дартс (метание дротиков)
hunting ['hAntirj] охота
indoor game [irido^geim] комнатная игра
lawn tennis [loin.tenis] большой теннис
leisure ['1езэ] досуг, свободный
mean [mi:n] означать, предполагать
originate [3'nd3ineit] возникать, брать начало
outdoor game ['autdo:,geim] игра на открытом воздухе
racing [reism] гонки
rugby ['rAgbi] регби
soccer ['sttka] классический футбол
table tennis ['teibftenis] настольный теннис
well-off ['wel'r)f| обеспеченный, богатый
Questions:
1. What are the British national kinds of sport?
2. What kinds of football are there in Great Britain? What's the
difference between them?
3. What do you know about golf and cricket?
4. What is Wmbledon famous for?
5. What kinds of racing are popular in Britain?
6. What sports make people alarmed?
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