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Sports in Britain – Спорт в Британии (6)

Sport plays an important part in the life of the British. The British are proud of the fact that many sports originated in their country and then spread throughout the world. The national British sports are football, golf, cricket, table tennis, lawn tennis, snooker, steeplechase, racing, darts.
Football, the most popular game in the world, is of two kinds in Britain: association football (soccer) and rugby. Soccer, played in almost all countries, remains one of the most popular games in Great Britain. Rugby football originated at Rugby public school. In this game players may carry the ball. Rugby is played by teams of 15 players with an oval ball.
Golf, one of the most popular sports in Britain, originated in Scotland.
One of the most British games is cricket. It is often played in schools, colleges, universities and by club teams all over the country. To many Englishmen cricket is a game and a standard of behaviour. When they consider something unfair, they sometimes

say: “It’s not cricket”.
Don’t mix cricket with another British game – croquet. This sport is played in a grass playing court and involves hitting plastic or wooden balls with a mallet through wicket. Garden croquet is widely played in the UK.
Next to football horse racing is the chief spectator sport in British life. A lot of people are interested in the races. 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 of all ages who show every degree of skill, also England is also the home of table tennis.

Спорт в Великобритании (5)

В жизни англичан спорт играет важную роль. Англичане гордятся тем, что многие виды спорта возникли в их стране, а затем распространились по всему миру. Национальные

британские виды спорта – футбол, гольф, крикет, настольный теннис, лаун-теннис, бильярд, скачки с препятствиями, бега, дартс.
У футбола, самой популярной игры в мире, в Британии есть две разновидности: (европейский) футбол и регби. Футбол, в который играют почти во всех странах, остается одной из самых популярных игр в Великобритании. Регби возникло в школе Регби. В этой игре игроки могут нести мяч в руках. В регби команды из 15 игроков играют овальным мячом.
Гольф, один из самых популярных в Великобритании видов спорта, возник в Шотландии.
Одна из самых британских игр – это крикет. В него часто играют в школах, колледжах, университетах и клубных командах по всей стране. Для многих англичан крикет-одновременно и игра, и стандарт поведения. Когда они считают что-то нечестным, они иногда говорят: “Это не крикет”.
Не путайте крикет с еще одной британской игрой – крокетом. В этот спорт играют на травяной площадке и в ней нужно попасть в воротца, ударяя молоточком по пластиковым или деревянным мячам. Садовый крокет широко распространен в Соединенном Королевстве.
Вслед за футболом самый зрелищный вид спорта для британцев – это лошадиные бега. Очень многие люди интересуются скачками. Дерби – это, возможно, самое знаменитое отдельное спортивное событие в мире. Великобритания также известна гонками автомобилей, собак, лодок и даже ослов. Знаменитая гребная гонка между командами Оксфорда и Кембриджа привлекает толпы народа.
Очень многие играют в теннис и смотрят теннисные матчи. Теннисный турнир в Уимблдоне известен во всем мире. Бесчисленные теннисные корты Великобритании используют люди всех возрастов, демонстрирующие все степени мастерства. Настольный теннис также возник в Англии.

Vocabulary:

Able – умелый
archery – стрельба из лука
association football, soccer – футбол
lawn tennis – большой теннис (европейский)
long-distance running – бег на длинные дистанции
boat-race – гребные гонки
bowling – боулинг
croquet – крокет
cricket – крикет
darts – дартс (метание дротиков)
mallet – молоток (для крокета)
to originate – происходить
racing – гонки, бега
rugby football – регби
spectator – зритель
spectator sport – зрелищный вид спорта
snooker – снукер, бильярд
steeplechase – скачки с препятствиями
wicket – воротца, калитка (в крокете)

Answer the questions
1. What sports are typically British?
2. How many kinds of football do you know?
3. What is the difference between rugby and association football?
4. Where does golf come from?
5. What does cricket mean for an Englishman?
6. What is Derby famous for?
7. What races are organized in Britain?
8. What is Wimbledon?
9. Who are “football hooligans”? What is your attitude to hooliganism?
10. Do you know any famous British athletes or teams? Tell your class mates about them.


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