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Sport in Great Britain

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Sport in Great Britain

  • There are three main kinds of sports in Great Britain : football, cricket, rugby.

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  • The most popular of these is football. Football also is known as “soccer”.

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  • Saturday afternoons are the big sports day in Great Britain. Some football grounds have crowds of more than 40,000 people.

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  • Cricket is a strange game that foreigners cant understand.

Cricket seems more peaceful. It is played in summer.

Rugby, also is known sometimes as “football”. Rugby is a game that is played rather than watched.

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If you are not fond of football, cricket or rugby- you are not an Englishman.

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NEW WORDS

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golf   [gɒlf]

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cricket   [’krɪkɪt]

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steeplechase   [’sti:pəl‚tʃeɪs]

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jockey   [’dʒɒkɪ]

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wimbledon cup�

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football cup�

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polo   [’pəʋləʋ]

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Tasks

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Sports in English Schools

Say True or False

1)English schoolchildren have two types of Pt lessons .

2)Team games aren't important in English schools.

3)Boys play football or rugby in summer.

4) Girls play grass hockey in the coldest month of the year.

5) English is the home of football.

6)Every team has a game’s goalkeeper.

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Read the dialogue and complete it.

T: What is golf? I've often heard of it, but I don’t know how its played. It is anything like_________?

S: Not in the least. Basically the ______ consists of hitting a ball with a stick and then walking after it.

T: Well that doesn’t sound very exciting.

S: there are nine holes made in the ground about hundred yards apart. You hit the ball from __________ to hole and player who was reaches the last hole wins the ________.

T: Do you ever play golf ?

S: Yes, often. Its really an _________.

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Answer the questions

  • What are the main kinds of sports in Great Britain ?
  • When are the big days of sports in Great Britain?
  • What game is the most popular?
  • What game is rather played than watched?
  • What kind of game is cricket as compared to football?

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Guess what sports and games are described.

  • The sport in Britain of one who swim
  • The sport of playing with an oval ball
  • The sport of going on horseback
  • An outdoor game played with a small ball by two teams of 11 players.
  • The sport in Britain of fighting with fists.
  • The sport in Britain of riding on bicycles.

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