Form 10 Reading SPORT Term II

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“Sports and Games in Great Britain”

Sport and games have always been very popular in England. The English are great lovers of sports, and when they are neither playing nor watching games, they like to talk about them. Almost all of young Englishmen go in for some kinds of sport. Every college has athletic or football clubs. Many people come to watch major sporting competitions, which are discussed as the greatest events of the day.

England is the birthday of many modern kinds of sports. That is why many games that are very popular all over the world have English names: football, tennis, boxing and badminton rules were invented in England.

Basketball and volley-ball came from the United States of America.

In England, many traditional sporting competitions take place at approximately the same time every year. The most important of them are: boat races, horse races, car rallies, football and cricket games. These sporting events usually have greatest audiences.

Since England is an island country, water sports are very developed there. England was the first to hold sports swimming competitions. The English invented some new styles of swimming that have English names now. Many British sportsmen became world champions in swimming.

Great Britain hosted the Olympics twice. Half a century passed since that time, but people still remember their champions, who took part in those games. English sportsmen take part nearly in all kinds of sporting events that take place in the world, but their greatest desire is to participate in the Olympics in their home country.

Who knows, maybe London will become an Olympic capital for the third time!

Complete the sentences:

Read the text

“Sports and Games in Great Britain”

Sport and games have always been very popular in England. The English are great lovers of sports, and when they are neither playing nor watching games, they like to talk about them. Almost all of young Englishmen go in for some kinds of sport. Every college has athletic or football clubs. Many people come to watch major sporting competitions, which are discussed as the greatest events of the day.

England is the birthday of many modern kinds of sports. That is why many games that are very popular all over the world have English names: football, tennis, boxing and badminton rules were invented in England.

Basketball and volley-ball came from the United States of America.

In England, many traditional sporting competitions take place at approximately the same time every year. The most important of them are: boat races, horse races, car rallies, football and cricket games. These sporting events usually have greatest audiences.

Since England is an island country, water sports are very developed there. England was the first to hold sports swimming competitions. The English invented some new styles of swimming that have English names now. Many British sportsmen became world champions in swimming.

Great Britain hosted the Olympics twice. Half a century passed since that time, but people still remember their champions, who took part in those games. English sportsmen take part nearly in all kinds of sporting events that take place in the world, but their greatest desire is to participate in the Olympics in their home country.

Who knows, maybe London will become an Olympic capital for the third time!

Write whether the following statements True :

Read the text

“Sports and Games in Great Britain”

Sport and games have always been very popular in England. The English are great lovers of sports, and when they are neither playing nor watching games, they like to talk about them. Almost all of young Englishmen go in for some kinds of sport. Every college has athletic or football clubs. Many people come to watch major sporting competitions, which are discussed as the greatest events of the day.

England is the birthday of many modern kinds of sports. That is why many games that are very popular all over the world have English names: football, tennis, boxing and badminton rules were invented in England.

Basketball and volley-ball came from the United States of America.

In England, many traditional sporting competitions take place at approximately the same time every year. The most important of them are: boat races, horse races, car rallies, football and cricket games. These sporting events usually have greatest audiences.

Since England is an island country, water sports are very developed there. England was the first to hold sports swimming competitions. The English invented some new styles of swimming that have English names now. Many British sportsmen became world champions in swimming.

Great Britain hosted the Olympics twice. Half a century passed since that time, but people still remember their champions, who took part in those games. English sportsmen take part nearly in all kinds of sporting events that take place in the world, but their greatest desire is to participate in the Olympics in their home country.

Who knows, maybe London will become an Olympic capital for the third time!

Write whether the following statements False :