Sports

Match kinds of sports with their definitions:

Read the text and do the task:

The British have a reputation for being mad about sports. The British are spectators and the most popular spectator sports are cricket and football.

Football is the most popular game. Football, or soccer, is an example of a professional game. The game of football was first played in Britain, and later people began to play football in other countries. There are many amateur soccer players in Britain who play the game on Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Amateur clubs often play against professionals.
Almost every school has its football team and every boy in Britain knows a lot about the game. He can tell you the names of the players in the most important teams, he has pictures of them and knows the results of many matches.

Rugby is another popular British sport which is played in other countries. It is also called rugby football. The story is told that in 1823 boys at Rugby school in England were playing football in the normal way, when suddenly one boy picked the ball up and ran with it. That was how a new game was born. There are two forms of rugby football: the amateur game and the professional game. The two games have different rules.

Football is the favourite winter game in Britain and cricket is the favourite summer sport. Amateur cricket has the same rules as the professional game. A typical amateur cricket match takes place on a village green, an open space in the centre of the village. It is played between two teams - the "home" team and the "visitors" who come from another village.

1. The British like watching sports more than playing them.       [True, False]

2. The most popular spectator sports are rugby and football.       [True, False]

3. The forms of rugby and football have           [the same, different] rules.

4. Rugby started when suddenly one boy                          [kicked the ball, took the ball with hands] and ran during the football game.

5.                                    [Many amateur football players, Many professional football players] in Britain play football only on the weekends.

6. British like to play cricket                                   [on the green open places in towns, in the country] .

Listen to the text and do the tasks:

1. Jack dreamt of                [a new ball., a new bicycle., new trousers., new trainers.]

2. From the text we can say that                                          [Jack had a grey patch on his trousers., Jack went to the race hoping to see Ann., Jack liked Ann Dale., Jack didn’t feel sad about his patch.]

3. Why was Jack confused when he had to run a race together with Ann? He didn't                                         [be tired., run fast enough., want Ann to be a partner., want Ann to see patch on his trousers.]

4. What did Ann’s face express when they finished the race?             [Hate., Surprise., Admiration., Confusion.]