- •Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное
- •Предисловие
- •Section 1. Topics & vocabulary Unit 1. English language
- •English Today
- •Vocabulary:
- •It’s interesting to know: The Future of English
- •Vocabulary:
- •Unit 2. Countries and cities
- •2.1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain
- •Great Britain
- •Vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary:
- •London Traffic
- •Vocabulary:
- •It’s interesting to know: National Emblems and Holidays of the United Kingdom
- •Vocabulary:
- •Places of Interest in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary:
- •2.2. The United States of America
- •1. Scan the text "The usa" to get the full idea of it. Find the paragraphs about:
- •The usa
- •Vocabulary:
- •Washington, dc
- •Vocabulary:
- •New York
- •Vocabulary:
- •It’s interesting to know: American Symbols
- •Vocabulary:
- •The other English-speaking countries (1) Canada
- •Vocabulary:
- •(2) Australia
- •Vocabulary:
- •Unit 3. Science and education
- •3.1. British Educational System
- •The British Educational System (1) State Education
- •(2) Private Education
- •Vocabulary:
- •3.2. The us Educational System
- •Education in the usa
- •Vocabulary:
- •It’s interesting to know: Oxford – the University Town
- •Cambridge
- •Vocabulary:
- •1. Practise the dialogue. Mind the proper intonation:
- •2. Make up your own dialogues, discussing the read texts in pairs. Use the following notes:
- •Unit 4. Sport and health
- •4.1. Sport in Great Britain
- •Sport in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary:
- •4.2. Sport in the usa
- •Sport in the usa
- •Vocabulary:
- •The Olympic Games
- •Vocabulary:
- •Unit 5. The mass media
- •5.1. The British Press
- •The British Press
- •Vocabulary:
- •5.2. The American Press
- •The American Press
- •Vocabulary:
- •The Mass Media
- •Vocabulary:
- •It’s interesting to know: From the history of printed books
- •Vocabuliary:
- •Unit 6. Customs and traditions
- •6.1. Holidays in Great Britain
- •Holidays in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary:
- •6.2. Holidays in the usa
- •Holidays in the usa
- •Vocabulary:
- •British Traditions
- •Vocabulary:
- •Supplementary reading: Great Personalities
- •William Shakespeare
- •Vocabulary:
- •Fedor Dostoevsky
- •Vocabulary:
- •Michelangelo Buonarroti
- •Vocabulary:
- •Isaac Levitan
- •Vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary:
- •Sergey Rachmaninov
- •Vocabulary:
- •Albert Einstein
- •Vocabulary:
- •Andrei Sakharov
- •Vocabulary:
- •Section 2. Grammar Practice
- •1. The Article
- •2. The Noun
- •2.1. Plurals of Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- •2.2. The Possessive Case
- •2.2.1. Put the phrases in the possessive case as in the example.
- •2.2.2. Choose the correct item.
- •2.2.3. Translate into English.
- •2.2.4. Fill in the blanks with a correct item.
- •2.2.5. Replace the nouns in the possessive case by the prepositional groups where it is possible.
- •2.2.6. Rewrite the sentences using the possessive case.
- •3. The Adjective / Adverb
- •4. The Pronoun
- •5. The Numeral
- •6. The Verb
- •6.1. Simple Tenses
- •6.2. Continuous Tenses
- •6.3. Perfect Tenses
- •6.4. Passive Voice
- •The Tower of London
- •6.5. Modal Verbs
- •7. Sequence of Tenses
- •8. Direct/Reported speech
- •Section 3. Grammar Reference
- •Present simple
- •Present continuous
- •Present perfect
- •Past simple
- •Past continuous
- •Future Going to
- •Will (shall)
- •The Passive
- •Personal and Impersonal Passive
- •Reported speech
- •Список литературы
- •Содержание
Sport in the usa
Americans are mostly fond of sport. The most popular kinds of sport in the USA are football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey, which are played in northern cities from October to March.
American football derives from the English game of rugby. It started at Harvard University in the 1870's1. It is a game for two teams of eleven men in each. The object of the game is to seize the control of the ball and to score points by carrying it across the goal line of the field.
Baseball is a team game derived from the English game of cricket. It is played with a bat and ball2 by two teams of nine players in each on a field with four bases. Baseball is the national game in the USA and it is very popular in Canada too.
Basketball is a game which nowadays is popular all over the world. It was invented in 1891. In the 1970's the American Championship was divided into two leagues: the ABA (American Basketball Association), which does not exist any longer, and the NBA (National Basketball Association). The NBA is a professional league which still plays.
Among the other activities which Americans take part in are golf, swimming, tennis, aerobics, wrestling, etc.
Americans like winter sports, such as skating, skiing, and tobogganing. Ice hockey is the extremely popular game in the USA.
Sports play an important role in life of most Americans, and the sports medicines as well as sports psychology have become respectable specializations nowadays. Many Americans jog every day or play tennis two or three times a week in order to keep good shape.
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1 It started at Harvard University in the 1870's – в него начали играть в 70-х.
2 It is played with a bat and ball – в него играют с битой и мячом
Vocabulary:
activity [ək`tiviti] – деятельность, зд.: физическая активность
as well as [əz `wel əs] – так же как и
base – зд.: база (в бейсболе)
field [fi:ld] – поле (для игры)
goal line [`gəul ,lain] – линия ворот
ice hockey [`ais ,hoki] – хоккей на льду
in order [in `o:də] to – для того, чтобы
professional league [prə`fe∫nl ,li:g] – профессиональная спортивная лига
respectable [ris`pektəbl] – зд.: представительный, респектабельный
specialization [,spe∫əlai`zei∫n] – специализация
sports medicine [`spo:t `medisin] (psychology [sai`koləd3i]) – спортивная медицина (психология)
team game [`ti:m ,geim] – командная игра
tobogganing [tə`bogəniŋ] – санный спорт, катание на санях
to be fond of smth. – увлекаться чем-л.
to derive [di`raiv] from smth. – происходить от чего-л.
to seize [si:z] – завладевать, захватить
to score [sko:] points – подсчитывать очки, вести счёт
to invent – изобретать, to be invented – быть изобретённым
to divide [di`vaid] – делить(ся), разделять, to be divided – подразделяться
to be extremely popular [ik`stri:məli `popjulə] – быть чрезвычайно популярным
to play an important role [im`po:tənt `rəul] – играть важную роль
to jog – бегать, совершать пробежку
to keep shape [∫eip] – поддерживать форму, держать себя в спортивной форме
For self-examination
Answer the questions:
1. What are the most popular kinds of sports in the USA?
2. What is the object of the American football?
3. How is the baseball played?
4. What is NBA?
5. What is the most popular winter sport in the USA?
6. What specializations have become respectable thanks to sport?
Fill in the blanks:
The most popular kinds of sport in the USA are football, _____, basketball, and ______.
American football derives from the English game of _____.
______ is the national game in the USA and it is very popular in Cana- da too.
Among the other activities which Americans take part in are golf, swimming, _____, ______, ______.
Many Americans ______every day or play tennis two or three times a week in order to keep ______.
Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence:
1) American, rugby, football, derives, from, English, game, of, the;
it is played, a bat, with, ball, and, by, two teams, nine players, of;
popular, is, basketball, the world, all over;
Americans, winter sports, like, skating, skiing, and, such as;
the, has become, sports medicine, nowаdays, respectable, specializations.
Make up a plan (logical scheme) and then summarize the content of the text "Sport in the USA" in writing.
Read and translate the text "The Olympic Games". Make the annotation to it in writing.