Задания

I. Прочтите текст и озаглавьте каждый из его абзацев.

II. Найдите в тексте описание площадки для игры в нетбол. Переведите отрывок.

III. Дайте русские эквиваленты следующим словам и словосочетаниям:

to score a goal, the code of rules, a good shooter, to select the goal, a goal is scored by..., any spot within the shooting circle, to disallow, using the ball, to make an attacking movement, a substitute, experienced players.

IV. Из данных ниже предложений выделите те, которые соответствуют содержанию текста:

1. The time of the game is divided into three equal play­ing periods with a long interval between each. 2. A netball side consists of ten players. 3. A netball player is offside if she enters any area other than that assigned to her.

4. A player may not carry the ball down the court. 5. A player must throw the ball within three seconds of catching it.

V. Найдите в тексте предложения, в которых гово­рится о том, чем отличается нетбол от рэгби и баскет­бола.

VI. Найдите в тексте ответы на следующие вопросы:

1. Where did netball originate and when was it introduc­ed into England? 2. Who is allowed to play netball? 3. What is the aim of the game? 4. Where is the game played?

5. How many players are there in a netball side? 6. What does the term "offside" mean? 7. When does the umpire blow the whistle to start the game? 8. What kind of game is netball? 9. Why is netball so popular in English-speaking countries? 10. What does the game help to improve for experienced players?

УЭ-7

Text g. Hurling

Hurling, the fastest of all team games, is played with sticks and a ball. It is still the national game in Ireland but is also popular in many other areas.

The object of the game is to drive the relatively small ball with the broad-bladed stick through goal posts erected² at opposite ends of a playing pitch³ usually 137 m long and 82 m wide.

The goal posts stand 6—4 т apart in the centre of the end lines and are usually 21 ft high.

There is a crossbar 2—4 m from the ground, and a goal, equal to 3 points, is awarded when the ball is driven between the goal posts and under the crossbar. A point is scored⁴ when the ball is driven between the posts but over the crossbar.

The wooden hurler or caman⁵ is usually 1.07 т long in the handle, varying a little to suit the height of the individual player, and has a crooked blade which is some 7.6 cm across at its broadest.

The popular wood for hurlers is ash.

The ball may be from 22.9 to 25.4 cm in circumference and from 100 to 130 g in weight.

The ball, when in play, may not be lifted off the ground with the hand. It must be raised with the hurler, and may then be struck direct on the volley⁶ or half-volley, or may be caught in the hand. The quick and deft lifting of the ball with the stick is an art in itself. The ball may be caught when in the air, and may be struck with the hand, or kicked. But a player who catches the ball may not throw it, nor may he carry it in the hand for more than three paces. A player is permitted, however, to run with the ball balanced, or hopping, on the blade of the stick for as far as he wishes, or as far as the opposition permits. This tactic, the solo run, is another distinctive feature of the game.

When the ball crosses the side line, a free stroke is given, at the point where it crossed. If the ball is turned wide of the posts, and over the end line, by a defender, the attacking side is awarded a free stroke from a line 64 т out at a point opposite to where the ball crossed the line. If a defender fouls inside the 21-yard (19.2 m) line, a free stroke is awarded on that line to the attacking side at a point opposite where the foul took place. If the ball is sent wide of the goal by the attacking side, it is "packed" from the goal area by one of the defenders. Such goal-pucks often travel more than 100yd (91m).

The goal area, a parallelogram 13.7 by 4.6 m based on the end line directly in front of the posts, is forbidden territory to attackers, unless the ball has arrived there before them. If the defense is awarded a free stroke inside the parallelogram, opposing players must stand outside the 12.8 m line until the ball is struck.

Teams consist of a goalkeeper, six defenders, two mid-field players, and six forwards.

All games last for 60 minutes or 80 minutes. Sixty-mi­nute games are divided into halves of 30 minutes, with the teams changing sides at the interval. In 80-minute matches, the teams play 40 minutes each way.

The basic skills of hurling are: 1) the ability to control and direct the ball both on the ground and in the air; 2) the power to drive the ball far and accurately; 3) the ability to stop the ball in flight and flick it away from an opponent's stick; 4) dexterity in avoiding an opponent's stick when players clash in their endeavors to secure⁸ or drive the ball.

Notes

1. hurling —ирландский хоккей на траве

2. to drive the relatively small ball... through goal posts erected...— провести сравнительно небольшой мяч в ворота, воздвигнутые...

3. playing pitch — игровое поле

4. a point is scored — очко засчитывается

5. hurler— клюшка для ирландского хоккея на траве

6. may then be struck direct on the volley — затем может быть нанесен удар прямо с лёта

7. free stroke — свободный удар

8. when players clash in their endeavors to secure — когда игроки сталкиваются, пытаясь овладеть мячом или провести его