1. Combine the sentences:

1. A lot of Australians think you shouldn't

2. The best thing, of course,

3. In February there's Regatta Day with

4. In September attention is attached to

5. On the first Tuesday of November

1. the greatest horse race for Melbourne Cup is held.

2. worry too much about life.

3. Melbourne where Australian Football Cup takes place.

4. boat races and other water activities.

5. is to play sport yourself.

2. Fill in the gaps

1. In pubs, clubs and even at work you'll often find men who can talk about only one thing — (___).

1. Clothes b) cars c) sport

2. In fact, Australia has a very high number of world champions, in all kinds of sports, for a country of only (___) million people.

1. 20 b) 15 c) 16

3. Every year, more than (___) people go to the final of Australian Rules Football.

1. 200,000 b) 100,000 c) 150,000

4. In (____) there's Regatta Day with boat races and other water activities.

1. February b) December c) January

5. In (____) in the Northern Territory camel racing is on in Alice Springs, and then the Apex Rodeo is held, one of the biggest rodeo in Australia — the town fills up with cowboys.

1. June b) July c) August

3. Choose the sentense with the correct word order:

1. shouldn't, of, think, Australians, you, lot, life, much, worry, too, A, about.

2. contests, is, for, around, religion, many, and, who, the, waves, there, the, Surfing, a, are, Australians, a, number, almost, of, surfing, important, follow, country.

3. 14, Australian, in, km, from, biggest, race, takes, with, 25,000, in, race, running, the, Sydney, Meanwhile, Hyde Park, to, Bondi Beach, the, place, city, competitors.

4. Insert the words:

1. Australians are (___).

2. Then, there's motor racing and (____), horse racing, yacht racing, cricket matches and lots more.

3. In June in Darwin the (____) takes place when there are boat races for boats constructed entirely out of beer cans — there are plenty of those in the world's beer drinking capital.

4. The players are-allowed to play with their (___) and (___).

5. Answer the questions:

1. What do a lot of Australians think?

2. Why are Australians lucky?

3. What is surfing for many Australians?

4. Where do more than 100 000 people go every year?

5. What does take place in June in Darwin?

6. When does Alice Springs fill up with cowboys?

7. When does sporting attention turn to Melbourne?

8. Where is Australian Rules Football played?

Vocabulary

to worry — хвилюватися

to joke — жартувати

beach — пляж

contest — змагання

opportunity – можливість

squash – гра в м’яч ( типу тенісу )

trail riding – верхова їзда

assorted – змішаний

Australian Rules Football – Австралійський футбол ( командний вид спорту з м’ячем )

horse racing – кінний спорт

yacht racing – вітрильний спорт

cricket match – матч в крикет

to fill up – заповнювати

meanwhile – тим часом

to allow – дозволяти

participation – участь

to demand – вимагати

injured – поранені

harbor – гавань

to take place — проходити

to hit — бити

racing — гонки

to shut down — завершувати роботу

to stream out —випливати

to head south — тримати курс на південь

Практичне заняття № 17

Lesson 17

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