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THE UNITED KINGDOM __________________________________________________________ 81
Vocabulary
raven ['rBvn] — ворон
alive [A'laIv] — живой
cavalryman ['kBvAlrImAn] — кавалерист
to ride (rode, ridden) — ездить верхом
uniform ['ju:nIfD:m] — форма
to shine ['SaIn] (shone, shone) — светитьcя,
сиять
helmet ['helmIt] — шлем
glove [MlEv] — перчатка
guard [MC:d] — охрана
guest [Mest] — гость
to mean [mi:n] — иметь в виду, значить
Answer the questions.
1.Do traditions play a very important part in the
life of the British? Are they proud of their traditions?
2.What old British traditions and customs do you
know?
3.What legend about the ravens in the Tower of
London do you know?
4.Sometimes a group of cavalrymen ride through
the streets of London, don’t they? What are these
men? What do they wear? Who do they guard?
5.What can you say about the customs and manners in Britain? (Such as: speaking about the
weather, sence of humour and so on.)
to discuss — обсуждать
to surprise [sA'praIz] — удивлять
dull [dEl] — скучный
to offend [A'fend] — обижать
sense of humour ['hju:mA] — чувство юмора
to lie [laI] — врать
truth — правда
to shave [SeIv] — бриться
manner ['mBnA] — манера
to grow — выращивать
fireplace — камин
central heating — центральное отопление
6.What do you know about the English hobby —
gardening?
7.What do the English like to grow in their gardens?
8.Where do the English prefer to live? Do they
like to live in a flat in a modern house?
9.Are the English pet lovers?
10.What animals do they like?
11.How many pets do lots of families in Britain
have?
12.What are their favourite pets?
13.Do animals have a good life in Britain?
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Natasha: Susan, it can be a stupid question, but
I’m afraid I don’t know how you celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. What is it
like?
Susan: We usually send “valentines.” You can buy
valentines or make them yourself. Some
people send candy or flowers to those
whom they love. And what about Russia?
Do you celebrate St. Valentine’s Day?
Natasha: Yes, we do. We began to celebrate it sev-
eral years ago in Russia. But most Russian people don’t know anything about
the history of this holiday.
Susan: Oh, it’s a centuries old traditional holi-
day, widely celebrated by the English people. There are several legends about St.
Valentine’s Day. One of the legends says
that Valentine was a Christian priest who
rd
lived in the 3
century AD. He was put
into prison by Roman authorities for his
teachings.
Natasha: Oh, yes. I’ve heard about it. As far as I
remember he performed a miracle.
Susan: Yes, you are right. He cured his jailer’s
daughter of her blindness.
Natasha: Why was this day named the day of swe-
ethearts?
Susan: Because Valentine loved this young lady
and before the execution he wrote her a
letter signed “From your Valentine.”
Natasha: I think it’s a very nice and kind holiday.
th
Soon it’ll be the 14
of February and I
hope that I’ll get some “valentines.”
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British meals
Traditionally English people have 4 meals a day:
breakfast, lunch, tea (5 o’clock) and dinner.
Breakfast can be a large meal with cereal, eggs
and bacon, sausage, cornflakes with milk and
sugar, toast and marmalade, tea or coffee. It is
called “English breakfast.” But such breakfast
takes a long time to prepare and is not very
healthy. Nowadays, the British usually have a toast
with marmalade, juice and yogurt and a cup of
tea or coffee. This is usually called “continental
breakfast.”
Lunch is a light meal. The English usually eat
steak, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and fish and
(or) chips for lunch. Most people have no time to
go back home for lunch so they eat at schools,
offices or factories. At midday everything stops
for lunch. Most offices and small shops are closed
for an hour. A lot of people go to have lunch at
caf€es, coffee bars, pubs or restaurants. Factory
workers usually have lunch in their canteens.
The English have afternoon tea at about 5
o’clock. Sometimes it is called “high tea.” “High
tea” can hardly be called a meal. They usually
have a cake or biscuits, cheese or salad and a cup
of tea. The English are fond of tea. They usually
have several cups of tea a day.
The main meal is dinner. It is usually between
6 and 7 p. m. The first course may be soup. The
main course is often meat dish or fish with vegetables. The traditional meat dish of old England
is roast beef. Dessert is something sweet and often cooked, such as fruit pie.
The English don’t often go to restaurants. There
are a lot of Indian, Chinese, French and Italian
restaurants in Britain. In London you can find
Indonesian, Mexican, Greek restaurants. But they
are very expensive. It is difficult to find a good
English restaurant with reasonable prices. English cooking is found at home. Some people don’t
like English food. They say it’s boring and tasteless. British food is chips with everything and
overcooked vegetables. They don’t use sauces. But
it isn’t true. There is nothing like a delicious
Christmas cake and Christmas pudding.
Vocabulary
meal [mi:l] — принятие пищи
cereal ['sIArIAl] — каша
bacon ['beIkAn] — бекон
sausage ['sDsIdZ] — колбаса
cornflakes ['kD:ntfleIks] — кукурузные хлопья
toast [tAust] — гренок
marmalade ['mC:mAleId] — повидло
to prepare [prI'pLA] — приготавливать
healthy ['helFI] — здоровый
yogurt ['jAuMA:t] — йогурт
continental — континентальный
light [laIt] — легкий
steak [steIk] — бифштекс
roast beef [rAust bi:f] — ростбиф
Yorkshire ['jD:kSIA] pudding — пирог из
взбитого теста
chips [tSIps] — чипсы
Answer the questions.
1.How many meals a day do the English people
traditionally have? What are they?
2.What is the traditional English breakfast? What
is this breakfast called?
3.What do the British usually have for breakfast
factory — фабрика
midday — полдень
pub [pEb] — пивная
restaurant ['restArD:N] — ресторан
canteen [kBn'ti:n] — столовая
biscuit ['bIskIt] — сухое печенье
course [kD:s] — блюдо
dessert [dI'zA:t] — десерт
pie [paI] — пирог
reasonable ['ri:znAbl] — приемлемый
price [praIs] — цена
boring — скучный, надоедливый
tasteless ['teIstlIs] — безвкусный
overcooked — переваренный
sauce [sD:s] — соус
true [tru:] — правда
nowadays? What is such breakfast called? Why
don’t they often have “English breakfast”?
4.Lunch is a light meal, isn’t it?
5.What do they usually have for lunch?
6.Where do the English usually have lunch?
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7.What time do the English have afternoon tea?
What is it called?
8.What do they usually have for “high tea”?
9.The English are fond of tea, aren’t they? How
many cups of tea do they usually have a day?
10.What is the main meal in the English home?
11.What time do they usually have dinner?
12.What do the English usually have for dinner?
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Waiter: Good evening, sir. Are you ready to
order yet, sir?
Mr. Palmer: Yes. I think I’ll have the vegetable
salad. I’m fond of vegetables.
Waiter: And the main course, sir?
Mr. Palmer: I can’t decide between roast chicken
and fried fish. What do you recommend?
Waiter: I think roast chicken. It’s the spe-
ciality of the house.
Mr. Palmer: OK. Roast chicken then, please.
13.What is the traditional meat dish of old England?
14.Do the English often go to restaurants? Why/
Why not?
15.Why do some people say that British food is
boring and tasteless?
16.Have you ever eaten anything from the English
cuisine? What dish? Did you like it?
Waiter: What would you like with the roast
chicken? ...Any vegetables, sir?
Mr. Palmer: Some boiled potatoes, please.
Waiter: Anything to follow?
Mr. Palmer: Yes, I’d like some juice, please.
Waiter: What juice? May I suggest something?
Mr. Palmer: Of course.
Waiter: Pine-apple juice. It’s very fresh and
tasty. You’ll be surprised... It’s very
good.
Mr. Palmer: OK.
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Morris: Shall we have some soup first?
Kelly: No, thank you. I don’t like soup. I’d rather
have some fruit juice to start with.
Morris: OK. And what about the main course?
Which would you rather have: fish or meat?
Kelly: Meat, I think.
Morris: Don’t you like fish, then?
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
John: Waiter!
Waitress: Yes, sir. Can I have your order?
John: Will you please bring me the menu?
Waitress: Of course. Here you are.
John: Oh, you have a long list of dishes. Well,
what would you recommend for the first
course?
Waitress: You mean soup? I think there is noth-
ing like chicken soup. It’s our cook’s
speciality.
Kelly: I do, but I prefer meat.
Morris: What would you like for dessert? Some
cheese?
Kelly: I’d rather have a coffee, I think.
Morris: Fine. And ...er, after dinner? Shall we go
to a disco?
Kelly: No, thanks, I’d rather go straight home.
John: Indeed? All right then: chicken soup.
What kind of grill would you recommend?
Waitress: Oh, if you want to have a fine meal, or-
der saddle of mutton. I think you’ll enjoy it. Well, what about the dessert, sir?
A cup of coffee, cakes, apple juice, ice-
cream?
John: Just bring me a glass of juice and a cake,
please.
speciality [,speSI'BlItI] — фирменное блюдо
roast saddle of mutton — жареное седло барашка
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Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Mark: May I sit here?
Waiter: Yes, you may sit at this table or that one
if you prefer.
Mark: May I see the menu?
Waiter: Here it is, sir. Will you order now?
Mark: Yes, I’m short of time. I’d like to have this
and this.
Waiter: You mean the steak, don’t you? How do
you want it, rare or medium?
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Fred: What are you going to have, Mary?
Mary: Well, you are English and this is an Eng-
lish restaurant, Fred. I’m going to have
whatever you are having.
Fred: All right then. Let’s have the vegetable
salad and the mushroom soup. It’s very
tasty here.
Mary: All right. I like it very much and I am so
hungry now.
Mark: Quite rare, please. As for the vegetables,
I’d like some potatoes, cabbage and carrots.
Waiter: Do you want your coffee black or with
milk?
Mark: Black, please.
Waiter: Very well, sir. I won’t be long.
steak [steIk] — бифштекс
rare [rLA] — непрожаренный
medium ['mi:djAm] — средний
Fred: And what about the dessert, Mary?
Mary: I’d like to have your famous apple pie.
Fred: Let’s have it then. What are you going to
have — tea or coffee?
Mary: Tea for me, please. English tea with
milk. I’m becoming a real English girl,
aren’t I?
Fred: You certainly are.
Education in Great Britain
Great Britain has a very interesting system of
education.
It is provided by the Local Education Authority (LEA) in each county. Until recently, each LEA
was free to decide how to organize education in
its own area. However, in 1988 the “National Curriculum” was introduced. Now the government
controls what is taught in schools. But education
in Great Britain isn’t controlled by central government as much as in many other countries.
There is state and private education in Great
Britain.
State education in Britain is free. British boys
and girls begin to go to school at the age of 5.But
there is some free nursery school education before that age. Parents can choose to send their
children to nursery schools to prepare them for
the start of compulsory education. Children aged
from 3 to 4 years old can go to nursery schools.
Pupils aged from 5 to 7 years old go to infant
schools. There they draw pictures, sing songs, play
games, listen to stories and tales. Their classes
aren’t formal. Pupils aged from 7 to 11 years old
go to junior schools. There they learn to write, to
read and to do mathematics. Pupils have a regular timetable. Their subjects are English, Maths,
History, Nature Study, Geography, Art, Music.
Then pupils take their examinations and enter
secondary schools. English boys and girls go to
the secondary schools from 11 till 16 years old.
There are several kinds of secondary schools. They
are modern schools, grammar schools and comprehensive schools.
90 per cent of pupils go to comprehensive
schools. These schools offer a wide choice of
subjects from art and craft to languages and computer studies. They develop the talents of each
individual child.
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At 16 pupils take a national exam called GCSE
(General Certificate of Secondary Education).
Then they can leave school if they wish. Some
16-year-olds continue their studies in the sixth
form at school or at a sixth form college. The
sixth form prepares pupils for a national exam
called “A” level (Advanced Level) at 18.You need
“A” levels to enter university.
7 per cent of British school children go to private schools. These schools are very expensive.
They are called independent schools. There are
three levels of private schools: pre-preparatory
schools (for children aged from 5 to 7 or 8);
preparatory (prep) schools (for pupils aged from
EDUCATION
NURSERY
(pre*school)
3–4 years old
Compulsory education
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
5–11 years old
7 or 8 to 13) and public schools (for pupils aged
from 13 to 18). Prep schools prepare children for
the Common Entrance Exam which they take at
the age of 11.
Many preparatory and most public schools are
boarding schools: children live at the school during the school terms.
Some “public schools” have a long history and
tradition. Eton is the best known of these schools.
It is possible to enter the best English Universities after leaving public schools.
In England there are 47 universities. The oldest
and most famous universities are Oxford and
Cambridge.
STATE
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
11–16 years old
INFANT SCHOOLS
5–7 yeas old
PRE*PREPARATORY
SCHOOL
5–7(8) years old
Vocabulary
to provide [prA'vaId] — снабжать, обеспе-
чивать
free [fri:] — бесплатный
to organize ['D:MAnaIz] — организовывать
however [hau'evA] — однако
to introduce [,IntrA'dju:s] — представлять
to teach [ti:tS] (taught, taught) — учить,
обучать
private ['praIvIt] — частный
nursery ['nA:srI] — ясли (для детей)
JUNIOR SCHOOLS
7– 11 years old
MODERN
SCHOOLS
PRIVATE EDUCATION
Independent Schools
PREPARATORY SCHOOLS
7(8)–13 years old
compulsory [kAm'pElsArI] — обязательный
primary ['praImArI] school — начальная
школа
infant ['InfAnt] — детский, начальный
junior ['dZu:njA] — младший
secondary ['sekAndArI] school — средняя
школа
comprehensive [,kDmprI'hensIv] school —
общеобразовательная школа
to prepare [prI'pLA] — подготавливать
GRAMMAR
SCHOOLS
COMPREHENSIVE
SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
13–18 years old
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Vocabulary
formal ['fD:mAl] — официальный, соответ-
ствующий правилам
to take an exam — сдавать экзамен
to enter ['entA] — поступать
to offer ['DfA] — предлагать
wide [waId] — широкий
choice [tSDIs] — выбор
craft [krC:ft] — ремесло
to develop [dI'velAp] — развивать
Answer the questions.
1.Who provides the education in Britain?
2.When was the “National Curriculum” introduced?
3.Is education in Great Britain controlled by central
government as much as in many other countries?
4.What types of education are there in Great
Britain?
5.Is state education in Britain free or not?
6.When do British boys and girls begin to go to
school?
7.Can British parents choose to send their children to nursery schools to prepare them for the
start of compulsory education?
8.Where do the pupils aged from 5 to 7 years old
have to go?
9.What do pupils do in infant schools?
10.Are classes formal in infant schools?
11.Where do the pupils aged from 7 to 11 years
old have to go?
12.What do pupils learn in junior schools?
13.Do they have a regular timetable in junior
schools?
14.What are their subjects there?
15.At what age do the English boys and girls usually begin to go to secondary schools?
16.There are some kinds of secondary schools in
Great Britain, aren’t there? What are they?
individual [,IndI'vIdjuAl] — отдельный, инди-
видуальный
to wish [wIS] — желать
to continue [kA'tInju:] — продолжать
independent — независимый
level — уровень
pre-preparatory ['pri:prI'pBrAtArI] — предпод-
готовительный
boarding ['bD:dIN] school — пансион
term [tA:m] — семестр
17.How many per cent of British pupils go to comprehensive schools? Why? What do these
schools develop?
18.When do British pupils have to take a national
exam? What is this exam called? Can they leave
school after taking this exam?
19.Where can 16-year-olds continue their studies?
20.What does the sixth form prepare pupils for?
21.What level do you need if you want to enter a
university?
22.How many per cent of British pupils go to private schools?
23.What are these schools called?
24.Are they expensive or not?
25.What levels are there in private school?
26.What exam do pupils take at the age of 11?
What schools prepare children for taking this
exam?
27.What is the difference between usual and boarding schools?
28.What is the best known “public school” in Great
Britain?
29.How many universities are there in England?
30.What are the oldest and most famous universities in Britain?
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Olga: Could you tell me about school in Great
Britain, Grace?
Grace: I’ll try to. In Great Britain education is com-
pulsory for the children from 5 to 16.
Olga: So you went to school at the age of 5, didn’t
you?
Grace: That’s right. At five I went to primary
school, and at the age of 11 to secondary
school.
Olga: I hear there are different types of second-
ary schools in Britain.
Grace: Sure there are. There are comprehensive,
grammar, independent schools...
Olga: What type of secondary school did your
parents choose for you, Grace?
Grace: They sent me to a grammar school. It’s a
school for girls. I like my school very very
much. There are good sports facilities in it,
well equipped classrooms and a very cosy
library.
Olga: It’s very nice. I think you’ll get a very good
education there.
Grace: I hope so.
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The English year and weather
The English year differs from our year. There
are four seasons and twelve months in the English
year. But the difference is the number of months
in the seasons. There are four winter months in
Great Britain. They are November, December,
January and February. Spring months are March
and April. Summer begins in May and lasts four
months. They are May, June, July and August.
There are two autumn months in Great Britain.
Autumn months are September and October.
So there are two months in spring and autumn
and four months in summer and winter.
The climate is mild in Great Britain because of
the Gulf Stream. The Gulf Stream flows from the
Gulf of Mexico and brings much warmth. But the
weather is very changeable. The English often say
that they have no climate but only weather.
A fine morning can change into a wet afternoon
and evening. And a nasty morning can change
into a fine afternoon. The English like to use the
comparison “as changeable as the weather” of
a person who often changes his mood or opinion
about something. The English also say that they
have three kinds of weather: when it rains in the
morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when
it rains all day long.
Sometimes it rains so heavily that they say: “It’s
raining cats and dogs.”
The weather is the favourite conversational topic
in England. When two Englishmen meet their first
words will be “How do you do?” or “How are
you?” And after the reply “Very well, thank you;
and you?” the next remark is about the weather:
“It’s a nice day today, isn’t it?” On the continent
people seldom speak about the weather. If they
do, it usually means they have no topics to discuss. In England if you don’t speak about the
weather the English are surprised and think that
you are very dull.
It is never too hot or too cold in Great Britain.
It is often foggy. The fog spreads everywhere.
Sometimes people cannot see each other because
of the fog. The best season is spring. The trees
and flowers begin to blossom early in spring. It’s
often warm, but it rains in spring too.
Winters are very mild in Great Britain. Sometimes it snows but the snow melts quickly. The
English seldom have “white Christmas.” In fact in
the South of England grass remains green all the
year round.
The two worst months in Britain are January
and February. They are cold, damp and unpleasant. The best place in the world then is at home
by the big fire.
Winds blow from the ocean, they are mild in
winter and cool in summer. Summer is rather cold
and there can be a lot of rainy days. People try to
go abroad for the summer holidays, to France or
somewhere on the Continent.
Vocabulary
to differ ['dIfA] — отличаться
to begin (began, begun) — начинать(ся)
to last [lC:st] — продолжаться
changeable ['tSeIndZAbl] — изменчивый
mild [maIld] — мягкий
the Gulf Stream ['MElf,stri:m] — Гольфстрим
the Gulf of Mexico ['MElf Av'meksIkAu] —
Мексиканский залив
climate ['klaImIt] — климат
wet [wet] — сырой
nasty ['nC:stI] — отвратительный
to change — изменять(ся)
to use [ju:z] — использовать
comparison [kAm'pBrIsn] — сравнение
mood [mu:d] — настроение
opinion — мнение
heavily ['hevIlI] — тяжело, сильно
conversational [,kDnvA'seISAnl] — разговорный
remark [rI'mC:k] — замечание
to mean [mi:n] — иметь в виду
to discuss — обсуждать
to surprise [sA'praIz] — удивлять
dull [dEl] — скучный
blossom [blDsm] — цветение
to melt [melt] — таять
to remain [rI'meIn] — оставаться
damp [dBmp] — влажный, сырой
unpleasant [En'pleznt] — неприятный
to go abroad — ездить за границу
foggy ['fDMI] — туманный
to spread [spred] — распространяться, про-
стираться
88 __________________________________________________________ THE UNITED KINGDOM
Answer the questions.
1.Does the English year differ from our year?
2.What is the difference between the English year
and the year in our country?
3.How many winter months are there in Great
Britain? What are they?
4.What are spring months in Great Britain?
5.When does summer begin in Great Britain?
How long does it last?
6.How many autumn months are there in Great
Britain? What are they?
7.What is the climate in Britain like?
8.What stream flows from the Gulf of Mexico
and brings much warmth?
9.What do the English often say about their climate? Why?
10.What do the English like to say about a person
who often changes his mood or opinion about
something?
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Rose: Do you know what the weather will be like
tomorrow?
Kelly: I think it’ll be cold tomorrow.
Rose: At this time of the year, the weather is so
changeable.
Kelly: Yes, I think so, too.
Rose: However our winters aren’t as cold as in
other countries.
11.How do the English like to joke about their
wea-ther?
12.What Russian equivalent of the English saying
“It's raining cats and dogs” do you know?
13.What is the favourite conversational topic in
England?
14.What can the English say about you if you don't
speak about the weather?
15.What is the best season in Great Britain? Why?
16.What can you say about winters in Great Britain? Are they mild? Does it often snow in
winter? Why are the two winter months,
January and February, the worst months of
the year?
17.Why is summer rather cold in Great Britain?
18.Where do the English try to go for the summer
holidays? Why?
Kelly: I think they are too damp.
Rose: But it’s the fog I’m afraid of.
Kelly: That’s true. And another thing, it often rains
in England.
Rose: Please, turn on the radio. Let’s listen to the
weather report.
Kelly: OK.
Sports in Great Britain
British people are very fond of sports. Sport is
part of their normal life. When they are neither
playing nor watching games they like to talk about
them. Many of the games we play now have come
from Britain.
The two most popular games in Britain are
football and cricket.
Football or soccer was invented and first developed in England. Now it is spread all over the
country and the world. British national teams
compete with each other every year. True fans
travel from one end of the country to the other to
see their team play. The two best teams play in
the Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in London in
May.
Cricket is the English national game. It is often
played in schools, colleges, universities and by
club teams all over the country. Summer isn’t
summer without cricket. It is played by two teams
of eleven men each. One player at a time tries to
hit the ball with a bat. It is known that people
played cricket in England as early as 1550.Cricket
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is a very long game. International cricket matches
last for 5 days.
When Englishmen consider anything unfair,
they sometimes say: “That isn’t cricket.”
One of the oldest British sports is boxing. It
existed even in Saxon times.
Lawn tennis was first played in Britain in the
late 19th century. Now a great number of people
play and watch tennis.
The first championship at Wimbledon took
place in 1877.Nowadays every summer in June
the British hold this International Tennis Championship. It is known all over the world.
Vocabulary
to be fond of smth. — любить заниматься
чем-л.
cricket ['krIkIt] — крикет
soccer ['sDkA] — футбол (амер.)
to invent [In'vent] — изобретать
to develop [dI'velAp] — развивать
to spread [spred] (spread, spread) — распро-
странять(ся)
to compete [kAm'pi:t] — соревноваться
college ['kDlIdZ] — колледж
university [,ju:nI'vA:sItI] — университет
to hit [hIt] (hit, hit) — попадать в цель
bat [bBt] — ракетка
match [mBtS] — матч
to consider [kAn'sIdA] — считать
Horse-racing is very popular in Britain, too. A
lot of people are interested in the races. They risk
money on the horse which they think will win.
The Derby is the most famous single sporting
event in the whole world.
Golf is the Scottish national game. It was first
played in the 15
th
century.
Rugby football is also very popular, but it is
played mainly by amateurs.*
The British also like to play baseball, hockey,
grass-hockey. There are many popular sports in
Britain such as swimming, boating, sailing and
the traditional fox-hunting.
unfair ['En'fLA] — несправедливый
to exist [Ig'zIst] — существовать
lawn [lD:n] — лужайка
Championship — чемпионат
to hold (held, held) — проводить
horse racing — верховая езда
to win [wIn] (won [wEn], won) — побеждать
evention — изобретение
mainly ['meInlI] — гл. образом
amateur ['BmAtA:] — любитель
grass-hockey — хоккей на траве
sailing ['seIlIN] — парусный спорт
fox-hunting — охота на лис
to carry ['kBrI] — переносить
Answer the questions.
1.British people are very fond of sports, aren’t
they? Can you prove it?
2.What are the most popular games in Britain?
3.Where was football invented?
4.What can you say about the English fans?
5.Where and when is the Cup Final played every
year?
6.What is the English national game?
7.How is cricket played? How many players are
there in each team? What are the rules?
8.Do you know when the British began to play
cricket?
9.Cricket is a very long game, isn’t it? How long
does the cricket match last?
10.What do the Engshishmen say when they consider something unfair?
*It is played with an oval ball which may be carried. There are fifteen players in each team.
11.What is one of the oldest British sports which
was known in Saxon times?
12.When was lawn tennis first played in Britain?
13.When and where was the first tennis championship held?
14.When is the International Tennis Championship held in Britain every year?
15.Is horse-racing very popular in Britain?
16.What is the most famous horse-racing sporting
event in Britain?
17.What Scottish national game do you know?
18.When was golf first played in Scotland?
19.How many players are there in the rugby football team? What ball is rugby played with?
20.What other sports popular in Britain do you
know?
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Read and learn it by heart. Role play the dialogue.
Tony: Hello, Martin!
Martin: Hello, Tony!
Tony: Martin, can you skate?
Martin: I can, but very little.
Tony: Can you help us?
Martin: With pleasure. In what way?
Tony: You must take part in the ice hockey match
on Wednesday, that is tomorrow.
Martin: I can skate, Tony, but I can’t play ice hockey.
These are two different things!
Read and learn by heart the dialogue. Then act it out.
Olga: Do you know that our school team will have
the final match against Brighton Club team
next Tuesday?
Kate: Really? My brother plays for our team. He
is a forward.
Olga: Do you think our team will win?
Kate: I’m sure of it. It’s a very good team. My
brother scores a goal in every match.
Olga: How many goals has he scored this season
so far?
Tony: Don’t worry! If you can skate it’s easy.
You don’t need to skate much there. We
want you to be the goal-keeper. Mark, our
goalkeeper, is ill. He can’t come to the
match tomorrow.
Martin: Oh, it’s difficult to be a goal-keeper.
Tony: Please, help our team. It is going to be a
very important game. We must win.
Martin: If you ask me, Tony, of course, but...
Tony: Thank you. Good luck to you!
Kate: I don’t know, but I’m sure he’s scored a lot
of goals already.
Olga: What teams have they played against?
Kate: From Scotland and Cambridge. The sta-
dium was full. They won those games. I see
that you are a fan of our team.
Olga: Yes, you are right.
Kate: Bye, see you later at the stadium.
Olga: OK.
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