Vocabulary and Speech Exercises
Ex. 1. Memorize the following word combinations to be able to describe competitions:
to host
a competition проводить соревнования
to run
to take part
in a competition участвовать в соревнованиях
to participate
to beat
an opponent нанести поражение противнику
to defeat
to take
a medal завоевать медаль
to gain
to present
a medal (a title) наградить медалью (присудить звание)
to award
Ex. 2. Complete the sentences to describe the 1st Hyundai World Cup:
In September 1998 the Republic of Belarus……the 1st Hyundai World Cup by team of nations.
Belarusians….. a close to perfect championship.
13 men’s teams …..in the competition.
The Japan men’s team ….the Brazil team in the final and ……the gold medal.
The previous year runner-up the Korean women’s team ….in the championship too.
Competing against the Cuban women they were …..in the first round.
In the final the gold medal was…..once more to Cuba.
Ex. 3. Read aloud the sentences showing how the competitions in Minsk differed from the previous ones.
Ex. 4. Study this time table of events at a boxing tournament and find answers to the following questions:
Multi National Amateur Questions:
Boxing Tournament 2000
Liverpool 19-25 March 1.What is the name of the competition?
Timetable of Events 2.Where and when did it take place?
Sunday,March 19 6.00 p.m. Opening 3. How long did it last?
7.00 p.m. Ceremony 4. When did the Opening Ceremony take place?
Monday,March 20 7.00 p.m. Qualifiers 5. When were the semi- finals and finals held?
Tuesday,March 21 7.00 p.m. Qualifiers
Wednesday,March 22 7.00 p.m. Quarter- Finals
Thursday,March 23 7.00 p.m. Semi- Finals
Saturday,March 25 7.00 p.m. Finals
Ex. 5. Describe the Boxing Tournament 2000. Make use of the following patterns:
The tournament was held………..
Liverpool hosted………………..
The Tournament lasted……………
The Opening Ceremony took place ……..
The Qualifiers were held ……….
On Wednesday, March 22, the boxers competed……..
The semi- finals were organised………
The finals were held…
Ex. 6. Describe the competitions you have taken part in or attended lately.
Task 8. Learn the following terms you will need to understand Text 5 D:
professional event – соревнования для профессиональных спортсменов
amateur event – соревнования для спортсменов-любителей
overseas winner – иностранный спортсмен- победитель соревнований
syn. foreign champion
fortnight n- две недели
nominee n – лицо, выдвинутое на должность
Ladies’ (Gentlemen’s) Singles – женский (мужской) одиночный разряд
7. witness v - наблюдать
Task 9.Read the text and answer the questions before each paragraph.
Text 5 D
THE HISTORY OF WIMBLEDON
How did the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon develop?
The Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon have developed from an amateur event in 1877 witnessed by a few hundred of spectators to a highly professional tournament attracting over 500.000 people. Just 22 men entered the Gentlemen’s Singles in 1877. The Ladies’ Singles competition began in 1884 with 13 entrants.
By 1900 Wimbledon had become an international tournament. The first overseas winner was May Sutton from the USA who was the Ladies’ Champion in 1905. She won again in 1907, the same year that Australian Norman Brookes became the first foreign Gentlemen’s Champion.
Ever since only two British players Arthur Gore and Fred Perry have managed to win the Gentlemen’s event.
In 1967 the Lawn Tennis Association voted to open The Championships and in 1968 professionals played against amateurs for the first time. Rod Laver and Billie Jean King were the first champions of this new era.
In 1980 Bjorn Borg from Sweden became the first player to win the Gentlemen’s Singles five times in succession 1. His classic battles with American rivals John McEnroe and Jimmy Cannors are now established in Wimbledon history.
Who hosts and runs The Championships?
The host of the leading annual sporting event in the world is The All England Lawn Tennis Club. It is a private club founded in 1868 originally as The All England Croquet Club and its first ground was situated in Wimbledon.
The Championships start each year six weeks before the first Monday in August and last for a fortnight or for as long as necessary to complete all events. Players from over 60 nations regularly compete.
The event is run by a Committee consisting of 12 members of AELTC Committee and 7 nominees from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).
Notes:
1 five times in succession – пять раз подряд
Comprehensive and Speech Exercises
Ex. 1. Find a key sentence in each paragraph.
Ex. 2. Entitle each paragraph.
Ex. 3. Speak about The Wimbledon Championships following the outline:
the tournament as an amateur event;
the tournament as a professional event;
the winners of the event;
- the management of the event