- •И.Н. Федотова
- •Старый Оскол 2011
- •Содержание
- •Научно-технический прогресс. Современные
- •Введение
- •Критерии оценки
- •Unit 1. I and my family Text 1. I and my family
- •Vocabulary
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Text 2. Our flat
- •Vocabulary
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Text 3. Family and family values
- •Vocabulary
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Text 4. Household Chores
- •Vocabulary
- •Answer the following questions:
- •Dialogues
- •Unit II. Study at college. Learning foreign languages Text 1. Ann’s college
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •Text 2. My working day
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 3. Learning foreign languages
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Text 4. Learning English
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •Text 5. English today
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Answer the following questions:
- •Text 6. Some facts about english
- •Dialogues
- •Unit 3. Russia. Cities of russia Text 1. The Russian Federation
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 2. Russian Character
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 3. Russian achievements
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 4. Holidays in Russia
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 5. Russia's Educational System
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 6. Moscow
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 7. St. Petersburg
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 8. Ancient Russian Cities
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 8. Famous Russian Cities
- •Vocabulary
- •Dialogues
- •Unit 4. English-speaking countries Text 1. Travelling
- •Text 2. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 3. British Climate
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 4. London
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 5. Famous British Cities and Towns
- •Text 6. The United States of America
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 7. Washington, dc
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 8. American Climate
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 9. American People
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 10. Main Cities of the usa
- •Text 11. Australia
- •Text 12. Canada
- •Dialogues
- •Unit 5. Traditions, customs and culture of english-speaking countries Text 1. British Customs and Traditions
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 2. Holidays in Great Britain
- •Vocaulary
- •I see no reason
- •Text 3. British Character
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 4. National Stereotypes
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 5. Time for tea
- •Text 6. American Values and Beliefs
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 7. Us Holidays
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit 6. Scientific and technological progress. Modert technologies Text 1. Modern technologies
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 2. Computer revolution
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 3. Learning About the World
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 3. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Television
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 4. The Internet: Pros and Cons
- •Vocabulary
- •Dialogues
- •Unit 7. Nature and ecology Text 1. Our planet earth
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 2. Environmental Protection
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 3. Animals
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 4. Trees
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 5. How to Help Our Planet
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 6. Problems of a Modern City and a Country
- •Vocabulary
- •Dialogues
- •Unit 8. Problems of youth Text 1. Teens' Problems
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 2. Generation Gap
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 3. The Problems of Teenagers (Young People)
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 4. Education and Work of Teenagers
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 5. Teenagers and Money
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 7. Teenagers in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 8. Russian and American Teens
- •Vocabulary
- •Dialogues
- •Unit 9. Sport. Health. Text 1. Sports in Russia
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 2. Sports in Britain
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 3. Sports in America
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 4. Olympic Games
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 5. То Watch or Participate in Sport Activity?
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 6. Healthy Living Guide
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 7. Sport and Healthy Living Guide
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 8. Healthy Lifestyle
- •Vocabulary
- •Healthy way of life is popular with the old and the young. What do you need to do to keep healthy?
- •Dialogues
Text 3. Sports in America
Vocabulary
to derive — происходить
geld — поле
to score points — выигрывать.
goal-line — линия ворот
bat — бита
to invent — изобретать
to exist — существовать
wrestling — борьба
excessive — чрезмерный
network — сеть
to arrange — устраивать
to telecast — транслировать
event — событие
publication — публикация
to associate — ассоциироваться
coach — тренер
faculty — преподавательский состав
to compete — соревноваться
especially — особенно
to conduct — проводить
intense -интенсивный, сильный
excitement — волнение, возбуждение
to attract — привлекать
respectable — уважаемый
to jog — бегать трусцой
hunting — охотничий
to require — требовать, нуждаться
to be worth — стоить
to cause — вызывать
to contribute — способствовать
Americans are very fond of sport. The most popular sports in the USA are football, which is played from April to October, baseball, played from September to December, basketball, played from October to April and ice hockey, played in most northern cities from October to March.
American football derives from the English game of rugby. It was started at Harvard University in 1870s. It is a game for the two teams of 11 men on the field. The object of the game is to have control of the ball and to score points by carrying it across the goal-line.
Baseball is a team game derived from the English game of cricket. It is played with a bat and a ball by two teams of 9 players each on a field with 4 bases. Baseball is the national game of 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. During the 1920s the first US league championship was organized. In the 1970s 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).
There are a lot of activities which Americans take part in, such as golf, swimming, tennis, aerobics, wrestling, etc.
Americans' interest in sports seems excessive to many foreign? visitors. Television networks spend millions of dollars arranging to telecast sports events. Publications about sports are sold widely. In the US professional athletes can become national heroes.
Sports arc also associated with educational institutions. High schools have coaches as faculty members, and school team compete with each other.
Nowhere else in the world are sports associated with colleges and universities in the way they arc in the United States. College sports, especially football, are conducted in an atmosphere of intense excitement. Games between teams attract nationwide television audiences.
Sports play such an important role in American life that the sociology of sports, sports medicine and sports psychology have become respectable specializations.
Many Americans jog every day or play tennis two or three times a week. They go on ski trips and hunting expeditions that require weeks of planning and organizing. In the Americans' view, all these activities arc worth the discomfort they may cause because they contribute to health and physical fitness. That is probably why Americans are known as a healthy nation.
Answer the following questions:
1. Are Americans interested in sports? 2. What are the most popular sports in the USA? 3. What sports are especially associated with this country? 4. When are they played? 5. What other sports activities are popular in the USA? 6. Are there sports teams in American high schools? 7. What specializations have become respectable thanks to the development of sports? 8. Why do Americans spend so much time on sports activities? 9. Do you know any outstanding American sportsmen/women? 10. Why are Americans known as healthy nation?