17 Текст для чтения. 9-11 классы

Reading and Writing

1.   Scan the text "Sport in the USA" to get the full idea of it. Find the paragraphs about:

-    the object of the American football;

-    the invention of basketball;

-    the role of sport in life of most Americans.

2.   Find in the text the English equivalents to:

-    цель игры состоит в;

-    командная игра, происходящая от английской игры "крикет";

-    профессиональная лига, которая всё ещё играет;

-    среди других видов физической активности;

-    являться невероятно популярной игрой;

-    играть важную роль в жизни большинства американцев;

-    для того, чтобы поддерживать хорошую физическую форму.

3.   Read and translate the text for getting the detailed content.

SPORT IN THE USA

Americans are mostly fond of sport. The most popular kinds of sport in the USA are football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey, which are played in northern cities from October to March.

American football derives from the English game of rugby. It started at Harvard University in the 1870's¹. It is a game for two teams of eleven men in

each. The object of the game is to seize the control of the ball and to score points by carrying it across the goal line of the field.

Baseball is a team game derived from the English game of cricket. It is played with a bat and ball² by two teams of nine players in each on a field with four bases. Baseball is the national game in 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. In the 1970's 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). The NBA is a pro- fessional league which still plays.

Among the other activities which Americans take part in are golf, swim- ming, tennis, aerobics, wrestling, etc.

Americans like winter sports, such as skating, skiing, and tobogganing.

Ice hockey is the extremely popular game in the USA.

Sports play an important role in life of most Americans, and the sports medicines as well as sports psychology have become respectable specializa- tions nowadays. Many Americans jog every day or play tennis two or three times a week in order to keep good shape.

¹ It started at Harvard University in the 1870's – в него начали играть в 70-х.

² It is played with a bat and ball – в него играют с битой и мячом

Vocabulary:

activity [ək`tiviti] – деятельность, зд.: физическая активность

as well as [əz `wel əs] – так же как и

base – зд.: база (в бейсболе) field [fi:ld] – поле (для игры)

goal line [`gəul ,lain] – линия ворот

ice hockey [`ais ,hoki] – хоккей на льду

in order [in `o:də] to – для того, чтобы

professional league [prə`fe∫nl ,li:g] – профессиональная спортивная лига respectable [ris`pektəbl] – зд.: представительный, респектабельный specialization [,spe∫əlai`zei∫n] – специализация

sports     medicine     [`spo:t     `medisin]     (psychology     [sai`koləd3i])     –

спортивная медицина (психология)

team game [`ti:m ,geim] – командная игра

tobogganing [tə`bogəniŋ] – санный спорт, катание на санях

to be fond of smth. – увлекаться чем-л.

to derive [di`raiv] from smth. – происходить от чего-л. to seize [si:z] – завладевать, захватить

to score [sko:] points – подсчитывать очки, вести счёт

to invent – изобретать, to be invented – быть изобретённым

to divide [di`vaid] – делить(ся), разделять, to be divided – подразде- ляться

to be extremely popular [ik`stri:məli `popjulə] – быть чрезвычайно по- пулярным

to play an important role [im`po:tənt `rəul] – играть важную роль

to jog – бегать, совершать пробежку

to keep shape [∫eip] – поддерживать форму, держать себя в спортив- ной форме

For self-examination

Answer the questions:

1.  What are the most popular kinds of sports in the USA?

2.  What is the object of the American football?

3.  How is the baseball played?

4.  What is NBA?

5.  What is the most popular winter sport in the USA?

6.  What specializations have become respectable thanks to sport?

Fill in the blanks:

1.     The most popular kinds of sport in the USA are football,            , bas- ketball, and       .

2.     American football derives from the English game of            .

3.                   is the national game in the USA and it is very popular in Cana- da too.

4.     Among the other activities which Americans take part in are golf, swimming,         ,               ,               .

5.     Many Americans               every day or play tennis two or three times a week in order to keep     .

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence:

1)  American, rugby, football, derives, from, English, game, of, the;

2)    it is played, a bat, with, ball, and, by, two teams, nine players, of;

3)    popular, is, basketball, the world, all over;

4)    Americans, winter sports, like, skating, skiing, and, such as;

5)    the, has become, sports medicine, nowаdays, respectable, specializations.

4.     Make up a plan (logical scheme) and then summarize the content of the text "Sport in the USA" in writing.