Sport in Great Britain

1.

2.

• The British are
known to be great
sports-lovers, so
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.

3.

• Every Saturday from late
August till the beginning of
May, large crowds of people
support their favourite sides
in football grounds. True fans
will travel from one end of
the country to the other to
see their team play. There
are plenty of professional
and amateur soccer clubs all
over Britain. International
football matches and the
Cup Finals take place at
Wembley.

4.

• Next to football, the chief spectator sport in British
life is horse-racing. A lot of people are interested in
the races and risk money on the horse which they
think will win. The Derby is perhaps the most famous
single sporting event in the whole world.

5.

• One of the most British
games is cricket. It is
often played in schools,
colleges, universities
and by club teams all
over the country.
Summer isn't summer
without cricket. To
many Englishmen
cricket is both a game
and a standard of
behaviour. When they
consider anything
unfair, they sometimes
say: "That isn't cricket."

6.

• A great number of
people play and watch
tennis. Tennis
tournaments at
Wimbledon are known
all over the world. The
innumerable tennis
courts of Britain are
occupied by people
between the ages of 16
and 60 who show every
degree of skill — from
practically helpless to
the extremely able.

7.

• Golf is one of the most
popular outdoor sports in
the world. It appeared in
Great Britain too. It is
played on a golf course.
Players try to hit a golf ball
into a small hole with as few
strokes as possible. Millions
of men and women around
the world play golf for fun,
thousands play
tournaments and millions
around the world watch golf
on TV.

8.

• Rugby originated in
England in the early 19th
century and is very
popular in the UK today.
• The most famous rugby
union competition is the
Six Nation Championship
between England,
Ireland, Scotland, Wales,
France and Italy.

9.

The Highland Games
• Scottish Highland Games,
at which sports, dancing
and piping competitions
take place. They attract
large numbers of
spectators from all over
the world. These
meetings are held every
year in different places in
the Scottish Highlands. All
competitors wear
Highland dress.

10.

Journey route
Cambridge
Oxford
Ascot
London
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11.

Listen to the texts.
Which event A, B, C, D
1. Offers a cash prize?
2. Lasts the longest?
3. Is attended by British royalty?
4. Is a competition between two teams?
A.The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
B.The London marathon
C.Royal Ascot
D.Wimbledon

12.

Choose the correct word
1.The directors \ presenters of all the major
TV channels comment on the fashions at
Royal Ascot.
2.The spectators \ audience cheer the
tennis players on at Wimbledon
3.About 40.000 competitors \ rowers run in
the London Marathon each year

13.

Football
Wembley Stadium

14.

tennis
Wimbledon

15.

Horse Race
Derby

16.

Golf
Open
Championship

17.

Rugby
Six
Nations Union
Tournament

18.

marathon
London
City Streets

19.

Horse Race
Royal Ascot

20.

Boat Race
Oxford
Cambridge

21.

Regatta
Henley

22.

Forget football, cricket, and rugby. English are not sport
loving people but they are also very creative. Here are some
rather more eccentric sports which take place and were
created in Britain.

23.

AUNT SALLY is a traditional English game usually played in pub
gardens and fairgrounds that dates back to the 17th century in
which players throw sticks or battens at a model of an old
woman's head.
BARREL WALKING to
stand on top of a small
barrel and walk it forward.
The distance walked before
falling off is taken, the
largest collective distance
of a team is the winner.

24.

CHEESE-ROLLING – During the annual
Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake,
competitors race down a steep hill in
Gloucestershire, attempting to catch a
Double Gloucester cheese which has
been set rolling from the top. Often this
results in many injuries.
PANCAKE RACING – In which each
participant carries a pancake in a
frying pan. All the runners must toss
their pancakes as they run and catch
them in the frying pan.

25.

"Man vs horse“ In 1980,
the landlord Gordon Green
from Wales organized the
annual marathon of the
distance is 22 miles (42.195
km).
Horses are paired with their
riders. Twenty-four years
the competition was won by
the rider and the horse. In
2004, the British Hugh Lobb
overcame the distance in 2
hours 5 minutes and 19
seconds, for which he
received 25,000 pounds of
prize money.

26.

COCONUT SHY – Each player
has 6 balls to throw at targets
of coconuts balanced on raised
stands. The player with the
highest number of hits wins.
Often played at fetes or fairs,
it’s probably cheaper
to go to the supermarket to
buy a coconut, but not half as
much fun.
CONKERS – A conker is the
nut of the Common Horsechestnut tree. It is used in a
game traditionally played by
children.

27.

PEOPLE HERDING – A group of
three people are blindfolded and
each holds onto a central hoop.
The fourth member of the team
has a whistle, one short blast move
to the left, two short blasts move
to the right, a long continuing blast
move forward. The object is to
direct the hooped group through a
gate or gatepost. The team with
the shortest time wins.
DUCK HERDING
Very similar to people
herding, only its ducks
through the gate.

28.

WELLY/WELLIE WANGING OR THROWING –
A freestyle sport that originated in Britain, most
likely in the county of Yorkshire. Competitors are
required to hurl a Wellington boot as far as
possible within boundary lines, from a standing
or running start. Each player has three throws,
the longest distance thrown within the zone
wins
WHEELBARROW AND
STRAW BALE RACE – Each
player in the team races
over 50 yards with 4 straw
bales on the barrow, then
tosses the bales over

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