Sport in Great Britain (3)
British people are very fond of sports. Sport is part of their normal life. The two most popular games are football and cricket.
Football, also called soccer, is the most popular sport in the United Kingdom. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own Football Leagues and national teams. Games are played on Saturday afternoons from August to April. In addition to the FL games there a competition called the Football Association Cup. The Cup Final is played at Wembley Stadium (London) in May.
Cricket is considered to be the English National game. Its rules are very complicated. It is played by two teams of eleven men each, the player at a time tries to hit the ball with a bat. Golf is the Scottish national game. It originated in the 15th century and the most famous golf course in the world, known as the Royal and Ancient Club, is at St. Andrew’s.
Lawn tennis was first played in Britain in the late 19th century. The most famous British championship is Wimbledon, played annually during the last week of June and the first week of July.
Those are the most popular kinds of sport in the UK. But . there are many other sports such as rugby, swimming, golf, horse-racing and the traditional fox-hunting.
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Британцы очень любят спорт. Он составляет часть их жизни. Два самых популярных вида спорта — футбол и крикет.
Футбол — самый популярный вид спорта в Соединенном Королевстве. В Англии, Уэльсе, Шотландии и Северной Ирландии есть футбольные лиги и национальные команды. Матчи проводятся каждую субботу с августа по апрель. Помимо игр футбольной лиги, существует чемпионат, называемый Кубком Футбольной Ассоциации. Финал Кубка проводится на стадионе Уэмбли (Лондон) в мае.
Крикет считается национальной английской игрой. Его правила очень сложны. Он играется двумя командами, по одиннадцать человек каждая; игрок пытается забить мяч битой.
Гольф — шотландская национальная игра. Он берет свое начало в XV веке, и самая известная в мире школа гольфа — Королевский и Древний Клуб, находится в Сант-Эндрю.
Теннис впервые появился в Британии в конце XIX века. Наиболее известный британский чемпионат — Уимблдон, который проводится ежегодно в последнюю неделю июня — первую неделю июля.
Это наиболее популярные виды спорта в Англии. Но существуют и другие, такие как: регби, плавание, гребля, скачки и традиционная охота на лис.
Helen Keller is one of the most amazing people in the world. She was originally from Alabama in the US and she fell ill with a terrible disease that made her unable to see or hear. When Helen first became ill, she often screamed and behaved very badly. When she was 7 years old, Helen's family found a tutor for her, Ann Sullivan, who also had very poor eyesight. She was very strict with Helen and began to teach her to put words together with her hands, but Helen did not quite understand what they meant. So one morning she held Helen's hand under the water and wrote "W-A-T-E-R"on the other palm. That day, Helen learned 30 words! Then Helen learned to read Braille and type both in Braille and on a regular typewriter, and to understand what her teacher was saying, feeling her mouth when she spoke. At University, she began writing her first book, the Story of my life. She graduated from the University in 1904, becoming the first deaf-blind person to receive a degree. Helen has written many books and essays, lectured around the world, and worked hard to raise money and improve the living conditions of the blind.
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