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 is 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.  

QUESTIONS:

1.  Are British fond of sports?

2.  What is the most popular game in the UK?

3.  Do all the parts of the UK have their Football Leagues and teams?

4.  When and where is the Football Association Cup final played?

5.  What is considered to be the English national game?

6.  What is the name of the Scottish national game? When did it originate?

7.  What are the other sports popular in the UK?

VOCABULARY:

league — лига

team — команда

rule — правило

championship — чемпионат

complicated — сложный