Ex. I, p. 216
tobogganing { to bDgan in] санный спорт yachting { jot in] парусный спорт; плавание на яхте lawn-tennis { –1 acntenis] теннис wrestling { reslin] борьба
athletics { a;6letiks] легкая атлетика (= track-and-field) gymnastics { d3im naestiks] гимнастика calisthenics { .kaelis Beniks] художественная гимнастика billiards { biljadz] бильярд ^ draughts { dra:fts] шашки
tournament { tuanamont. tainomant] турнир enthusiast { nt* 9ju:zfEest] энтузиаст soccer { sDka] футбол (классический) rugger { глдэ] — регби (=rugby) court { ko:t] корт
amateur{ .a:m31з:, агтэ1э, агтэ1Г(и)о] любитель (в спор те и др. видах деятельности)
Ex. IV, р. 217
wrestling — wrestler cycling (велосипедный спорт) — cyclist weight-lifting (тяжелая атлетика) — weight-lifter swimming — swimmer
diving (ныряние; прыжки в воду) — diver running — runner
mountaineering (альпинизм) — mountaineer boxing — boxer skiing — skier
racing (гонки; скачки) — racer (гонщик; скакун) hunting — hunter
playing football — footballer, football-player
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playing chess — chess player r playing draughts — draught-player
athletics — athlete J
skating — skater \ playing volley-ball — volley-ball player
playing basketball — basketballer, basketball player I
playing hockey — hockey player J
Ex. V a), p. 217 Sport is very popular in Britain. In other words a lot of British^ people like the idea of sport, a lot even watch sport, especially on! the TV. However, the number who actively take part in sport ufl probably quite small. On the whole British people prefer to be fad rather than fit. |
The most popular spectator sport is football. Football is! played on a Saturday afternoon in most British towns and the! fans or supporters of a particular team will travel from one end! of the country to the other to see their team play. I
Many other sports are also played in Britain, including golfl in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; croquet in which youl try to knock a ball through some hoops; basketball in which youl try to get a ball into a net; tennis in which you try to hit a ball sol that your opponent cannot hit it and cricket which is played with! a ball, but is otherwise incomprehensible. As you can see, if thfl ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport.
Actually thats not quite true. Athletics is not played with M ball, nor is horse-racing. Perhaps that explains why they are no« so popular as football.
