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ACTIONS IN SPORTS

TENNIS

After throwing the ball up in the air while serving, the player's feet must not come down inside the line of the tennis court until he or she has hit the ball. As soon as the ball hits the tennis racquet, however, the server can run into the court ready to receive the return.

FOOTBALL

When there is a penalty, the goalkeeper must have both feet on the goal line and must not move until the player taking the penalty kicks the ball. If the goalkeeper starts to dive before the ball is touched, then the penalty has to be taken again.

A penalty is a kick that a player takes from 11 metres in front of the goal after a foul has been committed inside the penalty area.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL

When the quarterback passes the ball to one of his players, the player on the other team who is trying to stop the receiver from catching the ball is not allowed to tackle the receiver until the ball touches the receiver's hands. If he tackles too early, he has committed a foul, and the referee stops the game. The again play begins where the foul took place.

A quarterback and a receiver are players in an American football team.

BASKETBALL

After a player shoots the ball nobody is allowed to jump and stop the ball from going into the basket if the ball is on its way down into the basket. If this happens, even though the ball has not gone into the basket the shooting team scores two points.

VOCABULARY

to serve [sə:v] — подавати м'яч (у тенісі тощо)

kick [kіk] — удар м'ячем (футбол)

to commit a foul [faul] — порушити правила гри quarterback ['kwɔ:təbæk] — захисник (в американському футболі)

receiver [rɪ'si:yə] — гравець, що приймає (м'яч)

to tackle [tækl] — перехоплювати, відбирати м'яч

to score [skɔ:] a point — вигравати очко

QUESTIONS

I. In which sports...?

1) do you pass a ball from one player to another? (tennis)

2) do you hit a ball (but not with hands or feel)? (football)

3) do your score goals? (table tennis)

4) do you have to jump to catch the ball? (golf)

5) do you have to serve? (basketball)

6) do you have to shoot? (volleyball)

7) do you win by having the lowest score? (american football)

8) do you have to tackle? (american football)

II.Think about...

1. Think of your favourite sport. Are there any rules you would like to change? What are they and why?

2. Think of a particular sport and describe the qualities that a good player of that sport needs to have?

EXERCISES

1. True or false? If false, correct the sentence to make it true.

1. The people who watch a football match are the audience.

2. The official who gives the score in tennis is the umpire.

3. Athletes wear shorts.

4. You need a stick to play hockey.

5. Boxers wear gloves.

6. Tennis is played on a pitch.

7. The referee in football has a whistle.

8. Women wear trunks for swimming.

2. Answer these questions. If possible, ask a friend the same questions.

1. Are there any games or sports that you watch but don't play? If so, what are they and where do you watch them ?

2. Are there any games or sports you play/do yourself? If so, which ?

3. Are there any that you are good at?

4. Are there any that you hate?

5. Are there any that are not played much in your country?

6. Which game or sport is the most popular in your country?

7. Which game or sport is the most dangerous in your opinion ?

8. Which game or sport requires the most strength ?

3. Which sport is being described in each sentence? ( The underlined words are key words and you can look them up to increase your vocabulary in different sports.) Use the following words: athletics, rugby, tennis, football, swimming, basketball, motor racing.

1. The referee gave the try although many people thought it was a forward pass.

2. He scored the winner with a beautiful free kick from just outside the penalty area.

3. He served fifteen aces and not one double fault.

4. The coach called a time out with just 45 seconds left and two points between the teams.

5. He crashed into the car in front with just two laps remaining.

6. First he was booked (= the yellow card) for a bad tackle . and then he handled the ball inside the penalty area so the referee had to send him off (= the red card).

7. In the 200 metres freestyle, he overtook the Russian on the final length to win the race.

8. She sprinted away from the rest of the field on the final lap and won easily.

Дії в спорті

Теніс

Під час подачі, посилаючи м'яч у повітря, гравець не повинен переступати ногою лінію тенісного корту, поки не вдарив по м'ячу. Проте, після удару по

м'ячу тенісною ракеткою, той, хто подає, може забігати на корт, щоб бути готовим для прийому м'яча.

Футбол

Під час пенальті воротар повинен стояти обома ногами на лінії воріт і не рухатися, поки гравець, що б'є штрафний, не вдарить по м'ячу. Якщо воротар робить ривок раніше, ніж гравець торкнувся м'яча, то штрафний б'ють знову.

Пенальті — це 11-метровий штрафний удар м'ячем по воротах, який гравець робить після порушення правил гри на штрафному майданчику.

Американський футбол

Коли захисник передає м'яч одному з гравців своєї команди, гравцю іншої команди, який намагається перешкодити тому, хто приймає м'яч, зловити його, не дозволяється перехоплювати м'яч доти, доки м'яча не торкнеться рука того, хто його ловить. Якщо він перехоплює м'яч надто рано, він порушує правила, і суддя зупиняє гру. Продовжується гра з того місця, де сталося порушення її правил.

Гравцями в американській футбольній команді є захисник і той, хто приймає м'яч.

Баскетбол

Після того, як гравець кинув м'яч, нікому не дозволяється стрибати і не давати м'ячу потрапити в кошик. Якщо це відбулося, навіть коли м'яч не потрапив у кошик, нападаюча команда виграє два очки.