Reading Comprehension 7 form 'Sport'

Read the stories by two people doing sports and then answer the questions.

Clubs ключка для гольфу  

tee підставка   

fewer shots менше ударів     

golf course поле для гольфу

№1  I started playing golf three years ago when I was thirteen. My father often played with his friends after work and sometimes I went with him and watched. One day he let me take a shot and then later he taught me how to play. Now I am a real golf fan.

The equipment can be very expensive. You need golf clubs, of course, balls and a tee. Some people wear special shoes, but trainers are ok.

You have to put your ball on a tee and then hit it with a club towards the hole. You must try to get the ball in the hole with fewer shots than your opponent. It’s really difficult when you start, but you get better with practice. I play most weekends and I am quite good now. When we go on holiday my dad always finds a golf course nearby. I like watching golf on television and Tiger Woods is my favorite player.

Self-defense самооборона  

loose вільний 

buttons ґудзики  

belt пояс

carpet килим 

points бали 

throwing кидання

№ 2  I started at a judo club near my house a year ago. My mother thought it was a good idea for girls to lean self-defense. I enjoy going to the club because I met a lot of new friends. You don’t need any special equipment. You just need to wear loose white trousers and a jacket called “ judo-ai”. There are no buttons on the jacket and you use a belt. The color of the belt is important because it shows how good you are. The best judo teachers or “ Dans” wear a black belt. My belt is orange—I am getting quite good. In judo you fight your opponent on a square carpet, 10 meters X 10 meters. You get points for lifting, throwing and holding your opponent. I go to my judo club every Tuesday and Thursday after school and our club plays matches against other clubs. I like watching judo in the Olympics. But I don’t think I’ll ever be that good.