Listening 6
2.32 Listen to part of a radio show.
Complete the sentences.
1 The reviewer thinks this collection of fairy
tales will definitely be '_ to teenagers.
2 She thinks the stories are all very?
3 There are lots of fascinating __.
4 She 4 all of the stories.
5 She thinks it's the 5_ collection of fairy
tales she's found.
6 She especially likes the 6
. 12. Sam's tomato crop always failed. Finally he quit trying to grow tomatoes in his garden.
13. Would you like to go dancing tonight?
14. The Knickerbockers talked about building a new house.
15. Children like playing make-believe games. Yesterday Jason pretended to be a doctor, and Bobby pretended to be a patient.
16. My cousin offered to take me to the airport.
17. I'm planning to go shoppng tomorrow.
18. Would you mind passing this note to Joanna? Thanks.
19. Tim expects to go fishing this weekend.
20. When Tommy broke his toy, he started to cry (OR crying )
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21. Jerry likes going to professional conferences.
22. Would you like to go to Sharon's house next Saturday?
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.
Объяснение: Перевод:
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.