Football

Football is a mass sport in our country. It is my favorite kind of sport. The game is played by two teams. Each team consists of 11 players: left back, left half – back, right back, right half-back, inside left, inside right, outside right, outside left, centre half, centre forward and goalie or goalkeeper. Besides these 11 players who play on the field there are some reserves. Every soccer player may head, kick at goal, hit, kick, shoot from volley, kick in running, etc. We distinguish between headwork or head playing, fisting, handling, etc. Every squad has its captain. All footballers wear football T-shirts, shorts and shoes with spikes. A referee is appointed to officiate in each team with two linesmen to assist him. Football players are trained on stadiums all year round.

This game develops precious qualities in a man necessary for him in lab our: strength and will-power, initiative and persistence, agility and endurance.

The team scoring the greater number of goals during a game is a winner. If no goals or an equal number of goals are scored the game ends in a “draw”.

Vocabulary:

team – команда

to consist of – складатися з..

left back – лівий захисник

right back – правий захисник

outside right – правий крайній нападаючій

inside left – лівий півсередній нападаючий

centre half – центр захисту

centre for ward – центр нападу

goalie – воротар

to head – бити м’яч головою

to kick at goal – бити м’яч у ворота

to hit – бити по м’ячу

to kick – бити м’яч ногою

to shoot from – бити м’яч на льоту

kick running – бити з розбігу

to distinguish – відрізняти

head playing – гра головою

fisting – гра кулаками

handling – гра руками

squad – команда

to wear – носити, бути вдягненим

spikes – шипи

linesman – боковий суддя

to assist – допомагати

precious quality – цінні властивості

strength – сила

will-power – сила волі

persistence – наполегливість

agility – спритність, рухливість

endurance – надійний

equal – рівний

draw – нічия

I. Answer the following questions:

1. How many teams play this game?

2. How many players are there in each team?

3. What are they?

4. What may every soccer do?

5. What uniform do football player wear?

6. Who assists a referee?

7. What season can the players train?

8. What qualities does football develop?

9. What team is a winner after the match?

10. When does the game end in a draw?

II. Insert prepositions where necessary:

1. Football is played __ a field 90 to 120m. long.

2. How many football teams play ___ League “A”?

3. What makes football so popular all ___ the world?

4. The match ended ___ a draw.

5. The first goal had been scored __the right back before the second half began.

6. The score is two __ five ___ favour ___ our team.

7. Two players have been injured and removed ___ the field.

8. Mastering and perfecting football technique plays a leading part ___ a player’s training.

III. Insert articles where necessary:

1. Our coach gave us ___ hard task.

2. Ex-champion showed ___ tricks he usually used.

3. ___ coach brought us some balls.

4. ___ “Dynamo” team is played worse than our team.

5. What is ___ duty of left and right backs?

6. The flying ball hit ___ net.

7. The goalkeeper fell on ___ knees and caught ___ball.

8. ___ last goal is scored by ___centre forward.

9. ___19^th Olympic Games were held in Mexico.

10. You must finish ___ work in two weeks.

IV. The degrees of comparisons:

good, nice, long, funny, little, wide, new, interesting, significant, bad, wet, thin, young, old, happy, silly, cold, merry, dry, clean, brave, prosperous, fat.

V. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Я знаю хорошу подачу.

Він знає гарнішу подачу.

Вона знає найкращу подачу.

2. Її робота важлива

Його робота більш важлива.

Мoя робота найважливіша.

3. Цей день сонячний.

Вчора був більш сонячний день.

Завтра буде найсонячніший день.

4. Метро в Лондоні красиве.

В Києві більш красиве метро.

У Москві найкрасивіше метро.

5. Англійська мова важка.

Німецька мова важкіша.

Китайська мова найважча.

6. Це досвідчений інженер.

Петров більш досвідчений інженер.

Білов най досвідчений інженер.

VI. Put all possible questions to the following sentences:

1. The noon was warm and comfortable.

2. There was the moon in the sky.

3. Walking is a good way to avoid stress.

VII. Insert some, any, no.

1. The millionaire bought – pictures at the auction.

2. You can choose – hat you like.

3. He has a lot of money but he didn’t give me -.

4. John has – furniture in his flat. Just – chairs.

5. – weather is useful for your health.

6. The Robinson saved – money for their holidays.

7. I’ve just baked – cookies. Would you like -?

8. Be quiet, there are – pirates in the seas at all nowadays.

9. There aren’t – lions in this zoo.

10. There is – chocolate in the vase. I. miss it so much!

VIII. Insert there or it:

1. __ is a flower in the vase. __is a tulip.

2. __ is good information.__ is no doubt about it.

3. __ is a long break at 12 o’clock.__ is our lunchtime.

4. __ is necessary to go ahead. __ is no wy back.

5. __ was a full moon in the sky, __ was midnight.

6. __ was late, __ were no people in the street.

7. __was early spring, __ were some snowdrops in the forest.

8. __are 800 pages in this book, __ is two long.

9. __ is difficult to speak English correctly,__are so many rules to remember.

10. __is a pity that __ isn’t any news.

IX. Read and translate the following dialogue:

A: Excuse me!

B: Yes?

A:Can you tell me the way to the nearest post – office?

B: Well, let me see… Take trolley-bus number two and get off at the second stop. Turn to the left and walk straight on. At the end of the block you’ll see the post-office on your right.

B: That’s right. The cinema is just across the street from the post-office.

A: Thank you very much.

B: No, thanks at all.