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The document discusses the origins and early development of several British sports: 1) The first written rules for many sports originated in Britain in the 19th century when the British Empire expanded across the globe. 2) Several sports mentioned include football, whose modern rules were established in 1863; rugby, which traces its development to a game played at Rugby school; and cricket, which was played in England for 700 years before rules were established in 1744. 3) Other sports that had early rule developments in Britain included tennis, golf, and hockey. Tennis originated in monasteries before rules in 1877 established the first tournament, while golf's oldest rules date to 1744 in Edinburgh.

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The document discusses the origins and early development of several British sports: 1) The first written rules for many sports originated in Britain in the 19th century when the British Empire expanded across the globe. 2) Several sports mentioned include football, whose modern rules were established in 1863; rugby, which traces its development to a game played at Rugby school; and cricket, which was played in England for 700 years before rules were established in 1744. 3) Other sports that had early rule developments in Britain included tennis, golf, and hockey. Tennis originated in monasteries before rules in 1877 established the first tournament, while golf's oldest rules date to 1744 in Edinburgh.

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05 Тема: “Підсумкова контрольна робота з читання та письма”


Контроль читання
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                                          BRITISH GAMES
People have played games from the ancient Egyptians to the Eskimos and the origins of
most sports are lost in time. However, we know when and where sports were first
organized. The first rules were written down in Britain. When in the 19 th century the
British sent soldiers, engineers and businessmen across their Empire the world began to
play by British rules.
The Romans brought football to Britain, but the rules of modern football were written in
the tavern in London in 1863. The first game ended nil nil. Only 9 years later the first
international game was played. The result was nil nil too. How football became the most
popular game in the world?
In 1823 a boy William Webb was playing a game of football at his school, Rugby. He
picked up the ball and began to run. This was against rules. The boy created a new sport-
rugby football. Great story. But it is not true. In fact the rules of rugby were written in
1871. They say, rugby is a game for hooligans played by gentlemen, football is a game
for gentlemen played by hooligans.
Cricket came from Asia. But they played cricket in England for 700 years. It was so
popular that the king thought it was a danger to national security and cricket was
banned. The rules date from 1744.
Tennis was popular in monasteries in Europe. Modern tennis became really popular
in1875 and the rules were written in1877 to organize the first tournament. The Wimbledon
Championship was born!
Scotland is home to the world`s oldest golf courses. The oldest rules were written in
Edinburgh in 1744. Even today golfers must behave like gentlemen.
In England in the 17th century teams of one hundred players played hockey. The modern
game was born in Eton College in 1860s and in 1890 the rules were agreed on. The
British Army brought hockey to India in 1900. Today hockey is a minority sport in
England and in India it is a national sport.

Tasks

I.                   Read the text again and match the sports with sentences 1 – 7.

1 Its popularity is due to another game. __tennis__


2 Fair play is more important in this sport. _golf_____
3 It was popular in religious communities. _tennis_____
4 A monarch thought it was dangerous for national security. _cricket_____
5 There is a popular myth about the origin of the game. _rugby_____
6 The first official matches didn`t have very good results. _football_____
7        Now it is more popular in another country than in England. _hockey_____
 
 
II.                Find English equivalents in the text.

-  стародавні єгиптяни - the ancient Egyptians


-  загубилися у часі - lost in time
-  солдати, інженери та бізнесмени - soldiers, engineers and businessmen
-  за британськими правилами - by British rules
- закінчилась 0-0 - ended nil nil
-  гра для хуліганів - game for hooligans
-  організувати перший турнір - organize the first tournament
-  найстаріші у світі майданчики для гольфу - world's oldest golf courses
 
Контроль письма
Написати лист другу (8-12 речень) про свій улюблений стиль одягу.
My favourite style clothing
Hello Oleg!

How are you?Now I study at home through quarantine. For me, this is a huge
plus because I love sports style clothing.I love sports pants, sweatshirts and T-
shirts. They are comfortable and stylish. Sportswear does not restrict
movement.You can't wear sportswear to school all the time. So I wear a different
style to school, and at home I can wear a sporty style of clothing as much as I
want.Oleg, what style of clothes do you like? Please email me about this.

Bye for now

Vitaliy

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