Номер 2, страница 27, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс учебник Демченко, Севрюкова

2. a. Look at the symbols below. What sports and sporting events do they represent? What do the abbreviations stand for?

SUPER BOWL

Grand Slam

FIFA

NBA

b. Look through the text. Check your answers to ex. 2a. What article do we often use with the names of the sporting events?

A. The Super Bowl is the annual championship of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional American football in the USA. It is the greatest sporting and television event. The American football's popularity is rising all around the world, especially in England, Canada and Mexico.

B. The Grand Slam tournaments are the four most important annual tennis events. They offer the most points and prize money. The Grand Slam consists of the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Each tournament is played over a two-week period. The Australian and US tournaments are played on hard courts, the French on clay, and Wimbledon on grass. Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. It has been held in London since 1877. The curious traditions include a strict dress code and eating strawberries and cream.

C. The greatest sporting event FIFA World Cup is an international football competition of the national teams. The championship is held every four years since 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War.

For about one month every four years, most of the world's population stop everything they are doing to watch 32 countries compete for the Cup. Chanting, singing, flag-waving, and carnivals are all part of the great event.

D. Over 200 countries watch the NBA Finals on television in nearly 50 languages. The National Basketball Association is the top men's professional basketball league in the world. It takes four games to win in the finals, but at least 93 games to get there. The teams that play in the finals bring movie stars in front-row seats, the acrobatic shows of cheerleaders, and the world's best-paid athletes.

E. The Olympic Games are a major international event. Thousands of athletes from more than 200 nations participate in a number of competitions in summer and winter sports. The Modern Olympic Games are held every two years, with the Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating. Each takes place every four years. Over 13,000 athletes compete at the Olympics in 33 different sports and nearly 400 events. The first, second, and third-place winners in each event receive Olympic medals: gold, silver, and bronze.

F. The European Games are international multi-sport competitions in the Olympic tradition among athletes of the European continent. The first European Games took place in Baku, Azerbaijan on June 2015. The second games were held in Minsk, Belarus in 2019. The programme included 4000 athletes of 50 nations competing in 15 sports. Since 2015, every continent has its own continental games.

G. When the French held the first race in 1906, they couldn't imagine how big their motorsport would become. The Formula One World Championship has been one of the top forms of racing around the world since 1950. Formula One holds two annual World Championships: one for drivers, the other for constructors. All the best inventions in modern cars are made by F1 engineers.

c. Read the texts again and answer the questions about each event in pairs.

1. What kind of event is it?

2. Where does it take place?

3. What do the athletes compete for?

4. Why is it so popular?

5. Do you know anything about the history of this event?

6. What are some interesting facts about this event?

2. a. Посмотрите на символы ниже. Какие виды спорта и спортивные события они представляют? Как расшифровываются аббревиатуры?

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