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The British are known to be great sports-lovers, so when they are neither playing, nor watching games, they like to talk about them. Many of the games we play now have come from Britain.

One of the most British games is cricket. It is often played in schools, colleges, universities and by club teams all over the country. Summer isn't summer without cricket. To many Englishmen cricket is both a game and a standard of behaviour. When they consider anything unfair, they sometimes say: "That isn't cricket."

But as almost everywhere else in the world, the game which attracts the greatest attention is Association football, or soccer. Every Saturday from late August till the beginning of May, large crowds of people support their favourite sides in football grounds. True fans will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. There are plenty of professional and amateur soccer clubs all over Britain. International football matches and the Cup Finals take place at Wembley.

Rugby football is also very popular, but it is played mainly by amateurs.

Next to football, the chief spectator sport in British life is horse-racing. A lot of people are interested in the races and risk money on the horse which they think will win. The Derby is perhaps the most famous single sporting event in the whole world.

Britain is also famous for motor-car racing, dog-racing, boat-racing, and even races for donkeys. The famous boat-race between the teams of Oxford and Cambridge attracts large crowds of people.

A great number of people play and watch tennis. Tennis tournaments at Wimbledon are known all over the world. The innumerable tennis courts of Britain are occupied by people between the ages of 16 and 60 who show every degree of skill — from practically helpless to the extremely able.

The British also like to play golf, baseball, hockey, grass-hockey. Various forms of athletics, such as running, jumping, swimming, boxing are also popular. You can sometimes hear that there are no winter sports in England. Of course the English weather is not always cold enough to ski, skate, or toboggan, but winter is a good season for hunting and fishing. Indeed, sport in one form or another is an essential part of daily life in Britain.

Объяснение:

No. 37. Listen to the text “Two Trips” and say why Mark thanked George for the two trips in his small plane.

Two Trips                  George Brown was a rich businessman. When he was young he used to travel a lot. He liked to climb the mountains and often spent his weekends there. He loved nature, wild flowers that grow high up in the mountains, fresh air and clean water of the mountain rivers.
      When George was 35 he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He soon became very good and could do all kinds of tricks in the air.
      George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George invited Mark to have a trip in his plane. Mark thought: “I have travelled in a big plane many times, but I’ve never been in a small one, I’ll go.”
      They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in the air.
      When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back, and he said to his friend: “Well, George, thank you very much for those two trips in your plane.”
      George looked at his friend and asked: “Why two trips, Mark?”
      “My first and my last,” was the answer.
Listen to the plan of the story and write it down.

Plan      1. George Brown and his love of nature.
      2. George’s new hobby — flying a small plane.
      3. Mark, George’s friend.
      4. Mark’s trip in George’s plane.
      5. Mark’s thanks for the trip.
Now try and retell the text using the plan.