Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему: Спорт в Великобритании.

it is spread all over the country and the world. British national teams compete with each other every year. True fans travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. The two best teams play in the Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in London in May.

schools, colleges, universities and by club teams all over the country. Summer isn`t summer without cricket. It is played by two teams of eleven men each. One player at a time tries to hit the ball with a bat. It is known that people played cricket in England as early as 1550. Cricket is a very long game. International cricket matches last for 5 days. When Englishmen consider anything unfair, they sometimes say: “That isn`t cricket”.

in Saxon times.

19th century. Now a great number of people play and watch tennis.
The first championship at Wimbledon took place in 1877. Nowadays every summer in June the British hold this International Tennis Championship. It is known all over the world.

Tennis Association was formed and international rules were worked out.
Many people like to play table tennis. This game is played by men and women too. There are many tennis clubs in England but if you go and play there it is necessary to pay money for it.
Englishmen like playing tennis but many of them prefer to watch this game.

are interested in the races. They risk money on the horse which they think will win. The Derby is the most famous single sporting event in the whole world.

the 15th century.

mainly by amateurs. It is played with an oval ball which may be carried. There are fifteen players in each team.

March or at the beginning of April. It is an interesting contest between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. It is usually held on the Thames River. The first such race was held in 1820. There were a lot of people watching this race.

many popular sports in Britain such as swimming, boating, sailing.