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Football Violence Is an English Problem

Fact:

It is true that alot of club violence takes place in England rather than on the Continent. But much of the time it is limited in scope and ferocity. At a recent UEFA match in Turkey between Galtasarai and Leeds, two peaceful Leeds supporters were stabbed to death in the city centre.

Of course, 99% of supporters who travel to games are completely peaceful. 99% of supporters are not racist or neo-nazis. Unlike many European countries, families including women and children make up a large proportion of supporters who travel to games. Hopefully, this kind of tendency will improve the game and discourage hooligans. Hooliganism is not an English problem alone. It is just that English hooligans are perhaps the most visible (partly because of the effective British police campaigns against them). Football will continue to be the “beautiful game”, the biggest spectator sport in the world. And Britain will always be the birthplace of this most English game. As the supporters of England like to sing: “It’s coming home, it’s coming home, it’s coming. Football’s coming home!” Hopefully, with an improved reputation, England will sometime soon host a major championship again.

3. Answer the following questions:

1. What kinds of people go to football matches just in order to have a fight? Why do they do that?

2. What are hooligans more interested in when they follow the football team?

3. How do hooligans usually organize massive fights?

4. How many per cent of supporters in England are completely peaceful?

5. Is hooliganism an English problem alone? Why is an English hooliganism more visible?

6. What country is considered to be a birthplace of football?

 

4. Look through the list of the new words and match synonyms with the following words: evident, crazy, obscure, fame, savageness, competitor, trademark, lawyer, wicked, previous, safety, strong, impromptu, control, enmity, especially, to hire, to spread, to evade.

 

5. How well do you know British football? Try this quiz to see if you know enough to talk football the British way!

1. Everyone knows that Manchester United is the biggest team in the world. How many times have they won the league (first division and premiership)?

a) ten times; b) fifteen times; c) twenty times.

2. The chairman of Chelsea is now the controversial Russian businessman Roman Abramovich. But what do the fans of Chelsea shout during matches?

a) “We are the Russian Army’

b) ‘Chelski, Chelski’

c) ‘We are the Roman Army’

3. Most English people agree that the greatest moment in English football came at 5.15 pm on the 30th of July 1966. What happened?

a) England beat France ten-nil

b) David Beckham was born

c) England beat Germany to win the World Cup

4. Can you match the photos of fans to the national teams of Great Britain?

a) Wales; b) England; c) Scotland.



 

6. As British people say, ‘all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’. Like everybody else, British people like to go in for sports. Read the text and fill in the blanks with the corresponding words from the list below. Transcribe, pronounce and memorize the words, find their Russian equivalents and be ready for having a spelling dictation.

List of the words: variety,muddy, routs, wellingtons, satisfaction, engaging, eccentricity, attract, gym, thrill, contestants.

Walking is very popular in Britain. Ask any British person if they have a pair of walking boots and the answer will probably be “yes”. Except for dry summer days, the beautiful British countryside is pretty _________, so you need a good pair of walking boots or __________ to enjoy your walk. Walking as a leisure activity has a long tradition in England. You can buy a __________ of maps and guides to walking _________. Organized walking is also popular and is a good way to discover local sights of interest with a group of like-minded people and a good guide.

Cycling is another popular activity. Unfortunately, many British roads are very busy and don’t have cycling paths, so cycling can be a bit dangerous in Britain, many people find quiet country roads and spend their whole holidays exploring their homeland on their bikes. More extreme sports like rock climbing also __________ people. And, of course, the famous British _________ is the case of unusual sports like extreme ironing. Extreme ironing is a serious sport where teams of people compete at who can do their ironing in more extreme conditions. Extreme ironing is now an international sport with serious competitions and organized events. Mountains, rivers, tall buildings, busy streets… no location is unsuitable for extreme ironing fans. The __________ are judged on both extremity of the location and quality of the ironing. Phil Shaw, the creator of the sport, says it ‘combines the _________ of an extreme sport with the __________ of a well-ironed shirt’.

Of course, not all British people keep fit by __________in extreme sports. Many go to the _______, swimming pool or fitness classes. However, it has to be said that the British are not the sportiest nation in the world. You see, watching TV often gets in the way. Increasingly, British people spend their free time watching TV. Sad, be true. The only comforting thing is that they are not on their own – most of the world seems to be doing the same!

7. Find in the text English equivalents to the following:

· заниматься экстремальными видами спорта;

· мешать, являться препятствием;

· единомышленники.






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