5B. Complete the text with the following words and word combinations. Listen and check, (7). a) in summer; b) (August to May); c) was playing football; d) the rules of games; e) eighty thousand fans; f) abroad. Text: “There are not so many British athletes who are successful in world sports competitions. But Britain has been good at inventing sports and writing (1) .... People started playing golf in Scotland in the fifteenth century. Cricket is only a little younger. They first played it in England in the sixteenth century. Such games as football, rugby and hockey appeared in British public schools in the nineteenth century. British most popular sport is football. During the football season (2) .... professional footballers play a lot of matches at home and (3) .... About 20 million people go to football matches every year. The most interesting games are often between teams from the same city, for example Manchester United and Manchester City. The most important ... (4) ... come to ...”

Перевод задания: Дополните текст следующими словами и словосочетаниями. Прослушайте запись и проверьте.

1. the rules of games (правила игр)
2. (August to May) (с августа по май)
3. abroad (за границей)
4. eighty thousand fans (восемьдесят тысяч болельщиков)
5. was playing football (играл в футбол)
6. in summer (летом)

По видимой части текста предложения заполняются так:

But Britain has been good at inventing sports and writing the rules of games.

During the football season (August to May) professional footballers play a lot of matches at home and abroad.

В последующих, обрезанных на фотографии предложениях используются оставшиеся выражения: eighty thousand fans, was playing football и in summer.

Полностью восстановить места (4)–(6) в контексте невозможно, потому что нижняя часть текста на фотографии обрезана.

Ответ: 1 — d, 2 — b, 3 — f, 4 — e, 5 — c, 6 — a.