Task 6. Reading. Read the text and say whether the statements are true or false. Harry Bolton didn’t really like sport at all until he discovered something both new and unusual. “I was listening to the radio one day when I heard something that I thought must have been a joke. The DJ was talking about underwater hockey! When I realized it actually was a sport, I decided to find out more about it. To my surprise, I found a local team and before I knew it, I was part of it!” Unlike water polo, where the action takes place above the water, underwater hockey is played at the bottom of the pool. Players wear masks, flippers and snorkels during the game. “The rules are simple, you just have to slide the puck into the opposing team’s goal,” said Harry. Underwater hockey was invented by a British diving club in 1954. Harry told, “Unfortunately it’s not much of a spectator sport, as all people watching from outside the pool can see are lots of splashing and flippers!” True or False? 1. Harry Bolton played ice hockey before. 2. Underwater hockey is like water polo. 3. Underwater hockey was invented in Canada. 4. According to Harry the rules are not difficult. 5. You need some equipment such as masks, flippers and snorkels.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте текст и определите, верны (True) или неверны (False) утверждения.

1. False. Harry didn’t really like sport before he discovered underwater hockey, но в тексте не сказано, что он играл в хоккей на льду. (Гарри не очень любил спорт до того, как открыл для себя подводный хоккей, однако в тексте не говорится, что он раньше играл в хоккей на льду.)

2. False. The text contrasts the sports: water polo is played above the water, while underwater hockey is played at the bottom of the pool. (В тексте эти виды спорта противопоставляются: в водное поло играют над водой, а в подводный хоккей — на дне бассейна.)

3. False. Underwater hockey was invented by a British diving club in 1954, not in Canada. (Подводный хоккей был изобретён британским дайвинг-клубом в 1954 году, а не в Канаде.)

4. True. Harry says that the rules are simple. (Гарри говорит, что правила простые.)

5. True. Players wear masks, flippers and snorkels during the game. (Во время игры спортсмены используют маски, ласты и трубки.)