Sport

I’d like to tell You a few words about sport in Great Britain. Sport plays such a large part in British life that many idioms in English have come from the worid of sport, for example ‘to play the game’ means ‘to be fair’, and ‘that’s not cricket’ means ‘that’s not fair’.

The most popular sport in Britain as a whole is football. A lot of people support their local clubs at matches on Saturday afternoons, or watch the matches live on television. The football league in England and Wales has four divisions. Each division contains twenty-two teams. There are two main prizes each season. Sport has for a long time been a very important part of a child’s education in Britain. Not just — as you may think — to develop physical abilities, but also to provide a certain kind of moral education. Team games in particular encourage such social qualities as enthusiasm, cooperation, loyalty, unselfishness.

• What sports are the most popular in our country?
• The most popular sports in our country are football, volley-ball and ice hockey.
• What winter sports do You prefer?
• I prefer skiing and skaiing.