英国的运动假期和节日.pptVIP

Sports, Holidays and Festivals in Britain Unit 10 Contents: Part One: Sports Part Two: Holidays and Festivals Part One: Sports 1. Introduction 2. Football 3. Tennis 4. Cricket 5. Golf 6. Horsy sports Introduction Q: How do modern British people spend their free time? →having a drink at the pub →going for a walk in the country →working in the garden →watching sports on the TV Religion has great influence on sports and leisure activities. Football --Football was invented in Britain. --It is a rough fast game played in winter and early spring. The forming process of football / legends People’s attitude to football Football --Today, it is one of the most popular sports in Britain. Millions of people watch the FA Cup games. --But in recent years, people are much concerned about football violence. ◆ “Football hooligans” Football --the FA Cup: is the trophy title for a series of games played by major member teams of the Football Association. Over 20 million tickets are sold to FA games each season. *football?? (US) American football 美式橄榄球 ????????????????(UK)?? soccer(英式足球) ???????????????????????????rugby(英式橄榄球)?? *football pitch/ ground/field Football Tennis --a more gentle sport played by people in early summer. --It was invented in Britain and owes its origins to the church. As early as the mid-fifteenth century, people were playing a game called “tenys” around their local churches or cathedrals. Tennis ◆Wimbledon: is a suburb in London. It is the place where the world’s best players gather to compete in the annual international tennis championship. It is one of the major events of the British sporting calendar and probably the most famous tennis event in the world. There are a lot of other social activities associated with “Wimbledon fortnight”, such as eating strawberries and cream, drinking champagne and hoping that it doesn’t rain. Tennis Cricket --a most popular sport in summer. --It was one of the very first team sports in Britain to