Презентация на тему Спорт в Великобритании 6 класс

Britain

Football

Cricket

Lawn Tennis

on village greens and in towns/cities on Sundays from

April to August

in England, and has been played for hundreds of

years.

similar to football, but played with an oval ball.

Players can carry the ball and tackle each other.

all the major tennis tournaments beginning in 1877. The

rewards of prize money began in 1968 when the total purse allocated was £26,150 (about $40,000).

a game played on the eastern coast of Scotland

.The modern game of golf originated in 15th century

There are over 400 golf courses in Scotland

England. The sport is played almost exclusively by women

and girls, although male participation has increased in recent years.

the UK.
Basketball was invented in December 1891 by

the Canadian clergyman, educator, and physician James Naismith.

popular sport
Some of the best-known horse races are

held at Ascot, Newmarket, Goodwood and Epsom.

England, becomes the centre of horse-racing world for one

week in June. It's called Royal Ascot because the Queen always goes to Ascot. She has a lot of racehorses and likes to watch racing. Ascot Racecourse was founded by Queen Anne in 1711 and since that time, a further eleven monarchs have leant their patronage to the Royal race course. every spring in either late March or early April.

in the British social calendar. There is a dress

code for attending Royal Ascot. Males must wear full formal morning dress including a top hat, women must not show exposed midriffs or shoulders and must wear hats.

It began with Cambridge University students using cigar boxes

and champagne corks.

Although the game originated in England, British players don't have much luck in international championships.

Cambridge, Britain's two oldest universities, were huge fans of

rowing. In 1829, the two schools agreed to hold a race against each other for the first time on the Thames River. The Oxford boat won and a tradition was born. Today, the University Boat Race is held