Players

Some games are played by individuals, others are team games. In a team one player is the captain, and there is a coach and a manager.

Officials

Basketball, billiards, football, boxing, hockey, rugby and wrestling have referee:

a referee:- суддя, рефері.

Badminton, baseball, cricket, swimming, tennis and volleyball have

an umpire:

an umpire - суддя, рефері

In footbal l the referee has a whistle to control the game and two linesmen:

a linesman - суддя на лінії

In tennis there are line judges to decide if the ball is "in" or "out":

line judge n - суддя на лінії

Athletics, cycling, motor-racing, car-racing have a judge. He has the right to make a decision especially in a competition.

a judge -арбітр

to judge (to referee, to officiate) - судити (у спорті)

 

People who do particular sports

Suffix -er can be used for many sports,

e.g.: footballer, volley-baller, basket baller, swimmer, windsurfer, high (long-) jumper, cricketer, golfer, diver, racing driver, discus/javelin thrower, pole-vaulter, wrestler, runner, boxer, weight-lifter, skier, skater, fencer, etc.

 

Exercise 2. Read and translate the text.

Sport

All over the world people of different ages are very fond of sports and games. Sport not only helps people to become strong and to develop physically but also makes them more organized and better disciplined in their daily activities.

Sport is very important in our life. It’s popular among young and old people. Many people do morning exercises, jog in the morning and train themselves in fitness clubs and gyms.

Other people like sports too, but they only watch sport competitions, listen to sports news. They prefer reading interesting articles about sportsmen and sport events, but they don’t go in for sports. Physical training is an important subject at college.

There are summer and winter kinds of sports. The summer kinds of sports are, swimming, athletics, football, volleyball, basketball and others. The winter kinds of sports are, for example, figure skating, skiing, ice hockey etc.

We all need to do exercises. Regular exercises give you more energy and make you feel and look better.

Among the popular sports in our country are: football, basketball, swimming, volleyball, tennis, gymnastics, figure skating and others. You can choose a sport for any season and for any taste.