FOOTBALL
Football has been called the most popular game in the world, and it certainly has a greatmany fans in Britain. It is the game that is played nearly in all countries. A team iscomposed of 11 players: a goalkeeper, backs, half-backs and forwards. The captain ofthe team is usually the oldest or the best player.
The football pitch should be between 100 and 130 metres long and between 50 and 100metres wide. It is divided into two halves by the halfway line. In the middle of the field thereis a centre circle and there is a goal at each end. In front of each goal is the goal area andthe penalty area. There is a penalty spot inside the penalty area and a penalty arc outsideit. A game of football usually lasts for one and a half hours. At half-time, the teams changeends. The aim of each team is to score as many goals as possible.
The final of the football competition in Britain takes place every May at the famousWembley stadium in London. Some of the best known clubs in England are ManchesterUnited, Liverpool and the Arsenal. In Scotland either Rangers, Celtic or Aberdeen usuallywin the cup or the championship.
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2.Last year I travelled to Japan.
3.Did you have dinner last night?
4.She washed her car.
5.I finished work,went to the beach and found a nice place to swim
6.He arrived to the airport at 18:00
7.I lived in Brazil for 2 years
8.They didn't stay at the party for the entire time.
9.I studied French when I was a child.
10.Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
11.Elsa was very shy as a child.
12.I cooked a pie in our new oven.
13.Did you go to the school yesterday?
14.They were so talkative at the meeting
15.I paid her for that information
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1.I wash my hands every day
2.Do you usually play the piano?
3.How much does it cost?
4.She doesn't play tennis
5.He never forgets his wallet
6.My father always gives me the change
7.Every 12 months the Earth circles the Sun
8.Cats like milk very much
9.London is the capital of the UK
10.New York isn't a small city
11.Birds go to the south every winter
12.The train leaves at 6:30
13.He needs help with his homework
14.My pencil case is pink