New Zealand/Rugby
Rugby is New Zealand's national sport where all people come together to watch and to play:
Rugby - Mixed Grammar
Complete the following text. Use the correct forms of the words in brackets and find your own to replace the question marks.
Rugby football is a sport people play in many countries. It is usually(usual) called rugby or rugger. Rugby football is named after(???) Rugby School, the public school in England where it was developed. Legend has it that one day in 1823, a senior boy called William Webb Ellis ran with the ball rather than(???) kick it as was the normal way of(???) playing. "Running in" was not considered quite the done thing then but was later OK'd in the laws of Rugby Football (first published in 1846). Its rival, Association football (soccer), came later. It wasn't written(not, write) until 1863. Even then handling of the ball was allowed, but not catching it and running with it. In the mid 1860s they tried (try) to provide one set of laws for all football but there(???) were to many differences, mainly concerning "hacking" (kicking an opponent in the shins). The "hackers" went on to eventually play rugby football even though hacking was barred a few years later. The "anti-hackers" went on to form Association Football, which eventually(eventual) banned any handling.
Rugby Union and Rugby Leageue
There are two types of rugby, called Rugby Union and Rugby League. Originally|originally(orginal), Rugby Union was played(play) in England by gentlemen amateurs, and Rugby League by working class guys for pay.
There are many similarities between(???) the two types of rugby, but they have developed different sets of rules over time. The split between the two types occurred because of a disagreement about the way players would be treated|'d be treated(treat) if they were injured during a game.
Since then Rugby Union has become(become) the most popular form of(???) rugby, and it is the national sport in New Zealand, Wales, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Madagascar. Rugby League is played (play) by many people in the UK (especially in northern England), Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
In many other places, the word "rugby" refers to rugby union. Rugby football is played on(???) a field by two teams of 15 people. The objective of the game is to obtain more points than(???) the opposing team within 80 minutes of playing time. Points are gained through scoring tries or kicking(kick) goals.
There are two types of rugby, called Rugby Union and Rugby League. Originally, originally(orginal), Rugby Union was played(play) in England by gentlemen amateurs, and Rugby League by working class guys for pay.
There are many similarities between(???) the two types of rugby, but they have developed different sets of rules over time. The split between the two types occurred because of a disagreement about the way players would be treated, 'd be treated(treat) if they were injured during a game.
Since then Rugby Union has become(become) the most popular form of(???) rugby, and it is the national sport in New Zealand, Wales, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Madagascar. Rugby League is played (play) by many people in the UK (especially in northern England), Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
In many other places, the word "rugby" refers to rugby union. Rugby football is played on(???) a field by two teams of 15 people. The objective of the game is to obtain more points than(???) the opposing team within 80 minutes of playing time. Points are gained through scoring tries or kicking(kick) goals.Some verbs you should know
Definitions
What do the following words mean? Match the expressions (A-G) with their corresponding definitions.
| A to consider | 1 to think about something seriously or carefully: to see it as |
| B to select | 2 To get hold of; to gain possession of, |
| C to handle | 3 to choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options. |
| D to obtain | 4 To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended |
| E to gain | 5 to have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress. |
| F refer | 6 To direct the attention of, to send or direct elsewhere. |
| G succeed | 7 to touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s) |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
| 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
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