Vocabulary:

on a level court – на рівному корті

across its middle – посередині

back court – задня частина корту

alley – коридор

doubles game – парна гра

singles game – одиночна гра

right service court – праве поле подачі

to deliver the ball – подавати м’яч

choice of sides – вибір сторін (поля)

right to be server – право подавати

to toss – проводити жеребкування

to toss up – підкидати м’яч під час подачі

base-line – задня лінія

fault – невірно поданий м’яч

to reflect – відображати

I. Answer the following questions:

1. Why did you decide to choose tennis as your sporting speciality?

2. What is tennis played with?

3. Where is the court divided by a net?

4. How many service courts are there?

5. What game are alleys used in?

6. What is the height of the posts the net is attached to?

7. Where must the players in tennis stand?

8. How is the player who first delivers called?

9. How is the other player called?

10. What is the right to be server or receiver divided by?

11. What right has the player winning the toss?

12. Where must the server serve first from?

13. What is “fault”?

14. Who is a point scored to if he serves a fault twice in succession?

15. What case mustn’t the service ball be hit back over the net?

16. How long does playing continue?

17. Who do experienced tennis players must use different tactics against?

II. Insert prepositions where necessary:

1. There are three chief strokes ___ tennis.

2. A lot ___ time has gone into preparations to develop power and speed.

3. What is the difference ___ doubles game and singles game?

4. Jim entered ___ the garden carrying a racket ___ his hand.

5. Many sportsmen are playing ___ tennis now.

6. Special attention is paid ___ the medical service ___ our sportsmen.

7. The third goal was scored ___ a young football player.

8. The tournament will be held___Kyiv.

9. They invited me to take part ___ the competition.

10. The captain looked ___ the players and said: “Line up!”

III. Insert articles where necessary:

1. What is ___ depth of ___ Dnipro?

2. Did he know ___ subject well?

3. He answered ___ most difficult question.

4. He became quite ___ different person after ___ competition.

5. He plays ___ golf and ___ tennis well.

6. Does she play ___ piano ___ violin?

7. ___ Kremlin is an old monument of architecture.

8. ___ Black Sea is ___ bluest sea I ever saw.

9. Is ___ Volga longer than ___ Thames?

10. Don’t be late for ___ concert.

IV. Fill in the blanks with little, a little, few, a few, much, many.

1. He has ___ pairs of cotton socks.

2. There is ___ water in the bottle.

3. She has ___ work to do today.

4. May I ask you ___ questions?

5. She always puts ____milk in her coffee.

6. There is still ___ time left.

7. He has ___ friends at the University.

8. There is ___ hope that he will come today.

9. I know very ___ about it.

10. Only ___ students know this rule well.

V. Translate into English:

1. Він повернеться через кілька хвилин.

2. На вулиці багато снігу.

3. Будь ласка, принеси мені трохи води.

4. Лікарі не дозволяють пити багато води після тренувань.

5. Я дуже мало знаю про цей вид спорту.

6. Я вмію трохи співати.

7. Серед наших студентів є багато хороших спортсменів.

8. Вона знає багато віршів англійською мовою.

9. У тебе сьогодні багато роботи.

10. Наш тренер має кілька квитків на футбольний матч.