Basketball

Basketball is a very popular game in America. The official basketball season is usually during the winter, but it is game which can be played at any time of the year. Basketball is played on a court. The game is played with a large ball about 30 inches. A team is made up of five players.

In the United States, teams compete in basketball at many levels. There is a professional league called the National Basketball Association (NBA), primary and secondary schools and universities compete against each other, and in many towns there are local leagues in which anyone who wishes may play in a team. Basketball is also popular spectators’ sport. Many Americans like to watch basketball games in arenas and on television.

Basketball is a very exciting game which can be played formally, in a league, or casually, just for enjoyment. It is easy to organize a game wherever there is a court, and many Americans play a lot of basketball for exercise and recreation. We may say that it is a sport and pleasure.

Vocabulary

30 inches	30 дюймов
to compete in basketball	соревноваться в баскетбол
local leagues	местные лиги
spectator sport	спорт для зрителей (зрелищный)

1. Переведите следующие предложения и определите время и залог глагола-сказуемого.

1. I used to read books.

2. The text was read by many students.

3. The game starts at 6 in the evening.

4. The players were seen in the field.

5. The play will be seen by a lot of people.

6. This game is played all the year round.

2. Напишите данные предложения в пассивном залоге.

1. He has not seen the results of the match.

2. The spectators saw a man in the street.

3. I shall have translated the text by 3 o’clock.

4. Have you spoken with your friend today?

5. The students have gone to the celebration.

Participle I и Participle II в предложениях выполняют следующие функции:

Часть глагола сказуемого.

После глагола to be для образования пассивных конструкций. I was sent for at once.

После глагола to have для образования времени группы Perfect. We have never been to London.

Определение.

Перед существительным или после существительного. The fried fish was tasty.

The boy standing at the window is my brother.

Обстоятельство.

Having done our work, we went to the cinema.

После союзов when, if.

When entered the room we saw a big figure of a doctor.

3. Определите функции причастий в следующих предложениях.

1) The man was reading a book near a window.

2) He was invited to the contest so he had to work hard.

3) Being busy, he refused to go with us.

4) The boy smiling so kindly is my friend.

5) She was asked to explain her point of view.

6) Having lost the key, we had to go for a walk.

4. Напишите следующие предложения в прошедшем времени.

1) She finds difficulties in any task.

2) I find him attractive.

3) The road leads to a swimming pool.

4) The rope holds his weight.

5) There are no vacant seats.