1. Implemented: Davidov Dmitri Scientific leadership: Steblina I. B.
Donskaya realnaya gymnasia.
“FIFA WORLD CUP”
Implemented:
Davidov Dmitri
Scientific leadership:
Steblina I. B.
Rostov-on-Don

2. Many people all over the world are interested in sport
Many people all over the world are interested in sport. Sport helps people to stay healthy and makes them more organized and better disciplined in their daily activities.

3. It is true to say that many kinds of sports come from Britain
It is true to say that many kinds of sports come from Britain. Moreover, the British are known to be great sports-lovers. So, if they are neither playing, nor watching games, they like to talk about them.

4. I am going to tell you about the history of football, one of the most popular sport games all over the World.

5. Football is a popular sport played all over the world
Football is a popular sport played all over the world. It is a favourite sport of most European and Latin-American countries. Millions of people in more than 140 countries play football.

6. Football is played in the Olympics
Football is played in the Olympics. The Summer Games are held every fourth year in different countries.

7. Games similar to football were played in China as early as 400 BC.

8. Egyptians played a kind of football too
Egyptians played a kind of football too. They played games involving the kicking of a ball.

9. In about 200 AD the Romans played a game in which two teams tried to score by advancing a ball across a line on the field. The Romans passed the ball to one another but they never kicked it.

10. London children in about 1100 played a form of soccer in the streets
London children in about 1100 played a form of soccer in the streets. During the 1800’s the people of England played a game similar to football.

11. Football originated from kicking games played by people in ancient times. The modern version came from England. Football was not that popular kind of game until the mid-1900s.

12. It started as a game involving kicking and handing, but later this branched off into two separate sports: rugby and football.

13. Around the late nineteenth century, English football began spreading over Europe. The United States was the last to implement football as a national sport

14. The Canadian Soccer Association was established in 1912 while the United States Soccer Federation was set up in 1913.

15. The first World Cup Championship was in Montevideo, Uruguay.

16. The final of the football competition takes place every May at the famous Wembley stadium in London. Some of the best known clubs in England are Manchester United, Liverpool and the Arsenal. In Scotland either Rangers, Celtic or Aberdeen usually win the cup or the championship.

17. The rules of play for soccer are simple
The rules of play for soccer are simple. The referee makes most of the decisions and attempts to encourage fair play. The game starts off with a kick off and the teams are allowed to pass, dribble, juggle, head, kick and shoot the ball to place it down the field, and (hopefully or eventually) into their opponent’s goal.

18. Most soccer games have 45-minute halves, and the clock is not stopped except for injuries or deliberate time wasting. In professional soccer, only three to five substitutions are allowed per half. Generally, more are allowed in lower leagues.

19. Children often play football at school as early as elementary school
Children often play football at school as early as elementary school. Many adults play football. Soccer for many kids can be fun. Most children don’t think of soccer as work and often enjoy playing soccer. Adults also sometimes find soccer fun and even some adults have careers in the area as a professional soccer players.

20. As for me I like soccer very much
As for me I like soccer very much. I like both watching it and playing it. It is my favourite kind of sport.