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Sport in the USA — Спорт в США (3)

Americans are very fond of sport. The most popular sports in the USA are football, which is played from April to October, baseball, played from September to December, basketball, played from October to April and ice hockey, played in most northern cities from October to March.
American football derives from the English game of rugby. It started at Harvard University in the 1870’s. It is a game for two teams of eleven men on the field. The object of the game is to have the control of the ball and to score points by carrying it across the goal-line.
Baseball is a teamgame derived from the English game of cricket. It is played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each, on a field with four bases. Baseball is the national game in the USA and it is very popular in Canada too.
Basketball is a game which nowadays is popular all over the world. It was invented in 1891. During the 20’s the first US league championship was organized. In the 70’s-the

American Championship was divided into two leagues: the ABA (American Basketball Association), which does not exist any longer and which played with a blue, red and white ball and the NBA (National Basketball Association).
The NBA is a professional league which still plays.
There are more activities which Americans take part in such as golf, swimming, tennis, aerobics, wrestling, etc.

Спорт в США (3)

Американцы очень увлекаются спортом. Наиболее популярные виды спорта в США — это футбол, игры по которому проводятся с апреля по октябрь, бейсбол (с сентября по декабрь), баскетбол (с октября по апрель) и хоккей, в который играют в северных городах с октября по март.
Американский футбол произошел от английского регби. Впервые в эту игру начали играть в 1870-х в Гарвардском университете.

Это игра для двух команд по 11 человек. Цель игры — захватить контроль над мячом и заработать очки, пронеся его через поле или забив гол.
Бейсбол — командная игра, происходящая от английского крикета. Играется битой и мячом на поле с четырьмя базами двумя командами по девять игроков. Бейсбол — американская национальная игра, которая также очень популярна в Канаде.
Баскетбол — игра, которая сейчас популярна во всем мире. Она была «изобретена» в 1891 году. В 20-х годах был организован первый чемпионат американской лиги. В 70-х годах американский чемпионат был разделен на две лиги: АБА (Американская баскетбольная ассоциация), которая больше не существует и которая играла красно-сине-белым мячом, и НБА (Национальная баскетбольная ассоциация).
НБА — профессиональная баскетбольная лига, которая до сих пор играет.
Существует гораздо больше видов спорта, которыми занимаются американцы, например, гольф, плавание, теннис, аэробика, борьба и т. д.

Vocabulary:

Field — поле
invented — изобретена

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