Контроль навыков чтения-“He was only wrong by two!”

Reading comprehension

“He was only wrong by two!”

John was a football trainer at an English college.He always tried to find good football players for his team.John trained his players very well.

They were good in running,jumping,swimming,rowing and playing different games.They often took part in races and always won.All John’s players were tall strong sportsmen and just nice people.The college team was the best.Regular training,keeping to a diet and a lot of exercises were very important for the sportsmen.They always took the trainer’s advice and showed good results in all competitions and matches.They almost never lost a game or ended matches in a draw.They practically always won.

The only trouble with some of his football players was their bad knowledge of many school subjects.The sportsmen were often poor in Maths,English and it was not always easy for them to study.

One day the trainer brought a young football player to the professor of the college.The professor had answer them.At last the Professor asked,”Well,what’s five times five?”

The student thought for a long time and then answered”Twenty six”.The Professor looked at the trainer.”It’s impossible!”he said.”I don’t want to punish your team.I understand he can play football very well but he does’t know Mathematics at all.He can’t be a student”.

But the trainer said seriously,”Oh,please,sir!lLet him become a student.He was only wrong by two”.

TASK

A.Match:

1.to be good at a)наслiдувати поради 2.to take part b)мати успiх у 3.to keep to a diet c)програвати 4.to end in a draw d)додерживутися дiєти 5.to follow the trainer’s advice e)брати участь 6.to loose a game f)закiнчитися в нiчию TOTAL-12 B.Complete the sentences. 1.John wa a football trainer at … a)an English school b)an English college c)an English university 2.John trained his players … a)very well b)very persistently c)very seriously 3.His players were very good at… a)running b)studying c)Maths 4.They almost never… a)kept to a diet b)showed good results c)lost a game 5.They practically always… a)showed bad knowledge of school subjects b)ended matches in a draw c)won the game 6.All John’s players were… a)tall and strong spotsmen b)good students c)handsome and easy-going people TOTAL-12 C.Answer the questions. 1.What is very important for sportsmen? a)regular training b)knowing of school subjects c)being tall and nice people 2.What helped the team to be the best? a)Keeping to a diet . b)Following the trainer’s advice. c)Taking part in races. 3.What was the only trouble with the players? a)They always ended matches in a draw . b)They didn’t always follow the trainer’s advice . c)Their bad knowledge of many school subjects . 4.Why did the trainer bring a young footballer to the Professor? A)He wanted the boy to be taken to the college . b)He wanted the boy to play football well . c) He wanted the boy to study Maths . 5.What question did the Professor ask? A)What’s six times six? B)What’s two times two? C)What’s five times five? 6.What was the answer? a)25 b)26 c)27. TOTAL-12

D.Render the text in writing on the part of the Professor. What did he think of the trainer? TOTAL-12