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Sports CLASS-12 NOTES
Working with words
A. Many English words are from other languages,
such as redemption in the news above comes from the Latin word redimere, a
combination of re(d)-, meaning “back,” and emere, meaning “buy.”
|
Word |
Origin |
Meaning |
|
Penalty |
Old French penalite
and from medieval latin penalitatem |
Pertaining to
punishment |
|
Major |
From latin major |
Greater, more
important or effective, leading, principal |
|
Stadium |
Latin form Greek
word stadion |
A track for a
foot race or chariot race |
|
Trophy |
From old French
trophee |
A spoil or
prize of war |
|
Defender |
Anglo French form
old French defendeor |
One who protects
from injury a champion |
|
Anthem |
Old English ontemn
, antefn |
A composition
sung in alternate parts |
|
Dejection |
From latin deiectiionem |
To cast down |
|
Jubilant |
Latin iubilantem
|
To shout for joy |
|
Record |
Latin recordari |
Re ( back,
again ) + cor (heart, mind ) |
|
Suave |
From old French
sauve |
Saved |
|
Podium |
From Greece podion |
Little foot |
|
Tournament |
Old French torneiement
|
Take part in
a tourney |
|
Reminiscent |
From latin
reminiscentem |
Pertaining to
or characterized by reminiscence |
|
Incredible |
From latin
incredibillis |
From in-not +credibills |
|
Savor |
Old French savor
|
Flavor, taste;
sauce, seasoning |
B.
Consult a dictionary and define the following terms related to cricket.
Example:
wicket: two sets of three sticks standing in the ground
with pieces of wood lying
|
Stump |
Stumps
are three vertical posts that support the bails and form the wicket |
|
Crease
|
A ping crease
is a line that runs horizontally across a cricket pitch |
|
Boundary
|
The perimeter
of a playing field |
|
Sixer |
A hit for
six runs |
|
Googly
|
A googly
refers to a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm leg-spin bowler |
|
Leg-
bye |
A run is scored by the batting team if the batsman has not hit the ball with their
bat, but the ball has hit the batsman’s body or protective gear |
|
Maiden |
Any over
that is bowled by the bowler that results in zero runs being added to the batting
team run OTA |
|
Pitch |
Filed of
playing cricket |
|
Power-play |
The fielding
restrictions in limited-overs cricket |
|
No-ball |
No-ball
is an illegal delivery to a batsman |
|
Yorker
|
A ball
bowled hits the cricket pitch around the batsman’s feet |
C. Pronunciation
Divide the
following words into two groups in accordance with their pronunciation /aɪ/ and
/eɪ/.
/aɪ/ = fine, shine, bright, might, five, why, sight
white, by
/eɪ/ = rein, rail, sleigh, break, freight, eight, game,
claim, friend, gait, hail, frame
Comprehension
A.
State whether the following sentences are True or False or Not
Given.
a.
England was the champion of 1996 World Cup Football. false
b.
Italy bagged its first Euro Cup trophy in the Euro Cup 2020. false
c.
The English team has won more trophies in International Football
than Italy. False
d.
According to the captain of the English team, the pain of losing a
match has lasting effects. True
e.
The Italian team was playing in their home ground. False
f.
The goalkeeper of the Italian team had performed the best than any
other players in the match. True
B. Answer
the following questions.
a.
Why does the reporter say that England is waiting to hear its
half-century-long pain?
= The reporter said that England is waiting to heal its half-century pain
because England had not won any title after 1966 A.D euro.
b.
How did the Italian players
react as soon as they became the champions?
= As soon as they became the champions, Italian defender Leonardo Bonucci
shouted into a Tv camera, mocking the famous lyrics “ it’s coming home” from
the England team’s anthem.
c.
Why did Saka and Sancho cry?
= Saka and Sancho cried after their team lost on penalties. Both players missed
their spot-kicks during the shootout which helped Italy lay their hand on that
trophy.
d.
Penalty shoot-out has been a
bitter experience for the English team. Why?
= Bukayo Saka, one of England's youngest players, missed a penalty that made
Italy the champion. Penalty shooters Marcus Rashford and Jared Sancho also have
failed to convert their shootout to victory in the past. That's why Penalty
shoot-out has been a bitter experience for the English team.
e.
State the contribution of
Roberto Mancini to Italian football.
= 4 years ago, Italian football was at its worst but Mancini has turned Italy
into one of the best professional football teams. Now they’re the greatest team
in Europe, and Roberto Mancini has led them to a 34-game winning streak, a
national record.
f.
How does the Euro Cup final
2020 remind the audiences of the 2018 world cup semifinals?
= The Euro Cup Final 2020 reminded the audiences of the 2018 world cup
semi-finals because England also scored early against Croatia then spent most
of the game chasing its opponent’s midfield before losing in extra time.
Critical thinking
A.
"Every match is a new opportunity. Put
its failure behind and start over again."
Does this apply to the Italian football team when we analyze their
performance from their failure to qualify for World Cup Football to
their victory in the European Championship in these four years?
=Back in 2018, Italy plunged to the bottom second of its football records with the aid of
using failing to qualify for the World Cup for the primary time in six decades. It changed into stunning for Italy – a four-time World Champion – to now no longer qualify for the only match that has certain their country’s legacy as one of the elites in global soccer. Now, they're the fine crew in Europe and on a country-wide-file 34-fit unbeaten run below Roberto Mancini, their artful train who has received a global trophy in his first try to upload to the country’s different European name in 1968.
Despite the failure of the 2018 global cup, Italy did now no longer lose hope. Rather they began
out to consciousness on enhancing and improving gamers and coping with the crew. Roberto Mancini, took his leap forward while he picked youths, lively football gamers, and began out to construct them for the country-wide crew. Italy’s transformation below Mancini withinside the remaining 3 years has been extraordinary. And they had been made to combat all of the manners towards Spain, taking the lead thru Federico Chiesa’s terrific purpose however being pegged returned as Alvaro Morata’s equalizer made it 1-1 and pressured more time earlier than the Azzurri prevailed 4-2 on penalties. The gamers desired to play a logo of soccer that human beings loved and up to now they've controlled to do precisely that.
The Italian crew had been greater targeted on shielding soccer. Mancini used to say ’I like to win with 1-0 ’. The notion of the train and the encouragement he gave to his gamers assist Italy to face out and raise the trophy of Euro Cup 2021.
Failure is a method to learn, wherein Italy learned their mistake of vulnerable crew control and participant development. They step by step added modifications on their crew making sure each participant of their crew supply their fine at the field.
B.
When a team plays in home ground, it gets huge
support from the audience in the stadium. Does this support help them to win
the match or the players may feel pressure to win and thus lose? What do you
think?
=For a group, audiences
useful resource the gamers at the floor subconsciously. The crowd cheering the
gamers and their group allow gamers engaged and motivated. Audience reactions
to the sport are mesmerizing. The surroundings absolutely modifications whilst
a participant rankings a goal.
On the house floor, the
house group has a maximum of its audiences withinside the stadium cheering for
them. But the studies say there's 50% danger for each group to win the
match. In the whole game, gamers' awareness must be on ball. Players by no means
recognize whilst and in which the ball will come to them. It’s surely essential
for every participant on the floor to recognize participant positions.
Coaches, Captains are constantly giving
suggestions to the participant to skip the ball. In short, gamers are
completely centered on the group and the sport.
Even eleven though the
house floor has the bulk of the target market to cheer the house group,
it doesn’t affect lots of the gameplay.
Writing
A.
The following passage does not have any
punctuation marks. Punctuate it with appropriate punctuation marks.
A lot of people try to get away from home for a few
days each year for a holiday. There are lots of things to choose from, and
where you go depends on how much money you've got to spend. Ideas for holidays
include relaxing on a beach, exploring cities, and skiing. One man wanted to go
to Australia but thought he'd never have enough money to get there. He'd go to
his brother’s caravan at the seaside instead. A young woman wanted to go
clubbing in Ibiza as she'd heard it was a lot of fun.
B.
Write a news story based on the given
information.
Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 to win Copa America
Argentina gained their first fundamental identify in 28 years and Lionel Messi eventually gained his first medal in a blue-and-white blouse while an Angel Di Maria intention gave them a 1-zero win over Brazil and a record-equalling fifteenth Copa America. Di Maria, beginning for simply the second one time withinside the Copa, justified his choice via way of means of scoring the opener halfway thru the primary 1/2 of. Brazil piled at the strain in an interesting 2d 1/2 of however in spite of 5 strikers at the field, they couldn't get an equalizer in opposition to an Argentine defense covered via way of means of the amazing Rodrigo De Paul. In the second one 1/2 of, Brazil fired their competitive assault however the defense of Argentina has become their obstacle. Argentina become gambling defensively and tending to raise the trophy.
Grammar
B. Complete the following sentences with
much, many, few, or little.
a.
He
is an introvert. He has got very few friends.
b.
I
am busy preparing for my examinations. I have very little time to give to you.
c.
The
entire winter season was dry this year. We had little rain.
d.
Our
town has almost been modernized. There are few old
buildings left.
e.
You
can come today. I haven’t got much to do. f. The party was crowded. There were
too many people.
f.
How many photographs did you take while you were in Switzerland?
g.
There
was little traffic so I came in time.
h.
Can
I borrow a few books
from you?
i.
Mohan
can’t be a good teacher. He has little patience.
C.
Put each or every in the following sentences.
a.
The party split into three
factions, each faction headed by a former prime minister.
b.
Leap years occur every
four years.
c.
Every parent worries about their children.
d.
We had a great time in
Singapore. We enjoyed every minute of our time.
e.
I could catch the main idea of
his speech but I didn't understand every of his words.
f.
In Nepal, every
motorcycle rider should wear a helmet.
g.
You must read each
of these books for the exam.
D.
Rewrite the following sentences using all of, most of, none of,
both of, or some of.
a.
Your garden is superb. All of the
flowers are beautiful.
b.
Do you know Bharat and Kamal?
Of course, I do both of them are my friends.
c.
I bought a box of apples
thinking it would be cheaper but I was mistaken most of them were rotten.
d.
When I was in the town, I asked
some people for direction but none
of them was able to help me. I had to call my friend.
e.
We all were soaked in the rain
because none of us had carried an umbrella.
f.
My father is healthy in his
seventies but he feels isolated because most of his friends are dead now.
g.
All of the tourists are not
Chinese some of them are Korean too.
E.
Choose the best word from the brackets to complete the sentences.
a.
Give me the money
I owe you. (which/the/a/an)
b.
I want a
boat which would take me to the island. (the/an/those/a)
c.
Could you pour me some water,
please? (many/few/these/some)
d.
Only a few employees
know how important the project was. (a few/a little/little/few)
e.
He was looking for an umbrella.
(an/a/those/these)
f.
A
large amount of water was evaporated due to
excessive heat. (A large number of/ A lot of/ A large amount of/Many)
