Exercise RC9-10, page CAN YOU understand this text? - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

CAN YOU understand this text?

a Read the article once. Who do you think behaved the worst? Why?

b Read the article again and answer with a name. Which of the bad losers...?

1 insulted the people in the crowd

2 became very emotional when he couldn't take part

3 attacked two officials

4 tried to hit an opponent

5 said sorry after the event

Adapted from a British newspaper

BAD LOSERS?

The hardest lesson to learn in sport is how to lose like a true sportsperson, without blaming your defeat on others. Here are some famous moments when losing was just too hard...

In the 1982 German Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet was winning the race. He was trying to pass Eliseo Salazar (who was last in the race), but Salazar didn't let him go past him so Piquet crashed into Salazar. Piquet jumped out of his car and started trying to hit and kick Salazar (without much success!).

South Korean footballer Ahn Jung-Hwan scored the goal that sent Italy out of the 2002 World Cup when they beat them 2-1. But Jung-Hwan also played for the Italian football club Perugia. After the match, the president of the club, Luciano Gaucci, announced that the player's contract would not be renewed. 'That gentleman will never set foot in Perugia again,' Gaucci said. 'I have no intention of paying a salary to somebody who has ruined Italian football.' Gaucci later apologized, but Ahn Jung-Hwan left the club and never went back to an Italian club.

In the 2003 Athletics World Championship, the 100 metres runner Jon Drummond was disqualified for a false start. Drummond lay down on the track and began to cry. Two hours later his coach told journalists: 'He's still crying. We're making him drink water because he's becoming dehydrated.'

In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Angel Matos of Cuba was trying to win a bronze medal in tae kwon do when the referee disqualified him for a technical error. Matos was furious, and after several minutes of arguing he kicked the referee in the head, and then attacked a Swedish judge. He was immediately banned from all competitions for life.

In 2016, at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the German men's football team lost to the host nation in the final. Brazil won their first ever Olympic gold medal in the event and the local fans were delighted. As they celebrated, one very disappointed German player, Robert Bauer, decided to show 7 fingers to the fans, to remind them of the time Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup semi-final.

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а. Прочитайте статью один раз. Кто, по-вашему, вёл себя хуже всех? Почему?

b. Прочитайте статью еще раз и ответьте, назвав имя. Кто из плохо проигрывающих...
1. оскорбил людей в толпе
2. стал очень эмоциональным, когда не смог принять участие
3. напал на двух официальных лиц
4. пытался ударить соперника
5. извинился после события?

Ответ:

a. I think Angel Matos behaved the worst. He kicked a referee in the head and attacked another judge just because he was disqualified. Physical violence against officials is a very serious and unacceptable action in any sport.
(Я думаю, что хуже всех себя вел Анхель Матос. Он ударил судью ногой в голову и напал на другого судью только потому, что его дисквалифицировали. Физическое насилие в отношении официальных лиц — это очень серьезный и неприемлемый поступок в любом виде спорта.)

b.