номер 1, страница 62 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс рабочая тетрадь Hardy-Gould, Mellersh

1 Read the text. Tick the correct box.

The text is about ...

a the fact that many sports stars have lots of good luck.

b the beliefs that sports stars have about what will give them good or bad luck.

c the fact that successful sports people are more superstitious than other people.

Sports stars and their superstitions

If you think about famous sports stars, you'll see that they sometimes wear special clothes for important matches. For example, the American golfer Tiger Woods always wears red and black clothes for the last game of a tournament. Why do people do this? They're superstitious, of course. Some players have the fear that if they don't wear their 'lucky' clothes, they won't be so successful.

Many footballers are famous for their superstitions. Spanish star Fernando Torres believes the number three will bring him good fortune. Before a match he always puts out three football shirts and three pairs of shorts, socks and boots. He doesn't wear all three while he is playing, however!

Superstitions are important in tennis too. When the Croatian tennis champion Goran Ivanisevic played at Wimbledon he always ate the same dinner at the same restaurant every night, and finished the meal with ice cream. And when American tennis star Serena Williams plays in a tournament, she always uses the same shower. She's also got three or four lucky dresses.

What do you think? Will special clothes or rituals bring luck and prosperity? If your favourite team puts on lucky shorts, will they definitely win, or is it just a superstition?

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a) том факте, что у многих спортивных звезд много удачи.

b) верованиях спортивных звезд о том, что принесет им удачу или неудачу.

c) том факте, что успешные спортсмены более суеверны, чем другие люди.

Как ты думаешь? Принесет ли особенная одежда или ритуалы удачу и процветание? Если твоя любимая команда наденет счастливые шорты, они точно выиграют, или это просто суеверие?

Ответ:

1. The correct option is b) the beliefs that sports stars have about what will give them good or bad luck.

(Правильный вариант — б) верования спортивных звезд о том, что принесет им удачу или неудачу.)

I think it's mostly a superstition. Lucky shorts won't make a team win if they didn't train hard. But maybe if a player believes in their lucky charm, it makes them feel more confident and less nervous. So, it doesn't bring luck by magic, but it helps their mind, which can help them play better!

(Я думаю, что это в основном суеверие. Счастливые шорты не помогут команде выиграть, если она усердно не тренировалась. Но, может быть, если игрок верит в свой талисман, это заставляет его чувствовать себя увереннее и меньше нервничать. Так что это не приносит удачу по волшебству, а помогает их настрою, что может помочь им играть лучше!)