This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 43 стр.

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TEXT 8

1 KEY WORDS

Match the vocabulary items with their definitions

1. fame a. put something with something else or with a group

of other things

2. chase b. be the property of

3. reduce c. a very valuable and important object

4. add d. someone who trains a person or team in a sport

5. belong e. the state of being known about by people because

of your achievements

6. coach f. the cause or explanation for something that

happens

7. treasure g. things that are intended to amuse or interest people

8. reason h. make something smaller or less in size, amount, or

price

9. admit i. quickly follow someone or something in order to

catch them

10. entertainment j. the feeling of being happy, interested

11. capture k. allow someone to enter a public place to watch a

game, performance

12. excitement l. make someone feel very interested in something

2 FIND THE INFORMATION

Read the text as quickly as possible and answer the questions:

1. What popular sports have museums in the US?

2. Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame located?

3. Who invented the game of baseball?

4. Why did Stephen Clark establish a national baseball center and a Hall of

Fame?