class 12 unit 3 sport Euro cup 2020 question and answers

 

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.”

Now, find out the origin and the meaning of the following words from the text.

 

 

Word	Derived from	Word earlier (origine)	Present meaning
Penalty	French language	word  'penalite'	The act of punishing
Major	Latin	Ma̵ior	Military rank,important
Stadium	From Latin	stadium	An ancient Greek race course.
Trophy	From Middle french	Trophe'e'	An object like, statue, cup or shield awarded for success in a match.
Defender	Old French	defendeor	One who protect his team from opponent.
Anthem	Middle English	anteme	A song to praise something
Dejection	From Latin	Dejection	A melancholic state; low spirits.
Jubilant	From Latin word	"jubilare"	Making a joyful noise
Record	From middle English	'recordern'	An information keeping for future reference
Suave	Latin word	'suavis'	Charming ,elegant
Podium	Greek word	'pous and pod'	A platform raised above the surrounding level
Tournament	From old French	tornoiement	Sport competition
Reminiscent	Latin word	'reminisce'	Remind, remembering
Incredible	Middle English	'Encredibil'	Beyond belief
Savor	Old French	'Savour' or savur	To have a taste

 

A.            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         crease           boundary        sixer             googly              leg-bye wicket           maiden                    pitch             power-play no-ball             Yorker

Stump: one of three small wooden posts which together with the bails make the wicket.

Crease : one of the white lines drawn on the pitch to show different areas of play.

Boundary : an edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.

Sixer: an event where by a batsman hits a ball without bounced on the ground, ball passes over the boundary line in the air.

Googly : a ball, bowled by a leg break bowler, that spins from off to leg.

Leg-bye: a run scored by the batting team if the batsman has not hit the ball with their bat

Wicket : one of the two wooden structure at each end of the pitch, consisting of three vertical stumps and two bails; that is  defended by a batsman.

Maiden= being an over in which no runs are scored.

Pitch: the field in which batsmen are standing to have a run.

Power-play= the fielding restrictions in limited overs cricket.

No-ball: a ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any or the various rules, extra run benefit goes on batting team.

Yorker: a ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease.

A.            Pronunciation

Divide the following words into two groups in accordance with their pronunciation /aɪ/ and /eɪ/.

fine, shine, rein, rail, why, sleigh, height, bright, might, snail, break, fake, five, freight, eight, game, claim, friend, sight, white, gait, by, hail, frame

Words with their pronunciation /aɪ/  fine, shine, why, height, five, sight, white, by,

Words with their pronunciation/eɪ/  rail, sleigh, bright, might, snail, break, fake, freight, eight, game, claim, friend, gait, hail, frame

A.            State whether the following sentences are True or False or Not Given.

a.              England was the champion of 1996 World Cup Football. [True]

b.             Italy bagged its first Euro Cup trophy in the Euro Cup 2020. [True]

c.              The English team has won more trophies in International Football than                                        Italy [not given]

d.             According to the captain of the English team, the pain of losing a match  has

                 lasting effects.  [False]

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]

A.            Answer the following questions.

a.            Why does the reporter say that England is waiting to heal its half-century long pain?

Ans: The reporter said that England is waiting to heal its half-century pain because England had not won any title since 1966 A.D

b.            How did the Italian players react as soon as they became the champions?

Ans:The Italian players reacted as "It's coming to Rome, It's coming to Rome" mocking  the famous lyric “it’s coming home” from the England team’s anthem as soon as they became the champions.

c.            Why did Saka and Sancho cry?

Ans: Saka and Sancho cried because England's third straight plenty was failed.

d.            Penalty shoot-out has long been a bitter experience for the English team. Why?

Ans: Penalty shoot-out has long been a bitter experience for the English team because they had defeated many times in tournament by missing penalty shootout.     

e.            State the contribution of Roberto Mancini to the Italian football.

Ans: Italian football team was not so strong before Roberto Mancini admitted as a coach of the team. Then, he made great confident in Italian football team and made great effort to win Euro Cup 2020.  

f.            How does the Euro Cup final 2020 remind the audiences of the 2018 World Cup semifinals? How?

Ans:     In Euro Cup 2020 England barely saw the ball after getting a score. Similarly in 2018Word Cup Semifinals England also scored early against Croatia then spent most of the game chasing its opponent’s midfield before losing in extra time. This scene  remind the audiences of the  Euro Cup Final 2020.

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 analyse their performance from their failure to qualify for the World Cup Football to their victory in the European Championship in these four years?

Yes, each match is a new opportunity for the team. We shouldn't think about the past performance. As saying 'Practice makes a man perfect' Italian team learns from their past history and improves in coming days. It was less than four years ago that Italy plunged to the lowest moment of its soccer history by failing to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in six decades. Now, they are the best team in Europe and on a national-record 34-match unbeaten run under Roberto Mancini, their suave coach who has won an international trophy in his first attempt to add to the country’s other European title. For the improvement of team spirit Italian coach has made great contribution. They worked hard and play with courage and confidence. Then, they become the champion of the European team.  England team is not less competitive but they got victory over them.

b. When a team plays in a home ground, it gets a huge support from the audience in the stadium. Does this support them to win the match or the players may feel pressure to win and thus lose? What do you think?

Ans: Playing game and winning the competition is very techniclal factor. In the international game bothe the team are equally strong and perfect. In this time a psychological factor is contributing to play the role on the player's performance. When a player finds huse amount of supporter in the stadium he feels a kind of security and confidence which leads his team to be a winner. In other hand the players are familiar with their ground, they may be familiar with the environment and climate of the ground which is benefit for the players. But sometimes geame may take unexpected turning point. There is the pressure of audience and pressure of opponent team may lead to faluire of the team. So these things depends on the confidence level of the player and their patience to bear the critical situation.