Working with words
Now, find out the origin and the meaning of the following words from the text.
a. penalty
Origin: From middle French 'Penalite'
Meaning: A direct free kick, from penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box.
b. Major
Origin: from Latin word 'maior'
Meaning: greater in dignity, rank, or importance.
c. Stadium
Origin: From Latin word 'Stadium'
Meaning: A ground or place where sports are held.
d. Trophy
Origin: From Latin word 'Trophaeum'
Meaning: An object usually in the form of a cup or shield awarded for success in a competition.
e. Defender
Origin: From old French 'Defendeor'
Meaning: one of the players whose main task is to prevent the opposite players from scoring.
f. Anthem
Origin: From middle English 'anteme'
Meaning: A hymn or song of praise, loyalty or gladness.
g. Dejection
Origin: From Latin 'dejectio'
Meaning: A low condition; weakness, inability
h. Record
Origin: From old French word 'record'
Meaning: The most extreme known value of some variable particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.
i. Suave
Origin: From Latin word 'Suavis'
Meaning: Charming, elegant
j. Podium
Origin: From Latin word 'podium'
Meaning: a result amongst the best three at the competition.
k. Tournament
Origin: From
Meaning: a series of games
l. Reminiscent
Origin: From Latin word 'reminiscens'
Meaning: suggestive of an earlier event or time
m. incredible
Origin: From Latin word 'incredibilis'
Meaning: amazing, marvelous
n. Savor
Origin: From Middle English 'savour'
Meaning: a taste of something.
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
a. Stump: on of three straight wood stick that form a wicket.
b. Crease: One of the lines in cricket marking off the positions of the bowler and batter or the space between two of these lines.
c. Boundary: the endline of the cricket pitch.
d. Sixer: a sixer is termed when a batsman hits the ball out of the boundary without letting it touch the ground.
e. Googly: it is a variation of the typical leg spin type of delivery while balling.
f. Leg-bye: a leg-bye is given when a batsman misses the ball yet he is able to score runs because the wicketkeeper fails to collect the ball.
g. Wicket: a wicket is formed in two sides of the crease by placing three equal length wooden stick together.
h. Maiden: a maiden is an over in which no run is scored by the batting team.
i. Pitch: the ground where Cricket is played.
j. Power-play: Powerplay is the term given to a set of overs with special fielding rules during a limited overs cricket match.
k. No-ball: a no-ball is an illegal delivery to a batsman.
l. Yorker: a yorker is a ball bowled which 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/.
Words with the pronunciation /aɪ/.
Fine, shine, why, height, bright, might, five, sight, white, by
Words with the pronunciation /eɪ/.
Comprehension
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. False
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
