7th grade. Unit 5. Lesson 7. Bat-and ball games

Read about cricket and choose the right grammar structure. It is a game. It [blank_start]is played[blank_end] with a flat bat and a ball on an oval grassy field. It [blank_start]is played[blank_end] with two teams of 11 players each. A coin [blank_start]is tossed[blank_end] by the team captains (who are also players) just before the match starts: the winner decides who bats first. The teams [blank_start]take[blank_end] their turns to throw the ball and bat, players in the field try to catch the ball. Each team competes to score more runs than the other team. A match [blank_start]is divided[blank_end] into periods, which [blank_start]are known[blank_end] as innings. It is decided before the match if the teams will have one or two innings each. Cricket clothes [blank_start]are known[blank_end] as cricket whites. Helmets and gloves [blank_start]are also used.[blank_end] The game [blank_start]is played[blank_end] in all English-speaking countries, Southern Africa, India and Pakistan. Legend has it that this game was played by children in Northern England for many centuries. In the 16th century it was taken up by grown-ups. In the 18th century it was already the national sport of England.

Read about baseball. Put the verbs into Present Simple Active or Passive. This game [blank_start]is played[blank_end] (1. play) with a round bat and a ball. The baseball field is shaped like a diamond. The game [blank_start]is played[blank_end] (2. play) with two teams of nine players each. The players [blank_start]take[blank_end] (3. take) turns to throw the ball, bat and run to catch the ball. Each team [blank_start]tries[blank_end] (4. try) to score more runs than the opponents. The ball [blank_start]is thrown[blank_end] (5. throw) by a pitcher with a bat and a player of this team tries to run around four bases: first, second, third and home plate. A run is scored when the player runs around the bases safely and returns ‘home’. The team of the opponents [blank_start]tries[blank_end] (6. try) not to let the other team score a run. There are nine innings and the team with the greater number of runs at the end of the game [blank_start]wins[blank_end] (7. win). An early form of the game was played in England in the 18th century. The game was brought by immigrants to North America. In the late 19th century the game was already the national sport of the United States. The game [blank_start]is played[blank_end] (8. play) in the US and Canada, but it is also popular in Latin America, Europe and other countries like Japan, for example.