Задание
10.Установи соответствие между текстами A–G и заголовками 1–8. Занеси свои ответы в поле ответа. Используй каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
1. General rules of bobsleigh
2. An exciting winter sport
3. The science of bobsledding
4. Winning the game
5. What do we need for bobsleigh?
6. Crew members
7. Safety rules
8. A brief history of bobsleigh
A.Bobsleighing is a high-speed winter racing sport where teams hop aboard sleds and travel down curved ice tracks. Each team relies on gravity to move at the fastest possible pace, with pilots pulling on rings to steer the sleds and improve their track position. The name bobsleigh comes from the "bobbing" motion drivers used to make when they were attempting to get their sleighs going at the beginning of a race.
B. Winter sports are Switzerland's speciality and citizens of the snowy alpine lands helped to popularise bobsleighing as long ago as the 1860s. It first appeared at the Winter Olympic Games in 1924. When bobsleighing began, participants used wooden sleds to slide their way down the tracks, although these were eventually replaced by steel-based vehicles. Expectedly, Switzerland is one of the most successful nations in Olympic bobsledding, with Germany and the USA also picking up a wide variety of medals in the sport.
C.The goal of the game is to reach the finish line first to become a winner. It's the same as in any other race game, except the fact that there is no engine, and you have to make your own speed before getting into the vehicle. In some tournaments, only two people sit in this vehicle while in some up to four can get inside it after pushing it down the run. The greater you push before getting into the vehicle, the faster you go down and cover the distance.
D.A vehicle is the only equipment required for bobsleighing, which is pushed by the crew members. A vehicle is an aerodynamic sled. Various forms of light material are also used in modern bobsleigh vehicles that make them extremely comfortable. The bobsleigh track always has some turns and to ensure that drivers turn properly, two metal rings on either side of the vehicle are fitted. When the driver wants to turn left, he pulls down the left ring and vice versa. Athletes are allowed to wear safety equipment for their protection, like goggles, helmets, gumshields and spike shoes.
E. Bobsleigh vehicles have to meet the weight limitations. The logic is pretty interesting: the more the weight on the vehicle, the more quickly it will run down. At the end of every race, a series of tests are conducted to ensure the weight of every team along with the vehicle was under the weight restrictions. The time duration for one team's turn is approximately less than 60 seconds. The modern bobsleigh tracks have at least one straight section and one labyrinth. Tracks are usually 1,200 to 1,300 metres long and have at least 15 curves.
F.Bobsleighers have different roles, and since they don't get inside the vehicle right from the start, they push the vehicle until it has picked up some pace and then get inside. The first role is a pilot. The pilot's job is to sit at the front to steer the vehicle on turns. A brakeman pushes the brakes upon reaching the finish line. A pusher (naturally) pushes the vehicle until it has picked up enough momentum, and hops behind last.
G.The players need to wear high-tech plastic made helmets in order to prevent head injuries, as well as goggles for eyes. Racers also wear tight uniforms to increase aero-dynamicity and spiked shoes to gain traction on the ice. The brakeman wears a Kevlar vest in order to avoid third-degree burns during the sleigh's friction with ice. The next bobsleigh doesn't start until the previous team has left the track.