Super Sunday The Super Bowl is the final game in the American football season. The winners of the two leagues, the NFC and the AFC, play to see who is the best team of all. The final takes place on a Sunday in the second half of January or first half of February. That Sunday is called 'Super Bowl Sunday' or just 'Super Sunday, and there can be over 111 million viewers watching from home.
It's a social day: family and friends, fans and non-fans. People who may not watch any other game all year watch the Super Bowl. After Thanksgiving, it's the day on which Americans eat the most food. Pizza places deliver over 3 million pizzas People buy 13 million kilos of crisps and 1 Son chicken wings to eat on the day. The half-time show is just as important as the game. For thirty minutes, the biggest names in music rock the stadium
The commercial breaks in the game are very expensive. It can cost millions of dollars per second to run a commercial during the game. The companies that buy air time usually try to create a funny or clever one which viewers can talk about.
Task 1. Complete the sentences. Use: run, wings, deliver, season, emergency, fans.
1. The American football season ends with the Super Bowl.
2. Chicken wings are my favourite food.
3. Companies run commercials during the game.
4. Emergency rooms in hospitals fill with people on this day
5. There were a lot of fans in the stadium to watch their favourite team.
I eat a lot of sweets and I wondered how receiving coverage affect my health. First I went to a doctor, dietitian, who said that if there is a small amount, then nothing bad will. But the dentist said it is highly undesirable to eat sweets and drink sweet drinks. Well, need to heed the advice of doctors.
David: Yes, I am. I like theatre very much. What is on at Moscow theatres at present? I would like to go somewhere a day after tomorrow.
Mark: There are very many theatres in the capital of Russia. Our Bolshoy Theatre is well known all over the globe. You can see a ballet of hear an opera in this theatre.
David: Where is the Bolshoy Theatre situated?Mark: It is in the centre of our city.
David: I would prefer to go to a drama theatre. What is your most popular drama theatre?
Mark: I think it is the Taganka Theatre. You can see modern and classical plays there. The Taganka Theatre is situated in the centre of our city.
David: I`m fond of drama but I don`t speak Russian. I will not be able to understand the play.
Mark: You can go to the circus. We have two circuses in Moscow. They are really very good and known all over the Earth.David: It is an excellent idea. I like circus and I am sure I will enjoy the performance. Where can I book seats?
Mark: There is always the biggest choice of tickets at the booking-office of the Circus. But I recommend you to book tickets immediately because the day after tomorrow the tickets can be sold out.
David: All right, I will do it now. Thank you for your advice.Mark: Not at all. I hope you will enjoy the performance.you will enjoy the performance.