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英语国家概况论文

英语国家概况-论文

TheSportsCultureoftheUnitedKingdom

---AnIntroductiontotheUK

姓名：

谢宏桥

学号：

2012213047

班级：

七班

分数：

2013年12月20日

WhenitcomestotheUnitedKingdom,PeoplewillalwaysthinkoftheBritishgentlemenwithtraditionalhatandcane.Infact,sportsareastraditionalasgentlemeninBritain.TheUnitedKingdom,atraditionalandstrongcountrynotonlyintheareaofindustryandcomprehensivenationalstrength,butalsointheareaofsports,hasalonghistoryforplayingsports.AlotofmajorsportsoriginatedintheUK,includingassociationfootball,golf,tennis,boxing,rugbyleague,rugbyunion,cricket,fieldhockey,snooker,billiards,squash,curlingandbadminton,allofwhicharepopularinBritain.Eventhetabletennisandbaseball,theChineseandAmericannationalsports,originatedfromBritain.NowBritishsportsnotonlyaffectthesocialcontextathome,butalsohaveagreatimpactoutsidehome.WeevencanregardthesportsasareflectionofBritishculture.Let’sknowaboutBritainfromitssportsculture.

1.VariousimportantsportsoriginatingintheUK

1.1Associationfootball.

Associationfootball,morecommonlyknownasfootballorsoccer,isaveryimportantsportoriginatedinhistraditionalhome—Englandinthe19thcentury.ThelawsofthegamewereoriginallycodifiedinEnglandbytheFootballAssociationin1863andhaveevolvedsincethen.TheUKhastheoldestfootballleagueintheworld.TheEnglishPremierLeagueisthemost-watchedfootballleagueintheworldanditsbiggestclubsincludeManchesterUnited,Liverpool,ArsenalandChelsea.Nowfootballhasbeenthemostfamoussportinternationallythroughhundredsofyears’developing.NowAssociationfootballisgovernedinternationallybyFIFA（FederationInternationalFootballAssociation）,whichorganizestheFIFAWorldCupeveryfouryears.

Actually,footballcanreflecttheBritishculturecompletely.Beckham,thefamousformerfootballstarofBritain,hassaid:

“Footballhasbeenassociatedwithourcountry’scultureandexistedinourDNA.Sincewewereborntotheworld,footballhasbeenaccompanyingwithusandneverseparatedwithus.”Fromtheseworlds,wecanreadthecloserelationshipbetweenfootballandcultureintheUK.Themosttypicalculturereflectedinfootballisthegentilityculture.Insomesportreportsinthe19thcentury,Britishfootballplayersarecalled“Mr.”allthetime.Anotheraspectofculturereflectedintheconsciousnessofnation.Asweknow,BritaintakesfourpositionsintheFIFA—theycantakeoutfourteamstotakepartintheWorldCup.ThisreflectstheleadingpositionoftheGreatBritaininthe20thcenturywhileitreflectsthattheUKconsistsoffourparts—England,Scotland,Wales,andNorthIreland.Asaresult,untiltoday,FootballinBritainisrenownedfortheintenserivalriesbetweenclubsandthepassionofthesupporters.WhenwewatchafootballgameofateamfromBritain,itwillbemoreattractiveifwehaveknownaboutthefootballcultureoftheUK.

tothedevelopmentofthesport.Now,theinternationalgameofcricketistheFive-dayCornhillTestMatch.

Aswecansee,therearesomanykindsofsportsoriginatedintheUKandwhatIlistisjustpartofthem.Wecangetaconclusion:

theUKisacountrywhichadvocatessportsvery.Theytaketheirleisuretimeveryseriouslyandtheylovesports,sotheytrytheirbesttothinkofallkindsofwaytorelaxtheirbodiesandtakepartinsports.ThenwecanimagewhatkindofnationandtraditionalculturetheGreatBritainiscompetedwithothernationssuchasChina.

Ithinkthereiscloserelationshipbetweenthesportscultureandthefastdevelopmentofindustryandcomprehensivenationalstrengthlater.Ontheonehand,thegreatcreationreflectedinsportsimprovedthattheywerereallycreativeandworkinghard,sothereisnosurprisethattheUKbecamethestrongestcountryinindustry,ontheotherhand,withtheindustrialrevolutioninthe19thcentury,theindustrializationandtheurbanizationinGreatBritain,largequantitiesofpeoplewereliberatedfromhardwork,andtheyhadmorefreetime.Sotheyhadmoreotherwaystokillthetime.Asaresult,varioussportswerecreatedandgotgreatdevelopment.Ihavetosaythisisaluckynationandwearealsoluckytogetsomanybenefitsfromthesesports.

2.TheeducationofsportsintheUK

Withsodistinctivesportsculture,theeducationofsportsinBritainmustbepaidmuchattentionto.Withthedevelopingconceptofeducationtosports,Britishpeoplehaveformedanintegratedsystemaboutphysicaleducation.TherearemanydifferencesaboutthephysicaleducationbetweenChinaandtheUK.Ithinkitdependsonthedifferentsportsculturesandthedegreeofimportanceispaidtothephysicaleducation.

SincelongtimeagoinChina,thefieldofPEwasboundedtothetraditionalconceptofeducation.Inphysicaleducation,children’sbasicknowledgeandskillswerepaidmoreimportancetowhilethepersonalvalueandpersonaldevelopmentwereignored.Atthesametime,students’creationonsportswasignored,asaresultofwhich,students’interestsandhobbiescouldnotgrow.InmodernChina,PEclassesarealsotreatedasasecondarycourseallthetimeandthereneverbeanexaminationonPEclassbeforethecollegeeducation.Evenincollege,thePEclassesarealsonotpaidenoughattention.Ontheotherhand,becauseofthelowattentionofthePEeducation,studentshaveformedtheconceptthataPEclassisnotimportant.Thentheresultisthatgenerallythephysicaleducationisinalowlevelcomparedwithothercountries.IntheUK,thingsaredifferent.Enoughimportanceispaidtophysicaleducation.

TheimportantfactinBritainisthatthePEcourseisattributedtothe“corecourses”intheBritisheducationalsyllabus,itmeansthatthepositionofPEcourseisasimportantasthemajorcoursesinanystageofteens’education.Secondly,thestandardtothefinalscoresdoesnotjustdependonthefinalexams,anditconsistsoftwoparts,theordinaryscoreandthefinalscore.ThisstandardjustappearsincollegeeducationinChina.Thirdly,inBritain,PEcoursesarevarious,notonlyincollege,butalsoinanystageofteens’education.ThereisafactaboutBritishPEcourse:

in1988,thenationmadeastandardaboutPEcourse,whichshowedthattheavailablePEcoursesconsistofsixfields—thetrackandfield,dance,playinggames,gymnastics,theactivitiesoutsidedoorandswimming.What’smore,thepointsaresetineachstageofPEcoursesdependingonthestageofage.

Inaword,thePEeducationinBritainissuccessfulenough.Asaresultofthiskindofsuccessfulmodelofphysicaleducation,lotsoffamoussportseventsandadventurouspeopleappearinBritain.Thesportsculturesarealsoreflectedfromtheeducationonsports.WecanfeeltheeffortsBritishpeopledidonsportseducation.Theyrealizedthatbeforeitbecomesarealstrongcountry,itshouldbecomeastrongcountryinsports.Andtheeducationaboutsportscandirectlyaffecttheattitudeteensholdtothesportsandthenaffectthefutureofsports.

3.TheOlympicGamesandthesportscultureofBritain.

Asacountryfromwhichmanysportsoriginated,BritainisalsoconnectedcloselywiththeOlympicGames.IftheWorldWarIIhadn’thappened,LondonwouldhavebeenthefirstcitythathasthreeexperiencesofholdingtheOlympicGamesinthehistory.However,Londonrealizedherdreamin2012,holdingtheOlympicGamesthirdly.EventhoughintherecentseveralOlympics,theUKdidnotwinsomanygoldmedals,theinfluencesBritishsportsmadetotheworldaregreatandthepositionofBritishsportsishighintheworld.BritainisalsooneofthecountrieswhichfirstlyhadthetraditionoftheOlympics.BritainhasattendedallthesummerOlympicGamesandgotexcellentgrades.AbouttheexcellentsportscultureofBritainandtheOlympicGames,thereisasimplestory.

AswhatIhavementioned,beforethemodernOlympicGameswereheld,thesportsinBritainhadbeenveryadvanced.ThiscausedenoughattentionofCoubertin,thefatherofmodernOlympicGames,toBritishsports.Asaresult,CoubertinpayvisitstoBritainforfourtimes.HefoundthatthestudentsinOxfordandCambridgeUniversitywerenearlyallstrong,energeticandingoodgrooming,andthecollegeswereallstricttostudents’sportsskills.ThisgaveCoubertinlotsofinspiration.OntheinitiativeofCoubertin,thesportsinFrenchschoolsbecamemoreandmorepositive.What’smore,CoubertinputhisinspirationfromBritishsportscultureintothebuildingofthemodernOlympicGames,whichmadegreatcontributionstotheimprovementofOlympics.

Thesportslevelofacountrydoesn’tdependontherankingontheOlympiclistorthequantityofmedalsitwins.TheUKdelegationattendedallthesummerOlympicGamesfrom1896andithasevergetthefirstintherankingofmedalsin1908.IntheOlympiccompetitions,Britishdelegationhasmanysuperiortraditionalevents,includingTrackandField,badminton,shooting,box,jujitsu,rowing,sailing,kayak,bicycle,horsemanship,ModernPentathlon,andespeciallyfootball.

Inaword,theOlympicGamesreflecttheexcellentsportscultureofBritain.Tobeastrongcountry,it’sreallynecessarytohavesuperiorsportscultureandspirit,anditisthesamewithothercountries.

4.TheBritishsportsculturereflectedintheBritishupperclass.

NotonlythenormalpeopleinBritainlovesports,butalsotheBritishupperclasshasthehobbiesandcultureinsports.TherearemanysportsplayedintheupperclassofBritain,includingtennis,bowling,golf,snooker,cricket,horsemanship,ande