3. a. Read about cricket and choose the right grammar structure.
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It is a game. It (1. plays / is
played) with a flat bat and a ball on
an oval grassy field. It (2. plays / is
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played) with two teams of 11 players
each. A coin (3. tosses / is tossed)
by the team captains (who are also
players) just before the match
starts: the winner decides who bats
first. The teams (4. take / are taken)
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 (5. divides / is divided)
into periods, which (6. know / are known) as innings. It
(7. decides / is decided) before the match if the teams will
have one or two innings each. Cricket clothes (8. know /
are known) as cricket whites. Helmets and gloves are
also used. The game (9. plays / is played) 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.​