If you like tennis, you may be familiar with the quite peculiar terms used in tennis scoring system: “15”, “30”, “40”, and particularly “love” (0) and “deuce”.
What is the origin of these terms? What is the origin of tennis? Click here to learn more about this. Would you like to become a Wimbledon ball boy/ball girl? What do you know about the great classic champions? Here you will find all the information and much more. Next time Nadal wins at Wimbledon, the most famous lawn tennis temple will have no secrets for you!!
Now that you master tennis English, enjoy reading this poem by Roger McGough (Litherland (U.K.) 1937)
And for a memorable tennis-literature doubles final, watch the tennis balls scene of HENRY V, by William Shakespeare. The French ambassadors, representing the Dauphin (the son of the French king) sends tennis balls to Henry, laughing thus at the English king’s claim to his lands in France. The young English king will carry on his promise: “And tell the pleasant prince this mock of his /Hath turn'd his balls to gun-stones” ( Henry V, Act I, Scene II ) and declares war to France…..
It´s so interesting. I learnt a lot ot new words. it´s very interesting because it has a specific vocabulary and apart of that i read the whole blog and for me this is the best. I like tennis and that´s all.
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I like this post for a lots of thing but i really like the old pictures because i can see the way in which people played tennis before.
ReplyDeletethe vocabulary is very good too. this is a very good post.
the poem story is really nice
Oh! I love tennis but I didn't know most of the History about it that is in the entry. I think I only knew that Henry VIII played tennis. And about the vocabulary...I understood other words. For example, that expression that says: "Forty-Love", I thought thay said "Forty-Oh", but now I understand everything perfectly so I can go to see Nadal in Wimbledon without any language problems.
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