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Exercise 3. Write all the possible questions to which the following sentence is the answer: The Olympic Games are held every four years in different countries of the world.

Exercise 4. Answer the questions:

1. Why is sport so important in our life? Why do people go in for sports?

2. Is there a gym or a sports ground in your college?

3. What professional sporting societies or clubs do you know?

4. Are there any keep-fit centres in your neighbourhood? Do you go there?

5. Do you go in for sports or do you prefer to watch other people playing?

6. What is your favourite kind of sport?

7. Do you take part in competitions?

8. What games are popular in Russia?

Part 2. Sports in the uk.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

Sports in the uk.

The British are known to be great sports-lovers, so when they are neither playing, nor watching games, they like to talk about them. Many of the games we play now have come from Britain.

One of the most British games is cricket. It is often played in schools, colleges, universities and by club teams all over the country. Summer isn’t summer without cricket. To many Englishmen cricket is both a game and a standard of behaviour.

But as almost everywhere else in the world, the game which attracts the greatest attention is Association football, or soccer. Every Saturday from late August till the beginning of May, large crowds of people support their favourite sides in football grounds. True fans will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. There are plenty of professional and amateur soccer clubs all over Britain. International football matches and the Cup Finals take place at Wembley.

Rugby football is also very popular, but it is played mainly by amateurs.

Next to football, the chief spectator sport in British life is horse-racing. A lot of people are interested in the races and risk money on the horse which they think will win. The Derby is perhaps the most famous single sporting event in the whole world.

Britain is also famous for motor-car racing, dog-racing, boat-racing, and even races for donkeys. The famous boat-race between the teams of Oxford and Cambridge attracts large crowds of people.

A great number of people play and watch tennis. Tennis tournaments at Wimbledon are known all over the world. A great number of tennis courts of Britain are occupied by people between the ages of 16 and 60 who show every degree of skill – from practically helpless to the extremely able.

The British also like to play golf, baseball, hockey, grass-hockey. Various forms of athletics, such as running, jumping, swimming, boxing are also popular. You can sometimes hear that there are no winter sports in England. Of course the English weather is not always cold enough to ski, skate, or toboggan, but winter is a good season for hunting and fishing.

Indeed sport in one form or another is an essential part of daily life in Britain.

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian: everywhere else in the world; great sports-lovers; the most famous single sporting event; plenty of professional and amateur soccer clubs; people between the ages of 16 and 60; neither playing, nor watching games; to take place; both a game and a standard of behavior; between the teams of Oxford and Cambridge; tennis tournaments at Wimbledon; from late August till the beginning of May; large crowds of people; to travel from one end of the country to the other; an essential part of daily life.

Exercise 2. Translate into English:привлекать внимание; на следующем месте после футбола; зрелищный вид спорта; кататься на санках; играть в хоккей; английская погода; хорошее время года для охоты и рыбалки; по всей стране; каждую субботу; огромные толпы людей; быть знаменитым чем-либо; преданные поклонники; делать ставки на лошадь; огромное количество теннисных кортов; недостаточно холодная для катания на лыжах.

Exercise 3. Agree or disagree. Give your reasons.

1. Winter in England is a good season for skiing and skating.

2. Every Saturday from early August till the beginning of May, large crowds of people support their favourite sides in football grounds.

3. Next to football, the chief spectator sport in British life is boat-racing.

4. Tennis tournaments at Derby are known all over the world.

5. The famous boat-race between the teams of Oxford and Cambridge attracts large crowds of people.

6. Rugby football is also very popular, and it is played by professional football-players.

Exercise 4. Answer the questions:

1. What popular British sports games do you know?

2. What is the name of tennis tournament in the UK?

3. Are traditional winter sports popular in Britain?

4. What are the Cup Finals?

5. What kind of sport would you choose if you were the British? Why?

Part 3. Sports in the usa.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

Sports in the usa.

Sport in the USA develops along two separate lines – spectator, or competitive, or professional when huge crowds come to cheer their favourite team to victory, and recreational, or participant, or amateur sport played for pleasure. Professional sports in the USA are big business with players being paid for their participation and with spectators paying admission to watch.

The most popular kinds of professional sports are American football, baseball, basketball, boxing, rugby, hockey, horse and automobile racing.

Football game originated as a college sport. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest universities seat as many as eighty thousand people. There are professional football teams in all major cities of the USA. But American football rules differ from those of the ordinary football. The field looks different and Americans play with an oval-shaped ball. The players can run, touch and push each other. So they are often hurt that is why the teams wear special clothes and helmets as in hockey.

Baseball is the second most popular sport in the USA. It is played throughout the spring and summer by schools, colleges and professional teams. The game is played on a field with a bat and a small white ball. Baseball heroes are talked about and remembered as perhaps in no other sport.

Basketball is a winter sport in American schools and colleges. Many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game.

There are many participant sports in America. Golf is probably the most popular. Although the game originated in Scotland, it is possibly more popular in the States than anywhere else. Statistics reveal that swimming, bicycling, fishing, jogging, gymnastics and bowling (in that order) are American’s favourite participant sports.

Exercise has become an important part of daily life for many Americans. They expect a lot from it – having a more attractive body shape, strengthening their hearts, lowering their blood pressure, and reducing stress. In a nation where about half a million people die of heart attacks each year, exercising has become an obsession. In health and fitness centres people work out on the exercise machines or take aerobic, step, yoga, or stretch classes.

Why are so many sports so popular in the USA? One reason may be that the variety and size of America and the different climates give Americans a large choice of summer and winter sports. Besides, there are a great number of public sports facilities in any American town. The average high school, too, offers its students a great variety of sports, often including rowing, tennis, wrestling and golf. This, in turn, may explain why Americans have traditionally done well internationally in many of these sports. Another reason may be that Americans like competition, by teams or as individuals, of any type.

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian: to cheer their favourite team to victory; the different climates; one reason, another reason; the game originated in Scotland; American’s favourite participant sports; about half a million people die of heart attacks; to work out on the exercise machines; almost every college and university in the country; for pleasure; spectators paying admission to watch; as many as eighty thousand people; American football rules differ from those of the ordinary football; to wear special clothes and helmets; throughout the spring and summer; a field with a bat and a small white ball.

Exercise 2. Translate into English:размер страны; в свою очередь; кроме того; огромный выбор летних и зимних видов спорта; важная часть повседневной жизни американцев; привлекательная форма тела; оздоровительные и фитнес центры; снижение кровяного давления; укрепление сердечных мышц; снижение стресса; статистика показывает; предпочитать баскетбол футболу; толкать друг друга; развиваться по двум отдельным направлениям.

Exercise 3. Find synonyms to these words and make up some sentences with them: competitive, amateur, large.

Exercise 4. Answer the questions:

1. What are the ways of developing sport in the USA?

2. What are the most popular kinds of professional sport in the USA?

3. What do you know about football in America?

4. What are America’s favourite participant sports?

5. Why are health and fitness centres so popular among people in the USA?

6. Why are so many sports so popular in the USA?