Английский язык: Практические пособие (Thomas Alva Edison. My Working Day. Sport in Our Republic. Our University), страница 20

or classical music, ballet or rock music. The Royal Opera-House is famous all over the world for its productions and singers. But seat prices are very high. There are three concert halls near the National Theatre. In the summer, there are sometimes one or two free open-air rock concert in Hyde Park. An audience of a quarter of a million people is a usual thing. Every summer, from July to September, concerts are held in the Royal Albert Hall, and you can buy tickets at all prices.

34-Speak on the topic „Theatre. Cinema". 35.Leam the proverb: „Business before pleasure".

3.2                           Sport

Language Practice. Pronunciation

1.Pronounce the following words. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the letter

"c":

/s/ exercise, race, centre, fencing, ice, chance, cycling, facilities 71 с:

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/k/ culture, cricket, cards, score, occupy, because, track, gymnastics, competition

2. Pronounce the following words:

[el]               [ae]               [al] game             mad              kind player            track             occupy race              can               life complicated       gymnastics        exercise skating           match            ice training           fan               hiking stadium           champion         society gymnasium       athletics          cycling weight            racket            diving

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3. Read the following words. Pay attention to their stress:

The main stress is on the 1-st syllable       on the 2-nd            on the 3-rd

tournament               event               competition championship            society             mountaineering basketball                athletic             referee cricket                   gymnastics         complicated football                  Olympic            international cycling                  opponent           representative goal-keeper              facilities            organize

4. Read the following words after your teacher :

competition, Olympic Games, sports society, tournament, draughts, athletics, boating, gymnastics, mountaineering, climbing, rowing, siding, wrestling, yachting, referee, court, stadium, facilities, record, score.

5. Read the following international words and translate them into Russian:

record, result, racket, stadium, tennis, court, centre, basketball, football, yachting, athlete, captain, champion, fan, sportsman, boxing, motoring, handball, golf, tournament, match.

6.                    Vocabulary

Study the meaning and use of the new words and word-combinations:

1. game-игра

Football and tennis are games, aren't they?

2. competition - соревнование,состазание Many sportsmen took part in the competition.

3. to hold (held) - проводить

The 22nd Olympic Games were held in Moscow in 1980.

4. achievement - достижение

Many sportsmen demonstrated their achievements at the Olympic Games in

Nagano.

5. to go in for - заниматься (каким-либо видом спорта) We go in for winter sports.

6. to win (won) - победить, выиграть

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Our sportsmen won Olympic records in many kinds of sport.

7. to take part (in) - принимать участие

Athletes from 81 countries took part in the Olympic games in Moscow.

8. sports society - спортивное общество Do you belong to this sports society?

9. team - команда

Our team took the second place.

10. draughts [ dra:fts] - шашки My son is keen on draughts.

11. track-and-field athletics - легкая атлетика He goes in for track-and-field athletics.

12. boating - лодочный спорт In summer I like boating.

13. diving - прыжки в воду He is good at diving.

14. fencing - фехтование

Fencing is her favourite kind of sport.

15. mountaineering [ mauntl'niarir|] - альпинизм

syn. climbing

Are you keen on climbing?

16. yachting [ j:3 tir| ] - парусный спорт Yachting is very popular in Italy.

17. fan - болельщик He is a football fan.

18. referee [ refa'ri:] - судья

This sportsman is one of the best referees in the world.

19. score [ skr;:] - счет

What is the score? The score is 3:2 in favour of the Spartak team.

7. Make up word-combinations with the following words: