Английский язык: Практические пособие (Thomas Alva Edison. My Working Day. Sport in Our Republic. Our University), страница 21

to go in                  competition football                  for sports boxing                   championship Olympic                  society sports                    Games to be keen                fan tennis                    player hockey                   on

8. Connect the following into sentences:

1 .He won                  for skating. 2. They compete for         the gold medal.

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3.1 go in  ..                the first place.

4. The team won with        in high jump.

5. He set up a new record     score 5:3. 6.1 am not athlete, but I       like sport.

7. He is a keen              the best time.

8. The skier made           sportsman.

9. Insert the suitable word from the active vocabulary:

l.What kind of ... do you go in for? 2. ... is very popular game in our

Republic. 3. Say a few words about the 18th Winter ... ... in Nagaho. 4. The

meeting ... tomorrow. 5. The 22nd Olympic Games ... in Moscow in 1980.

6.There were competitions in many kinds of sport:...,...,...,..., and so on.

7. We can ... and ... in winter.

10. Make up the sentences using the following patterns:

1 • He is a yood at playing football, (tennis, chess, ice-hockey)

2. He goes in for track-and-field athletics, (skating, skiing, swimming)

3. My friend is fond of running, (swimming, jumping, hiking)

4. Do you go in for cycling? (rowing, boating, weightlifring)

5. They play tennis, (basketball, football, chess)

11. Let's play a game. Say all the words you know on the topic "Sports". The one who says the last word wins.

12. Read the text. Say what sports are popular in our Republic:

Sport in Our Republic

Physical culture and sport occupy an essential part in my life because if you want to feel fit you must go in for one kind of sport or another. Every morning all the year round I do my morning exercises. Almost every day I do some training. In summer I go swimming or rowing and in winter I ski or skate. I also go in for track-and-field athletics.

Sport holds an important place in our life. Sports help people to keep in good health. Physical culture and sports in our Republic are part of our cultural and public life.

All kinds of sport are very popular in our Republic. We have got a lot of sports facilities at our disposal: stadiums, gymnasiums, sports grounds, sport clubs and sections, swimming pools, skating-rinks, siding centres. People of the Republic go in for different kinds of sport, such as water-sports, gymnastics, fencing, wrestling, boxing, basketball, football, volleyball, tennis, ice-hockey, jumping, hiking, etc.

All kinds of competitions and festivals are held every year in our Republic. Sport makes us healthy and strong and it is a good way for making friends.

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Of all outdoor games I prefer football. I like to watch football matches at the stadium or on TV. 1 never miss a single match played by my favourite football team, for I'm a football fan. I also take a great interest in chess. I follow closely all the tournaments and especially those for the world championship.

13. Find synonyms in the text:

to be in good health, admirer, soccer, to see.

14. Say whether the following statements are correct. Use "that's wrong", "that's right":

1.People practise sport for at least two reasons: first they enjoy it and, second, they feel a need to keep fit.

2. Many professional sportsmen are now as popular and famous as the greatest Hollywood film stars.

3. People enjoy watching international matches. Events such as the Olympic Games or the Football World Cup attract more and more spectators.

4. A lot of British people like sport, especially on TV.

5. The number of people who actively take part in sport is quite small. On the whole British people prefer to be fat than fit.

15. Answer the following questions:

1. Is sport popular in our Republic?

2. Do many people in our Republic go in for sports?

3. Is sport an essential part of our life?

4. Why is sport so important?

5. What stadium is the best in our Republic?

6. Does sport help you in your studies?