Vocabulary

to be fond of sports	любить спорт
sport	спорт
sports	виды спорта, соревнования
to feel healthy	чувствовать себя здоровым
kindergarten	детский сад
contest	соревнование
fearless fighter	бесстрашный боец
a lot of oil and sand were rubbed into their bodies	много масла и песка втиралось в их тела

1. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту.

1. Is sport popular in our country?

2. What kinds of sport do you know?

3. Do you like to go in for sport?

4. Are you interested in tennis?

5. Do you play football?

6. What are the main sport events in our country?

2. Переведите следующие предложения с опорой на текст.

1. Спорт очень популярен в нашей стране.

2. Я занимаюсь настольным теннисом.

3. Спорт делает людей здоровыми и сильными.

4. Он объединяет людей разных национальностей.

5. Спорту уделяется огромное внимание и в нашем университете.

6. Много спортсменов учится в нашем университете.

3. Составьте предложения, используя следующие слова и выражения.

To be fond of sports, to go in for sports, to win the game, to do training, sport clubs, to keep fit, to make people healthy.

Схема образования вопросительных предложений такова:

Специальные вопросы

Вопросительное слово + вспомог. глагол + подлежащее + смысловой глагол + остальные слова.

Например: What do you do in the morning? When does he read his books?

Общие вопросы, требующие ответа да/нет.

Вспомогательный глагол + подлежащее + смысловой глагол + остальные слова.

Does he usually read books?

Исключение составляют предложения с глаголами to be.

Is sport very important for all people?

4. Спросите своего друга и напишите письменно следующие вопросы.

• What kinds of sport he knows?

• what sport he goes for?

• if he has enough time to do sports.

• why people go in for sport?

• if he is interested in football.

• what his football team is?

5. Из данных словосочетаний составьте предложения, используя оборот there is/ there are.

1. a few sportsmen, in the field.

2. a stadium, in our town, five years ago?

3. in three years, a sport studio, in the centre of the town.

4. two teams, last summer, in London.

6. Переведите предложения с оборотами there to be.

1) There were many players on the field.

2) There will be a new sport school in our town.

3) There are three famous sportsmen in our university.

4) There will be a football match among students’ teams in Rostov.

Урок 2

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Sport career

There are many kinds of sports now. They may be traditional or modern, competitive or non-competitive, they can require some special equipment and it may be very dangerous… Practicing sport activity, you have to do training sessions, take part in competitions. Sometimes you may have injuries during your sports.

At first, you must remember that you should begin to go in for sports as early as possible. This phrase doesn’t mean to start your sport carrier at the age of two, of course, but if you want to devote your life to sport you must do it at 5 or 6.

Don’t forget that young athletes live under great pressure – competitions, crowds of fans, daily training sessions; it is very hard to start training. It is very dangerous to begin when you are not strong and old enough to survive under these conditions. But you should remember that you can begin growing roses at the age of 50 and become a famous gardener as a result, but it is impossible to begin practicing swimming at the age of 50 and to become the best swimmer or winner.

Usually, we tried sport activities at school. If we find training more exсi-ting, we shall begin working harder and harder. If we are lucky and success, we shall have an excellent coach or a trainer and work hard. Sometimes hard training sessions will bring good results sooner or later. And that is the start of your sport career. You should like it a lot and feel comfortable when you do your sport career. We wish you good luck in it.