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Exercises

  1. What do you call a man who can:

wrestle, ski, skate, run, shoot, fence, box, climb, race, do weightlifting, swim, cycle, dive, play football/chess/draughts/volleyball/basketball/ hockey/tennis, go boating/yachting/ gliding/parachuting

e.g. to ski - a skier, to play basketball - a basketballer, to play hockey -a hockey-player, to do parachuting/sky diving — a parachute-jumper/a sky diver, to go gliding — a glider-pilot, to go yachting — a yachtsman

  1. A) Choose the adjectives from the box that can go with the following sports and games.

e.g. Basketball is a fast game (sport).

active

beautiful

dangerous

exciting

bold

thrilling

marvelous

popular

strenuous

violent

spectator

slow

fast

attractive

mass

rash

spectacular

archery, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, bobsledding, bowling, cycling, boxing, golf, gymnastics, fencing, figure skating, judo, football, ice hockey, rugby, rowing, speed skating, skiing, slalom, ski-jumping, steeplechase, swimming, volleyball, wrestling, yachting

b) Name sports from the list above that require:

strength, endurance, prudence, courage, quickness of reaction, resolution, team spirit, a good eye and a lot of concentration, calculation

  1. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian, paying attention to the translation of the words in bold type.

  1. Cricket is a team game.

  2. The next event will be the 100 meters race.

  1. Do I have to wear a suit to the dinner, or will a sports jacket be good enough?

  2. All sport-loving nations wish to take part in the Olympic Games.

  3. Chess and checkers are board games.

  4. The group campaigns against all blood sports, especially fox hunting.

  5. She established the British long-jump record.

  6. Who holds the world record for discus throwing?

  7. Carl Lewis is a famous track star.

  8. Roger Bannister was the first person to run a mile under four minutes.

  9. During the international skating meet the young Russian dancing pair that were suited to each other to perfection were the sensation of the night.

  10. The annual rugby match between British and French universities was cancelled because the British organization whose turn it was to play host couldn't raise enough money to stage the event.

  11. The couple qualified to skate for Britain weren't in the running for medals but their performance was unforgettable.

  12. Football is a thrilling spectator game.

  13. Boxing is a dangerous spectacular sport.

  1. Fill in the blanks with the words: sport, game, event, contest, match, competition.

1. The Olympic , an international festival of , are held at a four-year interval.

2. The ceremonies of the ancient Olympic included ___ in oratory, poetry, music and art, wrestling, long jumping, running, discus and javelin throwing.

3. Football attract numerous spectators all over the world. Track and field ___ are popular among college students, although basketball ____ attract more competitors.

4. may be of individual, team or individual-team kind.

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