3.3.4. Речевая деятельность по теме: SportinOurLife.

Спорт Sport

альпинизм mountaineering, (mountain-)climbing

атлетика athletics

баскетбол basketball

бокс boxing

болельщик fan, supporter

бубновый валет jack of diamonds

выигрывать/выиграть towin

гимнастика gymnastics

гольф golf

забивать/забить гол toscoreagoal

игра game

играть в карты toplaycards

играть в футбол to play football; am. to play soccer

играть в шахматы toplaychess

катание на коньках (ice-)skating

катание на лыжах skiing

катание на роликах roller-skating

колода pack/deck (of cards)

команда team

кроссворд crossword

мяч ball

настольный теннис table-tennis

ничья draw, tie

парусный спорт sailing

пиковый туз ace of spades

плавание swimming

проигрывать/проиграть to lose, to be defeated

ракетка racket/racquet, bat

соревнование competition, contest, tournament

теннис tennis

трефовый король king of clubs

футбол football; am. soccer

футбольный матч football match; am. soccer match

червонная дама queen of hearts

шахматы chess

3.3.5. ⁱRead and translate the text. Do the tasks.

People all over the world are fond of sports and games. Sport makes people healthy, keeps them fit, more organized and better disciplined. It unites people of different classes and nationalities.

Many people do sports on their personal initiative. They go in for skiing, skating, table tennis, swimming, volleyball, football, bodybuilding, etc. All necessary facilities are provided for them: stadiums, sport grounds, swimming pools, skating rinks, skiing stations, football fields. Sport is paid much attention to in our educational establishments. Gymnastics is a part of children's daily activity in the kindergartens. Physical culture is a compulsory subject at schools and colleges.

Professional sport is also paid much attention to in our republic. There are different sporting societies clubs and complexes. The most famous of them are the Olympic complexes "Luzhniki", "Dynamo" stadium, etc. They are used for international and world competitions.

Practically all kinds of sports are popular in our republic but football; gymnastics and tennis enjoy the greatest popularity.

As for me, I go in for swimming. It needs mobility, liveliness and much energy. It keeps a person in a good form. I have been swimming for a 5 years. I get a real joy taking part in competitions or a simply swimming with my friends. Certainly, it`s a great distance between my manner of swimming and such favorites as Popov, but I do my training with great pleasure and hope to swim well as our best swimmers do.

Answer the questions:

What role does sport play in our life? Why do people choose to go in for sport? What kinds of sport do you know? Where can we go in for sport? How can children go in for sport? What can you say about sport in Bashkortostan? What is your favourite sport?

Find the words in the text.

Здоровье, быть в форме, уделять внимание, гимнастика, обязательный предмет, физкультура, соревнования, энергия, спортивный клуб, спортивный комплекс, с удовольствием, деятельность, образовательные учреждения, принимать участие, популярность.

3.3.6. I want you to listen to my stories. I will describe different sport games. You have to match the name of the game with the text.

On the blackboard:

• Football

• Baseball

• Basketball

• Cricket

• Chess

• Softball

1. It is a game of two players. Each of then starts with sixteen different playing pieces to move on the board. The aim is to move your pieces so that your opponent’s king will be taken.

2. This game is played on a court with a large orange ball. There are five players in each team. Two teams try to score goals by throwing a ball through a net fixed to a metal ring at each end of court. The players bounce the ball while running, and pass it to each other. The team with the most points wins.

3. This game is very similar to baseball, but is played with a large ball. It is a popular sport among American women and co-ed (combined men and women) teams. (

4. It is a game between two teams and is played on a field with a bat and a small white ball. Each team consists of nine players. The teams take turns playing in the field and batting the ball. The game has nine innings.

5. It is a game played between two teams of eleven players. Players kick a ball around a field trying to score a goal. The team with the most points wins. This game is very popular in Russia and all over the world.

6. It is sometimes called an English national game. It is known that people played it in England as early as 1550. It is a very long game. International matches last for 5 days. This game is not played only by men; girls and women play it too.