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Write down the meaning of all 16 sports, which you have found:

24. Write a short description of your favourite sport giving the following information:

• the reason for your giving preference to it;

• the date when you started practicing/ watching it;

• how good you at it;

• how often you play (exercise, watch)it;

• whether you do it on a regular basis, or just watch it live on TV.

IDIOMS

25. Memorize some idioms or idiomatic expressions dealing with the topic “Sport and Games”:

The (one’s) daily dozen – means a few routine exercises practiced daily in order to keep oneself feet. - зарядка.,

To stretch one’s legs – is to walk around in order to get physical exercise.-Розім’яти ноги, прогулятися.

To break (beat, cut, exceed, set) a record – is to make a new record, e.g. an Olympic record.

• Побити рекорд,встановити рекорд.

To play ball (with someone): a) to play a ball game with someone;

b) to co-operate with someone.

• а)грати в м’яч з кимось.

• б) співпрацювати з кимось.

To go in for smth. – means to take part in smth., to enjoy (doing) smth.- Захоплюватися, займатися чимось.

To sweep the board (clean): a) to win all the cards, stakes;

b) to win all the prizes, awards connected with the event or activity.

• Забрати всі ставки.

• Заволодіти всім, захопити всім, перемогти всіх.

To win out (over someone or smth.) – to beat someone or smth. In a race or a contest.

• Перемогти когось у гонках, змаганнях, конкурсі.

To win by the head (a neck, a nose) – is to win by the slightest amount of difference ( as in a horse race where one horse wins with only its nose ahead of the horse which comes in second.)

• Перемогти з незначною перевагою, трохи випередити.

To win the wooden spoon – to be beaten (in sports), for example, to be the last runner to come in a race. Посісти останнє місце в змаганнях.

A dead heat – is an instance of two or more persons, horses, cars, finishing a race so close together that it is impossible to say that one has beaten the other.

• Змагання, в якому двоє або більше учасників фінішують одночасно.

In someone’s favour/In favour of someone or smth. - means to someone’s advantage or credit (especially in sports scores).

• На користь когось або чогось.

To make a point – is to score a point (in a game or contest).

• Виграти очко.

To kick off – is to start a football game by kicking the ball a great distance.

• Увести м’яч у гру ( у футболі).

On the bench – means sitting, waiting for a chance to play in a game (In sports, such as basketball, football, soccer, etc.).

• На лаві заспаних, запасний.

To warm the bench – is to remain out of a play during the game – seated on a bench.

• Не брати участь у грі, залишатися на лаві запасних.

The twelfth man – is a reserve player in a game of cricket.

• Запасний гравець ( у крикеті).

To send someone to the showers – is to send a player out of the game and off the field, court, etc. -Вивести гравця з гри.

An early bath – is sending off a sport player during game. -Виведення гравця з гри.

Ready, steady, go – is said to start off a children’s race, said when two or more persons are starting to do smth. together. - На старт, увага, марш.

A play- by- play story – is a broadcasting that covers sport events or competitions.

• Репортаж про спортивні змагання.

To swim like a cork (a duck, fish) – to swim well. - Добре плавати, плавати як риба.

The sport of kings - is formerly hunting as a sport, especially on horseback, now horse-racing.

• Полювання.