- •I am a student
- •Vocabulary notes
- •1. Underline all international words in the text. Give their Ukrainian equivalents.
- •2. Find in the text the following words and word combinations and translate the sentences in which they are used.
- •3. Find English equivalents of the words and word combinations given below and make up sentences with them.
- •4. Complete the following sentences filling in appropriate words from the box.
- •5. Match a line in column a with a line in column b.
- •6. Fill in prepositions, where necessary.
- •7. Fill in articles where necessary.
- •8. Agree or disagree with the statements. Give your reason. The following phrases may be helpful:
- •9. Ask questions to elicit the information.
- •10. Answer the following questions.
- •11. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •12. Complete the open dialogue.
- •13. Act as an interpreter: Dialogue a
- •Dialogue b
- •Dialogue c
- •14. Compose your own dialogues.
- •The importance of sport in human life The Olympic Games My favourite kind of sport
- •Vocabulary notes
- •1. Underline all international words in the text. Give their Ukrainian equivalents.
- •2. Read, translate and learn the meaning of the following words and use them in sentences of your own.
- •3. Translate the following words and word combinations.
- •4. Find English equivalents of the words and word combinations given below and make up sentences with them.
- •5. Complete the following sentences filling in appropriate words from the box.
- •6. Comment the following figures:
- •7. Match each game in column a with the description of some rules from column b.
- •8. Ask and answer. Choose the correct answer from the right-hand column.
- •9. Insert prepositions or adverbs where necessary:
- •10. Fill in articles where necessary.
- •11. Agree or disagree with the statements. Give your reason. The following phrases may be helpful:
- •12. Ask questions to elicit the information.
- •13. Answer the questions. Begin your answers with:
- •14. Translate the following texts into English.
- •15. Complete the open dialogues.
- •16. Compose your own dialogues.
- •17. Write an article into the local newspaper or a magazine. Chose one of the following topics:
- •Mass media
- •Vocabulary notes
- •1. Underline all international words in the text. Give their Ukrainian equivalents.
- •2. Read, translate and learn the meaning of the following words and use them in sentences of your own.
- •3. Translate the following words and word combinations
- •4. Find English equivalents of the words and word combinations given below and make up sentences with them.
- •5. Complete the following sentences filling in appropriate words from the box.
- •6. Match a line in column a with a line in column b.
- •7. Read the text and insert prepositions or post-verbal adverbs where necessary.
- •8. Fill in articles where necessary.
- •9. Agree or disagree with the statements. Give your reason. The following phrases may be helpful:
- •10. Ask questions to elicit the information.
- •11. Answer the questions. Begin your answers with:
- •12. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •13. Complete the open dialogues.
- •14. Write an article into the local newspaper or a magazine. Chose one of the following topics:
3. Translate the following words and word combinations.
To keep fit; personal initiative; necessary facilities; to provide; a compulsory subject; indoor and outdoor sports; shooting; a major international event; to participate; variety of competitions; to be regarded; the world’s foremost sports competition; to be held every two years; host cities; physical disability; the governing body; the Olympic Movement, the Olympic Charter; evolution; the Paralympic Games; physical disability; the Youth Olympic Games; teenage athletes; pure amateurism; corporate sponsorship; commercialization; cancellation; the decision-making body; the host city; to be contested; to determine; to encompass; rituals and symbols; torch; opening and closing ceremonies; an independent nation; to compete; dissolution of the Soviet Union; top medal-producing sport; the Unified Team; to manage to get; to relax and enjoy; way of recreation; to maintain good health and enjoy life; curriculum; spare time; track-and-field athletics; gymnastics; fencing; wrestling; hiking; skiing; skating; to be outdoors; swimming-pools; spectators; ardent sport fans; liveliness.
4. Find English equivalents of the words and word combinations given below and make up sentences with them.
Здоровий; підтримувати форму; різноманітні змагання; спортивні уболівальники; церемонії відкриття і закриття; спортсмен-професіонал; спортсмен-аматор; брати участь у змаганнях; парусний спорт; Олімпійські Ігри; легка атлетика; вільний час; фехтування; бокс; лижний спорт; ковзанярський спорт; катання на санках з гори; бути в пошані; полювання; бути популярним серед будь-кого; зимові ігри на свіжому повітрі; ігри в приміщенні; шахи; більярд; художня гімнастика; боротьба; футбол; регбі; гольф; крикет; вудіння; до нашої ери; нашої ери; Національний Олімпійський Комітет; Міжнародний Олімпійський Комітет; об’єднувати; стрільба; надавати чудові можливості для чого-небудь; ; займатись (спортом), захоплюватись чимось; головна міжнародна подія; учбовий план; легка атлетика; найбільша популярність
5. Complete the following sentences filling in appropriate words from the box.
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basketball, rugby, play, footballer, bowls (bowling), team, race tracks, outdoor, riding, football, player(s), game(s), spectator, soccer, championship, playground, captain, cricket, sport(s), indoor, opponent(s), match(es), goal, gymnasium |
1. The English are fond of … and regard themselves as good sportsmen. This is not surprising since England has been the home of sport for centuries and gave birth to nearly all … wherever they are played, on land or on water.
2. Next to soccer, the chief … sport in English life is horse racing.
3. To some people, … is a boring game, to others, it has the intellectual fascination of chess and dramatic appeal of a five-act … .
4. In recent years … has become a sport for everybody. There are many reasons for interest in the horses.
5. … is a game that has been played in Britain since the 13th century.
6. …is played with an egg-shaped ball which may be carried and thrown (but not forward). Each … has fifteen players, who spend much time lying in the mud or on top of each other.
7. … which began in England spread all over the world. Its fans have become a public threat in Britain, a tradition of violence is common during and after the … .
8. Americans are fond of … and even the smallest village has a … where people do sport.
9. … is played on a grass court. The most famous British … is Wimbledon, played annually during the last week of June and first week of July.
10. During the winter of 1891-1892 James Naismith, a college instructor in Springfield, introduced the game of … . He wanted to give some exercises for students between the end of the football season and the baseball season. He placed fruit baskets on the walls at opposite ends of the … . There have been many changes in the … since the, for example, there are five … in a team now, but the game itself is the same.
11. It is interesting that at first basketball was an … game, and in America it is still played indoors. But almost in all other countries it is an … game.
12. What Europeans call ‘football”, Americans call … .
13. The leader of the team is the … .
14. A man in the … is called a goal-keeper.
15. When you play in a football team you are a … .
16. The players of the other team are the … .