Text 5 Sport in our life.

People all over the world are fond of sports and games. Sport makes people healthy, keeps them fit, more organized and better disciplined. Some people go in for sports for their health and some for professional aims.

There are many stadiums, sports grounds, swimming pools and football fields in each town. Practically all kinds of sports are popular in this country but football, figure skating and tennis enjoy the greatest popularity. A lot of people are fond of jogging. In the morning and in the evening we can see people jogging in the parks, stadiums and even in streets. In every school pupils spend much time doing sports. First of all they have their physical training lessons. And when school is over they may train at different sports clubs and sections in different kinds of sports. Professional sport is also paid much attention to in this country. Every four years the Olympic Games take place in different countries with the participation of Russian athletes.

There are Summer and Winter Olympic Games. This is a great sport competition of the best athletes in the world. The Olympic Games enjoy great popularity in Russia both with athletes and sports fans.

1. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. How does sport help people?

2. Are there any sports facilities in each town?

3. What is a great sport competition in the world?

1. Закончите предложения как в тексте.

2. In every school…

3. Professional sport…

4. Every four years…

5. In the morning…

Text 6 Sport in Great Britain.

Sport plays such a large part in British life that many idioms in the English language have come from the world of sport. For example “to play the game” means “to be fair” and “that’s not cricket” means “that’s not fair”.

The British are proud that many sports originated from there and then spread throughout the world. The national British sports are: football, golf, cricket, table tennis, lawn tennis, darts, racing.

The most popular sport in Britain is football. A lot of people support their local clubs at matches on Saturday afternoons or watch the matches live on television.

Golf is Scotland’s chief contribution to British sport.

English people love cricket. Cricket is played in schools, colleges and universities, in most towns and villages. Test matches with other countries are held regularly.

Both men and women either in exclusive tennis clubs or on public tennis courts play tennis. People all over the world know Wimbledon as the centre of lawn tennis. The Wimbledon championship, in which the leading rackets of the world compete, is held annually in a southern suburb of London.

Englishmen like racing. There are all kinds of racing in England: horse-racing, motor-car racing, boat-racing, dog-racing, donkey-racing. The most famous boat –racing in England is between the Oxford and Cambridge. It is rowed over a course on the river Thames. Thousands of people go to watch it.

You see, all sports are very popular among British.

1. Answer the questions

1. Does sport play a large part in British life?

2. What is the most popular sport in Britain?

3. What is Scotland’s contribution to British sport?

2. True or False?

1. English people don’t love cricket.

2. Only women play tennis.

3. Englishmen like racing.

4. All sports are very popular among British.