- •Alexei Nemov
- •Read the text. Find and correct the mistakes in the biography of Alexei Nemov
- •Find in the text sentences corresponding to the following Russian translations.
- •Read the text. Say if the statement is true or false.
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Answer the following questions
- •Give the summary of the text (Consult Appendix 1 on page 57)
- •David Beckham
- •Read the text. Find and correct the mistakes in the biography of David Beckham.
- •Find in the text sentences corresponding to the following Russian translations.
- •Different kinds of sport in Britain
- •Fill in the blanks with the names of sports.
- •Read the text and complete the chart.
- •Read the passages again and then answer the questions.
- •The Oxford and Cambridge boat race: a bit of history.
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Give the summary of the text (Consult Appendix 1 on page 57).
- •Michael Phelps - the Olympic hero.
- •Read the text. Find and correct the mistakes in the biography of Michael Phelps.
- •2. Find in the text sentences corresponding to the following Russian translations.
- •Ice Hockey.
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Find the sentences in the text to support the following statements.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Sports in the usa
- •Decide whether you agree or disagree with these statements (Consult Appendix 2 on page 58):
- •Read the text and decide whether the writer agrees or disagrees with the statements above.
- •Complete the sentences with the information from the text.
- •Give the summary of the text (Consult Appendix 1 on page 57).
- •Drugs in sport.
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Say if the statement is true or false.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Curling? What`s that?
- •Read the text and find the wrong statements.
- •Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Match the following words and combinations with their English equivalents.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Give the summary of the text (Consult Appendix 1 on page 57).
- •Sports stars Read the text and say who of these sportspeople:
- •Bmx is great!
- •Read the first text and answer the following questions.
- •Read the second text and insert the number of paragraph.
- •The All Blacks
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary
- •Say if you agree or disagree with the following statements. Use conversational formulas (Consult Appendix 2 on page 58).
- •Mountain Men
- •Read the text and number the paragraphs.
- •A sporting disaster.
- •Look at the title and say what the text is about. Read and check.
- •Read the text. For statements 1-5 choose the best answer (a, b or c).
- •3. Match the words in column a to the definitions in column b.
- •Look through the text and choose the headline. Explain your choice
- •Tennis: a bit of history
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Join these to make correct sentences, check your answers in the text.
- •Base jumping
- •Read the text and choose the right answer.
- •Extreme Sports
- •Read the text and say of which of the sports, a-g are the following true?
- •What is your attitude towards extreme sports? Answer the following questions.
- •Marathon.
- •Read the text and choose the correct answer.
- •If you really want to win, cheat! Famous (cheating) moments in sport.
- •In which sports are the most cases of cheating? How do people cheat in these sports? Read the article and find out how the people cheated.
- •Sports in society.
- •Read the text and say what the author suggests doing to be fit.
- •Find the word or phrase in the text, which means the same as the following
- •Answer the questions
- •Football in Great Britain.
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •In each of the following sentences, there is one mistake. Find it and correct it.
- •Make up sentences.
- •Surfing
- •1. Read the text. Say what you have learnt about surfing using the text.
- •Find and read sentences which describe:
- •Say if you agree or disagree with the following statements. Use conversational formulas (Consult Appendix 2 on page 58).
- •Appendix 1 Phrases to prepare a summary of a text
- •Appendix 2 Agreeing/disagreeing
Football in Great Britain.
Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
Not long ago football fans celebrated the 130th anniversary of their favourite sports games. But in fact the game is much older. It was probably brought to England by Roman soldiers almost two thousand years ago. They called the game “Harpastum” and the rules were much like modern rugby football.
Rugby football is played by teams of fifteen or thirteen members. The ball is oval, not round, and a player is allowed to take the ball in his hands and run with it. He is also allowed to attack his opponent, to hold him by the shoulders, or by the legs. Rugby is a violent game and it is highly popular in many regions of the country, especially in Wales.
But soccer, the game as played under FIFA rules, is the most widespread. Apart from the professionals, there are a million and a half people who play football in Britain with amateur status. This well-known to us game is also called Association Football. In the early days of the Football League professionals were not allowed to take part in the competitions. But many sports clubs secretly paid their players who played best in the game. After the match, when players changed into their ordinary boots, they found the money. After several years of struggle the league for the professionals was set.
Football is a winter game in Great Britain, because winters are never too cold. The Football Association Cup is considered the best prize a team can get, and the Cup Final is the most important football event. It is played in May, at the end of the season, at Wembley Stadium. 120,000 spectators gather at the stadium, they sing and shout and wave flags. The same thing takes place practically in every city and town in Britain, for soccer is a national game.
Notes:
• Football Association Cup – Кубок ассоциации футбола
In each of the following sentences, there is one mistake. Find it and correct it.
1. English soldiers brought football to England two thousand years ago.
2. Soccer is played under NBA rules.
3. Football is a summer game in the UK.
4. Soccer is also called rugby football.
5. In the early days of the Football League only professionals participated in the competitions.
6. It is considered that the Euro Cup is the most important football event in Great Britain.
7. The Cup Final is played at Wimbledon Stadium in May.
8. Rugby is a national game in Great Britain.
9. Rugby football is played by two teams of eleven members.
10. There are a million and a half people in Britain who play football as professionals.
Make up sentences.
1. was, football, soldiers, to England, brought, Roman, by.
2. players, football, eleven, two, association, is, teams, played, by, of.
3. run, players, with, in, hands, a ball, can, rugby.
4. paid, sports, the, best, clubs, players, secretly.
5. the, best, the, Football, Cup, is, Association, for, prize, footballers, English.
6. is, rugby, a, popular, in, game, Wales.
7. originated, and, from, football, rugby, the, Roman, “Harpastum”, game.
8. is, an, oval, rugby, played, with, ball.
Surfing
1. Read the text. Say what you have learnt about surfing using the text.
Surfing is one of the fastest developing sports in the world today. It used to be practised by the ancient Polynesians, but since the 1960s anyone and everyone can go surfing.
Surfing was a central part of ancient Polynesian culture, and the chief was the most skilled wave rider in the community with the best board made from the best tree. Moreover, the ruling class had the best beaches and the best boards, and commoners were not allowed on the same beaches, but they could gain prestige by their ability to ride the surf on their extremely heavy boards.
According to the same website citation, surfing permeated ancient Polynesian society, including religion and myth, and Polynesian chiefs would demonstrate and confirm their authority by the skills they displayed in the surf.
The art of surfing was first observed by Europeans in 1767, by the crewmembers of the Dolphin at Tahiti. Later, lieutenant James King, wrote about the art when completing the journals of Captain James Cook upon Cook`s death in 1779. When Mark Twain visited Hawaii in 1866 he wrote “In one place we came upon a large company of naked natives, of both sexes and all ages, amusing themselves with the national pastime of surf-bathing”.
Surfing is more of a way of life for some people than simply a sport and many spend their time travelling around the planet in search of the perfect wave. Typically, the average surfer is a laid-back type of person: they say it`s something about the art of catching waves and being out in the elements which makes you feel very relaxed. Surfers greet each other by saying “Howzit?” (a bit like “how`s it going?”) and sometimes call each other “bru” or “brah” from the Hawaiian word for brother, “braddah”. British surfers travel around in VW camper vans and look a bit like hippies.
Anywhere that has a coastline with big waves is home to surfers. Half of Australia`s coastline is surfable so there are lots of Aussie surfers. Hawaii is where the sport was invented and the current champion is Hawaiin Sunny Garcia. A lot of surfers also come from California and New Zealand. There are even surfers in the UK who hang out on the south west coast where the Atlantic waves hit the shore.
If you want to start surfing you must get a board. Most surfers start on short boards. Long boards and guns (big wave boards) are only for experienced surfers catching huge waves. You also have to be a very strong swimmer: being able to swim at least 100 metres, and 25 metres underwater is required.
Beach breaks are waves which fall onto sand. They can be very big, but best if you are a beginner. Waves vary in size during different seasons and even at different times of the day, so watch out! Surfing can be dangerous and you need advice from someone experienced. More experienced surfers catch waves at point and reef breaks. They are away from the coast, and the swell comes deep from the ocean. Point breaks are waves bent because of the shape of the land beneath the ocean, and reef breaks are shaped by corals and rocks.
Surfing is a dangerous sport if you aren`t a strong swimmer or if you try to do too much. The main thing most surfers have to worry about is their own board or other surfers` boards. Great white sharks, stingrays and deadly jellyfish are also not friendly to surfers, but actually running into one of these is quite rare.
Notes:
laid-back - спокойный
VW - «Фольксваген» (производ. авто.)
Aussie — (разг.) австралийский, австралиец
to hang out — околачиваться, «тусоваться»
gun — (зд.) толстая большая доска для скольжения на больших волнах
break - (зд.) волна
to watch out — быть начеку
swell - возвышение
bent - изогнутый
to run into — сталкиваться