Sports Words

1. He went to play at the golf …. a. track; b. court; c. course

2. She goes to the pool to swim …. a. rounds; b. courses; c. laps

3. She lost the match because a string broke in her …. a. club; b. racket; c. stick

4. Some athletes are … because of drug testing. a. lost; b. disqualified; c. reserved

5. Soccer is played on a …. a. course; b. track; c. field

6. If you don't warm up properly, you could … a muscle. a. push; b. hit; c. pull

7. The race was very close. He won … 1/300th of a second. a. by; b. at; c. in

8. The soccer player kicked the ball into the …. a. wicket; b. basket; c. net

9. He … the winning basket in the last few seconds of the game. a. won; b. scored; c. beat

People in sport Match the people below with their activities on the right

1. a referee a. competes against other people in a race or competition

2. a coach b. controls a sports match and makes decisions

3. a manager c. leads the team on the field or pitch

4. a captain d. organizes a team and decides on tactics

5. a spectator e. plays against another person or team

6. an opponent f. trains a team (fitness and skills)

7. a competitor g. watches a sports event

Now complete the sentences below

1. The … decided to transfer one of his players to another team. 2. The team won the match in front of 40,000 …. 3. Jack was offered the position of … for a high school basketball team. 4. After 95 minutes, the … signalled the end of the match. 5. Everybody was surprised when the coach chose Ted as the team …. 6. Over 2000 … took part in the New York City Marathon. 7. The tennis player beat all his … easily and won the tournament.

Speaking

1. Do you do any sports? 2. Are you or have you ever been a member of any sports team? What position did you play? 3. What sports are you good at? 4. What sports were you good at when you were at school? 5. Do you keep fit? How? 6. Do you know how to play any unusual sports? 7. Do you do any winter sports? Which ones? 8. Which sports do you like to watch on TV? 9. Which sports do you dislike? Why? 10. Have you ever been to any professional sporting events? Talk about your experience. 11. What is the most popular sport in your country? Why? 12. Which winter sports are popular in your country? 13. Who is the most successful sportsman in your country? Why? 14. Do professional athletes in your country make a lot of money? 15. Are people in your country crazy about sports? 16. Do you think professional sportsmen earn too much money? 17. Do you think playing sports helps people work better as a team at work? 18. Do you think professional sports are too commercial nowadays? 19. What new sports would you like to try? 20. What new sports would you not like to try?

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Health and the body

Read and translate the text:

Everybody can fall ill with any disease. Fortunately, only cold and flu are quite frequent in our city among infectious illnesses. They are rather easy for the modern medicine and various pills can help you a lot in overcoming this trouble. But, of course, being sick isn’t a pleasant way of spending your time. In such situation friend’s participation in this trouble can encourage you, give you moral support and even can make yourself feel better. That’s why you always should visit your sick friends. You must remember that tomorrow this illness may happen with you. 

I always try to follow this rule. Fortunately, my friends don’t fall ill frequent. But I remember such case that happened about 12 months ago. One of my best friends had fallen ill with hard form of flu. Soon I went to his place to see him. I took some things that, as I was expecting, were interesting for him. Among them I brought a videocassette with best game moments of National Basketball Association. He was very glad for this present and soon we both were enjoying the outstanding games of the strongest basketball league in the world. Then I told him all last school news and everything about the material we had passed when he was absent. Then we tried to entertain ourselves and started to solve crosswords in the newspapers, to watch TV set, so we began to do all that everybody makes when he doesn’t know what to do. To my surprise, I lost the feeling of time and there was deep evening, when I understood, that it was a time to go to the home. When I was leaving for the home, my friend promised that he would be all right soon and he kept his word. In two days he came to school and started to study various subjects with new energy. Sometimes a little interval is useful for a person. Modern medicine helps us a lot in a illness treatment. It also gives us many advises of how not to fall ill. Please follow these recommendations, and don’t be sick.

It is a pleasure to look at a strong, athletic man and slim beautiful lady. It is known that healthy people live longer and their career is more successful. To look well you must follow some simple rules: don’t smoke and take drugs, don’t drink alcohol, don’t eat too much chips and sweets, eat more vegetables and fruits, sleep well, do exercises.