Vocabulary

scuba diving ­ подводное плаванье

sport event ­ спортивное соревнование

compete v ­ соревноваться, конкурировать

win (won, won) v ­ побеждать

hold (held, held)v ­ проводить (соревнование и пр.)

sky diving ­ прыжки с парашютом

rugby n ­ регби

7.10 What sports do you know? Are you interested in sports? What is sport for you? Do you need more physical activity?

7.11 Put play, go or do. Use: play with team games or games against another person, go with -ing forms and do for not team sports

.

snowboarding, aerobics, volleyball, fishing, golf, jogging, basketball, mountain biking, scuba diving, yoga, gymnastics, karate

7.12 Join the correct word with the correct explanation.

1. Archery a. the sport of bicycle riding and bicycle

racing

2. Basketball b. to plunge into water headfirst

3. Boxing c. the sport of racing long narrow boats

propelled by oars

4. Athletics d. a sport where one lifts barbells in

competition or as an exercise

5. Diving e. a game played with bat and ball by

two teams of nine players each

6. Cycling f. a form of wrestling developed in Japan

from jujitsu

7. Judo g. shooting with bows and arrows

8. Baseball h. hand-to-hand combat between

two unarmed contestants

9. Rowing i. exercises of strength, speed and skill

10. Weightlifting j. two teams trying to toss an inflated

ball into a raised goal

7.13 What do you know about the Olympic Games? What facts have you

learnt from the text?

The olympics

The Olympics have a very long history. They began in 776 BC and took place every four years for nearly 1200 years, at Olympia in Greece. They included many different kinds of sport: running, boxing, wrestling, the pentathlon (five different sports) and others.

Only Greek athletes were allowed to compete in games; women were not allowed to watch them or to take part. The Games took place every four years, and the time between each Games was known as an “Olympiad”.

In 394 AD the Games stopped and the temple at Olympia was destroyed. Fifteen hundred years later, in 1894 a Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin, invited people from fifteen countries to start the Olympic Games again. The first of the modern Games took place in Athens two years later, in 1896.

At the fourth Olympics, in 1908, in London, there were more than two thousand competitors, from twenty-two different countries. Since then, the number of athletes competing has become bigger each time. The international Olympic Committee at Lausanne, in Switzerland, decided where each Olympics will take place. They ask a city (not a country) to be the host: one city for the Winter Olympics and one for the Summer Olympics. Nearly 150 countries are members of the International Olympic Committee.

There is a lot of work in preparing for the Olympics. The host city should have very good sports stadiums and an Olympic village for the sportsmen to live during the games. Host cities often build new sports stadiums, hotels and other buildings. But when your city is asked to be the host for the Olympic Games, it is very good for it, don’t you think?

Note: host n – принимающая сторона

7.14 The following sentences about the modern Olympic Games have been

jumbled up. Put the words in each sentence in the correct order.

1. Athens / held / Olympic Games / The / first / modern / were / 1896 / in

2. gold / winner / wins / each / of / a / competition / The / medal

3. winners / played / their / When / medal / their / the / national / receive / anthem / is

4. also / 1924 / years / been / Winter Olympics / every / has / a / four / since / There

5. only / compete / Before / the / amateurs / could / in / Olympic Games / 1988

6. watch / people / of / the / television / Games / Billions /on

7. the / The / large / it / of / who / take / Olympics. / makes / number / difficult / expensive / part / for / host / to / people / cities / organise / and

7.15 Rewrite these sentences to change them from active to passive.

1. Almost every boy in my region plays basketball.

2. Everyone admires Olympic champions.

3. Our country won ten medals in the last Olympic Games.

4. I’m afraid fewer young people will play sport in the future.

5. Over 20 million people watched the league championship final.

7.16Match the sport star names to the sports:

boxing, ice-hockey, tennis, football, car race driving, figure skating;

M. Ali, M. Tyson, M. Schumacher, M. Jordan, D. Beckham, M. Safin, M. Sharapova, I. Rodnina, V. Fetisov, A. Arshavin.

7.17 Link the sentences, using the words in brackets.

1. The committee only met on one occasion. It organized the event very well. (despite) 2. The weather was very hot. The athlete broke the world record. (although) 3. The tickets for the match were very expensive. All the tickets were sold within a few hours. (however) 4. The funds for the championship were sufficient. The city was not chosen. (in spite of) 5. The chairman of the sport club was appointed for four years. He resigned after six months. (nevertheless)

718 Read the following dialogue. What sports can they play or do at the camp?

- Hi, Ben. You look happy.

- I am. Jane, I’ve got some great news!

- Oh, what?

- Well, you want to keep fit, right?

- Yes, definitely!

- There’s this great camp for all the family. We can all keep fit

together.

- That sounds good. Can you play tennis there?

- I don’t think so. But you can do lots of other things. You can

dance or ride a horse, for instance.

-Oh, really? The kids love horses.

- Yes, and I can play volleyball there, too.

- Have they got a website?

- Yes, I got it here.

- Let’s get on the Internet and find out more.

7.19 Exam tasks. Prepare a monologue about a sport or a sportsman and a dialogue about your favourite sport.

TEST

1. Which of these sports do you think is the most dangerous? Put them in order 1-8. 1 is the most dangerous.

__ rugby, mountain climbing, freestyle, sky diving

__ parkour, windsurfing, street racing, golf

2. Read the following statement.

Extreme sports are dangerous, but they are becoming more and more popular with teenagers. Extreme sports should be banned.

What do you think? Discuss the issue with your partner. Use I think…, As I see it.., To my mind..,I’m not sure about that…, I don’t see why.

7.20 Learn the following useful phrases.

Making, accepting and refusing requests.

A. Could you turn the music down, please?

B. Sure./ OK./ Of course. / Right. / I’m afraid…

7.21. Read the letter of application and match the paragraphs 1-4 to the

heading A-D.

– You are looking for a part-time job. You saw an ad asking for a part-time sales assistant and you want to apply for the job. Write your letter.

A. Age/Qualifications C. Reason for writing

B. Availability D. Experience/Personality

Dear Sir/Madam,

1. I would like to apply for the position of Part-time Sales Assistant which I saw advertised in

the Guardian.

2. I am a seventeen-year-old student. I have ten GCSEs including Maths and English. At the

moment I am studying for my A Levels.

3. I have no actual work experience. However, l would enjoy working with the public as well as

responsible and hard working so l think l am suitable for the post.

4. I hope you will consider me for the position. I am able to attend an interview at any time.

Yours faithfully,

Deborah Riley

Deborah Riley

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