Спорт и здоровье. Спорт в России

In our country much attention is paid to sport and healthy way of life. You can hardly find a school, college or University without a gym or a sports ground. Every city and town has a few stadiums, swimming pools and other public sports facilities, where thousands of people may devote their leisure time to outdoors and indoors games, athletics, swimming, skating and other sports and games. There are also a lot of keep-fit centers, where people of all ages enjoy training and going in for aerobics, yoga, body-building etc. They believe that physical fitness will help them not only to develop a strong and healthy body and improve their carriage but to build their confidence.

There are also many different sporting societies and clubs in Russia. Many of them take part in different international tournaments and are known all over the world. Russian sportsmen also participate in the Olympic Games and always win a lot of gold, silver and bronze medals.

Numerous national and international matches and competitions are regularly held in Russia. The most popular of them are hockey, football, tennis, boxing, figure-skating, weightlifting, track-and-field, basketball, volleyball. All these sports have their strong supporters and attract a lot of fun. Thousands of people go to the stadiums to support their favorite team and many thousands more prefer to watch the games on TV. But watching sport events and going for sports are two different things.

As for me I play in the University football team. So I simply have to keep fit. Once or twice a week I get up early in the morning and go for a run in the woods. It helps me to feel healthy and cheerful and stay in a good shape. Then I get a lot of exercise doing things I enjoy. I like water activities such as swimming and diving and never miss an opportunity to do it. Sport helps me to keep fit, achieve good results in study and be successful in life. It is also a good way of relaxing after a hard working day. So sport has become a life style for me.

I get as much exercise as possible. I play tennis, badminton and swim. I begin my day with morning exercises. Twice a week I go to the fitness club. It helps me not only to feel fit but also to make new friends and be happy.

Задание 2.Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Do you go in for sport or do you prefer to watch games on TV?

2. What is your favorite kind of sport?

3. What team are you a fan of?

4. Do you take part in competitions?

5. Try to convince another person that sport is necessary for his health. What would you say?

6. What do you think is the most dangerous /expensive/ tiring/ exciting sport?

7. What sports and games are the most popular among your friends and students?

8. What opportunities for sport and games do you have in the place where you live?

9. What kinds of sport facilities does your University have?

10. Why is it sometimes difficult to find time for going in for sports regularly?

11. What role do PT lessons play in your physical development?

12. What competitions are particularly exciting for you to watch and why?

Задание 3. Переведите на английский язык:

1. Я не принимаю участия в соревнованиях по волейболу. Беда в том, что я не готов к соревнованиям, я еще не совсем поправился после травмы колена.

2. Аня не принимала участия в соревнованиях по гимнастике из-за серьезной травмы ноги. Очень жаль, мы возлагали на нее большие надежды.

3. У меня нет времени для занятия спортом. Я понимаю, что спорт очень помогает в учебе и в жизни, но я не могу распределить время между занятиями и спортом.