| 1. - . | a) -What are you doing tonight? |
| 2. - . . | b)-Nothing special, why? |
| 3. - ? | c) -Would you like to go to the cinema? |
| 4. - . , . , . | d) -Thats not a bad idea. I havent been at the cinema for several weeks. |
| 5. - ? | e) -The Moscow cinema is showing Gone with the Wind based on Mitchels novel. |
| 6. -. . | f) -My friend has already seen it. He says it is a wonderful film. Of course, we mustnt miss it. |
| 7. - 6 . | g) -Then I shall buy two tickets for the eight oclock show. Does this time suit you? |
| 8. -, . ? | h)-Perfectly, thank you. And where shall we meet? |
| 9. - . ? | i) -Lets meet at my house at 7 oclock. |
| 10. - , ? | j) -All right. See you soon. |
Topic 8. SPORTS AND GAMES.
Good health is a great blessing. Everyone shoud do all he can to stay healthy. Being in good health means having both body and mind in good working order free from disease and pain. As they say, "A sound mind in a sound body".
All sorts of physical exercises are very helpful to make our bodies strong as well as to keep us well mentally. So if we want to keep ourselves fit, we have to go in for sports or games. People play games in some games each person is for himself, in others there are teams. Some games are quiet, others are very lively. Every game has its own rules. Win ning and losi ng are always a part of playing a game. No list could be made of all the games people play. Games that take a great deal of athletic skill are often called sports. Football (soccer), tennis, hockey, basketball, for instance, are sports. We know, and may go in for, a great variety of sports and games. Some kinds of sports need simple equipment and facilities, others rather complex ones. Our first contact with sport and games is in childhood. Later on in school we discover our favourite sports and games. I play football, table tennis, swimming, chess and some others.
Today sports teachers in schools have different ideas about why they are teaching sport. Should they try to produce a winning team? Should they use sport for character building? Should they teach a lot of techniques? Or should they just teach the pupils to enjoy the game? No matter what the answer might be the school has always been the place for training prospective sportsmen. Some of them become professional s but the majority remain amateur s.
In our country every year a great number of different competition s are held at different levels starting with schools and finishing at national levels. Then winners of national competitions take part in international championships: World and European ones, Olympic Games, Students' Olimpiads and so on.
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You can't do without this vocabulary:
blessing , ,
healthy
disease and pain
"A sound mind in a sound body" " "
mentally
to keep oneself fit
to go in for sports
quiet
lively ,
to win
to lose
a great variety
a facility ,
to produce a winning team
character building
to enjoy the game
a professional -
an amateur -
a competition (championship) ()
Olympic Games
Exercise 1. Read and memorize the following words:
track-and-field athletics
fencing
boxing
aquatic sports
sports circle
coaching, training
sport competitions
skiing
skating
tobogganning
hunting
outdoor games
indoor games
chess
billiards
snooker ( )
fan of ()
a score
a stadium
in favour of
to net a ball '
callisthenics
wrestling
soccer \ football
rugby - pei
boat race
cricket
fishing (angling) ,
