- •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
What is your attitude towards extreme sports? Answer the following questions.
Is it good/bad to participate in extreme sports?
Do you agree that all of them are sports?
What attracts people to extreme sports?
Have you ever tried any unusual sports?
What qualities or strengths do people need to participate in extreme sports?
What is your opinion on taking risks?
Marathon.
Read the text and choose the correct answer.
What’s the farthest distance you have ever run at one time? Can you imagine running more than twenty six miles? Marathon runners do this. They perform one of the most difficult tasks in all of sports. The marathon is the longest race in all sports. It is twenty six miles three hundred eighty five yards (about forty two kilometers). Why that number? This is the exact distance between two ancient Greek cities. The race recalls the run of a messenger from Marathon to Athens to report that the Greeks had won a battle. When he arrived, he fell dead. The marathon is always the last event at the Summer Olympic Games. One of the most unusual marathoner was Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia. He won the Olympic marathon in Rome in nineteen sixty – he ran barefoot! Recently the marathon has become one of the most popular events for runners.
1. Twenty six miles are nearly equal to
a) 42 km b) 32 km
2. The Greek messenger reported on
a) the victory b) the defeat
3. Bikila won the Olympic marathon at the Olympiad in Rome in
a) 1916 b) 1960
4. When Bikila won the Olympic marathon in Rome he was
a) in shoes b) without shoes
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.
Football.
Argentina were playing with England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. In the 52nd minute the Argentina captain, Diego Maradona, scored a goal. The English players protested but the referee gave the goal. However, TV cameras showed that Maradona had scored the goal with his hand! Maradona said the next day, “It was partly the hand of Maradona, and partly the hand of God”. Later in the game Maradona scored another goal and Argentina won 2-1. They went on to win the World Cup.
Athletics.
Fred Lorz, from New York, won the marathon at the St Louis Olympic Games in 1904. He finished the race in three hours 13 minutes.
After the race Fred was waiting to get his medal and the spectators were cheering him loudly. Alice Roosevelt, the daughter of the Us president, was in the crowd, and some journalists took a photo of Fred with her. But then suddenly somebody started shouting “cheat” and soon everybody was shouting the same thing. It was true. Fred had travelled 18 of 42 kilometres in a friend`s car! Fred didn`t win and he was banned from athletics.
Fencing.
Boris Onishenko, an army officer from the Soviet Union, was competing against Jim Fox from Britain in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Boris was winning and the electronic scoreboard was showing “hit” after ”hit” for him. Jim Fox protested to the referee. Fox said that Boris was scoring without hitting him. Olympic officials examined Boris`s sword and they made a shocking discovery. Boris had changed the electronic part of his sword. He could turn on the “hit” light on the scoreboard even when he hadn`t hit Fox. Boris went home, in disgrace, the next day. The British newspapers called him “Dishonishenko”.