7. Skimming reading. Look through the text and try to understand what it is about Cheerleaders. Cheerleaders.

When you go to a college or high school sports even, you see cheerleaders. They are male or female. They dress in the colours of their team. They jump and dance in front of the crowd and shout the name of their team. Their job is to excite the crowd. Everybody makes a lot of noise. They want their team to win the game.

The first cheerleader was a man. In 1898, Johny Campbell jumped in front of the crowd and the University of Minnesot and shouted for his team. This was the first organized shout. For the next 32 years cheerleader were men only.

Today cheerleaders work in teams. They practice shouts, dances and athletic shows. Often the women work separately from the men. But cheerleaders are most exiting when men and women work together. The men throw the women high in the air and catch them. The team members climb on each others shoulders to make a pyramid. They shout and dance too. It's like fireworks. Cheerleaders have their own contests. Contests for cheerleaders are held. And the crowd shouts. They want thus Cheerleaders to win.

Comprehension check. Answer the questions.

1. Where do we see cheerleaders?

2. Who was the first cheerleader?

3. How do they work?

4. Do you think that cheerleaders are a good idea?

8. You are going to read an article about a person who has had a lot of accidents in his life.

My mother says I have been putting my life in danger every weekend since I was twelve. I have broken twenty – seven bones in my body in that time, but I can't say no to a challenge! I was twelve when I first broke my leg. It happened while I was learning to role – skate. I had just learnt to turn corners, but I had not learnt to stop and I suddenly met a brick wall. Then I broke an arm and six ribs when was horse – riding. I was playing football when I broke the other arm, and after an ice – hockey match I had to lie in bed in plaster from my neck to my ankles for six months.

Recommend this man several kinds of sport which could be less dangerous.

IX.Read the information and in not more than 25 words tell the main content of it. Olympic Games.

The Olympics have a very long history. They began in 776 B.C. and took place every four year for nearly 1,200 years an Olympia, in Greece. The citizens of all the Greek states were invited to take part in the games. The prizes were wreaths made of the branches of olive trees. In 394 A.D. the games were stopped and they were not held again until 1896.

The games of 1996 were held in Athens and they were the First International Olympic Games. All the nations of the world were invited to send athletic teams.

Now each country sends teams for as many of the different events as possible. The winners of each event are given a certain number of points. The International Olympic Committee decided where each Olympics will take place. They ask a city to be the host. Summer and Winter Olympic Games are held in a different country. Famous sportsmen compete in many kinds of sport. The Olympic Games are very popular in Ukraine. All loves of sport watch the Games on TV.

Choose the right answer.

1. The Olympic Games have a … history.

1. short; b) long; c) interesting;

1. The Olympic Games began …

1. quite recently; b) at the end of the 19 th century; c) in 776 B.C;

1. The Games are held …

1. every four years; b) occasionally; c) every two years;

4. … may take part in the Olympics.

a)only Greek athletes; b) sportsmen from all over the world; c) only young sportsmen;

5. The Games of 1896 were held in …

a) Athens; b) Tokyo; c) Montreal;

6. Only … can take part in the Olympic Games.

a) professional athletes; b) amateurs; c) women.