Sports Activities

ТЕМА: Sports Activities 

Read, write and learn the following words and word combinations:

athletic training – тренування з атлетики

cycling – велоспорт

jogging – біг підтюпцем

an injury – травма

a participant – учасник

a pitch – поле, майданчик; кидок, подача (у бейсболі)

a sport event – спортивна подія

sailing – плавання під вітрилами

to end a game in a draw – закінчити гру внічию

to keep the score – утримувати рахунок

to kick – ударяти (бити) ногою

to participate – брати участь

to score a goal – забити гол

to set up (break) a record – встановити (побити) рекорд

to stay fit – бути у гарній формі

to win a prize (a cup, a victory) – виграти приз (кубок), здобути перемогу

to win the championship – виграти чемпіонат

Read the dialogue and do the task. Do you agree with the woman as for keeping to a healthy lifestyle?

Man. Honey, the basketball game is about to start. And could you bring some chips and a bowl of ice cream? And… uh… a slice of pizza from the fridge.

Woman. Anything else?

Man. None, that’s all for now. Hey, hon, you know, they’re organizing a company basketball team, and I’m thinking about joining. What do you think?

Woman. Humph

Man. “Humph” What do you mean “Humph”. I was the star player in high school.

Woman. Yeah, twenty-five years ago. Look, I just don’t want you having a heart attack running up and down the court.

Man. So, what are you suggesting? Should I just abandon the idea? I’m not that out of shape.

Woman. Well… you ought to at least have a physical before you begin. I mean, it HAS been at least five years since you played at all.

Man. Well, okay, but…

Woman. And you need to watch your diet and cut back on fatty food, like ice cream. And you should try eating more fresh fruits and vegetables.

Man. Yeah, you’re probably right.

Woman. And you should take up a little weight training to strengthen your muscles or perhaps try cycling to build up your cardiovascular system. Oh, and you need to go to bed early instead of watching TV half the night.

Man. Hey, you’re starting to sound like my personal fitness instructor!

Woman. No, I just love you, and I want you to be around for a long, long time.

Choose the correct answer.

1.  What does the man want to do?

a) play basketball with friends from work

b) try out for the company baseball team

c) get in shape and compete in a cycling race

2.  What is the woman’s main concern?

a) She is worried her husband will spend too much time away from home.

b) She is afraid her husband will become a fitness freak.

c) She is concerned about her husband’s health.

3. What is the woman’s first suggestion to her husband?

a) He should see a doctor.

b) Her husband should start with a light workout.

c) Her husband needs to visit a fitness trainer.

4.  What does the woman advise about the man’s diet?

a) He should consume less salt.

b) He should eat less fatty foods.

c) He should add more protein products to his diet.

5.  Why does the man’s wife recommend cycling?

a) It is good for improving muscle tone.

b) It helps strengthen the heart.

c) It helps develop mental toughness.

Put the words in each sentence in the correct order.

1. defeat. / The / played / team / badly / led / a / and/ to / big/ that

2.  football / I / of / the / was / school / captain / the / team.

3. strongest / see / There / was / a / man./ contest / to / was / who / the

4. Are/ more/ you/ in/ interested/ sports/ or/ watching/ playing?

5. Athens/ held/ Olympic games/ The/ first/ in/ modern/ were/1896./in

6. in/ thousand/ More/ than/2004/ competitors/ took/eleven/ part/ in/ Summer Olympics. / the/ Sydney

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

8. of/ Millions/ watch/ the/ people/ Olympic Games/ TV./on

Read the text and say what new invention it is about.

TO UPROOT COUCH POTATO

A television set that will only work if children pedal an exercise bicycle to provide electricity has been invented by researchers examining weight problems at a New York hospital.

Experiments involving overweight children aged between eight and twelve showed that those who had to pedal when they wanted to watch their favourite programmes not only watched far less television, but also recorded impressive loss of fat.

The ’couch potato TV’ was developed by researchers at St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital as a result of growing concern over weight problems among an increasing number of American children. David Allison, who headed the research, said: ’I am not naïve enough to think we’re going to solve the world’s weight problems with TVs hooked to bicycles. But there are other things we could do that are only limited by our imagination’.

Mr. Allison once proposed that people should be charged to travel in lifts in an effort to encourage them to use the stairs. He said that only 13% of American children were considered seriously overweight, and that the number was growing. During the tests children who had the ’couch potato TV sets’ watched on average one hour of television a week, while children in a second ’control’ group watched more than twenty hours.

Decide if the following statements are true or false.

1. The new invention is a television set combined with a bicycle.

2. The aim of the experiment was to measure how much electricity we can generate through exercise.

3. Mr. Allison says watching television limits children’s imagination.

4. Mr. Allison tried to discourage people from using lifts. 

5. The invention has reduced the number of overweight children in the USA by 13%.

6. All the children in the experiment watched television for twenty hours.

Match to make word combinations. Use them to compose your own sentences (3 sentences). Утвори словосполучення, склади 3 речення з будь-якими з цих словосполучень і запиши їх.

1. to stay                     a) some injures

2. to support               b) a sport club

3. to have                    c) favourite team

4. to take part              d) in for sports

5. to go                        e) in good shape

6. to join                      f) in sport competitions