Sports for Everybody

I go out cycling every day,

I get strong and fit that way,

And I play football at weekends.

With all my other healthy friends.

We like to run and swim and walk

Let's move around, no time to talk!

So we enjoy sport anyway,

We love to do sport every day.

If the weather is OK,

We can go fishing all the day.

We can jog around the park.

It's very good for the heart.

Yes, we like to swim and run and walk,

Let's move around, no time to talk!

So we enjoy sport anyway,

We love to do sport every day.

*Exercise 2. Write down:

1. Three games where you can hit the ball (with various kinds of equipment).

2. Four games where you can pass the ball.

3. Three games where you can catch the ball.

4. Two games where you can kick the ball.

5. One game where you can head the ball.

Exercise 3. Organize these words and put them in the correct columns below. (You can put a word in more than one column if you wish):

Sport

All over the world people of different ages are very fond of sports and games. Sport not only helps people to become strong and to develop physically but also makes them more organized and better disciplined in their daily activities.

Sport is very important in our life. It’s popular among young and old people. Many people do morning exercises, jog in the morning and train themselves in fitness clubs and gyms.

Other people like sports too, but they only watch sport competitions, listen to sports news. They prefer reading interesting articles about sportsmen and sport events, but they don’t go in for sports. Physical training is an important subject at college.

There are summer and winter kinds of sports. The summer kinds of sports are swimming, athletics, football, volleyball, basketball and others. The winter kinds of sports are, for example, figure skating, skiing, ice hockey etc.

We all need to do exercises. Regular exercises give you more energy and make you feel and look better.

Among the popular sports in our country are: football, basketball, swimming, volleyball, tennis, gymnastics, figure skating and others. You can choose a sport for any season and for any taste.

Answer the following questions:

1. Why should people go in for sports?

2. Why are the lessons of physical training at college so important?

4. What kind of sport are you fond of?

5. Why are you fond of this kind of sport?

*Exercise 5. Answer the questions:

I. In which sports...?

1) do you pass a ball from one player to another?

2) do you hit a ball (but not with hands)?

3) do you have to serve?

6) do you have to shoot?

7) do you win by having the lowest score?

Exercise 6. Look at the table and say what kind of sport each of the statements presents:

figure skating volleyball

table tennis cycling

basketball football

gymnastics diving

Exercise 7. Mark the statements true or false. If false, correct the sentence to make it true.