27. SPORTS
Sport is very popular among people in all the countries of the world. Sport makes people healthy, keeps them fit, more organised and better disciplined. It unites people of different classes and nationalities. Many people do sports on their personal initiative. They go in for skiing, skating, table tennis, swimming, volleyball, football, basketball, body-building etc.
All necessary facilities are provided for them: stadiums, sport swimming-pools, skating-rinks, football fields. But, of course, one have to pay for these services.
Sport is paid much attention to in our schools and colleges. Physical training is a compulsory subject. Different sports and games are popular with my classmates. All my friends go in for different kinds of sport, such as water sports (that is swimming, sailing, rowing), gymnastics, horse-racing, wrestling, fencing, weightlifting, boxing, football, basketball, volleyball, etc.
Physical training lessons at our college are held out-of-doors In summer. When it is cold outside the lessons are held indoors in our college gymnasium.
Professional sport is also paid much attention to in our country. In the city where I live, there are different sport societies, clubs and sport schools. Practically all kinds of sports are popular in our country, but gymnastics and tennis enjoy the greatest popularity.
The most popular kinds of sports in the United States are baseball, basketball and American football. In England popular kinds of sports are golf and rugby. Englishmen like football too. It is their national kind of sports.
1.Words
all over the world — во всем мире
to be fond of — зд. любить
healthy — здоровый
to be fit — быть в форме
personal initiative — личная инициатива
skiing — лыжный спорт
skating — коньки
body-building — культуризм
facilities — помещения, оборудование
swimming-pool — плавательный бассейн
skating-rink — каток
attention — внимание
compulsory — обязательный
sailing — парусный спорт
rowing — гребля
wrestling — борьба
fencing — фехтование
weightlifting — штанга
out-of-doors — на воздухе
indoors — в помещении
sport societies — спортивные общества
2.Questions
1. Why do people all over the world are fond of sports and games?
2. What are summer sports and what are winter sports?
3. What kind of sports are popular with your friends?
4. Do you have to pay for sports facilities, such as stadiums, swimming pools and tennis courts?
5. What can you say about physical training lessons at your college?
6. What kinds of sport are most popular in our country?
7. What are the sports organisations in our country?
8. What are the most popular kinds of sport in America and England? What other American or English kinds sports do you know?
10. Are American football and baseball popular inRussia? Why and why not?
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