3 SPORTS AND GAMES
typs sprs ad gams
(typy športov a hier)
Pplar sprs ad gams Slaka, eglad, uSA
(obľúbené športy a hry na Slovensku, v Anglicku, USA)
Asking questions
(kladenie otázok)
Interviewing a famous sportsman
(rozhovor so známym športovcom)
i
Dscss llwg qss class. t rad x blw.
1. Give the names o some British sports.2. What sports are you interested in?3. Who is your avourite sportsman/sportswoman? Why?
here are
indoor
and
outdoor
sports. Gymnastics is a typical indoor sport.It can be
practised
all the year round in
gyms
. Athletics, cycling,
hiking
andmost
aquatic
(water)
sports,
like
sailing
,
regatta
,
water-skiing
,
diving
, wind-sur-ing and others are outdoor sports practised mainly during the summer. Swimmingis also a typical summer sport. In winter it is possible to practise it in
indoor pools
.Sportsmen practise winter sports, such as skiing,
skating,
snow-boarding and
to-bogganing.
Skiers can practise the
giant slalom, downhill racing
or ski jumps in
ski resorts
where there are good snow conditions. In Slovakia there are a lot o skiresorts in
the High and Low Tatras.
Games are played by at least two players. Te most popular games are ootball,rugby, hockey, tennis, gol, cricket, basketball, volleyball, badminton, squash andhandball. Te British are sport-loving people. Te
Cup Final
is the most impor-tant ootball match o the year in England. It is played at the
Wembley Stadium
near London. Te Slovaks are good at hockey. A lot o Slovak hockey players play in
American
and
Canadian National Hockey League
teams. Becoming a proessionalhockey player is one o the most requent dreams o Slovak boys. ennis, anotherpopular game, is played on courts. Te most amous tennis
tournament
is held
at
Wimbledon
every year. Te
championships
are watched by thousands o people
allover the world
. Te most popular games in America are baseball, American oot-ball, rugby, basketball, tennis, squash, boxing,
wrestling
and ice hockey. Squash is agame or two players played in a
four-walled court
with a special racket and a sotball.Most people do sports because it is good or their body and
mind
. Some sportactivities, such as aerobics,
jogging
, swimming or
body building,
are preerred by those who want to
lose weight
. Doing a sport is a good way o spending ree time.Proessional sports are oten
connected with
overtraining or
doping
. During im-portant
competitions
, such as
the Olympic Games,
sportsmen are tested and may
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