8.

SPORT AND HEALTH

I think sport is very important, because it helps us to maintain a healthy life style. I am
interested in / not interested in sports. I regularly………………………………/ I never do
any sports. I play for a team./ I used to play…………………….., but I gave it up.
I have got …….P.E. lessons a week. We usually…………………………………….
I like indoor/ outdoor sports, such as……………………………….
In summer the most popular sports
are…………………………………………………………………………………., and many
people go………………………………………………………………………….. in winter.
There are many different kinds of sports: ball games,
(…………………………………………………………………………………………………
………….) water sports,(…………………………………………………………) athletics,
gymnastics, and some dangerous sports, like bull-fighting, motor racing, etc.
Sports can help you to pay attention to your health. But sometimes it is not enough. If
you don’t feel well, you have to go to see the doctor.
People can easily recognise the symptoms of illnesses: you feel dizzy, you have a
temperature, a headache, a bad cough, you sneeze all the time, you have a running nose, etc.
The doctor usually examines the patient, gives an injection if it is necessary and write a
prescription.
I was ill………………………………………………………………………, I had a
………………………………………….. I went to the doctor,
who…………………………………………………………………………………………
If the disease is too serious, or the patient must be operated, he or she has to go to the
hospital. I have been to hospital……………………………………../ I have never been to
hospital.

QUESTIONS:
1. What do you do to keep fit?

2. Where can you ski or skate in Hungary?

3. Are you a football fan? Why? Which is your favourite club?

4.What are the commonest diseases?

5. Have you had any operations?

6.What do you think of drug-taking?