Sports

1) Do you pursue any sports?

 to be honest, I couldn’t do without my … training/workout

 it helps me let off steam after a hard day at school
 really boost my energy levels
 it takes my mind off everyday problems
Or:
 I don’t really do anything physical
 after a hard day at work/school I simply can’t get down to any kind of exercise
 I know it’s bad and that it shouldn’t be that way
 Perhaps I’m too lazy

2) Why is it important to keep fit?

 society’s attitude towards health and fitness has changed over the past few years
 we are aware of the need to be positive
 remaining physically fit is important for many reasons
It … -gives you a feeling of better health
-increases your energy and vitality
-makes you feel better about yourself
-makes the activites in your life easier to manage
-keeps your body in shape
-keeps you looking good
-maintains a good standard of health
It can… -prevent diseases
-reduce stress
-control your weight
 team sport can even improve your social life

3) What kind of equipment do you have at home for doing exercise?

 I’ve got a few things but, of course, I don’t own a private gym.
 my favourites are my skipping rope and handweights
 can be used in various different ways
 I also have a fitness bike
 I would really like to have a machine to help me with my abdominal exercises
 for the time being I cannot afford one, I’m afraid
Or:
 I don’t really have anything
 you can do it without any machines
 to carry out the exercise appropriately

4) What sports facilities are there in your school?

 at my school we have a well-equipped gym

 as well as a smaller fitness room with machines at our disposal
 a sports garden with running tracks around it

5) How many PE lessons do you have a week? Do you find that enough?

 we have one lesson every day, which means five lessons per week
 45 minutes is not much
  but at least we have the opportunity to move a bit
However,
 there is nothing more annoying than having to get changed in ten minutes
 go to the next lesson tired, sweaty and smelly

6) What do you do in the PE lessons?

 every lesson begins with warm-up exercises, which are usually jogging and some
gymnastics
 focus on stretching
 then we either start playing ballgames or do some jumps
 throw balls for grades or run certain distances
 in winter we most often have the lessons in the gym
 while from spring till early autumn – weather permitting - we usually go outdoors to
have a bit of fresh air

7) What categories can sports be divided into?

 sports can be divided into various categories

 but very often there are overlaps between them

8) Give some examples in each category.

 Individual sports include gymnastics, shooting and skiing

 while team sports are generally all the ballgames such as …
 winter sports are, for example, …
 water sports or aquatics involve all kinds of swimming, …
 … and parachuting are examples of avian sports, that is,those done in the air
 combat sports is the umbrella term for martial arts such as …as well as wrestling
 extreme sports are exemplified by bungee jumping, white-water rafting, rock and ice
climbing, base jumping and free running
 there are mental sports as well, such as chess and different card games, while
 equestrian sports are the ones done with horses like harness racing and show-jumping
as well as the pentathlon
 a relatively new category is dance sports including ballroom dances, …

9) What do you know about the Summer Olympic Games?

 an international multisport event, occurring every four years

 organized by the International Olympic Committee
 medals are awarded in each event

10) When were the first Winter Olympics held and what events are included
now?

 a winter multi-sport event held every four years

 they feature winter sports held on snow or ice, such as alpine skiing, cross-country
skiing figure-skating, and ice-hockey, skijumping, and speed-skating
 fewer countries participate in the Winter Olympics as compared to the Summer
Olympics

11) What are the Paralympics?

  they are a major international multi-sport event for athletes with physical and visual
disabilities
 this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness

12) What's the difference between amateur and professional sport?

 an amateur plays for the love of the game

 a professional makes a living doing the sport with income from prizes and sponsorships

13) What are the most popular amateur sports with your friends and
acquaintances?

 they are seriously involved in (basketball)

 it is a very popular ballgame with youngsters
 there are some volleyball/handball players among my classmates

14) What sports are Hungarians especially good at?

 Hungary can be proud of some really excellent and world famous athletes
 despite the fact that we are a small country
 great names can be found in the national waterpolo team
 but we are also good at swimming, pentathlon, wrestling, table-tennis, handball,
harness horse racing and last but not least chess
 However, we also have our weak points such as football, athletics and volleyball,
where there is still a lot to do to enhance our reputation

15) What are the traditional British and American sports?

 sport is a popular pastime

 people seem to enjoy nothing better than running around a field chasing a ball
 there are two sports in particular that are traditional in England they are football and
cricket
 the major American team sports are football, basketball and baseball

16) What is doping?

 doping is the use of drugs to improve athletic performance

 doping practices are a threat to more than just the world of sport
 it now concerns society as a whole
 the health of athletes is increasingly at risk

17) What sports are usually referred to as extreme sports?

 outdoor sports activities certainly have an extreme element to them

 they are leisure or recreation activities where the most likely outcome of an accident or
mistake is death
18) Why do you think certain people enjoy doing extreme sports?

 different things can stimulate people to do extreme sports, both mentally and
physically
 people pick up extreme sports when they get tired of the usual, un-dangerous things
that they do a lot
 the danger has become a new thing to conquer
 people who do extreme sports find the risk of being injured very exciting
 they get rid of any bad thoughts they have in their mind
 the adrenaline rush makes you feel good

19) What are the advantages of team sports?

 today’s generation of children

 is fighting the worst obesity epidemic in history
 besides burning calories team sports have other benefits to kids - social, emotional,
and physical ones
 start to think about the group as a whole, and not just themselves
 learn to be happy for another player’s success
 a dedicated, thoughtful, and skilled coach can have an amazingly positive impact on
children

20) Do you support a team?

 Yes, I do, I’m a devoted fan of a team called …

 on TV I always watch …
 while having breakfast I usually catch up with the news on Eurosport
 For me the internet is also a good source of information about my favourite team
 if they win I feel over the moon
Or:
 Not at all, though I like sports.
 However, I’m more interested in individual sports such as …