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J iL J l PEOPLE
I. LEAD-IN
•J D iscu ss th e q u e s tio n s .

1. W hat do you think is m ore enjoyable: to attend a live sporting event o r watch the sam e event on
television?
2. Why do you think som e people are attracted to dangerous sports o r o ther extrem e activities?
3. If you could m eet a fam ous athlete, who would that be and why?
4. Do you th in k that physical exercise should be a required part o f every school day? How much
tim e should students spend on it?
5. Some famous athletes e a rn m illions o f dollars every year. Do you think these people deserve such
high salaries?

2 Brainstorm in groups and w rite the names of summer and winter sports t!

Summer Winter

II. VOCABU
A) S t u d y ds and collocations und use them in t h e a p p r o p r i a t e f te th e s e n te n c e s

— car
— equipm ent
— days
— venue
— coverage
— com m entator
activity m
I sportsm an
sportswom an
sports sporting
— c e n tre / club sportsperson
— g ro u n d / field sport swriter
— channel
— event
— facilities
--- onnrtu
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1. T he college offers a wide range o f _________________such as track and field, sw im m ing, tennis
and others.
2. At one tim e, for exam ple, she was reported to have been racing around M elbourne in a brand
new p i n k _________________.
3. T he hotel has four restaurants, a bar and a disco, as well as an impressive range
o f _________________.
4. Expert advice from a local gym o r ________________ can be very helpful when you are starting
with weights.
5. are events staged by m any schools and offices in which people lake part in
com petitive sporting activities, often with the aim o f w inning trophies or prizes.
6. The Italian G rand Prix is one o f the g r e a t_________________o f the year.
7. Redgrave has already won two gold m edals an d will becom e B ritain’s most successful current
O ly m p ic _________________if he w ins his third.
8. G reece as a m otherland o f O lym pic G am es has a g r e a t ________________ .
9. You can b u y ________________ at m o s t_________________ stores and the styles are limitless.
10. must take care not to show bias for any team in t h e i r _________________ .
11. T he trophy is presented annually to the most prom ising y o u n g ________________ who receives
train in g at M eadowbank.

B) Translate into English.

с п о р т и в н и й клуб с п о р ти в н и й к а н а л
сп о р ти в н а п л о щ ад ка сп о р ти в н а с т о р ін к а (в газеті)
м ісце п р о вед ен н я сп о р ти вн о ї полії с п о р ти в н а травм а
зірка спорту сп о р ти вн е зн ар я д ж е н н я
сп о р ти вн а ком анда сп о р ти вн а су м ка
в б о л ів ал ьн и к с п о р ти в н и й репортаж
с п о р т и в н и й ком ен татор

C) Using the words and collocations speak about:

the sporls events you watched o r attended;

the sports achievem ents you heard or read about;
the athletes you adm ire;
the sports club you joined;
the sporting trad itions o f your university.

For example:
T his is the best gym in the city. 1 switched to it
from the A rena sports club a few m onths ago. A lthough
the A rena has a lot more locations and is more
convenient to where I live, the crowds and the long time
for equipm ent to get fixed were frustrating. I don't th in k
that the A rena is bad; 1 was looking for som ething else.
The Viva sports club is really clean and there is never
a wail for equipm ent. It’s a lot bigger, plus there is a pool.
T here is also a sauna and a steam room which are both
clean. T he services are nice and the trainers are great
i f y o u 'r e tra in in g for tri’s, 1 recom m end trying to get in
with Alex. G reat guy and the train in g yields results.
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A A) Study the words in the table and group them under the categories. Some words may go under
several categories.

• IN D O O R : • TEAM : • M A R TIA L ARTS: BOARD GAM ES:

• OUTDOOR: • SPORTS: • FIE L D :
• IN D IV ID U A L : • G A M ES: • WATER:
aérobics go-kart racing rugby
aikido golf sam bo
angling gym nastics scuba diving
archery high (long) jum p skiing
badm inton hockey (ice) skydiving
baseball ice skating snooker/ billiards
biathlon judo softball
bowling karate squash
boxing kayaking synchronized
chess m arathon sw im m ing
cricket m ountaineering taekw ondo
cycling pole vault triathlon
d ra u g h ts/ checkers polo water polo
fencing riding weightlifting
figure skating rock clim bing wrestling
fo otball/ soccer rowing wushu

8) Label the pictures on page 199.

0 A) M ake collocations.

badm inton, golf, aerobics, sw im m ing, yoga, cycling, billiards, m ountaineering, skateboarding, skiing,
gym nastics, judo, bowls, chess, karate, the long jum p, the pole vault, wrestling

to do to go to play

aerobics sw im m ing chess

N O TE: You can do a sport or play sports.
go to aerobics, judo, etc (to your aerobics class, etc)
play against smb
play for a team
B) Translate into English.
грати (ви ступ ати ) за волей больну зай м ати ся верховою їздою
ко м ан ду зай м ати ся стр и б к ам и з ж ерди н ою
зай м ати ся уш у зай м ати ся л егкою атлетикою
ходити на зан я т т я з йоги грати в ш аш ки
грати в хоккей проти... почати зай м ати ся ф ех ту в а н н ям
зай м ати ся велоспортом зай м а ти с я ф ех ту в а н н ям
зай м ати ся важ кою атлетикою ходити на за н я т т я (тр ен у в ан н я)
грати в б іл ьярд з ф ех ту в ан н я
зай м ати ся ри бальством к атати ся на скей тборді

C) Answer the questions.

1. W hich o f the g am es/ sports do you d o / play?
2. W hich o f them are you good a t/ keen o n / interested in?
3. W hich is the m o st/ least popular in our country?

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III. READING
Answer the questions.
1. C an you skate? If no,
If yes, a) Would you like to learn to skate?
a) W hen and where did you learn to skate? b) W ho would you like to teach you how
How old were you? to skate (e.g. your friend, your parents, or
b) W ho taught you how to skate? an instructor)? Explain your choice.
c) How long did it take you to learn
to skate? Do you th in k skating is a good sport
d) W here did you skate? to take up? W hy? W hy not?

Read the te x t and choose the correct answer.

On Skating
(by Cornelia Otis Skinner)

It is my cross in life to be completely unathletic. clean hiss o f skates cutting new ice rose from
At college I was a mem ber o f the seventh hockey the pond. It sounded fresh and wholesom e 35
team . Hockey was compulsory; there were only above the roar and rum ble o f the G reat City.
seven team s and the seventh rarely met, because A handful o f people was gliding about the white
there was no one bad enough to meet them. surface below us.
The instructor who taught us fencing, after "D o you know how to skate?” asked Elise.
the first lesson, advised me to take up folk “ Do you know how to walk a tight rope?'’ 40
dancing, and the night after I got over the horse I replied. We adm itted neither o f us knew
in gym, my class gave me a dinner. True, at how to do either but would like to learn and
school I was at ihe head of an awkward squad o f the two pastim es skating seemed the m ore
that had to do deep-breathing exercises, but practical.
after a month a new athletic teacher decided we “ It seem s a lot to learn for so short a season." 45
weren’t worth the trouble I ought to realize that I ventured.
it is a fruitless quest, but now and again the urge A fter tw enty-four hours I tim idly entered the
re-awakens and I embrace some new sport with chilly building.
desperate ambition, wondering if perhaps I ’m not An orchestra was playing the “ Blue D anube,’’
suffering from rickets. However, there seems to be some two dozen couples were tw irling swiftly 50
nothing wrong with me physically. My heart is the and gracefully about a vast arena. Silent pairs
kind doctors call in other doctors to listen to; my glided around the outer edge, a wild youth was
20 blood pressure is doing racing past them . My
whatever a blood heart was pounding
pressure should. with what I told 55
Elise listened to m yself was delight.
me w ith com passion. “ W hat a sport! W hat
25 She had been a sport!" I thought.
eatin g too well, was I was standing near
losing the bouncing the instructors. 60
quality and felt that Elise arrived. She
som ething should be was going to a wedding
30 done about it. later and was wearing
It was a cold day a chiffon-velvet dress,
and we were walking a broadtail coat and 65
in the Park. The long w hite kid gloves.

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T h e young lady in the d ressin g room was
co lo red an d bored w ith life. She asked us
resen tfu lly w hat size sk ates we w ore. (She
’i) m ight as well have asked w hat size d iving belt
l re q u ire d .) G la n c in g s c o rn fu lly at my foot
she ca lle d , “ M arie! Send up a large pair!"
A fter a bit she re tu rn e d w ith two objects of
torture. H aving th ru s te d my feet in to the
"5 b o o ts she laced them so tightly I was about
to scream .
“ How do your new shoes h urt?” croaked
Elise.
“ Very well, th an k you.” I replied. “ I suppose
8fl we'd better go on in.”
A nd I sprang courageously to my feet,
which tu rn ed out not to be where they usually
were — a surprise that precipitated me back onto
the bench.
85 “A w e ll-e q u ip p e d place like this ought to
have wheel c h a irs,” I said savagely.
“ Hold the w all,” cam e the tired voice o f
the young lady.
"H ow can you hold a wall!” snarled Elise.
w She had risen and was swaying like a sailor in
a gale.
" I f worse com es to worst we can always
crawl,” I said and w ondered what one did in
case o f fire.
95 L urching, clutching at benches and one
another, we m anaged to progress down the
passageway with the grace o f trained bears and
emerge near the group o f instructors in Lincoln
green.
ioo *'l hate to b o th er you." I m urm ured.
“ It’s a pleasure,” replied my in stru cto r and
steered me toward the ice. Here he paused,
crossed my arm s and, after doing the same
with his own, seized my hands in a vise-like
to? grip. For a few m om ents things looked very bad
indeed and the instructor and l looked even
worse. We bent violently to one side, then to the
other, then bowed forward several times. Now
I was ahead o f my partner, now behind him ;
MO the next second found me wrapped about him like
a d ru n k ard about a lam p-post. He m eantim e
was m ain tain in g his equilibrium an d m urm uring
“ Steady! Steady!” I was progressing on the side
of my shoe.
iiS We had traversed the length o f the room and
were pausing for breath.
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“C o m e o n . ” said my c o a c h a n d we sta rte d
th e second lap. T h is was as s p e c ta c u la r as th e
first. S o m e th in g s e e m e d to be p u llin g my feet
forward a n d my head b ackw ard a n d a m irr o r 120
showed m e the u n f o r tu n a te im age o f m yself
executing. O n c e m o re we p aused for breath.
In the interval I c a u g h t sight o f Elise. She was
b e n d in g forw ard a n d was w alking , lifting h e r
foot a g o o d six in ch es with every step. I called 125
to her in w hat I co nsidered a c h e e ry ton e but
she gave me in reply only a dirty look.
“ Shall we try a g a in ? ” th e c o a c h was saying,
a n d on c e m o re we lurched forth. T h is tim e
I m a n a g e d to steer a stra ighte r course. “ You'll I30
do all rig ht,” he said n o t u nkindly.
“O h . d o you th in k so ? ” I sim pered .
F ire d w ith a m b it io n I s ta r te d a g a in . By
now b o th o f my feet h ad g o n e to sleep, a n d
th e calves o f my legs were o n ly h a l f aw ake. I35
I w as q u ite n u m b all ov er a n d c h e e r e d m y self
w ith th e th o u g h t th a t n o fall c o u ld be m o re
p a i n f u l th a n th e p re se n t s ta te o f my p e rs o n .
With the courage of despair I set forth at a
swifter pace. MO
Fa ste r a n d faster we flew in a m o v e m e n t
th a t m ust be difficult for even the m ost expert.
I w as aw are o f people s to p p in g to w atch , o f
flying bits o f ice. o f E lise’s h o rrifie d face.
T h e n , in p e rfe c t u n is o n , we s tru c k the s u rfa c e U5
a n d la n d e d , facing e a c h other. F ir m h a n d s
seized a n d lifted m e o n t o that c o m p le te ly
u n c o n tro lla b le p a rt o f my a n a to m y , my feet,
a n d s o m e b o d y said “ T h e r e you are!" as if
I d i d n ’t know. U n f o r tu n a te ly n o b o n e s were t50
b ro k e n , so I h a d to c o n tin u e my lesson; but
Elise, w h o h a d witnessed my tumbling act,
su d d e n ly r e m e m b e r e d she had a da le , waved a
m itte n at m e a n d d e p a r te d .
The re m a in d e r of th e tim e passed I55
uneventfully en o u g h . A fte r h a lf a n h o u r that
se e m e d in te rm in a b le , th e c o a c h expressed the
o p in io n that I had d o n e e n o u g h for the day.
I was only to o relieved to be shoved to th e edge
a n d dep osited o n the w o o d e n runway. T h e n c e I60
I was m a d e my way to the d re ssin g -ro o m .
Elise a n d I have lately discussed ta k in g up
so m e sport th a t d o e s n ’t hurt so, to re-establish
o u r self-co nfiden ce; a n d , the season being
w inter, a n d the m o n th for such th in g s being no I65
n e a re r th a n J u n e , we are co n s id e rin g c a noein g.
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1. The main character was not good at sport because she
a) often got ill.
b) d id n 't follow her train ers’ advice.
c) was totally unfit.
2. The main character’s friend Elise wanted to take up a sports activity because she
a) wanted to lose weight.
b) w anted to win a com petition.
c) was a passionate athlete.
3. The young lady in the dressing room was
a) helpful.
b) annoyed.
c) friendly.
4. Wearing her skates and heading to the skating arena Elise
a) was walking with confidence.
b) could barely walk straight.
c) was very excited.
5. Teaching the author how to skate the instructor was
a) holding the g irl’s hands tightly.
b) not holding her hands at all.
c) holding her hands gently.
6. Starting the second lap on the skating arena the girl
a) was m aking a lot o f progress in skating.
b) was trying new moves on the ice.
c) seem ed still hopeless on the ice.
7. At the next attempt to progress in skating the girl and her instructor
a) fell down on the ice together.
b) continued gliding on the ice in com plete accordance.
c) successfully com pleted a difficult pirouette.

g Look through the text again and find the words that denote a sport or a recreational activity. Give
their definitions.

g Explain in your own words what the phrases in bold mean. Which of them do you find humorous?
Find more examples of the author’s humour in the text.

10 M atch the verbs of motion with their definitions. Use them in sentences of your own.

1) to race a) to move sm oothly and quietly, as if without effort

2) to glide a b o u t/ around b) to move across, over, o r through som ething
3) 1 0 sway c) to tu rn around and around
4) to lurch d) to move very quickly
5) to crawl e) to move slowly from one side to another
6) to twirl ro u n d / around f) to move along on your hands and knees with your body
close to the ground
7) to spring g) to move forward slowly
8) to progress h) to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction,
especially by jum ping
9) to steer i) to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady way
j) to move controlling the direction o f the m otion
10) to traverse

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IV. VOCABULARY
a pitch a rink a piste
a track a ring an alley
a court a course a gym

4 -I Study the words in the box and say what kinds of sport can be practiced in these places?
E.g. A pitch is an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football, hockey and
cricket.

Sports equipment
an arrow a target a racket a ball
a bow a shin guard a club a stick
a glove a mask a puck an oar
a shuttlecock a bat a rapier • goggles

12 Study the words in the box and say in what sports people use this equipm ent and how.
You need... to play...
You can’t do without... if you want to...
...is a must in...
E.g. a) Playing hockey a goalkeeper should wear a m ask to protect his face from injuries,
b) You need a racquet and a shuttlecock to play badm inton.

V. LISTENING
13 Listen to the story of Jesse Owen’s life and 14 A) Listen to the story again and write down the
write down what happened at each of these jobs that Jesse Owen had throughout his life.
times:

1 9 1 3 __________________

1922 Jesse Owen and his fam ily

moved to Cleveland B) Tick the personal qualities which characterize
Jesse Owen according to the text.
1926 honesty
shyness
1935
courage
1935 punctuality
purposefulness
1936
patriotism
1976
1979

1980

15 Speak about Jesse O wen’s life and his career

in sport.
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VI. READING
16 Do you know the man in the pictures? W hat do you know about him? Read the text to find out more
about this famous sportsman.
Michael Jordan: A Global Icon
M id-jum p, M ichael Jordan appears as
though he can actually take flight. From
his famous basket shots th a t earned him the
nicknam e 'A ir' Jordan, to the m illions o f fans
who em ulate him . M ichael Jordan transcended
the sport of basketball to become one of the 20th
century's greatest global icons.
T he forces th at shaped M ichael’s
extraordinary talent began at an early age. He
was born into a m iddle-class black family. His
father was an arm y officer and M ichael learned
to abide by his parents' rules. His father and
m other taught their children to work hard
and not waste their talent. Michael’s parents
continually raised their expectations for their
children, letting them know th at more was
expected from them .
M ichael's relationship with his older brother,
Larry Jordan, was a key force in his early years.
20 Larry had the same strength, athletic ability
and am bition as M ichael, but Larry didn't have
the build to excel in sports. M ichael com peted
ferociously to win against his older brother.
L arry’s dom ination over his younger brother
25 pushed M ichael’s determ ination to catch up
and win — and finally, one day he did. Though
Michael had gone far beyond Larry as an
athlete, he never let it affect his feelings for his
brother — his em otional connection and his
30 respect lor his brother were very strong.
M ichael displayed the first signs o f his
athletic ability in baseball. Although basketball
attracted him from an early age, his small
stature m ade the sport seem like a distant
dream . He was reportedly frustrated about his 35
height and started hanging from a chin-up bar to
stretch his body.
T he worst day o f M ichael’s young life occurred
when he found out he hadn’t made the cut for
his high school basketball team — although he 40
was a good player and quick, he was still too
short. But M ichael didn't give up. Finally, in his
late high school years, M ichael began to grow —
m uch taller th a n anyone else in his family (and
m ost people in general). He began to excel at 45
basketball.
M ichael went to college in N orth C arolina,
played for the college team for three seasons and
was nam ed College Player o f the Year in 1984.
In his ju n io r year. M ichael declared that he was 50
eligible for the NBA draft. Before he went on to
the NBA, lie went to Los Angeles where he was
c o -cap tain and star o f the gold-m edal-w inning
U.S. Olym pic basketball team in 1984.
A fter the O lym pic win. M ichael was chosen to 55
play for the C hicago Bulls and it helped launch
M ichael into stardom . M ichael could have

played equally well in either place, but his rise
to stardom would not have been as swift as it
60 was in C hicago. M ichael led the Bulls to three
World C ham pionships before he announced his
first retirem ent.
M ichael's life o ff the courts had been going
well — he m arried Ju an ita and they had three
65 children. But thin gs began to fall apart when his
father was m urdered while driving hom e from
a friend's funeral. The grief o f his father’s death
left M ichael with little m otivation. Tired o f
the intense scrutiny, M ichael left the NBA in
?o I993 to play professional baseball.
T he world applauded when M ichael returned
to the NBA in M arch I995. It was tim e for a
com eback. A lthough his first season was shaky,
even his critics had to adm it M ichael’s talent
*5 shone through. He had been away from the gam e
for 18 m onths. A fter that first season. M ichael
knew he was going to have to work extra hard
to get back into his previous basketball shape.
His coach says M ichael never took his talent for
so granted. He put in gym time in the off-season,
shooting hundreds o f shots each day. He
studied his opponents, learned their moves and
dedicated h im self to m astering the techniques
necessary to stop them . He had also rekindled
85 the fire that drove him on court. He guided
17 Find in the text the words and phrases that
mean the same.
1) to try to be like som eone you adm ire;
2) to becom e good at sports;
3) a basketball p la y e r’s private life;
4) to accept and obey the rules;
5) to help smb to becom e a famous player;
6) to accept sm th as true, without any proof
or doubts;
7) not to practice active sports, not to play
professionally;
8) to be physically strong, fit, and good
at sport(s).
18 Explain in your own words what the phrases
in bold mean.
20 W hat is M ichael Jordan referred to as in the article? Why? Give your reasons.
2 1 According to the article, whose example and in what area did M ichael Jordan follow?
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C hicago to the best regular-season record in
NBA history. He was nam ed the league’s Most
Valuable Player for the 4th tim e and brought
the team to their 4lh World C ham pionship in
six years. M ichael was rewarded with the largest 90
one-year contract in the history o f professional
sports. He had becom e one o f the m ost high
profile celebrities on the planet.
Nike, C oca-C ola and M cD onalds courted
M ichael for lucrative product advertisem ents. 95
He was even approached by A ir Jordan,
the national airline o f the country o f Jordan,
to appear in a com m ercial for the airline.
A lthough he turned hundreds o f deals down,
he did follow fellow NBA superstar Shaquille 100
O ’Neal to the silver screen. They appeared
together in several Nike com m ercials and the
W arner Brothers carto o n com edy Space Jam .
T he popularity o f sports celebrities in the media
and ihe m arketing genius o f com panies like 105
Nike transform ed M ichael into a myth.
O n January 13, 1999 M ichael announced his
final retirem ent from basketball. His legacy is
that he showed that true greatness com es from
w ithin. He was aware o f his success, but he no
never stopped trying to be better. As superstar
M agic Johnson said. “T here’s M ichael, then
th ere’s all the rest o f us.”
19 Insert prepositions where necessary.
1. T his coach failed to lead his team ...
an o th er cham pionship.
2. He has not been expected to excel ...
football.
3. The teacher expected quite a lot ... her.
4. N obody believed that she would retire ...
biathlon so soon.
5. Is it true that she com peted ... the best
athletes in Europe?
6. His injury affected ... his perform ance
in the m atch.
7. He turned ... the proposal to join the rival
team even though they prom ised to pay
him a better salary.
8. T he new athlete did not only catch up ...
them but also went far ... other m em bers
of the team .
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v ii. sp e a k in g
22 Have you ever heard about any siblings known as sports celebrities? Surely, our Ukrainian sportsmen
Vitaliy and Vladimir Klitchko are among them . Speak about their lives and achievem ents. Try and
com pare their story with that of Larry and M ichael Jordan’s. W hat is common and w hat is different?
Speak about:
th eir childhood; victories and titles;
studies; their personal lives.

VIII. READING
23 A) Think of five sports that, in your opinion, are dangerous. Make a list of them beginning with the
most dangerous one.

1. (m ost d a n g e ro u s)_____________________ 4. _____________________

2. 5. _____________________
3.
B) Is boxing among the dangerous sports you have mentioned? Why or why not?

24 Read the text and find 5 facts the author provides to prove that boxing has becom e popular again
in schools and clubs in the UK.

Off the ropes, and back into the ring — boxing makes unlikely comeback
in schools and clubs
A decade ago there were calls for the sport It gives them self-esteem , it helps them get rid
to be banned on safety grounds. Now even its j o f aggression, yet at the sam e tim e is a highly
harshest critics have been won over. Boxing is disciplined sport. We know it can be a way
m aking a com eback, with tens o f thousands o f getting kids away from gangs and carrying
of people boxing in schools and gym s across knives," added Jowell. 30
the country cach week. The num ber o f people A ccording to the latest national school
registered with am ateur clubs in England has sport survey, boxing is now available in 34%
nearly tripled since 2005.' of secondary schools in England. T h e sam e
T he m im bei o f schodB te a c h in g boxing survey showed that !>'*■ of prim ary and 269c o f
!» has ju m p e d from in 20Q5 to | Ж ш 21)09. secondary schoqjjs lithe a formal link with an и
Politicians a n d e d u r a iio n e x p a t s .who once- said am ateur boxing club.
b o x in g Was to o violent are n6^; ^ i n j | U i e spori “ it has becom e-so popular in schools, quite
simply, because it works.” said Rebecca G ibson, !
ag>. I ihought. lx>Yiny head o f development at the A m ateur Boxing ■
dangm iius to be a ntainstrea Association of England. 40
Jowell, th e Olympics, m inister 'T h e British 1 " ‘“It has lijtd an impact on everything here from
Medical Ass<*ciiilion at tlutt lim e often called behaviour u n d attendance to pupils doing well
for bbxing lo be banned.’’ i in lessons," said Gregg M o rris o n , of the Harris
Bui siv said b o x in g s safety record had got academy m\N% iton, south I oiv : “ It h a s m .
20 m uch 6ctw r and it -• a! In the. one o f tile be.-,! thlings we have d< I help pupils. 411
Royal Society lot the Preyemiifti rif Accident > : • г и ' ч ulariy suece: il "
On iu. list of the most dangeiuus sporis,. .belliml •witliinehavbjP'al or self-esteem
m lkrW adi ug, gym nasties and horse-ruling. l:0 »|r<)i|l»^l)anaiati boxing
,(!n my own area, it's probably the num ber Akay, said, “ It is really am am
one sport that young people want rb do. com e and box. We have 50

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300 people who conic here each week and there
are queues o f boys and girls each night waiting
for a ch an ce lo jo in in. I have known for years
what boxing can offer people and it seem s others
55 are now beg in n in g to understand that too."
W om en’s boxing, which was included in
the London Olympics lor the first tim e
in 2012. is one o f the sport’s biggest growth areas,
According to Sport England’s Active People
60 survey. 37.000 women now box. The num ber
o f registered female boxers in the UK has risen
from 50 in 2005 to more than 642 in 2009.
In the past year the biggest increase in boxers had
been am ong girls aged between 11 and 17.
"G irls want more choices and boxing is 65
becom ing interesting,” G ibson said. “They want
som ething different and that is what boxing
offers. M any wom en find it an em pow ering
activity.’’
(F rom The Guardian) ?n

25 U s e t h e w o r d s o r p h r a s e s f r o m t h e a r t i c l e t o fill in t h e g a p s in t h e s e n t e n c e s . T h e r e f e r e n c e t o t h e
p a r a g r a p h t h e y a r e u s e d in will h e l p y o u .

1.W hen som eone or som ething becom es successful o r popular again, it m akes a _______________ .
(paragraph 1)
2. An adjective relating to an activity that is done for pleasure and not as a job; the opposite of
professional i s ________________ . (paragraph 1)
3. S om ething th at i s ________________ is considered norm al, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc.
that are accepted by most people, (paragraph 3)
4. W hen we say that som ething i s ________________ . we m ean that people are officially forbidden
to do it. (paragraph 3)
5. T he inform ation about how safe som ething has been is c a lle d ________________ . (paragraph 4)
6. The belief and confidence in your own ability and value is c a lle d ________________. (paragraph 5)
7. Hostile or violent behavior; readiness to attack or confront smb i s ________________. (paragraph 5)
8. Som eone who i s ________________is well-organized and follows rules or standards, (paragraph 5)
9. is another word for an effect or an influence, (paragraph S)
10. S om ething that i s ________________ m akes you feel very strong and more confident.
(paragraph 11)

26 M a t c h th e h a lv e s of th e s e n te n c e s .

1. Boxing is m uch more a. away from gangs and carrying knives.

2. Politicians and teachers no longer b. wom en a feeling o f power.
3. T he Royal Society for the Prevention c. effect on behaviour and academ ic perform ance.
o f A ccidents says that
4. Boxing can get kids d. popular than it was four years ago.

5. Boxing is now available e. event at the 2012 London Olympics.

6. Boxing has had a positive f. th in k the sport is too violent.

7. Boxing teaches young people g- in 34% o f secondary schools in England.
8. W om en's boxing was an official h. boxing is less dangerous than rollerblading.
gym nastics and horse-riding.
9. T he num ber o f wom en am ateur boxers i. self-esteem and discipline.
10. Boxing gives many j. has increased dram atically in the past four or five
years.

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IX. LISTENING
L i s t e n t o t h e r e s p o n s e t o t h e a r t i c l e b y P e t e r M c C a b e p u b l i s h e d in The G uardian f i v e d a y s l a t e r .
N o t e d o w n t h e s p e a k e r ’s a r g u m e n t s a g a i n s t b o x i n g .

X. WRITING
C h o o s e t h e s t a t e m e n t you m o s t a g r e e w ith a n d w rite an a r g u m e n ta t iv e e s s a y .

Boxing is violent and dangerous and should be banned.

Boxing teaches discipline and is good for self-esteem .
Boxing is an exciting sport for both men and wom en.

You can make use of the comments published in response to both articles on the Internet.
I agree with this, and not from a nanny state angle, more from a moral and ethical angle. If 2 people
want to batter themselves, fine, but the state doesn’t need to fund it. Tax money lor boxing? We'll be
paying people to kill people next.
W hy this ridiculous need to control people, like an overbearing parent? Are you going to ban
cars? Bicycles? These cause a lot o f brain injuries as well. W hat about football injuries? Jogging
is harsh on the knees as well. Never m ind the dam age done by alcohol and cigarettes. You can't
wrap everyone in cotton wool.
T he m ajor difference between blood sports (fox hunting, dog fighting, etc.) and boxing is that
anim als are incapable o f deciding w hether or not to participate. H um ans can.
And what about rugby? I’ve been involved with both sports, and w itnessed a great deal more
'thuggery,' and head injuries, in rugby than I did in boxing. At least in th e latter the com batants
wear gloves and can 't use their feet and heads to m aim opponents.
Absolutely true, it is barbaric. But after I learned to box the bullies left my brain alone. W hat
to do, eh?
My grandad was a boxer. A cabbage brain by 40. I would like to th in k we have evolved. M artial
‘a rts’ should be banned full stop! It is only a further step in the civilisation o f m ankind, since
the eye-gouging o f ancient G reek w restling and Rom an gladiatorial fights are both a thing
o f the past, and rightly so. The world is all the better for it.
Well... get everyone to box, in that case. O nce everyone is suffering from P arkinson’s, peace will
descend upon the world.
Boxing prom otes discipline, control, athleticism and confidence — it can tu rn tear-aw ays into
honest hard working young adults.
As far as m ost boxers are concerned, they have not got a single brain cell to lose in the first
place. F unding should rather be directed to make com m on people’s living conditions better and
improve their chance to com pete successfully in a non-violent way.
I th in k that absolutely every sport or other active pastim e should be banned forthw ith — either
you could be injured or som eone som ewhere w on't like it. In the interests o f public health,
I m ight be w illing to m ake an exception for gentle walking on entirely flat surfaces covered in
rubber m atting, on the condition that there are no obstacles on which walkers could stub a toe,
and team s o f param edics are on hand in case o f any nasty tum bles, which could result in a grazed
knee.
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XI. SPEAKING
29 S t u d e n t A h a s r e c e n t l y jo i n e d a s p o r t s c lu b a n d is tr y in g to c o n v i n c e S t u d e n t B t o join h im / h e r.

STUDENT A

1. Tell Student B that you have ST U D E N T B

joined a sports club. Explain
why you don't like going there
Show interest and add why
alone.
you think it is a good idea.
Ask Student A whal sport
Say that you want to lake up h e / she has ta k e n up.
squash. Suggest th ai you could
do it together, >e what
i he cjub offers (t aches. Show en tlu C
facilities and eq u you a ré
in that pa
rt, "P
B ^ j p l p e e i n E i your
Sugges? som e o th er ream sports Sho r excitem ent and
available at the club. Add what choose a sport you like. Ask
personal and physical qualities a few questions to gel more
these sporis help develop. inform ation about the fees,
discounts and m em bership
Speak aboul ihe m em bership term s.
benefits (unlim ited access to all
facilities, annual subscription Say that you find the fees
fee discounts, guest passes etc.) affordable. Ask for m ore
Tell h im / her how much it costs inform ation about the
vou. sw im m ing pool.

D escribe the indoor and 5. Express eagerness to go to

o utdoor sw im m ing pools and the sw im m ing pool at ihe
explain the entry requirem ents weekend. F ind out on what
and safety guidelines for using days you can join Student A
them. to play the team sport you
have agreed on.
6. Say on what days you usually go
to the club but m ention you can
6. You can m ake it on the sam e
change the days and tim e
days but you would prefer
if S tudent B c a n t make it.
a later tim e. Suggest m eeting
at the club next week. T h an k
your friend for the great
idea.
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XII. REVISION TRANSLATION
30 Translate into English.
І. Наш у н ів ер си тет сл ав и ться великою
к іл ь к істю спортивних споруд, тому, як ш о
ви д у м аєте про те, щ об організувати
спортивну команду або п р о сто пограти
з д р у зям и , ми мож емо зап р о п о н у в ати (
в и со ко як існ і сп о р ти вн і споруди з новим
спортивним обладнанням за д о сту п н и м и
ц ін ам и .
2. Н адати м о ж ли вість яком ога б ільш ій
к іл ь к о ст і д ітей зайнятися гімнастикою
в ш колах, центрах відпочинку та
гімнастичних клубах стане ч асти н ою
н ац іо н ал ь н о ї програм и .
3. Я кщ о ти захоплюєшся спортом і вмієш
чудово с п іл к у в ати ся , тоді ти м ож ли во
захочеш стати спортивним коментатором.
С п о р ти в н і ком ен татори сп о в іщ аю ть
п ро спортивні події у тел евізій н и х і
р а д іо т р а н с л я ц ія х , о п и су ю ть те. що
відбувається, і висловлю ю ть власн и й
погляд на гру. Спортивний репортаж
ч асто буває е м о ц ій н и м , але має
зал и ш а ти с я о б ’є к ти в н и м .
4. Бадмінтон — вид спорту з ракетками.
в яком у беруть участь д ва гравця
(одиночний розряд) або дві пари (парний
розряд), які розм іш ую ться на двох
п р о ти л еж н и х половинах п рям окутн ого
майданчика, щ о розділено сіткою.
Гравці зар о б л яю ть о ч к и , гак вдаряю чи
ракеткою по волану, щ об він перелетів
через сітку і торкн увся зем лі на половині
коргу суп ер н и ків. Б ад м ін тон — так и й
же змагальний і в и сн аж л и ви й вид
спорту, я к і інш і. Гравці у б ад м ін тон
знаходяться у такій самій, а може навіть і
в кращій спортивній формі, я к і тенісисти, і
футболісти або будь-які інш і спортсмени і ’
спортсменки. Б ад м ін тон — це гра,
в як ій дем он струю ть ш ви дкість,
стій кість, сп ри тн ість, силу і делікатн і
рухи. Це також гра стратегій, так ти к
і сили розуму. Ця гра також відома
я к фізичні шахи.
Боксерський поєдинок, я к п равило,
ск л ад аєть ся з п евної кіл ькості
т р и х в и л и н н и х раундів — до 12 (р ан іш е
до 15). М іж раун д ам и є х в и л и н н а
перерва, під час я к о ї бійці у відведених
кутках о тр и м у ю ть поради і увагу
від своїх тренерів і ком ан ди . Бій
к о н тр о л ю є рефері, я к и й здійснює
суддівство на ринзі і кон трол ю є
п овед ін ку б ій ц ів , п ри м уш ує їх битися
за правилами і рахує бійням нокаути.
Д ен и с М ін ін — спортсмен з
Д н іп р о п е тр о в сь к а, зав д я к и яком у
молодь з усієї У країн и залучилась
до масового руху під н азвою Street
W orkout. Д енису захотілось щ ось
зм ін и т и в ти п овій ка р ти н і зв и ч ай н о го
двора, де молоді л ю ди і ч асто з н и м и
м ален ькі діти си д я т ь на л ав о ч к ах ,
п а л я ть си гар ети , п 'ю ть п иво, або
ще гірш е — п р и й м а ю ть н ар к о ти к и .
С отн і ти сяч лю дей, я к і сп оч атку
і сл ід к у в ал и за р егу л яр н и м и
відеотренуваннями Д ен и са в Ін терн еті,
а п отім і сам і стал и ч асти н ою арм ії
«воркаутерів». довел и , щ о д л я побудови
гарного і мінного тіла не п огрібні
дорогі тренажери і фітнес-клуби.
Д о статн ьо турника, ваги власн ого тіл а
і б а ж а н н я вести здоровий спосіб життя.

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