- •Alexei Nemov
- •Read the text. Find and correct the mistakes in the biography of Alexei Nemov
- •Find in the text sentences corresponding to the following Russian translations.
- •Read the text. Say if the statement is true or false.
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Answer the following questions
- •Give the summary of the text (Consult Appendix 1 on page 57)
- •David Beckham
- •Read the text. Find and correct the mistakes in the biography of David Beckham.
- •Find in the text sentences corresponding to the following Russian translations.
- •Different kinds of sport in Britain
- •Fill in the blanks with the names of sports.
- •Read the text and complete the chart.
- •Read the passages again and then answer the questions.
- •The Oxford and Cambridge boat race: a bit of history.
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Give the summary of the text (Consult Appendix 1 on page 57).
- •Michael Phelps - the Olympic hero.
- •Read the text. Find and correct the mistakes in the biography of Michael Phelps.
- •2. Find in the text sentences corresponding to the following Russian translations.
- •Ice Hockey.
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Find the sentences in the text to support the following statements.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Sports in the usa
- •Decide whether you agree or disagree with these statements (Consult Appendix 2 on page 58):
- •Read the text and decide whether the writer agrees or disagrees with the statements above.
- •Complete the sentences with the information from the text.
- •Give the summary of the text (Consult Appendix 1 on page 57).
- •Drugs in sport.
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Say if the statement is true or false.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Curling? What`s that?
- •Read the text and find the wrong statements.
- •Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Match the following words and combinations with their English equivalents.
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Give the summary of the text (Consult Appendix 1 on page 57).
- •Sports stars Read the text and say who of these sportspeople:
- •Bmx is great!
- •Read the first text and answer the following questions.
- •Read the second text and insert the number of paragraph.
- •The All Blacks
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary
- •Say if you agree or disagree with the following statements. Use conversational formulas (Consult Appendix 2 on page 58).
- •Mountain Men
- •Read the text and number the paragraphs.
- •A sporting disaster.
- •Look at the title and say what the text is about. Read and check.
- •Read the text. For statements 1-5 choose the best answer (a, b or c).
- •3. Match the words in column a to the definitions in column b.
- •Look through the text and choose the headline. Explain your choice
- •Tennis: a bit of history
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •Join these to make correct sentences, check your answers in the text.
- •Base jumping
- •Read the text and choose the right answer.
- •Extreme Sports
- •Read the text and say of which of the sports, a-g are the following true?
- •What is your attitude towards extreme sports? Answer the following questions.
- •Marathon.
- •Read the text and choose the correct answer.
- •If you really want to win, cheat! Famous (cheating) moments in sport.
- •In which sports are the most cases of cheating? How do people cheat in these sports? Read the article and find out how the people cheated.
- •Sports in society.
- •Read the text and say what the author suggests doing to be fit.
- •Find the word or phrase in the text, which means the same as the following
- •Answer the questions
- •Football in Great Britain.
- •Read the text, using a dictionary if necessary.
- •In each of the following sentences, there is one mistake. Find it and correct it.
- •Make up sentences.
- •Surfing
- •1. Read the text. Say what you have learnt about surfing using the text.
- •Find and read sentences which describe:
- •Say if you agree or disagree with the following statements. Use conversational formulas (Consult Appendix 2 on page 58).
- •Appendix 1 Phrases to prepare a summary of a text
- •Appendix 2 Agreeing/disagreeing
Find and read sentences which describe:
surfing
personality of a surfer
the first records of surfing
surf boards
the best places for surfing
possible dangers in surfing
Say if you agree or disagree with the following statements. Use conversational formulas (Consult Appendix 2 on page 58).
In ancient Polynesian society only the ruling class was allowed to practice surfing.
The first record of surfing dates back to 1866.
The average surfer is considered to be an uptight type of person.
Surfing was invented in New Zealand.
To practice surfing you must be a strong athlete.
British surfers usually travel around the planet in BMW cars.
If you are beginner you should surf on a long board.
As a rule waves vary in size during a day.
Most surfers are injured by their own boards or other surfers` boards.
Surfing is a dangerous sport because surfers often run into Great white sharks, stingrays and deadly jellyfish.
Appendix 1 Phrases to prepare a summary of a text
The text (under review) is entitled/headlined ... .
The title of the article is ... .
The text is about ... .
The main idea of the text is (that) ... .
The general idea of the text is (that) ... .
The subject-matter of the text is ... .
The text is devoted to ... .
The text can be divided into ... logical parts.
It is possible to divide the text into ... logical parts.
The text consists of... logical parts.
The (first, second, third) part is devoted to ... .
The ... part contains information about... .
The ... part is concerned with ... .
The ... part deals with ... .
The ... part touches upon the problem of ... .
The ... part informs (us) about... .
The text describes/ gives examples of... .
The purpose of the text is to give (he reader some information on ... .
The aim of the text is to provide the reader with some material (data) on ... .
The text contains statistics about... .
The text illustrates the importance of... .
It is necessary to analyze the figures in the text. They show (that) ... .
The reader's attention is drawn to ... .
Information given in this text seemed interesting to me.
The problem of... is rather important nowadays.
It is useful to study the problem of... mentioned in the text.
It is easy to make a conclusion that ...
I find the text interesting/ important/ easy (hard) to understand
I think that... .
I believe that... .
I guess that... .
To my mind ... .
In my opinion ... .
In my view ... .
Appendix 2 Agreeing/disagreeing
I'm quite of the same opinion.
I fully agree with the statement.
From my point of view this statement is wrong.
In my opinion the statement is right.
I think that it is entirely right.
I don`t agree with the statement.
I disagree with it.
I find this statement wrong.
I would object just a little.
I cannot agree with such an approach.
I wish I could agree but... .