- •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
Answer the following questions.
1. When did the first boat race between Oxford and Cambridge take place?
2. When and where is the Oxford and Cambridge boat race held?
3. Who becomes a member of the university boat race?
4. How many people are there in the boat crew?
5. What are the functions of a “cox”?
6. Fans of which team wear pale blue ribbons?
7. Which university won the first boat race?
8. What is the ‘Tideway”?
9. How many times was the Oxford a winner?
10. Are women allowed to take part in the race?
11. What is the speed record at Putney-Mortlake distance? Which team set the record?
12. How do sportsmen train for the annual contest on the Thames?
13. Who is a sponsor of the Oxford and Cambridge boat race?
14. Is rowing an amateur sport?
Give the summary of the text (Consult Appendix 1 on page 57).
UNIT 3 SPORT IN THE USA
Michael Phelps - the Olympic hero.
Read the text. Find and correct the mistakes in the biography of Michael Phelps.
Michael Phelps was born on July 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland.
He started swimming in 1993.
In 1998 Michael Phelps began training with his long-time swimming coach Bob Bowman.
When he was 16 Michael qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics M. Phelps finished sixth in the 200 meter butterfly.
After graduating from Towson High School in the spring of 2004, Michael set seven world records.
At the 2004 Athens Olympics Michael Phelps won six bronze and two gold medals, matching the previous record for most medals won by an individual in a single Olympics set by Aleksander Dityatin in 1980.
Michael Phelps entered the university of Michigan in 2006.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Michael won ten gold medals.
Michael`s grand total of gold Olympic medals is 15.
Michael Phelps is a swimming sensation who`s made sports history. Since 2001, he has broken and reestablished several new world records in competitive swimming. His success at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was amazing (six gold and two bronzes). Finally, the 23 year-old swimming star took the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing like a storm by winning eight gold medals! That brings his grand total of gold Olympic medals to 14!
Michael Fred Phelps II was born on June 30, 1985, in Baltimore, Maryland. He began swimming at a very young age, following in the footsteps of his father Fred, an all-around athlete, and his two elder sisters, Hilary and Whitney, who showed early promise as swimmers.
As a kid, Michael was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). At the age seven he started swimming partly because he could release all that extra energy in the pool. Young Michael first mastered the backstroke because he was scared to put his face in the water.
In 1996, when he was 11, Michael Phelps met his long-time swimming coach, Bob Bowman, after he started training at the Baltimore Aquatic and Fitness Center. Bowman, who knew right away that Phelps had what it took to be an exceptional athlete, took him under his wing and they began an intense training regime together, often working out up to 10 times per week.
Michael Phelps made history by qualifying for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, when he was just 15-years-old. By qualifying for the 2000 Olympics Michael Phelps became the youngest member of the US Olympic team since 1932. Phelps finished fifth in the 200 meter butterfly and shattered the 15-16 National Age Group record.
During the spring of 2001, five months after the Olympics, Michael Phelps became the youngest male swimmer in history to ever set a world record in the 200-meter butterfly. Not long after achieving that milestone, he established a new record in the same event in Japan, during the 2001 World Championships.
Shortly after graduating from Towson High School in the spring of 2003, the 17-year-old set five world records, including the 200-meter individual medley at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. At the US Summer Nationals in College Park, Maryland, Michael Phelps became the first male swimmer to win five national titles in a single meet.
Michael Phelps became a mini media sensation going into the 2004 Athens Olympics, as he was heavily hyped to beat legendary swimmer Mark Spitz`s record-setting seven gold-medal wins at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
He fell short of matching Mark Spitz`s accomplishment when he took two bronze medals but he did manage to collect six gold medals at the Games, with a grand total of eight to his name, matching the previous record for most medals won by an individual in a single Olympics set by Aleksandr Dityatin in 1980.
Michael Phelps enrolled himself at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in the fall of 2005, following Bob Bowman, who accepted the position of head coach of the university`s varsity swim team.
Three years later at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Michael took his game to a whole new level as he completely dominated. Michael made history by being the only Olympic athlete to ever win eight gold medals! Not only did he win eight golds, he won each race in world-record fashion. No doubt, Michael will go on as one of the greatest (if not best) Olympians ever!
Notes:
grand total — общий итог
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) синдром дефицита внимания и гиперактивности
what it take (амер) — способности
to shatter — разбить вдребезги
milestone — веха
medley swimming – комбинированное плавание
to hype — превозносить, раздувать шумиху (в прессе)
set — серия (прыжков, заплывов и т. д.)
to enroll - зачислять
varsity — университетская или школьная спортивная команда.