Answer the questions:

1. What kinds of sports are popular in the USA?

2. What are the reasons of popularity of sports in the USA?

3. What part do sports play in educating young people?

4. What kinds of sports originated in America?

Translate into English:

1. Американцы уделяют большое внимание поддержанию хорошей физической формы.

2. Американцы занимаются многими видами спорта, в том числе самыми популярными в Америке - хоккеем, бейсболом, волейбо­лом, футболом и баскетболом.

3. Разнообразие видов спорта в Америке объясняется разными при­чинами.

4. Одна из этих причин - любовь к любым соревнованиям.

5. Вторая причина - размер страны.

6. Спорт - это способ (way) обучения социальным ценностям.

7. Американцы традиционно добиваются успехов в различных видах спорта.

8. В Америке были изобретены такие виды спорта, как волейбол, баскетбол, триатлон, виндсерфинг и т.д.

Sport in my life

Sport is very popular in Russia. However, the number people who take part in sport is quite small. The most popular spectator sports are football, ice-hockey, volleyball, boxing and swimming. In recent years tennis and basketball have become rather popular. The Olympics were held in Moscow in 1980.

A lot of people never exercise. They often eat unhealthy food as well. These are the people that wait until they get sick before they start to think about their health. In our family we believe that preventing sickness is better than trying to cure it after you get sick. My mother once told me that there were three ways to prevent illness. They are 1) eating well 2) avoiding stress and 3) exercising regularly.

Sports- individual sports and team sports are a big part of my sports, because I enjoy working together with others toward a common goal. I play football every day after school. I would like to play sports in a foreign country some day. I would really like to represent my country internationally.

I also enjoy staying fit with my family. At home we eat fresh fruit and vegetables every day. We all love to swim and play tennis. My brother and I ride our bicycles to and from school every day. Not only is bicycle-riding good exercise, but it also helps to clear me head and relieve stress after a long day. I usually go for a jog on Saturday mornings. Jogging and swimming are particularly good for the heart and lungs. On Sundays I practice my favorite sport of all- sleeping!

My working day

Usually I get up at 7 o'clock on week-days. I do my bed and open the window. Sometimes I do my morning exercises, but not always. Then I go to the bathroom. There I wash myself and clean my teeth. Sometimes I take a shower. After that I go back to my bedroom, dress my­self and brush my hair. In five minutes I am ready for breakfast. I usually have a cup of tea or coffee and a sand­wich. After breakfast I take my bag, put on my coat and go to the college.

I live not far from my college and it takes me only ten minutes to walk there. I am never late for the first lesson because I come to the college a few minutes before the bell. I leave my coat in the cloakroom and go to the classroom. The lessons begin at eight o’clock and at half past one they are over. I usually do my hometask at home. As a rule, I have no free time on my week-days.

Sometimes I have dinner at my college canteen. For dinner I usually have soup for the first course, meat or fish with some salad for the second. I drink milk or a cup of tea.

Twice a week I go to the swimming pool. I play volley­ball in the college team and we have our training at our big gymnasium.

In the evening all the members of our family get to­gether. We have supper together, watch TV or read books. Reading is my hobby. I like to read detective sto­ries or books of modern writers. At about eleven o'clock I go to bed.

Words

sometimes — иногда

enough — достаточно

shower — душ

cloakroom — раздевалка

as a rule — как правило

canteen — столовая

twice — дважды

team -— команда

gymnasium — спортзал