- •I. The united kingdom of great britain and nothern ireland: geography and economy, politics, cities, press
- •The United Kingdom
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Uk Political System
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Answer the questions:
- •Sports in Britain
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Us Government
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •The United States of America
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Iron ore железная руда
- •Translate into English:
- •Us Political System
- •Topical Vocabulary
- •Translate into English:
- •Sports in America
- •Indeed, sports is a part of life of an average American.
- •Topical Vocabulary
Sports in America
Americans pay much attention to physical fitness. Many sports and sporting activities are popular in the USA. People participate in swimming, skating, squash and badminton, tennis, marathons, track-and-field, bowling, archery, skiing, skating etc. But the five major American sports are hockey, volleyball, baseball, football and basketball. Basketball and volleyball have been invented in America.
There is a large choice of sports in America. This ^an be explained by the size and variety of the country. Another reason of the popularity of sports is the people's love of competition of any kind. One more reason is that Americans use sports activities for teaching social values, such as teamwork and sportsmanship. All this explains why Americans have traditionally done well in many kinds of sports.
Every high school offers its students many sports, such as wrestling, rowing, tennis and golf. There are no separate «universities» for sports in the USA. Students of any higher educational establishment are trained in different kinds of sports. Many colleges and universities are famous for their sports clubs. There are sports facilities at every school.
Some unusual kinds of sports originated in America. They are windsurfing, skate-boarding and triathlon. Triathlon includes swimming, bicycle racing and long-distance-running. Now these sports are becoming more and more popular in Europe.
Indeed, sports is a part of life of an average American.
Topical Vocabulary
- to pay much attention to smth уделять большое внимание чему-либо
physical fitness хорошая физическая форма
sports and sporting activities спорт и физкультура
to participate in smth. принимать участие в чем-либо
squash сквош
marathons марафон
track-and-field легкая атлетика
bowling игра в шары
archery стрельба из лука
the major sports основные виды спорта
to be invented быть изобретенным
- a large choice of sports большой выбор видов спорта
the size and variety of the country величина и разнообразие страны
a reason of the popularity of sports причина популярности спорта
love of competition of any kind любовь к соревнованиям любого рода
to use sports activities for teaching использовать спорт для обучения
social values социальным ценностям, стандартам
teamwork взаимодействие в работе
sportsmanship спортивный дух
to traditionally do well in smth. традиционно добиваться успехов в чем-
либо
- to offer sports предлагать различные виды спорта
wrestling борьба
rowing гребля
to be trained in smth. получать подготовку в чем-либо
- to originate in возникнуть, появиться в (какой-либо
стране)
wind-surfing виндсерфинг
skate-boarding катание на скейте
triathlon триатлон
bicycle-racing велосипедные гонки
long-distance running бег на длинные дистанции
- an average American средний американец
Answer the questions:
What kinds of sports are popular in the USA?
What are the reasons of popularity of sports in the USA?
What part do sports play in educating young people?
What kinds of sports originated in America?
Translate into English:
Американцы уделяют большое внимание поддержанию хорошей физической формы.
Американцы занимаются многими видами спорта, в том числе самыми популярными в Америке - хоккеем, бейсболом, волейболом, футболом и баскетболом.
Разнообразие видов спорта в Америке объясняется разными причинами.
Одна из этих причин -любовь к любым соревнованиям.
Вторая причина - размер страны.
Спорт - это способ (way) обучения социальным ценностям.
Американцы традиционно добиваются успехов в различных видах спорта.
В Америке были изобретены такие виды спорта, как волейбол, баскетбол, триатлон, виндсерфинг и т.д.
СТРАНОВЕДЕНИЕ
методическое пособие для студентов II курса, изучающих английский язык
С.В. Пазич
ДГИЗФВиС, кафедра педагогики, психологии и филологии
Набрано в системе Microsoft Word, 2007 г., тираж экз.
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