
- •I. Read and translate the following text: sports in russia
- •II. Sports in Russia
- •III. Read the dialogue:
- •IV. Act as interpreters: Sports in Britain
- •V. Work with the dictionary to find the proper form of the words in capitals. Write the
- •X. Translate the text into English:
- •National Sports in Great Britain
I. Read and translate the following text: sports in russia
Millions of people all over the world go in for sports. People in this country are sport-lovers, too. Many sports are popular in Russia, such as hockey, soccer, track- and- field, weightlifting, tennis, basketball, volleyball, figure-skating, cross-country skiing, swimming, shooting and many others. Sporting activities are a part of daily life in Russia. Most Russians growing up in the North, grow with outdoor winter sports and activities, such as skiing and skating. In all parts of Russia fishing is extremely popular. All water sports are wide-spread, including swimming, diving, sailing, water skiing, canoeing. In all universities there is a gym and a sports ground. Sport is a subject of the curriculum of all universities.
Much attention is paid in this country to organized sports. There are different sporting societies and clubs in Russia. Many of them take part in different international tournaments and are known all over the world. A great number of our sportsmen participate in the Olympic Games. Russian athletes have won more medals than any other team in all Olympics since 1956. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics the united teams of the former Soviet republics won 45 gold medals.
National and international matches are regulary held in Russia. They attract large numbers of fans. There is a lot of live broadcasting of matches and championships in this country. Many of them are televised live.
Topical vocabulary:
To go in for sport – заниматься спортом
A sport-lover – любитель спорта
Soccer – футбол
Track- and –field – легкая атлетика
Weightlifting – тяжелая атлетика
Cross-country skiing – лыжный кросс
Sporting activities – физкультура
A part of daily life – часть повседневной жизни
Outdoor – на открытом воздухе
To be wide spread – быть широко распространенным
Diving – ныряние
Sailing – парусный спорт
Canoeing – гребля на каноэ
A subject of the curriculum of smth – предмет в программе чего-либо
Organized sports – организованный спорт
To participate in the Olympic Games – принимать участие в
Олимпийских играх
Live broadcasting – прямая трансляция по радио
To be televised live – транслироваться по телевидению (о прямом
репортаже)
II. Sports in Russia
1.Give the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
Заниматься спортом; любитель спорта; хоккей, футбол, теннис, легкая атлетика, тяжелая атлетика, баскетбол, волейбол, лыжный кросс, лыжный спорт, плавание, фигурное катание, стрельба, ныряние, парусный спорт, водные лыжи, гребля на каноэ, спорт на открытом воздухе, быть широко распространенным, спортивная площадка, уделять большое внимание чему-либо, организованный спорт, спортивные общества и клубы, международные соревнования, принимать участие в Олимпийских играх, выиграть медаль, привлекать большое количество болельщиков.
2.Answer the following questions:
1.Are people in our country sport-lovers? Why do you think so?
2.What sports are popular in Russia?
3. What winter sports and activities you know?
4.What water sports are popular in Russia?
5.What proves that much attention is paid to organized sports?
6.What competitions and games do our sportsmen take part in?
7.Are any matches held in Russia?
8.Do you think Russian sportsmen have a lof of fans?
3.Finish up the following sentences:
1.Millions of people all over the world ……..
2.In all parts of Russia ………..
3.National and international matches …….
4.There are different sporting ……….
5.All water sports are wide-spread…….
6.Many sports are popular in Russia, such as ………
7.Much attention is paid……..
8.Many of them take part ………
9.Sporting activities …………
10A great number of our sportsmen ………
4.Make up your own sentences using the following words and phrases:
заниматься спортом, фигурное катание, лыжный кросс, ныряние, водные лыжи, спортивные общества и клубы, международные соревнования, принимать участие в Олимпийских играх, выиграть медаль, привлекать большое количество болельщиков.
5.Make up sentences using the models:
Model 1: to go in for sport
I go in for tennis.
She goes in for yachting.
They go in for running.
Model 2: to be good at smth
I am good at swimming.
She is good at badminton.
Tom is good at boxing.
Model 3: to take part in (competition)
Students usually take part in the university’s competition.
A sportsman takes part in championship and international tournament.
6. Translate into English:
Многие люди в России занимаются спортом.
Многие виды спорта, такие, как легкая атлетика, футбол, хоккей, фигурное катание, плавание и другие, широко распространены в России.
В каждом университете есть спортивный зал и спортивная площадка.
Большое внимание уделяется водным видам спорта, включая парусные гонки, прыжки в воду и плавание.
В России существуют различные спортивные общества и клубы.
Российские спортсмены принимают участие в международных чемпионатах и Олимпийских играх.
Спортсмены России известны во всем мире.
Российские спортсмены завоевывают золотые медали.
Многие соревнования транслируются по телевидению.
Спортивные матчи привлекают большое количество болельщиков.