Lesson 8

15. Read the words in columns paying attention to the reading of al, all.

al, all  [כ:l]
all ball call fall	tall hall wall small	always also already almost

16. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

1. Football is very interesting game. 2. Health is more important than money. 3. Cricket is an exciting game. 4. It is boring to take part in the Olympic Game. 5. To go in for sport is harmful. 6. Sporting activities can rehabilitate a sick person after an operation. 6. Trainings have no specific positive results.

17. Answer the questions:

1. Do you enjoy sport? 2. What kind of sports do you enjoy most? 3. Do you take part in sport contests? 4. Have you a volley-ball or basket-ball team at your college? 5. Who do you compete with? 6. Do you play tennis? 7. Have you ever seta record? 8. What do you think of water sport? 9. Do you play chess? 10. How often do you train?

18. Complete the chart by distributing the words below according to their meaning.

games	sport	people	places	equipment

athletics, bat, boots, beach ball, canoeing, captain, basketball, defender, diving, field, helmet, boxing gloves, coach, fishing, goalkeeper, golf, ground, game, hockey, judge, motor racing, manager, net, pitch, pole vault, oar, tennis racket, marathon, player, pool, parachuting, rock climbing, referee, ring, squash, rod, skis, stadium, snooker, striker, trunks, team, water polo, whistle.

19. Match the words on the left with their definition on the right.

1) team a) someone who plays a sport, for example, a footballer

2) player b) number of goals or points each player or team has

3) amateur c) group of sportsmen who play together, for example, eleven footballers

4) professional d) person who controls the game

5) spectator e) someone who plays a sport as a paid job

6) crowd f) sport contest

7) referee g) someone who plays a sport only for enjoyment, not money

8) match h) group of people who watch a sporting event

9) score i) person who watches a sporting event

20. Make up a dialogue.

1. Your friend suggests that you should go in the kind of sports he is fond of. Try to convince him that the sport you love is the best one.

2. Your younger sister/brother doesn’t want to do any sport. She/he just sits in front of TV or plays computer games. Try to persuade her/him that doing physical exercises and playing sports games is very important for a person’s health and for development of personality.

21. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Future Indefinite or the Present Indefinite. (Consult § 17)

1. Jane will look after her little brother till her mother (to come) back. 2. We (to go) to the theater the day after tomorrow if we (to get) tickets.3. As soon as the teacher (to enter) the classroom, the pupils will stand up. 4. Wait for me till I (to return). 5. We (not to go) on an excursion tomorrow, if the weather (to be) bad. 6. Children (to stay) at home next Sunday if it (to rain).