Vocabulary:

initiative – инициатива

facilities – оборудование

establishment – образование, учреждение

kindergarten – детский сад

­compulsory – обязательный

assess- оценивать, давать оценку

except – кроме

award – присуждать

trophy – трофей

recognize – узнавать, опознавать

earn – зарабатывать

silver – серебро

mobility – подвижность

liveliness – весёлость, живость

• Answer the questions:

1. What does sport help people do?

2. What sports are popular in Kazakhstan?

3. What is the most popular sport in Kazakhstan?

4. Will you name the most popular boxers?

5. What is your favorite sport?

• Complete the sentences:

1. People all over the world are __ sports and games.

2. Many people in Kazakhstan do sports on their personal __.

3. __ is a part of children's daily activity in the kindergartens.

4. Physical education is a __ subject at schools and colleges.

5. There are different sporting __ clubs and complexes.

6. Kazakh boxers are generally __ in the world.

7. Two boxers, Bekzat Sattarkhanov and Yermakhan Ibraimov __ gold medals.

8. It keeps a__ in a good form.

• Match the picture with the word:

a b c

d e f g h i j

k

1. Skiing 2. Skating 3. Boxing 4. Table tennis (Ping-Pong) 5. Swimming

6. Volleyball 7. Football 8. Gymnastics 9. Gymnastics 10. Judo 11. Basketball

PART XIII: KAZAKH NATIONAL GAMES

In the Past the life and well-being of Kazakhs depended on their strength, endurance and courage. So, special attention was paid to teaching young generation good qualities.

Many rules are connected with birth, childhood, youth and maturity of a young man. For example, on shildekhana (a celebration of child’s birth) well-to-do people invite villagers to their place, hold different kinds of competitions, serve generous meals.

Then comes another event. It is a ‘besik-toi’, when a newborn baby is put into a national cradle. When the child begins to make first steps, the tradition of releasing from rope-chains is held. His legs are tied with rope, imitating rope-chains and respected man, who makes things fast and well is asked to cut the rope. Cutting chains means an open road to life.

At the age of 6 or 7 the boy is mounted on a horseback. He is given not only a lash, but also a spear to be brave.

Songs, dances and national games always follow all these traditions.

Bestas

Bestas (‘five pebbles’) is played by two or more people. A flat place and five little, round pebbles should be chosen for this game. It is played with one hand. The game consists of several level steps.

1. A player strews the pebbles on the ground. He chooses a ‘kuspek’ (one of the pebbles) and throws it up. While the pebble is in the air the player must pick up the other three pebbles.

2. Two pebbles should be picked up at a time.

3. Now, at first three pebbles should be thrown up and after that only one pebble.

4. Four pebbles should be picked up at once.

5. “Dumb”. The rules of the game are the same as in the first level; only the pebbles shouldn’t strike each other.

6. “The nest”. The fingers of the left hand are put on the ground in the form of a tent. It is called “the nest”. Five pebbles should be thrown up above the tent. The pebble which is rolled further than the others is a ‘kuspek’. The rest of the pebbles are pushed between the fingers and they should be gathered into “the nest”. Then “kuspek” is thrown up and the pebbles should be picked up from “the nest”. If the player drops a pebble during the game, the second participant starts to play. That player who manages to pass through all the levels of the game is the winner.