3. Answer the following questions to the text:

1. Is it worthwhile to host international sport events?

2. Why do people sometimes think that it would be better to spend money on welfare?

3. Does hosting sport events bring significant benefits?

4. What does the word combination “a sport legacy” mean?

5. What should the government do if they want to host international sport events?

4. Read the Sport Definitions. Choose the correct answer:

1. The person who blows his whistle during a football match is the manager / referee.

2. The large electronic sign which gives information about the match is the notice board / scoreboard.

3. The place where the players get changed before a match is the dressing room / waiting room.

4. A footballer whose job is to score goals is a defender / striker.

5. The thing you use to hit the ball in table tennis is a table tennis bat / stick.

6. The ‘seat’ that goes on a horse’s back is called a saddle / sofa.

7. The person you are playing against is your opponent / opposite.

5. Give definitions for the words in a using the phrases in b and c and a relative pronoun (where, who, which, whose) if necessary:

For example: A stadium is a place where people watch sporting events.

1. a stadium is … B) a device …

a defender is … the person …

the coach is … a player …

goggles are … a place …

a racquet is … a thing …

a stopwatch is … things …

3. …job is to stop the other team scoring goals.

… people watch sporting events.

…you wear when you are swimming or skiing.

… chooses the team.

… counts time very accurately.

… you use to hit the ball in tennis.

6. Practice the following dialogue:

A: Hello, Boris! What about playing football?

B: I prefer to watch sports tournaments on TV.

A: Yes, I’m too. I like watching sport programs, especially world championships and the Olympic Games.

B: Oh, yes, the Olympic Games - what a fantastic show! I always support our team. And even the history itself of the Olympic Federation is impressive.

A: You obviously know a lot about this.

B: Well, I read about it. The Olympic Games originated in Ancient Greece. They were held in honour of Zeus, they lasted over 5 days and they acted as a symbol of world peace, so that for the duration of the Olympics all military operations were stopped.

A: So what sort of sport events did they have in the games?

B: This is interesting too. For instance, there was chariot racing, but apart from that, ancient athletes even competed in events similar to our sport activities: running, jumping, wrestling, horse racing and so on.

A: How interesting! So did they have medals for the winners? Gold or silver ones?

B: No. The winners received laurel wreaths in the temple of Zeus.

A: But isn’t there a great gap in the history of the Olympic Games? Do you know why that happened?

B: No, I don’t.

A: I heard about that Frenchman, Pieere de Coubertaine. Didn’t he reinstate the games?

B: Yes, his name appeared in the written history of the Olympic Federation.

A: So who decides the city and the country for the next performance of the Olympics?

B: There is the International Olympic Committee. At present more than one hundred and fifty countries are members.

A: It is always pleasing when our sportsmen win medals, isn’t it?

B: Yes, since 1994 our sportsmen broke many records and they brought back a host of gold, silver and bronze medals.

A: I think that it is really fascinating. Settled! Let’s play football!