Sport (1)

Millions of people all over the world are fond of sports and games. Sport is very important in our life. There are many proverbs about sports and health. For example: « Health is above wealth » and « A healthy mind in a healthy body ». Sport is popular with children and grown-ups because it helps us to keep fit, look slim, be cheerful, active and disciplined. It makes our body flexible and increases blood circulation. 

There is a great number of sports facilities (stadiums, swimming pools, skating rinks, tennis courts). Every school has a gym or a sports ground. We play indoor and outdoor games there. Pupils often hold competitions and win a victory over another school team. We have excellent basketball and football teams in our school. We also run a race and show excellent results. 

As for me, sport is an important part of my life. In summer I enjoy playing badminton, football and volleyball. In winter I like skating and skiing. Frankly speaking, I’m not keen on sport struggle. I prefer playing basketball to watching. 

My favorite sport is an acrobatic. I do acrobatic for 4 years. This sport is for active people because you must jump various jumps. You must be strong, too because acrobats are usually training in pairs and groups. Sometimes I have competitions. These are among the most important days in my life. I train for three or four hours three times a week. When I come to my training, I warm up firstly. If I stretch when my muscles are cold, I might do myself an injury. Then I begin working in pair. Since I began doing acrobatic I active my aims. I can do many difficult jumps, different tricks and I became strong. The more I train the better I become. Practice makes me perfect. 

In a word, sport gives me a lot of joy and pleasure. It makes me more sporty and cheerful.

Vocabulary

proverbs – прислів'я

«Health is above wealth» -- «Здоров'я вище багатства»

grown-ups – дорослі

to be cheerful – бути веселим

to increase – збільшуватися

flexible – гнучкий

struggle – боротьба

muscles – м’язи

injury – травма

pair – пара

aims – цілі

difficult jumps - складні стрибки

different tricks - різні трюки

pleasure – задоволення

cheerful – веселий

Sport (2)

Sport is very important thing in the life of millions people. Sport makes people healthy, stronger and more organized. Almost all people may be divided into 2 groups. Some prefer to watch sports events at the stadium or on TV, read interesting stories about sportsmen, listen to the radio news about football or another kind of sports. Others choose to take part in the sport games or competitions. There are many different sport events and competitions all over the world.

The most popular outdoor winter sports are skating, skiing, hockey, hunting. There are new winter sports such as snowboarding. This sport becomes popular every year among young sportsmen. Many people prefer to do sports in summer. They are fond of swimming, yachting, diving and so on. Football is the most popular game in the world. It is the national sport of England. FIFA World Cup is held every four years. Some people go in for such sports as wrestling, gymnastics, boxing, arm-wrestling and others. Aerobics is very popular among women. Thanks to it, girls are healthy and slim. Great attention is paid to the sport in the educational institutions. Physical education is а compulsory subject in schools and universities. Each man must take care of his health and do sports.