Part 4. My favourite kind of sport.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS:

at an early age a sports fan to do a sport it’s a good chance to do smth. to train one’s body and muscles to jog to swim a style (crawl, breast-stroke, back-stroke) a team game to have a quick eye to have a good team spirit to take the first (second) place

в раннем возрасте спортивный болельщик заниматься каким-либо спортом хорошая возможность что-либо сделать тренировать тело и мышцы бегать трусцой плавать каким-либо стилем (кролем, брассом, на спине) командная игра быть метким иметь дух коллективизма занимать первое (второе) место

My favourite kind of sport.

I began going in for sport at an early age, because my father was a sports fan and he wanted me to be healthy and strong. I enjoy doing several sports depending on the season. Every morning I do my morning exercises with an open window in winter and in autumn or out-of-doors in spring and summer. It helps to shake off sleep and makes me feel fresh.

In winter I like skiing. It’s a good chance to go out into the open air, to enjoy beautiful winter nature and to train my body and muscles. You only need a pair of skis to ski. When it’s cold I prefer to ski very fast. When the temperature is about 5 degrees below zero I go to the waterfall, a local sight near our town. I don’t hurry. I go enjoying snow glistening in the sun, trees covered with snow.

In summer I’m fond of swimming. I go swimming to the lake twice a day when it’s very hot. In the morning the water is cool, so I jog for some minutes, then I dive into the cool lake and swim for 15 minutes. I can swim different styles: crawl, breast-stroke and back-stroke. Swimming does me a lot of good. It helps to temper my body and I rarely catch cold in winter.

All the year round I play basketball because I love ball and team games. To be a good basketball player you must run fast, jump high, have a quick eye and good team spirit. I attend trainings of my basketball section twice a week and twice a year our team takes part in different competitions. We usually take one of the first places.

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian: to be a sports fan; to be healthy and strong; depending on the season; with an open window; to swim different styles: crawl, breast-stroke and back-stroke; a local sight near our town; to run fast, jump high, have a quick eye and good team spirit; twice a year; to take one of the first places; to feel fresh; to go out into the open air; about 5 degrees below zero; to shake off sleep; to be fond of swimming; to catch cold in winter.

Exercise 2. Translate into English:тренировать тело и мышцы; в раннем возрасте; быть метким; иметь дух коллективизма; дважды в день; нырять в прохладное озеро; закалять тело; играть в баскетбол; ходить на тренировки дважды в неделю; делать утреннюю зарядку; весной и летом; прекрасная зимняя природа; предпочитать кататься на лыжах очень быстро; деревья, покрытые снегом; наслаждаться снегом, сверкающим на солнце.

Exercise 3. Make up the questions covering the content of one of the texts for your fellow-students to answer them.