Lesson 28

LESSON 28

1. WARMING UP ACTIVITIES

There are many popular sports in Russia. These are: ice hockey, speed skating, figure skating, Skiing, soccer, swimming, running, judo and others. Now there are many stadiums, sports clubs, gyms and swimming pools. Russia hosts many national and international matches and championships. The most important sporting events are broadcast live from the stadiums.

Many people come to watch the games, others prefer to do it at home, watching special sports channels.

Water sports are popular in our country. These activities include swimming, diving, water skiing and boating. Fishing is very popular in all parts of Russia.

Football is one of the most popular sports in the country. There are several football clubs and football fans not only come to watch matches, but also to play football themselves. Hockey is also very popular.

Russia is famous for its chess players, tennis players and figure skaters. At the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, our country won several gold medals in figure skating.

Currently, physical education is one of the main subjects in Russian schools. During classes, students play various sports games, take part in school, district and city sports competitions.

Sports such as bowling and billiards have become very popular among Russians, especially among young people. Such games are held in sports centers and clubs.

Although many Russians do not have time to exercise, they still find a few hours to exercise.

2.) FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES

1. I think they're not going to the party tonight.

2. Peter and Susan study physics, the latter works in the laboratory.

3. Whether you get there or not depends on the weather.

4. I couldn't come to the meeting, I had too many letters to write.

5. His early stories are more interesting than his latest novel,

6. Who's supposed to speak at the conference?

7. Everybody except Nancy is ready to go.

8. They're going to leave the house early in the morning,

9. Follow my advice, don't go against the rules.

10. He took off his hat and put it at the back of the car.

11. We sat inside our broken car and waited, but there were no other cars in sight.

12. All diners at our restaurant accept the new sauce finding it complementary to fish.

13. In a book I read there were some complimentary remarks about the Romans who collected water through a system of channels natural open pathways for water to run.

3.) READING COMPREHENSION

1. F

2. T

3. T

4. F

5. T

6. F

7. T

8. T

4.) ACHIEVEMENT TEST

1. A

2. C

3. C

4. A

5. B

6. B

7. C

8. C

9. A

10. B

5.) EXTENTION ACTIVITIES

Since ancient times, sport has been not only a sport as such, but also a spectacle. Greek competitions, gladiator fights, jousting tournaments... Watching someone masterfully do something can be fascinating in itself. And then there's the confrontation. Excitement. Interest. Pleasure. If you like it, if you appreciate it - why give up the pleasure?

Another thing is that many who only watch, for some reason, consider themselves involved in what is happening in the sports arena. There are also a lot of psychos who make a noise after matches, or a fight. And some, if you listen to them, so generally understand the subject better than all the athletes and coaches combined, although they themselves have never been on the field, ski track or ring at all.