Figure skating. Фигурное катание. Лексико-грамматический практикум по английскому языку

14.If sporting records continue to be broken;

15.How he sees the future of fi gure skating;

Упражнение 25. Переведите с русского на английский язык:

1.Мой друг только что приехал с соревнований.

2.Мы часто обменивались впечатлениями о турнире.

3.Елизавета Туктамышева завоевала золотую медаль на Чемпионате Европы по фигурному катанию.

4.Чемпионат Европы по фигурному катанию проходил с 26 января по 1 февраля 2015 года в Стокгольме (Швеция) на арене Эрикссон-Глоб.

5.В фигурном катании выделяют 5 дисциплин: мужское одиночное катание, женское одиночное катание, парное фигурное катание, спортивные танцы и групповое синхронное катание.

6.С 2014 года в программу Олимпийских игр включены командные соревнования по фигурному катанию.

7.Евгений Плющенко, выиграл золотую медаль в командных соревнованиях, которые были впервые включённы в олимпийскую программу 2014г.

8.Российские фигуристы Татьяна Волосожар и Максим Траньков, завоевавшие золотую медаль Олимпийских игр-2014 в Сочи в соревнованиях спортивных пар.

9.В фигурном катании фигуристы выполняют 6 видов прыжков – тулуп, сальхов, риттбергер, флип, лутц и аксель.

10.Первенство является отборочным стартом к Всероссийским соревно-

ваниям.

11.У него хорошая постановка головы и рук.

12.Победитель определяется большинством голосов членов жюри.

13.Федерация фигурного катания на коньках России – общественная организация созданная в целях содействия развитию фигурного катания на коньках в Российской Федерации, укрепления здоровья населения, укрепления позиций и повышения престижа фигурного катания на территории РФ и на международной арене.

14.На чемпионате 2002 года спортсмены соревновались в мужском и женском одиночном катании, парном фигурном катании и в спортивных танцах на льду.

15.Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 2015 – проходил

вдекабре в 2014 третий раз подряд в Сочи. По результатам чемпионата была сформирована сборная команда России на чемпионат Европы 2015 года.

Упражнение 26. Спросите собеседника, о ком идет речь:

1. He is a Russian fi gure skater. He was born 1982 in Dzhamku, Solnechny District, Khabarovsk Krai. His coach is Alexei Mishin. He is a four-time Olympic medalist (2006 gold, 2014 team gold, 2002 & 2010 silver), a three-time World

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champion (2001, 2003, 2004), a seven-time European champion (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012), a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05), and a ten-time Russian national champion (1999– 2002, 2004–2006, 2010, 2012–2013). His four Olympic medals tied Sweden’s Gillis Grafström’s record for most Olympic medals in fi gure skating

2.The first Olympic Winter Games champion in the history of fi gure skating. He won the gold medal in special fi gures in 1908 Olympic Games in London. With this triumph started the history of Russian and Soviet Olympic victories in figure skating.

3.The Olympic Winter Games in 1972 in Sapporo were the beginning of the amazing career of _____, who became three-times Olympic champion in pair skating with two different partners. With her fi rst partner _______ she won her first Olympic gold. Their performance was always energetic, expressing and fast.

Her second gold she won with another partner _____ and a new trainer Tatyana Tarasova in 1976 in Innsbruck. To the high speed and energy a new trainer added emotionality in the style of this pair. Now the Deputy of the State Duma.

4.He and she began skating at age 15 and 16, respectively, rather late for serious skaters. Former Russian fi gure skaters won the fi rst gold medal in 1964. They won Olympic gold medals in 1964 in Innsbruck, Austria and 1968 in Grenoble, France.

5.She is a Russian fi gure skater. She is a two-time World champion (2002, 2005), two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 2002, bronze in 2006), seven-time European Champion (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006), a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2000–2002, 2005) and a four-time Russian national champion (2000–2002, 2005). She is known for her athletic ability, was the fi rst female skater to land a triple lutz-triple loop combination. She is also known for her trademark double Biellmann spin with a foot change, which she also invented. With her women’s record seven-time triumph at the European Championships she is generally considered to be the most successful ladies’ singles skater in Russian history.

6.He trained at Dynamo. His skating partner was his wife. They were world champions from 1970 to 1974 and again in 1976, when they won their fifth world championship. At the 1976 Winter Olympics, they won the fi rst gold medal awarded for ice dancing.

7.He is a Russian fi gure skater. Born in Saint Petersburg in 1980. His former coaches were Tatiana Tarasova and Alexei Mishin. He was the 2002 Olympic champion as well as a four-time World Champion, a two-time World Professional Figure Skating Champion, a three-time European Champion, and three-time Grand Prix Final gold medalist.

8.The team trophy was a competition of fi gure skating of the 2014 Winter Olympics held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The competition took place over three days between 6–9 February with the short programs taking place on 6 and 8 February, and the free skating and free dances taking place on 8 and 9 February. Can you name the Russian winners?

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9. She initially competed with Anton Sikharulidze with whom she is the 1994 and 1995 World Junior Champion. She teamed up with _______ in the summer of 1998. Together, they won the World Championship in 2000. They placed 6th at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 2006 Games. They won a silver medal at the 2005 Worlds, and a bronze in 2006.

Упражнение 27. a) Прочитайте следующий диалог; b) Выступите в роли переводчика:

Tom: Hello, Anita! How are you? I haven’t seen you for ages!

Anita: Здравствуй, Том! Все хорошо. Спасибо. Я тоже рада тебя видеть. Как насчет твоей учебы? Я слышала, что ты хороший фигурист.

Tom: Not very good but I like this kind of sport very much.

Anita: Будь любезен, расскажи, пожалуйста, об истории развития фигурного катания.

Tom: With pleasure. You see, the fi rst skates were made of wood. Skating originated in Scotland. The fi rst iron skates were made in 1572.

Anita: Мне кажется, это было важным в истории спорта.

Tom: Oh yes! Figure skating has made considerable progress as sport since that time.

Anita: Том, а ты знаешь кто был победителем на первом официальном чемпионате мира в Петербурге?

Tom: The winner was German fi gure skater Gilbert Fuchs in 1896 Anita: Большое спасибо за такую интересную информацию. Tom: Not at all.

Упражнение 28. Переведите на русский язык:

Sally skates as fast as I do. This skating rink is not so large as that one. She is two years elder than her sister. The more you skate, the better you perform. He doesn’t know step sequences as well as I do. This method of training is more effective than that one. The World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame is the international museum for the sport of fi gure skating. It is the only institution of its kind in the world. You can explore the history of fi gure skating from past to modern times. The greatest names in fi gure skating are honoured in the World and U.S. Halls of Fame.

Упражнение 29. Обсудите с собеседником:

Would you be interested in doing any of these jobs (coach, sportsman, recreation therapist (реабилитолог), sports psychologist, massage therapist)?

What qualities /abilities/ skills (leadership, empathy, communication, etiquette, computer programming, creative thinking, work ethic, teamwork, decision making, positivity, time management, self-motivation, flexibility, problem-solving, critical thinking and confl ict resolution) do you need to do each of these jobs well?

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Упражнение 30. Спросите собеседника, что он запланировал сделать на этой недели: Используйте образец:

I’m meeting Mary on Monday and we’re going skating together.

Упражнение 31. Образуйте степени сравнения прилагательных:

Wonderful, wide, good, deep, beautiful, poor, bad, happy, interesting, rich, funny, little, exciting, correct, kind, serious, left, diffi cult, right, important, attentive.

Упражнение 32. Соотнесите подписи с картинками:

Упражнение 33. Дополните и переведите предложения:

Their efforts contributed a great… Many of the tournaments were…

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We hoped that in this way…

The tests used for referees officiating…

Without any hesitation we would like…

Thank you for ...

Coach was busy ...

It looked like ...

The boy’s skate need . . .

On that fi ne winter day the children liked ...

Упражнение 34. Выучите английские идиомы и замените выделенные слова в предложениях на соответствующие идиомы:

Идиома – оборот речи, употребляющийся как единое целое; фразеологическое сращение.

1.I doubt that Glide has an opportunity of fi nding a good job.

2.I am still rather poor at skating, but I hope to make progress finally.

3.Trent was fond of adventure all his life.

4.It was lucky that I was able to get a couple of tickets for the World Figure Skating Championship.

5.– Talking about her problems in front of everyone was really nasty.

–I didn’t mean to do that but I’m not going to apologize.

–Well, since she is your boss you really are taking a risk here.

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6.– Are you sure you don’t mind giving me a lift home from training?

– I’ll drive you home gladly. No problem.

7.– Do you think Ben will like fi gure skating?

–Yeah, it might not be easy at fi rst but you know how quickly he learns new

things.

8. – Are you giving up already?

–No, no, forget I said anything and let’s start.

My partner is taking a risk because he failed his exam at skating school this year and I am really annoyed.

9.– We’d better hurry up, or we’ll miss the start of the performance.

– No problem.

10.– I will have a semi-semester test next week. I’m terribly worry about that.

– Why?

– Because I didn’t concentrate on my studying. I didn’t fi nish all my homework.

And I didn’t give it enough attention.

– You know, don’t give up, but you need to hurry up otherwise you will take a risk.

CАМОСТОЯТЕЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА

Упражнение 35. Напишите глаголы в нужной форме:

ICE DANCING

The fi rst world championship in ice dancing _____(to hold) in 1952 in Paris where J. Westwood and L. Denny of Great Britain ___ (to win) the champions’titles.

In 1970 L. Pakhomova and A. Gorshkov ____ (to bring) the world title to our country and ____ (to win) it fi ve more times. They ___ (to be) the first Olympic champions when in 1976 ice dancing ___ (to become) part of the Olympics.

Ice dancing competitions ___ (to include) compulsory and freestyle dances. Like in ice fi gure-skating, judges ___ (to give) two marks: for the technical quality and for the artistic impression of each dance. The top mark ___ (to be) 6 points. Usually from 7 to 9 judges ___ (to be) employed, and all points ___ (to add) up to decide the winners.

Sportsmen ___ (to use) the same type of skates both for fi gure-skating and ice dancing. The skates ___ (to have) a toe-rake or “teeth” in front and a hollow groove on the sole of the blades whose sharp edges ___(not allow) skidding. The skates ___

(to screw) to ankle-high skating boots. Women’s boots ___ (to be) usually white and men’s–black. Knowledge and skill ___(to need) to lace the boots correctly. When not on ice skate-guards of plastic ___(to put) on the blades.

Women fi gure-skaters ___ usually___ (to dress) in one-piece suit with sleeves and a short skirt. Men ___ (to wear) long trousers and a short jacket. Sometimes,

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especially in free programmes, fantastic clothes ___ (to wear) which add to the artistic impression of the performance.

Упражнение 36. Переведите в быстром темпе:

Танцы на льду, утвержденный рисунок в форме “восьмерки”, дорожка шагов, парное катание, оценивать технику исполнения, произвольный танец, фигурист, произвольная программа, на внутреннем ребре лезвия конька, сопротивление воздуха, художественное впечатление, стальное лезвие конька, занять место, поворот, прикрепленное к деревянной подошве, дорожка шагов четвертого уровня, проводить соревнования в различных ледовых дворцах, крытый каток, состояние льда.

Упражнение 37. Заполните пропуски нужными предлогами (in, on, for, by) или наречиями (besides, very, extremely, freely):

Skating is a ______ popular winter sport _____ Russia. The skater may swing his arms ______, or clasp them behind his back. The essentials _____ speed skating are: 1. Swift and clean starting; 2. Straight run; 3. Run in the curve. Today skaters must skate the fi gures “eight”, “three”, “loop”, and “rocker” following the pattern the skates had left _____ the ice. In the free program sportsmen may show skills multiplied _____ their fantasy and added up _____ music. __________, very often the movements of both partners must be synchronized. Figure skating became ___

___ popular in Russia.

Упражнение 38. Вставьте пропущенные буквы:

S _ ating, ice – rin _ , spr _ _ deagle, j _ mps, the d _ _ th spiral,

the ki _ _ ian, sl _ ding, pres _ ribed, intr _ cate, specta _ _ lar, impre _ _ ion.

Упражнение 39. Вставьте глаголы “do”, “go”, “play”, в соответствующей форме:

He used to _________ jogging every day when he was at university. I love ________ a good game of chess from time to time.

She _________ gymnastics for over fi ve years now.

This summer we _________ windsurfi ng every day on our vacation. He’s quite the athlete. He ________basketball, baseball and hockey, too. My wife________ horse riding twice a week.

Why don’t we ______ a set of tennis?

Some people think that _________aerobics four times a week is the best possible way of keeping fit.

He ________ athletics for his local track club.

His idea of the perfect summer holiday is to rent a sailboat and _______ sailing between the islands of the Tuscan archipelago.

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Упражнение 40. Дополните предложения предлогами:

through, on, down, of, among, over, for, on, by, in, with, of, of, on, of, for, over, without, without by, of, over, of.

FIGURE SKATING

There is nothing fi ner than Russian winter. How thrilling it is to ski ___ the unbroken snow, to slide ___ hills ___ sleds or skim along ____ the mirror-like surface ____ a rink. There is not a winter sport that has not got its enthusiasts ___

people. Figure skating is one ___ the winter sports whose elegance and excitement are attracting more and more people. It is called the sport ___ eternal youth. Anyone who steps ___ the smooth ice of the rink will soon discover that this is a sure way to forget your age.

The ranks ___ fi gure skaters, to say nothing of its fans, are increasing ___

thousands every year. The popularity ___ figure skating has grown fabulously ___

recent years. Figure skating tournaments have become the best entertainment ___

millions of fans all ___ the world due to the high aesthetic pleasure it affords. One cannot become a good fi gure skater ___ having an ear ___ music, ___ loving to dance or being able to subordinate one’s movements to musical rhythms. Besides training ___ the ice the young fi gure skaters have ballet classes. We are used to seeing four-and fi ve-year-olds (earning their ABC on the ice side ___ side ___

adults who are past sixty.

The truth ___ the Russian proverb: “Nobody’s old ___ the winter cold” is obvious to anyone.

to say nothing of... – не говоря уже о ... ,

to know (to learn) one’s ABC – знать (овладеть) основы чего-либо has grown fabulously – сильно возросло

we are used to seeing – мы привыкли видеть

Упражнение 41. Напишите три формы глаголов:

to begin, to hold, to call, to live, to last, to become, to wage, to take, to play, to watch,

to compete, to change, to participate, to add, to praise, to honour, to give, to appear,

to abolish, to work, to bring, to hope.

Упражнение 42. Прочитайте в быстром темпе и перескажите текст:

Figure skates are a type of ice skate used by fi gure skaters. The skates consist of a boot and a blade that is attached with screws to the sole of the boot. Inexpensive sets for recreational skaters are available, but most fi gure skaters purchase boots and blades separately and have the blades mounted by a professional skate technician.

Figure skates differ most visibly from hockey skates in having a set of large,

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jagged teeth called toe picks on the front of the blade.The toe picks are used primarily in jumping such as the Lutz jump and toe loop and footwork, and should not be used for stroking or spins. Toe pick designs have become quite elaborate and sometimes include teeth on the sides of the blade.

Figure skating boots are typically made of several layers of leather and the leather is very stiff to provide ankle support. In addition, the fi gure skate’s blade is curved, allowing for minute adjustments in balance and weight distribution.

Ice dancers’ and synchronized skaters’ blades are about an inch shorter in the rear than those used by skaters in other disciplines, to accommodate the intricate footwork and close partnering in dance.

Упражнение 43. Напишите сочинение по теме:

“What do you think about when you’re skating”

Упражнение 44. Соедините фото спортивных сооружений с названиями и городами, где они находятся:

Venue: Energy Solutions Arena

Country: United States, Salt Lake City,

Utah, 2002

Venue: Pacifi c Coliseum

Country: Canada, Vancouver, British

Columbia, 2010

Venue: Palavela

Country: Italy Torino, 2006

Venue: Iceberg Skating Palace

Country: Russia, Sochi, 2014

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Упражнение 45. Определите о каком виде фигурного катания идет речь:

Упражнение 46. Расшифруйте пословицы “перевертыши”:

1.Worse early than always.

2.One foot is worse than two.

3.North or south school is worse.

4.Die best rest.

Упражнение 47. Напишите реферат по теме:

«Figure skating in Russia»

Содержание

1.История возникновения фигурного катания.

2.Развитие и распространение фигурного катания в России и странах изучаемого языка.

3.Его место в «спортивном мире». Является ли олимпийским видом спорта?

4.Выдающиеся спортсмены (команды) этого вида спорта. 5.Фигурное катание в вашей жизни 6.Литература

Упражнение 48. Выучите наизусть стихотворение:

“Sports”

Sports inspire us, to compete.

Winning over losing, is much more sweet. We do it because, we love the game.

Life without sports, would not be the same.

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