V. Make up your own crossword.

VI. Odd one word out:

a. a ball, a shuttlecock, a puck, a basket.

b. score, miss, goal, pass, shoot.

c. a bat, a ball, a racket, a club.

d. a court, a pitch, a match, a course.

e. strong, jump, stretch, throw.

VII. Do, Play or Go with Various Sports.

Use "play" with any competitive game that you can play, "go" with activities that can be done alone, and "do" with groups of related activities.

Decide between "do", "go" or "play. Sometimes the verb needs to be conjugated or put in the infinitive or gerund form.

• 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 five years now.

• This summer we ___________ windsurfing 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.

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

• He _________ athletics for his local track club.

VIII. Interview your partner. Tell about your partner:

• What’s your favourite sport? Why?

• What’s your favourite team? Who are your favourite sportsmen? Why do you admire them?

• Do you think everybody should practice sports? Why?

• Are you a member of any sports team? Which sports do you play? If not, have you ever been?

• What do you think is the most popular sport in the world?

• What is the most dangerous sport?

• What is the most expensive sport?

• What new sports would you like to try?

• Which is more important in sport - winning or taking part? 

• Do people in your country do enough sport or do they prefer to watch it on TV and play computer games?

• How could you encourage lazy people to do more sport?

IX. Remember the following words and word combinations:

instability – to overcome – to achieve – mental health – to keep fit – local competitions – to set a great number of world records – a weightlifter – jogging – to support – to prefer – overeating – to cause – to be rich in – etc (et cetera) – harmful – to be healthy – bad habit– to destroy both … and – besides – according to – under the influence of – to commit – in addition –

нестабильность преодолеть достичь психическое здоровье держать в форме местные соревнования установить много мировых рекордов штангист бег трусцой поддерживать предпочитать переедание послужить причиной быть богатым чем-либо и так далее вредный быть здоровым вредная привычка разрушать как … так и… кроме того согласно под влиянием совершать к тому же

X. Read and translate the text. Sport and a Healthy Life Style

Nowadays our life is getting more and more tense. People live under the pressure of different problems, such as social, ecological, economic and others. They constantly suffer from stress, noise and dust in big cities, diseases andinstability. A person should be strong and healthy in order to overcome all difficulties. To achieve this aim people ought to take care of their physical and mental health. There are several ways to do it.

The state of your body depends on how much time you spend going in for sport. At least everybody must do morning exercises every day. People all over the world like sport. It makes you healthier, keeps you fit and it's just a great pastime! The healthiest kinds of sport are swimming, running and cycling. In Kazakhstan a huge amount of attention is always given to sport, especially in schools, colleges and universities. You can hardly find a school without a gym or a sports ground. Every town has a few stadiums or swimming pools where local competitions are usually held. Our sportsmen have set a great number of world records: gymnasts, weightlifters, swimmers, figure skaters, runners, and jumpers. Our sportsmen also participate in the Olympic Games and always win lots of medals. There are also a lot of amateur clubs and keep-fit centers in Kazakhstan where people go in for yoga, bodybuilding, aerobics, swimming, skating,jogging. Thousands of people go to stadiums to support their favorite teams and many more prefer to watch the games on TV.

Healthy food is also a very important factor. Overeating causes many dangerous diseases. A daily menu should include meat, fruit and vegetables, milk products, which are rich in vitamins, fat, proteins, etc. On the other hand, modern diets are very popular especially among women. Diets may be harmful if they are used in a wrong way. To be healthy, people should get rid of their bad habits. It's necessary to stop smoking and drinking alcohol. Everyone should remember that cigarettes, alcohol and drugs destroy both body and brain. Besides, according to statistics people under the influence of drugs and alcohol commit most of crimes. In addition it is recommended to watch TV less, and avoid anxiety.

Certainly it's hard to follow all these recommendations, but every person has to choose between a healthy life style and numerous illnesses.