Sport in Our Life

By Rachel Simon

Sport is very important in our life. It is popular among 1) yo__ng and old people. Many people do morning 2) exerci__es, 3) jo__ in the morning, train themselves in clubs, in different 4) se__tions and take part in sport 5) competit__ons. Other people like sports too, but they only watch sports games, listen to sports news. They prefer reading interesting stories about 6) sportsm__n. But they don't go in for sports. 7) Ph__sical training is an important subject at school.

A lot of different 1) ____________ are held at schools, a great number of pupils take 2) _______ in them. All participants try to get good 3) _______ and become winners. Sport helps people to keep in good 4) _______. Children and grown-ups must take 5) ________ of their health and do morning exercises regularly. There are some popular kinds of sports in our country: hockey, gymnastics, 6) ______, skating. Athletics is one of the most popular kinds of sports. It includes such kinds of sports as running, jumping and 7) _______. Everybody may choose the sport he (or she) is interested in.

1) (These, There) are summer and winter sports. My favorite sport is 2) (to swim, swimming). I go to the swimming-pool 3) (two, twice) a week. But I prefer to rest by the lake or the river and swim there. My friend Simon 4) (go, goes) in for boxing, He is a good boxer and he is a brave and courageous boy. His hobby helps him in his everyday life. We must 5) (to speak, speak) about the Highland Games in Scotland. All 6) (competitors, competitions) wear Highland dress. There are such competitions as putting the weight and others.

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From The Independent

27. 03. 2007

Summer and Winter Sports

By Peter Hale

Summer sports include 1) arc__ery, basketball, boxing, 2) cano__ing, cycling, horseback riding, 3) fen__ing, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, 4) __udo, rowing, shooting, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, weight lifting, wrestling, and 5) __achting. Winter events include skating, skiing, bobsledding, 6) __uge, 7) tobo__ganing, ice hockey, and the biathlon (skiing-shooting).

The most exacting track and field event is the 1) _______ (from the Greek words deka, meaning "ten," and athlon, "contest"). Contestants 2) _______ in ten different running, jumping, and 3) _________ events. The athlete scoring the greatest total number of points is the winner. The 4) ________, consisting of five such events, was discontinued after 1924. It was restored in the 1948 games as the modern pentathlon, based upon five military skills-fencing, riding, running, 5) ________, and swimming. The 6) ________ race, covering 26 miles 385 yards, honors the ancient Greek runner Pheidippides, who ran from Marathon to Athens to 7) _________ the Greek victory against the Persians.

1) (Woman, Women) take part in separate summer and winter events. Ten new 2) (women's, womens) summer competitions added in 1984 3) (including, included) the marathon and a 49-mile cycling event. The pentathlon, introduced in 1964, 4) (has been, was) replaced by the heptathlon, 5) (who, which) consists of 100-meter hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and 200- and 800-meter races. Additional events for women in the 1992 Winter and Summer Games included 6) (the, an) biathlon, 10-kilometer walk, baseball, and judo.

Спеціальність: Економічна теорія, Економіка підприємства

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From The Washington Post

04.03.05