A game of golf

A man walked into the clubhouse and noticed a friend sitting in a corner wearing a neck brace. He sat down and asked his mate what happened. "Well, I was playing golf and I hit my ball into the rough," replied his friend. "Then I met a chick who was looking for her ball too. Finding mine, I thought I'd give her a hand. There was a cow nearby and I noticed that every time the cow twitched its tail there was a flash of white. So I went over to it and lifted its tail and sure enough there was the ball. I called out to the chick and said, 'Lady, does this look like yours?' And the bitch hit me in the neck with her driver!"

A group of chess enthusiasts had checked into a hotel...

A group of chess enthusiasts had checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. "But why?", they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."

President Clinton and his wife are at the first baseball game...

President Clinton and his wife are at the first baseball game of the season. At the start of the game the pitcher comes up in the stands and whispers something in Clinton's ear. All of a sudden Clinton looks at Hillary and yells, "Okay, Hillary, GET OUT!". She looks surprised but leaves. The pitcher looks at Clinton and says, "No, I said to throw out the first PITCH!"

Заняття 1.25

Ставлення до занять спортом. Обладнання

1. Read and learn the following words:

to keep fit	Бути здоровим, бадьорим, у хорошій формі	profit	Користь, вигода
to do daily exercises	Щодня робити фізичну зарядку	standpoint	Точка зору , погляд
to feel refreshed	Почувати себе бадьорим, оновленим	expansion	Поширення, розширення
posture	Поза; положення, постава	encourage	Заохочувати
blessing	Благо; щастя; щасливий дар	drawback	Недолік, перешкода
disease	Хвороба	development	Розвиток
truthful	Вірний, правильний; правдивий (про людину	regularly	Регулярно
competitions	Змагання	inceptive	Початковий
wrestling	Боротьба	refresh	Підкріплятися
callisthenics	Ритмічна гімнастика	harmful	Шкідливий, згубний

2. Read and translate the text. My Attitude to Sports

Sport is one of the things that always keep people fit. I think that everyone must do all he can to be healthy. Of course, nobody wants to be fat and clumsy. But you must be prepared to make an effort if you want to be beautiful and healthy. Wise people say that good health is a great blessing. Being in good health means having both body and mind in good working free from diseases and pain. There is a truthful Latin proverb: “A sound mind in a sound body”. And to my mind, it is absolutely true. If you want to keep yourself fit, you are to go in for sports. Those who go in for sports regularly are cheerful, active people, full of energy. Another factor is healthy feeding habits. You mustn’t eat too much. It’s a good thing to eat more fruit and vegetables. They give you vitamins. You should cut down on cakes, sweets, chocolate, potatoes and other food rich in calories.

The next factor is walking outside and out of door games. You must walk more and breath the fresh air if you want to be healthy. To be cheerful every day you have to do morning exercises. If you do daily exercises regularly you feel refreshed, have a good posture, and it makes you feel well.

Sport is an important part of today's society and plays a large role in many people's lives. Now more than ever, sport events dominate headlines and athletes have become national heroes. The question is does sport deserve this kind of interest and attention?

From a social standpoint, sport plays a positive role in uniting people from different social backgrounds in support of their favourite team. This can help people's understanding and tolerance of each other. However, just as sport unites people so it can divide them, as is often demonstrated by crowd violence at football matches. As far as education is concerned, sport is an important part of every child's schooling, as it plays a big role in both their physical and mental development. It teaches children how to work as part of a team and cooperate with others, while at the same time improving physical condition. The only drawback to this is that children who are less able to perform well in sport are likely to feel inadequate in comparison to their more gifted classmates. which may affect their self-confidence.

From an economic point of view, sport can be very profit and advertising. On the one hand this creates revenue for the sporting industry which allows for improvement and expansion. On the other hand large sums of money are often paid to event organisers to promote products such as cigarettes, which are harmful to one's health.

In my opinion, sport should be used as much as possible to encourage people to lead a more healthy and peaceful life instead of being used to promote unhealthy products