Задание для студентов 105 группы (II подгруппы)

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Sport is probably as old as the humanity itself. Sport is very important in our life. It is popular among young and old people. Many people do morning exercises, jog in the morning, train themselves in clubs and different sections. Other people like sports differently; they only watch sports games on TV and listen to the sports news on the radio. They prefer reading interesting stories about sportsmen but they do not go in for sports.

We’ve always paid great attention to sport in our schools, colleges and universities. You can hardly find a school without a gym or a sports ground. Every city and town has a few stadiums or swimming pools where local competitions are usually held.

There are different sporting societies and clubs in Russia. Many of them take part in different international tournaments and are known all over the world. A great number of world records have been set by Russian sportsmen. Our sportsmen also win a lot of gold, silver and bronze medals in the Olympic Games.

Physical training is an important subject in school. Pupils have physical training twice a week. Boys and girls play volleyball and basketball at the lessons. There is a playground behind our school and school children go in for sports in the open air. A lot of different competitions are held at school. A great number of pupils take part in them. All participants try to get good results and become winner. But it’s not the main pleasure of the competition. Victory is not the main thing; more impor¬tant is participating in the competitions.

Millions of people all over the world are fond of sports and games. Sport helps people to stay in good shape, helps to support health and prevents from illness. Sport makes them more organized and better disciplined in their daily activities.

There are some popular kinds of sport in our country: football, volleyball, hockey, gymnastics, skiing and other. Athletics is one of the most popular kinds of sport. It includes running, jumping and others.

In many cases sports has become a commercial affair. Large sports and leisure centers have excellent facilities for sport and fitness. Thought they are not free, and people have to pay, children and grown-ups attend them willingly. Such places are especially popular with teenagers because they usually offer discounted rates for young people.

1. How old is sport?

2. Why do people go in for sport?

3. How does sport affect health of persons?

4. What does sport include?

5. What are your favourite kinds of sport?

6. Why are sport games important?

7. Is sport an entertainment? What do you think about it?

8. Do you prefer playing or watching sports?

9. Do you do physical exercises? What is your favourite sport activity?

10. How does sport develop human resources?