ex.1. replace the following russian words and word combinations by their english equivalents from the above text:
культура и спорт, влияние развитие, юноши, гармоничное развитие личности, защита страны, воспитание, обязательный предмет, предотвращать болезни, делать инвестиции, организации и предприятия, оборудование, услуги, спортивные базы, налоги, производство, медицинское обслуживание, развлечение, спортивные мероприятия, болельщик, прямые трансляции, воспитывать, здоровый образ жизни.
ex.2. fill in the gaps with the words from the word box below and translate the sentences into russian.
1. physical activity and sport have tremendous ………on the ………and its members.
2. they influence the ……… , ……… , working and functional ……….
3. they play a major role in the ……… development of ……….
4. they are necessary for the ………of the nation.
5. physical education became a ………subject for all types of schools.
6. the participation of citizens in physical activities is ………for the society.
7. physical activity and sport are an essential part of the world’s ……….
8. sport has influence on everything ………do.
9. people discuss sports like ……… , ………and even ……… .
10. participation in sport helps people become accustomed to an active and healthy ……….
culture society lifestyle harmonious capacities person entertainment defence compulsory politics impact people religion health profitable economy
ex.3. complete the following statements. choose one of the alternatives and translate the sentences:
1.
physical activity and sport support ………. initiative.
personal
economic
political
2.
physical education has become a compulsory subject for ……….
secondary schools
institutes
all types of schools
3.
active participation of the population annually produces ………in savings.
hundreds
thousands
billions
4.
the participation of citizens in physical activity is ………for society.
unprofitable
profitable
5.
regular participation in physical activity ……… sickness expenses.
increases
decreases
develops
6.
regular participation in physical activity ……… early retirement due to illness.
causes
leads to
prevents
7.
sport has ……. on everything people do.
little influence
great influence
no influence
8.
people often ………about sports.
forget
talk
joke
9.
sports provide entertainment for people ……….
in separate countries
in europe
throughout the world
ex.4. translate the following text paying attention to the forms of the verbs.
the greatest english romantic poet byron loved to swim more than anything else. while studying at cambridge he dived five metres into the water and picked up objects from the bottom. he had only written a few ballads and waiting for his poetry acclamation he tried to reach fame as a swimmer. several times a day he swam across the thames.
at his castle in newstead byron built the first indoor swimming pool in the british isles. it was in the castle’s cellars and the poet swam for hours without tiring.
byron wrote: “i am an excellent swimmer, a decent rider and was sufficient of fencing – particularly of the broadsward”.
byron twice tried to swim across the dardanelles strait.
remember:
dive прыгать в воду, нырять
pick up собирать (поднимать)
bottom дно
acclamation признание
castle зáмок
cellar подвал
tiring усталость
decent хороший
sufficient умелый
fencing фехтование
broadsward широкий меч.
ex.5. look through
text 1 and find nouns made from verbs by adding -ment, -ion, -ation, -ition.
ex.6. write down the extensive answers to the following questions to produce the topic “physical activity and sport in the society”.
1. what impact do physical activity and sports have on the society?
2. how do physical activity and sport influence the development of children and adolescents?
3. is physical education a compulsory subject for all types of schools?
4. how do physical activity and sport suppor
Answers
Объяснение:
1. They affect the economy, health, labor and functional capabilities, the harmonious development of children and adolescents, and are also necessary to protect the nation. As a result, physical education has become a compulsory subject for all types of schools.
2. Physical activity and sports help to shape the personality, accustom people to an active and healthy lifestyle.
3. PE is a compulsory subject in the majority of schools across the country. However, some students are allowed to skip this lesson due to health conditions.
4. Physical activity and sports support the economy and initiative. They create jobs, prevent illness and early retirement. Support for physical activity is beneficial to the state, since the active participation of the population in it annually brings billions of savings. When citizens invest in physical activity, they buy special equipment, clothing and services, travel with their favorite teams and follow sporting events through the media. Regular participation in physical activity significantly reduces treatment costs, prevents early retirement due to illness, and increases labor productivity. In addition, the participation of citizens in physical activity creates significant funds in the form of taxes on income and purchases.
5. Physical activity and sports help to shape the personality, accustom people to an active and healthy lifestyle. And these are far from the only reasons why the state spends huge amounts of money on the development and support of physical activity and sports, on the construction of appropriate facilities, and on the provision of school physical education.
6. Many people are engaged in work related to sports and physical activity: in the production and sale of sports equipment and clothing, physical education, physical activity management, sports complexes, communications, research and medical institutes, travel, accommodation and medical care.
7. Physical activity and sports are an essential part of world culture, and it is almost impossible to quantify what effect sports has on everything that people do. People talk about sports. They discuss sports as politics, entertainment, and even religion. People who love sports come together to watch sports. For example, watching football and hockey matches is very popular.
8. All the above mentioned facts, prove that physical activity and sports constitute an essential part of the world's culture.
9. Yes, it does. Many people do sports, watch and visit sports events for entertainment.
10. Yes, it does. In many cases sports helps a person become disciplined, strong, and withstanding. All those features contribute significantly to a person's character.
11. Sports is rather important in my life. I do sports at least 3 times a day. I started doing it as entertainment but now it is an integral part of my life. I can say that I live sports, and I love how it impacts my mood and presonality.