Task 1. What kind of sport? a)
is certainly a game for clear
thinkers. Players must be fit, too.
b)
keeps you fit and helps you
relax at the same time.
c)
players are big, fast and really
strong.
d) People usually play
in pubs,
but it is even on TV now.
e) You must be fit, fast and skilled if you
But you definitely
want to be a
need the best bike, too.
f)
is extremely popular in Britain
and with thousands of miles of coast,
rivers and canals, as well as many lakes,
there is room for everyone.
g)
h)
is a living theatre. It is com-
petetive and entertaining enough for TV.
is an indoor or an outdoor
game, competition or activity following
certain rules and needing bodily effort
and skill.
Task 2. Divide into two groups
indoor activities
outdoor activities
sailing, skiing, surfing, baseball, diving, tennis, horse-racing, ice hockey, volleyball,
gymnastics, skating, golf, ski jumping, karate, parachuting, rock climbing, basketball.
2) Ed and i have been successhul partners for ten years because we see_(5) eye-to-eye_on everything
3) The actors and writers worked_(9) hand-to-hand_to create a brilliant theatrical production
4) Bret and Debbie went_(6 ) hand-in-hand_the whole day over which one of them was going to name their new dog
5) Betty and i finally had a_(3) heart-to-heart_talk about all our differencess
6) When Joe and Bob argue, they go_(7) head-to-head_for hours
2: He travels a lot and makes speeches in different town . During these speeches he always tells funny stories .
Wherever he Goes he was followed by reporters who have written down everything he said .
His stories told and retold and passed down from generation to generation .
Once he heard a rumour that he was dead and remarked : The rumours of my death greatly exaggerated .
There are a lot of humorous stories connected with the name of Mark Twain. Here are of of them .
Once Mark Twain and two of Ms friends sat in a restaurant .One of the friends just returned from a trip to the mountains . He said that the air in the mountains was ver clear. In many places the echo of a voice came back five times stronger than the original voice .
"That is nothing ," said the second friend ." In Colorado, in many paces the echo of a voice speaks in the morning and comes back in the afternoon"