Урок 9. Різні види спорту. Спортивні заняття. Спортивні клуби.

The topic of the lesson will be «Kinds of Sport. Attitude to Sport». The aims of the lesson are:

Could you tell me what sports they are?

Cricket, swimming, cycling, table tennis, football, rugby, figure skating, running, skateboarding, boxing, basketball, hockey, judo, golf, weight-lifting, chess, horse-racing, tennis, archery, bowling, volleyball, skiing, fencing.

Which of these kinds of sport do you prefer?

Read some information about sports.

SPORT IN OUR LIFE

Sport is one of the few things that make people healthy. The general belief is that a person who goes in for sports can’t be weak and ill. Physically inactive people get old earlier than those, who find time for sport activity. And of course good health is better than good medicine.

Sport is probably as old as the humanity itself. It was raising with the development of a human society. In ancient times men competed with each other in strength and deftness to decide who was the worthiest. Nowadays sport is being widely popularized all over the world and in our country in particular.

Thus, children are taught to love sport since early childhood. In kindergartens a child takes his first sporting steps. He learns to run, jump and dance. In schools and colleges sport is a compulsory subject. Many young people attend sport sections. Some of them dream to become professional sportsmen, others would like to stay amateurs.

As for me, I’m fond of aerobics. First of all aerobics helps to keep myself fit. It also attracts me because it resembles dancing and is carried with the accompaniment of music. Besides, twice a week I go to the swimming pool. Such sport activity helps me feel cheerful, active and full of energy.

My Attitude to Sports and Games

In my opinion sports is one of the things that helps to keep people fit and healthy. Physically inactive people get older earlier than those who have a lot of exercises.

Being in good health means having both body and mind in good working order, free from disease and pain.

I like the Latin proverb that says «A sound mind is in a sound body.» If you want to be physically and mentally healthy – go in for sports.

Sports is very popular in our family. Practically all the year round my father and I do our usual morning exercises on the stadium which is close to our house. Only if the weather is really nasty we do them at home. When my Dad was young he was a good basket ball player and played for his institute. He has never given up playing and now he has his training twice a week. Sometimes he takes me with him and I play with his team-mates.

My Mum and my elder brother are good swimmers and they go to the swimming-pool every Sunday in winter and use every chance to swim in the river when it is warm.

My favourite sport is tennis. I have been playing it since I was nine. I belong to a youth tennis club and often take part in different tennis tournaments. I don’t always win them but every time I lose a game I learn something from my mistakes. I believe that sports help to build character. Besides tennis I am good at other sports games and our school Physical Training teacher often asks me to play for our volleyball, football and basketball teams. I never refuse because I enjoy playing.

All our family likes to watch sports programmes on TV. We support «Dynamo» Kyiv football team and never miss important matches. We are also hockey fans and really get upset when our favourite team loses. But we never have pessimistic feelings because we believe that winning is not the main thing in sports.

Extreme Sports

Speed, excitement, danger. You can find all these in the different extreme sports that have become popular last 10 years. Take bungee jumping. You jump off a bridge and you fall and fall, and then, just before you hit the ground or water, an elastic rope pulls you back. In skysurfing you jump out of aeroplane and use a board to “surf” the air, doing gymnastics in mid-air! And extreme sports on land can be just as dangerous.

Winter sports have always an element of danger. For example snowboarding, which has all the excitement of surfing but on snow, is more dangerous even than skiing. Probably the most dangerous of all the new winter sports is snow rafting. You sit in a rubber boat and sail down a mountain at great speed – and you can’t control the boat!

Of course, water sports have always been fun. Ice diving, for those people who are absolutely crazy. You put on diving equipment and dive under a frozen lake. And, if that’s not enough, you try to walk upside down on the ice! I feel cold just thinking about it!

A lot of people are not fit nowadays. It’s a big problem today. If you want to feel fit you’d better go in for one kind of sport or another. I think that everyone must do all he can to be healthy. Good health is better than the best medicine. All kinds of physical exercises are very useful to make our bodies strong and to keep ourselves fit and healthy.

Sport in England

Sport probably plays a very important role for the Englishmen. It’s  not a secret that the English people are a sporting nation.

Golf   is a national game which originated in the 15^th century. It is played on a golf-course by 2 or 4 persons, each with a small hard ball, driven with the club, into a series of 9 or 18 holes, using as few strokes as possible.

Cricket   is a national game which started in the 17 century. It is played on grass field with bats and a small ball by 2 teams of 11 players each.

Rugby   is a form of football played with an oval ball which may be kicked or carried. The game originated in 1823, in the town of Rugby. Scoring in rugby is by points, not goals. The team has 15 players.

Football   is the most popular sport in England. Football dares from 1863 when 11 clubs got together in London to form the Football Association. It is played on the  field with a ball by 2 teams of 11 players each. The players can’t touch the ball by their hands.

Tennis   was first played in the 19^th century. Today tennis is played in almost all secondary schools, in the public parks and in the local clubs. It is played with a small ball by 2 persons.

Squash  is a game played by 2 people with rackets and a small soft rubber ball in a court enclosed by four walls.

SPORT IN NAMES

1. Pele (1940 – ) (Brazil, footballer) Winner of three World Cups with Brazil. Pele was the greatest footballer of the century. He scored 1281 goals in 1363 games. Since retirement Pele has become a global ambassador for sport and is a well known advocate of overcoming poverty.

1. Muhammad Ali (1942 – 2016 ) US, boxing Olympic champion and world heavyweight champion of the world. Muhammad Ali dominated the sport with his athletic prowess and formidable personality. His opposition to Vietnam war made him a controversial figure in his day. But, he became an iconic figure who inspired millions with his deeply held convictions, courage, wit and efforts to unite people.

1. Roger Federer – tennis player, was born in Switzerland, 1981. Has won 18 single Grand Slam titles. Held number 1 world ranking for 302 weeks overall. Many consider him to be the greatest tennis player of all time.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo is a professional soccer player who has set records while playing for both Manchester United and Real Madrid. Was born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team. He is a forward and serves as captain for Portugal. In 2008, he won his first Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. Ronaldo then won the FIFA Ballon d’Or in 2013 and 2014. In 2016, he received his fourth Ballon d’Or, the most for a European player in the history of the award, and the inaugural Best FIFA Men’s Player. In 2015, Ronaldo scored his 500th senior career goal for club and country.

1. Oksana Baiul (born November 16, 1977) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1993 World champion and the 1994 Olympic champion in ladies’ singles.

Baiul is the first skater to win gold at the Winter Olympics representing Ukraine. She is also the first Olympic champion of independent Ukraine in any sport.

1. SergiySednev is Ukrainian biathlonist. He was born in Glukhiv, Sumy region on 19 December 1983. He is a repeated medalist of  World and European Championships.

1. Andriy Shevchenko – born 29 September 1976) is a football manager and retired Ukrainian footballer who played for Dynamo Kyiv, Milan, Chelsea and the Ukraine national team as a striker. From February to July 2016, he was an assistant coach of the Ukraine national team, at the time led by Mykhailo Fomenko. On 15 July 2016, shortly following the nation’s elimination from UEFA Euro 2016, Shevchenko was appointed as Ukraine’s head coach. He has “The Golden ball” from the 2004 year.

Serhiy Bubka – was born 4 December 1963, is a Ukrainian former pole vaulter. He represented the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991. Bubka was twice named Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News, and in 2012 was one of 24 athletes inducted as inaugural members of the International Association of Athletics Federations Hall of Fame.

Bubka won six consecutive IAAF World Championships, an Olympic gold medal and broke the world record for men’s pole vault 35 times. Sergey has also beaten his own record 14 times. He was the first pole vaulter to clear 6.0 metres and 6.10 metres.

You know that there are a lot of idioms in English. Let’s read and translate them. (записати у зошити)

Спорт і заняття фізичними вправами відіграють величезну роль в нашому житті, тому не дивно, що тема спорту стала джерелом багатьох ідіом в англійській мові. Коротко нагадаю, що ідіоми — це такі фрази і вирази, які ми не можемо перекладати дослівно, бо тоді така фраза втрачає всякий сенс. Ідіоми потрібно запам’ятовувати разом з їх перекладом.

1. To hit (someone) below the belt — нанести удар нижче пояса, тобто не слідувати правилам і зробити щось нечесне. Фраза бере свій початок з боксу, де удар нижче пояса вважається порушенням правил.

Telling me off in front of my friends was a hit below the belt! — Відчитувати мене в присутності моїх друзів було ударом нижче пояса!

2.Sink or swim! — Можна перекласти як «Або пан, або пропав!»

That was ‘sink or swim’ kind of situation. I need to react quickly! — Це була ситуація «або пан, або пропав». Мені потрібно було діяти швидко!

3.Saved by the bell — врятований в останню хвилину. Фраза з боксу, коли удар по гонгу сповіщає про початок і, якщо боксер програє, то – наприкінці бою.

Luckily, the girl managed to run away from that angry dog because it was distracted by some noise. The girl was saved by the bell. — На щастя, дівчинка змогла втекти від тієї злої собаки, бо собаку відволік якийсь шум. Дівчинка врятувалася в останній момент.

4.To throw in the towel — здаватися, піднімати білий прапор, визнавати себе переможеним. Походження цієї фрази теж не викликає сумнівів, якщо один із суперників у боксі викидає рушник на ринг, то він визнає свою поразку.

I would never throw in the towel, no matter how difficult the situation could be! — Я ніколи не здамся, незважаючи на те, якою важкою ситуація може бути.

5.To hit the bull’s-eye — потрапити в ціль, в яблучко. Якщо ви згадаєте мішень для стрільців, то самий її центр називається bull’s-eye. Центр мішені називається так, швидше за все, тому що він такого ж розміру, як око бика.

Your idea hit the bull’s-eye! It’s exactly what I’ve been talking about! — Твоя ідея потрапила в саме яблучко! Це те, про що я говорю!

Complete the following sentences. Do this task in writing form. It’s your individual work.

Complete the sentences with the words from the box

win with the score, do they, master of sport, draw score, physical,

figure skating, football team, Оlympic Games, form, boxing

1. I prefer swimming to … .
2. Today I can not run, I’m not in … .
3. People around the world watch the … .
4. He devotes much time for … training.
5. I’m root for the … «Dynamo».
6. Our game ended in a … .
7. The boy dreams to become a … .
8. Women do not play football, …?
9. No one expected that they will … 2: 0.
10. My older sister has been going in for … for 3 years.

Let’s summarize our work and see are you a sporty persons?

Questionnaire “Are you a sporty person?”

1. Have you got any of sport things at home?

1. Have you ever attended any sport club?

1. Do you take in interschool competition?

1. Do you enjoy your P.T. lessons at school?

1. What do you know about Olympic Games?

1. Have you ever dreamed of becoming a sport star?

Result

Have you done questionnaire? Who has 10 and more points? Congratulations! Go on and you’ll be in your best sporty shape

Who has from 5 to 10 points? You are a sport fan. It’s no so bad

Who has less than 5? You and a sporty person are quite different things