Тема:

«Sport in our life»

(Навчання говоріння
8 клас)

Виконала:
Кириченко Альона (79, 4-Г)
Read the text and discuss sport as a part of
our life.

People all over the world are fond of sports and games.
Sport makes people healthy, keeps them fit, more
organized and better disciplined. It unites people of
different classes and nationalities.

Many people do sports on their personal initiative.

They go in for skiing, skating, table tennis, swimming,
volleyball, football, bodybuilding, etc. All necessary
facilities are provided for them: stadiums, sport
grounds, swimming pools, skating rinks, skiing stations,
football fields. Sport is paid much attention to in our
educational establishments. Gymnastics is a part of
children's daily activity in the kindergartens. Physical
culture is a compulsory subject at schools and colleges.
Professional sport is also paid much attention to in our
country. There are different sporting societies clubs and
complexes. The most famous of them are the Olympic
complexes «Olimpiyskiy", "Dynamo" stadium, etc. They are
used for international and world competitions.

Practically all kinds of sports are popular in our

country but football; gymnastics and tennis enjoy the
greatest popularity.

As for me, I go in for swimming. It needs mobility,

liveliness and much energy. It keeps a person in a good
form. I have been swimming for a 5 years. I get a real joy
taking part in competitions or a simply swimming with my
friends. Certainly, it`s a great distance between my
manner of swimming and such favorites as Popov, but I do
my training with great pleasure and hope to swim well as
our best swimmers do.
 Match the two parts of the sentences.
1) Many people do sports
2) Sport is paid much attention to
3) All necessary facilities are provided
for them
4) Gymnastics is a part
5) There are different
6) Physical culture is
7) It unites people of
8) Sport makes people
a) healthy, keeps them fit, more
organized and better disciplined.
b) in our educational establishments
c) sporting societies clubs and
complexes.
d) stadiums, sport grounds, swimming
pools, skating rinks, skiing stations,
football fields.
e) a compulsory subject at schools and
colleges.
f) on their personal initiative
g) different classes and nationalities.
h) of children's daily activity in the
kindergartens.
 Complete the sentences choosing the correct
variant. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

1) Sport makes people (…) keeps them fit, more organized and better disciplined
a)wealthy; b)poor; c)funny; d)healthy.
2) Sport is paid much attention to in our educational (…)
a)buildings; b) houses; c) establishments; d) flats.
3) Gymnastics is a part of children's daily (…) in the kindergartens.
a) games; b)activities; c)lessons; d)performances.
4) Physical culture is a (…)subject at schools and colleges
a) compulsory; 2)positive; 3) forced; 4) illegible.
5) Sport unites people of different classes and nationalities.
a) types; b)classes; c)rights; d)styles.
 Fill in the blanks with the suitable
words from the box.
are fond of, healthy, nationalities, initiative, facilities, attention, professional

1. People all over the world … sports

2. Sport makes people…
3. … sport is also paid much attention to in our country.
4. All necessary … are provided for them
5. Many people do sports on their personal …
6. Sport is paid much … to in our educational establishments
Work in pairs. Write out from the text the
words and word combinations belonging to
the following categories:

 Types of sports: skiing…

 Types of facilities: stadiums…
 Answer these questions using text
vocabulary. Discuss it in pairs.

1) Why are people fond of sports?

2) What kind of sports do people usually choose to go in for?
3) Is physical culture a compulsory school subject? Why?
4) What kinds of sports are popular in our country? Explain your answers.
5) What kind of sports is your favorite?
 Read the dialogues in parts, translate them, noting
what expressions are appropriate in the situations.
Reproduce the dialogues with another students in class.
 — What is your favourite sport, Ben?
 — I love many of them: swimming, football, cycling and windsurfing.
 — Are you good at them yourself?
 — Oh no! I enjoy watching football and windsurfing on TV. But I can swim and cycle
quite well.
 — Why are you fond of sport?
 — It helps me keep fit and look athletic and I can easily get rid of stress.
 — Do you do sports regularly?
 — I go cycling in the park every weekend. And I go to the swimming pool twice a
week. I never get bored of swimming.
 — Do you have a coach there?
 — Yes, I have a wonderful coach.
 — Do you take part in any competitions?
 — Sure. I have won the first prize this winter.
- What role do sports play in your life?
- Well, sport is an important part of my life. I go in for athletics in
a sport club.
- What athletic event do you do?
- I do the long jump. Besides, I go in for basketball and in summer I
am very fond of swimming.
- Are sports a source of recreation and pleasure for you?
- They surely are. Especially swimming. You always feel fit,
healthy and cheerful after a long swim in the cool water. It's really
a pleasure.
- What moral qualities do sports develop in people?
- Team games develop responsibility and cooperation, individual
sports develop firmness of character, persistence, ability to stand
up to difficulties.
 Timothy: Kate, how do you normally spend your evenings?
 Gabriella: I’ve joined the gym here, so I go and exercise and go for a swim.
 Timothy: Swim. How long do you stay each time?
 Gabriella: About 2 hours.
 Timothy: Wow. So what do you do during those two hours?
 Gabriella: So we go to the gym for about an hour and then have a swim for half an hour
and then sauna for about ten minutes and then finish off with a massage.
 Timothy: Really, a massaging chair?
 Gabriella: A massaging chair!
 Timothy: Wonderful, and so who do you go with?
 Gabriella: I go with Nicola.
 Timothy: And Nicola is?
 Gabriella: She’s another teacher and she’s who I live with, so.
 Timothy: Alright, good, good, good, good. Now when you’re in the gym, do you do
weights? Do you do cardio? Aerobics? Running? Walking?
 Gabriella: We do everything really. Aerobics and weights.
 Timothy: Aerobics and weights are the best.
 Gabriella: The gyms here are much better than back home.
 Translate phrases from Ukrainian to
English, reproduce and learn by heart:
1.
- Do you do sports regularly?
- Я катаюсь на велосипеді в парку кожні вихідні. А також ходжу в басейн двічі на
тиждень. Плавання мені ніколи не набридає.

2.
- Яку роль в твоєму житті грає спорт?
- Well, sport is an important part of my life. I go in for athletics in a sport club
- Яким видом атлетики ти займаєшся?
- Стрибками в довжину. Крім того, я займаюся баскетболом, а влітку я дуже
люблю плавати.
1.
- What moral qualities do sports develop in people?
- Командні ігри розвивають відповідальність і взаємодію, індивідуальні види
спорту розвивають рішучість, наполегливість, здатність долати труднощі.

2.
- Це просто прекрасно. Ви в залі зяймаєтесь тяжкою атлетикою? Робите
вправи для зміцнення серцево-судинної системи? Аеробікою займаєтеся?
Бігом? (Спортивною) ходьбою?
- We do everything really. Aerobics and weights.
- Aerobics and weights are the best.
- The gyms here are much better than back home.
 Translate into English using text
vocabulary.
1.
- Який у тебе улюблений спорт, Бен?
- Мені подобається багато видів спорту: плавання, футбол, катання на
велосипеді і віндсерфінг.
- Ти сам ними займаєшся?
- О ні! Я люблю дивитися футбол і віндсерфінг по ТБ. Але я добре плаваю та
катаюсь на велосипеді.
- Чому ти захоплюєшся спортом?
- Він допомагає мені зберігати форму, виглядати струнко і легко
позбавлятися від стресу.
2.

- Чи є спорт джерелом відновлення сил та розвагою для Вас?

- Безумовно. Особливо плавання. Завжди відчуваєш себе в формі, здоровим і
бадьорим після тривалого плавання в холодній воді. Це справжнє
задоволення.
- Які моральні якості розвиває спорт в людях?
- Командні ігри розвивають відповідальність і взаємодію, індивідуальні види
спорту розвивають рішучість, наполегливість, здатність долати труднощі.
3.
- Габріелла, як ти зазвичай проводиш вечори?
- Записалася в тренажерний зал - ходжу і виконую вправи, а також плаваю.
- Плаваєш. І скільки часу ти кожного разу проводиш в залі?
- Близько 2 годин.
- Ось це так! І чим же ти займаєшся ці дві години?
- Приблизно годину ми займаємося в залі, потім півгодини плаваємо, потім
10 хвилин в сауні і закінчуємо масажем.
- У масажному кріслі?
- У масажному кріслі.
Complete these dialogues. Reproduce the
dialogues with another student in class.

1.
—…
— It helps me keep fit and look athletic and I can easily get rid of stress.
— Do you do … regularly?
— I go … in the park every weekend. And I go to the … twice a week. I never
get bored of swimming.
—…
— Yes, I have a wonderful coach.
— Do you take part in any competitions?
—…
2.

- What athletic event do you do?

- …
- Are sports a source of recreation and pleasure for you?
- …
- What moral qualities do sports develop in people?
- …
3.
 Timothy: Kate, how do you normally spend your evenings?
 Gabriella: …
 Timothy: Swim. How long do you stay each time?
 Gabriella: ….
 Timothy: Wow. So what do you do during those two hours?
 Gabriella: …
 Timothy: Really, a massaging chair?
 Fill in the following words in the spaces provided.
Translate the text. Discuss it with your partner.

different, strong, season, better, old, figure skating, activities, physically,

swimming, mind, exercises, keep, sports, disciplined, games.

Sport is probably as 1___ as the humanity itself. All over the world
people of 2___ ages are very fond of sports and 3___ . Firstly, sport
helps people to become 4___ and to develop 5___ . Secondly, it makes
them more organized and better 6___ in their daily 7___ . Also sport
keeps your 8___ healthy. Sport helps people to 9___ in good health. We
all need to exercise. Regular 10___ give you more energy. Exercises
make you feel and look 11___ . The best exercises are: walking, jogging
or 12___ . Among the sports popular in our country are football,
basketball, swimming, volley-ball, ice hockey, tennis, gymnastics,
13___ . A person can choose 14___ and games for any 15___ , for any
taste.
Watch the video and repeat the
words.
 Role-play
 One of you is an Englishman who decided to visit Ukraine,
another one - a Ukrainian student. Speak on “What kinds
of sports are popular in your country?". Substantiate your
viewpoints.