SPORT IN OUR LIVES (AND MY FAVORITE SPORT)
Everyone wants to be healthy. Good health affects the way people behave, work, and
interact with each other. As the proverb goes, “Health is wealth.” Health is the key benefit
provided by sports activities. People who exercise tend to be well-disciplined and stress-
resistant. These qualities are essential for the effectiveness of personal and professional
development.
Currently, there are many opportunities offered to those people who want to be fit.
Fitness clubs and athletic centers are available for people of different ages. Also, there are
public places for physical activities. Students are engaged in special school and university
programs that guarantee their successful physical development. They can participate in
different sports to find the most appealing athletic activity. Among them are running,
swimming, fitness, cycling, football, and yoga, to name a few. Regular physical exercises help
stimulate muscles and get better results in any sport.
As for me, my favorite sport is volleyball. This is a traditional team game that is very
popular across the world. Playing volleyball teaches me how to become a leader, set goals,
organize teamwork, and develop self-confidence and self-discipline.
My participation in sports competitions allows me to improve my physical fitness and
mental abilities. Further success in my career depends on these aspects. The rules of this game
are easy to understand. Two teams, consisting of six players each, play a match. This indoor
game is played with a ball. The winner of the volleyball set is the team that gains 25 points.
It’s important for every player to bat the ball over the net using their hands effectively. The key
goal is to bat the ball in such a way that it touches the opponent team’s court.
It is very important to remember that before the game, you need to warm up so that your
body is ready for physical exercise. Without a good warm-up, you might get an injury.
Although the goal of any game is to win, safety comes first.
Vocabulary
healthy – здоровый. cycling – сайклинг, упражнения на
to affect – воздействовать, влиять. велосипеде, велотренажере.
to behave – вести себя. football – футбол (в Европе), американский
to interact – взаимодействовать. футбол (в США). Прим.: в США под “football”
As the proverb goes – Как гласит понимают американский футбол, а под
пословица. “soccer” – футбол
benefit – польза, преимущество.
sport activity – занятие спортом. yoga – йога.
to exercise – упражняться. muscles – мышцы, мускулы.
to tend – иметь склонность. team game – командная игра.
well-disciplined – дисциплинированные, с self-confidence – уверенность в себе.
хорошей дисциплиной. self-discipline – самодисциплина.
stress-resistant – стрессоустойчивый. competition – соревнование.
personal (professional) development – mental abilities – умственные способности.
личностное (профессиональное) развитие. the rules of the game – правила игры.
to be fit – быть в форме. player – игрок.
athletic – спортивный. to bat (a ball) – отбивать (мяч).
public places – общественные места. net – сеть (в волейболе, теннисе и др.)
running – бег. to warm up – размяться, разогреться.
swimming – плавание. injury – травма.
fitness – 1) фитнес, 2) хорошая физическая Safety comes first / Safety first –
форма. Безопасность прежде всего.
Tasks
I. Test. Choose the correct variant.
1. This is a traditional team game.
a) diving b) chess c)volleyball d) judo e) archery
2. Two teams, consisting of … players each, play a match.
a) 5 b) 6 c)7 d)10 e)12
3. This game is played with a …
a) stick b) bat c)shuttlecock d) rackets e)ball
4. Volleyball is an … game.
a) outdoor b) indoor c)water d) air
5. The winner of the volleyball set is the team that gains … points.
a) 12 b) 20 c) 25 d) 6 e) 15
6. It’s important for every player to bat the ball over the …
a) wall b) net c)basket d)players heads e) circle
7. The key goal is to bat the ball in such a way that it touches the opponent team’s …
a)court b)alley c)field d) ring e)pool f) course g) track h)rink
8. Your … is ready for physical exercise.
a) hands b)legs c)head d)body e) stomach f) tongue
ll. True or false
1. State of health affects all aspects of human life.
2. Sport helps you achieve greater stress resistance.
3. To be professional in any career, you need to do sport every day.
4. To participate in a fitness club you need to reach a certain age. For example, being an
adult.
5. During their student years, people participate in special university programs that
contribute to their successful physical development.
6. Regular exercise helps stimulate muscles and achieve good results in any sport.
7. The narrator's favorite sport is basketball.
8. The game the narrator plays is not very common throughout the world, but it is very
popular in his country.
9. The narrator participates in various competitions, he believes this game helps improve
his mental abilities and physical fitness.
10. If you don't warm up well before a game or practice, you risk getting injured.
III. Complete the sentences
1) _______________ wants to be healthy.
2) As the proverb goes, “_____________is wealth.”
3) Health is the key benefit provided by _________ activities.
4) Regular physical exercises help stimulate ___________.
5) Volleyball is a traditional _________ game that is very popular across the
__________.
6) Without a good ____________, you might get an injury.
IV. All the statements below are false. Correct them.
1. Good health depends on how people behave, work, and interact with each other.
2. As the legend goes, “Health is wealth.”
3. There are many opportunities offered to those people who want to be fat.
4. There are own places for physical activities.
5. Students are engaged in special school and university marathons.
6. Regular physical stretches help get better results in any sport.
7. Playing volleyball teaches me how to become a coach.
8. Further success in my student activity depends on these aspects.
9. Although the goal of any game is to participate, safety comes first.
