Sport and games in students’ life

Task 1
Answer the questions

1. What do you think is more enjoyable: to attend a live sporting event or watch the same
event on television?
In my opinion, it is more reasonable to watch sporting events on television, because you can
organise a viewing with friends or family, with food, drinks, etc.

2. Why do you think some people are attracted to dangerous sports or other extreme
activities?
As for me, they lack adrenaline and excitement.

3. If you could meet a famous athlete, who would that be and why?
I would like to meet Oleksandr Usyk because he is known as the best Ukrainian boxer.

4. Do you think that physical exercise should be a required part of every school day?
Yes, I believe that physical exercise should always be part of school, because even the most
basic morning exercises before lessons help you wake up, and physical education after
sedentary lessons allows you to stretch your body properly.

5. How much time should students spend on physical exercise?

As for me, at least 30 minutes a day, minimum.

6. Some famous athletes earn millions of dollars every year. Do you think these people
deserve such high salaries?
They deserve it because, through sport, they bring glory to their country by setting incredible
records in various sporting competitions.

7. Why are sports so popular?

Sport is popular because it is good for your health, but only if you do it within healthy limits
and don't exhaust yourself.

8. Is sport an important part of education? What does it teach us?

Sport is an important part of education. It teaches us discipline, endurance, responsibility,
self-improvement and goal achievement, as well as building willpower and character.

9. What famous sports people do you know? What are they famous for?
Oleksandr Usyk is an undefeated Ukrainian professional boxer. He is the undisputed world
champion in the cruiserweight division and a two-time world champion in the heavyweight
division. The Klychko brothers are boxers, both of whom are world champions in the
heavyweight division. Yaroslava Mahuchikh – high jumper, 2024 Olympic champion and
2020 Olympic bronze medallist; Vasyl Virastyuk – Honoured Master of Sports of Ukraine
and holder of the titles ‘Strongest Man in Ukraine’ and ‘Strongest Man in the World’.
10. Some suggest that people who are good at sport are not intelligent. What do you think
about this stereotype?
As far as I'm concerned, we are all human beings and not everyone can be intelligent.
Athletes are intelligent in their field, but apart from that, I am sure that they are intelligent in
other spheres too.

Task 2
Study the words in the table and group them under the categories. Some words may go
under several categories.

INDOOR:

OUTDOOR

INDIVIDU
 squash, taekwondo, triathlon,
weightlifting, wrestling, wushu
TEAM: badminton, baseball, cricket,
football/soccer, hockey, polo, rugby,
softball, synchronized swimming, water
polo
SPORTS: acrobics, aikido, angling, archery,
badminton, baseball, biathlon, bowling,
boxing, cricket, cycling, fencing, figure
skating, football/soccer, go-kart racing,
golf, gymnastics, high (long) jump,
hockey, ice skating, judo, jogging,
karate, kayaking, marathon,
mountaineering, pole vault, polo, riding,
rock climbing, rowing, rugby, sambo,
scuba diving, skiing, skydiving, softball,
squash, synchronized swimming,
taekwondo, triathlon, water polo,
weightlifting, wrestling, wushu
GAMES: chess, draughts/checkers,
snooker/billiards
MARTIAL ARTS: aikido, boxing, fencing, judo, karate,
sambo, taekwondo, wrestling, wushu
FIELD: archery, baseball, cricket,
football/soccer, golf, high (long) jump,
hockey, polo, pole vault, rugby, softball
WATER: angling, kayaking, polo (water polo),
rowing, scuba diving, synchronized
swimming, water polo
BOARD GAMES: chess, draughts/checkers

Task 3
Make collocations
(badminton, golf, aerobics, swimming, yoga, cycling, billiards, mountaineering, skateboarding,
skiing, gymnastics, judo, bowls, chess, karate, the long jump, the pole vault, wrestling)
to do to go to play
aerobics swimming chess
yoga cycling golf
judo skiing billiards
karate skateboarding bowls
gymnastics mountaineering chess
the long jump
the pole vault
wrestling
NOTE: You can do a sport or play sports, go to aerobics, judo etc. play against smb, play for
a team
Task 4

to play for a volleyball team to go horse riding

to do wushu / to practice wushu to do the pole vault
to go to yoga (classes) to do athletics
to play hockey against... to play draughts / checkers
to go cycling to start fencing
to do weightlifting to do fencing
to play billiards to go to fencing (classes/practice)
to go fishing to go skateboarding
Task 5
Answer the questions.
1. Which of the games/ sports do you do/ I’m interesten on cycling.
play? 3. Which is the most/ least popular in our
I don’t play any sports or games. (only country?
computer games)
2. Which of them are you good at/ keen on / Think baseball is the least popular, but the
interested in? football is the most popular.

Task 6
Sports equipment. Study the words in the box and say in what sports people use this
equipment below and how.
You need … to play … / You can't do without … if you want to … / … is a must in …
E.g. a) Playing hockey a goalkeeper should wear a mask to protect his face from injuries. b)
You need a racquet and a shuttlecock to play badminton.
an arrow a target a racket a ball
a bow a shin guard a club a stick
a glove a mask a puck an oar
a shuttlecock a bat a rapier goggles

1. You need a bow and an arrow to shoot at a target in the sport of archery.
2. A glove is a must in baseball for a player to catch the ball easily and protect their hand.
3. You can't do without gloves if you want to box, as they protect your hands and your
opponent.
4. You need a racket and a shuttlecock to play badminton.
5. A shin guard is a must in football/soccer and hockey to protect a player's legs from kicks
and hits.
6. A mask is a must in fencing to protect the fencer's face.
7. Playing hockey, a goalkeeper should wear a mask to protect his face from injuries from
the puck or ball.
 8. You need a bat and a ball to play baseball or cricket.
9. You need a club and a ball to play golf.
10.You need a stick and a puck to play ice hockey.
11.A rapier is a must in the sport of fencing. Fencers use it to score points by touching their
opponent.
12.You can't do without oars if you want to go rowing or kayaking, as they are used to move
the boat through the water.
13.Goggles are a must in swimming to protect your eyes from chlorine in the water and help
you see underwater.
14.You need goggles to protect your eyes from wind and debris when skiing or doing
motorsports.

Task 7
Look at the list of sports and their equipment and underline the odd words out.
Wind-surfing: board, camera, wetsuit, sail
Rafting: paddles, raft, life-jacket, binoculars
Scuba-diving: mask, oxygen tank, life-jacket, flippers
Rock-climbing: ropes, boots, light clothes, bat
Skydiving: skis, parachute, goggles, gloves
Jet-skiing: life-jacket, jet ski, flippers, swimming suit

Task 8
Read the list of skills / qualities and say which are needed for the above sports.
Skills / qualities needed: fit, patient, imaginative, courageous, good sense of balance,
cooperative, strong, determined, good training, adventurous.
e.g. You need to be fit and strong and you must also have a good sense of balance to go wind-
surfing.
1. You need to be cooperative, courageous, and reasonably strong to go rafting.
2. You need to be good at training, be patient and courageous to go scuba-diving.
3. You need to be strong, determined , courageous , and have a good sense of balance to go
rock-climbing.
4. You need to be extremely courageous and adventurous , and have good training to go
skydiving.
5. You need to have a good sense of balance, be adventurous, and be reasonably fit to go
jet-skiing.