Lesson theme: basketball grammar: ко'chirма va о’

V. Make sentences from the notes.
► Tessa / want / buy / a new coat / soon
Tessa wants to buy a new coat soon.
1 we / must / avoid / waste / so much time
2 sometimes / a country / refuse / take part / in the Olympics
3 I / like / see / the Rocky Mountains / some day
4 I / mean / give / Judy / a nice welcome / yesterday
5 I / always / like / see / my doctor / once a year
6 the buses / usually / stop / run / before midnight
7 I / can't face / get up / at five / tomorrow
8 last year / we / make / an agreement / work / together
9 yesterday / you / promise / carry on / shoot / the film
10 my father / seem / get / better / now
LESSON 37. Theme: SNOWBOARDING

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Snowboarding, winter sport with roots in skiing, surfing, and skateboarding where the primary activity is riding down any snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard with feet positioned roughly perpendicular to the board and its direction, further differentiating it from skiing, in which riders face forward. Moreover, no poles are used as in skiing, and the majority of participants wear not hard but soft- to mid-flexing boots for support. The sport developed in the 1960s and ’70s, grew in popularity in the 1980s, and became an Olympic sport in 1998. To die-hard riders and enthusiasts worldwide, including this author, snowboarding is a special kind of “medicine for the soul,” combining the beauty of nature, the thrill of competition, and the opportunity for self-expression. There is no single way to snowboard.
The precursor of the modern snowboard came about in 1965, when engineer Sherman Poppen of Muskegon, Michigan—the widely acknowledged “father of the snowboard”—invented the prototype that paved the way for the modern board. The “Snurfer” got its snappy name from Poppen’s wife, who neatly combined the two words that described the contraption’s purpose: surfing on snow. Poppen’s initial model was just two snow skis bolted together—he later attached a rope to the front for steering. No specialized boots or bindings were required.

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