Учебно-методическое пособие по английскому языку для студентов первого курса

Answer the questions:
What role does sport play in our life? Why do people choose to go in for sport? What kinds of sport do you know? Where can we go in for sport? How can children go in for sport? What can you say about sport in Bashkortostan? What is your favourite sport?
Find the words in the text.
Здоровье, быть в форме, уделять внимание, гимнастика, обязательный предмет, физкультура, соревнования, энергия, спортивный клуб, спортивный комплекс, с удовольствием, деятельность, образовательные учреждения, принимать участие, популярность.
3.3.6. I want you to listen to my stories. I will describe different sport games. You have to match the name of the game with the text.
On the blackboard:

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  Football
  
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  Baseball
  
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  Basketball
  
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  Cricket
  
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  Chess
  
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  Softball
  

1. 
   It is a game of two players. Each of then starts with sixteen different playing pieces to move on the board. The aim is to move your pieces so that your opponent’s king will be taken.
   
2. 
   This game is played on a court with a large orange ball. There are five players in each team. Two teams try to score goals by throwing a ball through a net fixed to a metal ring at each end of court. The players bounce the ball while running, and pass it to each other. The team with the most points wins.
   
3. 
   This game is very similar to baseball, but is played with a large ball. It is a popular sport among American women and co-ed (combined men and women) teams. (
   
4. 
   It is a game between two teams and is played on a field with a bat and a small white ball. Each team consists of nine players. The teams take turns playing in the field and batting the ball. The game has nine innings.
   
5. 
   It is a game played between two teams of eleven players. Players kick a ball around a field trying to score a goal. The team with the most points wins. This game is very popular in Russia and all over the world.
   
6. 
   It is sometimes called an English national game. It is known that people played it in England as early as 1550. It is a very long game. International matches last for 5 days. This game is not played only by men; girls and women play it too.
   

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