Sport is Fun

much more interesting than music or video – it definitely

comes first . But I`m not just a football fan , I`m a player as well . I practice my skills every day in the garden or down in the fields . I train hard twice a week and on Sundays . I have been playing ( играю) for nine years now , and I`d like to Become a professional .
Football is great and exciting . Recently I`ve won the Player of the Year award . I`ve also been on TV and on the Chelsea of the football programme .

great sport . I don`t need much to be happy

. The ocean , waves , sunny weather and my surfboard make me happy. I enjoy catching and riding a wave . Sometimes dolphins ride the waves with me and my friend s. We feel safe when they`re around .But every time I go into the water I`m so glad to be out. I am happy to be alive .
Surfing makes me appreciate ( ценить) my life.

Quebec ,home of the Montreal Canadians , the most successful

professional hockey team . That`s why I`m fond of hockey . I`ve loved hockey since I was three years old .
Though I`m not good at playing I know everything about hockey , teams and players .I enjoy watching the game . I`m sure that speed and changes on ice have made hockey the most popular game in the world .
I hope to become a referee when I`m an adult.

I love figure skating more than anything . It was

my elder sister who brought me to the skating rink . Now I skate four times a week and I never get bored of skating . Ice , music , dance – it`s like a fairy tale . I`ve been very lucky – I`ve had a wonderful coach . I`d like to become a coach too .
I`m from a small town , so I travel to Moscow and back each week – bit I love skating , so it`s worth it !

PLACES
Swimming
Ice hockey
Athletics
Roller skating
Figure

skating
Cross country running
( кросс)
Cycling / skiing
Riding
Sports groung
Court
gym
Stadium
Skating rink
Pool / lake
River/ Sea
Mountains
Fields
Street
Forest

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The waves were very big but Nick was a

strong swimmer and his new board was good . He sat on it in the water and waited .
A big wave arrived and Nick started to swim strongly . Nick caught the wave well and stood up on his board . The people on the beach watched – it was exciting to watch . Suddenly Nick heard a noise.
A surfboard hit his rignt arm . He fell from his board . A second big wave hit him and he saw Brian`s board coming at him.
His head went under the water . The water was in his mount . His arm was hurt. He started to swim but it was not easy.

first Olympics Games help ?
2 . Which countries were the

hosts of the Olympics Games for three times ?
3 . Name (at least 3 countries) where the Olympics Games weren `t helpd ?
When and in what city in Russia were the Olympic Games held?

Netherlands

Switzerland
1932 USA USA
1936 Germany Germany
1948 England Switzerland
1952 Australia Italy

to revive the Olympic Games at the end 19th century?

2. Coubertin thought highly of sport , didn`t he ?
3. When did the Olympic Games begin again ?
4. What has become a symbol of the Olympic Games? What does this symbol mean ?
5. Are the Olympic Games popular now ?