Sport and a Healthy Life Style

Nowadays our life is getting more and more tense. People live under the pressure of different problems, such as social, ecological, economic and others. They constantly suffer from stress, noise and dust in big cities, diseases and instability. A person should be strong and healthy in order to overcome all difficulties. To achieve this aim people ought to take care of their physical and mental health. There are several ways to do it.

The state of your body depends on how much time you spend going in for sport. At least everybody must do morning exercises every day. People all over the world like sport. It makes you healthier, keeps you fit and it's just a great pastime! The healthiest kinds of sport are swimming, running and cycling. In Kazakhstan a huge amount of attention is always given to sport, especially in schools, colleges and universities. You can hardly find a school without a gym or a sports ground. Every town has a few stadiums or swimming pools where local competitions are usually held. Our sportsmen have set a great number of world records: gymnasts, weightlifters, swimmers, figure skaters, runners, and jumpers. Our sportsmen also participate in the Olympic Games and always win lots of medals. There are also a lot of amateur clubs and keep-fit centers in Kazakhstan where people go in for yoga, bodybuilding, aerobics, swimming, skating, jogging. Thousands of people go to stadiums to support their favorite teams and many more prefer to watch the games on TV.

Healthy food is also a very important factor. Overeating causes many dangerous diseases. A daily menu should include meat, fruit and vegetables, milk products, which are rich in vitamins, fat, proteins, etc. On the other hand, modern diets are very popular especially among women. Diets may be harmful if they are used in a wrong way. To be healthy, people should get rid of their bad habits. It's necessary to stop smoking and drinking alcohol. Everyone should remember that cigarettes, alcohol and drugs destroy both body and brain. Besides, according to statistics people under the influence of drugs and alcohol commit most of crimes. In addition it is recommended to watch TV less, and avoid anxiety.

Certainly it's hard to follow all these recommendations, but every person has to choose between a healthy life style and numerous illnesses.

XI. Match the English phrases with their Russian equivalents:

1. To be getting more and more tense	a. постоянно страдать
2. Under the pressure of	b. под давлением
3. To suffer constantly	c. заниматься спортом
4. To go in for sport	d. с другой стороны
5. Ought to take care of	e. становиться все более напряженным
6. On the other hand	f. должен заботиться о

XII. True or False? Prove your answer using the sentences from the text above:

a. Everyone should remember that cigarettes, alcohol and drugs destroy both a body and brain.

b. In addition it is not recommended to watch TV at all, be anxious and follow a daily routine.

c. Every town has a few stadiums or swimming pools where local competitions are usually held.

d. It's been a tradition in our country not to divide sport into professional and amateur.

XIII. The problem of smoking is much under discussion.

Some people smoke, some don’t. Divide into two groups. One group is smoking in public and the other is against. Try to convince the other group that you are right.

You may use the next prompts:

SMOKING

FOR:

1. I think smoking is a pleasure.

2. Little is known for certain about the tobacco effect on human organism. No visible harm to a smoker. At least no immediate harm.

3. Smoking helps young people to become independent and look like grown-ups.

4. Smoking looks smart and seems that everybody likes smoking.

AGAINST:

1. Smoking is an addiction like drugs. People need it, depend on it, can’t stop it.

2. It looks smart in movies but it is just the form of advertising.

3. Above all smoking is harmful to health and in many countries a warming is printed on every packet of cigarettes.

4. Most of the smokers wish to give up smoking but they are usually weak.

XIV. Discuss the following questions with your partner and prepare a report “What you can do to be healthy”:

Ø List 3 healthy things you do that make you happy.

Ø What is stress? What kind of things can cause stress? List 3 things that cause you stress (make you feel stressed out).

Ø Do people have the right to smoke when children in the same house or colleagues in the same office have to inhale the smoke? Why can smoking hurt your health?

Ø How many hours of sleep do you need? Do all adults need the same amount of sleep?

Ø Why should most people not drink coffee just before they go to bed? If someone is having trouble sleeping at night, what can that person do?

Fill in the chart which will help you to make your report:

	Food/Diet	Sport	Sleep	Smoking	Alcohol	Stress

XV. Dialogues

Lifestyle

(R=Receptionist, W = Woman)

R:New Life Centre. Can 1 help you?

W: Yes. Could you give me some information about your centre?

R: Certainly. Are you interested in losing weight or just improving your fitness?

W: Actually, it's not for me. It's for my husband. He needs to lose weight and

improve his fitness. I want to book him a week with you as a surprise for his birthday.

R: Ah, lucky man!

W: Could you tell me something about the program?

R: Sure. As soon as he arrives here he'll take a fitness test to see what sort of diet he needs to go on.

W: Right.

R: We start every day at 7.30 with a half-hour walk before breakfast.

W: Ha-ha. He usually starts the day with a cigarette before breakfast!

R: Oh dear. If he has a cigarette here, he'll be in big trouble. It's a strictly no

smoking area.

W: Well, it's a good idea for him to give up smoking. He says he'll give up as soon as he feels more relaxed.

R: Oh well, this is the ideal place to relax. We do at least two hours of yoga and meditation every day, and after the morning hike he can have a sauna and Jacuzzi.

W: Oh, he'll enjoy that. But what's this hike?

R: They go for a hike in the morning from 8.30 to 12.30. One of our instructors

will take your husband and other people at the same level of fitness for a four-hour hike into the mountains.

W: Four hours! His idea of a walk is going from the front door to his car.

R: Oh, don't worry. When they get to the top of the mountain, they'll have a

twenty-minute break before they come down again. The scenery is very relaxing.

W: They'll be starving!

R: Oh, don't worry. When they're hungry they'll stop for a healthy snack. The instructor always carries a supply of fruit.

W: No chocolate then! And what about the afternoon? Can he relax then?

R: No, not really. But he'll have time to relax after the afternoon hike.

W: Oh my goodness. 1 don't think he'll thank me for this.

R: Believe me, when he finishes the week he’ll feel like a new man/

W. If he finishes the week!

XVI. Tell about how to keep a healthy life style. What are the basic types of food a person should eat?

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