Many people like those kinds of sports which include violence. Ask your partners if they think the same. Let them explain why they think so. Use the following formulas

Let us clear up, In other words, I mean that, On the one hand, On the other hand, As far as … is concerned, Nevertheless, I’m convinced that, I’m sure that, I’m afraid that, I can’t say exactly, but…

Give your own ideas on any of the following problems.

1. Why don’t people live an active life?

2. Why do people practise extreme sport? What does it give so that they risk their lives?

3. Honest Olympic games. Is it real?

4. Should women take part in all the kinds of sports?

5. Taking drugs. A necessity or an evil?

6. Without record-breaking performances sport would not be as attractive to watch on TV.

7. Should our government spend so much money on sport? May be there are some other problems that are more urgent?

Comment on the following quotations.

1. Any boxer who says he loves boxing is either a liar or a fool. I’m not looking for glory… I’m looking for money. (Chris Eubank, British boxer)

2. There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is. (Bill Bradley, US senator and basketball player)

3. Talent wins games, but team work wins championships. (Michael Jordan, US basketball player)

4. There is no way sport is so important that it can be allowed to damage the rest of your life. (Steve Ovett, British athlete)

5. The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon. (Douglas Jerrold, British play writer)

Examine the network on the topic “Sport” and reproduce the narrative supplying the necessary factual and imaginative details so as to present some ideas to your groupmates.

18. Mini-project “Belarusian Sportsmen on the International Scene”

Write an article about some Belarusian sportsmen. You can use the information about ten best sportsmen of 2005 (according to the National Olympic Committee). You can also use any additional information.

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1. Alim Selimov. Greco-Roman wrestling. Alim is from Mozyr. Won the gold medal in the World championship.

2. Maksim Mirny. Tennis. He is the leader of the Belarusian team. Together with the Swede Ionas Biorkman won 5 tournaments, including one of the Grand Slam series.

3. Alexander Gleb. Football. He is the most successful Belarusian football player. Alexander was invited to play for “The Arsenal”.

4. Angelica Kotiuga. Speed Skating. She won three silver medals in the World championship in 2005.

5. Vadim Deviatovsky. Hammer-throwing. He became the second in the World championship in 2005.

6. Ivan Tikhon. Hammer-throwing. Ivan is from Grodno. He is considered to be the best Belarusian sportsman. This athlete won all the six major competitions of the season, including the World championship.

7. Ekaterina Karsten. Boar-racing. Last year she defeated all her rivals in the World Championship and in all the three stages of the World Cup.

8. Nadezhda Ostapchuk. Shotput. Last year she won the European championship and the World championship. Nadezhda holds the national record.

9. Vladimir Samsonov. Table Tennis. He got the Fair Play prize last year. Vladimir became the champion of Europe for the third time. He also won three tournaments of the Pro Tour series and became the third best player in the World rate.

10. Natalia Tsilinskaya. Cycling. She became the World champion for the sixth time. Natalia is the first in the World rate in two disciplines.