В здоровом теле здоровый дух 
SPORT IN OUR LIFE
Everybody knows that sport makes people healthy, keeps them in good shapes, teaches them to be more organized and better disciplined. Sport builds character, it teaches people to win and lose. It makes them strong and helps to work off extra energy. And of course sport units people and makes them friends irrespective of their nationalities, social classes and religious. It helps people to be in good health.
We all need to exercise as regular exercising give us more energy, makes our bodies more flexible increase our strength, stamina. I do not mean that we all must be professional sportsmen, just try to keep fit. We have PT lessons at school but many of us try to miss them. We do not like doing morning exercises every day. Some of my classmates go to the swimming pool but not often. Unfortunately we are too lazy to have active lifestyle!
Not many teenagers today choose sport as a hobby. They can play football or basketball from time to time but not regularly.
On the other hand the popularity of extreme sports is growing up today. Base jumping, skydiving, snowboard or rock climbing attracts more young people though they can course many injuries. People who are interested in extreme sports say that risk and danger excite them greatly and it is a change from boring everyday life. It is a sort of relaxation! Some experts predict that extreme sports will become the major sports in the 21st century.
There are some more interesting proverbs and sayings about health.
Match the English proverbs and sayings and Russian equivalents. Work in pairs.
1. Live not to eat, but eat to live. |
a) В здоровом теле здоровый дух. |
2. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. |
b) Много есть – не велика честь. |
3. Wealth is nothing without health. |
c) Что полезно одному – то другому вредно. |
4. To have a healthy mind you must have a healthy body. |
d) Не рад больной и золотой кровати. |
5. Health is not valued till sickness comes. |
e) Тот здоровья не знает, кто болен не бывает. |
What sport is it?
- the sport of fighting with fists;
- the sport of riding in a small boat with sails;
- the sport of one who swims;
- the sport of playing a type of football with an oval ball;
- a game for two people who use rackets, a small soft ball and a low net;
- the sport of moving through the water in a boat without sails;
- the sport of going on horseback;
- a game played by two teams of 6 players each that is played on an ice field.
Key 2.
Put the words in the logical order:
1. Wealth, is, good, above, health.
2. Healthy, fit, food, to, eat, food, keep.
3. Be, take, a, shower, cool, to, healthy.
4. Your, eat, wash, hands, before, you.
5. Sweets, are, too, bad, many, teeth, for, your.
Key 3.