Read and translate the text, given below. Answer the questions, which are given under the text.

Since ancient times, Ukrainians were skilful archers, horsemen, and wrestlers. In the XIX century European sports and games were introduced; football and wrestling became the most popular.

Kyiv’s famous soccer team “Dynamo” won the European Cup Holder’s Cup twice, in 1975 and 1985.Oleg Blokhin and Igor Byelanov were named Europe’s best soccer players.

The “Spartak”, handball team from Kyiv, has won 13 European Champion’s Cups. Zinaida Turchyna and Larysa Karlova were named best players in the World and European Championships several times.

The Ukrainian school of gymnastics is recognized the world over. Its representatives Iryna Deriuhina, Oleksandra Tymoshenko, Oksana Skaldina (and others) have won world and European champioships. Larysa Latynina has the longest history of records in the Olympic Games: 18 medals, including 9 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze.

Valeriy Borzov, the famous sprinter, won 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 20^th and 21^st Olympic Games. Serhiy Bubka, eight times world champion in the pole vault and Olympic champion holds 35 world records. He has been named World’s Best Athlete.

Having just proclaimed its independence, Ukraine sent the national team to the 1994 Olympics. At the XVII Winter Games in Norway, young figure skater Oksana Baiul won the first gold medal for independent Ukraine.

At the 26^th Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ukrainian athletes won 9 gold medals, plus a score of silver and bronze.

The names of the winners have become known the world over: all-round Olympic champion in gymnastics Lilia Podkopaeva; Olympic champion in women’s free-style gymnastics Katia Serebrianska; Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling Viacheslav Olinyk; Olympic champion in weight- lifting Tymur Taimazov; Olympic champion in boxing Volodymyr Kliuchko; and others.

QUESTIONS:

1. What were the most popular sports and games in the late XIX century?
2. What do you know about Kyiv’s soccer team “Dynamo”?
3. What can you tell about the “Spartak” handball team from Kyiv?
4. What do you know about the Ukrainian school of gymnastics?
5. What can you say about the participation of Ukrainian sportsmen in the Olympic Games?

EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE WORDS IN ENGLISH:

Archer - ______________________________________________________________________

Horsman - ____________________________________________________________________

Wrestler - _____________________________________________________________________

Wrestling - ____________________________________________________________________

Representatives - _______________________________________________________________

The pole vault - ________________________________________________________________

To proclaim - __________________________________________________________________

All-round - ____________________________________________________________________

A score of - ___________________________________________________________________

Weight-lifting - ________________________________________________________________

20. Match each word in column A with a word from column B, and translate each word:

A B

21. Match each word in the left-hand column with the appropriate meaning from the right-hand column:

22. Read and translate the text, given below. Answer the questions:

Sports in Great Britain

The British are known to be great sports-lovers, so when they are neither playing, nor watching games, they like to talk about them. Many of the games we play now have come from Britain.

One of the most British games is cricket. It is often played in schools, colleges, universities and by club teams all over the country. Summer isn’t summer without cricket. To many Englishmen cricket is both a game and a standard of behaviour.

But as almost everywhere else in the world, the game, which attracts the greatest attention, is Association football, or soccer. There are plenty of professional and amateur soccer clubs all over Britain. International football matches and the Cup Finals take place at Wembley. Rugby football is also, very popular, but it is played mainly by amateurs. Next to football, the chief spectator sport in British life, is horse-racing. A lot of people are interested in the races and risk money on the horse, which they think, will win. The Derby is the most famous single sporting event in the whole world.

Britain is also famous for motor-car racing, dog-racing, boat-racing, and even races for donkeys. The famous boat-race between the teams of Oxford and Cambridge attracts large crowds of people.

A great number of people play and watch tennis. Tennis t ournaments at Wimbledon are known all over the world.

The British also like to play golf, baseball, hockey, grass-hockey. Various kinds of athletics, such as running, jumping, swimming, boxing are also popular. You can sometimes hear that there are no winter sports in England. Of course the English weather is nit always cold enough to ski, skate, or toboggan, but winter is a good season for hunting and fishing.

QUESTIONS:
1. What do the British do when they are neither playing, nor watching games?

2. What kind of sports is especially associated with Britain?

3. What is cricket for an Englishman?

4. What is the most popular game in the world?

5. Where do the Cup Finals take place?

6. Is rugby played by professionals?

7. What kinds of racing are popular in Britain?

8. What do you know about Wimbledon?

9. What other kinds of sports do the British go in for?

10. What winter sports are popular in Britain?

23. There are 16 sports in this puzzle. Can you find them?

Write down the meaning of all 16 sports, which you have found:

24. Write a short description of your favourite sport giving the following information:

- the reason for your giving preference to it;

- the date when you started practicing/ watching it;

- how good you at it;

- how often you play (exercise, watch)it;

- whether you do it on a regular basis, or just watch it live on TV.

IDIOMS

25. Memorize some idioms or idiomatic expressions dealing with the topic “Sport and Games”:

The (one’s) daily dozen – means a few routine exercises practiced daily in order to keep oneself feet. - зарядка.,

To stretch one’s legs – is to walk around in order to get physical exercise.- Розім’яти ноги, прогулятися.

To break (beat, cut, exceed, set) a record – is to make a new record, e.g. an Olympic record.

- Побити рекорд, встановити рекорд.

To play ball (with someone): a) to play a ball game with someone;

b) to co-operate with someone.

- а)грати в м’яч з кимось.

- б) співпрацювати з кимось.

To go in for smth. – means to take part in smth., to enjoy (doing) smth.- Захоплюватися, займатися чимось.

To sweep the board (clean): a) to win all the cards, stakes;

b) to win all the prizes, awards connected with the event or activity.

- Забрати всі ставки.

- Заволодіти всім, захопити всім, перемогти всіх.

To win out (over someone or smth.) – to beat someone or smth. In a race or a contest.

- Перемогти когось у гонках, змаганнях, конкурсі.

To win by the head (a neck, a nose) – is to win by the slightest amount of difference (as in a horse race where one horse wins with only its nose ahead of the horse which comes in second.)

- Перемогти з незначною перевагою, трохи випередити.

To win the wooden spoon – to be beaten (in sports), for example, to be the last runner to come in a race. Посісти останнє місце в змаганнях.

A dead heat – is an instance of two or more persons, horses, cars, finishing a race so close together that it is impossible to say that one has beaten the other.

- Змагання, в якому двоє або більше учасників фінішують одночасно.

In someone’s favour/In favour of someone or smth. - means to someone’s advantage or credit (especially in sports scores).

- На користь когось або чогось.

To make a point – is to score a point (in a game or contest).

- Виграти очко.

To kick off – is to start a football game by kicking the ball a great distance.

- Увести м’яч у гру (у футболі).

On the bench – means sitting, waiting for a chance to play in a game (In sports, such as basketball, football, soccer, etc.).

- На лаві заспаних, запасний.

To warm the bench – is to remain out of a play during the game – seated on a bench.

- Не брати участь у грі, залишатися на лаві запасних.

The twelfth man – is a reserve player in a game of cricket.

- Запасний гравець (у крикеті).

To send someone to the showers – is to send a player out of the game and off the field, court, etc. - Вивести гравця з гри.

An early bath – is sending off a sport player during game. - Виведення гравця з гри.

Ready, steady, go – is said to start off a children’s race, said when two or more persons are starting to do smth. together. - На старт, увага, марш.

A play- by- play story – is a broadcasting that covers sport events or competitions.

- Репортаж про спортивні змагання.

To swim like a cork (a duck, fish) – to swim well. - Добре плавати, плавати як риба.

The sport of kings - is formerly hunting as a sport, especially on horseback, now horse-racing.

- Полювання.

26. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:

1. Tom does his daily dozen every morning as soon as he rises. He says it does him far more good than extra five minutes in bed.

2. Bobby thinks it is very useful to stretch his legs every evening.

3. George is out, he has just gone for a leg-stretcher.

4. When will our team play ball with yours?

5. Things would go better if you would learn to play ball.

6. Inessa Kravets set a new record in the triple jump event at the World Athletics Championship in 1995.

7. Serhiy Bubka, the world famous pole vaulter, swept the board clean and was the first Ukrainian sportsman to receive the prestigious title “ Merited Master of Sport of Ukraine”, followed by that “ Master of Sport, International Class”, holder of 35 world records, whose 35^th record was registered in 1994, when he chalked up 6.14 in Sistieri, Italy.

8. I knew I could win out if I just kept trying.

9. My horse won out over yours, so you lost your bet.

10. John ran the fastest race he could, but he only won by a nose.

11. Sally won the race, but she only won by a neck.

12. William was down on his luck and won the wooden spoon in the European Championship.

13. The score was ten to twelve in our favour.

14. At the end of the second half, the score was forty to three in the other’s team’s favour.

15. Peter kicked off in the last game. Now it’s my turn.

16. Ben tripped when he was kicking off.

17. Bill is on the bench now, I hope he gets to play.

18. Dick played during the first quarter, but now he’s on the bench.

19. Mary never warms the bench. She plays from the beginning to the end.

20. Harry spent the whole game warming the bench.

21. Mike doesn’t play, he is the twelth man. He hopes he will play cricket on this grass field next time.

22. Henry played so badly that the coach sent him to the showers after the third quarter.

23. After the first fight, the coaches sent both players to the showers.

24. James like listening to play-by-play stories, she always turns on the radio in order to listen to news reports covering local and international sports events.

25. Tony is not particularly attractive man physically, but he has a rare talent: he is keen on the sport of kings.

26. Linda didn’t approve her husband’s hobby- the sport of kings.

27. We are not pushing together. I’ll give you a “ready, steady, go”, and shove as hard as you can.

28. Alice set the world free style record, she swims like a cork.

29. Andy won the butterfly event. Everyone knows that he swims like a duck.

30. Laura is afraid of boating. She can row very well. But she swims like a stone.

31. Jessica wants to learn swimming and then take a course of training at the yacht-club. But now she swims like a tailor’s goose.