Vocabulary 3

physical education – физкультура

to be keen on smth – увлекаться чем-то

to do sport/to go in for sport – заниматься спортом

to require stamina – требовать выносливости

to be fit/ to keep fit – быть в форме/держать форму

to exhaust/exhausted – выматывать/ обессиленный

to improve one’s skills at/in smth – улучшать свое мастерство в чем-то

to be skillful at/in smth – быть умелым в чем-то

coach – тренер

equipment – оборудование, оснащение

stand – трибуна

to be packed – быть заполненным

to cheer for the team– болеть

a fan – болельщик

to achieve results in sport – добиваться результатов в спорте

to have an effect (on smb) – иметь эффект (результат), повлиять на кого-то

attitude to smth – отношение к чему-то

to enjoy doing smth – наслаждаться чем-то

score – счет, забивать

– What’s the score? – Какой счет?

– It’s four to nill. – Четыре-ноль

goal – гол, ворота

to score a goal – забить гол

to end in a draw – закончиться вничью

to win/ to lose – выиграть/ проиграть

to lead – вести (в счете)

opponent – противник

defense/ to defend – защита/ защищать

A) WHAT SPORT? Read three people telling about their favourite kinds of sport. Pick out key-words which may help you to say what kind of sport is meant in each of the extracts.

Extract 1.

Well, I’ve been playing it since I was at school, since I was quite young, because my Dad was always very keen on it, and he used to give me lessons. And then at the university I joined the team and we used to play quite a lot. And it was quite fashionable at the moment, actually, all over Europe it’s becoming more fashionable. It’s often difficult to book courts – you’ve got to get in there a week before. I like it because it requires a lot of stamina. You’ve got to be fit. It’s constant running. It doesn’t take a long time – you can take half an hour at lunch-time, play, have a shower, and that’s it. Since it is not much standing around, it’s movement all the time, you feel absolutely exhausted at the end, and you can’t really play for two hours, though some people do. It’s usually for quite a short time. To play it you need a racket, a small ball and a net which separates you and your opponent.