if the given below statements are true or false. If the statement is correct, you should say «It’s true» or «I agree». If the statement is not correct you should say «It’s false» or «I disagree» and correct it.
1. Irina Chaschina was born on the 24th of April in 1983 in the Russian city of Tomsk.
2. Irina’s grandfather was a great sport-lover and wanted her to take up figure skating.
3. Irina Chaschina never wanted to go in for sports gymnastics.
4. Vera Efremovna Shtelbaums was the girl’s second coach.
5. The season of 1999 became the most successful for the sports-woman.
6. Irina doesn’t like exercises with maces.
7. Chaschina always smiles while performing but in her usual life she is very serious.
8. Irina believes that the most important thing in Calisthenics is a good sport form.
9. Irina Chaschina was once disqualified for 2 years.
10. The performances of Irina Chaschina are elegant and graceful.
V. Translate the following sentences into English using the active vocabulary of the lesson.
1. Чемпионаты по художественной гимнастике всегда интересно смотреть.
2. Заниматься спортом регулярно (regularly) значит соблюдать (follow) определенный режим и образ жизни.
3. Будучи юниором, Ирина Чащина заняла первое место на очень престижном турнире – Спартакиаде СНГ.
4. В художественной гимнастике много упражнений: с обручем, мячом, скакалкой, булавами.
5. Спортсмены тяжело переживают (suffer greatly from) дисквалификацию.
6. Ирина Чащина тренировалась под руководством трех заслуженных тренеров.
7. В 12 лет Ирина Чащина вошла в сборную команду России.
8. Ирина Чащина принимала участие в многочисленных соревнованиях.
9. Фанаты всегда поддерживают любимых спортсменов или команды.
10. Выступление этой гимнастки произвело на меня сильное впечатление.
VI. Read, translate and role-play the following dialogue between two fans of calisthenics. You may choose some other kind of sport to discuss while role-playing.
– I say, calisthenics is a very difficult kind of sport. It requires big endurance, hard and regular trainings and good health, of course.
– I absolutely agree with you. You forgot to mention good physical form and flexibility. I guess in calisthenics flexibility is the most important quality.
– Right you are, moreover, this artistic kind of sport is always interesting to watch.
– Yeah, it’s very beautiful and graceful. Besides, it develops not only the body, but the brain.
– That’s right. Coaches say it works out logical thinking, attention, fast reaction. No wonder, calisthenics is a complex-coordinated kind of sport, that’s why it has so many advantages and difficulties, at the same time.
VII. Compose an essay on the topic «My favourite sportsman». Be ready to retell it.
Topic 4. SIBERIAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORT
I. Match English and Russian words and word combinations.
1) graduates, 2) secondary schools, 3) technical schools, 4) to be founded, 5) an educational establishment, 6) to train qualified specialists, 7) an admission, 8) a staff, 9) to rename, 10) to be headed by, 11) a rector, 12) to receive the status of the university, 13) to give a qualification, 14) a Bachelor, 15) accommodations, 16) buildings for study, 17) libraries, 18) sport facilities, 19) a track-and-field indoor stadium, 20) swimming pools, 21) stadiums, 22) sport halls, 23) skating rinks, 24) football fields, 25) hockey grounds, 26) tennis courts, 27) full-time tuition, 28) extramural tuition, 29) faculties, 30) a dean, 31) chairs (departments), 32) to fulfill post-graduate training, 33) magistrate, 34) post-graduate course, 35) doctorate, 36) Institute of Improvement of Professional Skill, 37) a council, 38) to defend candidate and doctor theses, 39) to defend the honour of the university on sport arenas, 40) to participate, 41) Olympic champions, 42) World champions.
1) спортивные залы, 2) набор, 3) защищать кандидатские и докторские диссертации, 4) быть возглавляемым кем-либо, 5) футбольные поля, 6) магистратура, 7) олимпийские чемпионы, 8) библиотеки, 9) декан, 10) докторантура, 11) совет, 12) штат, 13) спортивные сооружения, 14) выпускники, 15) средние школы, 16) переименовывать, 17) чемпионы мира, 18) присваивать квалификацию, 19) подготавливать квалифицированных специалистов, 20) факультеты, 21) быть основанным, 22) техникумы, 23) образовательное учреждение, 24) ректор, 25) получить статус университета, 26) бакалавр, 27) помещения, 28) учебные корпуса, 29) легкоатлетический манеж, 30) бассейны, 31) стадионы, 32) катки, 33) хоккейные коробки, 34) теннисные корты, 35) заочное обучение, 36) очное обучение, 37) кафедры, 38) осуществлять послевузовскую подготовку, 39) аспирантура, 40) Институт повышения квалификации, 41) участвовать, 42) защищать честь университета на спортивных аренах.
II. Repeat the words after your teacher then read them yourself and guess their meanings.
1. Subjects: theory and history of physical culture, life safety providing, pedagogy, psychology, economic theory, philosophy and history, Russian and foreign languages (English, German, French), biology, chemistry, biochemistry, biorhythmology, anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, mathematics, physics, informatics, sport metrology, sport management, valeology, age pedagogy, sport journalism, adaptive physical culture, sport rehabilitation, sport hygiene, sport medicine, therapeutic massage.
2. Sports: swimming, track-and-field athletics, hockey, football, wrestling, weight-lifting, cycling, skating, boxing, fencing, gymnastics, acrobatics, calisthenics, sport gymnastics, sport dances, basketball, volleyball, handball, badminton, skiing, biathlon, lawn tennis, tourism, shaping, aerobics, martial arts.
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