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1. Read and name all kinds of sport mentioned in the text. Use the dictionary if necessary.
SUMMER AND SPORTS Summer gives us excellent chance for swimming, boating, yachting cycling, gliding and many other sports. Many unusual sports, like hang-gliding or parachuting, are popular nowadays. But the traditional sports are still much fun. Among outdoor games football takes the first place in public interest — this game is played in all countries of the world. The other games that are popular in different countries are golf, lawn tennis, cricket, volleyball, basketball and so on. Badminton is also very popular. Over the last few years aerobics has become popular with young girls. It helps them to be slim, healthy and strong.
If we train hard, we become fitter, our bodies become stronger. There is a Latin proverb, "Mens sana in corpore sano" (a sound mind in a sound body), which means that when your body is fit then your mind will be too. So we may say that sport is one of the things that make people keen. But it also brings other things. It's of no doubt that sport brings enjoyment. It brings a sense of achievement. Sport makes us more organized and better disciplined in our daily activities.
Try to take part in some sport or exercise regularly and you will feel much healthier and happier person.
According to the Olympic ideal it is not the winning, which is important, but the taking part (though nowadays this is sometimes forgotten). So, you do not need to be good at sport to enjoy it. Whatever type of person you are, there is a sport which will suit you, and there are a lot of different ones to choose from.
Sports are a common ground for people of all ages, back-grounds1 and nationalities. There is one point more — as a hobby, sport is a good way to make new friends.
2. Complete the sentences.
1. If we train hard, we ...
2. When your body is fit, then ...
3. Sport is the thing that makes people ...
4. Sport brings ... and a sense of...
5. Sport helps to improve ... and ...
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