What is your favourite sport? - Sport dancing is my favourite sport. I'm a sporty person and sport is an important part of my life. In summer I go in for swimming , volleyball and tennis. Of all outdoor games I prefer volleyball. I also go in for sport dancing. I started doing this sport
Oleksandr Usyk is my favourite sportsman. He is a prominent professional boxer from Ukraine, WBO world champion, Olympic Champion, Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine. He is the only boxer to hold all four cruiserweight titles. Oleksandr Usyk was born on 17th January 1987 in Simferopol, Crimea. Since the young age, Usyk showed interest in active
Rafael Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player. He was currently ranked world No. 2 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals. He is widely regarded as the greatest clay-court player in history, and owing to his dominance and success on the surface, he has been titled “The King of Clay”. Some
Do You Know About Sports? Where were the first Olympic Games organized ? - In Greece. Who could take part in the Olympic competitions? - Only men. What is another name for athletics? - Track-and-field. Who invented basketball? - James Naismith, an American teacher of Physical Training. Where did modern boxing originate from? - From Great
Have you heard about such a game as elephant polo? Hi! I'm Liza and I would like to share with you what I've found about elephant polo. Level A2 The most unusual game in the world is elephant polo. Elephant polo was first played at the beginning of the 20th century in India by wealthy
Tell about sport in your life, will you? Everybody knows that sport is one of the few things that make people healthy. I’m a sporty person and I love sport since early childhood. I go in for sport all the year round swimming, cycling and rollerblading in summer. I enjoy skating and sledding in winter.
Read the text "From the History of Tennis" and do the exercises. Level A2 Tennis is a very old game; it was played in France in the 14th century. The French called it a game played with the palm of the hand. The players hit the ball over the net without rackets. Lois XII of
Read the text about BASE jumping to develop your reading skills. Level B1 Reading Comprehension Some decades ago, Carl Boenish took a team of skydivers to Yosemite National Park, USA, and jumped with them from El Captain’s summit. The sport developed into BASE jumping, named after the four types of fixed objects people jump from:
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games were held in South Korea in Pyeongchang. It was an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018. The opening ceremony was held on the 9th of February. South Korea has hosted the Olympic games just once before.
The Olympic Games, Global, Multi-sport Competition Let's read and speak about the Olympic Games. Level A2/B1 Read Some Interesting Facts about Olympic Games The first Olympic Games took place in 776BC. The original Olympics began as part of an Ancient Greek festival, which celebrated Zeus, the Greek God of sky and weather. The whole competition lasted
