Task 1. You are going to read the text aloud. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, and then be ready to read it aloud. Remember that you will not have more than 2 minutes for reading aloud.

Netball is played by over 20 million people in more than 70 countries of the world. It was invented in 1892 as women's basketball. However, netball is different from basketball in many ways. For example, the ball and the basket are smaller and the court is bigger. The players cannot run with the ball. They are not allowed to touch the players who they are playing with. Netball has seven players in each team (not five as in basketball). During the 20th century, the game became very popular in English-speaking countries. Traditionally, only girls and women played netball. Nowadays, netball is the number one women's sport in the world but boys and men are starting to play it too.

Task 2. Take part in a telephone survey. You have to answer six questions. Give full answers to the questions. Remember that you have 40 seconds to answer each question.

Electronic assistant: How old are you?

Student:

Electronic assistant: How many times a week do you do sports?

Student:

Electronic assistant: What sport is the most popular with teenagers in your region?

Student:

Electronic assistant: What sports facilities are available in the place where you live?

Student:

Electronic assistant: Why do you think it is important to keep fit?

Student:

Electronic assistant: What would you advise a person who wants to keep fit?

Student:

Electronic assistant: This is the end of the survey. Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Task 3. You are going to give a talk about keeping fit. You will have to start in 1.5 minutes and speak for not more than 2 minutes (10–12 sentences). Remember to say:

  • why doing sport is very important for modern teenagers;
  • what else besides sport young people do to keep fit;
  • what you enjoy doing in your free time;
  • what your attitude to doing sports activities is.

Example:

I'm going to give a talk about keeping fit.

• I think doing sport is very important for all teenagers. Firstly, it helps us to be healthy and more energetic. Secondly, if we do sport we are slim and attractive. Also, doing sports is a great way of spending free time with your friends.

• Besides sport young people avoid eating fast food and drinking fizzy drinks. Some teenagers, especially girls, sometimes follow a diet. Also, teenagers spend a lot of time outside skiing and skating in winter or walking and playing team sports in the open air.

• I've got a lot of interests. In my free time I like playing football/volleyball/tennis. Also, I paint and draw and I love spending time drawing portraits and nature. Finally, I enjoy spending time with my friends, having parties and going out.

• My attitude to doing sports activities is positive as I want to keep fit and be slim and attractive as long as possible.

That's all that I wanted to say.

You have received an email message from your English-speaking pen-friend Jim:

From: Jim@mail.uk

To: Russian_friend@oge.ru

Subject: Sports

... I have decided to do sport regularly. My friends have given me different advice on how to start but I can't choose which sport to play.

... What sport do you do regularly? What sports facilities can you use in your school? Does the career of a professional sportsperson attract you, why or why not?...

Write a message to Jim and answer his 3 questions.

Write 100–120 words.

Remember the rules of letter writing.