Exercises. a.Read the text and write down the words which are pronouced in the following way:

a. Read the text and write down the words which are pronouced in the following way:

[(ta) ski] ___________ _ [im'presiv] __________

['mauntan], ___________ _ Lmta'naefanl] __________

['еэпэ] ___________ _ [4[aelind3irj] __________

[ta 'bust] ___________ _ [sa'fistikeitid] __________

b. Describe the location and appearance of Davos.

с Read the following questions for your group-mate to answer:

1 'What do you 'know about DaЛ vos as

an.international.conference-» centre? ----------------------------

2 'What 'sports 'make Dav» os 'very _____________________

* popular?

3 'Why is Da'vos 'popular as a 'ski _______________________

re * sort in the first place? --------------------------------

4 'Is it an 'all-'year 'round re/ sort? ----------------------------------

d. Make a list of the words and expressions associated with winter sports,
e.g. skiing — piste, slope, to go skiing

skating______________________________________________

ice hockey___________________________________________

bobsleign____________________________________________

e. Say who and when might say the following words, to your mind:

1 Provided it's not too windy at the top, there's no problem.

2 It's a matter of balance, really.

3 It is incredibly noisy, fast and dangerous, but it's really exciting to watch.

f. Have a look at this picture and say with what season of the year each of them
is associated:

Say which of these sports are rather popular with Russians.

e.g. To my mind rather many young people go in for motor-racing.

g. Write down the words from which the following ones are formed:

footballer — football-player cricketer — cricket-player

tennis-player __________ __ snooker-player ___________

darts-player ___________ swimmer__________________

windsurfer ___________ high-jumper __________ __

golfer ___________ ) canoeist ___________

mountaineer ___________ jockey ___________

archer ___________ gymnast ___________

Make a short sentence with some of the above words, e.g. Kafelnikov is a brilliant tennis-player.

h. Write down what you call a person who...

does the long-jump — a long-jumper

rides horses in races ____________________________________

drives cars in races _____________________________________

throws the discus/javelin _________________________________

does gymnastics _______________________________________

plays hockey__________________________________________

plays football ________________________________________________

does the pole-vault______________________________________

coaches sportsmen______________________________________

comments on various sports events_______________________

i. Say what sports you like watching and what sportsmen are in very good form now, to your mind.

e.g. / like watching hockey matches, especially those when Pavel Bure plays He is in the super form. I suppose he has been training hard.

j. Write which sports these places are associatied with, use a dictionary if necessary:

e.g. court — in tennis, squash... course____________________

field______________________ rink______________________

ring_______________________ alley______________________

pitch______________________ piste_______________________

k. Translate into English paying attention to tenses:

1 Это поле для бейсбола. Матчи проводятся примерно раз в неде­лю. Сейчас команда на соревнованиях в Атланте. И здесь не было матча вот уже две недели.

2 Сначала он работал с другим тренером. Но с января этого года он тренируется у Ирины Родниной.

3 Когда я включил телевизор, транслировали матч «Спартак»-«Динамо». Счет еще не был открыт. Ты знаешь, с каким счетом закончился этот матч?

4 Он уже три недели на тренировках на спортивной базе.

5 Спортивный комментатор ведет репортаж со стадиона в Париже.

6 Он не отдыхал зимой уже несколько лет.

I. Write a short essay Winter holidays and sports always go together.

m. Work in pairs

Imagine your group-mate is soon having a vacation after he passes all the exams in January. Discuss his plans for vacation.

4. A TV program about Bournemouth

Commentator: Just under two million people visit Bourne­mouth every year. It is a very popular holiday resort, and it's easy to see why. Bourne­mouth Bay has seven miles of sandy beach, and the town offers plenty of things to do, both outdoors and indoors.

While the commentator speaks, various scenes of Bournemouth are shown: the cliffs and beach, the pier, a busy street with the tourist information centre, a young girl paddling in the sea with a

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bucket, another crowded Bournemouth beach, the Pavilion thea^ tre, posters for concerts, the Bournemouth shopping arcade, the new Conference Centre on construction.

Commentator: Tourists don't come to Bournemouth all the year round, however. And Bournemouth: works hard to attract other people too. This* new International Conference Centre isJ scheduled to open in 2000. Its main hall will; seat up to four thousand conference dele* gates. Or it can be used as an exhibition area| or as a sports centre. It should help to keep people coming to the town even when it's no| the holiday season. Seems like sensibly planning. Or does it? What do the people o| Bournemouth think about it? Woman: Oh, I'm against it. It will attract a lot more? people to Bournemouth, and I think; Bournemouth is quite busy enough already. |

Youngish man: Well, I don't really know. Well, I don't thinly it's going to make much difference to me per­sonally. But it's costing rather a lot, isn't it?! I'd have thought that Bournemouth had: enough conference facilities already.

Middle-aged man: Well, I'm all in favour of it. It'll bring people into the town. And that means it'll bring money. It's good for trade. Everyone benefits.; I think it's a very good idea. I'm all for it.

Commentator: So, opinions are divided. Is it welcome evi­dence of planning for prosperity, or is it one more example of the way we are destroying our own environment? Town development can be highly controversial.