Put adjectives and adverbs in the brackets into comparative or superlative degrees

1. These tickets cost (cheap) than those ones. 2. To travel by plane is (expensive) way of traveling. 3. It is (good) to go to countryside in summer than in winter. 4. It was (exciting) trip, I’ve ever had. 5. My journey wasn’t (comfortable) than I expected. 6. Climbing the mountains are as (risky) as sinking in the seas. 7. Passive rest is (boring) than active one. 8. Through the windows of the train I saw (fantastic) scenery. 9. It is (dangerous) hiking. 10. My friend was (experienced) than I. 11. This carnival will be (great) carnival this year. 12. The Caucasus are (high) mountains in Europe. 13. The official gives (much) information than I asked. 14. Is the Volga (long) than Don? 15. It is (good) to book tickets than to buy them before arrival.

UNIT 3

HEALTH AND SPORT

3.1.1 Answer the questions:

1) What does it mean for you “to be healthy”?

2) Do you think you are a healthy person?

3) What do you do to be healthy?

Read and translate the text

Health

We are healthy when all parts of our bodies and of our minds work together properly. We cannot be happy unless we feel well.

The ancient Greeks knew the value of good health. They even named one goddess Hygeia, which means goddess of health. Hygeia was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of medicine. The Greeks prayed to her to give them good health.

The Romans spoke of health in a proverb: “A healthy mind in a healthy body.” In addition to physical health, an understanding of mental health is also important. The body does a great deal to take care of itself, but by learning a few important health rules, it is possible to help the body to work at its best.

Many people will say: “Good health means not being ill.” That’s true. But health is much more than that. We have good health when bodies and our minds are able to work at their best.

The human body is much more complicated than any machine. Yet it needs less day-to-day care than any machine. No machine can do all things the body can do. No machine will work for 70 years or more, day and night, requiring only air, water, food and a few simple rules.

Millions of people all over the world are fond of sport and games. Sport helps people to stay in good shape, keeps them fit, healthy and makes them more organized and better disciplined in their daily activities.

We have always paid great attention to sport in our schools, colleges and universities.

You can hardly find a university without a gym or sport ground. Every city and town has a few stadiums or a swimming pool where local competitions are usually held.

It’s been a tradition in every country to divide sport into professional and amateur. There are different sporting societies and clubs in our country. Many of them take part in different international tournament and are known all over the world. A great number of different records have been set by our sportsmen: players, swimmers, figure skaters, runners, high jumpers. Our sportsmen also participate in the Olympic Games and always win a lot of gold, silver, bronze medals.

There are also a lot of amateur clubs and keep-fit centers in our country where people go in for aerobics, yoga, body– building, swimming, skating, and jogging. Thousands of people go to the stadiums to support their favorite team and many, many thousands prefer to watch the game on TV more. But watching sport events and going in for sport are two different things.

My favorite kind of sport is tennis. I’ve been playing it since I was eleven years old, and the more I like it. There is a good tennis court not far from my house and whenever I have a chance I go there with a friend of mine.