Стихотворения на английском языке для лучшего усвоения лексики и грамматики

People all over the world are very fond of sports and games. That is one thing in which people of every nationality and class are united.

The most popular outdoor winter sports are shooting, hunting, hockey and in the countries where the weather is frosty and there is much snow-skating, skiing. Some people greatly enjoy figure-skating and ski-jumping.

Summer affords excellent opportunities for swimming, boating, yachting, cycling and many other sports. Among outdoor games football takes the first place in public interest. This game is played in all the countries of the world. The other favourite games in different countries are golf, tennis, cricket, volleyball, basketball and so on. Badminton is also very popular.

Among indoor games the most popular are billiards, table tennis, draughts and some others, but the great international game is chess of course.

So we may say that sport is one of the things that makes all people healthy.

Basketball is now the second most popular sport in the world.

Gymnastics began as a form of exercise in ancient Greece. It was one of the first sports in the Olympics. Originally, only men were allowed to compete in the Olympic Games.

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Badminton is a sport for two or four people. Players use rackets to hit ashuttlecock (wickets) ( puck)over a net.

Ice hockey is a sport that is played by two teams on ice. They hold hockey sticks, which they use to push, shoot or pass a puck around the ice. Six players on each team play at once, but a whole team has over 20 players. Each team has 2 defenders, 3 forwards, and a goalie on the ice at a time.

Table tennis, also known as Ping Pong (a trademarked name), is one of the most popular sports in the world, with players in many countries. It is played by two or four people on a table. To play this game, people use bats and small celluloid balls. Table tennis was invented in England in 1880.

Baseball is a sport played by two teams. Each team has nine players. In baseball, one team throws a small round ball called a baseball and the other team tries to hit it with a club called a bat.

Rowing is about moving a boat on water using human muscle power. It can be a sport. The goal in rowing is to move as fast as possible on top of the water. The athletes use a boat. They move the boat forward by using two sculls (pucks) or one oar.

Surfing is a water sport done in the ocean or sea. The surfer uses his surfboard to catch a wave and ride in towards the shore. Surfing was invented by the Polynesians at least 4000 years ago.

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