2. Why do people do sports?
Sports are one of the most popular
leisure time activities.
Sports help us to keep our body fit,
nice and attractive.
Sports can help us to lose weight
and build muscles.
3. Why do people do sports?
Sports are very good for active relaxation.
Sports are important for our physical
and mental health.
If people don’t do any sports, they are often
lazy and fat.
4. Is there a difference between
sport and game?
SPORTS are activities practiced individually
(athletics, horseracing, cycling).
GAMES are activities played in a team. The game
has its own rules and is usually played with a kind
of ball. A referee decides about the game.
5. Is there a difference between
sport and game?
There are many BALL GAMES in the world;
FOOTBALL is the most popular game.
In America it is called SOCCER. A typical
American ball game is BASEBALL.
Popular around the world are VOLLEYBALL,
BASKETBALL and HANDBALL.
6. How can we divide sports and games?
We can divide all sports into two groups
according to the place where
they can be practised:
Indoor sports - gymnastics, table tennis,
boxing, wrestling, yoga, aerobics…
7. How can we divide sports and games?
Outdoor sports - hiking, rock climbing,
horse riding, golf , cycling, or riding a
mountain bike, athletics…
Most sports and almost all games can be done
both indoors and outdoors.
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9. How can we divide sports and games?
Sports and games can be practiced in summer or in
winter, but there are also many
all-season activities.
Summer sports - swimming, windsurfing,
yachting, rollerblading…
Winter sports - skiing (down- hill, cross-country,
slalom, ski jumping), sledging, ice-hockey,
figure-skating, speed skating…
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11. What are any of the favourite sports
in the Czech Republic ?
The most favourite sports in the Czech Republic
are ice hockey and football.
Petr Mrázek and David Pastrňák are our most
famous ice hockey players. The best known
player we have ever had is Jaromír Jágr.
Petr Čech and Patrik Shick are
our most famous football players.
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17. Do you know any popular and typical sports
in the United Kingdom
The British invented the rules of many sports and
games which are now played all over the world
- football, rugby, cricket and tennis.
The most popular sports in the UK are
football, cricket and rugby.
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19. Do you know any popular sport
in the U.S.A.?
The most popular sports in the U.S.A. are ice hockey
(National Hockey League), basketball (National
Basketball Association), American Football (National
Football League) and Baseball.
The most popular NHL players are
Connor McDavid, ,Sidney Crosby, Pekka Rinne.
The most famous basketball players are LeBron James,
Stephen Curry, James Harden and Tomáš Satoranský.
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28. Do you know any extreme/adrenaline
sports?
Extreme sports/adrenaline sports are activities often
involving speed, height, a high level of danger.
Auto racing Motocross
Bungee jumping Paragliding
Freestyle scootering Rock climbing
Mountain biking Skateboarding
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30. What are any of sports facilities?
Where can people practise sports?
Sports ground/playground Sports arena
Stadium Gym/gymnasium
Football ground/pitch Sports hall
Cricket ground/pitch Fitness centre
Handball court Tennis court
Golf course Swimming pool
Ice-rink Track
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32. What is any of sports equipment?
Hockey - hockey stick, ice skates, helmet, gloves,
puck, goal
Basketball, volleyball – ball, net, boots
Skiing – a pair of skies, skiing poles, googles,
ski boots, gloves
Tennis – tennis rocket, tennis ball, net
Other equipment - tracksuit, vest, trainers, stopwatch
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34. What are important sports events
World and European Championships
(Football League Championship)
Tournaments
(Wimbledon – the Grand Slam Tennis Tournament)
Race (MotoGP)
Hockey League (Canadian Hockey League)
World Cup (FIFA World Cup)
35. The Olympic Games
The first Olympic Games took place in
Olympia (Greece) in the year 776 B.C.
Since 1924 there are two parts of the games
• The winter part
• The summer part
which alternate once every two years.
36. The Olympic Games - Symbols
The Olympic Flag
The Olympic Flame
The Olympic mascot
The Olympic Motto - "Faster, Higher,
Stronger”
37. The Olympic Flag
Five rings on the white background
Blue – Europe Black – Africa
Red- America Yellow – Asia
Green - Australia
38. The Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic program includes the
following sports:
swimming, archery, athletics, badminton,
baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing and
kayaking, cycling, football (soccer),
gymnastics, tenis, table tennis, modern
pentathlon, rowing, sailing, volleyball,
weightlifting, wrestling and others.
39. The Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic program includes
sports played on snow or ice:
biathlon, bobsledding, curling, ice hockey, ice
skating (figure skating and speed skating),
skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding and others.
40. Czech Olympic winners (Summer Olympic
games - Men winners)
The most famous Summer Olympic winners from
Czech republic are:
Emil Zátopek Jan Železný
Ota Zaremba Roman Šebrle
Lukáš Krpálek Martin Doktor
42. Czech Olympic winners
(Winter Olympic games)
Czech Ice hockey team - ice hockey - one gold
medal from Nagano 1998 and bronze medal
from Torino 2006.
Aleš Valenta – (freestyle skiing)
Lukáš Bauer – (cross-country skiing)
Kateřina Neumannová – (cross-country skiing)
Martina Sáblíková – (speed skating)
Ester Ledecká - (skiing, snowboarding)
43. Czech Olympic winners (Winter Olympic
games - Women winners)
Katerina Neumannova - Cross-country skiing -
one gold medal from Torino 2006, 4 silver
medals and one bronze medal.
Martina Sábliková - speed skating - 2 gold
medals from Vancouver 2010.
Ester Ledecká – alpine skiing and giant slalom
- 2 gold medals from Pyeongchang, 2018.
