This document contains summaries from 4 students - Eugen, Ivan, Andrew, and an unnamed author. Eugen discusses his passion for football and appreciation for disabled athletes. Ivan discusses his dancing and admiration for wheelchair dancers. Andrew discusses his wrestling and admiration for disabled wrestler Dustin Curter. The final section discusses the benefits of sports in developing qualities like discipline, team spirit, and cultural understanding.

1. Taras Shevchenko Gymnasium
Kirovohrad, Ukraine
Evgen Konyashin
Andrew Kulik
Ivan Petrushevsky
8-b

2. The symbol of the Paralympic Games contains three
colours: red, blue, and green, which are the colours most
widely represented in the flags of nations.

3. Motto

5. My name is Eugen. I am a footballer! I am 12. I
have been attending football club for about six
years. I love it. Football is my passion!!

6. I know that it is difficult and exhausting to play
sport. I’m completely healthy but often get
tired. There are many people who have no legs
and do different sports

7. This problem is very
important for me. It has
caught my thoughts.
After everything I’ve
learned about these
people, I began
to appreciate everything
I have.

8. I am proud of these
people because they
do not give up, lose
heart and have
achieved Success!
Now
I know that I must work
hard to be
as sporty as they are!

9. My name is Ivan. I go in for dancing. I have been
dancing for 5 years. I have won many
competitions in Ukraine and abroad.

10. I know for sure that this kind of sport
demands to be hardworking,
persistent. Dancers have to overcome
difficulties and pain.
I can’t even imagine what way invalids
can dance so gracefully and easily

11. Now I want to tell you about Wheelchair Dance Sport. Not
long ago a Ukrainian couple became World Champions in
Wheelchair Dance Sport. Ilona Sluhovina, disabled from
childhood, is the international master of sports and winner
of various wheelchair dance sports competitions. She has
already been dancing for 8 years. In spite of her disability,
she overcomes all difficulties and reaches her aim.

12. My name is Andrew. I’m 12 as well as Ivan and Eugen. I have been
going for wrestling, for 3 years. This kind of sport is very difficult , it
requires willpower, selfbelief , persistence, ability to overcome
difficulties and other qualities.

13. I admire Dustin Curter! This wrestler
suffered a serious disease and completely
lost arms and legs.

14. Sportsmen from many
countries take part in the
Games and learn not to fight,
but to compete.
Sports play a great part in improving our
physical, mental health. They develop
discipline, responsibility, team spirit and
other important qualities. Through sports
we better understand cultural and human
values, appreciate the human body.