Sport

  1.  Sport is important to the individual because …
 

  a)  it builds his/her character

  b)  it keeps him/her healthy

  c)  it gives him/her something to do in his/her leisure time

  d)  it enables him/her to meet other people

  2.  People who take part in sporting activities should be …
 

  a)  unpaid amateurs

  b)  paid a salary by the government

  c)  paid a small amount but not enough to live on

  d)  professionals who can earn their living through sport

  3.  International sport is important because …
 

  a)  countries can show how good they are

  b)  it makes money for the organising country

  c)  it sets standards for playing different sports

  d)  it is cheaper and less harmful than wars

  4.  I prefer to …
 

  a)  watch other people play their sports

  b)  watch sport on television

  c)  have nothing to do with sport at all

  d)  take an active part in different sports myself

  5.  The types of sport I prefer are ….
 

  a)  those in which one individual usually competes against  

  another individual 

  b)  those in which teams compete against each other  

  c)  leisure sports in which there is usually no direct competition  

  between individuals or teams

  d)  those in which sportsmen use their brains more than their    

  muscles

The world of sport

“The Greatest Show on Earth”Sport  enthusiasts  will  claim  that  the  Olympic 
Games  represent  “the  Greatest  Show  on  Earth”. 
The  Olympic  movement  stems  back  to  the  year 
776  BC  when  the  first  recorded  games  were  held 
at Olympia in Greece to honour one of the many 
Greek gods, Zeus. However, the modern Olympic 
era was founded in Athens in 1896. Ever since then, 
apart from during World War I and II, the Olympic 
Games have been held every fourth year. In 1924, Winter Olympic 
Games were introduced. Today, these Winter Olympics are held in the 
period between the summer Olympics.