Listening Comprehension "THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORT" 7 form II term

LISTENING

II TERM

7 FORM

_______________________________________________

THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORT

A society – суспільство                                                    A point of view – точка зoру

To support – підтримувати                                              Violence – гнів

An attention – увага                                                          Mental abilities – розумові здібності

To cooperate – співпрацювати                                         Profitable – вигідний

Advertising – рекламний                                                 To promote – просувати, рекламувати

To encourage – надихати

I. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). (6 points)

1. Sport play an important role in our lives. ___

2. Our athletes are national heroes. ___

3. From a social point of view, sport plays a negative role. ___

4. Sport unites people of different social levels. ___

5. Sport helps people to become better players. ___

6. Schools don’t  pay attention to sport education in Ukraine. ___

7. Sport develops only mental abilities of sportsmen. ___

8. Sport teaches how cooperate with others. ___

9. Sport makes people physically weak. ___

10. Lot of money are usually paid for sport events. ___

11. Sport makes people healthier. ___

12. Sport promotes unhealthy products. ___

II. Listen to the text and choose the best variant A, B or C to complete the sentences. (6 points)

1. Nowadays, the best sportsmen have become…

1. world heroes         B) Ukrainian heroes         C) national heroes

2. Sport plays a positive role in…

1. uniting people        B) supporting people       C) encouraging people

3. With the help of sport, people become more …

1. kinder                   B) tolerant                         C) lazier

4. Sport education develops…

1. physical abilities     B) mental abilities           C) physical and mental abilities

5. Sport makes people …

1. emotionally strong           B) peaceful             C) physically strong

6. From the economic point of view, sport can be…

1.    perfect and advertising       B) profitable and advertising       C) encouraging and advertising

                                                                                                             YOUR MARK_____________

THE IMPORTANCE OF SPORT

Sport is an important part of today’s society and plays a large role in many people’s lives. Nowadays athletes have become national heroes. From a social point of view, sport plays a positive role in uniting people from different social levels in support of their favourite team. It helps people understand each other and be tolerant. However, it can divide people as well, as we can see crowd violence at football matches.

Schools pay much attention to sport education in Ukraine, because it develops physical and mental abilities of schoolchildren. It teaches children how to work as a part of a team and cooperate with others. At the same time it makes students physically strong. From the economic point of view, sport can be very profitable and advertising. Large sums of money are often paid to sport event organizes to promote products such as drinks, sport clothes and others.

All clever and wise people are sure that sport should be used only to encourage people to lead a more healthy and peaceful life instead of promoting unhealthy products.

1. T, T, F, T, F, F, F, T, F, T, T , F
2. C, A, B, C, C, B