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Nowadays the focus on sports is visible not only in social media. We are getting more interested in leading a healthy lifestyle and sport is a natural companion to achieve this goal. In search of newness and challenges we create new rules, modernise the old ones, and make up new disciplines either to train ourselves or watch others perform. The picture below depicts such a modern creation. Have you seen people boxing and moving on to play chess just a moment after? Familiarise yourself with the text and find out more about this unusual sport.
W dzisiejszych czasach zainteresowanie sportem jest widoczne nie tylko w mediach społecznościowych. Coraz bardziej zajmuje nas kwestia prowadzenia zdrowego stylu życia, a sport stanowi naturalny środek w osiąganiu tego celu. W poszukiwaniu nowości i wyzwań tworzymy nowe zasady, unowocześniamy stare i wymyślamy kolejne dyscypliny, aby trenować samodzielnie lub oglądać wyczyny innych. Poniższa ilustracja przedstawia taki właśnie nowoczesny twór. Czy widziałeś/widziałaś ludzi, którzy boksują, a chwilę później przechodzą do gry w szachy? Zapoznaj się z tekstem i dowiedz się więcej o tym niezwykłym sporcie.
2. This sport was connected with power and wealth. boxingchess
3. It is sometimes called ‘pugilism’ or ‘prizefighting.’ boxingchess
4. Rounds in this sport are called ‘bouts.’ boxingchess
5. At the end of the 19th century, clocks started to be used during contests in this sport. boxingchess
6. In the past, some people did this sport by sending messages by post. boxing chess
Study the text and complete the exercises below.
Chess Boxing - A Checkmate or a Knockout?A.
Sports play a vital role in our lives. Practising them builds up our muscles, and improves staminastamina and stress‑resistancestress‑resistance. Nowadays, we can choose among a big number of disciplines – swimming, tennis, athletics, martial arts, dancing, and working out in the gym. The choice is truly immenseimmense and both sports’ amateursamateurs and professionals continue to search for new ways of being active, which leads to the creation of new disciplines and tournamentstournaments. Sometimes a new sport is made by combining two, seeminglyseemingly incompatibleincompatible, disciplines. The outcomeoutcome is then a hybridhybrid sport. Such is the case with chess boxing.
B.
Chess boxing, or chessboxing is a relativelyrelatively new sport. The first mention of the discipline took place in 1992 and is attributed toattributed to Enki Bilal, a French comic book author. The first official championships were held in 2003 in Amsterdam and the winner and the first World Chess Boxing Champion became Iepe Rubingh. Rubingh, a Dutch athleteathlete and performance artist, later established the World Chess Boxing Organisation. Since then, the sports’ popularity has been on the risehas been on the rise.
C.
Although it may appear easy to win, in fact even the sheersheer participation is highly complex and accessible only to those able to meet certain criteriacriteria. At the outsetAt the outset, chess boxing was an elitistelitist sport. In order to participate in a tournamenttournament, you had to demonstrate appropriate levels both of boxing and of chess. Your wish and dedicationdedication had to be accompanied bybe accompanied by skills and scores, or else you wouldn’t be allowed to take part in the contest. With the growth of interest, the expected levels were lowered, so that if you want to take part intake part in the competitioncompetition you need a few months of both regular chess and boxing training.
D.
Chess boxing is a martial artsmartial arts sports discipline and it has a set of rules that players abide byabide by. The contestcontest takes place on the boxing ring, into which a table, chairs, and a chess board are brought alternatelyalternately with the boxing round’s end. The participants start with a speed chessspeed chess round, and the boxing round follows. All in all, there are 6 chess rounds and 5 boxing rounds if one of the contestants doesn’t win earlier. According toAccording to the rules, there are many ways in which a contest can end. Typically, a player can win by a checkmatecheckmate or a knockoutknockout. Yet, these are not the only possible scenarios.
E.
Despite the fact that as a martial arts sport, which chess boxing clearly is, it might be seen as highly injuriousinjurious, scientists nowadays focus on its potential benefits. What researchers value the most is the combination of a physical and a mental sport. They study chess boxing to find out what can be done to improve the staminaimprove the stamina and strengthstrength, both mental and physical, of athletes in general. It seems that the complex and challenging environmentchallenging environment in which this sport takes place constitutes the greatest valueconstitutes the greatest value for athletes and their development.
F.
If you would like to give chess boxing a gogive chess boxing a go, there are a few things you should bear in mindbear in mind. Firstly, you need to be over 17, but luckily this sport can be practised by women and men alike. Secondly, you should be skilled atbe skilled at both speed chess and boxing. Before you get the chance to face your opponentface your opponent in chess boxing, you need to demonstrate successesdemonstrate successes in both disciplines. Although chess boxing training is not yet widely availablewidely available in Poland, if you follow the news, you can participate inparticipate in chess boxing events organised from time to time in Warsaw.
Źródło: Katarzyna Piotrowska, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
B. 1. Chess comes first, boxing follows, 2. Chess boxing – scientifically approved, 3. Chess boxing – a mediaeval discipline, 4. New sports come and go, 5. Are your scores high enough?, 6. Fancy taking up chess boxing?, 7. Chess+boxing = chess boxing, 8. We are all into sports
C. 1. Chess comes first, boxing follows, 2. Chess boxing – scientifically approved, 3. Chess boxing – a mediaeval discipline, 4. New sports come and go, 5. Are your scores high enough?, 6. Fancy taking up chess boxing?, 7. Chess+boxing = chess boxing, 8. We are all into sports
D. 1. Chess comes first, boxing follows, 2. Chess boxing – scientifically approved, 3. Chess boxing – a mediaeval discipline, 4. New sports come and go, 5. Are your scores high enough?, 6. Fancy taking up chess boxing?, 7. Chess+boxing = chess boxing, 8. We are all into sports
E. 1. Chess comes first, boxing follows, 2. Chess boxing – scientifically approved, 3. Chess boxing – a mediaeval discipline, 4. New sports come and go, 5. Are your scores high enough?, 6. Fancy taking up chess boxing?, 7. Chess+boxing = chess boxing, 8. We are all into sports
F. 1. Chess comes first, boxing follows, 2. Chess boxing – scientifically approved, 3. Chess boxing – a mediaeval discipline, 4. New sports come and go, 5. Are your scores high enough?, 6. Fancy taking up chess boxing?, 7. Chess+boxing = chess boxing, 8. We are all into sports
2. OutcomeDedication, the willingness to put effort and energy into something, is important when doing sports.
3. As in any other sport, chess boxers have to abide byattribute to the rules.
4. In a regular chess boxing match there are 56 rounds of chess.
5. When a contestant is hit and as result falls down, unable to move this is called a checkmateknockout.
6. During a chess match, a contestant may win by a checkmateknockout.
2. If you want to try chess boxing, 1. practised by, 2. accompanied by, 3. focus on, 4. according to, 5. attributed to, 6. abide by, 7. bear in mind, 8. on the rise the need for regular training in both sports.
3. The creation of the name ‘chess boxing’ is 1. practised by, 2. accompanied by, 3. focus on, 4. according to, 5. attributed to, 6. abide by, 7. bear in mind, 8. on the rise a French comic writer, Enki Bilal.
4. In chess boxing, players have to 1. practised by, 2. accompanied by, 3. focus on, 4. according to, 5. attributed to, 6. abide by, 7. bear in mind, 8. on the rise the rules if they do not want to be punished by the referee.
5. To be successful at chess boxing, your talent must be 1. practised by, 2. accompanied by, 3. focus on, 4. according to, 5. attributed to, 6. abide by, 7. bear in mind, 8. on the rise hard work and regular training.
Answer the questions in 3‑4 sentences.
According to the text, when was chess boxing created and who used this term first?
What does a chess boxing match look like?
Would you like to try chess boxing? Why? Why not?
Słownik
/ əˈbaɪd ˈbaɪ ðə ruːlz /
przestrzegać, dotrzymywać zasad
/ əˈkɔ:dɪŋ tuː /
według
/ ɔːlˈtɜːnətli /
na przemian, kolejno
/ ˈæmətəz / / ˈæmətə /
amatorzy/amatorki [amator/amatorka]
/ ˈæthetaliːts / / ˈæthetaliːt /
sportowcy [sportowiec], atleci/atletki [atleta/atletka]
/ ət ði ˈaʊtset /
na początku, na wstępie
/ əˈtrɪbjʊtɪd ˈætrɪbjuːt tuː /
przypisany/przypisana komuś [przypisywać komuś]
/ əˈveɪləbl̩ /
dostępny/dostępna, osiągalny/osiągalna
/ bi əˈkʌmpənid baɪ /
być w towarzystwie kogoś/czegoś
/ bi skɪld æt /
być wykwalifikowanym/wykwalifikowaną, wprawnym/wprawną w
/ ˈbeər ɪn maɪnd /
mieć na uwadze, wziąć pod uwagę
/ ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ ɪnˈvaɪərənmənt /
środowisko (otoczenie) stanowiące wyzwanie
/ ˈtʃekmeɪt /
szach‑mat (a winning position in chess, where one player’s king is attacked and can’t do anything to stop it)
/ ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn̩z / / ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn̩ /
zawody, rywalizacja [konkurencja, rywalizacja] (an event in which people try to be the best and win a prize)
/ ˈkɒnstɪtjuːts ðə ˈvæljuː / / ˈkɒnstɪtjuːt ðə ˈvæljuː /
stanowi wartość [stanowić wartość]
/ kənˈtests / / kənˈtest /
konkursy, zawody, rywalizacja [konkurs, konkurencja, rywalizacja] (an event in which people try to be better than others and win a prize)
/ kraɪˈtɪərɪə / / kraɪˈtɪərɪən /
kryteria [kryterium]
/ ˌdedɪˈkeɪʃn̩ /
poświęcenie, oddanie
/ ˈdemənstreɪt səkˈses /
wykazać, manifestować sukces
/ eˈliːtɪst /
elitarny/elitarna
/ feɪs jər əˈpəʊnənt /
stawić czoła twojemu przeciwnikowi
/gɪv ʧɛs ˈbɒksɪŋ ə ɡoʊ/ /gɪv ˈsʌmthetaɪŋ ə ɡoʊ/
spróbować szchoboksingu [spróbować czegoś]
/ ˈhæz bi:n ˈɒn ðə raɪz / / bi ˈɒn ðə raɪz /
wzrósł/wzrosła [wzrastać]
/ ˈhaɪbrɪdz / / ˈhaɪbrɪd /
hybrydy, krzyżówki [hybryda, krzyżówka] (a thing which is made by combining two different elements)
/ ɪˈmens /
niezmierny/niezmierna, rozległy/rozległa
/ ɪmˈpruːv ðə ˈstæmɪnə /
zwiększyć wytrzymałość
/ ɪmˈpruːv ðə streŋtheta /
poprawić, wzmocnić siłę
/ ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbl̩ /
niekompatybilny/niekompatybilna, niezgodny/niezgodna
/ ɪnˈdʒʊərɪəs /
szkodliwy
/ ˈnɒkaʊt /
nokaut (in boxing – when one contestant hits another and he/she falls to the ground and is unable to get up)
/ ˈmɑːʃl̩ ɑːts / / ˈmɑːʃl̩ ɑːt /
sztuki walki [sztuka walki] (sports in which you fight to defend yourself, such as karate)
/ feɪs jər əˈpəʊnənt /
stawić czoła twojemu przeciwnikowi
/ əˈpəʊnənt /
przeciwnik/przeciwniczka (a rival in sports)
/ ˈaʊtkʌmz / / ˈaʊtkʌm /
rezultaty, wyniki [rezultat, wynik]
/ pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt ɪn /
uczestniczyć w
/ ˌrɛfəˈriː /
sędzia sportowy
/ ˈrelətɪvli /
względnie, stosunkowo
/ ˈsiːmɪŋli /
pozornie
/ ʃɪə /
sam/sama (used to emphasise the word that comes after this word)
/ spi:d tʃes /
szachy błyskawiczne (a game of chess that has a fast time control)
/ ˈstæmɪnə /
wytrzymałość
/ ˈstres rɪˈzɪstəns /
odporność na stres
/ ˈteɪk pɑ:t ɪn /
brać udział w
/ ˈtɔːnəmənts / / ˈtɔːnəmənt /
turnieje, zawody [turniej] (a series of contests for single players or teams who play against each other until one player or a team wins)
/ ˈwaɪdli əˈveɪləbl̩ /
szeroko dostępny/dostępna, osiągalny/osiągalna
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