Sport is not only a hobby or a healthy lifestyle. To many, sport is also a profession. Take a look at the photos. What aspects of sports do they show? Does working as a professional athlete have any disadvantages? Let’s see what those athletes have to say about the good and the bad sides of their job.
Sport to nie tylko hobby czy zdrowy tryb życia. Dla wielu sport to także zawód. Spójrz na ilustrację. Jakie aspekty sportu ukazuje? Czy praca zawodowego sportowca ma jakieś złe strony? Zobaczmy, co o dobrych i złych stronach swojego zajęcia mają do powiedzenia zawodowi sportowcy.
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Zdjęcie składa się z dwóch fotografii. Po lewej stronie znajduje się mężczyzna siedzący na rowerku rehabilitacyjnym a obok niego stoi fizjoterapeuta. Po prawej stronie widać dłonie unoszące w górę puchar sportowy. Transkrypcja dialogów znajduje się poniżej.
The ups and downs of being a professional athlete
Wzloty i upadki zawodowego sportowca
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: www.freepik.com [dostęp 3.08.2022], domena publiczna.
Exercise1
Match the words to their definitions.
Połącz wyrazy z definicjami.
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hurdler Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who goes down a platform, then jumps off the end, and lands on the ground, 2. an athlete competing in three different sports, usually running, swimming, and cycling, 3. an athlete who jumps over obstacles in a race triathlete Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who goes down a platform, then jumps off the end, and lands on the ground, 2. an athlete competing in three different sports, usually running, swimming, and cycling, 3. an athlete who jumps over obstacles in a race ski jumper Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who goes down a platform, then jumps off the end, and lands on the ground, 2. an athlete competing in three different sports, usually running, swimming, and cycling, 3. an athlete who jumps over obstacles in a race
hurdler Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who goes down a platform, then jumps off the end, and lands on the ground, 2. an athlete competing in three different sports, usually running, swimming, and cycling, 3. an athlete who jumps over obstacles in a race triathlete Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who goes down a platform, then jumps off the end, and lands on the ground, 2. an athlete competing in three different sports, usually running, swimming, and cycling, 3. an athlete who jumps over obstacles in a race ski jumper Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a person who goes down a platform, then jumps off the end, and lands on the ground, 2. an athlete competing in three different sports, usually running, swimming, and cycling, 3. an athlete who jumps over obstacles in a race
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Read the athletes’ opinions about their profession and do the exercises below.
Przeczytaj opinie sportowców na temat ich zawodu i wykonaj ćwiczenia pod tekstem.
The Pros and Cons of Practising Professional Sport
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Zdjęcie przedstawia mężczyznę w stroju sportowym biegnącego przez płotki.
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: www.pixabay.com [dostęp 10.03.2022], domena publiczna.
Ernst Vendermeyer, hurdler: I am really happy that I became a professional hurdler. This sport helped me with being more organised and more focused on my goals. Early wake‑ups, everyday trainings and sticking to a healthy diet make me neatneatneat and punctual. This often means you have to push yourself beyond limitspush yourself beyond limitspush yourself beyond limits, but it is worth it. It was hard at the beginning, but now I am proud of myself. Also, you can retire early, because a career in sports is quite short. Then, you can choose other interesting jobs, related to sports or not, and practise what you love in your free time.
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Zdjęcie przedstawia kobietę w czepku oraz piance do pływania stojącą na plaży i pochylającą się do przodu. Kobieta trzyma obie ręce oparte na kolanach.
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: www.freepik.com [dostęp 10.03.2022], domena publiczna.
Anne Whigley, a triathlete: The best thing about being a pro is that what started as a hobby can one day become your profession. This way, you do what you love and you earn money for doing it! It might not be a 6‑digit sum, but you can get a considerable incomeconsiderable incomeconsiderable income, and an additional income from sponsorships and advertisingsponsorships and advertising sponsorships and advertising, if you are famous. However, there are also disadvantages. When you are a professional athlete, you work under a lot of pressure. Everyone thinks you will always win, so it can be really stressful. That is why, you often work with psychologists to become less stressed.
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Zdjęcie przedstawia sportowca w trakcie wykonywania skoku na nartach. Ujęcie zrobione jest od dołu. Mężczyzna ubrany jest w kombinezon oraz w kask i gogle.
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: wikiwand.com [dostęp 10.03.2022], domena publiczna.
Takeo Takeuchi, a ski jumper: Sport has taught me a lot about myself and others. What I love the most about my profession is the diverse lifediverse lifediverse life I can lead. When I go to tournamentsgo to tournamentsgo to tournaments around the world, I get to visit various placesvisit various placesvisit various places and meet a lot of interesting people, see beautiful sights and amazing buildings. However, it is sometimes difficult for my family when I travel a lottravel a lottravel a lot, because they don’t get to see me too often in the season. Fortunately, different video applications enable me to be as close to them as possible.
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Zdjęcie przedstawia mężczyznę biegnącego po asfalcie. Mężczyzna ma na sobie legginsy oraz buty do biegania. Biegnie bez koszulki.
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: www.freepik.com [dostęp 10.03.2022], domena publiczna.
Feye Omyle, a marathon runner: I don’t think being a professional athlete is easy. You need to keep a strict disciplinekeep a strict disciplinekeep a strict discipline in training, and follow a healthy dietfollow a healthy dietfollow a healthy diet. It means you have to give up junk foodgive up junk foodgive up junk food. For me, the beginning of my career was very difficult. I had to give up my social life, too. I really started enjoying my sport when I started winning. People recognised me in the street, asked for an autograph, and celebrities invited me to parties. But there are some disadvantages, too. When you represent your countryrepresent your countryrepresent your country, people expectexpectexpect you to win and this means you have to learn how to deal with stressdeal with stressdeal with stress. I know there are many more disadvantages, but I wouldn't change my profession for the world!
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Zdjęcie przedstawia tenisistkę z rakieta uniesioną do serwu na korcie trawiastym.
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: www.unsplash.com [dostęp 10.03.2022], domena publiczna.
Hellen Bogart, a tennis player: I have become more healthy thanks to the fact that I am a tennis player. I have enough exercise during workouts, so I stay fit. Unfortunately, when you exercise so much, it is easier to have an injuryinjuryinjury and this can easily ruin your career. So in my profession, it is important to get back in shapeget back in shapeget back in shape very quickly. There is an even more important aspect of our job: coping with failurecoping with failure [cope with failure]coping with failure. It was difficult for me at first, but I learnt to accept failure as a natural part of my life as a professional athlete. It has helped me to become toughtoughtough not only in my professional life, but in my private one as well.
1 Źródło: DariaWieliczko, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exercise2
Read the text again and match the sentence that best suits each person.
Przeczytaj tekst jeszcze raz i dopasuj poniższe zdania do każdego z mówiących.
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Hellen Bogart Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. enjoys meeting new people when travelling, 2. believes that coping with failure is her biggest success, 3. didn’t like his profession at first, 4. says that sometimes you need to work with a psychologist to deal with stress, 5. says that an athlete’s career is not long Anne Whigley Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. enjoys meeting new people when travelling, 2. believes that coping with failure is her biggest success, 3. didn’t like his profession at first, 4. says that sometimes you need to work with a psychologist to deal with stress, 5. says that an athlete’s career is not long Feye Omyle Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. enjoys meeting new people when travelling, 2. believes that coping with failure is her biggest success, 3. didn’t like his profession at first, 4. says that sometimes you need to work with a psychologist to deal with stress, 5. says that an athlete’s career is not long Ernst Vendermeyer Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. enjoys meeting new people when travelling, 2. believes that coping with failure is her biggest success, 3. didn’t like his profession at first, 4. says that sometimes you need to work with a psychologist to deal with stress, 5. says that an athlete’s career is not long Takeo Takeuchi Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. enjoys meeting new people when travelling, 2. believes that coping with failure is her biggest success, 3. didn’t like his profession at first, 4. says that sometimes you need to work with a psychologist to deal with stress, 5. says that an athlete’s career is not long
Hellen Bogart Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. enjoys meeting new people when travelling, 2. believes that coping with failure is her biggest success, 3. didn’t like his profession at first, 4. says that sometimes you need to work with a psychologist to deal with stress, 5. says that an athlete’s career is not long Anne Whigley Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. enjoys meeting new people when travelling, 2. believes that coping with failure is her biggest success, 3. didn’t like his profession at first, 4. says that sometimes you need to work with a psychologist to deal with stress, 5. says that an athlete’s career is not long Feye Omyle Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. enjoys meeting new people when travelling, 2. believes that coping with failure is her biggest success, 3. didn’t like his profession at first, 4. says that sometimes you need to work with a psychologist to deal with stress, 5. says that an athlete’s career is not long Ernst Vendermeyer Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. enjoys meeting new people when travelling, 2. believes that coping with failure is her biggest success, 3. didn’t like his profession at first, 4. says that sometimes you need to work with a psychologist to deal with stress, 5. says that an athlete’s career is not long Takeo Takeuchi Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. enjoys meeting new people when travelling, 2. believes that coping with failure is her biggest success, 3. didn’t like his profession at first, 4. says that sometimes you need to work with a psychologist to deal with stress, 5. says that an athlete’s career is not long
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exercise3
Read the text again and decide if the following sentences are true or false.
Przeczytaj tekst ponownie, a następnie zdecyduj, czy podane zdania są prawdziwe, czy fałszywe.
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1. When Ernst retires, he can do his sport in his free time. TRUE FALSE
2.Anne talks about dealing with pressure and stress. TRUE FALSE
3. Focusing on family is the most important for Takeo Takeuchi. TRUE FALSE
4. Although being a professional athlete is extremely difficult for Feye, he loves it anyway. TRUE FALSE
5. Feye Omyle says it is ok for an athlete to sometimes eat junk food. TRUE FALSE
6. Hellen Bogart thinks that accepting injuries helps to become tough in sports and private life. TRUE FALSE
7. According to Hellen Bogart, professional athletes need to overcome their 8. injuries very quickly in order to keep their careers. TRUE FALSE
1. When Ernst retires, he can do his sport in his free time. TRUE FALSE
2.Anne talks about dealing with pressure and stress. TRUE FALSE
3. Focusing on family is the most important for Takeo Takeuchi. TRUE FALSE
4. Although being a professional athlete is extremely difficult for Feye, he loves it anyway. TRUE FALSE
5. Feye Omyle says it is ok for an athlete to sometimes eat junk food. TRUE FALSE
6. Hellen Bogart thinks that accepting injuries helps to become tough in sports and private life. TRUE FALSE
7. According to Hellen Bogart, professional athletes need to overcome their 8. injuries very quickly in order to keep their careers. TRUE FALSE
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exercise4
Read the text again and drag the words to fill in the gaps.
Przeczytaj tekst ponownie, a następnie przeciągnij wyrazy i wyrażenia w odpowiednie luki.
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Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
