Are you into sports? Analyse the descriptions of different sport disciplines and match them to the name of sport. POLO Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. It’s a winter racing sport. The participants ride sleds down artificial tracks. The object of the game is to reach the end of the track as fast as possible., 2. The team consists of 10 players. 4 of them carry a long stick and the rest- a short stick. They play with a solid rubber ball. Equipment needed: helmets, mouthpieces, shoulder pads, arm pads, gloves., 3. The object of the game is to score more points than the opposite team. Each match consists of 4 chukkas (plays), each lasting 7 minutes. Equipment needed: a special saddle and a mallet., 4. Very popular in Southern Asia, the game is played by 2 teams, 7 members each. The object of the game is to put the opponents out by touching them or preventing them returning to their own half by the time their breath is up., 5. The object of the game is to hit the ball over the net to the opponents section. To do it, the players can use any part of their body: head, arm, leg. They play on a big inflatable with a trampoline found on each side for added bounce., 6. The goal of the game is to pin the opponent’s arm into the surface of the table. Strength and skills are needed. LACROSSE Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. It’s a winter racing sport. The participants ride sleds down artificial tracks. The object of the game is to reach the end of the track as fast as possible., 2. The team consists of 10 players. 4 of them carry a long stick and the rest- a short stick. They play with a solid rubber ball. Equipment needed: helmets, mouthpieces, shoulder pads, arm pads, gloves., 3. The object of the game is to score more points than the opposite team. Each match consists of 4 chukkas (plays), each lasting 7 minutes. Equipment needed: a special saddle and a mallet., 4. Very popular in Southern Asia, the game is played by 2 teams, 7 members each. The object of the game is to put the opponents out by touching them or preventing them returning to their own half by the time their breath is up., 5. The object of the game is to hit the ball over the net to the opponents section. To do it, the players can use any part of their body: head, arm, leg. They play on a big inflatable with a trampoline found on each side for added bounce., 6. The goal of the game is to pin the opponent’s arm into the surface of the table. Strength and skills are needed. ARM WRESTLING Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. It’s a winter racing sport. The participants ride sleds down artificial tracks. The object of the game is to reach the end of the track as fast as possible., 2. The team consists of 10 players. 4 of them carry a long stick and the rest- a short stick. They play with a solid rubber ball. Equipment needed: helmets, mouthpieces, shoulder pads, arm pads, gloves., 3. The object of the game is to score more points than the opposite team. Each match consists of 4 chukkas (plays), each lasting 7 minutes. Equipment needed: a special saddle and a mallet., 4. Very popular in Southern Asia, the game is played by 2 teams, 7 members each. The object of the game is to put the opponents out by touching them or preventing them returning to their own half by the time their breath is up., 5. The object of the game is to hit the ball over the net to the opponents section. To do it, the players can use any part of their body: head, arm, leg. They play on a big inflatable with a trampoline found on each side for added bounce., 6. The goal of the game is to pin the opponent’s arm into the surface of the table. Strength and skills are needed. BOSSABALL Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. It’s a winter racing sport. The participants ride sleds down artificial tracks. The object of the game is to reach the end of the track as fast as possible., 2. The team consists of 10 players. 4 of them carry a long stick and the rest- a short stick. They play with a solid rubber ball. Equipment needed: helmets, mouthpieces, shoulder pads, arm pads, gloves., 3. The object of the game is to score more points than the opposite team. Each match consists of 4 chukkas (plays), each lasting 7 minutes. Equipment needed: a special saddle and a mallet., 4. Very popular in Southern Asia, the game is played by 2 teams, 7 members each. The object of the game is to put the opponents out by touching them or preventing them returning to their own half by the time their breath is up., 5. The object of the game is to hit the ball over the net to the opponents section. To do it, the players can use any part of their body: head, arm, leg. They play on a big inflatable with a trampoline found on each side for added bounce., 6. The goal of the game is to pin the opponent’s arm into the surface of the table. Strength and skills are needed. KABADDI Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. It’s a winter racing sport. The participants ride sleds down artificial tracks. The object of the game is to reach the end of the track as fast as possible., 2. The team consists of 10 players. 4 of them carry a long stick and the rest- a short stick. They play with a solid rubber ball. Equipment needed: helmets, mouthpieces, shoulder pads, arm pads, gloves., 3. The object of the game is to score more points than the opposite team. Each match consists of 4 chukkas (plays), each lasting 7 minutes. Equipment needed: a special saddle and a mallet., 4. Very popular in Southern Asia, the game is played by 2 teams, 7 members each. The object of the game is to put the opponents out by touching them or preventing them returning to their own half by the time their breath is up., 5. The object of the game is to hit the ball over the net to the opponents section. To do it, the players can use any part of their body: head, arm, leg. They play on a big inflatable with a trampoline found on each side for added bounce., 6. The goal of the game is to pin the opponent’s arm into the surface of the table. Strength and skills are needed. LUGE Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. It’s a winter racing sport. The participants ride sleds down artificial tracks. The object of the game is to reach the end of the track as fast as possible., 2. The team consists of 10 players. 4 of them carry a long stick and the rest- a short stick. They play with a solid rubber ball. Equipment needed: helmets, mouthpieces, shoulder pads, arm pads, gloves., 3. The object of the game is to score more points than the opposite team. Each match consists of 4 chukkas (plays), each lasting 7 minutes. Equipment needed: a special saddle and a mallet., 4. Very popular in Southern Asia, the game is played by 2 teams, 7 members each. The object of the game is to put the opponents out by touching them or preventing them returning to their own half by the time their breath is up., 5. The object of the game is to hit the ball over the net to the opponents section. To do it, the players can use any part of their body: head, arm, leg. They play on a big inflatable with a trampoline found on each side for added bounce., 6. The goal of the game is to pin the opponent’s arm into the surface of the table. Strength and skills are needed.

Based on the information from the text, decide which heading (A–E) corresponds to which paragraph. There are two extra answers you do not need to use. A. 1. A guy with a bit of a rough past, 2. The optimistic case of Mary Cain, 3. In a healthy body, a healthy spirit, 4. Inhuman standards, 5. Don’t be a couch potato!, 6. Balance in all things, 7. Cycle every day!
B. 1. A guy with a bit of a rough past, 2. The optimistic case of Mary Cain, 3. In a healthy body, a healthy spirit, 4. Inhuman standards, 5. Don’t be a couch potato!, 6. Balance in all things, 7. Cycle every day!
C. 1. A guy with a bit of a rough past, 2. The optimistic case of Mary Cain, 3. In a healthy body, a healthy spirit, 4. Inhuman standards, 5. Don’t be a couch potato!, 6. Balance in all things, 7. Cycle every day!
D. 1. A guy with a bit of a rough past, 2. The optimistic case of Mary Cain, 3. In a healthy body, a healthy spirit, 4. Inhuman standards, 5. Don’t be a couch potato!, 6. Balance in all things, 7. Cycle every day!
E. 1. A guy with a bit of a rough past, 2. The optimistic case of Mary Cain, 3. In a healthy body, a healthy spirit, 4. Inhuman standards, 5. Don’t be a couch potato!, 6. Balance in all things, 7. Cycle every day!

Based on the information from the text, decide if the sentences are true or false. 1. Only physical health is an internal part of our well-being.
TRUEFALSE

2. A bad start in life doesn’t necessarily exclude you from making a career in sports.
TRUEFALSE

3. The reality of training with Alberto was far from Mary’s expectations.
TRUEFALSE

4. Mary’s health improved after joining Alberto’s team.
TRUEFALSE

5. Mary didn’t react to the situation she found herself in.
TRUEFALSE

6. Statistically, professional sportsmen have a longer life expectancy than other people.
TRUEFALSE

Match the words from the text to their definitions. Diuretics Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a serious life-threatening medical condition caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain, with characteristic symptoms e.g. dizziness or weakness on one side of the body, 2. an ordinary, typical person, 3. a type of drugs that provoke the kidneys to produce more urine, 4. a chronic disease characterised by elevated level of sugar, 5. a type of disease that affects the heart or blood vessels, e.g. a heart attack, 6. an inactive, lazy person, watching a lot of television Cardiovascular disease Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a serious life-threatening medical condition caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain, with characteristic symptoms e.g. dizziness or weakness on one side of the body, 2. an ordinary, typical person, 3. a type of drugs that provoke the kidneys to produce more urine, 4. a chronic disease characterised by elevated level of sugar, 5. a type of disease that affects the heart or blood vessels, e.g. a heart attack, 6. an inactive, lazy person, watching a lot of television Stroke Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a serious life-threatening medical condition caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain, with characteristic symptoms e.g. dizziness or weakness on one side of the body, 2. an ordinary, typical person, 3. a type of drugs that provoke the kidneys to produce more urine, 4. a chronic disease characterised by elevated level of sugar, 5. a type of disease that affects the heart or blood vessels, e.g. a heart attack, 6. an inactive, lazy person, watching a lot of television Diabetes Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a serious life-threatening medical condition caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain, with characteristic symptoms e.g. dizziness or weakness on one side of the body, 2. an ordinary, typical person, 3. a type of drugs that provoke the kidneys to produce more urine, 4. a chronic disease characterised by elevated level of sugar, 5. a type of disease that affects the heart or blood vessels, e.g. a heart attack, 6. an inactive, lazy person, watching a lot of television A couch potato Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a serious life-threatening medical condition caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain, with characteristic symptoms e.g. dizziness or weakness on one side of the body, 2. an ordinary, typical person, 3. a type of drugs that provoke the kidneys to produce more urine, 4. a chronic disease characterised by elevated level of sugar, 5. a type of disease that affects the heart or blood vessels, e.g. a heart attack, 6. an inactive, lazy person, watching a lot of television An Average Joe Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. a serious life-threatening medical condition caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain, with characteristic symptoms e.g. dizziness or weakness on one side of the body, 2. an ordinary, typical person, 3. a type of drugs that provoke the kidneys to produce more urine, 4. a chronic disease characterised by elevated level of sugar, 5. a type of disease that affects the heart or blood vessels, e.g. a heart attack, 6. an inactive, lazy person, watching a lot of television