Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему Games and sport

which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules. Basketball is one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports.

BASKETBALL

between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a racket to strike a ball over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including people in wheelchairs.

sport played between two teams of eleven players. At the turn of the 21st century, the game was played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport.

FOOTBALL

against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. Ice hockey is played on a large flat area of ice, using a puck. This puck is often frozen before high-level games to decrease the amount of bouncing and friction on the ice.

HOCKEY

indeed any other part of the body) to ascend a steep object. It is done both for recreation (to reach an inaccessible place, or for its own enjoyment) and professionally, as part of activities such as maintenance of a structure, or military operations.

CLIMBING

people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds. The match ends, when an opponent is knocked out or deemed incapable to continue match, if an opponent is disqualified for breaking a rule or by judges' scorecards at the end of the bout. There are two forms of boxing, amateur and professional.

BOXING

players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.

VOLLEYBALL

diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater.

SCUBA DIVING

force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet.

SUMO

hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strikes. It is one of the few ball games that does not require a standardized playing area. Instead, the game is played on golf "courses", each of which features a unique design, courses typically consist of either 9 or 18 holes.

GOLF

the use of a bow (bow and arrow). Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat. One who practices archery is typically known as an "archer" or "bowman".

ARCHERY

snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding. Extreme skiing consists of skiing from the top to the bottom of a prescribed course
by the shortest and
fastest route possible

SKIING

board and
moving very fast down a hill covered with snow

SNOWBOARDING

its movement with large foils called sails. A sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat and change its direction and speed. Mastery of the skill requires experience in varying wind and sea conditions, as well as knowledge concerning sailboats themselves and a keen understanding of one's surroundings.

SAILING

long flat board and moving across waves in the sea

SURFING

rubber boat through water and round rocks in a river that is flowing very fast

WHITE WATER RAFTING

for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists. Apart from ordinary two-wheeled bicycles, cycling also includes riding unicycles, tricycles, quadracycles, and other similar human-powered vehicles

CYCLING

Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC. Thoroughbred racing was popular with the aristocrats and royalty of British society, earning it the title "Sport of Kings".

HORSE RACING

aircraft and returning to earth with the aid of a parachute. It may or may not involve a certain amount of free-fall, a time during which the parachute has not been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity.

PARACHUTING

tied to a long rope.

BUNGEE JUMPING

groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates.

FIGURE SKATING

players on an oval-shaped field, at the center of which is a rectangular long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and limit the runs scored by the batting team. A run is scored by the striking batsman hitting the ball with his bat, running to the opposite end of the pitch and touching the crease there without being dismissed.

CRICKET

in doubles 4 players on court at a time) in a four-walled court with a small ball. The game was formerly called squash racquets, a reference to the "squashable" soft ball used in the game.

SQUASH

players each who take turns batting and fielding.

The batting team attempts to score runs by hitting a ball that is thrown by the pitcher with a bat swung by the batter, then running counter-clockwise around a series of four bases: first, second, third, and home plate. A run is scored when a player advances around the bases and returns to home plate.

is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with events in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly.

to score goals against an opposing team. Each polo team consists of four riders and their mounts. The modern game lasts roughly two hours and is divided into periods called chukkas (occasionally rendered as "chukkers"). Polo is played professionally in 16 countries. It was formerly, but is not currently, an Olympic sport.

flexibility, balance and control. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills.
Participants can include children as young as 20 months old doing kindergym and children's gymnastics, recreational gymnasts of ages 5 and up, competitive gymnasts at varying levels of skill, and world class athletes.

strikes, elbow strikes and open hand techniques such as knife-hands, spear-hands, and palm-heel strikes. Historically and in some modern styles grappling, throws, joint locks, restraints, and vital point strikes are also taught.

in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using a small, round bat. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Play is fast and demands quick reactions. Spinning the ball alters its trajectory and limits an opponent's options, giving the hitter a great advantage. When doing so the hitter has a better chance of scoring if the spin is successful.

that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most commonly competed sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score.