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				RUSSIAN SPORTS 
				There are many popular kinds of sport in Russia. They are: 
				hockey, skating, figure skating, skiing, football, swimming, 
				running, judo and others. There are many stadiums, sport clubs, 
				gyms and swimming-pools now. Many national and international 
				matches and championships take place in Russia. The most 
				important sports events are broadcast live from the stadiums. 
				Numerous people come to watch the games, others prefer to do 
				this at home watching special sports channels. 
				Water kinds of sport are popular in our country. These include 
				swimming, diving, water skiing and boating. Fishing is very 
				popular in all parts of Russia, too. 
				Football is one of the most popular sports in the country. There 
				are several football clubs and football fans not only come to 
				watch matches, but play football themselves. Hockey is very 
				popular, too. 
				Russia is famous for its chess players, tennis players and 
				figure-skaters. At the 2006 Turin Olympic Games our country won 
				several gold medals in figure skating. 
				Physical education is one of the main subjects in Russian 
				schools now. During the lessons pupils play different sports 
				games, take part in school, district and city sports 
				competitions. 
				Such sports activities as bowling and billiards have become very 
				popular with the Russians, especially young ones. Such indoor 
				games are played in sports centres and clubs. 
				Even though many Russian people do not have time for going in 
				for sport, they still find some hours to do sports activities. 
				 
				 
				Vocabulary: 
				be broadcast live [bi:'bro:dka:st'larv] транслироваться в прямом 
				эфире 
				billiards ['biljadz] бильярд 
				district ['distnkt] зд. районный 
				diving ['darvirj] прыжки в воду 
				event [iVent] событие 
				figure skating [.figa'skeitirj] фигурное катание 
				fishing ['fifiri] рыбалка 
				gym [d3im] спортзал 
				indoor game ['indo:'geimz] игра в помещении 
				judo ['d3u:dau] дзюдо 
				numerous ['nju:m(3)r3s] бесчисленный 
				 
				 
				Questions: 
				1. What are the most popular sports in Russia? 
				2. What are the places for doing sport professionally in Russia? 
				3. What can you say about football as one of the most popular 
				kinds of sport in Russia? 
				4. What do pupils do during lessons of physical education? 
				5. What kinds of sports bring prizes to the country? 
				6. What new sports activities have become popular with the 
				Russians? 
  
				
				  
				
				  
				
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