Give your predictions of the future of such sports as boxing, wrestling, rugby, ice hockey, weightlifting and American football in the next 10 or 20 years.
e.g. I bet that soccer will become more popular because...
10. Read the article "Who are the Athletes that Youngsters Most Admire?" in Newspaper Reading. Arrange an opinion poll.
a) Preparation for the poll. Look through Soviet/Russian sports magazines of the 60—90s. Make a list of 50 most prominent Soviet/Russian athletes of the past and present. Discuss your list with your group mates. Come out with a list that everyone approves of.
b) Study the opinion of your relatives and friends aged 13—20. Ask them rank the athletes on the list according to their popularity.
c) Discussing the results. Share the results you've got with your group. Compare the results you've got with those of your group mates. Make a list of the 20 most esteemed Soviet/Russian athletes of the present and the past. Say what sport they do (did), if they are still competing or not.
Newspaper Reading
1.Look very quickly through the articles below. In two minutes decide which of the articles is about: