B) Persuade your partner to start practising sport immediately.
C) Speak on: 1. the role of sport in modern life; 2. sport as part of school and college life.
XVII. Role-playing.
Work in groups of four or fire. You are people of different age and social standing. Express your attitude to sport and sportsmen in general.
XVIII. Describe these pictures in suds a way as if you have seen the event with your own eyes. Use some details, try to sound as convincing as possible. Use some words and phrases given below:
the stadium with a seating capacity of ...; a pole-jumper; in good form; a referee; a starter; a cross-bar;
wave a start; rushing towards; like lightning;
race past; carrying the pole; puzzled;
plant the pole; up in the air; with a smile on his face; awestricken;
pretty-looking; embarrassed; with her eyes downcast; with his hands pressed; land onto; break the record; the record of his life; candidate master of sports of Russia.