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1. Which disciplines are individual and which are team sports?
2. In which sports are records most difficult to break? In which disciplines are no records broken? When and where are records set? 3. In which disciplines are goals scored? 4. What are the differences between these words? football – soccer Olympic Games – world championships champion – record holder fan – hooligans finals – elimination rounds 5. What sporting events do you like watching on TV? 6. Do you prefer to watch sporting competitions live or on TV? Why? 7. What are the similarities and differences between doing sport as an amateur and as a professional: competitions equipment health risk profession profits record results scholarships state grants 8. What skills should a good sports commentator have? How should he/she comment it? 9. What should good sports fans be like? 10. How can we stop hooliganism? How should we punish hooligans? 11. Do sportsmen became role models for some people. Which sportsmen are icons among young people? 12. Which of the team sports that you know are the most difficult/the easiest to play well? 13. Have you ever won a prize in a sporting competition? What sport was it? When was it? What prize did you win? 14. How much time do you think people should spend doing sport? 15. Do you think there is a relationship between doing sport and health? Which sports definitely help to be in good shape? 16. Are there any sports that are dangerous? Want makes these sports dangerous? 17. Have you ever been injured while doing sport? What happened? 18. Why do people make extreme sports? 19. Do you think extreme sports should become Olympic events? Why? 20. How often are Olympic games held? Should we have them more/less often? 21. In what way can the Olympic Games help promote world peace and cooperation between nations? 22. Which Olympic Games are more popular: summer or winter? Which do you prefer? 23. What are the rules of fair plays in sport? 24. In which sporting events there are cases of doping? 25. Why are so many athletes involved in doping? 26. Why is doping immoral? 27. What are the advantages and disadvantages of organizing Olympic Games/sports events? work places entertainment natural environment facilities tourist industry traffic crime 28. Sports quiz a. How long does a football match last? b. How many referees are there in a basketball match? c. How many players are there in a volleyball team? d. How often are the World Athletics Championships held? e. How long is a marathon? f. How many holes are there in a golf course? g. How long is one lap of an athletics track?