Reading. He who has hope has everything

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He who has hope has everything.

Arab proverb

1. Answer the following questions.

• Is there anything more important than health?
• Does health depend on you?

· Keeping fit … Is it an important issue for people?

• What comes to your mind when you hear the expression “a healthy way of life” or “fitness”?

· Why is it necessary to go in for sports?

· What do you think of the role of sports and games in character training?

2. Give personal information.

• Do you care about your health?
• What is your attitude towards bad habits?
• How do you keep fit?
• Do you work out in a gym?Do you jog or run?
• What other exercise do you get? How often?
• Are you good at sports?
• What kind of sports do you go in for?
• When did you take up this sport?
• What does it give you?
• Do you take part in any sport competitions?
• Which do you prefer: to go in for sports or watch sport events on TV or at the stadium?
• What sports do you enjoy most?
• What sport would you like to play professionally?

3. A sound mind in a sound body. An ideal person according to the Greeks was a person who was strong both physically and mentally. They never admired a person who was just a good athlete, or just a good artist or a scientist, but was not fond of sports.

w What do you feel when you hear: ”A sound mind in a sound body”?

w Read through the following texts and make up your own project about what fitness is for you.

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