Sport in Our Life

Sport in Our Life

Sports are popular all over the world. We like discussing them. Most sports require a combination of physical fitness, mental sharpness, and team work. As a hobby, sports are a good way to make friends and to get enjoyment. Both professional and amateur sports are a common ground for people of all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities.

All kinds of physical exercises are very useful to make our bodies strong enough to keep ourselves fit and healthy. In winter the most popular winter sports are hockey, skating, skiing. It’s so nice to go to the skating rink or to the forest on a frosty sunny day! Summer affords excellent opportunities for swimming, boating, cycling and many other sports. Among outdoor games football takes the first place in public interest; this game is played in all countries of the world. All the year round many people go boxing and wrestling, do athletics and gymnastics. Over the last few years fitness has become popular with young girls. It helps them to be slim, healthy and strong.

There is a Latin phrase “MENS SANA IN CORPORE SANO” (a sound mind in a sound body) which expresses the fact that that when your body is fit then your mind will be too. Whatever type of person you are, there is a sport which will suit you, and there are a lot of different ones to choose from.

 

School Life

School Life (out-of-class activity, relationships with classmates)

I’d like to tell you a few words about my school. I study at school with the advanced learning of English.  It’s one of the oldest schools in Zaporizhzhia & one of the first in Ukraine of such kind.  No doubt it has a rich history and traditions which we carefully keep up.

One of the best & most beautiful traditions is performing the Shakespeare’s memorial parties which are well-known in the city. We invite many guests and our pupils are looking forward to each performance as to a great holiday. The students of the senior forms recite Shakespeare’s sonnets & stage scenes from his plays. It’s really worth seeing.

Besides, some new traditions have been recently born: the celebration of Christmas & St.Valentine’s Day. We visit the junior groups & tell them how these holidays are celebrated in English-speaking countries.

Also, there are a lot of out-of-class activities such as participating in an arts club, a theatre studio and different sport sections. But one of the best-loved activities of our schoolchildren is going on hikes in autumn & in spring. Camping, going in for sports on the bank of the river bring us much pleasure & impressions. We enjoy every minute of it.

Speaking about my school I can’t but mention about my classmates. Most of them are polite, friendly & always willing to help. I’m on good terms with my teachers & classmates and I eagerly spend much time with them.

And in conclusion I’d like to say that I am proud of being a student of such a great school with interesting traditions, professional teachers and classmates who are easy to get along with.