The Olympic Games You don’t have to be a great fan of sport to be excited before every Olympic Games. We all wait for this event, keeping our fingers crossed (trzymając kciuki) for the sportsmen from our country. The original Olympic Games began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and was celebrated until AD 393. Evangelos Zappas sponsored the first modern international Olympic Games in 1859. And that is how it
Have you ever heard of a very discipline called orienteering? It’s a running sport that involves (zawiera) navigation with a map and compass… The most important thing during such a run is to get to your destination safely (bezpiecznie dotrzeć do celu). That’s why you have to train in four basic skills (cztery podstawowe umiejętności): 1. Reading a map (czytanie mapy) First of all you have to make sure (upewnić
The Olympic Games You don’t have to be a great fan of sport to be excited before every Olympic Games. We all wait for this event, keeping our fingers crossed (trzymając kciuki) for the sportsmen from our country. The original Olympic Games began in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece, and was celebrated until AD 393. Evangelos Zappas sponsored the first modern international Olympic Games in 1859. And that is how it
Zadanie maturalne Przeczytaj tekst, a następnie wybierz właściwą odpowiedź do każdej z luk, zaznaczając ją kółkiem: 1) a) making b) made c) breaking d) broke 2) a) who b) which c) where d) when 3) a) audience b) performers c) opponents d) spectators 4) a) way b) hand c) direction d) method 5) a) generous b) traditional c) tremendous d) deep 6) a) eaters b) people c) roots d) hoppers
IMPREZY SPORTOWE I’m looking forward to the next Olympic Games. I always watch them as in my opinion they are the most important sporting event. I prefer the Summer Olympics to the Winter ones because I have more time during holidays to watch all of the competitions. The moment of lighting the Olympic flame is always moving as well as the speeches from members of the International Olympic Committee. Some
What is your favourite sport? Anne, Switzerland Actually, I am not very fit. I think I am a typical couch potato (laugh). I love watching sports on TV: ice-skating, swimming, parkour. In parkour the participant`s task is to pass the obstacles on his way. The winner is not just the person who is the first but also the one who has passed the obstacles in the most elegant way. It
hang-gliding – lotniarstwo paragliding – paralotniarstwo parachute jumping – skoki spadochronowe bungee jumping – skoki na bungee to climb steep walls – wspinać się na strome ściany desert marathon – maraton pustynny ice diving – nurkowanie pod lodem white water rafting – pływanie kajakiem po górskich strumieniach scuba diving – nurkowanie z aparatem tlenowym caver – grotołaz caving – chodzenie po jaskiniach speedway – wyścigi na żużlu to risk – ryzykować
professional sportsman – zawodowy sportowiec sports club – klub sportowy member of a club – członek klubu sport association – stowarzyszenie sportowe coach – trener to train – trenować to practice sport – uprawiać sport to win – wygrać to lose – przegrać to break a record – pobić rekord to set a record – ustanowić rekord victory – zwycięstwo champion – mistrz medallist – medalista to be in a good shape – mieć
team sports – sporty drużynowe football – piłka nożna football pitch – boisko do piłki nożnej penalty area – pole karne goal – bramka, gol goalkeeper – bramkarz captain – kapitan forward/ attacker – napastnik defender – obrońca midfielder – pomocnik centre/ cross – dośrodkowanie header – główka penalty (kick) – rzut karny corner – rzut rożny free kick – rzut wolny throw-in – rzut z autu off-side – spalony referee