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Text B. Sports in Great Britain

    The British are known to be great sport-lovers. Many of the games we play now have come from Britain. One of the most popular British games is cricket. Summer isn’t summer without cricket. To many Englishmen cricket is both a game and a standard of behavior. When they consider anything unfair, they sometimes say “That isn’t cricket”.

    But the game that attracts the greatest attention is football. True fans will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. International football matches take place at Wembley. Britain is also famous for motor-car racing, dog-racing, boat-racing (гребныегонки), and horse-racing and even races for donkeys.

    A great number of people play and watch tennis. Tennis tournaments at Wimbledon are known all over the world. You can sometimes hear that there are no winter sports in England. Of course the English weather is not always cold enough to ski, skate, or toboggan. But the British also like to play golf, baseball, hockey, and grass-hockey. Various forms of athletics, such as running, swimming, and boxing are also popular.

Answer the questions:

1. What kind of sport is especially associated with Britain?

2. What is cricket for an Englishman?

3. What is the most popular game in the world?

4. What kind of racing is popular in Britain?

5. What places for tournaments do you know in England?

6. Do you do any sport?

7. Do you enjoy watching sports?

                   

Complete the sentences using the words in the box.

Unfair, fans,tournaments,toboggan, team,football, all over the world

1. The English weather is not always cold enough to ---------.

2. The game that attracts the greatest attention is ---------.

3. When they consider anything -------, they sometimes say “That isn’t cricket”.

4. True ----- will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their ----- play.

5. Tennis -------- at Wimbledon are known ----------.

Тема 8.6. Stress and Its Impact on People’s Health / Стрессиеговлияниенажизньчеловека

 

Level A

Practice saying the words / Прочитайтеслова

challenge - вызов

physiological  - физиологический

psychological   - психологический

sources – источники

establish – установить (факт)

break ups – расставания

birth anddeath, marriageanddivorce – рождение и смерть, свадьба и развод

poverty, unemployment - бедность, безработица

heavydrinking, insufficientsleep – алкоголизм, недосыпание

project deadlines – сроки проекта

acute, short-term – острый, кратковременный

chronic or long-term – хронический или долговременный

cause, leadto – вызывать, приводить к

accordingto – согласно чего-либо

disorder – нарушение, расстройство

hypersensitivity – сверхчувствительность

cancer – рак

upper respiratory tract infection – инфекции верхних дыхательных путей

hypertension – гипертония

digestive system, chronic fatigue syndrome – ЖКТ, синдром хронической усталости

depression, functional somatic syndromes – депрессия, соматическиесиндромы

forlornness - уныние

sin – грех

suicide - самоубийство

reduce – снизить, уменьшить

support - поддержка

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Stress

    Stress is the body's way of reacting to a challenge. There are physiological and psychological stresses. In 2015 the American Psychological Association established the three leading sources of stress: "money", "family responsibility", and "work". Social issues can also cause stress, such as relationship conflict, or break ups, and major events such as birth and death, marriage and divorce. Life experiences such as poverty, unemployment, heavy drinking, or insufficient sleep can also cause stress. Students and workers may have stress from exams and project deadlines.

     There are two types of stress. A short-term stress is acute and chronic or long-term stress is a "prolonged stress". The stress–illness link theory suggests that both acute and chronic stress can cause illnesses. According to these studies, both acute and chronic stress can lead to changes in behavior and physiology. Behavioral changes can include smoking, changes in eating habits and physical activity. During chronic stress physiological changes can lead to immune hypersensitivity, cancer, upper respiratory tract infection,and hypertension. Stress may also cause various psychosomatic disorder s, such as general trouble with the digestive system, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, and functional somatic syndromes.

    There are some methods to control and reduce stress: do not leave tasks for the last minute, do things you like, exercise, do breathing routines – deep and rhythmic breathing, go out with friends, and take a break. Remember that forlornness or depression is a sin that may lead to a suicide. To be in a good mood, take more vitamins A, C, E in stressful periods of life. Social support helps to reduce stress if it is from a loved one.