What sport do you enjoy the most

What sports do you enjoy? (To play or just to watch)

I personally enjoy to watch any form of fighting, ranges from professional MMA to backyard fights and medieval fighting where there suited up in armour whacking each other with swords.

The sports i enjoy to play myself are mainly airsoft (if you count it as a sport). Great cardio exercise and I really enjoy competitive side of the sport.

So what sports are you interested in doing/watching.

Be great to read what other sports people enjoy below.

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I follow NHL hockey religiously, though I’ve never played hockey.

I am a runner, though.

Also, FYI, we do have a subgroup for this: Outdoors, Sports & Fitness.

what distance do you normally do when you run, i remember doing a mile run in the morning before college (to wake me up) but stopped after starting my apprenticeship as i just feel drained before and after work.

and Thanks, iv only really used the forums in the watercooler section of spiceworks, I haven’t visited many of the other forums yet.

Motorsports, anything motorsport related will do. Formula 1, Moto GP, Drag racing, WRC, MotoX, Formula E, Touring Car, LeMans, the list goes on. I’m a massive petrolhead so so long as it’s got a motor in it I’m there.

I watch the F1 on the odd occasion I get the opportunity to, other than that I don’t really follow anything else. Maybe the odd esports thing but again it isn’t something that massively grabs me. I don’t really play any myself either, short of the odd hike in the 2 days of summer we get in the North of England, and walking the pooch a good 5k every day after work (he’s really energetic and needs a good run or he starts acting up :P)

I love watching NHL Hockey, some NFL, and White Sox baseball.

I used to play hockey and baseball back in high school but I’ll still go to the bar to watch games especially during Bears season

I watch and play hockey whenever I get the chance. I have recently transitioned to playing goalie from defense so that’s a change that I’m getting used to. Also watch American football and soccer.

I also enjoy golf and disc golf, just to get outside and enjoy the weather. I’ve never been any better than about a bogey golfer.

Football, basketball, hockey. I follow all 3 pretty heavily and played all 3 growing up (exception for hockey, was too poor to get new pads when I grew so I switched to basketball instead because all you needed was a pair of shoes).

I still play basketball with some friends or at drill. Occasionally at drill we’ll do football but we don’t have pads so people get messed up. Haven’t played hockey in well over a decade now.

Green Bay Packers, Golden State Warriors, and Minnesota Wild are my teams.

I’ll watch pretty much any sport except for soccer. I used to play football, soccer, basketball, and baseball, with football being my favorite. Basketball is the only one I really play anymore.

I enjoy board games and VR. I guess most of my exercise comes from VR games that involve moving around. like vr paintball, etc.

Iv played beatsaber on my friends vr and that is knackering. really tempted to buy one myself

I watch NFL, love the Titans. I like going to the games, watching on the tv works, but love the live action of being there. I watch some basketball, usually college.

Favorite teams: Tennessee Titans. Just about any college basketball team. Always root for the underdog.

Watch the NFL, my family is/are big Pats fans, but we’ve been fans since they sucked. I have a Steve Grogan autographed picture. I hike all four season in the White Mountains and the High Peaks area in Maine. Ran track in High School, but was slow. Run a few 5k’s,10 mile races and half marathons during the year, but I’m still slow, usually middle of the pack in my age group. I’m active enough to keep healthy and its about as far away from technology as I can get.

As the England and Australian women’s cricket teams were squaring off locally in a full test match last weekend, I had planned to go; but SWMBO had other plans 🙁

Watched part of the World Netball competition on Sunday; that was pretty intense.

Also caught part of the London Anniversary games (Athletics) on Saturday, impressive performances.

Try and catch all of the 6 Nations games every year (Rugby Union) plus any internationals; the Rugby 7s if I can.

I also like to catch the Rugby League internationals if shown on terrestrial TV.

Always watch the Olympics, Winter Olympics, Paralympics; plus the Commonwealth Games.

Sometimes watch the Tour Du France; managed to see part of the Tour of Britain when they ran a stage close by a few years ago.

I enjoy going to hockey games as it’s fast paced and a small enough arena to see what’s going on most of the time.

I watch a lot of baseball and football with my family, but that’s more of a social thing.

I used to watch the X-Games every summer because I dabbled in aggressive inline skating for a few years, but then they took that out of the X-Games so I have boycotted them ever since.

I don’t really play any sports anymore, unless you count billiards. I’m much more of a board game/video game person now.

Baseball is the greatest sport ever contrived.

It is my sport of choice.

I played soccer (US) from grade school through high school. I loved playing baseball, but once I got into high school the competition was better than me, and I was better at soccer so I stuck with soccer.

I will watch any sport played, but if I had a choice it would to watch the NFL football. I like watching college, but the competition at the NFL level is the best.

And of course I root for the greatest team in all the land! SKOL Vikings!

Baseball is my favorite, but I play a ton of disc golf

I have a subscription to WWE Network and i watch the isle of man TT/superbikes

Nowadays I really only enjoy watching college football and maybe a little pro golf.

I don’t play a lot of anything anymore. I used to play softball 3-4 night a week and usually 2 out of every three weekends but now the following meme sums it up:

Baseball will always be my first love but I’ll watch football, some boxing, a little cricket (if they ever showed it), and maybe some other sports depending.

I watch on TV around 120 baseball games a year. I love that sport.

I will watch anything that is not American Football. The main reason is that i do not have anyone in my circle who watches it. For me watching sports is more about people you watch it with.

As far as playing goes I am jack of all trades and master of none. Good at games nor pro or competitive at all.

I enjoy watching the fighting sports. MMA, martial arts, etc. Although I haven’t been in a while I do train in Tae Kwon Do.

In terms of personal participation, I started running almost five years ago at age 45. Ran my first (and so far only) marathon in 2017, and normally I like to put in about 10-15 miles a week though I have totally slacked off due to the heat this month. Other than that I’m not really a sports guy though I have been meaning to start going to the gym to weight train to improve my running.

As for watching sports, the only sport I really watch is soccer/football (not the fake «hand-egg» football in the US), in particular World Cup, Bundesliga (German league), and Champions/Europa League if Leipzig is in it.

I used to watch NFL religiously but kinda stopped caring the last few years. I’ll watch the important games but that’s about it anymore. I like watching soccer but don’t do it often, I should watch more but who has the time?

I can watch pretty much every sport except for Nascar and baseball. They’re just too boring for me. Football is also borderline. As for sports that I enjoy playing myself, I’d say swimming, golf, and basketball.

I played baseball (OF, 3B, & Catcher), basketball (Center), and football (Left Tackle and Defensive End) growing up. In terms of playing, baseball is far and away my favorite (it also requires the least amount of running. coincidence? I think not!), but my buddies and I play basketball together more than anything else because it’s so cheap/easy to get a game going. Football is mostly reserved for Thanksgiving and other family get together’s.

My favorite to watch is football, and it really isn’t all that close. Once football season starts my weekends turn into football binge watching sessions; I’ll watch almost any team/conference play (except the SEC. I hate that conference with the fury of a thousand suns). I follow baseball closely during the summer but don’t really start watching the games until September (if there’s a tight wild card/division race) or October (playoffs). With Durant leaving the Warriors and Kawhi going to the Clippers I might actually start watching regular season NBA again as it looks like there’s actually going to be some semblance of parity in the league (plus all the guys I can’t stand have now teamed up or are on teams that are easy to dislike).

I’m from Oklahoma and kind of played/watched all the sports, but I stuck to Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, NCAA Football. I grew up playing soccer and did that for

I’m a big fan of watching Hockey, and playing when it comes to bowling.

Baseball is my favorite; I enjoy watching football too but don’t follow it closely.

Big fan of watching MMA, jiu-jitsu, wrestling, basketball, football, and baseball. I find it fascinating to try to breakdown each of these sports on the micro level.

To play, I mostly only get to play basketball on occasion. Fun and good exercise.

I don’t follow any pro sports and I do enjoy sitting in the stands at a hockey or baseball game. On TV aside from the major events like super bowl, I’ll watch boxing.

Is making bubbles considered a sport?

We played all sports in the neighborhood as a kid, football, baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, street and pond hockey. I played soccer on junior high and high school teams. Morale, Welfare and Recreation organized softball in the Marines. I am trying to get back in shape at 58 years old so I can play ice hockey again. I haven’t played since 1977. I should be able to start the October season.

I watch/follow hockey, football playoffs some racing and the golf major championships

I had one season of tee-ball where I occupied the space out in right field. Honestly I had no interest in it and didn’t care what was going on. If we were not even going to pitch the ball what was the point? Playing right field at that age was akin to being walked into the middle of a pasture and being told to «stand there» for 30 minutes at a time. No thank you.

Next up was Basketball. It was fun but terribly restrictive with nearly no contact and the offense having benefit of the doubt on most calls. I preferred playing defense so this was a constant source of frustration. But it managed to fill time while I waited for my favorite sport to start each year. I lost interest a long time ago though when players making millions upon millions of dollars per year went on strike over wages. Millionaires vs Billionaires was not something I cared to deal with. and then the league moved the team to another state further securing the lid on the coffin of my once rabid fandom.

Soccer was my game. I took right to it and played right up until the league refused to accept my registration one day late after 10 years of playing and 9 years of my dad volunteering to coach. My mom had thought she mailed it before we went on Vacation and we returned to find the envelope on the kitchen table, we rushed it to the head of the leagues home but he flat refused to accept it. Sadly that was basically the end of my playing days, other than a handful of memorable independent matches. But as a fan I jumped on MLS season tickets when we got a team in the region and still enjoy watching the sport over any other to this day.

I watched about 10 minutes of a show called Knight Fight and I will say it was the dumbest thing I have ever seen. period

I pretty much refuse to watch any sports and many too many things these days are labelled sports that I find ridiculous.

Cycling would be my main participation sport.

If it is on, I’m usually watching the NFL. I was born and still am a Chiefs fan. Usually when I have to travel, I try to pack at least one Chiefs shirt so that I can bring truth and enlightenment to the heathens.

If I have to have something on the TV, sports where there is something going on, such NHL and soccer are definitely preferable. However, I cannot stand the NBA. Give me college basketball. Less egos more fun.

I cannot just sit and watch a baseball game, NASCAR, or golf. The action is not there to keep me involved.

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I’d like to talk about my local sports centre … it’s a place I spend a lot of time in … it’s a new building with all the latest sports facilities … I probably go there at least twice a week … sometimes more often … it’s a huge place … there’s an outdoor athletics track and some football pitches … I play football so I’m often out there … there are several indoor squash and tennis courts that I use occasionally … a big swimming pool … although I don’t use that very often … I’m not a very strong swimmer … there’s a gym … lots of things really … why do I enjoy going there … it’s just a really fun place to be … there’s a good social side to it all … you can enter competitions … meet up with other people who want to do the same sports … and because there are so many activities on offer it gets you interested in different things … for example I was listening to some people talking about training to run the marathon and I’ve decided I might even think about that … I go jogging a couple of times a week so it would give me something to aim for … so yes … the sports centre … that’s the place I really like to visit …

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I would like to talk about my local gym that I visit three times a week… It’s a new sports centre with the latest fitness equipment… It has everything you would ever need to keep fit: treadmills, various dumbbells and exercisers for different muscle groups. Moreover, it offers a wide range of different classes for every taste… I developed my own strength-building strategy, so usually I start with a short warm-up when I jog on the treadmill for a few minutes to sweat… Then, I go to the weights sections and start doing lifting exercises… Finally, I end my workout with stretching… I try not to miss my trainings, because they help me to relax and forget about the daily routine.

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I like going to dance classes more than just running on a treadmill. I like it because it’s a group activity and I have my buddy or friends to help me stay motivated and not miss my classes. My favorite kind of dance is salsa, and my dance partner is so good and he always inspires me. I think salsa is relatively new sports, even among dance sports. None of my friends know how to dance salsa, but I think the population who enjoys salsa is growing very fast. I would love to recommend it to my friends and family. I think it will be so much fun if all of my close friends could all do it together!

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Question set 11: Two-way discussion

• What do you do to keep fit?
This is indeed a good question to answer. Usually, I ride a bicycle to keep myself fit. As I have to stay longer hours at my office, I do not have much time to take other forms of physical exercise. Thereby, with the advice of my family doctor, I have bought a bicycle. I use it to reach my office and come back home again in the dusk or night. I work for an IT company and assigned to different responsibilities. So, when I am at the office, there are no scopes to return home early. As a result, I do not have chances to join with any physical exercises. But at the same time, I have to keep myself fit at any cost. So, riding the bicycle was a good idea and now I am experiencing the benefits of the ride. Earlier, I developed some unnecessary fats on my body but since I am riding the bicycle for past six months, the fats are gone. Moreover, I have developed some muscles which are in great shape and make me look better than before.

• Are you good at sport?
Yes, I am very good at sport. In my early days, sports were the most common form of entertainment and many of the kids like me were fond of sports. So, most of us have gained skills in different sports and now can boast with the skills they gained in the childhood as the kids of the current days do not have such chances to be an expert in sports and other physical competitions. When I was a teen, I used to participate in almost all the sports completion in my school and college. Though I could not be the top, I won several prizes for the participation. Tennis was my favourite sports and I still like it most. In my college days, I stood the second in inter-college lawn tennis championship competition. Besides, I also like to participate in other sports as well which are held in outdoors.

• What sports do you play?
Usually, I love playing tennis. I can play both the form of tennis, naming the lawn tennis and the table tennis. But I am more skilled in lawn tennis than the shorter version on the table. Besides, I like to participate in martial arts, golf, football, cricket, hunting and hockey. I like to participate in cricket most as a notable number of players are included in the sport. Besides, if one of the team loses, there are no chances to feel ashamed as this is a team sport. But when you are playing individually, like when I participate in martial arts, the defeats are all mine and if I am the winner, I have none to share the joy with. Whatever the victory or defeat is, participation is the big issue for me.

• What is the most popular sport in your country?
Vietnam is one of the important countries that play football most in association with the other sports and games. Football is considered as the most popular sport in the country and cricket is in the second position of the favourite list. Vietnam has a strong team both for football and cricket but the teams need more improvement to shine in the international events. Besides, some other games are also uprising in the country and Rugby is one of those. Vietnam has a good history of tennis, running, badminton and athletics. Chess is considered as one of the most important intellectual sport for the country and most of the time the country wins in different international chess competitions. Martial art has also a notable berth on the national sports list.

• What are the best ways to keep fit?
Well, there are several ways to keep fit. The first way is running in the morning or in the evening hours. Running has some positive impacts on the human body. It helps to strengthen the muscles and gives them a shape. Besides, walking is the other form of exercise and it is preferable for all ages of people irrespective of gender. People can walk an hour in a day which will help to keep them fit for all ages. Besides, cycling is another good way to remain fit. Unfortunately, most of the people in the current age have become lazy and thus they are getting inactive within the first half of their lifecycle. If they used to do hard labour in their daily life, they could have been active for more days. But now some of the people have become health conscious and get out of the bed early for some physical activities in the morning.

• What is the most popular form of exercise in your country?
Walking is the most popular form of exercise in Vietnam. People usually get up early in the morning and go out for a morning walk. The walk lasts for around an hour and mostly the people walk in the parks while some of the people walk on the empty streets. But I think parks are the best places for walking in the morning because there are trees in the parks which provide the fresh oxygen to the morning walkers. If they are on the streets, there are some chances of accidents as some of the vehicles are seen running speedily on the street in morning hours as there are less traffics. People walk for different benefits and doctors are on the view that walking helps to prevent different diseases. Walking is also considered as an effective exercise for the heart. So, I think, walking has become the most important and popular exercise in my country.

• Do you think people in your country are less healthy than they used to be?
No, I disagree with the point. People in my country are healthy enough and they do not need to be anymore. They are having proper and nutritious diets, having the required exercises and the required rests. The lifestyle they are leading is also healthy and keeps them happy always. So, when it is judging about their health, the entire health conditions should be kept in consideration. So, I cannot agree with the statement about their health. Most of the Vietnamese people are healthy and stout in terms of their physical and mental health. The number of patients is reduced to a great extent and the average lifespan has also been increased.

• How can we encourage young people to stay healthy?
There are some young people who follow unhealthy lifestyles and finally turn to a victim of different diseases. They do not know how to lead a happy and healthy life. So, they should be inspired on health and sanitation issues. The first thing is that they lack awareness. So, if proper awareness raising activities could be adapted to make them sensitised over the health issues, I think that could result in some positive impacts. Motivational activities should be undertaken and the youths should be involved with the activities. Besides, the youths should be kept active over the health-related issues in their real life. If the health issues could be made with fun, I believe that the participation of the youths will be increased to a great extent.

• Should governments intervene to force people to be healthier?
Umm! I think it should not be wise for the government to force people to be healthier. In fact, it varies from individual to individual whether they want to be healthy or not. It is a private issue and the government does not have right to intervene on such issue. Rather, the government could take some alternative measures so that the importance of health is comprehended among the citizens of the country.

• What are the main reasons people organise family parties in your country?
People, in Australia, like to socialise and they have several formal occasions to meet and greet each other. But they also prefer to arrange some informal or family parties marking different events. Since the lifestyle is highly busy and most of the people are to be occupied with professional engagement round the year, a majority of them miss those events and hence emerge the idea of family or private parties. Family parties are held marking mostly the private occasions like celebrating one’s birthday, marriage anniversary, baby shower or to celebrate different international Days like Father’s or Mother’s Day etc. Besides, people arrange family parties when they have some good news like achieving any professional goal, gaining a desired career and more other issues. They usually have more fun in those events. In the past days, the bonding between the families was very intimate and with the gradual development of the world and emergence of necessity, people started becoming scattered and family parties help to bring them together for few hours. It is a kind of reunion of all the members and they could interact better with the members. The family parties are also organised to remove the generation gaps between the senior and youngest member of the family. When they meet each other, they share lots of things which help to remove the gap and strengthen the family bond.

• In some places, people spend a lot of money on parties that celebrate special family events. Is this ever true in your country? Do you think this is a good trend or a bad trend?
Yes, some of the people love to spend money on different family events and this is true for my country as well. The family is the place where the soul of a man lives. So, spending after the family is a very usual phenomenon in my country. It may have some arguments both the advantage and disadvantage but I think the advantages are more than the negative impacts. If we consider the harmful impacts, many of the people will judge the expenses as wastage of money. They are with the point that when you are inviting people, you need to entertain them with foods and drinks and that will cost you a smart figure. Okay. The logic is right, but the pleasure and benefits you will receive will be priceless. When your relatives or friends will come to the party, your residence will turn into a gathering place. They will remember the olden days and discuss different issues. Moreover, some important decisions are also taken in such parties. It helps to refine the relations. Attending in family parties also help the members to share their joys and sorrows. So, regularly arranging the parties help the family members to be in close connection and you cannot buy such happiness with money, indeed. So, I think arranging family parties is a good trend.

• Are there many differences between family parties and parties given by friends? Why do you think this is?
Ummm, definitely there are differences between the parties arranged by family and by friends. But I believe the differences are all about the situations and the formalities. When you will be with your family, you are in a formal situation. A number of guests will come visiting you and your parents or relatives. So, initially, the environment is ceremonial and often you have to maintain the formality around the event. On the contrary, when you are with your friends, you do not need to be so formal. You can say or do whatever you want (definitely inside a bracket). The entire situation is under your control. So, there is none to forbid you from doing specific things or participating in any funny activities. Regarding speaking with the guests, you are to be more polite than usual at the family parties and very often you cannot point out the wrong thing to the invited people lest they fell insulted. But when you are having a party with your friends, you can express your feelings to any particular matter that you do not like to have or experience. You are your own boss here and can easily decide what to do or not to do. Whatever the differences are, both the parties are enjoyable. But to be more specific, I think the young people enjoy parties with friends as they can enjoy themselves without any bar on their activities while the adult people love the family parties as they love to spend moments where they will be surrounded in a formal environment.

• What kinds of national celebrations do you have in your country?
Well, thank you for asking such an important issue. There are several national celebrations in Australia. Some of the notable events are Chinese New Year, Easter in Australia, Sorry Day and the Stolen Generations, Reconciliation, Melbourne Cup, Remembrance Day, Eureka Stockade, Christmas etc. Each of the events are celebrated in different parts of the year, for instance, the Chinese New Year is usually celebrated in February, the Easter is celebrated in April and sometimes in March, Sorry Day is on May, Reconciliation is celebrated on 3rd of June each year, while the Melbourne Cup is celebrated on November and Christmas Day is on December, each year. People usually make fun of these celebrations and sometimes offer presents to each other. Most of the times, particularly during the Christmas Eve, the present selling stores offer a good number of discounts on every product. Consequently, the celebrations become more enjoyable to the citizens. It is also the day for enjoyment and peace. It is the children who enjoy most in this day.

• Who tends to enjoy national celebrations more: young people or old people? Why?
Australia is the land where a large number of people live together peacefully. The number of youths and old people is balanced. I have seen during different national celebrations that generally people get divided into their respective groups. When it is about any national celebration, people are seen on the streets and most of the cases they get involved in discussing different issues when they meet during the celebrations. One of the important factors about the celebrations, I believe, is that people love to enjoy by themselves regardless of age groups. Both the adults and young people enjoy the celebrations and it is important that they pick their own companies. Usually, the adult people want their companions to be adults during the celebrations while the young people seek for young partners or groups. Besides, celebrating with groups is another important factor here. Groups are usually made in a combination of old and young people and they often make more fun than the individuals do.

• Why do you think some people think that national celebrations are a waste of government money? Would you agree or disagree with this view? Why?
Well, there are different views about the celebrations while thinking that all of the views will support the events is unwise. There are some opposite views regarding the celebrations and a section of people argue that the national celebrations are wastage of public money. I, in fact, disagree with such types of views. The national celebrations are done to observe some national days, and such celebrations make people aware of their nationalism. It is true that the government needs to spend money on arranging the celebrations. The spectacular the event, the more it costs the government. But, in exchange for the costs, the government is trying to send some sort of message to us. It is making us aware of our national days, past histories and people who were after the events. So, it is a duty for all to know about the national days and why those are celebrated. But if anybody wants to know alone (by themselves), they may not get the right information or may be misguided. If the government arranges for national day celebrations, it prioritises the national issues and histories so that the commoners could get the right idea and if it needs costs, I will argue to pay the necessary costs.

• Some people think that education should be about memorising the important ideas of the past. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Well, I, in fact, cannot agree with the statement. To me, education has a different meaning. It does not mean that I should only memorise the idea and pour them into the exam scripts. I firmly believe that mere reading is not the way to learn or be educated. It should be comprehended by heart. There are some people who are of the view that they should memorise the past events and the true education refers to reply the questions on the viva board. But I think this is a misconception about education. Have you ever thought that the memorised texts or ideas about past will be of any use in your life after passing the course? Simply the answer is ‘NO’. You cannot use the memorised ideas in your practical life. Let’s take a simple example. When you memorise something, you do it to get an immediate result and in most of the cases, it is all about passing the exam and you forget the ideas when the exam is over. But there are some past ideas or past event which we cannot forget until our death. Why? Because we do not memorise them, we remember the events and take them to our heart. Simply, if I ask you to quote from a rhyme that you memorised in your childhood, it would be nearly impossible for you to instantly reply because you need to remember the poem and it may happen that you are unable to remember the entire lines. So, how it happened? It happened for the memorization. The fact is similar to memorising past ideas. You cannot expect to remember the past ideas when they are not necessary. But if you learn those by heart, you will never forget them. Thereby, I think this is better to learn anything from the heart. Memorization is the way to destroy the intelligence. It is, thus, highly imperative to avoid memorization of ideas, events or texts.

• Should education encourage students to develop and share their own ideas?
Hmm! It should be the top priority for education to inspire students to share their respective ideas about any specific things or issues. Education, I think and believe, is a participatory process. When the teachers will offer lectures on the classes, they intend the students should learn from the lectures. With due respect, I would like to say that the teachers most of the times actually do not investigate if the students have learned the lessons or not. In such circumstances, a large portion of the students remains unaware of the lessons and topics discussed in the class. In a class, the types of students are not the same and intelligence level of them also differs. So, they should be allowed to express their own ideas and feelings over any specific issue. The texts should not be imposed on them. If imposed, they will start cramming before the examination. It is my private opinion that education should encourage the students to express their own imaginations or ideas. Accordingly, amendments should be made. As they are young, naturally their ideas and imaginations may contain loopholes and it is the responsibility of education to amend the weakness and make the ideas perfect. Unless the ideas are allowed to be expressed, the students will be unable to shine in their practical life.

• How do you think teachers could help students to develop and share their own ideas?
Well, teachers are considered as the maker of a nation. They are enriched with knowledge and skills and without them, not a single student can shine in life. So, it is a duty for the teachers to help the students in developing newer ideas. Most of the cases, the educational institutions disallow student to interfere during a lecture. But it should not be done. When the students interfere during the lecture, it should be understood that s/he want to share or express something important. So, I think asking during the lecture should be encouraged. The teachers can play the greatest role here. When they will answer the queries, it will create a path to spread the knowledge among the students. To be more practical with the issue, the teachers could also ask them to write their own ideas and share those with the class. When the sharing will be done, some newer aspects will be discovered which may appear helpful for the students. Besides, when the sharing will be done regularly, the remaining students will try to express their own ideas as well with the class to get some positive feedback. So, gradually when the entire class will start sharing their ideas, feelings and feedback, the ideas will be stronger and it will help the students to move ahead with a fresh vigour.

• Should employers encourage their workers to have new ideas about improving the company? Why?
Yes, I will agree here as well about the idea exercising issue. Often it appears that there are some ideas which are too usual but have never been seen before as those were not implemented. So, the ideas make us amazed. But if there were chances to exercise about ideas, we could have seen more and more unique and special ideas in every sector. Usually, in the workplaces, the employees are not allowed to express their ideas and opinions on any issues when the boss is present. In general, they are to abide by the orders from the higher authority or from the boss. So, they do not have the option to express their ideas which could be the better one than the authorised idea. So, the employers should encourage their employees more to share the ideas about any specific product. By this way, two positive events will take place. Firstly, the authority will have some better ideas and secondly, the employees will start owning the organisation which will be effective for the advancement of the authority. Besides, the consumers will also start enjoying some newer products by dint of the innovative ideas of the employees. So, it appears that everyone related to the organisation directly or indirectly is benefitted from several aspects. Often the ideas become unique and thus the organisations do not need to hire any external consult over the issue which saves a huge cost. For all those reasons, I think the employers should allow their employees to share their ideas and thoughts about the company’s development.

• Do you think people sometimes dislike ideas just because they are new? Why?
Well, it is very difficult to go deep into the human psychology. Often it is seen that some of the people dislike your ideas though the idea is far better than theirs. Why do such events happen? The question is simple but the answer is too complex to comprehend. When people see that someone is performing better from them in many aspects, they feel a sense of jealousy. Consequently, they start disliking the ideas. Sometimes they show excuses that the ideas are now, but it necessarily does not mean that the ideas would not shine. If we consider past events and history, we will find that a good number of inventions have been made based on new ideas. Many people have gained name and fame based on the implementation of the ideas. So, it is entirely unexpected to ignore the new ideas with the thought that they are ineffective. Rather in some cases, the newer ideas could bring revolution. If we consider the use of the internet, can we remember how it began? It was the initiative to connect a few universities for internal communication and the idea was newer at that age. But gradually, the internet has occupied everything and we cannot do without a single moment.

• What is more difficult: having new ideas or putting them into practice? Which is more important for a successful company?
Uhh! It is, in fact, difficult to put the new ideas into practice. Yes, it is tough to invent new ideas and a lot of labour is required to develop the idea. The idea-makers need to concentrate on the issue and especially focus on the problems and bring out the solutions. But, the real troubles begin when the ideas are to be materialised. When it is about to materialise the ideas, the harsh realities appear before us. Many unwanted events take place and sometimes it becomes difficult to implement the ideas. Among the many unexpected events, people commonly experience the issues like resource limitations, failure to meet deadlines or fear of being rejected by the targeted people etc. When people start putting the ideas into practice, often it is tougher to adjust with. The practices seem unusual in the beginning and when once the people are habituated, everything becomes as usual. But the adjustment process takes time. Besides, when people are to practice newer things, they, in fact, cannot keep pace with the change, start disliking that and finally reject the ideas. But, if the ideas could be presented in some tricky and useful manners, I think that will sustain. The hands which are behind making the ideas into practice, usually work their best so that the idea could be established. Therefore, inventing ideas is tough but I think implementing the ideas in real life is tougher.

• What kinds of machines are used for housework in modern homes in your country?
Well, there are lots of machines for home use in the current days and those have made life easier for us. In Pakistan, people usually apply a wide number of machines for their domestic needs. One of the most important machines is the air conditioner. This is used for keeping the temperature cool inside the house. Since the average temperature of Pakistan is almost unbearable, the use of air conditioner is notable here. The microwave oven is another important machine for the country and frequently used in homes. The use of flat irons should also be considered on the list. Ironing is done on clothes to make them look better. The refrigerator is another important machine that is used to store foods. Almost all of the houses in the country own a refrigerator and this is one of the commonly used machines across Pakistan. People who cannot afford air conditioner use electric fans. The fans are consisted of three or four blades and run with electricity.

• How have these machines benefited people? Are there any negative effects of using them?
The use of machines has benefitted people greatly. When there were no such machines, the lives of people were miserable. The machines have lessened the human efforts and made the impossible to possible. Earlier, foods got rotten as those could not be preserved but now the scenario is entirely the opposite. With the use of refrigerator, people now store foods and other foods stuff for a longer time and there are no changes in tastes of the stored products. Besides, the use of air conditioning or electric fans has greatly helped people to get relief from the heat. They are made to keep the temperature in a tolerable state.

But there are some negative impacts of the use of these machines also. Many of the machines use some chemicals and gases which are harmful to the environment. The emission of CFCs from refrigerator helps to damage the ozone layer. Besides, as most of the machines run with electricity, frequently use of those machines consumes more power which refers that you are to pay more bills for the power consumption.

• Do you think all new homes will be equipped with household machines in the future? Why?
Umm … there are possibilities that the household in future will depend on machines more than ever. There are several chances to be so as the science is advancing fast and numerous household tools and equipment have been invented for regular use. I think people will start using robots and other electronic gadgets for their household activities and humanitarian efforts will be of no use at all. Besides, it is anticipated that if the Artificial Intelligence (AI) is invented, they will replace many of the tasks we perform in our household. For instance, these days people cook their meals by them and when the Artificial Intelligence will be used in robots, the robots will cook food for us. The regular household chores will be done with the help of the robots and human life would be more comfortable than ever. So, there are more chances that machines will replace the household activities which are performed by humans today.

• What kinds of equipment do most workers need to use in offices today?
An office is a working place and requires a good number of machines. The most usual office machines include computers, printers, scanners, laminating machines, copiers, fax, typewriters, calculators, telephones, stationery items, overhead projectors etc. Most of the equipment have different tasks. The computers are the most important office equipment in the context of current days for their versatile use. Computers are used for analysing and processing data, making presentations, animations, word processing, printing documents, designing documents, entertainment and many other purposes. Overhead projectors are mostly used for presentations. The presentations are prepared with the help of computers and the ideas are described in the multimedia mode with the projectors. Since the working types are different in offices, it should be considered that all types of office equipment may not suit all the offices.

• How have developments in technology affected employment in your country?
The developments in technology have affected employment in two ways, positive impacts and negative impacts. The positive impacts are that the production level has increased to a great point. Time consumption on some specific activities has been reduced as well. Earlier, the workers had to struggle with their tasks and had to invest manual labour to perform the tasks. But now with the help of technology, the tasks have been made easier. For instance, the workers in a shoe factory had to use their hands to process the leathers but now they could do this with machines and the leather finishing is considered as the finest ones. However, the machines are replacing the human efforts and thus the industries are using more machines instead of humans. As a direct result, many of the workers are becoming unemployed which is a great concern for all.

• Some people think that technology has brought more stress than benefits to employed people nowadays. Would you agree or disagree? Why?
Umm … I actually do not agree with the statement. In fact, I do not find any stress in using machines. Machines have made the tasks easier. Isn’t it better to use a machine instead of investing manual labour? Moreover, a machine helps to perform a task in 10 minutes while it takes around an hour for the same task. Take a real-life example; you are to count the monthly salary of an office made of 70 employees of different levels. If you want to calculate the salary amounts by hand, it would take about nearly a week. But if you input the data into a computer, you will get the results by less than a second. So, I completely disagree with the aforesaid statement about the use of technology in the office. There are no stresses at all in the use of technology to the employed people.

• Why do you think some school teachers use competitions as class activities?
This is an interesting question for me as I am a school teacher. I think most of the time the teachers use different techniques to hold the attention of the students. Sometimes competitions are also arranged as part of the technique to attract the students in their studies. The most important cause of the completion is to inspire the students to learn their own lessons. It is natural that the students lack maturity and cannot determine the good or evil things for them. So, when they see someone is moving ahead they try to follow the student want to be like him or her. It helps to grow a competitive mentality among the other students. When the competition begins, all of the students try to beat the others in a healthy environment. Moreover, I think competitions make the studies easier for the students and they set a goal to be achieved.

• Do you think it is a good idea to give prizes to children who do well at school? Why?
Umm … I actually do not agree with this idea of giving prizes at school for a better result of the children. Education is the process of being enlightened through some formal procedures and passing the examination with the highest grades should not be the aim of true education. When a boy or girl receives an award for a good result in the study, definitely this is encouraging for them. But if the trend goes on, the students will study for passing the exam with higher marks than others so that they could win the prizes. Besides, there are chances that they could follow unfair means in the exams to have a better result than the others and unfortunately, the number of such events is not few. So, I do not believe that providing prizes only for a good result is never a good idea rather the prize could be awarded by evaluating their overall real-life performances in different situations.

• Would you say that schools for young children have become more or less competitive since you were that age? Why?
Well, the competition was one of the key elements for our inspiration when we were kids but now I do not see any competition among the students. Most of the students come to school as it is a part of their daily routine. They are mostly involved in their virtual world and study is like a bitter medication for them. They just want to pass the courses and get out of the school boundary. The absence of competition has not appeared overnight rather it took several years to appear. This is the age of modernism and the kids are getting involved with the virtual world even before they pass their primary level. They love to chat on the social networking websites instead of studying and even some of them use the networking sites during the class hours. Moreover, due to the digital education system, most of the academic contents are available on the internet and they do not get in touch with the books as they have alternative reading materials. In my days, we had to study books and had a competition over reading different books. There are no such competitions found at all. For all these reasons, I think the competitions have been reduced since my early days.

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of intensive training for young sportspeople?
There is a saying that when something is young, you can shape that after your needs. So, when it is about training the young sportspeople, definitely there are some advantages. The first and important advantage of intensive training is that they would be able to undergo any difficult situations during their respective sporting events. Additionally, an intensive training is able to remove nearly all the weakness of the young sportspeople. Often the young sportspeople suffer injuries for some minor issues and if they have intensive training, they will be able to overcome the injuries. It helps to make them more prepared and also raises their reflex which is one of the important features of their success. It greatly improves the psychology of the young sportspeople, boosts up the tolerance limit and finally the chances for their success increases. But there are some disadvantages of intensive training on them. Firstly, often they are unable to undergo such a huge level of stress and may feel health disorders. The other disadvantage is that they do not want to continue the training for difficulties and once they start the training, try escaping the sessions which bear detrimental impacts on their career.

• Some people think that competition leads to a better performance from sports stars. Others think that it just makes players feel insecure. What is your opinion?
Umm … both the views appear correct to me. When a player or team wins, they are inspired to get in the competition again. On the other side, the loser team becomes disheartened. History is always written by the winners and thus we see the reflection of their team spirit and better performance. But most of the time, the losing team emotions are hidden from us. Since they have lost the game, a sense of insecurity prevails on their mind which cast a negative effect on their psychology. As a result, they fail in the other competitions. On the other hand, the winning team or the sports star is inspired from different quarters and usually performs better in the following competitions. It appears a kind of inequality to me. I think both the parties should be inspired by a competition. This is quite natural that a team or sports start may not perform the best always for many reasons. But it should not be considered that the sports star or the team has lost its competence. Thereby, both the winning and defeated parties should be encouraged equally so that neither none of them could feel insecure or overjoyed.

• Do you think that it is possible to become too competitive in sports? In what way?
Well, this is impossible to be too competitive in sports. There are quite a lot of reasons for not being too competitive. The first and the most top most important thing, in this case, is that if you want to be too competitive in sports, you are to lose your humanity. You have to be unkind to others, especially to your opposition. You have to behave heartless to the other competitors. But this is not possible for everyone to be inhumane with others. Moreover, it will cast a detrimental impact on your image. Your acceptance as a player will be limited. Competitions are held in a healthy sporting event and if you win, you are to be considerate to others or if you are the loser, you must have to accept that calmly. Negative reactions are undesired here. So, I do not think that there are chances to be too competitive in sports.

• What kind of parent do you intend to be?
I want to be a father who will have a friendly relation with the kids. They will share everything with me and ask for my suggestions.

• Why do people in your country traditionally want to have a son?
Well, this is a bit complex question. Actually, the point of view varies in families. Some of the families want to have a son so that they have the candle-bearer of the family. Besides, there are some other views that if there is a son in the family, the boy would be helpful to them and share the family income. There are some other people who believe that sons are the blessings of the Almighty and thus they want to have sons.

Sports. Текст о спорте, аргументы «За и против» для эссе и монолога, вопросы

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Sports (general information)

Sports is paid much attention all over the world.
As there are summer and winter sports, the popularity of some kind of sport depends on the country, to be more exact on its climate. Especially it concerns outdoor sports.
In countries with cold climate, the most popular are winter sports, such as hockey, skating, skiing and tobogganing, also figure-skating and ski-jumping.
In countries with hot climate, the most popular are water sports such as swimming, boating, rowing and yachting. Also in town and in the countryside people enjoy roller-skating and cycling, which are not also sports but also a good leisure activity.
As for indoor sports, there is no doubt that it is football, which is in the first place of all kinds of sports games. It is played in every country and in every season.
Nowadays bicycling has become part of daily Russian life. The bicycle posts are everywhere and the bicycles are easily rented. Under the support of the cities councils there are appearing more and more new bikeways.

Sports. Arguments For and Against

1. Arguments for Sport:

1. Sport helps to meet people.

2. Arguments against Sport:

1. It takes a lot of time.

Вопросы к экзамену по теме «Sports»:

1. Вопросы по теме «Спорт» с примерными ответами

1. What are traditional British kinds of sports?
The national British sports are: football, golf, cricket, table tennis, lawn tennis, racing, darts. The British are proud that many sports, which are played all over the world, first appeared in Britain. The most popular is football. It is the national sport. By theway, the rules of football were introduced in London in1863. Read the Text about the History of football.
A typically English game is cricket. It is a popular summer sport in England, but it isn’t played in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. It is a very slow game and its rules can hardly be understood by foreigners.

2. What sports are popular in Britain?
Practically all kinds of sports are popular in Britain. The British like sport. Everybody knows that Wimbledon is the most known place where tennis tournaments take place. Also Derby is known all over the world for the extremely popular annual horse race. Besides, Englishmen like all kinds of racing: horse-racing, motor-car racing, boat-racing, dog-racing, etc.
Most people in England don’t go in for many winter sports on the reason that there is hardly any snow in winter. So for skiing the English people go to Scotland or spend their holidays on the continent.
Now the most popular sport in England is simply walking. Whole families spend their time walking especially in the most attractive and least populated regions of England.
Fishing and hunting are very wide-spread in Great Britain.

3. What sports are popular in America?
Such sports as rugby, soccer, hockey, weightlifting, tennis, towing, golf, basketball, basebale, volleyball, shooting, figure-skating, swimming and others are very popular there. The large choice of sports in America can be explained by the variety and size of the country, its different climates and people’s love of competitions of any type.

4. What sports are popular in Russia?
In Russia we have winter and summer sports. The most popular winter sports in Russia are football and hockey, skating and skiing. In summer people play tennis and basketball, go swimming, cycling or roller-skating.
Fishing and hunting are wide-spread in our country as in Great Britain.

5. Do you think that professional sport is dangerous? Why?
Well, sportsmen get injured very often. Besides, intensive training can be bad for their health.

6. Do you do something to keep fit?
As for me, I like sport. Among all sports I prefer football. It is a good way to relax and keep fit.
Two years ago I did wrestling. I was considered a promising one. I took part in different competitions, won medals. But I broke my arm and had to give up.

7. Are you for and against sport?
Answer the question using the arguments above.

8. What do you think about extreme sports like rock climbing or white-water rafting?
Of course, there is always a possibility of injury, but if you don’t go to extremes, it’s rather safe.
As for me, I am not a risk taker and I never take things to the edge. But I can understand people who are addicted to risky sports.

9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking part in sport and watching it on TV?
Answer the question using the arguments above.

10. Do you feel unhappy when you lose?
People don’t like to lose. When they lose, they feel uneasy and unhappy. That’s why many people stop going in for sports when their results grow worse.

2. Вопросы по теме «Спорт» для закрепления темы

1. What are traditional British kinds of sports?
2. What sports are popular in Britain?
3. What sports are popular in America?
4. What sports are popular in Russia?
5. Do you think that professional sport is dangerous? Why?
6. Do you do something to keep fit?
7. Are you for or against sport?
8. What do you think about extreme sports like rock climbing or white-water rafting?
9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of taking part in sport and watching it on TV?
10. Do you feel unhappy when you lose?

Сочинение Doing sport vs. watching sport на английском с переводом

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Все самое интересное в мире лежит за пределами зоны нашего личного комфорта. Вы знали об этом? Иногда мы и представить не можем насколько классные ощущения можем получить, сделав всего один шаг всторону и приняв спонтанное решение, например, просто пробежаться по улице или устроить дружеский матч в настольный теннис. А после этого вместе посмотреть матч по боксу например? Просто так. без всяких планов и проблем. Почему бы и нет? Btw! What do you prefer: watching or playing?

Essay on Doing sport vs. watching sport

As you know, there are a lot of great opportunities how to open a wonderful world of sport. You can listen to sport news over the radio or choose one for pleasure. Being creatures with various wants and needs, we have different preferences, therefore some people guess, that it’s quite important to do sport regularly, while others would prefer to watch a sporting event on TV.

People are fond of working out because it has some benefits. For example, according to the scientists’ research doing sport can provide a happiness boost and an emotional lift. A 30 minutes gym session will be really useful especially after an exhausting or stressful day. Physical activity stimulates different brain chemicals that make you feel relaxed and better. In addition, while participating in sport activity you’re not only able to communicate and get acquainted with new people, but enjoy this occupation fully. It means you can kill two birds with one stone. On the one hand, you’re improving your health and on the other, you’re having fun.

Nonetheless, there’s an alternative to working out. Nowadays, there’re lots of television channels, that broadcast one of the most urgent games and competitions like the Olympic Games, Grand Prix, and Wimbledon Championship. In some countries, these sport programs are available 24 hours for millions of people. The best thing is that humans, being hundreds of miles away from the event, are still able to watch it, when they want to. That’s jolly convenient and gives a chance people to choose any kind of sport, take drinks and snacks and enjoy time with the nearest and dearest without going out.

In conclusion, that’s of vital importance to underline, that everybody can choose between doing sport and watching sporting events on TV. It’s a fact, that it can depend on our mood or state. When we want to relax and eat something yummy, we simply prefer watching sport on TV and enjoy the atmosphere. But at the same time, it’s really awesome to play tennis or beach volleyball with your friend in order to have vivid memories.

Английский на слух — Смотрим The Naked Chef

Сочинение на тему Занятие спортом vs. просмотр спортивных событий

Как вы знаете, существует много замечательных возможностей открыть прекрасный мир спорта. Вы можете слушать спортивные новости по радио или выбрать что–то для удовольствия. Будучи созданиями с различными потребностями и нуждами, у нас есть разные предпочтения, поэтому некоторые люди считают, что очень важно заниматься спортом регулярно, в то время как другие предпочитают смотреть спортивное мероприятие по телевизору.

Люди любят заниматься спортом, потому существует ряд определенных преимуществ. Например, согласно исследованиям ученых, занятия спортом делают нас счастливее и способствуют эмоциональному подъему. Тридцатиминутная тренировка в тренажерном зале будет действительно полезной, особенно после утомительного или стрессового дня. Физическая активность стимулирует различные химические вещества в мозге, которые заставляют вас чувствовать себя расслабленным и лучше. Кроме того, принимая участие в спортивной деятельности, вы не только можете общаться и знакомиться с новыми людьми, но и полностью наслаждаться этим занятием. Это означает, что вы убиваете двух зайцев одним выстрелом. С одной стороны, вы улучшаете свое здоровье, а с другой стороны — веселитесь.

Тем не менее, есть и альтернатива занятиям спортом. В настоящее время существует множество телевизионных каналов, которые транслируют одни из самых важных игр и соревнований, таких как: Олимпийские игры, Гран–при и Чемпионат Уимблдона. В некоторых странах эти спортивные программы доступны для миллионов людей в течение 24 часов. Самое лучшее заключается в том, что люди, находящиеся на расстоянии в сотни миль от этого события, все еще могут его смотреть, когда захотят. Это очень удобно, и у людей есть возможность выбрать любой вид спорта, захватить напитки и закуски и наслаждаться временем с самыми близкими людьми, не выходя из дома.

В заключение, очень важно подчеркнуть, что каждый может выбрать между занятиями спортом и просмотром спортивных событий по телевидению. Это факт, что все зависит от нашего настроения или состояния. Когда мы хотим расслабиться и съесть что–нибудь вкусное, то мы просто предпочитаем смотреть спортиные события по телевизору и наслаждаться атмосферой. Но в то же время, очень здорово поиграть в теннис или пляжный волейбол с другом, чтобы у вас остались яркие воспоминания.