По- luke: what's your favourite sport, maria? maria: honestly speaking luke, i'm not very sporty but i like swimming a lot. luke: can you swim well? maria: yes, certainly. i'm quite good at it. i also do some snorkeling and windsurfing. luke. i see. sounds interesting. i also like swimming but my favourite sport is basketball. maria: that's obvious. you are rather tall. luke: are there any sports that you don't do but like watching? maria: there are many such sport types. for example, i enjoy watching football, hockey, tennis, alpine skiing, biathlon, figure skating, bobsleigh and many others. how about you? do you like watching sport events? luke: i certainly do. my favourite events are connected with soccer and curling. maria: by the way, i have no idea what the difference between football and soccer is. maria: i see. so, the main differences are just in the rules of these games, aren't they? luke: exactly. maria: what about curling? is it a team game? and how is it played? luke: curling is a team game. it is usually played in teams of four. the equipment includes stones and brooms. in this game players should try to slide stones across the ice sheet towards the target area, which is called the house. the point of the game is to slide the stone closer to the centre of the house. each team has eight stones. maria: that sounds like an interesting sport. when i get the chance i will definitely watch a curling event. luke: i'm sure, you'll like it. maria: have you ever tried to surf or windsurf? luke: no, i haven't. but i think it feels great. can you tell me a little bit about these sport types? maria: yes, of course. i'm very much into these water sports. surfing is quite popular among young people nowadays. surfing in other words is wave riding. surfers stand on special boards and try to ride the ocean waves. windsurfing is the combination of surfing and sailing. both sports are very spectacular. luke: are there any special events or competitions in surfing and windsurfing? maria: yes, there are. there are world surfing championships. windsurfing features such disciplines as slalom, speedracing, freestyle and else. luke: i'd like to see one of those competitions. let me know if there is a coming up event. maria: will do. i'm glad we have similar interests and preferences in sport.
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23.01.2022
1.their son is a businessman. 2.he has a cassette. 3.these boys are students. 4.much time is often spent by my relatives together. 5.my friends will be introduced to my parents by me tomorrow. 6.the museum was visited by them last sunday. 7.the examinations are seldom passed by him well. 8.the library was rarely visited by the student last year. 9.the cake was being cooked by my mother all evening yesterday. 10.the man is waiting for her at the moment. 11.she had finished her work when we came in. 12.i have never been to the usa. 13.the letters have already been written by her. 14.by 9 o'clock yesterday i had already sent all the letters. 15.she has just met her husband. 16.they have not translated this text yet. 17.the sentences have already been written by them. 18. we are students of the college. 19.there are no magazines on the table. 20.there is an armchair in front of the tv set.
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