Lessons 19–21 · 3 lessons · S. Khan, L. Kamalova, L. Jurayev. Teens’ English 7 (English, Grade 7). “O‘zbekiston” Publishing House, Tashkent, 2019
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Sport in Uzbekistan
Textbook: p. 26
GoalSport in Uzbekistan; names for sportspeople (-er, -ist, -ka); professionals and amateurs.
New words
amateur · havaskorjudoka · sportchi (judo)kurash · kurashworld record · jahon rekordi
Explanation
Football, boxing, kurash, gymnastics, judo and many other sports are popular in Uzbekistan. We name the person with a suffix or a special word: swim – swimmer, box – boxer, wrestle – wrestler, gymnastics – gymnast, athletics – athlete, judo – judoka, karate – karateka; for tennis we say tennis player. A professional sportsperson does sport as a job and takes part in big competitions; an amateur does sport for fun and health. Kurash is a national style of wrestling from Uzbekistan and is now popular in many countries. Kupkari is a traditional game played on horseback. Famous names: the gymnast Oksana Chusovitina and the boxers Hasanboy Dusmatov and Fazliddin Gaibnazarov, who both won Olympic gold in Rio in 2016.
Worked examples
In my town there is a fitness centre. Professional athletes train there in the morning, and amateurs come in the evening to do yoga, swim or lift light weights. Many people also ride bicycles in the park.
— Who does judo? — A judoka. — Who does boxing? — A boxer. — Who plays tennis? — A tennis player. — Who does gymnastics? — A gymnast.
Class activity
“Who does it?”: A says a sport and B says the person (swimming – swimmer); then swap.
Practice
1
Name the person: boxing, swimming, judo.
boxer, swimmer, judoka
2
Explain the difference between a professional and an amateur.
A professional does sport as a job; an amateur does it for fun.
3
Answer: What national sports of Uzbekistan do you know?