Sport+and+Leisure

= = ** Sports and Leisure ** 2. A sports magazine has just announced a contest to select the next site for an important youth sports competition. Write a proposal nominating your city or a city you have visited for this honour. Explain the reasons why this city should be selected including the benefits for the city itself. 3. The International Olympic Committee has decided to expand the range of sporting events offered. Write a proposal to the head of the committee proposing a new sporting event. Describe what it is and why you think it would be beneficial, giving at least two reasons. 2. In your English class, each student has to give a talk about a leisure activity that he/she considers unusual and is very interested in, explaining clearly what is involved in it and trying to convince others of its appeal. Write the text of your talk. 3. You have read in a magazine article the following sentence: “Leisure activities are a waste of time and money: we should use every spare moment on work, study or helping others”. Write a letter to the editor of this magazine, giving your opinion on this subject. 4. The opening of a new leisure centre for young people has created a lot of interest in your town. It boasts that it has “something for everyone”. The editor of your school newspaper has asked you to visit the leisure centre, try out all its facilities and write a report for the newspaper. Write your report. 4. One of the former students of your school has captured the imagination of the country by completing a dangerous adventure such as participating in an extreme sport or undertaking a solo expedition. Based on an interview that you have had with the former student, write the story of this adventure. You hope this story will be printed in your school newspaper. 1. A well-known manufacturer of sports equipment offers scholarships to students moving on to university. The selection procedure includes an essay on the following topic: “Examine the extent to which your secondary education has prepared you for the leisure time in your adult life.” Write this essay.