Presenter: Good afternoon. Today we have asked five people to give us a short interview and share their opinions about sport. Now we would like to present their opinions to you.
Speaker A. I'm not athletic at all though I used to go swimming. Now I just do it for fun and for exercise, and it seems boring to me as a spectator. However, if there's a football match on, here I am in front of the screen afraid to miss a minute of it. I don't play it but it doesn't really matter. I do my best not to miss a single match. Quite often, my friends and I go to the stadium to support Liverpool, my all-time favourite team. We always wear our red scarves and sing the team songs.
Speaker B. Swimming has been something that I have done all my life. And also, a bit of water polo and diving. All these are really good sports! However, now I'd like to do something more exciting that I haven't done before. And surfing is at the top of my list. It's quite challenging, I know. I'll need to learn a lot and it's not going to be easy like anything you do for the first time, but I'm ready to have a goal. If you want to do something very much, I think you should try it.
Speaker C. I've been playing football and volleyball since high school. I used to be very shy and reserved but these games helped to greatly improve my social skills. The thing is when playing together, you have to interact and get along with other members of the group. Everybody wants to win, so all members have to cooperate with one another to achieve the common goal of winning. That is something that you cannot learn from an individual sport.
Speaker D. I first tried diving only a year ago, but now I'm really into it. It's amazing to experience the underwater world, so different from ours and truly wonderful. Diving looks simple, however, it's not as easy and safe as it looks. The sudden loss of oxygen is probably the biggest threat. It's also dangerous to rise quickly to the surface or just dive in an unfamiliar place. However, with proper precautions diving can open up a whole new world far from the stresses of daily life.
Speaker E. I reckon all athletes are real-life superheroes. We look at these supercool people and admire the types of things they can do with their bodies that ordinary people can't. They look great. They can do amazing things, and you want to look sort of the same and follow their example. Many athletes show incredible determination in their everyday lives. This serves as inspiration to young people or at least they can motivate you to finally join a gym and never miss workouts.