Based on Reading, exercise 12. Match the proverbs with their explanations The strength of the chain is in the weakest link. Slow but sure wins the race. Paddle your own canoe. All things are difficult before they are easy. The proverb means that any activity tends to seem difficult at the beginning. It's very true about sport. For example, when first we try to ride a bicycle, we are sure that we shall never do anything but fall off. As we go on practising, the whole thing becomes so easy that it's hard to believe we ever had any difficulty at all. We cannot expect good results immediately. Very often we have to train a lot before we become successful. So we should be patient both in life and in sport. The proverb means that if one wants to get good results, they should do things themselves. It's true about sports more than about anything else. To be a success, an athlete has to train a lot (nobody else can do it for him or her), be disciplined, etc. The proverb says that if one link in the chain breaks, the whole chain will fall apart. The same happens in team games. One team member may easily let the whole team down if he or she plays badly or breaks the discipline.

Задание

BasedonReading, exercise12.

Matchtheproverbswiththeirexplanations

Paddle your own canoe.	The proverb means that any activity tends to seem difficult at the beginning. It's very true about sport. For example, when first we try to ride a bicycle, we are sure that we shall never do anything but fall off. As we go on practising, the whole thing becomes so easy that it's hard to believe we ever had any difficulty at all.
Slow but sure wins the race.	We cannot expect good results immediately. Very often we have to train a lot before we become successful. So we should be patient both in life and in sport.
The strength of the chain is in the weakest link.	The proverb means that if one wants to get good results, they should do things themselves. It's true about sports more than about anything else. To be a success, an athlete has to train a lot (nobody else can do it for him or her), be disciplined, etc.
All things are difficult before they are easy.	The proverb says that if one link in the chain breaks, the whole chain will fall apart. The same happens in team games. One team member may easily let the whole team down if he or she plays badly or breaks the discipline.