SPORTS

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MY FAVORITE SPORT

I like swimming; it is my favorite sport for I know that it is healthy as well as a good chance for one to exercise one’s body.

Last Sunday morning, as the weather is fine, I went to Vung Tau with my family. It took us about two hours by car to arrive at our destination, and I felt very excited about it.

When our car reached the top of the cliff overlooking the Bay, how I admired the golden sand of the long beach, the blue sky and water, and the splendid country surroundings which looked like an artist’s painting.

We put on our bathing-suits and ran into the water. It was a very happy swim for me. We played ball, challenged each other in swimming a certain distance. Of course, I was always beaten by my bigger brothers, but I was satisfied with my good effort. When we felt tired, we lay down on the beach to rest and to have some sunbath. At about noon, we returned to our tent and had lunch.

About 3 p.m. we went once more into the water and enjoyed the afternoon bath until 5 p.m. Finally, we got ready to start for home. Everyone was delighted to have spent such a wonderful day.

VOCABULARY

1. 1. a good chance – something that is likely
   2. exercise one’s body – to make a particular part of your body or your whole body move in order to make it stronger
   3. destination – the place that someone or something is going to
   4. feel very excited – feel happy, especially about something good that has happened or is going to happen
   5. overlook – if a house, room etc. overlooks something, it has a view of it, usually from above
   6. admire – to look at something and think how beautiful or impressive it is
   7. splendid – beautiful and impressive
   8. surroundings – the objects, buildings, natural things etc. that are around a person or thing at a particular time
   9. challenge – to invite someone to compete or fight against you, or to try to win something
   10. satisfied – feeling that something is as good as it should be, or that something has happened in the way that you want
   11. effort – the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something
   12. delighted – very pleased and happy