Task 1 Read the words and their definitions. Try to guess what the text is going to be about.
➔ ice sheet
a thick layer of ice covering a large area of land for a long period of time
➔ glacier
very large, slow-moving mass of ice
➔ in balance
having different parts or elements arranged in the correct proportions
➔ tipping point
time at which a change or an effect cannot be stopped
➔ rate
speed at which something happens or changes
➔ throw your hands up
(idiom) show frustration and despair when a situation becomes so bad that you
give up
Have you guessed the topic?

I am fond of sports.  Sports make us stronger and healthier.  Many people do sports, so do I.  I like to swim in the swimming pool and in the sea in the summer.  I also like badminton and volleyball. Cycling is another favourite sport of mine. There are also mental sports, chess for example.  Chess games improve the work of our brain, so this game is very useful too. In winter I prefer skiing.  It is very good to ski in the fresh winter air.  But we must remember that any sport is good if you practise it regularly.

Жили-были четыре солнышка.  Жили они очень дружно. Рано вставали и освещали землю, согревали людей и  зверей. А были они добрые и веселые, часто устраивали праздники для своих  деток, маленьких солнышек, солнечных зайчиков. И люди на земле радовались  танцам солнечных зайчиков. Всем было хорошо.

Once there were four sun. They lived very amicably. Got up early and lit up the earth warms people and animals. And they were kind and cheerful, often arranged holidays for their children, little sun, sunbeams. And men on earth rejoiced at the dancing sunbeams. All was well.