Describe a popular place for sport in your area. In recent years in my country there has been a huge shift in the attitudes of the public towards the importance of keeping fit. And the role of playing sports in doing so cannot be emphasized enough. Realizing this, public authorities and urban developers come up with plans for neighborhoods to make sure that people have access to all sorts of sport facilities such as football pitches and gyms. In my area too there are several places where people go on a regular basis to play sports, but I believe the most well-known and popular one would be what’s called ‘the Palace of sport’
It’s located right in the center of the city and it takes me around 15 minutes to get there on a taxi. And I actually pass by it almost everyday on my way to work. Although I dont go there now, I see many people especially youngsters going in and out of the place. That said, I’ve been there multiple times and its a huge indoor sport facility which include different sections for a range of sports including handball, basketball and futsal and these are the most popular sports that people play there.
And one of the recent changes to the place is that it has been extended to include a court for fencing, a sport which is gaining in a lot of popularity these days.
And of course, a lot of competitions take place there too. For example just recently there has been a boxing championship and many athletes both local and foreign participated and it was a huge event for the whole town.
Describe an outdoor activity. Biking is one outdoor activity that’s gaining in a lot of popularity these days. And part of the reason is that people are becoming more conscious about both their health and the environment. In the past, however, most people considered bikes to be a poor substitute for other ways of getting around such as taking a taxi even for short distances but now I see many people of different ages riding their bikes around.
But to be honest, my hometown or country as a whole does not have infrastructure to encourage people to take up biking because there are not many bike lanes like in European cities such as Amsterdam, a place which probably is the most bike-friendly. But that hasn’t stopped people like me from riding bikes. Actually I’ve become interested in riding a bike since I started watching videos on extreme sports. Those videos often show people doing all sorts of tricks with their bikes and that to me was very inspiring. So I decided to buy a new bike but as of now although I can ride a bike pretty well, I have not tried extreme bike riding because you know it’s quite dangerous and it takes a lot of time and effort to master those skills I watch in the videos.
So, instead my friends and I usually get together on weekends to ride a bike around the lake located right in the center of my hometown. Of course it’s a fun activity and equally good way of making new friends. And finally it’s a good exercise.