Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (4) Swimming is a technique to move unaided through water. It is a popular activity as well as a competitive sport. It was part of the first modern Olympics at Athens in 1896. The most common reason for swimming is probably recreation, where the swimmer enters the water merely for enjoyment.Swimming pools, beaches, lakes or rivers are popular venues for swimmers. Most recreational swimmers prefer a freestyle that keeps their heads out of the water. For some people like divers and fishermen, swimming is part of their job. Lifeguards are paid to rescue other swimmers in distress. Swimming is also useful in marine biology to study plants and animals. It is also practised for scientific research and military purposes. Recently, swimming has become a professional competitive sport. This is a kind of specialised swimming in which the goal is to maximise speed. Breast stroke, butterfly stroke and back stroke are some of the competitive events in swimming. In the Beijing Olympics in 2008, swimming marathon was introduced for both men and women. Swimming a distance of 10 km proved to be a challenging feat and test of stamina. Swimming is a good aerobic exercise. It helps to burn fat and reduce stress. However, there are several risk factors involved in swimming, such as death by drowning, exposure to chemicals, infection, stings, exhaustion, sunburn, collision and inhalation of water. (a) Answer the following questions in brief: i. What style of swimming do most recreational swimmers usually adopt? (1) ii. Mention the two advantages of swimming as an exercise. (1) iii. How is swimming as a professional competitive sport different from recreational swimming? (1) (b) Write the meaning of the following words: (1) i) recreation ii) distress
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Answer:
1st) Enjoying yourself and relaxing
2nd) the state of being very upset
Answer:
1. keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body.
builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness.
helps maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs.
tones muscles and builds strength.
2.swimming is probably recreation, where the swimmer enters the water ... Recently swimming has become a professional competitive sport
3. refreshment of strength and spirits after work also : a means of refreshment or diversion : hobby
4. extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
"to his distress he saw that she was trembling"
Similar:
anguish
suffering
pain
agony
ache
affliction
torment
torture
discomfort
heartache
heartbreak
misery
wretchedness
sorrow
grief
woe
sadness
unhappiness
desolation
despair
trouble
worry
anxiety
perturbation
uneasiness
disquiet
angst
Opposite:
happiness
comfort
2.
LAW
another term for distraint.
verb
1.
cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
"I didn't mean to distress you"
Similar:
cause anguish to
cause suffering to
pain
upset
make miserable
make wretched
grieve
sadden
trouble
worry
bother
arouse anxiety in
perturb
disturb
disquiet
agitate
vex
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