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VOCABULARY

Exercise 1: Match the photos to the sports.

• A boxing (бокс).
• B cycling (велоспорт).
• C gymnastics (гімнастика).
• D Ice hockey (хокей на льоду).
• E rugby (регбі).
• F surfing (серфінг).
• G table tennis (настільний теніс).
• H volleyball (волейбол).

Exercise 2: Listen to six interviews and match the sentence halves.

1f

2a

3d

4c

5b

6e

Exercise 3: Add the sports from Ex. 1 to the table.

• do: gymnastics, boxing.
• go: cycling, ice skating, jogging, surfing, swimming, windsurfing.
• play: ice hockey, rugby, table tennis, volleyball.

Exercise 4 What other sports and activities can you think of? Add them to the table in Ex. 3.

• do: karate, judo, yoga, aerobics (аеробіка).
• go: snowboarding, skiing (катання на лижах), sailing (плавання під вітрилами), hiking (піший туризм).
• play: basketball, football, tennis, chess (шахи).

Exercise 5: Do the quiz in pairs. The answers are all from Ex. 1 and 2.

Race Against the Clock

1. Which nine sports can you do on your own? (Якими дев’ятьма видами спорту можна займатися самостійно?)

Athletics, cycling, gymnastics, ice skating, jogging, climbing, surfing, swimming, and windsurfing on your own.

2. Which four sports are for two or four players?

Boxing, squash, table tennis, and tennis are for two or four players.

3. Which three sports are for teams of more than four?

Ice hockey, rugby, and volleyball are for teams of more than four.

4. Which five sports do you do on or in water or ice?

Ice skating, ice hockey, surfing, swimming, and windsurfing on or in water or ice.

5. In which two sports do you use a racket? (ракетка)

Squash and table tennis.

6. In which four sports is there a net? (сітка)

Table tennis, volleyball, squash, and tennis.

7. Which sport is not in the Olympic Games?

Squash is not in the Olympic Games.

8. What sports do people do in these competitions? (змагання)

• a Wimbledon: tennis
• b Tour de France: cycling
• c IAAF World Championships: athletics

Exercise 6: Discuss the questions

1. What’s your favourite sport? Why? When do you do it? (Який твій улюблений вид спорту? Чому? Коли ти ним займаєшся?)

My favourite sport is basketball. I like it because it’s a fast and exciting team game. It’s always fun to play with my friends and try to score points. We usually play basketball at the school playground after our lessons or on the weekends when the weather is good.

2. What are the most popular sports in Ukraine? (Які найпопулярніші види спорту в Україні?)

The most popular sport in Ukraine is by far football. Many people watch it and play it. Other popular sports include boxing, especially because of famous boxers like Oleksandr Usyk, as well as gymnastics, basketball, and ice hockey.

READING

1. Read the text quickly and answer the questions.

1. Who are the new BMXers?

Teenager girls

2. Do they like racing or ‘freestyle’ BMX?

Racing.

2. Read the article again. Five sentences have been removed from the text. For each space choose the correct sentence.

1D

2G

ЗА

4B

5F

not needed: C, E, H

3. Match the highlighted words in the text to the meanings.

1. gears: a part of a bicycle that controls the speed of the wheels (частина велосипеда, що контролює швидкість коліс).
2. stunts: tricks or difficult jumps on a bike (трюки або складні стрибки на велосипеді).
3. track: a path, often circular, used for races (доріжка, часто кругла, що використовується для перегонів).
4. helmet: a hard hat that protects your head (шолом).
5. guards: things you wear to protect parts of your body when playing a sport (захист, який носять для захисту частин тіла).

Talking Points

Should schools offer the same sports to girls and boys? Or are some sports for boys and others for girls?

I think schools should offer the same sports to everyone. The story shows that girls can be amazing at BMX, which people sometimes think is just for boys. If you like a sport, you should be able to play it. There shouldn’t be “sports for boys” and “sports for girls”.

Do you think there is too much sport on TV? Why / Why not?

Sometimes it feels like there is a lot of sport on TV, especially when there’s a big championship (чемпіонат). But I don’t think it’s “too much” because many people love watching sports. It’s exciting to see professionals play. I prefer playing sports more than watching, but it’s still cool to watch sometimes.

Grammar – Past Continuous

Exercise 1: Choose the correct words to complete the rules.

• a. the past.
• b. past, -ing form.

Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verbs.

1. They were wearing dark helmets.
2. He wasn’t playing last night.
3. They weren’t talking about you.
4. What was he doing on the court?
5. Was she watching the games?
6. Mark was climbing yesterday.
7. Were they listening to the match? No, they weren’t.

Exercise 3: Look at the picture and write sentences.

1. Adam and Pete were running. They weren’t skating.
2. Myla was throwing a ball. She wasn’t hitting a ball.
3. Karl and Liam weren’t playing squash. They were kicking a ball.
4. Megan and Ana weren’t cycling. They were climbing.
5. Lucy was catching a ball. She wasn’t doing athletics.

Exercise 4: Write questions in the past continuous.

1. What were you doing at 8.30 yesterday evening?
2. Were you reading at 10.30 yesterday evening?
3. Were you having breakfast at 8.00 this morning?
4. What were you doing five minutes ago?

Exercise 5: Ask and answer the questions in Ex. 4.

• What were you doing at 8.30 yesterday evening?I was watching a movie. (Я дивився/дивилась фільм).
• Were you reading at 10.30 yesterday evening?No, I wasn’t. I was listening to music. (Ні. Я слухав/слухала музику).
• Were you having breakfast at 8.00 this morning?Yes, I was. I was eating cereal. (Так. Я їв/їла пластівці).
• What were you doing five minutes ago?I was doing this English exercise. (Я робив/робила цю вправу з англійської).

Vocabulary: Words with different meanings

1 Read the sentences. Choose the correct meaning of the words.

1. exercise – b noun: written work to practise something (письмова робота для практики)
2. fit – a verb: be the right size (підходити за розміром)
3. match – b noun: a sports competition (спортивне змагання)
4. points – a noun: the score (рахунок)
5. trainer – b noun: a person who prepares players (людина, яка готує гравців)
6. work out – b verb: to find the answer to a problem (знайти вирішення проблеми)
7. coach – a noun: a type of bus (автобус)
8. train – b verb: to practise a sport (тренуватися)

Of course! Here are the answers for the exercises on this page.

2. Complete the sentences

Here are the completed sentences using the correct form of the words from the previous exercises.

1. You aren’t fit enough. Do some exercise!
2. We go jogging with the rugby coach every day, but we never train in the gym.
3. I can’t see the captain. Can you point to her?
4. I bought some white trainers but they don’t fit me. They’re a size 7 but I take an 8.
5. How many points has your team got? Did they play any matches last week?
6. I can’t work out how to play this game.

Listening

1. Listen to the show and look at photos A-C. Which is the photo of the week? What happened next?

Photo of the week: Photo C.

What happened next? The football hit the beach ball and then went into the net.

2. Number the events in the order you hear them. Listen and check.

1. a A fan threw a beach ball onto the field.
2. c A Sunderland player was running towards the goal.
3. b The Sunderland player kicked the football.
4. f The football hit the beach ball.
5. d The football went into the goal.
6. e The referee decided to allow the goal.

3. Listen again. Complete the sentences.

1. The Sports Review studio is in Manchester.
2. A Liverpool fan threw a beach ball onto the field.
3. Sunderland won the match 1–0.
4. The Liverpool players weren’t playing well.
5. Chloe thought Sunderland played better than Liverpool.

SPEAKING

Exercise 1

When was the last time you watched a sports event (in person or on TV) or took part in one? What was it? (Коли ти востаннє дивився спортивну подію (наживо чи по телевізору) або брав у ній участь? Що це було?)

The last time I watched a sports event was last weekend. I was watching a football match on TV with my dad. It was a very important game between two famous teams, Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk. The atmosphere was incredible, even just watching from home! My favourite team, Dynamo, was winning for most of the game, but then Shakhtar scored in the last few minutes and it was a draw. I was a bit disappointed, but it was a very exciting match. It was the best game I’ve seen all season.

Exercise 2

Listen to Max and Rachel talking about sports. Who took part in an event? Who watched one?

Max watched an event and Rachel took part in an event.

Exercise 3

Here are the correct verb forms for the sentences:

1. were winning
2. scored
3. were watching
4. came

Exercise 4

This is the phrase you should have ticked from the recording:

• It was the best … ever (Це був найкращий … за весь час)

Exercise 5

Here are the completed sentences from the listening:

1. I was very happy because I support Real Madrid. (Я був дуже щасливий, тому що я вболіваю за Реал Мадрид.)
2. I really enjoyed taking part because it was my first time. (Мені дуже сподобалося брати участь, тому що це був мій перший раз.)

Exercise 6

Think about a recent sports event. Ask and answer the questions. Use the past simple and past continuous (ваша власна відповідь, внизу приклад)

1. What was the event and when was it?

The event was a school basketball game. It was last Friday afternoon, after school.

2. Did you watch it or take part in it?

I took part in it! I was playing for my school’s team.

3. What happened during the event?

It was a really close game against a team from another school. In the first half, they were winning and we were a bit worried. While we were playing, the crowd was shouting and cheering for both teams. Then, in the second half, we started to play much better. I remember I was running for a pass when my friend threw the ball. He then scored an amazing basket right at the end!

4. Did you enjoy it? Why?/Why not?

Yes, I really enjoyed it! It was the best game ever! I was very happy because we won in the last few seconds. I really enjoyed taking part because everyone on the team played so well together. It was a fantastic feeling.