UNIT 1

SPORT

Topic 1

Sports and Games

You should be able to speak about different kinds of sport activities, express personal attitude to indoor and outdoor sports, and describe the sport events.

Presentation

Which sports and games are popular in your country? Make a list of them.

Vocabulary

Ex.1. Using the words from the chart, fill in the blanks in the sentence.

1. At our local sports centre you can play various __________games.

2) I'm not too keen sports such as power-lifting.

3) The __________________you need for skiing, like boots and a ski suit is rather expensive.

4) I enjoy watching hockey but I've never been very good _______ it.

5. Are you fond ____________________sports like diving?

6. Which do you prefer –summer or ________________sports?

7. Is swimming an _____________or indoor sport in your country?

8. Personally, I think the ________________should have awarded a penalty.

9) Athletes have to be extremely _________________if they want to compete successfully.

10. There were thousands of ____________________ at the match.

11. What sports _________ did take place in your school last time?

12. What are popular with the schoolchildren in your country?

13. What are you a fan of?

Ex.2. Match pictures with the words.

1. surfing; b) diving; c) climbing; d) cycling; e) golf; f) gliding

Ex.3. Complete the chart below by adding the words in the list.

athletics	diving		game		tennis racket		rod
bat	field		hockey		marathon		skis
boots	helmet		judge		player		stadium
beach ball	boxing gloves		motor racing		pool		snooker
canoeing	coach		manager		parachuting		striker
captain	Fishing		net		rock climbing		trunks
court	goalkeeper		pitch		referee		team
basketball	golf		pole vault		ring		water polo
defender	ground		oar		squash		whistle
Games		Sport		People		Places		Equipment

Ex.4. Complete the sentences with the words from the chart.

Model: The competitions in diving are held in a pool.

1) The person who selects the players for a game is the _________________________________.

2) The official who makes sure players follow the rules in games like tennis, squash and basket ball is the __________________ .

3. London's most famous place for international matches is Wembley _____________________.

4. The football player who tries to score goals is called_________________________________ .

5. We play squash and tennis on an indoor___________________________________________.

6. In table tennis you hit the ball with a round_________________________________________.

7. You can't row without _________________________________________________________.

8. A hard hat that keeps your head safe is a __________________.

9. A piece of ground where you play games like football or cricket is a _____________________.

10) A person who teaches a sport is a ______________________________.

11) A game where two players hit a small ball against a wall in a special room called a court is_____.

12) A group of people who play a sport or a game together against another group is a ___________.

Ex.. 5. Find nine words connected with sport.

t	t	b	o	o	t	s	f
e	r	a	c	k	e	t	o
n	a	g	o	a	l	t	o
n	i	g	u	o	n	s	t
i	n	m	r	t	c	l	b
s	e	f	t	n	s	k	a
d	r	o	t	e	a	m	l
t	s	p	i	t	c	h	l

Ex.6. Cross out an odd word. Explain your choice.

1. badminton, fencing, soccer, tennis

2. weight-lifting, figure-skating, kickboxing, judo

3. draughts, skiing, skating, running

4. court, swimming-pool, team, stadium

5. trainer, soccer, player, athlete

6. take place, take part, win, lose

Ex.7. Match question in A with the answer in B. In pairs, ask and answer the questions.

A	B
Do you go in for sports?	Oh no, he isn't.
Do you have a good trainer?	No, but I'd like to.
What sports competitions took place in your school last year?	In football and basketball as far as I remember.
Is your friend a good athlete?	Believe it or not but we won the match.
Who won the first place?	Yes, he is very qualified.
Did you win or lose the last basketball match?	I don't know.

Ex.8. Work in pairs. Ask and answer how we call a person who goes in different kinds of sport. Use model.

Model: - How do we call a person who goes in for wrestling? - A person who goes in for wrestling is a wrestler.

Cycling, swimming, running, mountaineering, boxing, skiing, racing, hunting, playing football, playing chess, playing draughts, athletics, skating, playing volleyball, playing basketball, playing hockey.

Ex.9. Which sports do you think are…?

• very exciting to watch?

• very boring to watch?

• very dangerous to play?

• very fast to play? very slow to play?

• very interesting to watch?

Reading

Ex.10. Work in pairs, discuss the following questions.

• What are your favourite ways of keeping fit?

• What other ways of keeping fit are popular in your country?

Ex.11. Skim the three texts and match them to the pictures.