- •Предисловие
- •Unit 1. Business communication: face to face
- •1.1. Listening Development
- •It is ok to start a conversation with a stranger at a business conference.
- •It is extremely important to provide your interlocuter with contact details.
- •1.2. Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Conversation 1
- •Conversation 2
- •Conversation 3
- •1.4. Reading Improvement
- •How to Make Small Talk
- •1.4. Writing Enhancement
- •1.5. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Conversation 1
- •Conversation 2
- •Active vocabulary Unit 1. Business Communication: Face to Face
- •Idiomatic expressions
- •Unit 2. Career prospects for language students
- •2.1. Listening Development
- •2.2. Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Interview
- •Assignment 9. Read the following texts and fill in the gaps with the phrases given in the list below.
- •1.4. Reading Improvement
- •Train conductor
- •1.5. Writing Enhancement Effective Essay Builder
- •I. Prewriting Essays
- •II. Writing Essays
- •Introduction Paragraph
- •III. Editing Essays
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar and Spelling
- •Style and Organisation
- •2.6. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Unit 2. Career Prospects for Language Students
- •Unit 3 corporate life
- •3.1. Listening Development
- •China Faces Drop in Recruitment
- •British Job Losses
- •3.2. Vocabulary Enrichment
- •3.3. Reading Improvement
- •3.4. Writing Enhancement
- •3.5. Speaking Reinforcement Launching Your Own Business
- •Business plan checklist
- •Active vocabulary Unit 3. Corporate Life
- •Unit 4. Job hunting
- •4.1. Listening Development
- •4.2 Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Job-Seeker's Glossary of Job-Hunting Terms
- •Reading Improvement
- •4.4. Writing Enhancement
- •4.5. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Active vocabulary Unit 4. Job Hunting
- •Idiomatic expressions
- •Unit 5. Jobs and careers: revision & consolidation
- •5.1. Listening Development
- •5.2. Vocabulary Enrichment
- •5.3. Reading Improvement
- •Where I get my energy Emma Marsden asked six women who live to the full to tell how they do it.
- •5.4. Writing Enhancement
- •5.5. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Active vocabulary Unit 5. Revision and consolidation
- •Unit 6. Health matters
- •6.1. Improve Your Listening Skills
- •6.2 Vocabulary Enrichment
- •6.3. Reading Improvement
- •Processed food
- •6.4. Writing Enhancement
- •6.5. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Active vocabulary Unit 6. Health Matters
- •Unit 7. Sports and keeping fit
- •7.1. Listening Development
- •7.2. Vocabulary Enrichment
- •Indoor sports: ______________________________________________________
- •7.3. Reading Improvement
- •Ronald mcdonald to promote fitness
- •Yoga is best for back pain sufferers
- •7.4. Writing Enhancement
- •7.5. Speaking Reinforcement
- •Active vocabulary Unit 7. Sports and Keeping Fit
- •References
- •Contents
Unit 7. Sports and keeping fit
7.1. Listening Development
Assignment 1. Listen to the recording to Unit 7 in which former England cricketer Ed Smith argues that too much professionalism is not a winner. Summarize the main ideas in one or two paragraphs.
Assignment 2. Writer and entrepreneur Dominic Hobson explains why he thinks organised competitive games are damaging for players and spectators alike. Listen to his talk and put down at least seven of the ideas he expresses. If you agree with some of them, put the word AGREE next to them. If you disagree, write DISAGREE and give your explanations.
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7. ____________________________________________________
7.2. Vocabulary Enrichment
Assignment 1. Which words do you associate with sport? Make a word net.
Assignment 2. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with a word or phrase from the diagram.
1 I enjoy watching football but I've never been very good................ it.
2 At our local sports centre you can play a wide variety of................ sports.
3 I'm not too keen................ sports such as boxing.
4 The................you need for skiing, like boots and a ski suit, can be quite expensive.
5 It's a pity that most people only support................ during the Olympics.
6 Are you fond................ sports like tennis?
7 Which do you prefer - summer or................ sports?
8 Is swimming an................ or indoor sport in your country?
9 Personally, I think the................ should have awarded a penalty.
10 Athletes have to be extremely................ if they want to compete successfully.
Assignment 3. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with a word or phrase from the table.
BALL |
beach ball golf ball football tennis ball |
pitch court field course | |
basketball volleyball football softball | |
throw touch kick hit shoot bounce pass catch head punch volley lob smash | |
bat club racquet stick | |
team side | |
match game set | |
player defender striker goalkeeper | |
play for a team / your country / beat a team / player / side kick off score a goal / point win a game / set / match / competition / Cup take a shot at goal play a game of |
1 Ronaldo took a shot................ goal but the goalkeeper caught the ball.
2 A good basketball player must be able to................ the ball to other players.
3 Brazil................ Germany 2-1.
4 In table tennis, you must let the ball................ on the table before you hit it.
5 Bergkamp plays................ Arsenal in England.
6 How many times has Germany................the World Cup?
7 If he gets this game, he'll win the set and could win the.................
8 Martina................ the ball over her opponent's head to the back of the court.
9 Tiger Woods' shot was superb – he ...............the ball and it rolled ten metres and fell into the hole.
10 We love playing................ in bare feet on the beach.
Assignment 4. Look at the list of sports below and group them into categories. Some sports may go in more than one category. Tennis, for instance, is both a racquet sport and a ball game.
aerobics |
horse riding |
athletics |
ice skating |
badminton |
netball |
basketball |
roller skating |
billiards/snooker |
rounders |
cricket |
rugby |
cycling |
swimming |
football |
table tennis |
gymnastics |
ten pin bowling |
hockey |
tennis |
ball games: ________________________________________________________
water sports: _______________________________________________________