- •3. A) Read the biography of Lincoln Steffens and focus on the two main points:
- •Language focus
- •4. Read the following text and fill in the articles a, an , the where necessary. Consult the table in your grammar book (fce Use of English, p. 148-149).
- •5. Complete this text with can, could or be allowed to. Use negative forms where necessary. Where two answers are possible, give them both. E.G. 1 – can / is allowed to.
- •6. Look for the best answers from each group in italics. Write a number of the sentence and an appropriate modal.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •8. A) If you complete the puzzle “Sports and Games” correctly, you will find the mystery word that denotes a long race in which people run and jump over fences, water etc.
- •9. A) Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box and you’ll learn about animals in sport. Write figures and appropriate words.
- •10. A) Complete the advertisements from the sports magazine using the words in the box and you’ll find what things sportspeople are offered. Write each word with an appropriate number.
- •11. A) To be ready for translation into English look through the words / phrases in the box.
- •Variant 1
- •Variant 2
- •Variant 3
- •Writing
- •1. A sound mind in a sound body.
- •2. Football is one of the most popular spectator sports.
- •3. If you think you’re beaten, you are.
- •If you think you’ll lose, you will.
- •4. Sport adventure is the champagne of life.
- •5. Winning isn’t everything, it’s only a thing.
- •Appendix 3
- •1. A) Look at these questions about the history of sport. First, try to answer them, and then check your answers by reading the article below.
- •2. A) You’re going to read the passage about sporting events in Britain. While reading pay special attention to how many events draw large crowds in the country.
- •3. A) Read the article below and pay special attention to the possibility children in Britain have to do sports.
- •5. A) Read the conversation between students and Mr Harold and pay attention to how intelligible the teacher’s explanation is.
Vocabulary practice
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1. A man who plays several different sport.
2. Someone who is watching an event or game.
3. Failure to win or succeed.
4. A game for two players who move their playing pieces according to particular rules across a special board to try to trap their opponent’s.
5. A competition to find which player is the best in a particular sport.
6. A sport in which two people fight by holding each other and trying to make each other fall to the ground.
7. A man physically strong and good at sport.
8. A heavy flat circular object which is thrown as far as possible as a sport.
9. Sailing, travelling or racing in a yacht.
10. The activity or sport of moving around on skates for fun or as a sport.
11. A game played indoors between two teams of 5 players in which team tries to win points by throwing a ball through a basket.
12. A competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is one winner.
b) Prepare your own puzzle (at least 10 words) on the topic “Leisure and Sports” using a dictionary. Give a definition of your mystery word.