Module 9

FIT FOR FUN

Do the quiz with a partner. Ask and answer the questions.

How energetic are you? … get up as soon as you wake up? … slow getting ready in the morning? … walk or go by bus? How often … run upstairs? … often sleepy after lunch? … active or tired in the evening? How often … stay up late or all night?

1. Pronunciation

Write the words in two columns according to the vowels in them. Listen and check.

ball serve caught world draw fought hurt score sport shirt warm worse

2. Vocabulary and speaking

2.1 Match the pictures and the sports. Pronounce the words.

1. football (soccer)

2. basketball

3. American football

4. rugby

5. baseball

6. volleyball

2.2 What sports can you see in these pictures? Check with a dictionary.

1. h____ r____

2. s____

3. s____ j____

4. s____

5. m____ r____

6. i____ h____

7. i____ s____

8. w____

9. g____

10. c____

2.3 PLAY / DO / GO

We usually play team sports, do martial arts (judo or karate), and use go with all other sports.

1. What sports do you do?

2. What sports have you done?

3. What sports do you prefer watching?

4. What sports don’t you want to do and why?

2.4 Interview your partner using the questionnaire. Write down his/her answers.

2.5 In groups of five or six. Compare your answers and find out…

1. the most popular sport in your group

2. the most unpopular sport

3. the most sport-minded person

4. the most sport-minded family

5. the sport most people want to try

6. who has had most traumas

7. who has most trophies

8. the best sport facilities in this town

Do you like sport? What sports do you play? Have you ever won a cup or a trophy? Have you ever had a sport trauma? Do you prefer doing sport or being a spectator? Do you go to watch a local sports team? Are there any good sports facilities in this town? What sport would you like to learn to play well? What sports did you have to do at school? Did you enjoy it? How often do you do sport in your free time? Do you think you are fit? Do your family members like sport? Do you watch any sports together? Do you play any sports together? Have you ever been to a big sportive event?

3. Grammar

3.1 What is wrong with James? How is he feeling? What do you think he says to his friend Daniel? Choose the correct answer, listen and check.

Daniel: My team are playing in the cup tonight.

James: a. They’ll win.

b. They’ll lose.

c. Not interested.

3.2 Listen to the phrases and repeat. These are James’s answers to other people. What do you think they told James? Write their phrases. Then listen and check.

1. You won’t pass.

2. He won’t pay you back.

3. You won’t find a parking space.

4. You’ll miss it.

5. They’ll be late.

6. It’ll rain.

7. You won’t understand a word.

8. It won’t last.

9. You’ll break your leg.

3.3 Predict the future in these situations. Use WILL / WON’T.

e.g. I usually eat low-calorie food. – You’ll stay fit.

1. She eats late in the evening.

2. He isn’t getting ready for his exam.

3. He smokes two packs a day.

4. They are practising hard before the game.

5. There is a lot of ice and snow on the roads.