2. Listen to the article and discuss the following questions.

1. Why do people all over the world head for oceans, lakes, pools, rivers etc?

2. Is surfing an old sport?

3. Where do people go surfing?

4. What do contemporary surfers use?

5. What is the main attraction of surfing?

6. Who does surfing appeal to?

7. Does surfing have its own language?

8. When was windsurfing invented?

9. Is windsurfing a cross between surfing and sailing?

10. Is windsurfing an Olympic sport?

11. Are there many different styles of windsurfing?

12. Has kitesurfing been popular for many years?

13. What do kitesurfers do?

14. When was SCUBA diving invented?

15. What do SCUBA divers rave about?

16. Why is SCUBA diving dangerous?

JUDO

(02:37)

1. You are going to hear a conversation about a martial art between Ian and Rika. They are both sales reps for a large publishing company. Ian is visiting Rika in Japan. Before you listen, answer the following questions.

1. Which martial arts do you know? Check their pronunciation in a dictionary.

2. Have you ever done any martial arts? Give a detailed account of your experience.

3. Have you ever entered any sports tournaments or competitions? How did you get on?

2. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

1. Why is Rika famous?

2. Does she feel proud of her achievements in judo?

3. What skills does judo demand from the participants?

4. What made her start doing judo?

5. How often does she practice judo?

6. How did she hurt herself last year? Does she find it easy to start fighting again after her injury?

7. Why didn’t Ian know about her hobby?

3. Listen again and put down the expressions Ian uses to express his disbelieve or surprise.

4. Pay attention to colloquial words and expressions used in the conversation. What do they mean?

A guy; how come; it’s not a big deal; if you don’t mind my saying that; kids, bigheaded, there you go, a big thing.

5. Do you think martial arts can help those who are bullied by their peers?

HANG-GLIDING

(04:18)

1. You are going to hear the man sharing his impressions of hang-gliding. Listen and answer the questions:

1. What were Daniel’s general impressions of hang-gliding?

2. Did he have to do a lot of training before he started going up?

3. Who assists inexperienced athletes? How?

4. Did Daniel feel any fear while going up?

5. What were his emotions once he went up?

6. How did the landing go?

7. Does Daniel find hang-gliding addictive?

2. Why do you think sports like this can be addictive?

3. Have you ever tried any risky sports? Give a detailed account of you experience.

WIMBLEDON

(02:27)

1. You are going to listen to the man talking about the Wimbledon Tennis Championships 2006. What do you know about Wimbledon?

2. Complete the sentences according to the listening.

1. Wimbledon is _____ in south-west London.

2. Tennis championships have taken place there _____ .

3. Wimbledon is now the only big tennis championship where the prizes for men and women _____.

4. The men’s prizes are _____ .

5. The men players play matches with _____ sets, while the women play only _____ sets.

6. _____ attracts more money from ticket sales and sponsorship, for example, than _____ does.

3. Listen again and answer the questions.

1. What is Wimbledon?

2. How often are tennis championships held at Wimbledon?

3. Are there any important traditions about tennis at Wimbledon?

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

(06:09)

1. Work with a partner. Match the words on the left and the words on the right to make up expressions commonly used when talking about sports and games.

strenuous	adventurous types
to lose	(parachute) training
to set up	a pass for a goal
to train	physical activity
to got	the whistle
outdoor	the winning goal
to do	beaten
to score	a team
to blow	a match
to provide	a goal

2. Listen to the article “Physical education” written by Richard Sidaway. Answer the following questions using the words and word-combinations in brackets.

Cup winners.

1. What happened in the cup final?

(strenuous physical activity, sports field, lose a match, final, to set up the winning goal, a cross, a final whistle)

Forest hike.

2. Why was he chosen to be the leader?

(on school expedition, sheer force of will, to lead smb back, a campsite, to cheat)

Learning to swim, learning to drown.

3. What traumatic experience did this person’s brother have?

(to put smb off for life, to tie a tin can, to throw smb in the deep end, to survive)

Sponsored walk.

4. How did he raise quite a lot of money?

(a physical feat, a walk for charity)

Cross-country ordeal.

5. Why did the cross-country run change the person’s view of human nature?

(to be drenched to the skin, to shiver with cold, to jump over a stream, to climb up the muddy bank, freezing water, to be disgusted by sth)

Dwarfed in Germany.

6.Why did his school team lose all of its matches in Germany?

(to go on a tour of, to play football against a team, to be sick, a bit of a farce, to get beaten)

Climb every mountain.

7. Why was the final part of climbing the mountain more difficult?

(physical endeavour, a zigzag path)

Down to earth.

8. What was surprising about what happened to the person’s cousin?

(an adventurous type, to do parachute training, to have a scratch on sbd)