Fishing
One of the most popular individual sports for men in Britain is fishing, also called angling. The most expensive type of fishing is for salmon and trout: these fish live only in private rivers and lakes. Nearly 4 million anglers in Britain wait hours beside canals, rivers and lakes to catch a fish. Then they weigh it and usually throw it back into the water again.
Read the text “Fishing” again. Can you find the answers to the following questions in this text? Tick () “Yes” or “No”.
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1 Where do salmon and trout live? 2 Why is fishing so popular in Britain? 3 Which is the most expensive type of fishing? 4 How many anglers are there in Britain? 5 What do the British people do with the fish they catch? 6 Why do salmon and trout live only in private rivers and lakes in Britain? 7 Why do the British anglers throw the fish back into the water?
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9 In pairs. Talk about possible answers to the questions in activity 8.
10 In pairs. Close your book and talk about fishing in Britain.
Complete the conversation. What does Lia say to Oscar? For questions 1- 5, choose A - E.
Lia (1) Oscar: Oh, hi, Lia! Lia: (2) Oscar: Yes. I love it. Lia: (3) Oscar: Great! What time does it start? Lia: (4) Oscar: Bowling? Oh, let’s go ice-skating. I like ice-skating! Lia: (5)
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A OK. See you tonight! B It starts at 7:30. We can go bowling after the game. C Hi, Oscar! It’s Lia. D Oh, good! My brother’s a sports reporter. He’s got tickets for the game tonight. E Oscar, do you like basketball? |
12 Complete the conversation between two friends. What does Gordon say to Marie? For questions 1- 4, choose a - d.
Gordon: (1)
Marie: I love tennis. I play most afternoons. What about you?
Gordon: (2).
Marie: Who is your favourite player?
Gordon: (3).
Marie: Yeah, he is great. What other sports do you like?
Gordon: (4)
Marie: No, I don’t. But I like skiing.
A I like swimming, running and skating in the winter. Do you go skating?
B What’s your favourite sport?
C I don’t like playing it very much. I only watch it on TV.
D I like Pete Sampas.
Listening
13 Now you will hear a short conversation between Al and Mick. Listen to the talk and answer the questions.
1 What is Mick’s hobby? Tick the correct answer.
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2 Where do Mick and Al want to go?
A to the lake B to the canal C to the river
14 Now listen to the conversation “At the travel agent’s” and complete the chart “The Adams’ hobbies” with a tick ( ).
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Mr. Adams |
Their son |
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Winter sports |
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Swimming |
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Practicing French |
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Sitting in the sun |
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Football |
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Drinking coffee |
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VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Match
( ) the words on the left with the words on the right to
form the name of a sport. Then make sentences.
