REVISION OF VOCABULARY

   

   1.1

   Complete the sentences with do, play or go.

   

   New Sports Club Opening Next Week

   You can...............yoga!

   You can...............swimming!

   You can................table tennis!

   You can...............skateboarding!

   You can...............badminton!

   You can...............weightlifting!

   You can...............darts!

   You can................aerobics!

   In fact, you can.............almost any sport you can think of. So join now!

   

   1.2

   Make collocations by matching a word from the left column with a word or phrase from the right
   one.

   

   Personal

   Blow

   Fail

   Enter

   Strain

   Take

   Enhance

   Achieve

   Set

   Train

   The lead

   Best

   Your ambitions

   Your performance

   A record

   A whistle

   A competition

   Hard

   A muscle

   A drugs test

   

   1.3

   Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable word.

   

    1. Do you think an athlete should be a p.................... (paid) or an
       a................(unpaid)?
    2. It was a really exciting m.......... . When the r............. blew the final whistle,
       there was a loud c................  from the crowd.
    3. The result was a t..............  – the final s............ was 4-4 (four all) – so
       there´ll have to be a replay next week.
    4. Our team has never been b............... in the last ten years.
    5. Which basketball team do you s.................? The Chicago Bulls?
    6. Volleyball is played on a c.............. and football is played on a p..............  .
       Where is your favourite sport played?
    7. In high jump there are three a.................... to clear each height.
    8. Flexibility exercises such as s................ improve the range of m................. of
       muscles and joints.
    9. If someone is not playing very well the manager may decide to drop the p.................
       from the team or bring on a s......................  .

   

   1.4

   Work in pairs. Choose a sport and write down the words you need to describe:

   -         the NAME of the sport

   -         the PLACE where the sport is played (in a stadium, on a pitch, etc.)

   -         the EQUIPMENT needed (skates, rackets, etc.)

   -         the PEOPLE involved in the game (umpires, captains, etc.)

   -         the SYSTEM of scoring (3-nil,etc.)