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Contents
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PagesIntroduction
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5 - 8 Test yaurself 2
56-57
Test exercises 1- 5
Meellng I!!!Qple
6-11
Saying hello a nd goodbye; Introducing
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Free
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yourself and other people; Personal details;Activities; Talking about post octMties; Tlfles; Friends; British I American WOf"d list
Music:; Muslcol instru ments
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family
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~h~ ~-~Male and female; Fomity members;
CO&OUrs; Shades; Clothes and footwear;
Life
stages; 's1\:"" of clothes; Style
3 Describing people: age
18-23
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Food
and drink70-75
_ ....;;a"nd", appearance
Basic food; Drinks ; Fruit; Vegetobtes; Meet; Age; Hair ~; Hoir colour; Eye ccOOur; Prepe-ed food
Shades of colour; Height; Measurement of height; Measurement of weight; Build
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Cauntrles, nallanalltles and76 -
8\ lanquQQes4 House and home
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Somecountries and nationalities: Europe; Description; Rooms I areas; My room ; Euro pe I Asio; Middle East and Asia; North Location: prepositions Americo; Central America; South America;
Africa ; Australosta; The twelve most wKIe1y spok e n languages
I - 4 Test l1Qurself \
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Test exercises 1- 59 -12 Test yourself 3
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Test exercises 1 - 55
Time32-37
Days; Months; Years; Dates; Seasons;
Reference
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Time pre positio ns; Time adverbia ls; Times
The English alpha bet; Heig ht and weight; Numbe rs; Some basic spelling rules; British
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Ufeathome38-43
and American Eng lish Before school; Afte r school; Adverbs a nd
phrases of frequency; Jobs arou nd the
self assessment and proqress check
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house; Pets; Meals at school and at home7
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(C entro l pcll-cct section) Main school subjects in UK schools; People;
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Sport / AdMty; Penon; Spom ....,ts; Winning a nd losing
Meeting people
Translate the words and phrases.
Saying hello and goodbye
Informal Formal
Hi. Good morning.
Hello. Good afternoon.
Good evening. Goodnight.
Bye! Goodbye.
See you. See you lofer. See you soon. See you tomorrow.
A: How are you? B: Fine, thanks. / I'm OK, thanks. And you?
A: Mm, not too good. / Mm, nof great
B: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. A: How are things?
B: Fine, thanks. / Not bod, thanks.
Introducing yourself and other people
Informal Formal
My nome's (John). A: Let me introduce (Moria) .
I'm (John). B: Pleased to meet you.
This is (Mario) . C: Pleased to meet you, too .
A: Nice to meet you. Welcome to {London).
B: Nice to meet you, too .
American last name zip code cellphone pen pol gel along Female Mrs married women Miss unmarried (single)
women Ms married or unmarried women surname postcode mobile phone penfriend gel on British
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Wayne Connolly (,/) or Wayne (,/) bat not Mr Wayne ~).
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First name(s} . Surname . Mole / Female . Address . Street . Town / City .. Postcode . Dote of bi rth . Phone number .Mobile phone number .
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She's my best friend. He's my penfriend. We're good friends.
We're in the same class at school. We're classmates.
We're neighbours. I know him / her welL
I don't know him / her very well. I don't get on very well with him / her. We get on very / really well.
We don't get on very well. What's your surname? Could you spell that, please? Could you repeat that, please?
Yoo can callme Miss TracyBradshaw (,/)
or Miss Bradshaw (,/ ) bat not Miss Tracy ~).
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First name Bradshaw
Surname tracy@teenmail.com
Date of birth 12, Rose Street
Street 0029583795
Town / City 13 April 1989
Posfcode Milton Keynes
Phone number Tracy
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House and home
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8a William's next letter to you IS about his
room. Write the missing words. door 1
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Dear ,
It was really good to get your letter. Thanks. Here's a description of my room. I did it on the computer. I hope you can understand it!
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(in, next
to, etc.) to say exactly where things are.Write ten words and five expressions you are going to memorize.
Words
Expressions
1 . 1 . 2 ..3
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How much can you remember?
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Write the words in the corred groups.bed cupboard muscular short
block doughter nephew slim
blue desk notice board tall
choir green parent uncle
cousin large red white
Family
Height, weight
Colours
Furniture
members
and build
1 .. 6 .. 11 . 16
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1 How t.. are you?
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2 How much do you w
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2 lamp sister shelf son
3 blinds window wardrobe wall
4 qu ite toll teenager table
5 small green garden grey
(5 marks)
l4a
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box A box B
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the living.
room
... ...
drawers1 a wastepaper
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in front.
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Use the phrases from exercise 4a to complete the description.My
grandfather is eighty-two, so he's9.U.~~~
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• 1. She's also quite slim.
She's of z.
They live in 3 on
4
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· ~ is quite large. There's a TV and • ••...••• ... •e in there.There's a kitchen, a bathroom and two bedrooms. The small bedroom is where I sleep when I stay with them. There's a bed, and
••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• • • • 7 the bed there's
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Complete the dialogue.Sam
Hi, Joe.Joe
Hi, Sam. This is Gino.Sam
Hello. N(<;~.tq
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Sam
So, how I?Joe
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Sam
Mm, , 3.Joe Oh, I'm 4
What's the matter?
Sam
I've got problems with my gi rlfriend.Joe
Your girlfriend?Sam
Yes, Rebecca Sharp. You don't know her.Joe
What does5?
Sam
She's quite tall and• ••••• •••••••••• •• • • • • • 6 light
brown hair and green eyes. She's in Mrs Price's class.
Joe
Sam ...Sam
You see, there's a girl in my closs, Mondy Palmer. She's very nice. She's got long blonde • • • • • • • • ••• • • • • • • • •• •• • 7 and blueeyes. We 8
really well.
Joe
Sam ...Gina I know Rebecca. I know her very ••. . . . . . . . . . • . • .• . . . .• •9. In fad, she's my 10 friend.
Sam
Oh ...Joe
• • • . • . • . .•• • •• •• • • ••••• 11 lofer, Sam. (ll marks)Time
Translate the words and phrases.
Days
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday SundayYears
2002 1999Dates
Two thousand and two
Nineteen ninety-nine
We use ordinal numbers for dotes, 3rd 41h
e.g. 1". 2nd, , . Dotes can be written and spoken in different ways.
wri"en
spoken
1sf May the first of May May 1sl May the first
Time prepositions
on April 4th on Monday in 2002 in the morning in the afternoon in the evening , .., in (the) summer at 7.30 at night at the weekendBoost Your Vocabulary 1 Unit 5
. . . . . , . . , . . .
Months
January February March April May June July August September October November DecemberSeasons
spring summer autumn winter,.
See page 84 for a listof ordinal numbers.Time adverbials
tomorrow yesterday tomorrow morning yesterday afternoon lost night next week next year last week last yearTimes
one o'clock
two o'clock
f ive past two
a quarter past two
twenty past two
half past two
twenty-five to three a quarter to three ten to three three o'clock midday / noon midnight a.m . in the morning
p.m . in the afternoon / evening / at night (Excuse me,) what time is it?
It's half post two.
What time does the film start? It storts at seven o'clock. What time do you get up? When were you born? When's your birthday? It's on August l S'".
See page 86 for the British / American word list.
Complete the days
I:B
of the week. nan
abc
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1
2 b
Write the words from exercise20
numbers in the box. next to the numbers. Then write the abbreviations, as dotes.
Numbers
Words
Dateseleventh 1 .
f if t e nth 2 .
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5 Between afternoon and night
6 See you . . . Saturday.
7 It's in the middle of the week.
2 9 a .m .
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6 How do you say these times?
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When was Brad Pitt born?
2 When were you born?
3
At what time and in which part of the day (morning, afternoon, evening, night) were you born?4 What's tomorrow's date?
5 What was yesterday's date?
6 What is next year?
8 ; Complete the questions and answers.
1 Is Karen's party on Saturday?
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Write the names of the seasons. Then write the name of one month in each season.Season Month
winter
91i Which
is
your favourite season? .Why?
Write ten words and five expressions you are going to memorize.
Words Expressions 1 . 1 .
2
.
3
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2
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9
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Translate the words and phrases.
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1get up at (7 o'clock).I have a shower / both.
I have 0 wash .
I brush my teeth.
I get dressed.
I lis1en to the radio.
I pack my bog.
I leave home at (8.30 a.m.).
I wolk to school.
I cycle to school.
I get 0 lift to school.
I get the bus to school .
After
school
I get home.
I do my homework.
I watch
Tv.
take the dog for a walk. ploy football.
ploy computer games. play the guitar.
point. make things . read. phone my friends. check my e-mail. send e-mails. surf the net. go skateboarding. go out with friends. I go to bed.
I stay up lote,
Adverbsand phrasesof frequency
never not very often sometimes often usually always
every doy . o lot .
once/twice 0 week .. most evenings .
every week , . mo re than once a week .
Jobs around the house
tidy my room.clean the bathroom. do the vacuuming. do the washing-up. do the shopping.
do odd jobs. make my bed. load the dishwasher. empty the dishwasher.
put the pots away. put the rubbish out. loy the table.
feed the cot. don't do anything. Pets cot kitten dog puppy parrot canary rabbit hamster
.
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What do you do to help around the house? How often do you listen to the radio? What do you like doing after school? I always have dinner at half post seven. I usually walk to school.
I'm never late.
I like taking the dog for a walk.
I don't mind doing the washing-up. I hate tidying my room.
Meals at school and
01home
, have breakfast. I have a snack. I have lunch. I have teo. I have dinner. I have supper.See page 86 for the British / American word list.
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in the order you usually do them. Say
what time you do them.
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to school.How well do you know your best friend?
Write eight similar sentences about your best friend. Then ask him / her to
check if you were right .
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always
usually
often sometimes never1 I watch TV
2 I listen to music.
3 I play computer games.
4 I send e-mails.
5 I go for a long walk.
6
I do my homework.7 I make dinner.
Read about Zoe's afternoons and evenings. Then write about what you do
after school.
When I get home from school , I always have a snack. I sometimes go out and play volleyball with my friends. I usually do my homework from about 6 o'clock to
8 o'clock. Then I have dinner. After that,
I
watchTV
or play computer games.I often phone my friends. I never go to bed before 9.30. I always read in bed.
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3 It's red, blue and yellow and it talks.
4
It's furry. It's got green eyes. The sound itmakes is 'miaou'.
5
It's the same as4,
but it's very young.6 It's light brown and
it
likes running in thewheel in its cage. It's about 10 cm long.
7 It's usually friendly. The sound it makes
is 'woof woof'.
8
It's the same as7,
but it's very young.9 It lives in water and it's gold and yellow.
10 It's got long ears, and it likes lettuce.
Boost Your Vocabulary 1 Unit 6 c) never c) never c) never c) n01 very often c) never
SURVEY
b) two or three evenings a week
b) every day b) not very often b) once a week
b) once or twice a week
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help around the house? a) most daysplay a sport?
0) two or three times a week
stay up after midnight?
0) most nights
tidy your room?
0) more than once a week
go out with friends? a) a lot
paint, make something, play on instrument or do something creative?
a) every doy b) sometimes c) never
Analysis
Score
1 0)3 bJ 2 c) 0 16 to 18 You're too good to be true! Relax!
2 oj 3 b) 2 c) 0 6 to 15 You're just right. You aren't perfect, but who
3 0) 2 b) 3 c) 1 wants to be perfect? You enjoy yourself and
4 0)0 bJ 3 cJ2 you're good with other people.
S a) 2 b) 3 c) 0 1 to 5 Come onl You caunfriendly. Be more positive about yourself! n't be untidy, lazy and
6 0) 3 b) 2 c) 0
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c) never
c) not very often c) never
c) never
c) never
SURVEY
b) once or twice a week
b) two or three evenings 0 week
b) once a week
b) not very often
b) every day tidy your room?
0) more than once a week
help around the house?
0) most days
go out with friends?
0) a lot
paint, make something, play an instrument or do something creative?
0) every day b) sometimes c) never
stay up after midnight?
0) most nights
play a sport?
0) two or three times a week
Write a profile of yourself using your answers to exercise
7
.
Add more information or a comment to every answer.
I help around the house once or twice a week.
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(Extra information) I empty the dishwasher and put the pots away.
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Analysis
Score1 0) 3
b) 2
c) 0 16 to 18 You're too good to be true! Relax!2
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b)
2 c) 0 6 to 15 You're just right. You aren't perfect, but who3
0)2
b) 3
c) 1 wants to be perfect? You enjoy yourself and4 0) 0
b) 3
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2
b) 3
c) 0 1 to 5 Come on ! You can't be untidy, lazy and 6 0) 3b) 2
c) 0 unfriendly. Be more positive about yourself!!:
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Write ten words and five expressions you are going to memorize.
Words Expressions . . .
.
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. ..
.
.
.School
Translate the words and phrases.
Main school subjects in UK schools
ArtArt and Design Citizenship Design and
Technology (D & T) Dra ma
Eng lish Langu age English Literat ure Geography Histo ry Home Economics Information Technology (IT) Maths Modern Languages (e.g. French, German, Spanish) Music
Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHEI Physical Education (PEJ Relig ious Studies (RSJ Science (Physics,
Bio logy, Chemistry)
People
teacher . head teache r . deputy head . head of department .. secretary . caretaker . cleaner . pupil . student .Boosl Your Vocabulary 1 Unit 7
Exams
. end-of-term exams . . tests . . ma rks . . results . .. .Non-lesson time
..registra tio n . . assemb ly . break lunchtime . detent io n . .
.
After-school activities and clubs
.
In add
ition
tosubjects
onthe timetable,
.
most secondary schools in Britain offer a
.
var
iety
ofthings
todo
after schoo
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.
.
. arts and crafts
. basketball .. chess .. choir . dance . drama . film football homework IT jazz band orchestra photography pottery rugby self-defence swrrnrnrnq tennis volleyball
School rooms and places
classroom computer room art room music room laboratory lib ra ry cafeteriaLessons are
fifty
minutes long. My favourite subject is English .I'm good at History.
I'm no good at Art.
I'm interested in photography. We have double Art on Wednesdays.
I'm in the football team.
I do pottery after school on Thursdays. I go to orchestra practice on Mondays. I stay late on Fridays because I do drama.
canteen hall gym changing rooms football pitch playground staff room
See pages 86 - 87 for the British / American word list.
Look at Jack's timetable and answer the questions.
1 What do these abbreviations stand for? Moths .~.C!!~~.'!l.~~i~
PE
RSD
&T
PSHE
2 Find words which describe the following times:
0) when everybody in the school is in the school hall
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b) when the teacher checks thot all students are ot school
c) when the students stop work for twenty minutes
d) when the students have 0 meal
3 Which language does Jack study, in addition to English?
Write your school timetable in English.
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What are the differences betweenyour timetable and Jack's? We don't do
(school subjects)
But we do(other school
~ ubjects)We don't have (registration,
assembly)
But we haveBoost Your Vocabulary 1 Unit 7
JACK MOSELY
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St Luke's School
Head teacher Mrs Diane Mobl'rl.~o
Deputy bead Mr James Richardson
School secreta ry Miss Ann Bennett
Head of English Ms Fiona Hartley
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Label the plan of Jack's school. The words you need are in the box, but the
letters are jumbled.
Draw a plan of part of your school and label it.
Add the names of the head teacher, the deputy
head, the school secretary and the head of the
English department.
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5
Read the information about schools in England. Then make a chart for the subjects you study between the ages of five and sixteen. Describe the tests you have to toke.
Subiects pupils have to study
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PRIMARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL
Key Stage 1 Ages 5-7 Key Stage 2 Ages 7-11 Key Stage 3 Ages 11-14 Key Stage 4 Ages 14-16 English Mathematics Science Physical education Design and technology Information technology A modern foreign language History Geog raphy Music Art Citizenship
.-Schools organize their own timetables, and can decide what other subjects.to teach their pupils .
National tests and examinations pupils have to take
There are national tests for 7-, 11- and 14-year-olds in English and Mathematics.
Pupils aged 11 and 14 also have tests in Science. Most 16-year-olds take the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exam in several subjects (usually between five and ten).
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the ones you do and double tick(.I
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the ones you'd like to do.arts and crafts
sports and games
music and dance
basketball
chess club basketball choir
choir
computer club football
French film club jazz band
orchestra
CLUBS AND
photography club
practical and
ACTIVITIES
pottery
creative skills
salsa club
Spanish club arts and crafts
languages
French film club swrrnrnmqtennis volleyball
Complete Joanne's account of her school.
I go to Chadworth School. It's a really interested in the cinema, so I go to s ~
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5 club every Thursday.
students aged eleven to eighteen. It's a Tm from a large family and we live in a mixed school, but boys and girls have small flat. It's difficult to concentrate on separate 1 z. The teachers say your work there. so I sometimes go to we get better exam r 3 that h 6 club after school. rm not
way. very sporty, but we've got a great pool at
My favourite subjects are French and the school so I go to s 7 club
Spanish. I love
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4. And rm on Saturdays.Write ten words and five expressions yo u are going to memorize.
Words
Expressions
1 . 1 . 2 .3
.
2 . 4 .5
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3
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6
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7 .. 4 .8
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9 . 5 .. 10 .Sport
Translate the words and phrases.
Sport/Activity
Person
Play
I play footballfootball footballer
American football footballer
badminton badminton player
baseball baseball player
basketball basketball player
cricket cricketer
golf . golfer
field hockey .. hockey player
ice hockey . hockey player
rugby . rugby player
squash . squash player
table tennis (ping pong) . table tennis player
tennis . tennis player
Do
I do gymnasticsgymnastics gymnast
athletics athlete
aerobics 'I do aerobics'
yoga '1do yoga'
weightlifting weightlifter
Go
Igo canoeing
canoeing canoeist
rock climbing rock climber
motor racing racing driver
Go
I go riding or I rideriding rider
cycling cyclist
running runner
sailing sailor
Sport/Activity
(Go)
skiing surfing swrrnrrunq windsurfing ice skating fishing I box boxing diving scuba diving rowingSports events
game match competition championship tournament the Olympics the World Cup the Cup FinalI'm quite a good swimmer. I'm quite sporty.
I'm not very
fit.
I'm not very good 01 diving. I can swim but I can't dive. I'm not very keen on sport. I like watching motor racing.
Person
skier surfer swimmer windsurfer ice skater 'I fish'l'l go fishing' boxer diver scuba diver rowerWinning and losing
gold medal silver medal bronze medal cup
to come first / last to be the wi nner /
loser
to be the runner-up I'd like to go skiing. I'd like to try windsurfing. Bring your swimming gear.
Which football team do you support? I'm an Arsenal fan.
They lost the match by fwo goals to one. She won a gold medal.
For sports clothes, see Fashion, page 64. See page 87 for the British / American word list.
Complete the words.
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b
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bas
tball
to Ie ten ISPut the words in exercise 1 into groups.
sports which you play
with a ball only
watersports
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sports which you
play with
aracket
sports which you plar
and a ball
with a bat and a bal
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Name the sports and say who does them.9
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Sport
Person
Sport
1 athletics athlete 6
2
7
3
8
4
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