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SPORT

Reading
Reading
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Reading Part 4

1 How many Olympic sports can you name? F

2 Write the missing words.

Noun (person) Noun Adjective

(1) championship –
athlete (2) athletic

(3) competition (4)

3 Complete these words. Use the table in Exercise 2 to help you.

1 Some of the best ath come from Jamaica.
2 This year, the golf champ was held in Scotland.
3 You have to be a very comp person to succeed in sport.
4 I don’t like sports. I’m not very ath .

4 Match sentences 1–3 with sentences a–c.

1 The first modern Olympics took place in Athens in 1896. a These included gymnastics, swimming, cycling and
2 More than 240 athletes, who were all men, tennis.
competed in 43 events. b It is the biggest international sports event in the world.
3 Now more than 11,000 athletes from over 200 c Teams from around 13 countries competed there.
countries take part in the Olympic Games.

5 Look at sentences a–c in Exercise 4. What do the underlined words refer to?

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 Reading

Exam task
Exam tip
Five sentences have been removed from the text below. First decide if each sentence (A–H) relates
For each question, choose the correct answer. There are to the topic of the paragraph. Then
three extra sentences which you do not need to use. look for clues such as pronouns in the
sentences before and after the gap to
help you.

The history of football

as an Olympic sport

Football was one of the first team games to become an Olympic sport. The
first football games were at the Paris Olympics in 1900, but it wasn’t a very
big competition, with only three teams taking part: France, Great Britain
and Belgium.
However, in the 1908 London Olympic Games, the Football Association of
England organised a proper competition with new rules. Six national teams
took part this time. 1
The first South American team, Uruguay, took part in the Paris Games in
1924 and easily won the event. 2 The Uruguayan side, which
included the first Olympic black footballer, José Leandro Andrade, defeated
Switzerland 3–0 in the final. Four years later, Uruguay won their second
gold by defeating Argentina in the final. It was becoming very clear that South American teams were
among the best in the world.
For many years, only amateur athletes were allowed to participate at the Olympic Games. 3
But at the Berlin games in 1936, this changed and countries were able to include their top athletes in all
their teams.
4 There was a new rule which said that the majority of players had to be under the age of 23.
Only three players over this age could play in each team. The idea was that it would give African and
Asian teams a chance against the big footballing nations in Europe and South America. This helped to
make it possible for countries like Nigeria and Cameroon to win gold medals in 1996 and 2000.
Women’s football, however, didn’t become an Olympic sport until 1996. 5 In 1920, an all-
female match had attracted a huge crowd of 53,000 people in Liverpool. In the 21st century, women’s
football is becoming very popular again, and there are more opportunities for girls to learn to play.

A As a result, they decided not to include football at the 1932 Games.

B Another important change happened in 1992 in Barcelona.
C This was surprising, because it had been a very popular game in the UK in the early part of the 20th century.
D Because of this, they didn’t win the match.
E It continued to grow after that and is now one of the most popular Olympic events.
F They impressed everyone with their amazing display of skills.
G The highest score in Olympic history was Denmark’s defeat of France in 1908, 17–1.
H This meant that the best professional players in the world could not compete.

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 Grammar

Past simple Past continuous

Page 80 Page 81

1 Look at the text and options A–H on page 15 again. 4 Look at the past continuous sentences below. Which
sentence describes ...
1 Underline three examples of regular past simple
verbs. a an interrupted action?
2 Circle three examples of irregular past simple verbs. b something that happened over a period of time?
3 Find an example of the negative past simple form c an incomplete action happening at a particular
of be. moment in the past?
4 Find an example of a negative past simple form of
another verb. 1 It was clear that the South American teams were
becoming among the best in the world.
2 While my brother was racing down the hill, he fell
2 Choose the correct form of the verbs.
off his bike and broke his leg.
1 The boys didn’t like / liked the new football shirts. 3 At 6.00 p.m. yesterday, I was walking home from the
2 We was / were very happy when we won the match. park.
3 Brazil first won / did win the World Cup in 1958.
4 Snowboarding became / become an Olympic winter 5 Choose the correct form of the verbs: past simple or
sport in 1998. past continuous.
1 Did you go / Were you going shopping when I saw /
was seeing you on the bus yesterday?
2 We were winning / won by two goals, but then the
other team was scoring / scored three goals in the last
ten minutes.
3 While Megan did / was doing her homework, she was
also watching / also watched TV.
4 Was Dan singing / Did Dan sing when his friends were
arriving / arrived?
5 When Saskia skied / was skiing, she was breaking /
broke her leg.
6 They walked / were walking quickly into the
classroom while the teacher talked / was talking.

6 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about what

you were doing yesterday.
1 shower / 7.00 a.m.?
3 Complete these sentences with the past simple of the 2 breakfast / 8.30 a.m.?
verbs in brackets. 3 study maths / 10.30 a.m.?
4 lunch / 12.30 p.m.?
1 Layla and Brooke both (play) for the 5 walk dog / 2.30 p.m.?
school basketball team last year. 6 watch TV / 6.00 p.m.?
2 Max (not learn) to ride a bike until he
was eight.
Were you having a shower at 7.00 a.m.?
3 Jay (win) the diving competition.
4 Where (Lauren / buy) her tennis racket?
5 (be) the ticket for the match No, I was sleeping.
expensive?
6 There (not be) enough players to have
a game of football.

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 Listening

Listening Part 3
Exam tip
1 06 Listen and tick (✓) the numbers you hear.
• Before you listen, try to identify what kind of
1 13th April 30th April information is missing – a number, a name or
2 1919 1990 another noun. A missing number could be a date,
time or price.
3 £1.35 £3.15
• Sometimes the speaker will give the spelling of
4 2011 2001 a name, e.g. a person’s name, a website address,
5 1.68 metres 1.86 metres the name of a place.

2 07 Listen and complete this text with the correct numbers.

Simone Biles
Born: (1) March, 1997
Became national champion at the age of (2)
Became world champion in (3)
Height: (4) metres
2016 Olympics: scored over (5) points

3 Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.

1 Which of these things do you think is most important to become a sports champion?

ambition family good teachers help luck money talent

2 Do you think it is more difficult to be a professional footballer, surfer or gymnast?

Exam task International SPORTS

Academy (ISA)
08 For each question, write the
correct answer in the gap. For students aged (0) 12-18
Write one or two words or a Interviews
number or a date or a time. The interview date for new students is
(1) .
You will hear a man called Len Bartle talking
about a special sports school on the radio. To arrange an interview, call
Jed (2) on 0998 354678.
Programme
4 Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.
Students choose one main sport (the ISA is offering
1 Would you like to go to a special sports (3) as a new sport).
school like the ISA? Why? / Why not? Students must do sports training and
2 What sports lessons do you have at school? (4) each week after school.
What do you like or dislike about them?
To perform well in competitions, students must also learn
3 How old were you when you learned to
to train their (5) .
swim / ride a bicycle / ... ?
The personal coach helps students with organising their
(6) and any difficulties they might have.

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 Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box.

believe in get in give in hand in join in stay in

1 I mustn’t forget to hand in my homework tomorrow.

2 Harry always knew he would be a champion. He always himself.
3 She never wants to with any team games.
4 We arrived late and the gates were locked, so we couldn’t to see the match.
5 Ali’s not coming out this evening. He’s .
6 Real champions never . They fight to the end.

2 Match each sentence ending (1–10) with the correct beginning (A or B).

1 is polite.
2 is rude.
3 has a positive attitude.
4 has a negative attitude.
A A bad loser ... 5 shows respect for their opponent.
B A good loser ... 6 shows a lack of respect for their opponent.
7 often bursts into tears.
8 never bursts into tears.
9 shows their disappointment.
10 hides their disappointment.

3 Choose the best verbs to complete these sentences.

1 She beat / won her 100m record by 0.2 seconds.
2 We won / defeated our match by two goals.
3 They lost / failed to reach the final of the competition.
4 The other team didn’t defeat / defend us because we wanted to win more than they did.
5 You can achieve / succeed your dreams if you work hard enough.
6 He succeeded / achieved in beating the former champion.

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 Reading

HOBBIES & LEISURE

Reading Part 5

1 Do you enjoy team games? Why? / Why not?

2 Cross out the verb which you CANNOT use with the nouns in bold.
1 It’s a good idea to work out so you can stay / get / reach fit and healthy.
2 It’s important to feel / show / make respect for yourself.
3 The team achieved / enjoyed / got a high level of success in the competition.
4 You shouldn’t give up too easily and admit / ask / accept defeat.
5 We’re lucky to have / get / make the opportunity to learn team games
at our school.
Exam tip
6 It’s important to supply / offer / provide support to your teammates.
Reading Part 5 often tests which
prepositions come after certain
Exam task
adjectives and verbs, so make sure
you learn them.
For each question, choose the correct answer.

s
The importance of team game
young
Taking part in games and sports teaches
as helping
people a lot of very useful skills, as well
them to (1) fit and healthy. Firstly, games
between
which involve more than just a contest
two competitors teach people to (2)
work
respect for rules, because no game will
.
unless ever yone plays according to them
cannot
The other thing you discover is that you
success by yourself in a team game.
(3)
You have to (4) each other, otherwise you
you that
can never win. Team games also teach
will always
losing is not the end of the world. You
may be more
have another opportunity and you
time. It is
successful against your opponents next
to learn how to be a good
extremely (5)
defeat is an
loser because being able to (6)
important lesson in life.

1 A keep B increase C grow D come

2 A get B be C have D give
3 A know B reach C bring D achieve
4 A share B support C work D participate
5 A fantastic B clear C important D challenging
6 A meet B handle C try D lose

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 Writing

Writing Part 2
Exam task
Pages 100–101

Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.

1 Read this example exam task and a student’s answer Your story must begin with this sentence:
below. Decide whether the teacher’s comments (1–4)
are true or false. When I woke up, I was very nervous because I wanted
to win the competition so much.
Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.
Your story must begin with this sentence: Write your story in about 100 words.

It was a sunny day and I was walking home from school.

Write your story in about 100 words. Exam tip
Don’t forget to use a variety of tenses in your story
It was a sunny day and I was walking home from school. and try to begin and end it in an interesting way.
Then I saw a letter in my mailbox. It’s not really a letter,
it’s more like an invitation card. Feeling curious, I opened 3 Work in pairs. First plan your story. Look at this list of
the invitation, and on the first page of the card it say ideas and decide which information to include.
‘A Sleepover Party’. Weird, I thought, a very unusual • Why you wanted to win the competition
invitation. • A description of what you ate for breakfast
Many friends of mine recieved this invitation, too. The • What kind of competition it was
only thing on the card is the address, with the time and • What happened in the competition
date. There wasn’t a single hint about who it was from or • How you felt about winning/losing
where it came from. But all of us decided to go to the • What the prize was
party, as we all think it would be very adventurous. • Other ideas

And so that day, we went to the address which was given

4 Complete these sentences using your own words.
on the card. We arrieved at the house. It was very quiet
around the area. We went in the house and look around 1 Although I was very nervous, I was also feeling quite
the dark room. Suddenly, the lights in the room were confident because …
switched on and we saw a big beautiful room, and Amy! It 2 While I was getting ready, …
3 The other competitors looked …
was Amy after all! She had forgotten to include her name
4 You won’t believe what happened next, but …
while preparing those invitations. It was quite a silly thing,
5 The most amazing/embarrassing thing was that …
but we had lots of fun at the party, all thanks to that
6 All my friends and family were really surprised/
unusual invitation. delighted/disappointed, but I …

5 Now write your story.

1 This is a well-organised story with clear paragraphs.
6 Work in pairs. Look at your partner’s story. Does it
2 The introduction is very good because the reader
have ...
wants to find out what happens in the end.
• a variety of tenses?
3 The story is too short. • a variety of adjectives?
4 There is no clear ending to the story. • the correct number of words?
• an interesting ending?
2 Exam candidates often make mistakes with the
past simple. Look at the story in Exercise 1 again and 7 Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.
find ... 1 Do you think it’s a good idea to have sports
1 six examples where the present simple is used competitions at school?
instead of the past simple 2 What kind of competition (sport/music/art, etc.)
2 two spelling mistakes with regular past simple forms. would you like to win? Why?

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 Speaking

Speaking Part 3 3 Think of at least two reasons for agreeing or

Pages 110–111 disagreeing with these statements. Then discuss
your opinions with a partner and use some of the
1 Put these phrases for agreeing and disagreeing into
expressions in Exercise 1 to agree or disagree.
the correct category.

You’re right. I don’t agree. Football is the best game in the world.
That’s true. Yes, but don’t you think … ?
I’m not sure about that. I suppose so. We should have longer summer holidays.

I think so too. That’s how I feel.

Everyone should play in a sports team.

Agreeing Disagreeing
Girls are cleverer than boys.

2 09 Listen and decide which student you agree

with: Lina or Max. Tick (✓) the expressions in Exercise
1 you hear.
Exam tip
Listen carefully to your partner’s opinions
Exam task
and use phrases for agreeing and
10 Listen to the examiner and do the task. disagreeing.

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