Life Pre Int Unit 2 Competitions
Life Pre Int Unit 2 Competitions
Life Pre Int Unit 2 Competitions
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2a Competitive sPorts
Reading and speaking Granmmnar verb + 'ing forms
1 Read the quotes by famous sports people (1-6). 2 Underline the verb + -irg iorms in the quotes in
Then discuss the questions. Exercise 1. \Atrhich of the underlined forms are:
1 How are the six quotes similar? 1 the subject of the sentence?
2 Are all these sports popular in your country? 2 alter verbs (e.g. like, dislike) as an object?
\Mhat other sPorts are PoPular? 3 after a prePosition?
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verbs into the― j4g form.
4 Pronunciation/]/
a鼈 1.8 Listen to the words and llnderlhe the part
ofthe word with the角 /soundo whatisthe most
conunon spelling with the/3/sound?Listen again
and repeat.
1 watching 6 losing
2 langtage 7 winning
3 waiting 8 English
4 thinks 9 competing
5 cycling 10 thanks
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talking about sports :〃
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メη′ υtte the cο mρettο η
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6 Write about the six sports in Exercise 1. Use these
words to say where you play each sport and what :For further infOrmatiOn and practice,see page 157
you need. Then think of two other sports you like
and describe them in a similar way.
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where you play I what you need
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Which sport Do they like Why dO
are they or dislike they dO the
talking doing the sport?
about? sport?
3 not like / lose
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Speaking
'l 1 Write down three ambitions for the future, one
Paul true and two false. Take turns to read them to
your parhrer. Can he/she guess which of your
ambitions are false?
Kirsty
l'd like to become a rock star.
No, you wouldn,t.
2b Craryr competitions!
ReadinE 3 Read the article again. Match the sentences (1-8)
with the competitions (A-C).
1 Look at the photos of competitions (A-C) in 1 Competitors run from one place to another.
the article. Which do you think is a fight, a 2 Youcanwinmoney.
match and a race? 3 lt's for individual competitors. . ...... .
Crszy country?
The ldiotarod
The ldiotarod is an annual race in New
York City. Each team must have five people and a
shopping cart. They can decorate their carts but
they can't change the wheels. All the teams have
to start and finish at the same place but they don't
have to run on the same roads. The teams can
choose their route but the members of each team
must arrive at the finish line together. And they
mustn't finish without the cart!
3 1tis nOt necessary(but alloヤ ved). How many goals did you ?
4 1tis nOt allovved. 3 (fans / spectators)
We're your biggest IWe come to every
Find five rnore lnodal verbs in the article abOut match.
Match them tO the rneanings(1-4) There were about 50,000 at the match.
lillIよ :ξ (referee / judge)
The sent the player off.
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One gave the ice skater 1,0/10.
. Necessary and an obligation must, have to (trophy / prize)
. Allowed: can The President gave the winning team the
. Not necessary (but allowed): don,t have to silver .
. Not allowed: mustn't, can't The for the winner is $500.
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Speaking
7 ch00se the correct options tO cOmplete the 11 Work in groups. Imagine that you want to have
sentences abOut different sPOrts. a new annual competition for your town. Follow
l Youカ クυθ′ ア these steps.
θ/グ θ
κナ υθ′
θPlay 7J′
Cricket vvith
a bat and a ball. 1 Decide on a ctazy competition.
2 COmpetitorsグ θれ′
チカα
υθ′
θ//Jzク s`η 7argue witl■ 2 Discuss the rules and write a list. AIso discuss
thejudge/s decisiOn. any other details.
η/“ κ′
3 Rugby playersθ ″ チthrow the ball 3 Present your new competition to the class and
forwards.It rnust alマ vays go backttvards. explain the rules.
4 COmpetitors θ
αz′ ′//11夕 sチ run 42 kilo■ letres in
a rnarathon.
5 A referee“ κ/“ 夕s′ 4t send a player Offthe
pitch.
6 The goalkeeper■ n foOtball力 αs′ θ/グ θθ
sれ 行7oα υθチ
θ
stay in the penalty area.
7 A tennis player77α ′
S′ θ/グ θ チカ′υθ′
θhit the ball
`sκ
inside the wvhite lines.
8 The players π夕s′ れ竹/″ θκノ
′ヵαυθ′
θvvtt■ every
po■ lt to、vin a llnatch.
Listening
8蝙 1.1l Listen tO a description Of anotller racc
TheツV001lyツ VOrIIn Raceo Wl■ at dOes the speaker
describe?Ch00se the correct answer(1■
).
2c Bolivian wrestlers
Reading Critical thinking reading between
Look at the photos on pages 26 and27. the lines
Before you read, do you think the 4 an article doesn't always tell us everything about how
statements (1-3) willbe true (T) or false (F)? the people feel, but we can often guess. Match these
Read the article and check your predictions. people from the article (1-3) with the sentences (a-c).
1 Wrestling is popular in Bolivia. 1 Yolanda
2 Only men can wrestle in Public. 2 One of Yolanda's daughters
3 People earn a lot of money from 3 Esperanza
wrestling.
a I don't like the days when the wrestling is happening.
2 Read the article again. Which paragraph b I get a wonderful feeling every time I go out there.
(1-6) describes: c Life is very hard for people like me.
a the two wrestlers before the fight? 2
b the popularity of male and female Word focus like
wrestling in Bolivia?
灘 Look at the sentences from the article.Match:′ たθin each
c
the reason why a fan watches it? 1 ルマould they like to become、 へ
Frestlers one day?
f
the fight between the two women 2 Yolanda and Claudina v√ alk through the cro、 へ
rds
wrestlers? like pop stars.
3 Esperanza exPlainS` Vhy she likes、 へ
/atching the
Find words in the first three paragraphs of
へ
、Frestling.
the article to match these definitions.
4 She also hastv√ o daughters wvho both look like her
1 three words meaning a large group of
a e可 OyS in general
people at a performance or sporting
b wantsto do in the future
event: a... ... .. , s . . .... ... / c .... ... ...
.... ..
c silllilar behaviour tO
2 two verbs meaning to speak loudly and
d silnilar appearance to
make a lot of noise: s .... ..... .. .., s.... .. . .....
3 to clap your hands together: a . .....
4 people who support someone famous: Speaking
f...
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n EI Alto in Bolivia, an audience is sitting around up behind her. Then Claudina pushes Yolanda onto
a huge wrestling ring. The spectators are the ropes. The crowd shouts at her. Claudina is the
getting impatient and so they start to scream: baddie in this competition so when Yolanda - the
'Bring them on! Bring them on!' Suddenly, an goodie - gets up and throws Claudina out of the
announcer speaks into the microphone: ,Ladies and ring, the crowd cheers with happiness. One minute
Gentlemen. lt's time for Yolanda and Claudina!,The Yolanda is winning. The next minute, Claudina is
crowd shouts and applauds with excitement. winning.
Two women enter. Yolanda and Claudina walk Wrestling in Bolivia is incredibly popular and after
through the crowd like pop stars. They smile and greet a hard day's work many people love watching this
their fans until suddenly the music stops. Both women mixture of sport, drama and entertainment. Usually,
jump into the wrestling ring and within seconds, the wrestling matches are between men wearing
Claudina hits Yolanda. Yolanda grabs CIaudina. masks and special costumes. But in El Alto, where it,s
Claudina tries especially popular; you can also see
to escape, but women wrestling.
Yolanda doesn't
Iet her go. She Yolanda is
spins Claudina round and throws her one of the
down on the floor. The audience goes crazy! top women
wrestlers. Her father was also a wrestler so it,s a
As Claudina lies on the floor; yolanda is smiling and family tradition. During the day she makes clothes.
」 waving to the crowd. She doesn't see Claudina get She also has two daughters who both look like
her. Would they like to become wrestlers one day?
Yolanda doesn't think so. 'My daughters ask me
why I do this. lt's dangerous and they complain that
wrestling doesn't bring any money into the house.,
But Yolanda loves wrestling because of her fans, and
she has lots of them!
One fan called Esperanza Cancina pays g 1 .50 (a
large part of her salary) to sit near the ring. She
explains why she likes watching the wrestling: ,lt,s
a distraction. The women wrestlers fight here and
we laugh and forget our problems for three or four
hours. At home, we're sad.'
21 JOining a club
Speaki ng Reallife talking about
1 Who is a member of a club or local group in your class? interests
Ask them these questions.
3磋 1.12 ЪvO peoPle arelookil■ g atthe
1 Does the club have regular meetings? How often? adverts in their local nevvspaper.Listen tO
2 Do you pay a membership fee? How much is it? their conversation and number the adverts
3 What are the benefits of being a member? in the order they discuss them.
4 Does it ever have competitions?
4瘍 1.12 Listen again and cOmplete tl■ e
Look at the adverts (A-C). \zVhich of the questions sentences from the conversaLion.
in Exercise 1 do they each answer?
l YOu′ re really dOing that.
A 2 ンVell′ jOining sometl■ ing
Our running group meets at7 p.m. else?
every Wednesday. 3 Areyou acting?
There are two groups: 4 1 standing up in front Of people.
o Beginner's group (for anyone) 5 1′ In good at singing.
. Experienced (you must be able to run 6 Go .Ithink you′ d it.
twenty or more kilometres) 7 1tl■ ink I′ d jOin this On
new It's non-competitive and a fun way to get fit! Vヽ bdnesday evenings.
Call Mike Burgess on 0776 58945. 8 1t fun. you come
too?
l in/rested 4 evenings
2 should 5 something
3 friends 6 wvhat
1 Read the advice about how to write effective a lt′ s always importantto check your、 vriting fOr
adverts and notices. Then look back at the three lllistakes/especially when a lot of people vvill read
adverts on page 28. Answer the questions. it(e.goin an advert)Read the sentences(1-8)from
di∬ erent adverts and find the nlistake in each.
1 \z\fhich advert follows most of the advice?
Match the sentences lvith the types of lllistake
2 How could you improve the other adverts?
(a― h).Then cOrrect tl■ e mistakes.
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Start with a good headline. You could ask a
question or so1r.e a problem.
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The advert should explain the benefits. 5 itrs fun way to get fiti
2 Work in pairs. You are going to plan a new c1ub. punctuation g capital letter
d
1 What type of club is it (e.g. a chess club, a b Read your advert in Exercise 3 again. Are there
tennis club, a walking group)? any mistakes? Correct them.
2 Who is the club for?
5 Display your adverts around the classroom. Walk
3 Are there any rules for members?
4 Is there a membership fee? Hou, much is it?
around and read about each other's new clubs.
Consider these questions.
5 How often r,r.ill it meet?
o Which clubs would you like to join?
Plan and lt,rite an advert for your new ciub. r Which adverts are effective? Why?
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talk about different kinds of sports
talk about future ambitions
Real life
「rite one wvord in
6 cOmplete the conversation.ヤ ヽ
each gap
A: Are vou interested 1
painting? There's a
new evening course at my college.
B A