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UNIT 10. WATER SPORTS

A. READING
Task 1. Match the pictures with the names of sports
A B C

D E

1. swimming
2. water polo
3. surfing
4. windsurfing
5. kayaking
F 6. rowing G
7. water-skiing
8. jet-skiing
9. diving
10. scuba diving

H I J

Reading text
Read four precautions for safety when you practice some water sports and do the tasks that follow.
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFETY

Diving from a diving board Jet-Skiing

• Learn to swim in case you fall off the
• Be sure how deep the water is before you watercraft.
dive. Warm your body up before plunging into
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the water so as to prevent cramp. • Wear a life vest.
• Don't swim or dive alone. • Make sure the water and weather
• Dive with your head up, arms up and conditions are safe.
extended over your head during dive. Don't • Be cautious when you are near swimmers
drink and dive. The effects of alcohol can be and surfers.
extremely dangerous in diving. • Stay at least 30 meters from other boats
and personal watercrafts.
• Never use a personal watercraft if you
have been drinking any amount of alcohol.

Water-Skiing Scuba Diving

• Don't water-ski when in bad weather - stop • Get a medical examination and a swim
any activities when you hear or see a storm. test before learning scuba diving.
• Stay well clear of other boats, docks, or • Check the equipment carefully and know
obstacles. how it functions.
• Be sure there is an observer who can keep • Never dive alone - you may get lost or
an eye on you and send messages to the trapped in the rocks.
driver. • Know local weather conditions - don't
• Equip the boat with a rear view mirror so that swim if it rains or a storm is coming.
the driver can see you. Water conducts electricity.
• Wear a life vest. • Don’t rise too quickly to the surface. A
sudden rise can be deadly.

Task a. Where are the extracts above most likely found?

1. In a newspaper.
2. In a leaflet issued by the Red Cross.
3. In a brochure of a tourism agency.
Task b. Scan the extracts for the precaution tips about the 4 sports. Check the correct boxes.

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Diving Jet-skiing Water-skiing Scuba diving
1. Avoid drinking alcohol.
2. Be with a companion or helper.
3. Know how to swim.
4. Stay away from other boats.
5. Never practice in bad weather.
6. Take a prior medical checkup.
Task c. Answer the questions.
1. Why shouldn't people drink alcohol before practicing some sports?
2. What may happen if people stay in water when it rains or a storm is coming?
3. Why shouldn't a scuba diver rise to the surface of the water too quickly?
B. LISTENING
Task a. Discussion
What do you know about the Para Games or the Paralympics?
Task b. you will hear an interview with Minh Ha, a new champion in the Para Games. Decide
whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Minh Ha's parents are her most eager supporters during the sporting event.
2. Though a disabled girl, Minh Ha was quite confident the first moment she practiced this sport.
3. Her second coach is her father.
4. She is getting married next month.
Task c. Listen again and complete the summary of the interview.
Minh Ha has just won a gold medal in (1)________. She became paralyzed because of an illness
when she was (2) _________ years old, yet she started practicing this sport only (3) ________years ago.
Her first coach was her (4)________, who used to win (5) ________ gold medals. Her second coach has
been working with her for (6)_________ years. Minh Ha hopes to win more gold medals in the future.
C. SPEAKING
Expressing Opinions and Preferences
Task a. Linda and Tom are talking about swimming and scuba diving.
Linda: Tom, which do you prefer, swimming or scuba diving?
Tom: Well, I must say it's difficult to say whether I prefer scuba diving to swimming. The point is ... I
love them both! But if I have to make a choice, I feel that I'd rather go in for swimming. It's
cheap, and you can swim in a pool in any weather condition.
Task b. Choose two water sports and tell your partner which you prefer and why. Use the structures
in a) when expressing your opinions and preferences.
You can talk about: - equipment - cost - health restrictions
- safety - weather restrictions - speed
Example
A: B, tell me what sports you like.
B: Diving and surfing.
A: Which do you prefer?
B: Well, I must say I'd rather go in for diving because ...
D. WRITING
Giving Instructions
Task a. Choose the words in the box to complete the instructions for diving.
Then Next After that First Finally

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Here are some steps to make a good dive.
(1) ___________, get up on the diving board, keep your feet together, and bring your toes to the end of
the diving board.
(2) ___________, put one hand over the other so that your hands are pointing to the water below.
(3) ___________, bend your back with hands still on top of each other and pointing toward the water.
(4) ___________, your hands should be the first parts that touch the water and your feet the last.
Task b. Below are instructions for backstroke start techniques in swimming.
- Put them in the correct order.
- Then rewrite the instructions, using linking words (first, next, then,...) to specify the order to follow
when practicing these backstroke start techniques.
Example: Here are the steps for backstroke start techniques in swimming. First,...
A. Enter the water. B. Keep head, body, and legs in water to
increase forward speed.

C. Fly head and arms into water while raising D. Put 2 feet against the wall
hips above water. and hips out of water.

E. Keep head between stretched arms while F. Release hands and push feet against the wall
making the first kick. while moving head and shoulders forward.

- The correct order of the instructions:

- Rewrite the instructions
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Task c. Use the cue words given under each picture to write instructions for breaststroke start
techniques in swimming.
Example
Here are the steps for breaststroke start techniques in swimming. First,...

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A. stand on block, bend, head down B. arms bent, head forward, leave block

C. arms straight, body nearly horizontal D. arms and head into water, hips and legs straight

E. head, body, legs straight F. arms backwards, forward speed

Your writing
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E. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Word Study
People Who Do Particular Sports
Task a. Use player, -er, -or, or -ist to refer to those who practice these sports.
Sports Participants Sports Participants
1. swimming a swimmer 2. soccer a soccer player

3. windsurfing 4. water-skiing
5. diving 6. canoeing
7. jet-skiing 8. cycling
9. kayaking 10. tennis

Task b. Ask and answer the questions.

What do you call a person who ...?
1. competes in auto racing
2. rides a motorcycle in a race

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3. rows a boat
4. goes scuba diving
5. plays water polo
Grammar
Adverbial Phrases / Clauses of Purpose
Examples
- Equip the boat with a rear-view mirror so that / in order that the driver can see you.
- Warm your body up before plunging into the water so as to / in order to / to prevent cramp.
Task a. Combine the following pairs of sentences, using so that or in order that
Example
He managed to have 2 weeks off. He wanted to do canoeing in Canada.
→ He managed to have 2 weeks off so that he could do canoeing in Canada.
1. Jack sold his car. He intended to buy a boat.
2. The team went to bed early last night. They wanted to be alert for the competition the following
day.
3. Water-skiers and jet-skiers need to learn how to swim. They may manage themselves if an accident
occurs.
4. All activities in the water should be stopped when a storm is coming.
If not, players might be struck by lightning.
Task b. Rewrite the combined sentences you have done in a) in the reduced forms if possible.
Example
He managed to have 2 weeks off in order to do canoeing in Canada.
Task c. Choose the most suitable idea in column B to answer each question in column A. Use so
that or in order to in the answer.
Example:
I get up early every day in order to have a swim before going to school. or I get up early every
day so that I can have a swim before going to school.
A B
1. Why do you get up early every day? a. invite me to his party
2. Why did John phone you last night? b. prevent cramp
3. Why don't you turn up the music? c. win a gold medal in the coming SEA
4. Why do you run around the pool before Games
swimming? d. have a swim before going to school
5. Why do we have to keep our jet-ski at least e. (not) disturb the neighbors
30 meters away from other boats? f. (not) crash into them
6. Why do you practice rowing so hard?
Your answers:
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