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2 The school I went to when I was five has been

Listening
knocked down.

1 09 Listen to two people talking about success

in sport. Choose the best answers, A, B or C. 3 People who like skiing will love snowboarding.

1 What is going to happen this evening?

4 John’s mother who lives in Scotland has got six
A The girl is going to do some tennis training.
grandchildren.
B The girl is going to watch an important tennis match.
C The girl is going to play in a competition.
5 The dog which is very big and friendly lives next
2 The boy thinks that to succeed in sport
door to us.
A talent is the most important element.
B you need a lot of confidence.
C you only need to work hard. 5
3 What else does the boy think is important?
A the age you start 4 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One
B the encouragement of your parents sentence is correct.
C being in the right place at the right time 1 That’s the man I met him last week.
4 The boy admits that successful players
A are superstitious and believe in luck.
2 The restaurant where is next to the supermarket
B earn too much money.
is very expensive.
C need to spend money.
5 How does the girl feel about her next match?
3 The 4th May is the day when we get our test results.
A pessimistic
B optimistic
C excited 4 The woman gave us the tickets is my aunt.
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5 The car, Jade bought last week, cost her £5,000.
2 09 Listen again and complete the sentences
with one word in each gap.
1 According to the boy, Nadal has got the right attitude. 5
He wants to .
2 The girl says that thousands of children play tennis, but 5 Complete the message with these relative pronouns.
only one person can get to the .
3 The boy says that is also really that • when • where • which • who
important. You need to be in the right place at the
right time. Hi Jess!
4 The girl says you need money to buy the latest Yesterday I went to the new shopping centre
equipment and pay for the best . (1) everyone’s talking about. I saw Amy
5 The girl says that her coach isn’t brilliant, her racket is there – the girl (2) we met at Mark’s
cheap and she doesn’t practise enough, so she doesn’t birthday party last month. Remember her? I was looking
have much of a . for a new tennis racket (3) I saw her. She
5 didn’t recognise me at first because at the party
(4) we met I had long hair and now
Total: 10 I’ve had it cut short. Anyway, the tennis racket
(5) I bought in the end is smaller than
Grammar I thought, so I’m going to exchange it. Perhaps you’d
like to come with me to the shopping centre tomorrow?
3 Put commas (,) in the correct place in the sentences. Speak soon!
Sometimes a comma is not necessary. Alex
1 Jenny who joined our class this term is a very good
swimmer. 5

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I suppose that would have been too much to ask. Perhaps

Vocabulary
we should ask them if they can build a ski
6 Complete the sentences with the second part (5) at the same time!
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of each phrasal verb.
1 You must always warm before Total: 15
you start any exercise.
2 My brother usually works
Use of English
at the gym at least twice a week.
9 Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete
3 Our best team was knocked the text.
of the competition in the first game.
The football World Cup (1) always watched
4 I first took swimming just
by millions of people around the world and there
to get fit, but now I enter competitions.
are inevitably events that both excite and shock us.
5 Some people don’t like joining
However, in every match, whether it’s at international
team games and prefer to watch.
or local level, there are always questions and
5 disagreements (2) decisions (3)
have been made by the referee on the (4) .
7 Complete the sentences with these words At several world cups over the last few years these
for sports equipment. There are two extra words.
disagreements have become very public indeed.
boots • clubs • goggles • net • rackets People around the world saw (5) that clearly
skates • trainers went into the net be disallowed because there was no
technology in place near the goal line to check. In other
1 Y
 ou need when you’re skiing sports, such as tennis and cricket, special cameras
to protect your eyes. are regularly (6) to detect whether a ball
2 Unfortunately, the ball hit the top of has crossed a line or not, particularly in top competitions.
the and didn’t go over, so we lost For many years the use of this type of technology has
the point. been refused by those powerful people who control
3 You must wear good when you run the game of football internationally. There are many
regularly, even if they’re expensive. companies (7) have invented ways of
4 My little brother got a new pair of football determining whether a goal has actually been scored.
for his birthday and he was thrilled. One company has invented a (8) to plant
5 I can’t believe golf cost so much inside the football itself, and others focus on technology
money! They’re only made of wood and metal! which is related to filming from different angles. But one
thing is certain – technology will soon be playing its part
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in top football events.

8 Complete the text with these words for sports 1 A is B been C are D has
venues. There are two extra words. 2 A about B against C for D around
3 A who B– C that D where
course • courts • gym • pitch • rink
4 A court B pitch C field D track
slope • track
5 A rackets B goals C points D players
We’ve got an amazing new sports centre in our town. 6 A use B using C useful D used
I joined last week and I can’t wait to start going. 7 A whose B which C– D what
It’s much bigger than I imagined. It has an indoor 8 A software B scientific C gadget D mouse
football (1) , five tennis
(2) and it even has an athletics 8
(3) . Can you believe it?
Apparently, they’re planning to build an ice
(4) too, but I don’t think that
will be ready until next year. Shame.

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Reading

10 Read the article about a new sport. Six sentences have been A We need to encourage students to
removed from the article. Choose the most appropriate participate in sports as much as possible
sentences (A–F) to complete the article. and to achieve this we need to make sure
they really enjoy them.
Physical education steps into the 21st century B This is because Crazy Ball is particularly
We all know that physical activity is important in our lives, not only good for developing excellent hand-to-eye
to improve our health and strength but also our psychological
coordination.
well-being. To encourage all sorts of people, particularly teenagers,
C It’s unaffected by the weather too.
to participate more in sports and games and feel the benefits, sports
D The days are gone when traditional sports
companies are developing new games that can offer the challenge
and excitement to motivate, while helping people get fitter. Many were the only option.
education departments believe that it’s important to bring this E It never goes where you think it will,
excitement into school sports as well. (1) One way to so players have to react quickly.
do this is to introduce students to unusual, fun activities like ultimate F Having four players on the court means
frisbee and Zumba classes. These are already being taught in some more people can play at the same time,
schools and are very popular with students. World number 1 inline making it an ideal activity for large classes.
skater Jenna Downing says, ‘When I’m visiting schools in my role
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as an athlete mentor, one thing is clear – PE is changing, and it’s for
the better. (2) Today schools are offering a wide variety
11 Read the article again. Are these
of sporting options to suit every taste’. After all, there’s no school rule statements True (T) or False (F)?
that says we have to concentrate only on the more traditional sports!
1 Sports companies believe challenging,
One new sport that’s proving extremely popular in schools now is exciting games motivate people
Crazy Ball. This sport has been introduced into the PE curriculum to to get fit. T/F
help teenagers get a really exciting and exhausting workout during their 2 Jenna Downing thinks that schools
PE lessons. It has been taken up by a lot of schools who feel that it’s need to start offering students
the perfect sport to involve all the students in the class at the same time, a wider range of sports. T/F
even those who are usually less enthusiastic about PE. It’s a sport that 3 You need to be good at sport to play
Crazy Ball. T/F
anyone can play, at any level of ability. (3) It can be
4 Crazy Ball is an inclusive sport which
played inside or outside depending on the season and it doesn’t
involves all of the PE class. T/F
require a lot of expensive equipment.
5 The sport is played by professional
So what exactly is Crazy Ball? Essentially it’s a game played by two athletes in different countries. T/F
people on a court with nets at either end. These small rectangular 6 You can use either two or four
nets sit on the floor at each end of the court, like hockey nets. nets for the game. T/F
They are double-sided and one side is called the “crazy” side. The idea 6
is that when the ball hits the crazy side of the net it rebounds in
an unpredictable way. (4) They have to really stay focused Total: 12
and be ready to move fast to hit the ball wherever it goes. The game
started as a training activity for other sports and is played by top athletes
around the world to improve their reaction times. (5) It can
also be played with four nets and two teams of two players on the court.
In this version everyone is active all of the time because two balls
are constantly flying around! (6) Jake Williams, a PE
teacher at Stonecove secondary school in Wales, says, ‘It’s the most
popular game we’ve ever introduced into our PE lessons. The kids love it
because it’s fast and fun and easy to learn. The teachers love it because
it gets all kids participating and moving – no-one gets to sit on the
sidelines in Crazy Ball!’

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Writing Speaking

12 Read this notice from your school magazine 13 Discuss this statement with your partner.
and then write your article.
Team sports provide young people with important
lessons on personal values.
Have you seen any really good sporting
events this summer? Before you speak, make brief notes for each of these
Write an article about the best one. points:
Your article will be published in next month’s • team sports you know
school magazine. • examples of things we do in team sports which
are beneficial
• other benefits of being part of a team
In your article you should try to answer these questions.
• What sporting event was it?
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• Where was it held?
• When did you go?
• Who did you go with? Total: 80
Write 150–180 words.

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