Unit 8 SPORTS AND GAMES

A. PHONETICS
I Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. teacher B. reason C. idea D. feature
2. A. marry B. fair C. chair D. hair
3. A. really B. near C. bear D. appear
4. A. pear B. hear C. nearly D. dear
5. A. spare B. prepare C. square D. march
II Choose the word with the different stress pattern.
1. A. prepare B. repeat C. `purpose D. police
2. A. car`toon B. `western C. teacher D. theatre
3. A. `writer B. `teacher C. `builder D. career
4. A. `national B. `cultural C. `popular D. musician
5. A. `cinema B. po`sition C. `family D. popular

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

III Write the past form of the following verbs.

a........hockey.......... b...........skiing........... c...volleyball.....

d............swimming............... e...soccer/football.... f....table tennis....

 g........chess...... h.....puzzles.......

IV Write the past form of the following verbs.

1. write wrote - written ............ 9. meet met - met ....................
2. see saw - seen ................... 10. tell told - told ....................
3. make made - made ............... 11. put put - put ......................
4. buy bought - bought .......... 12. speak spoke - spoken............
5. ride rode - ridden ............... 13. know knew - known .............
6. wear wore - worn ................ 14. cut cut - cut ......................
7. hear heard - heard .............. 15. read read - read ..................
8. begin began - begun ............. 16. go went - gone .................
V Put the following verbs into the PAST TENSE.
1. Alan (not see) ...........didn’t see............. Paul at school.
2. Carol (bring) ..........brought.............. her new laptop to school.
3. The baby (cry) ..........cried.............. all night long.
4. My brother (can) ...........could............. swim when he (be) ............was............ four.
5. Charles (prepare) ..........prepared.............. a nice dinner.
6. The children (eat) ..........ate.............. cheese sandwich.
7 Did you (sit) ...........sit............. next to Mary?
8. There (be) ...........were............. a lot of people at the match.
9. Peter (forget) ........forgot................ my birthday.
10. The children (play) ..........played.............. football after school.
VI Find the words or phrases from the box into the correct column.

camping soccer shopping fishing

aerobics logging badminton tennis
swimming table tennis cycling housework
volleyball homework video games

do go play
Camping, shopping, Soccer, badminton, tennis,
Aerobics, housework, fishing, logging, table tennis, volleyball,
homework swimming, cycling, video games

VII Choose the best answers (A, B, C or D).

1. Peter …………….. three goals for our team and made it a hat trick.
A. scores B. scored C. plays D. played
 2. Our school football team ………….. the match with Nguyen Du school last Saturday.
A. wins B. won C. scores D. scored
3. At the weekend we can play a …………….. of badminton or join in a football match.
A. sport B. game C. match D. break
4. Playing sports helps us get ……………..
A. free B. fat C. fittest D. fitter
5. Minh’s dream is to become a ……………..
A. loser B. champion C. contest D. gamer
6. I’d like to watch motor racing because it is very ……………..
A. frightening B. exciting C. excited D. boring
7. My sister often …………….. badminton in her free time.
A. play B. plays C. playing D. to play
8. When you go to the zoo, don’t …………….. the animals.
A. do B. play C. watch D. tease
9. Sports and games …………….. an important part in our life.
A. play B. do C. make D. do
To play an important part/ role in…: đóng vai trò quan trọng trong …
10. Football is regarded …………….. the most popular sport in the world.
A. for B. as C. like D. of
To be regarded as…: được coi như là
11. …………….. sports do you like to watch on television?
A. What B. How C. Do D. How often
12. I usually play football when I have ……………..
A. spare time B. good time C. no time D. times
13. In team sports, the two teams …………….. against each other in order to get the better
score.
A. do B. make C. are D. compete
14. …………….. do you do judo? - Twice a week.
A. Why B. How often C. Where D. When
15. Team sports are sometimes called …………….. sports.
A. compete B. competition C. competitor D. competitive
VIII Complete the following sentences with the past form of the verbs in blanks.

close ask laugh jump rescue

start stop walk try teach

1. My father ............taught................ Math at university.

2. We were very tired so we ..............stopped.............. walking.
3. I ...............tried............. to pick the bag up, but it was very heavy.
4. The firemen ..............rescued.............. the woman from the burning house.
5. The cat .............jumped............... to the tree.
6. After the film, we ..............walked .............. home.
 7. It was very cold so we ..............closed.............. the window.
8. You are late! The lesson ..............started.............. ten minutes ago.
9. The teacher ............asked................ a lot of questions yesterday.
10. The programme was very funny, we ............laughed................ a lot.

C. READING
IX Read the following passage and fill one suitable word.
My favorite sport
My name is Lisa and people (1) ...........call............ me Kitty. My
favorite (2) ...........sport............ is badminton. I like playing it (3)
...........with............ my friend. I think it is a good sport. Every sport will
make people feel hot and uncomfortable, but when you (4)
..........play............. badminton, you will be comfortable because in the
badminton court, there (5) ............are........... many air-conditioners.
I usually play badminton (6) ...........on............ Sunday. I always
play (7) ..........with............. my friend, Amy. She is good at badminton.
But I am not very (8) ...........good............ at this sport so when we play
badminton, she hits the shuttlecock on my both sides. She makes me run
and run, and I feel very tired. Sometimes I must jump high to hit the
shuttle cock to the opposite side.
Although this (9) ..........makes............. me tired, I still always
practice because I will be healthier and fitter than before. Anyway, I
think badminton (10) .........is.............. the best sport.
X Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each of the question.
Cristiano Ronaldo was born in 1985 in Portugal. He is widely regarded as one of the best
players in the world. Ronaldo became a soccer superstar. He played for English team
Manchester United, Spain’s Real Madrid and for Portugal. He plays in midfield, from where he
regularly scores goals.
Ronaldo started kicking a ball around when he was three. He played very skillfully. When
he was ten years old, he joined Sporting Lisbon and became the only player in their history.
In 2009, Ronaldo joined his boyhood heroes Real Madrid and became the most expensive
footballer in history. He earned a lot of money at that time. He broke Real’s scoring record in
his second season with 53 goals in all competitions. In 2012, Diego Mara Dona said Ronaldo
was “the best player on the planet”.
1. Where was Cristiano Ronaldo from?
A. England B. The South C. Portugal D. USA
2. He became a ..................... superstar.
A. volleyball B. football C. tennis D. badminton
3. He began to kick a ball when he was ..................... .
A. ten B. three C. twenty D. fifty three
4. Why did Ronaldo become the most expensive footballer in history?
A. Because he played very badly.
B. Because he practiced hard.
 C. Because he played skillfully.
D. Because he earned a lot of money.
5. He was said to be the best player on the ..................... .
A. world B. planet C. history D. supermarket

D. SPEAKING
XI 1. Match the beginnings and the endings to make meaningful sentences.
Beginnings Endings
1. I like - e a. I make more friends.
2. There are 11 players - f b. on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon.
3. We try to get scores - i c. of relaxing after hard working hours.
4. I go swimming alone twice a week, - b d. to play basketball.
5. To go running every morning - g e. playing badminton so much.
6. To go fishing is a good way - c f. in my school football team.
7. Playing football - h g. makes me feel healthier.
8. After doing sports, j h. teaches me to work well in a team.
9. When I play team sports, - a i. by kicking the ball into the goal.
10. You need to be tall - d j. I feel more focused on studying.
2. Work in pairs. Tell your partner about the kind of sports that you like.
You can base on some suggestions below:
- What kind of sports is it?
- How to play/do it?
+ You play/do it alone or in a team?
+ How many players are there in the team?
+ How can you get scores?
- How often do you play/do it?
XII Now, tell your partner about why you like that kind of sports.
You can base on some suggestions below:
- How do you feel when you play/do it?
- How is it good for your health?
- What can you learn from playing/doing it?
- Does it help your study?

E. LISTENING
XIII Listen to a friend talking about his sports activities every week. On which day
does he do the kinds of sports below? Put a tick into the correct column.
Basketball Football Swimming Chess
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
 Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

XIV Listen again. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
1. He goes swimming at 6 o’clock on Monday. ........................
2. He plays basketball between 7a.m. and 9 a.m. on Tuesday. ........................
3. His football team often loses the matches. ........................

F. WRITING
XV Use the words below to make past simple sentences.
1. We/ compete/ a football team/ Stars School/ last week.
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2. Teachers/ classmates/ come/ support/ us/ beginning/ end/ the match.
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3. Some players/ not play well/ second half/ match.
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4. We/ not win/ football match/ the end.
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5. We/ be/ still happy/ because/ we/ have/ great time/ learn/ team spirit.
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XVI Write a mail (80-100 words) to your friend to tell him/her about the latest sports
event in your school.
You can base on some suggestions below:
- What was the sports event?
- When was it?
- Who joined it?
- What happened?
- How did you feel about that?
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