Unit 3: Exercise 1
Match the activities with the pictures.
Badminton basketball cycling football hiking sailing skiing
swimming tennis volleyball
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10.
Unit 3: Exercise 2
Complete the table using the words in the box.
Chess karate swimming fishing athletics gymnastics taekwondo
volleyball hiking horse riding football boxing golf table tennis
cycling tennis sailing judo hockey canoeing badminton skiing
Play Do Go
Unit 3: Exercise 3
Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the box.
Beats catch hit kicking lose play scores throwing win
1. I’m playing in a tennis tournament tomorrow. I hope I __________ some of my
matches.
2. Our school football team is not doing well this term. Every team we play against
______________ us.
3. I really want to learn how to ____________ baseball but it’s not a popular sport in
Britain.
4. It is quite difficult to learn how to ______________ the ball with the racket when
you start playing tennis.
5. When you _____________ a sports match, it’s important to learn from your
mistakes and do better next time.
6. In rugby, players usually pass the ball to each other by _______________ it.
7. In football, players cannot hold the ball – they must move it by _______________ it
with their feet.
8. In baseball, players wear a special glove on their hand to help them ______________
the ball.
9. In football and handball, the team that ___________ the most goals is the winner.
Unit 3: Exercise 4
Read the sentences and choose the correct answers.
1. Cricket is a favourite/good/popular sport in several countries around the world,
including India and Britain.
2. There are 11 people in a cricket group/set/team .
3. You play the sport by hitting/kicking/throwing a hard red ball with a bat.
4. It can take five days to complete a cricket goal/match/point .
5. People often put/use/wear white clothes to play cricket.
Unit 3: Exercise 5
Find and highlight the odd word out in each group.
1. sailing swimming tennis windsurfing
2. football rugby cricket athletics
3. catch hit kick racket
4. match judo tournament game
5. boxing snowboarding skiing ice skating
6. ball winner bat racket
Unit 3: Exercise 6
Complete the table with the third person present simple and -ing forms of the
verbs.
Verb Third person present simple -ing form
Snow snowing
Fix fixes
Get
Stop
Wash
Make
Buy
Copy
travel
Unit 3: Exercise 7
Match the sentence halves.
in Italy at the moment. a volcano with my uncle. at the weekend?
because I’m watching TV. on a Saturday evening. like doing in his free time?
eating his sandwich?
1. My mum’s working
2. I often go to the cinema
3. I can’t speak to you right now
4. What does your brother
5. In this photo, I’m climbing
6. What do you usually do
7. Why isn’t Sam
Unit 3: Exercise 8
Read the sentences and choose the correct answers.
1. I don’t know/I’m not knowing how to play tennis, but I’d like to learn.
2. I’m very sorry, I can’t remember/I’m not remembering your name.
3. Can you help me with my homework? I don’t understand/I’m not understanding this
problem.
4. John has/is having a great time on holiday. Look at these pictures on his blog!
5. I’m afraid you can’t borrow that book. It belongs/It is belonging to my sister and she
reads/is reading it at the moment.
6. I don’t want to /I’m not wanting to go out tonight. I’m too tired!
7. My brother has/is having so many hobbies! At the moment, he takes/is taking photos
in the garden.
8. Sue can’t hear/ isn’t hearing you at the moment. She has/is having a shower.
Unit 3: Exercise 9
Complete the email with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
Hi William,
I __________ (have) a great time here in Leeds. The city is really big and _____________
(have) so many interesting places to visit. I _____________ (enjoy) my course so far and I
really _____________ (like) my classmates. I ___________ (stay) in one of the halls of
residence this year, but next year I may move into an apartment with some friends. I
________________ (have got) a job in a local restaurant so I can earn some extra money. I
___________ (work) there three evenings a week from 7:00 p.m. until midnight. It’s fine,
but at the moment I ______________ (look) for another job. I _____________ (want)
one that _____________ (finish) a bit earlier because I need more sleep!
Write soon with your news,
Katy
Unit 3: Exercise 10
Match the questions with the short answers.
Yes, he is. No, they don’t. Yes, you are. No, we don’t. No, I’m not.
Yes, they are. Yes, I do. Yes, it is.
1. Is that your brother playing tennis over
there?
2. Do you always get up early?
3. Are your parents staying in a hotel?
4. Are you making chocolate cake?
5. Is your brother having a good time in
Iceland?
6. Do you and your parents always eat
together?
7. Am I wearing your gold necklace?
8. Do any of your school friends do
taekwondo?
