BEFORE READING / LISTENING
Name/matrix no. :____________________________________
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a. The WHO said no one can play the sport of havoc during the pandemic. T/F
b. The WHO earlier designated the pandemic as a corona virus. T/F
c. The Champions League could be delayed until next summer. T/F
d. The whole of the Formula 1 season has been cancelled. T/F
e. Many people are worried about whether the Olympics will take place. T/F
f. Donald Trump said to hold the Olympics would be a shame. T/F
g. A 15-day sumo tournament in Japan has been cancelled. T/F
h. A high school baseball tournament in Japan has been cancelled. T/F
2. SYNONYM MATCH:
Match the following synonyms. The words in bold are from the news article.
1. spread ( )
a. unthinkable
2. designated( ) b. restrain
3. curb ( ) c. postponed
4. standstill ( ) d. called off
5. suspended ( ) e. planned
6. uncertainty ( ) f. classed
7. scheduled ( ) g. proliferation
8. inconceivable ( ) h. pity
9. shame ( ) i. stop
10. cancelled ( ) j. doubt
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1. COVID-19 is playing ( )
a. is uncertainty
2. After the WHO designated the coronavirus ( )
b. a standstill
3. taken measures to curb the ( ) c. notice
4. European football is coming to ( ) d. closed doors
5. suspended until further ( ) e. as a pandemic
6. The biggest concern for sports fans ( ) f. scheduled
7. continue as ( ) g. postponing the Games
8. it was "inconceivable" they would ( ) h. havoc with sports events
9. Japan should consider ( ) i. be cancelled
10. being held behind ( ) j. spread of the virus
GAP FILL
The global spread of COVID-19 is playing (1)___________________with suspended
sports events worldwide. After the WHO (2)____________________the
havoc
coronavirus as a pandemic, many sports associations have taken
curb
measures to (3) ____________ the spread of the virus. Major
season
sporting events are being suspended on a daily
(4) ____________. European football is coming to a standstill as basis
Spain's La Liga, Italy's Serie A and other major leagues have notice
(5) ____________ games for the coming weeks. The Champions
designated
League could be suspended until next summer. In other sports,
first
the (6) ____________ grand prix of the Formula 1
(7) ____________ has been cancelled in Australia; and the
National Hockey League and National Basketball League have
been suspended until further (8)_________________.
The biggest (9) ____________ for sports fans is uncertainty over member
the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Japan's government has called for shame
preparations to continue as (10) ____________. The minister
scheduled
responsible for the Olympics and Paralympics said it was
doors
"(11) ____________" they would be cancelled. However, a
(12) ____________ of the organizing committee said it was "more inconceivable
realistic" to (13) ____________ the Games. U.S. President Donald concern
Trump suggested Japan should consider postponing the Games.
hit
He said: "It's a (14) ____________ because they built some really
postpone
beautiful buildings." Sport is already being (15)__________________in
Japan. The nation's 15-day spring sumo tournament is being held
behind closed (16) ____________ in Osaka and a national high
school baseball tournament has been cancelled.
LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1) The global spread of COVID-19 is playing________events
a. havoc with sports
b. pivot with sports
c. relic with sports
d. divot with sports
2) After the WHO designated the coronavirus ______
a. was a pandemic
b. has a pandemic
c. as a pandemic
d. is a pandemic
3) many sports associations have taken measures to ______
a. curb the spread
b. kerb the spread
c. carb the spread
d. crib the spread
4) other major leagues have suspended games for ______
a. the come in weeks
b. the coming in weeks
c. the come Ming weeks
d. the coming weeks
5) National Basketball League have been suspended ______
a. until farther notice
b. until future notice
c. until father notice
d. until further notice
6) The biggest concern for sports ______
a. fans is uncertainty
b. fans is uncertain
c. fans is not certainly
d. fans is non-certain
7) Japan's government has called for preparations to ______
a. continue that's scheduled
b. continue are scheduled
c. continue as scheduled
d. continue has scheduled
8) a member of the organizing committee said it ______
a. was "moor realistic"
b. was "mare realistic"
c. was "more realistic"
d. was "much realistic"
9) Donald Trump suggested Japan should consider________Games
a. post phoning the
b. post pinning the
c. postponing the
d. postpone in the
10) The nation's 15-day spring sumo tournament is being held ______
a. behind closet doors
b. behind closed windows
c. behind house doors
d. behind closed doors
