UNIT 8

B. VOCABULARY

I. Fill in each blank with a word in the box.

rack, boat, ball, shoes, goggles, badminton, playground, sporty, players, goal

1. _______ can be played by two or four people.

2. The golf _______ rolled for a while and fell into the hole.
3. Is _______ racing a type of water sports? - Yes, it is.
4. Skiers wear _______ to protect their eyes from the sun.
5. How many _______ are there in a football team?
6. They scored a fantastic _______ and won the match.
7. This shop sells sports goods such as sports clothing and sports _______.
8. Similar to badminton, you have to buy a _______ to play tennis.
9. Her personal trainer is a healthy, fit, and _______ young woman.
10. Mr. Dawson would like to build an adventure _______ for the orphans.

II. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. I like _______ so I will save money to buy a good bicycle.

A. jogging B. swimming C. cycling D. skiing
2. They don’t allow players to use hands in _______, except goalkeepers.
A. volleyball B. football C. basketball D. baseball
3. In _______, you need to knock down all the pins.
A. badminton B. tennis C. table tennis D. bowling
4. I like _______ morning exercise because it keeps me healthy.
A. doing B. playing C. walking D. jumping
5. _______ is a rope pulling game, and it requires strength.
A. Skateboarding B. Roller skating C. Tug of war D. Skipping
6. William is very _______ - he runs five kilometres every day.
A. fit B. tall C. smart D. shy
7. The two _______ greeted the audiences before the match started.
A. teams B. games C. competitions D. sports
8. The _______ refused a goal, but finally we won the game.
A. players B. coach C. fans D. referee
9. She is among the best _______ runners in the country.
A. jogging B. marathon C. badminton D. cycling
10. My father is playing _______ with his friend now.
A. aerobics B. exercise C. karate D. chess

C. GRAMMAR

I. Write the verbs in brackets in the past simple to complete the sentences.
 1. They _______ (hold) the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.
2. It _______ (be) great to have a family gathering last weekend.
3. Last Sunday, I _______ (travel) around by bus with some of my friends.
4. They _______ (not visit) many interesting places during their trip.
5. Yesterday afternoon he _______ (go) to his basketball club.
6. What _______ Patrick _______ (eat) _______ at the night market 2 days ago?
7. We _______ (not learn) English with Mrs. Dorris last semester.
8. She _______ (meet) some talented people in the competition.
9. The first ancient Olympic Games _______ (take) place in 776 BC.
10. _______ your family _______ (have) a good holiday last month?

II. Complete the sentences using imperatives.

Ex: Your friends are making too much noise.

→ Don’t make too much noise.

1. Your little sister is watching TV for too long.

→ Don’t _________________________________
2. He wants the players to run faster.
→ Run _________________________________
3. The man asks the audiences to cheer for the team.
→ Cheer _________________________________
4. Some boys are playing football on the street.
→ Please _________________________________
5. Nick tells his brother to take a break.
→ Take _________________________________
6. My mother tells me to do my homework.
→ Do _________________________________
7. Our teacher wants us to look at the board.
→ Look _________________________________
8. The referee politely asked the player to stand up.
→ Please _________________________________
9. Frank wants his friend to wait for a while.
→ Wait _________________________________
10. The coach wants his players to relax for some minutes.
→ Relax _________________________________

III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. _______ watch too much TV, Jack! Turn it off.

A. Not B. Don’t C. Doesn’t D. No
2. Don’t _______ the animals in the zoo.
A. feeds B. feeding C. feed D. to feed
3. Daisy _______ swimming with her friends last weekend.
A. went B. go C. is going D. goes
 4. Terry _______ any sports when he was in grade 5.
A. don’t play B. didn’t played C. doesn’t play D. didn’t play
5. _______ there the Olympic Games in 2017?
A. Is B. Are C. Was D. Were
6. _______ the marathon on TV last night, Jonathan?
A. Do you watch B. Did you watch C. Did you watched D. Do you
watched
7. _______ late because the match will start soon.
A. Don’t come B. Didn’t come C. Not coming D. Won’t come
8. I _______ to practise karate about 3 months ago.
A. was start B. am starting C. started D. start
9. Pele _______ his first World Cup at the age of 17 in 1958.
A. is winning B. win C. wins D. won
10. They are playing chess. _______ loudly.
A. Don’t talk B. Not to talk C. Not talk D. Doesn’t talk

IV. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.

1. I play table tennis with George some hours ago.

A B C D
2. You look tired now, so stop exercising and to rest.
A B C D
3. Talk loud! They are listening to the coach.
A B C D
4. What did you usually do at break time at school?
A B C D
5. Change your clothes, and you can’t swim in the pool.
A B C D

D. SPEAKING

I. Put the sentences in the correct order to make a conversation.

___ Of course I can. I’m in the school’s football team.

___ No. I don’t play football, but I go swimming every weekend.
1 Can you play football, Owen?
___ School team? Wow! I didn’t know that. How often do you play it?
___ Yes, I do. How about you? Do you play football or any other sports?
___ We have three games a week.
___ Thanks, Owen.
___ Three games a week? Do you practise a lot?
___ Swimming is good. You look sporty and healthy!

II. Write the questions for the BOLD words.

 1. There were 32 football teams in 2018 FIFA World Cup.
→ _____________________________________________
2. I often go cycling in my spare time.
→ _____________________________________________
3. Pele was voted Football Player of the Century in 1999.
→ _____________________________________________
4. Yes, I’d like to watch motor racing on TV.
→ _____________________________________________
5. Joseph went mountain climbing yesterday afternoon.
→ _____________________________________________
6. Carson practises at the karate club three times a week.
→ _____________________________________________
7. I need to buy a pair of gloves because I’ll be a goalkeeper in this afternoon’s game.
→ _____________________________________________
8. They played the final match in Wembley Stadium.
→ _____________________________________________

E. READING

II. Fill in each blank with a word in the box.

better, win, us, than, free, and, useful, homework

There are different kinds of sports games. They are necessary and (1) _______ for all of us.
Sports games help us to keep fit and healthy so that we can study and work (2) _______. When
we play a sports game, we come to learn many things. We learn how to keep calm and make our
mind strong so that we can overcome a difficult situation and (3) _______ the game.

Playing a sports game helps us to be strong, cheerful, happy and gives (4) _______ energy and
strength. Many students say that they feel happier in a playground (5) _______ they do in a
classroom because while playing a sports game they temporarily forget their lessons and (6)
_______. Schools and universities also encourage students to play sports games in their (7)
_______ time.

How about you? What sports games do you like? Choose one (8) _______ practise it to have
joyful time!

F. WRITING

I. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.

1. play/ Sports and games/ an/ our lives/ in/ important part
→ _____________________________________________
2. join/ Did/ sports competition/ you/ in/ the/ last week?
→ _____________________________________________
 3. London/ in/ were/ The 2012 Olympic Games/ held
→ _____________________________________________
4. about/ Television programmes/ sports and games/ popular/ are
→ _____________________________________________
5. stand/ the boys/ wants/ to/ The teacher/ in line
→ _____________________________________________
6. when/ played/ My father/ volleyball/ he/ young/ was
→ _____________________________________________
7. football games/ every/ watch/ weekend/ Millions of people
→ _____________________________________________
8. a sports game/ Playing/ is/ very good/ your health/ for
→ _____________________________________________

II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.

1. Could you help me buy a good tennis racket?

→ Please ________________________________________
2. You mustn’t go out late at night.
→ Don’t ________________________________________
3. Pele won his first World Cup at the age of seventeen.
→ Pele won his first World Cup when ________________________
4. Every football team has a goalkeeper.
→ There is ________________________________________
5. Harry is the same height as other players in his volleyball team.
→ Harry is as ________________________________________
6. Don’t take off the blindfold when playing blind man’s buff.
→ You mustn’t ________________________________________
7. Let’s participate in the international marathon next month!
→ How about ________________________________________
8. Why don’t you play a sport in your free time?
→ You should ________________________________________