UNIT 8.
SPORTS AND GAMES
A. PHONETICS
I. Write the words in the correct column according to the pronunciation of the underlined part.
chess - racket - member - match - education - fresh - active - champion - helpful - fantastic - travel - well -
badminton - schedule - television - dad - weekend - fact - medal - national
/e/ ________________________________________________________________________________
/æ/ _______________________________________________________________________________
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently for the rest.
1. A. table B. player C. game D. class
2. A. yesterday B. tennis C. hero D. chess
3. A. karate B. champion C. match D. Saturday
4. A. contest B. exhausted C. exercise D. competitive
5. A. well B. send C. many D. happy
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Name these sports and games.
swimming marathon karate volleyball aerobics
tennis cycling table tennis basketball badminton
1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________
5. ________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________ 8. ________________
9. ________________ 10. ________________
II. Use the sports or games in the list to fill in the boxes.
badminton - karate - football - cycling - yoga - swimming - boxing - table - tennis - aerobics – sailing-
basketball - hiking - judo - fishing - volleyball - gymnastics - jogging - golf
PLAY GO DO
III. Complete the sentences with the correct words in the box.
goggles racket fit champion sporty competition running shoes gym
1. All we need to run is good _____________.
2. Jack is very _____________. He’s particularly keen on football and basketball.
3. You should wear swimming _____________ to protect your eyes from the water.
4. People go to the _____________ to play sports or exercise.
5. She won the match and became the youngest Wimbledon _____________.
6. Shall we play badminton after school? - Great! Can you lend me a _____________?
7. You will be very _____________ if you do regular physical exercise.
8. At the age of 10, he took part in 5 km swimming _____________ in the sea.
IV. Underline the correct answers.
You want to do sport, but you don’t know which sport to choose. (1) Gymnastics/ Surfing/ Skiing is fun,
but it’s expensive and you can only do it in winter. Cycling is good exercise, but you must buy a (2) racket/
bicycle/ net and a (3) helmet/ swimming cap/ skateboard. How about (4) bowling/ running/ scuba diving? It
doesn’t cost any money and you can do it any time and any place. You only need some good trainers,
some comfortable clothes - and the Runkeeper smartphone app. With this app you can see your distance
and your speed. Do you prefer to exercise at a sports club? You don’t need an expensive personal trainer.
You can use Runkeeper while you are (5) cycling/ surfing/ weightlifting on an exercise bike or while you are
jumping and kicking in a (6) karate/ volleyball/ basketball lesson. You can’t lose with this incredible app!
V. Fill in each blank with the simple past tense of the verb from the box.
play go do buy teach lose score win become enjoy
1. My friends and I _____________ swimming yesterday morning.
2. We really _____________ the game last Sunday.
3. In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé _____________ his first World Cup.
4. The Canadian hockey team _____________ six goals against Switzerland.
5. The home team _____________ very well, but they lost the match.
6. My father _____________ me how to ride a bike.
7. I _____________ a new baseball cap last week.
8. At the age of 17, Messi _____________ the youngest official player and goal scorer in the Spanish La Liga.
9. She has a black belt in karate. She first _____________ karate when she was seven.
10. Argentina _____________ 1 - 0 to Germany in the final.
VI. Turn the sentences into negative and interrogative forms.
1. They were in Rio last summer.
(-) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
(?) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. We did our exercise this morning.
(-) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
(?) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. My parents came to visit me last July.
(-) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
(?) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. The hotel was very expensive.
(-) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
(?) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. I had a bicycle when I was young.
(-) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
(?) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. The children went to the zoo yesterday.
(-) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
(?) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Ernie ate the last doughnut.
(-) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
(?) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. They bought a new house last month.
(-) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
(?) ________________________________________________________________________________________________
VII. Fill in the sentences with the correct form (past simple) of the verbs in brackets.
1. I ______________ (see) the film last night but I ______________ (not like) it.
2. ______________ (Marco/ win) the golf competition?
3. They ______________ (not play) very well yesterday. They ______________ (lose) the match.
4. How many goals ______________ (your team/ score) in the first half?
5. I ______________ (be) very tired, so I ______________ (go) to bed early last night.
6. ______________ (you/ go) swimming this morning?
7. The children ______________ (not be) hungry, so they ______________ (not eat) anything.
8. Susan and her friends ______________ (come) to Japan three months ago.
9. I ______________ (have) a wonderful holiday with my family last July.
10. Jane ______________ (not be) at the party last Sunday, so she ______________ (not know) what happened.
VIII. Complete the dialogue using the positive, negative and question past simple forms of the
verbs in brackets.
A: I’m doing a survey about video games. Do you play them?
B: Yeah, I play them. Go on then.
A: (1) ______________ (you/ spend) any time playing video games last week?
B: Yeah, I did. I (2) ______________ (get) a new game last Saturday. It’s called Need for Speed Underground.
A: Oh yes, I know it. Is it good?
B: Yes, it’s great.
A: (3) ______________ (you/ buy) it?
B: No, I (4) ______________ (download) it from the Internet.
A: (5) ______________ (you/ play) it yesterday?
B: No, not yesterday. I (6) ______________ (have) football training.
A: Okay, so (7) ______________ (you/ have) time for your homework?
B: Yeah, we (8) ______________ (not have) much. I (9) ______________ (finish) it on the bus on the way home.
A: Do you think playing games affects your school work?
B: No, I don’t think so.
IX. Match each imperative with the rest of the sentence.
1. Do a. ______ I hear you quite well.
2. Don’t watch b. ______ when you leave the room.
3. Play c. ______ morning exercises regularly.
4. Don’t shout! d. ______ the street on the red light!
5. Go e. ______ too much TV.
6. Don’t eat f. ______ hiking at weekends.
7. Turn off the lights g. ______ basketball with friends.
8. Don’t cross h. ______ too much fat and sugar.
X. Complete these sentences using an imperative form (positive or negative) of the verbs in
the box.
dress get not call be not exercise not interrupt save not worry
1. ____________ me between two and five this afternoon. I’ll be in a meeting.
2. Always ____________ your documents as soon as you finish writing them.
3. ____________ after you eat a big meal. It’s not a good idea.
4. ____________ me when I am speaking.
5. ____________ warmly so you don’t get cold outside. It’s snowing!
6. ____________ careful! You almost spilled your coffee.
7. ____________ - we’ve got lots of time. The meeting doesn’t start until 10.30.
8. We need something to wake us up! ____________ a coffee.
XI. Fill in each sentence with an appropriate preposition.
1. Do you play sports ______ school?
2. We go swimming ______ Tuesdays and Saturdays.
3. Sports is good ______ your health.
4. Jimmy is very good ______ volleyball and basketball.
5 My karate club is ______ Nguyen Trai Street.
6. What sports do you play ______ your free time?
7. Pelé was born ______ October 21st, 1940.
8. 1958, ______ the age of 17, Pelé won his first World Cup.
C. SPEAKING
I. Write the questions for the underlined parts.
Mai: (1) _________________________________________
Phong: Last night I watched a basketball match on TV.
Mai: (2) _________________________________________
Phong: It was on The Thao HD Channel.
Mai: Well...I don’t like sports, so I don’t know this channel. (3) ______________________________
Phong: I like basketball best. I really love playing and watching basketball.
Mai: (4) _________________________________________
Phong: I play basketball every weekend.
Mai: You are really fit! (5) _________________________________________
Phong: I often play it at the basketball court near my house.
Mai: (6) _________________________________________
Phong: My favourite basketball player is LeBron fames.
Mai: (7) _________________________________________
Phong: Yes, I did. Last Sunday, our school’s team played against another school and we won.
Mai: Congratulations!
Phong: Thanks a lot.
II. Rearrange the sentences to make a conversation.
___ I’m not sure. I used to play tennis when I was at school.
___ Do you like cycling?
___ That would be fun if we could do the sport with lots of other people.
___ I’ve never played tennis. What about going running?
_1_ I need to get fit and lose some weight.
___ Yes sure. What sort of sport do you want to do to get exercise?
___ I have a friend who goes cycling every weekend. We could join his cycling club to meet other people
interested in it.
___ Yes, we could go to the running track or just use the pavement next to the road.
___ Yes, it’s good and faster than running.
___ That’s a good idea. Can I join you?
D. READING
I. Complete the passage with the words from the box.
score without sport each play game positions boring
Basketball is a pretty cheap (1) ____________ to play in terms of equipment. So long as you have shoes
and clothes and a ball, you can play. You can play with 1 hoop or 2, but it is way more fun to have a full
court to (2) ____________ on and several friends to do it with.
Of course, you can have knee braces, expensive shoes, and some fancy jerseys if you want, but you
can play (3) ____________ them if you want.
Basketball is a (4) ____________ of 5-on-5. There are 5 different (5) ____________: point guard, shooting
guard, centre, small forward, and power forward. Unlike some other sports, all players can (6) ____________
points, and there is NO goalkeeper. There isn’t a (7) ____________ position to play!
Basketball has 4 quarters. For pro games, quarters are 15 minutes. Teams switch directions of play after
(8) ____________ quarter.
II. Read the dialogue, then choose the correct answers.
Mark: We might go to the football match next Saturday, Cristina.
Cristina: Football? You must be joking. I can’t stand it.
Mark: No? Why not?
Cristina: Twenty two men of two teams run after a ball, trying to kick it into a net... and thousands of
people shout and scream like madmen every time it’s a goal or not. Is this a game?
Mark: I see ... you prefer things like hopscotch, hide-and-seek, blind man’s buff...
Cristina: Don’t tease me, Mark. There are much better sports than football, I think.
Mark: Really?
Cristina: Yes, take volleyball, for example. It’s so exciting, the two teams try to keep the ball in motion
without letting it touch the ground. No foul play, no violence.
Mark: Yes, maybe you’re right. I like volleyball too. For me all ball games are great!
Cristina: Not only ball games, Mark. Don’t you like badminton, cards, chess, even darts... and things like
that?
Mark: Er...of course I do.
1. What are Cristina and Mark talking about?
A. Football B. Volleyball C. Ball games D. Games
2. How many football players are there in each team?
A. 11 B. 12 C. 20 D. 22
3. Why does Mark mention children’s games like hopscotch?
A. Because Cristina likes these games. B. Because Cristina is a child.
C. Because he wants to tease Cristina. D. Because he wants Cristina to play these
games.
4. What kind of sports and games does Cristina NOT refer?
A. Chess B. Baseball C. Badminton D. Darts
5. Cristina thinks football is an exciting game.
A. True B. False C. No information
6. Mark likes all ball games.
A. True B. False C. No information
E. WRITING
I. Put the words or phrases in the correct order.
1. our/ important/ an/ sports and games/ in/ play/ lives/ part.
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2. players/ how/ match/ there/ in/ many/ are/ football/ a?
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3. by/ she/ to keep/ every day/ tries/ fit/ jogging.
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4. yesterday/ who/ play/ football/ you/ did/ with?
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5. sports/ building/ physical strength/ necessary/ are/ for.
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6. to switch/ before/ go/ don’t/ the TV/ off/ you/ forget/ to bed.
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7. Sunday/I/ usually/ friends/ swimming/ on/ go/ mornings/ with/ my
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8. match/ you/ on/ the/ did/ television/ last night/ watch/ basketball?
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II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. What sport do you like best?
→ What is _________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Mark plays football better than Tim.
→ Tim doesn’t ______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Beckham was a very good football player.
→ Beckham played __________________________________________________________________________________
4. I enjoy competitive sports, such as football and basketball.
→ I’m interested ____________________________________________________________________________________
5. Shall we play badminton this weekend?
→ How about _______________________________________________________________________________________
6. No sport in Britain is as popular as football.
→ Football _________________________________________________________________________________________
7. My brother is not so interested in basketball as I am.
→ I _______________________________________________________________________________________________
8. It’s good for you to do morning exercise regularly.
→ You ____________________________________________________________________________________________
