82 Free Time Lesson D 83

Goal 4 Talk about sports

Work with a partner. Talk about your
favorite sports. Say what sports you like to
watch. Say what sports you like to play.
Communication
Writing
D
GOAL 4 TALK ABOUT SPORTS
Reading
Write sentences about the things you can do
and the things you cant do.
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A. Look at the pictures. Which of these sports
can you do?
B. Read the article. Circle T for true and F for
false.
1. Percy Hedge is a modern athlete. T F
2. Modern athletes dont carry
trays of drinks. T F
3. Javier Sotomayor is a gymnast. T F
4. The high jump world record
was 245 centimeters in 1912. T F
5. Many gymnasts are young. T F
Look at the pictures on these pages. Take turns
asking and answering questions about the
activities.
ski jumping
Modern athletes can run very quickly, but they dont carry trays
of drinks.
Percy Hodges, a British athlete, is jumping a hurdle in this
photo. He is also carrying a tray of drinks.
In this photo from July
1936, Olympic champion
Jesse Owens is jumping
hurdles on board the ship
Manhattan. He is traveling
to the Olympic Games in
Berlin.
Te world record for the high jump in 1912 was 1 meter, 98
centimeters. Today Javier Sotomayor from Cuba is the world
record holder. He can jump 2 meters, 45 centimeters.
Tis young Chinese boy is
performing at a railway station
in 1920.
Today many of the worlds top
gymnasts are very young, but it is
not an easy life.
Whats she/he doing?
Can you do this?
I can play basketball, but I cant swim.
gymnastics
Sports
Ten and Now