Bridges 1

Unit 3
1. Vocabulary:
Advert:

average:

Challenge:
determined:

beat:

court:

break a record:
daredevil:

Draw:

finish line:

flip backwards:

hiking:

Injury:

keep fit:

nerve:

runner- up:

Sit- up:

track:

vault:

net:

2. Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple. Use: not suceed, go,
buy, lose, not, speak, try, be:
1. My cousins..on holiday. They have left two hours ago.
2. Sam.to stop smoking many times, but he
3. The football team .its match this week. It was horrible!
4. Her mother.my teacher for five years.
5. Ito him since las Tuesday.
6. ..you alreadya new dress for the party?

3. Complete with since or for.

1. Olivia has sung in a band..she was a teenager.
2. I have been a Real Madrid fan..2005.
3. Has she been ill ..las Tuesday?
4. I havent seen you ..a long time.
5. They havent seen each other .a week.

4. Match:
Keep

the match

Enter

a goal

Break

fit

Score

a competition

Win

a record

5. Decide if the following sentences are true or false and then correct the false
ones:
1. A runner-up is the winner of a competition.
2. A challenge is usually easy.
3. Competitive people try to be better than others.
4. In a draw, no one wins.
5. A youth hostel is more expensive than a hotel

6. Complete the senteces. Use the present simple /continuou, past simple/
continuous, Present perfect simple or past perfect simple:
1. She doesnt want any milk. She ..(already/ have) three cups today.
2. No, thanks. I ...(not smoke)
3. Sally isnt at school. She(just/ leave).
4. My parents train (arrive) at nine oclock last night.
5. Jim phoned us after he (collect) his suitcases.
6. Please wait for me. I .(leave) the house now.
7. Choose the correct answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

We won the match After/ finally/ next our best player scored a goal.
Luckily/ unfotunately/ suddenly someone stole my bag last night.
I mixed the sugar and flour. Then/ at first/ after I added two eggs.
Our team lost the match Because/ so/ but we were disappointed.
We are so glad you came. We are A bit/ not at all/ very happy to see you.

8. Choose the best word for the blanks:

1. The home team.the visiting team. The home team won.
2. David wants to ..a new sport. He is going to start playing tennis.
3. He ..at the gym everyday. He is preparing for a race.
4. Sue was the ..int the race. She came second.
5. Finishing the marathon was a for me. It was very difficult.

9.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Fill in the gaps with the correct particle: already, yet, ever, never, just:
Have you done an extreme sport?
Sam has..left. He was here a minute ago.
Ive .been to London. I hope to go one day.
Dont phone Jack about the party. Ive.spoken to him
Have you met the new student?

10.
Translate:
1. has estado enfermo desde la semana pasada?
2. Muchos deportes son extremadamente competitivos, por eso necesitas entrenar
mucho.
3. Laila ha ganado tres medallas de oro en sus ltimas competiciones.
4. Este ao estoy dispuesto a ser el segundo en la carrera.
5. l ha entrenado durante meses. As que ganar.
6. Sue nunca ha estado en Pars
7. Yo no he ido a un partido de ftbol desde el 2008.

11.
Write a biography of a famous peson. Include date of birth, place of
birth, personality, interests, career information..