LANGUAGE REVIEW: Simple past tense 1. Complete this story about the international tennis star Martina Navratilova. Use the simple past tenses of the verbs in parentheses. Between 1978 and 1992, Martina ________ (win) 158 international tournaments.
LANGUAGE REVIEW: Simple past tense 1. Complete this story about the international tennis star Martina Navratilova. Use the simple past tenses of the verbs in parentheses. Between 1978 and 1992, Martina ________ (win) 158 international tournaments.
LANGUAGE REVIEW: Simple past tense 1. Complete this story about the international tennis star Martina Navratilova. Use the simple past tenses of the verbs in parentheses. Between 1978 and 1992, Martina ________ (win) 158 international tournaments.
Topic: Sports Language Review: Simple past tense Language Focus: Present perfect tense with ever Vocabulary: Review Reading and Writing: Reporting on and reacting to an interview LANGUAGE REVIEW: Simple past tense 1. Complete this story about the international tennis star Martina Navratilova. Use the simple past tense of the verbs in parentheses. Martina Navratilova _______ (be) born in Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1956. When she was 16, she ________ (become) her countrys national tennis champion. In 1973, she _______ (win) the title of Junior Girls Champion at Wimbledon. Two years later, Martina _______ (leave) Czechoslovakia and _________ (go) to the United States. In 1976, Martina together with Chris Evert _______ (take) the title of Womens Doubles Champions at Wimbledon. Martina _________ (enjoy) a successful career as a professional tennis player. She _________ (be) the Womens Singles Champion at Wimbledon in 1978 and again in 1979. She _________ (win) the same title for six years in a row, from 1982 to 1987. Between 1978 and 1992, Martina _________ (win) 158 international tournaments. After the 1994 season, Martina ________ (retire) from tennis a true champion. 2. Use the information in the story to complete the chart. Y e a r M a r t i n a N a v r a t i l o v a ________ Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) ________ Junior Girls Champion at Wimbledon Tennis Tournament ________ Leaves Czechoslovakia and goes to the United States ________ Womens Doubles Champion at Wimbledon with Chris Evert ________ Womens Singles Champion at Wimbledon both years ________ Womens Singles Champion at Wimbledon six years in a row ________ Wins her 158th professional tennis tournament ________ Retires from professional tennis was Unit 7 40 UNI T 7 LANGUAGE FOCUS: Present perfect tense with ever 1. Complete these questions with a form of the verb in parentheses. a. Have you ever __________________ (go) windsurfing? _______________________________________________________________________ b. Have you ever __________________ (play) golf? _______________________________________________________________________ c. Have you ever __________________ (swim) in the ocean? _______________________________________________________________________ d. Have you ever __________________ (be) to a soccer game? _______________________________________________________________________ e. Have you ever __________________ (try) any dangerous sports? _______________________________________________________________________ 2. For each question in Exercise 1, choose an answer from the list. Write the answers on the lines above. Yes, I have. I went to a game in England once. Yes, I have. Ive gone three times. Its fun. No, I havent. But I want to learn next summer. No, I havent. But Id like to try skydiving some day. Yes, I have. I swam in the Pacific Ocean once. 3. Answer the questions in Exercise 1 with information about yourself. Expand your answer with details. a. ______________________________________________________________________ b. ______________________________________________________________________ c. ______________________________________________________________________ d. ______________________________________________________________________ e. ______________________________________________________________________ UNI T 7 41 TRANSITIONS 1 WORKBOOK Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt gone LANGUAGE FOCUS: Simple past versus present perfect with ever Complete this paragraph about Tiger Woods with the verbs in parentheses. Use the present perfect or simple past. The golfer Eldrick Tiger Woods is not yet 30 years old, but he ______________ (win) many important golf tournaments already. Woods _____________ (start) playing golf with his father when he _____________ (be) a young child. He _____________ (love) the game and soon began competing in tournaments. He ______________ (win) the U.S. Amateur Tournament three years in a row. Then, in 1996, Woods ___________ (quit) Stanford University in California to become a professional golfer. Just one year later, he ________________ (win) The Masters Championship, a famous golf tournament in the United States. Since then, Woods _______________ (travel) to many countries to compete in tournaments. He is especially popular in Thailand because his mother is Thai. When he first ______________ (play) golf there in 1997, huge crowds _____________ (come) to watch him play. Since then, people in many different countries _____________ (have) the opportunity to watch him play in person and on TV. 42 UNI T 7 TRANSITIONS 1 WORKBOOK Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt VOCABULARY: Review Fill in the blanks. Then complete the puzzle. Across 1. Pel was a world-famous _________ player. 5. _________ week, Gabrielle Reece demonstrates a different sport on TV. 6. In your country, can you go _________ in the winter? 7. Gabrielle Reece __________ parachuted out of a plane. 9. If you jump out of an airplane, dont forget your ___________. 13. My mother ___________ badminton last Sunday. 14. How many miles do you __________ in a marathon race? 15. Have you ever ____________ a kite? Down 1. Have you ever ___________ in the ocean? 2. Would you ___________ play tennis or golf? 3. The Hawaii Ironman is a ____________. 4. A ___________ team needs a pitcher and a catcher. 8. You need special shoes when you go ___________. 10. Have you ever ____________ a horse? 11. Have you ever _____________ a mountain? 12. Have you ___________ played tennis? UNI T 7 43 TRANSITIONS 1 WORKBOOK Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt 1 2 5 4 6 15 9 10 11 8 7 12 14 13 3 soccer READING AND WRITING: Reporting on and reacting to an interview 1. Read the interview and add the missing information to the paragraph below. Interviewer: Do you enjoy playing sports? Manuel Estrada: Sure. I especially like basketball, soccer, and skiing. Interviewer: Do you do all of those sports now? Manuel Estrada: Yes, and I also do a lot of swimming and snorkeling. Interviewer: Which is your favorite? Manuel Estrada: Oh, probably basketball. I really like team sports. Interviewer: I see. Did you play basketball when you were a child? Manuel Estrada: Yes. My brother and I spent a lot of time shooting hoops together. Interviewer: Interesting. How often do you play basketball now? Manuel Estrada: About twice a monthwith a group of friends. Id like to play more, but I dont have time. 2. Interview a classmate in English. Find out about this persons interests and experiences in sports. Take notes or use a tape recorder. 44 UNI T 7 No Time for Sports Basketball, , and skiingthese are some of the sports that Manuel Estrada enjoys. Of all these sports, however, basketball is his favorite because he really likes sports. Estrada played a lot of basketball when he was a . My brother and I spent a lot of time shooting hoops , he said. Unfortunately, nowadays he doesnt have a lot of time to basketball. He and some friends can only get together about a month to play. Like Manuel Estrada, a lot of my friends enjoy sports but they dont have enough time to play. For some reason, playing sports and getting exercise isnt very important in our society. When people have some free time, they dont play sports. They watch sports on TV, go to the movies, or go out to eat. TRANSITIONS 1 WORKBOOK Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt UNI T 7 45 3. Look for answers to these questions in the Writing Tip below. a. What is quickwriting? ______________________________________________________ b. When is it helpful to quickwrite? ____________________________________________ Quickwriting Quickwriting is a good way to collect ideas for writing. Follow these instructions when you quickwrite: Write fastas fast as you can. Dont worry about grammar or spelling. If your mind goes blank, write: I cant think of anything to write. I cant think of anything to write. Re-read your quickwriting and circle the ideas you might want to use in your writing. 4. What is your reaction to the information in your interview? Spend five minutes quickwriting to collect your ideas. As you quickwrite, think about these questions: Did your classmate say anything that surprised you? If so, what? Did your classmates answers make you think of anything from your own experience? Which answer interested you the most? Why? 5. Write about your classmates interests in sports. Use your quickwriting for ideas. Paragraph #1: Report several things that you learned from the interview. Paragraph # 2: Give your reaction to the ideas in the interview. 6. In class, exchange papers with a classmate. Read your partners paper and think of three questions to ask. Exchange papers again and answer your partners questions. 7. If you choose to revise your writing, look at the suggestions on page 78. WRITING TIP TRANSITIONS 1 WORKBOOK Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt