5 LISTENING 6 GRAMMAR past tenses: simple continuous, perfect a. Inyour country, are referees a) well-paid b) respected c) unpopular? Why do you rhink somebody would want to become referee? fe TapoRRonnag He chentinppandiientii Bb )B}) You're going to hear to an interview with an ex-Champions serious problem in sport? In what sports ague football referee from Spain. Listen to Part 1 and choose do you think cheating is most common? a,b, ore Sin Ag 8 acing b Read Tirkinga short eut about a marathon runner who cheated. Haw did she cheat? Juan Antonio Fernandez Marin refereed 200 league ond 50 international matches 1 Why did he becomea referee? a His father was referee b He liked sport, but wasn’t good at it {He was always autravied by tlie idea 2. What was the most exciting match he ever refereed? a. His first professional match. b He can't choose just one. ¢ Real Madrid ag 5 'The worst experience he ever had asa referee was when attacked him: ¢ Lookat the ighiighited verbs in the text. jinst Barcelona, aaphger: bawenm cathild Which of themare used for...? 4 Why does he think there is more cheating in football today? 1 acompleted action in the past a Because football is big business. 2 anaction that happened before the pasttime b Bi hour use the referees are worse weare ralkin € Because footballers are better at cheating. 3 an action in progress (or nos) ata particular 5. How does he say footballers often cheat? moment in che past 1. They fall over when no one has touched them. 4. > p.140 Grammar Bank 5A. Learn more bb They accept money to lose matches. about past tenses and practise them © They touch the ball wich their hands, € Read The hand of God? and complete it with © 93) Now listen to Part 2. Complete the sentences with one to the verbs in the right tenses, three words, 1 The most difficult thing for him about being a referee is making 2 One ofthe reasons why it’s difficult is because football toda 3. Making correct decisions often depends on the referee’s ion of t Hethi that players who cheat are still 5 A study that was done on Leo Messi shows that he ean run exceptionally fast 6 He thinks Messi isn't the footballer. _ Do you agree with the referee that there is more cheating in football than betores Is r true mn other sports as well Would you like to bea sports referee (or umpire)? Why (not)?