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SPORTS

Match each sentence with a sport using the commentaries to help you.

1. “They’ve stopped the race because of all the oil on the track after that
accident. Luckily the engine didn’t catch fire”.
a. marathon
b. sprinting
c. horse-racing
d. motor-racing

2. “He serves well but it’s too low and the ball hits the net on his side of
the table”.
a. tennis
b. badminton
c. squash
d. table tennis

3. “It rained last night so the conditions will be perfect today on the
greens. The 18th hole is much easier when the grass is a little wet”.
a. snooker
b. golf
c. baseball
d. basketball

4. “He was knocked down in the second round but it doesn’t seem to be
a problem and he’s punching hard again now”.
a. judo
b. boxing
c. rugby
d. wrestling

5. “They’re in the water now. She had a good race in the butterfly but the
front crawl is not her strong point”.
a. fishing
b. sailing
c. surfing
d. swimming

6. “It’s really close in the third set as she serves – it’s another ace! 40-
love to the French player”.
a. baseball
b. squash
c. tennis
d. volleyball

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SPORTS - answers

1. “They’ve stopped the race because of all the oil on the track after that
accident. Luckily the engine didn’t catch fire”.
a. marathon
b. sprinting
c. horse racing
d. motor racing is the right answer. Key words: race, oil, track,
accident, engine

2. “He serves well but it’s too low and the ball hits the net on his side of
the table”.
a. tennis
b. badminton
c. squash
d. table tennis is the right answer: Key words: serve, ball, net, table

3. “It rained last night so the conditions will be perfect today on the
greens. The 18th hole is much easier when the grass is a little wet”.
a. snooker
b. golf is the right answer. Key words: rained, greens, 18th hole,
grass
c. baseball
d. basketball

4. “He was knocked down in the second round but it doesn’t seem to be
a problem and he’s punching hard again now”.
a. judo
b. boxing is the right answer. Key words: knocked down, second
round, punching hard
c. rugby
d. wrestling

5. “They’re in the water now. She had a good race in the butterfly but the
front crawl is not her strong point”.
a. fishing
b. sailing
c. surfing
d. swimming is the right answer. Key words: water, race, butterfly,
front crawl

6. “It’s really close in the third set as she serves – it’s another ace! 40-
love to the French player”.
a. baseball
b. squash
c. tennis is the right answer. Key words: third set, serves, ace, 40-love
d. volleyball

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