tening > 45 mimites 4 Answer the questions. What things do you think are important for doing well at a sport? What things do you think are particularly portant for cycle racing? 5 Here are some things students said about sport and exercise. Match the beginnings of the sentences 1-5 with the endings a-c. 1 To be good at a sport, you must, 2. I's important that you have all 3. Without following a suitable diet, you 4 If you look at successful sports people, you'll 5. You need to have a good trainer to have a high level of physical fitness. b won't develop your full potential. help you bring out the best of your ability. d. see that they're extremely ambitious. © the correct equipment. 6 Look at these sentences giving advice. Which two sentences do you think give the advice less strongly than the others? A It’s important that you do more exercise than you do at the moment, B I think you could do more exercise than you do at the moment. C You really must do more exercise than you do at the moment. D You should do more exercise than you do at the moment, E_ You need to do more exercise than you do at the moment, F Make sure you do more exercise than you do at the moment. HOw To stUDY ‘To practise your note-taking sil, you can listen to recordings from your English books before you do the ‘exercise that goes wit them. instead, make your own, ‘notes as you listen and write down what you think the main points ae. PON TES 94 sroRT Use of English Boa 7 4920 You are going to hear a sports trainer talking to a group of cyclists about different aspects of training. Before you listen, read through the notes below, and think carefully about the kinds of words that you will need to write in the spaces. eeecccceeeccccecce Cyete trnining choice of bike is the first tw having tine right protects eee oe 3 must have te develop erfomance 1 fear how toa ot trai S if you don't —__ wel, perfomance will decrense 6 try fo stay a all fines EXAM TIP. Remember the words used to express the same ‘meaning inthe task and in the recording may be different. Listen forthe ideas, not for the exact words, > 40 minutes 8 Choose the correct alternative to complete each sentence. Consider both the grammar and the meaning of each option. 1. Using illegal substances to enhance your performance is usually harm / harmful for your body. 2. New measures have been introduced to facility / facilitate the post-competition testing of athletes before they leave the venue, 3. New laboratory tests that help identify / identification the substances used quickly and definitively are developed all the time, 4 Athletes must understand that these tests are important / importance for the fairness of the competition, rather than a necessary / an unnecessary intrusion into theit lives. 5. Some believe that the fact that the fate of an Olympic title may now only be decided / decisive in the testing lab rather than in the stadium has had a negative impact on the Prestige / prestigious of the games. 6 People who agree / disagree with the introduction of post-competition testing put entertainment before the health of athletes and before fair play. Smart ansiter key on page 1869 How many different words can you form using the prompts from exercise 11? verbs | nouns adjectives adverbs | useful | useless | necessary. unnecessary | | | | | quality | suffice | |__ spectacle 40 Which words from exercise 9 have a negative form as well? Add these to the table. How do you make a negative form? Examples: useful > useless necessary > unnecessary qualify > disqualify [enn 15 minutes ‘11 Read the extract from an article about doping in sport. Fill each gap with a word formed from the prompts given in brackets. No dope, no hope? ‘The '__ (USEFUL) by sportsmen of any forbidden pharmaceutical substances or methods considered as doping *____ (NECESSARY) disciplinary action, According to the regulations of the sports federations, the ’___ (REFUSE) to take an anti-doping test should be regarded as a positive result of such a test. Doping *___ (OFFEND), if repeated, may even bring a lifetime‘ (QUALIFY). But many believe that the warning is “___ (SUFFICE). The lust for success and the desire to achieve better results than one's *___ (COMPETE) means that one forgets the consequences of being found out. It is not only a race for *__ (SPECTACLE) results; it is also a race to find new methods of staying one step ahead of the scientists working in the anti-doping laboratories. ES ECS —— 1 Read the text fist to understand what it's about. Then decide what type of ‘word is missing from each sentence (sit a verb, a noun, etc? sit positive or negative?) Practise various ways of forming new words. Smart ansmer key on page 187 Writing Writing an argumentative essay > 20 minutes 12 Read the statement in exercise 14. Make some notes under these headings: B ercceceeere Definition of sport: Aamatages of sports Diadntnges of spats Read the ideas below. Decide which headings in ‘exercise 12 they belong under. ‘too competitive + helps you concentrate on studying + encourages team building + organised physical activity in competition + keeps you fit ‘© creates conflict ‘+ makes people who don't like it feel excluded, ‘= makes people feel proud If you're working with a partner, discuss your ideas about the notes in exercises 12 and 13. Explain your SPORT 95