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.* Listen and say. Which are team sports activities? Which can be individual sports a Wrestling Listening & Reading ou good at sports ‘the quiz. d check your » borrow, 08°. wooden hog 2 on boar THU Many of the sports we play today are hundreds, or even thousands, of years old. How much do you know? Test yourself! Which ancient civilisation used to play an early type of hockey? A Incas B Mayans Egyptians Which country’s native culture created the thrilling game of lacrosse, or the little brother of war, as they used to call it? A America B Britain Germany In 1885, the creator of this high-flying ball game originally borrowed old tennis nets and soccer balls to play. What is the sport? A basketball B netball C_volleyball Racing in boats is very popular nowadays. Who were the ft put an oar to the side of a boat to go faster 2,000 yeats 2 A the ancient Chinese B the ancient Greeks ¢ the ancient Romans For thousands of years, Hawaiians used long wooden bes catch waves. What is the name of this exciting spor? ‘A water skiing B surfing skating } In ancient Japan, people played a striking game called Tsu Chu; which modern-day spectator sport was it similar to? a 1A football B hockey at © baseball ‘ X paintballing 5) Reada it trom the text S2Y eect yg Grammar ent adjectives 'ad the box. Fing examples j in the text, remember We use -ing adjectives to de Rugby thriting. (wnat We use -ed adjectives to a at someth "UQOY? Thing) We were tried witht mare et fe Thrilled.) “oh. (HOW did ve fern bI Fill in the ha 98PS With the . ; form of the verbs in Pee! or the -ing 1 A: Hi, Wayne. You took ti Br lam. That football match was oy lexhaust) 2 A: This game of pool is {fascinate}! Come and have a look, B: I dont like pool. | think its bore), gh PPT 6k, 50 ot." wane Skydiving is lamaze} B: I'm (scare) my parachute won't open. 4. Az Did you see the basketball game on TV last night? It was so lexcitel B: Yes, I'm so (relieve) our team won. 5 A: The spectators were (disappoint with the athlete's performance. B: He was by their reaction. 6 A: Jane, you look a bit (confuse). lam. | cantt understand the rules of the Bamesitsso {embarrass} Everyday English Expressing feelings ¢ Use the language and the adjectives in the table to talk. eee differes activities. You can use the ac > What do you think of/about..2 = Do you tke ..2 J* What do you distike about .. e think it's great/fantastic/ interesting/fun/exciting etc. © Yes. It’s thrilling. > | think it's terrible/tring/puzating/ dangerous/exhausting etc. = No. It's too boring for me. = it makes me feel bored/annoyed/ embarrassed. ‘A: What do you think of wrestling? B: | don't like it at all. | think it's terrible. Listening & Writing 5 al CO Listen to three people talking about sports they used to play when they were younger. Which sport did each person play? Which adjectives does each person use to describe how they like the sport? 32 Lary Pamela b) [ict] €)€}@ coltect information from various websites about sports in the past. You can search the Internet using these key words: sports trivia, Prepare a quiz for your classmates.

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