IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO + cana textto find information quickly + answer True/Folse /Not Given questions ‘complete a summary ofa text. OI" Canyouname these sports? Match the sports 1-9 with the descriptions a-Lin the box. Each sport matches several 02] descriptions. 1 hockey 4 football, 7 table tennis 2 tennis 5 rughy 8 martialarts 3 volleyball 6 baseball 9 basketball 2 Isa team sport © Youhittheballoveranet. i It'splayedwith ball b Youscore goals, f Youhitthe ballwitha bat _j You tackle other players € There'sagoalkeeper. _g Youcanplay singles or doubles. k Youusea racket. 4 Youearn coloured belts. h Youmustn' runwith theball. 1 Youplayon grass. {G131) Which ofthese sports have you played or watched? Which would you i CeTRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN © _intistypeottskyouhavetosay ita statentis Tue (agrees with thefomaon he aaa rate doesnotapee th the ineenaton nthe pasiagesaythe poate, or ‘meting afer or wheter theifomatnn the sateen et Genin the passage (there isnothingin the pssageoindattis tv orale Yuust gveyour rower ony coring wt sinthepasage-younustnotuseyouronn knowledge about tpi ‘The questions aein the same order as the informationin the tot. jays Read the text in ONE MINUTE. ‘Tell your partner anything you can remember. Don’t worry about giving exact information. Youcould use these expressions. There was something about. ‘don't remember the details, butt involved There'sagame whichis bit like © Doyouever get bored with thesame old @ Asportthat is more likely tobecomefamousis sports? if youre tired oftenns, ed up with kabaddi. tis popularin ndiaandotherparts ofSouth football or bored ofbasketbal don't ‘Asia. Itissimilarin some waysto the game called ‘tg’ worry. There are plenty ofnew and ‘or't which schoolchildren play. Onepersonis it’ and unusual sports out therefor you tot. has tocatch the others. In kabadd a raider from one Many of these are a mixof existing sports, team tries to taga player from the other team and sometimes with alocalelementadded, thenceturnto ther own halfof the field without Bossabal for example,isamixof football ‘getting caught. nsome versions ofthe game, the and volleyball, played onan inflatable raider must chan the word abaddas he returns pitch with trampoline inthe middle. To tohispace. Kabaddlis good fun, good exercise ‘make it more exciting. it also has elements ‘and doesnt need any equipment. is played at of Brailan martial as! the Asian Games. youare very good athorseriding. you @ Thereisan unusual sport which describes ‘ould try the national sport of Afghanistan, Itselfasa ‘lassi mixof brains and brawn bbuzkashi. Many versions have been played ‘The game, called 'chess boring, wolves 8 inthe Central Asian region for hundreds of round of chess and then around of boxing, years. The gameinvolvesplayersion then another of chess, andso on. Thereisone horseback ryingto gethold ofa dead ‘minute between rounds. Thefrstchess boxing world goat. The Afghan Buzkashi Federation championship took placen 2003 inAmsterdamand was wants the game to spread throughout the won bya Dutchman, lepe Rubingh, Since then, ithas become word and as finaly written down the ‘more popular, particularly in Germany, the UK, India and rules because they hope to get Olympic fussiaItisa dificult sport, as players need tobe very good statusforthespor. attwo very different activties and be abe to switch quickly between thetwo, Finally, an unusual spor that wl be familar tomost of us isroshambo, hich began in China about 2000 years ago and spread gradually otherest ofthe world, Played by young and ld, inthe UKitis known as rock paper- ‘cisco’ tis surprising that tis called asport and taken so seriously there's aWorld Rock Paper Scissors Society and league which holds championships every year. So, whateverkinds of sport you tke, there is something new and interesting or youto tya] ‘Quickly scan the text to find the paragraph which contains information about these sports as quickly as you can. 3 a sport influenced by two very popular sports. Rare iedahalimematiqnss uickly 28 possible, 3s you azo needtimetoread afew sentencesin detail 4 a sport which may involve repeating a word 5a sport which involves two activities which are very unlike each other ‘The following questions relate tothe sections you just found. Decide ifthey are True or False. 1 Players of chess boxing only need to reach a high level in one of the activities, 2. Buzkashi got written rules long ater the game first started. 3 Roshambo can be played by anyone, even children and the elderly 4 Bossaball is played on grass. 5 Itcould be quite expensive to play kabaddl Does this statement agree with the information in the passage? hr Write True, False or Not Given. Dont wastetinepingthou 1 Kabaddiis only played by men. Se eeiietl the whole passage tofind the Hint: You ONLY need to read the paragraphaboutkabaddi, whichis paragraph. Information, Not Gen answers ‘You will already know from your initial skim reading that information about kabaddi will elate to onepartof the text isnot found anywhere else in the text. ‘Onceyouhave read the relevant partindetail fyoucantfind the Read only therelevant paragraphs. Is (write NG)? mation True (write T) or Not Given information, choose Not Given, 1 Bossaballis only played in Brazil 2 Buzkashiis sometimes played witha sheep instead of a goat. 3 There are different versions ofthe game kabaddl 4 Chess boxingis played in several different countries. 5 The roshambo world champions from China, Answer True, Folseor Not Given tothese questions about the text. 1 People play bossaball ona soft surface. 2 Buzkashiis an Olympic sport. 3 Kabaddiis often playedin schools. 4 lepe Rubingh invented chess boxing, 5 lepe Rubingh is from Germany. 6 People consider roshambo a serious sport.ee SUMMARY COMPLETION | © _inthistype ottaskyouhaveto choose words tocompletea summary ofthe text, or partofthe text ‘Sometimes the instructions tll youto choose words rom the passage tofillthe gaps ‘Sometimes you are given words na box and you have to choose the correct ones. Nt ll the words inthe boxwillbe needed, [OS Inthetask below youhave to fil the gaps by choosing words from the box. Look t gap 1 and follow the steps in the example. Then complete gaps 2-6. © somo Notice that gap 1isfllomedby an adjective (new) anda noun (or) Thistels you thatthe word you need could bean adverb or an adjective Thereare adjectives the box, but noadvers. The adjectives ate boring andstronge. -Awiteris unlikely to suggest boring sports. ‘Theanswerisstronge. This matches what the text sas. Complete the summary using thelist of words A-L below. you have had enough of the ordinary sports people play, ou can try a number of 1_K_newsports. Some of these were created when people2___twowel-known sports. Sometimes they added a3__ from the part of the world where they live. Bossaballis an example ofthis. t takes volleyball and football, adds atrampoline and some Brazilian martial arts. BBuzkashi, a sport from Afghanistan, is played on4___anduses adead goatinsteadof ball! People in Afghanistan would like thissport to become international Chess boxingis sport where youneedtoS __ rapidly from one type of activity to ‘another. Youneedtobe6 __andalsofit. tis becoming moreand more popular and now holds world championships. ‘Aboring Bchange Cclever feature Ehorses Fjoin Gmixed Hmoving serious Jsport Ksstrange _Ltrampolines [LS Complete hese comparative sentences wih ura © tnatiasorinvenoe likely tobecome famous. 1 ___Kebedd! is fasterthan___roshambo eee cane 2 ‘more dangerous than ‘more popular 3 is more exciting than 4 isharderthan 5 not as unusual as, nro reas ES)EXAM SKILLS [TITS Skim read the text for one minute before moving onto answer the questions on the next page. arkour as developedin France inthe 1980s by Raymond Belle and ater by hisson David Bele and his ends. Risbased on milary obstacle course traning. The am sto get om one point to another inany way youcen and express yourself while doing $0. There ae no lmitson how you moveln parkour, running, climbing swinging. jumping oling and any cC ‘other types of movemer ssible. Parkour is /are some gyms and camps where you can practise tmoreoraphicsophyorsetofiseasthanasporttis and lean parour However many taceurs on ike the 2 new way of seeing the envronment andfinding ideo of special places forthe acy, The dea behind waystogoover uncer around acressor through _pakuris to adap to anyenvronmentand becrestve obstacles 2 vt freedom and set expression. The founder of parkourrefused to teach people how todo moves or get over obstacles. The whole pitistleamyour owntechnique and way of canbe done alonecrin groups. The mos famous soup f tac (people who dort teeth arats)o group madeup of Daa Sele and his friends and cousins. They formed in the moving, So the idea of having classes or a late 1980s and became popular during the 1990s limited space to practise in conflicts and 2000s after appearing in several films, with the values of parkour. deurentaiesendedvertvemets mnveYarkas, €@) Parkour isa krownas timeandthey werenetalowedtcomplamormake eroningefestoaneher tise Thevluedhaty othe were ot femot patourdevlopee Slowed oshow oforcompetewitoter members. by SebestnFouean gh rsmoefecson he Int te term feeuningeameoutethe rarkour is a‘state of mind: Itis about getting over ‘mental aswell as physical barriers. It teaches people to touch the world and interact with tts about understanding what itmeans tobe human. The organisation Parkour.net believes that parkour can neverbe a competitive sport. tisan artand is ith self development. They say you arkour?’ Raymond Belle'sadviceis:'ftwo roads open up before you, ‘alwaystake the more difficult one. Because you leoow you can travel theeasy oneQuestions 1-8 Dothe following statements agree with the information in the text? Write TRUE __ ifthe statement agrees withthe information FALSE _ ifthe totement contradicts the information [NOT GIVEN ifthereis no information on this Be careful of words like some, ‘often occesionally that change the meaningofa sentence. For example, some sports does not ‘mean the same as many sports 1 Youhave to use limited number of moves in parkour. 2 Parkour is mainly done in the countryside. 3 Parkour began in the twentieth century. 4 The Yamakasi did not allow latecomers.. '5 When doing parkour, Raymond Belle recommends that you always choose the easy route. 66 There are many gyms in France where you can do parkour. 1 The founder of parkour was a very good teacher of parkour. 4 8 Freerunning and parkour are similar. Questions 9-15 Complete the summary ofthe text using the list of words A-M below. Parkourisan activity thatinvolves9__inmany different ways through different environments. People who practise parkour arecalled 10 __. They believe that parkour is not a sport and cannever be partofa1__. The values of parkour are adaptabilty,12__ and freedom. Parkour should not be taught because it isabout discovering your own way of movingand overcoming 13___. Although there are gyms and other places where you can learn and practise parkour, many feel that this 14 __ ‘with the values of the discipline. Freerunning isa type of parkour. However, it smore about 15 __ development than parkour, whichis often, but not always, done as part ofa group. ‘Aagrees —Bbarriers_Ccompetition Dconflicts creativity Flatecomers Gmove Hmoving Ipersonal__Jrespect Kteam Ltournaments M traceurs Use the strategies you have learnt: «+ Read the whole summary first. + Decide what type of word is needed for each gap. + Make a prediction before looking at the words given. + Remember that there are more words than gaps. + Read the sentence, checking for grammar and meaning.IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO + organiseand write aPart2essay + compare two different time periods +link and signpost your ideas. Choose the correct option(s). n each case, either one or two are correct. 2 gorunning / go fora run/ go for running 2 gotothe cinema / go to cinema / go for the cinema 3 seeafilm /look ata film / watch a film 4 visit to friends / visit friends / visit some friends 5 play the sports / play sport / play sports 6 join to aclub join a club /join for a club 7 gowalking / go to a walk /gofor a walk 8 gogym/gotothe gym /goforthe gym Which of the activities do you enjoy doing?aa EVALUATING A PART 2 ESSAY | o Read a student's essay on the following topi Whatarethegoodthingsaboutit? (ignore the highlighting for now.) People nowadays spend their fre Do you agree or disagree? Vt Es ‘gatnathis ida, but overal|agre withthe statement. this 659 BIAS w- driving Inthe past,young people walked and went by Dus lazierandless fit than they were before (273 words) Il Answer these questions about the essay. 1 Does ithave the right numberof paragraphs? 2 Is every paragraph clear? 3 Arelinking expressions used? 4 Is the writer's opinion given clearly? 5 Has the writer looked at both sides (fr and ogainst? 6 Aretenses used correctly? 7 Are there any grammatical mistakes? [olay] Theteacherhas highlighted the student's errors. Can you correct them? (0]5|) Inthe essay, the students comparing the situation now with the situation i (15) Inteestr, thestaen paring the situation now withthe situation in ‘expressions she uses to refer to thepresentorthe past. the p___. ___ral years vu dtob_ some people esa thot people ae ess active than they were inthe pst. There arepoints forand rary opinion, the main feason why BepleeSHENE i computers Several yers ago we GOL0=0424 6 oF rrcrcr le walled to thei deskor fice. Now we snd nema without geting up rom ou sat. Even cae isexs active becouse Wekafing computer games and goon socal med. Before, peop sa ang toa cat to meet heir rend they went to the house. Nowadays, though, we het 96 sere vain vertieth century, citrend@ many actives. In today's wold, parents are scaredfoy heir aaomatety, so they prefer to keep them at home. For many, its easier to stay athome than to govt ‘nthe otherhand, some physical activites AFEBREGME more popula. There are more gyms han here aaa tashinable ogo runing tothe gi. ny view, hove, only some people doxhese ‘hoge Mostpeoptjoin ogy but hey atenokioing regulary. However they nevestop Playing orate Foe id wotching Aso these day everyone Gok thei vingtestassoon as possible and tats »=23DD First ead the question and tryto understand what the map shows ‘and whatyouhavetodo. Then ‘study the map carefully andtry to redict the type of language you might hear. Ud oat] ON A, me a psn MAA Can you think of any other places or features ina town that might be useful whenyou ‘are giving someonedirections? ily Lovkatthemap and find Tanya's house. Then listen tothe phone message. ‘Tanya has offered to give Melissa alift toa concert. Listen to Melissa giving ‘Tanya directions toher house and label the map. Write the correctletter, ‘once you have understood the map, you areina much beter postion to complete ‘thelistening task Note thatthe questions ee ‘A-K,next to questions 1 and2. arin the order in whichyou wil hear the ‘Then listen again and find Melissa's house. Write the correct letter, A-K, answers on the recording next to question3. 1 MainStreet 2 SilverStreet 3 Melissa’shouse WY unrroc stewsIBIS Now isten to Melissa's second message. She wants Tanya to pick up another friend, ‘Sarah, on the way. Listen and label the map. Write the correct letter, A-K, nextto questions 4-6. 4 NewRoad 5 Sarah’shouse 6 OakAvenue Listen again and check your answers. Pon nad [O[EDY Reed the extracts below rom Melissa's messages, and underline any words and : sa ‘ounedtotatencarefuly phrases which may distractyou from choosing the correct answer. OR aaneeen {Question 1) Then, you need o tun lfta the trafic lights and then tokeo sharp right ‘N string taskyoulloen nto Mein Steet Youconlsogostaghton here, post the suger but! ets sual rive down MainStreet feta ice (Question4) Again youneedto turn rightonto Maple Avenue, andupto the lights. Insteod ——_rtwer bent dows). ofturing left her, turn right, with the parkonyourlef. (Question) Drive along New Road until you reach the bridge. Sarah's house isthe second house after the bridge. That'son the igh; there are shops onthe eft. DIT Uistento Tanya's message toanother friend, arranging to meet beforethe concert. ® tae i; Ustento Tanya's description and label the map. Choose the correctletter A-H and oftask you 51 write the answers nextto questions 1-4. could ati be venamap Aartgallery E restaurants a eabuidine B cinema F exhibition centre 2 € live music G Arena 3. D carpark H shopping centre 4 TTT LLL wroe uistenne FEE]E Coy © memzennes inamap-abeling taskisamap ofa Look t the map witha partner and discuss the different things you can see park Thelstratinbelowisa ‘onthemap. juantseritian oT Pes, au = emt A mm ih J AAAAAA Ake qm AAAwA AA mi, AA —— HH ee [OJS]Y Ustento the manager giving a tour ofthe activity camp toa group of teenagers. Label the map with which activity they can do in each place. Useno more than id TWOWORDS foreach activity. EXAM SKILLS ] [ly Youwilthear someone giving talk about plans fora new forestcentre. Label the map. Choose the correct letter A-M and write the answers next to questions1-8. Pine Woods Centre 1 tickets on sale here 2 picnic field 3 barbecuearea 4 Tree Tops Challenge 5 playground foryoung. children 6 indoor play area 7 sheep 8 goats [20Ea ‘Ask and answer these questions with a partner. © _inthefstpartotthe Speaking testyou may 1 Do youdo any ofthe activities in the pictures? havetoanewersimple 2 Which of these activities do you like or dislike? uestons about how you 3 Are thereany other things you don your free time? emg Cou tscune with eisureand sports actives 7 | inctude py, doandgo Ploysoccery — dosoccer On ‘tis vet to know which verbs 20 with different sports andWitha partner, use the positive adjectives in the box to say hhow you feel about various free-time activities. amusing great enjoyable excellent exciting brilliant healthy peaceful relaxing Examples: Yogais avery peaceful and relaxing activity. Jom excellentat taekwondo. With a different partner, use the negative adjectives in the box totalk about free-time activities. Examples: 1 feel miserablewhen !play footbol in the rin, Boxing can bean exhausting sport - youneed to be fitand trong, dangerous exhausting tiring harmful hopeless. miserable frightening useless stressfulies EXTENDING YOUR TALK } © fo] ag my ol Itisimportanttousea variety of language in your talk. Its ‘sefulto use linking words suchas anor, but, 20, infct, or example, and becouse. These willmake your talk ‘low better and wil help you to give extra information Listen toa candidate called Serena givingher talk. 'm going to talk about a hobby I'd like to take up inthe futur. really want to learn ballroom dancing. Thisis because |love Latin music and love the way the dancers move and shake. also want to give myself challenge andlearn something new. Watching ballroom dancing always makes me feel excited. I don't think t'lbe too difficult for me, because | already do ballet and tap dancing. like learning new steps.Forexample,| really want tolearnthe tango or the samba because these are exciting and lookgood to people watching, 've tried Flamenco dancing but 'm not very good. 'm also worried about finding the right dance partner, because''ll bea little slow to lear in the beginning. So! ‘might fall over sometimes. infact ll probably fall over quite alot! ‘The words Serena uses to connect her ideas are in bold. Match phrases 1-7 with the connecting words and phrases A-G. 1 Thisis because I ove Latin music ‘A Infact, I'l probably fall over quite a lot! 2 Hove the way the dancers move and shake. 8 For example, | really want to lear the tango 3 Ike learning new steps © orthe samba 4 Ireally want to learn the tango D Jalso want to give myself a challenge 5 I've tried Flamenco dancing E but 'mnot very good. 6 I'malso worried about finding the right dance partner andlove the way the dancers move and shake. 7 Imight fall over sometimes. G because 'llbe a little slow to earnin the beginning. Listen againand check your answers. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. You can use the activities in the box, ‘or you can choose your own. Practise saying them witha partner. baseball goingonsocialmedia dancing watching TV hiking playingcomputer games travelling sewing sport makingjewellery 1 ike (activity) and ike table tennis and V'm a member of my college team. 2 I ike activity] because 3 Hove (activity), but 4 'mnotkeen on (activity) ~infact 5 tloveall kinds of [activity]. For example, 6 Alot of people in my country [activity]. They also 7 Atweekends | enjoy [octvity) or (activty] with my friends.SI F7IS Now, read the script of Marco givinga talk about leisure activity he would lke todo inthe future. Choose the correct linking words. 11m going otellyou about a leisure activity tke to doin the future. 'drealytike to learn how to play the acoustic guitar. This is (1) because / so love music (2)and /but Hove the beautiful sound ths kind of guitar makes. (3) and /also wantto give myself a challenge (4) 0 /and earn something new. don't thinkit!l be too difficult for me (5) but / because already know how to read music. play te piano (6) but /sol'mnot very good. Ithinkplaying the guitar will be easier. | (7) for example /alsolikethe fact that you can carry guitarround easily and playit anywhere (6) For example / ‘Because | can play it in the park 9) but /oron the beach. I can'tthink about learningitat the moment (10) and / because 'mtoo busy. Ineed to focuson my studies (11) and / or prepare for my exams.{thinkthat!d lke totake up the guitar nextyear. Ally exams willbe over by then, (12) 0 / but 'lhave more time, {and more money too. (13) In fat, / Because I'lneed money to pay for lessons | think that learning the guitar would change my lifein a postive way. If learn to play it eally well tart my own band. 'dlove to perform liveon stage ata concert. Ithink that would be fantastic! ten and check your answers. FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS | Cre renoe sears sta isten to students answering the following questions. thetopicyoutathed about, After listening, practise asking and answering the questions witha partner. 584 Doyou generally enjoy trying new things? 2 Is there any other activity you would like to try one day? ‘Share your ideas with a partner. the examiner asks you ‘question atthe end of Part2 youshould answerwithtwo | en no aed othe sentences. [ (OJELY Listen to the following words pronounced (a) when they are stressed and wp, (O)how they might sound na sentence. 7 stressed weak orm to fuf fal and or ‘Wihenwe speak Engl, we pronounce the end) fand/or/on/ vrowsinaventenct meer) on theater a fel Ja words. These areal nouns verbs, of Jo) fot iectves Wesny elite grammar words some fsam/ /sam/ (ond, some, to, for, of, etc.) quickly and don't give na Sener onncston Neal ben Meom/ trams [2 ee= EXAM SKILLS ] a By Look atthe sentences. Underline the words that you think will NOT be stressed. 2 Iwanttto learn to play the guitar 2 enjoy playing football and baseball 3 I bought a new golf club. 4 I would ike to learn to play chess. 5 Ineed some driving lessons. 6 | played drums in a band for along time. 7 plan tocycle from the north of Africa to the south Listen and check your answers. Practise saying the sentences with a partner. Make your own notes for this task card. Use the key words tohelp you. Talk about a new sport orhobby you would like to take up. You should say: + whatitis + how youwouldstartit + whyyouhavenot startedityet ‘and explain what help you would need. Use your notes to complete the task with a partner. You should try to talk for two minutes. Listen to your partner talk on the same topic. Make notes of any interesting vocabulary or phrases they use. Complete the checklist. Did your partner: for Did your partner cover all fou Did your partner ink theirideas together well? Finally, both complete the task again.