8A GRAMMAR

Tag time
Complete the sentences.

There are five players on a basketball team, hasn’t it?

The Brazilian soccer team is good, was he?

The Wimbledon tennis final takes place in July, did you?

Baseball has been played in Canada for years, won’t it?

They’ve lost their last three games, will there?

The game will be finished by 5:30, wasn’t it?

Volleyball was invented in the U.S., has she?

Usain Bolt isn’t from the U.S., doesn’t it?

The referee wasn’t very good, will he?

She hasn’t been playing tennis for long, haven’t they?

Messi won’t be playing in the next game, have you?

There won’t be many people in the race, is he?

You didn’t lose that tennis game, aren’t there?

You’ve never played hockey, isn’t it?

Personal Best Think of sentences about sports. Add the correct tag question. Discuss with your partner.

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8A Grammar
Tag time
Tag questions

Sts work in groups of three. The aim is to review tag questions; e.g., Usain Bolt isn’t from the U.S., is he? You didn’t lose that tennis
game, did you?

PREPARE PERSONAL BEST

Make one copy of the resource sheet for each group of three.
Sts make extra sentences connected with sports and add
You can use this resource sheet in three ways depending on
the correct tag question. Then, they dicuss the sentences in
the level of your class and how much time you have.
pairs.
PRACTICE
EXTRA PRACTICE
1 Version 1: Ask sts to fold the resource sheet down the
middle so they can only see the sentence stems and not Fast finishers adapt the sentences by changing some of the
the tags. nouns, verbs, and pronouns.
2 One student reads a sentence stem from the left-hand
column and the other two sts race to complete it by
adding the correct tag question; e.g., There are five players
on a basketball team, … aren’t there? The first to complete
the sentence correctly wins a point. If the tag is incorrect,
the other player has a chance to win the point. If they
both get it wrong, the first student can have a try. Then,
they switch roles and continue. Monitor and help if sts
can’t agree whether or not a sentence is correct.
3 Tell sts to make a note of the answers and the score after
each sentence is completed. The student with the most
points at the end of the game wins.
4 Version 2: Allow sts to see the whole resource sheet. They
take turns choosing a sentence stem from the left-hand
column and completing it with the correct tag question
from the right-hand column.
5 Version 3: Cut up all the sentence stems and tag questions
and place them face down. In their groups of three, sts
take turns turning over two slips of paper and trying to
find a matching pair. If a matching pair is found, the
student keeps it. The winner is the student with the most
pairs at the end of the game.

Answers
There are five players on a basketball team, aren’t there?
The Brazilian soccer team is good, isn’t it?
The Wimbledon tennis final takes place in July, doesn’t it?
Baseball has been played in Canada for years, hasn’t it?
They’ve lost their last three games, haven’t they?
The game will be finished by 5:30, won’t it?
Volleyball was invented in the U.S., wasn’t it?
Usain Bolt isn’t from the U.S., is he?
The referee wasn’t very good, was he?
She hasn’t been playing tennis for long, has she?
Messi won’t be playing in the next game, will he?
There won’t be many people in the race, will there?
You didn’t lose that tennis game, did you?
You’ve never played hockey, have you?

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8A VOCABULARY

Sport search
STUDENT A

1 Write clues for these words.

1 ball 7 track
2 goal 8 racket
3 ice skating 9 pool
4 court 10 basketball
5 diving 11 soccer
6 hockey 12 goggles

2 Listen to Student B’s clues, and find the words in the grid.

STUDENT B

1 Write clues for these words.

1 bat 7 skates
2 field 8 auto racing
3 swimming 9 rink
4 stick 10 net
5 circuit 11 baseball
6 tennis 12 helmet

2 Listen to Student A’s clues, and find the words in the grid.

R B A T G R A C K E T G
A F I Z T E N N I S T O
B A C C O U R T L E L G
A A E I P F I A M L N G
S U S R O Q O L A I D L
K T K C O G E B M H S E
E O A U L H E M T O T S
T R T I A S I D D C I S
B A I T A W L Z I K C O
A C N B S E D G V E K C
L I G D I S C O I Y A C
L N B F R I N K N E T E
L G S K A T E S G H I R
A T R A C K L L A B H D

Personal Best Make sentences using the words from the wordsearch. Include two or three of the words in each sentence.

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8A Vocabulary
Sport search
Sports, places, and equipment

Sts make clues for words that their partner has to find in a wordsearch. The aim is to review vocabulary for sports, places, and
equipment; e.g., diving, field, bat.

PREPARE PERSONAL BEST

Make one copy of the resource sheet for every pair of sts. Cut
or tear the sheet where indicated.
PRACTICE
1 Sts work in A/B pairs. Give each student their part of the
resource sheet. Tell them not to show their words to their
partner. They share the same copy of the wordsearch grid.
2 Ask sts to write clues for their words. Demonstrate with
Student A’s first word. Elicit a clue for ball: You hit this in
tennis. Sts can mime the word if necessary.
In pairs, sts use two or three of the words to make a
sentence; e.g., I go ice skating at the local rink every
Saturday. Then, they make more sentences in the same
way.
EXTRA PRACTICE
Fast finishers use the words in the grid to ask their partner
questions; e.g., You play tennis with a racket on a tennis court,
don’t you?

3 Set a time limit for sts to write their clues, e.g., five
minutes. In a weaker class, sts could do this in groups,
with As and Bs working together.
4 Sts take turns to give each of their clues. Their partner has
to guess and find the word in the wordsearch grid. Words
can be found horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. As
they find the words, sts should circle them in the grid.
5 Check sts have found all the words in the grid and ask
what other sports they know; e.g., volleyball, football,
track and field.

Answers

R B A T G R A C K E T G
A F I Z T E N N I S T O
B A C C O U R T L E L G
A A E I P F I A M L N G
S U S R O Q O L A I D L
K T K C O G E B M H S E
E O A U L H E M T O T S
T R T I A S I D D C I S
B A I T A W L Z I K C O
A C N B S E D G V E K C
L I G D I S C O I Y A C
L N B F R I N K N E T E
L G S K A T E S G H I R
A T R A C K L L A B H D

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8B VOCABULARY

Healthy lifestyles
Discuss the statements with your group. Do you agree with them or not?

If
you aren’t
It’s very getting a good
important to night’s sleep, you
have a balanced should turn off your
diet. smartphone an hour
before you go to
bed.

The best
way to get in
shape is to join Most
a gym. young
people have
an unhealthy
lifestyle.
I’ve never
been on a diet.
Diets don’t
work! You don’t have
to get exercise
to have a healthy
lifestyle.
Junk
If you get food can
stressed, don’t never be part
drink coffee. It’s of a balanced
bad for you. diet.

It’s You need to

better to sleep for at least I’d
be overweight eight hours to get We all have rather be in
than a good night’s bad habits. We shape than
underweight. sleep. can’t change rich!
them!

Personal Best Think back to what was said in the discussion. Has your attitude about health and fitness changed? Why/Why not? Tell your
partner.

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8B Vocabulary
Healthy lifestyles
Health and fitness verb phrases

Sts discuss statements about health and fitness in small groups. The aim is to review health and fitness verb phrases; e.g., get in
shape, be overweight, have a healthy lifestyle.

PREPARE PERSONAL BEST

Make one copy of the resource sheet for each pair/group.
Sts work in groups. Tell them to think about what they
said/heard during the discussion. Ask them to describe
PRACTICE their attitude about health and fitness now. Find out if
their attitude has changed since doing the activity.
1 Sts work in pairs or groups of three. Give each pair/group
a copy of the resource sheet. Go through the statements
and help with the vocabulary where necessary. EXTRA PRACTICE
2 Sts can work through the statements in any order. One Fast finishers use the verb phrases to make questions to ask
student chooses a statement and says whether he/she
agrees with it or not, and then asks his/her partner or other sts; e.g., How often do you get exercise? Have you ever
other members of the group for their opinion(s). Sts been on a diet?
should try to spend one or two minutes on each statement
and ask follow-up questions when someone gives an
opinion.
3 Set a time limit. Monitor and help.
4 At the end of the activity, get some feedback from the
class. You could go through each statement and ask sts to
raise their hands to see how many agree/disagree with it.

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8C
7A GRAMMAR

The things we have to do

Personal Best Think of two things at home that are obligatory and two other things that aren’t necessary. Write a list, and then discuss it
with a partner.

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8C

8C Grammar
The things we have to do
Modals of obligation and advice

Sts play a game in small groups. The aim is to review modals of obligation and advice: have to/don’t have to, must, can’t, should/
shouldn’t; e.g., I never have to …, During exams, you can’t ….

PREPARE PERSONAL BEST

Make one copy of the resource sheet for each group. Each
Sts think of two things they have to do or can’t do at home
group will also need a coin to spin.
and two things they don’t have to do. They write a list.
Then, they discuss their list with their partner.
PRACTICE
1 Sts work in groups of two to four depending on the size EXTRA PRACTICE
of the class. Give each group a copy of the resource sheet
and a coin. Remind them which side of the coin is “heads” Fast finishers write rules for a club they want to start. It could
and which is “tails.” be for a hobby or simply to meet other people. Rules should
2 The aim of the game is to be the first to get to the FINISH be positive or negative; e.g., Members must/can’t/should …,
square by spinning the coin and making correct sentences etc.
using the prompts.
3 The first student who spins the coin and lands on heads
starts. They move forward one square and make a correct
sentence using the prompt in the box; e.g., I never have
to help my mother at home. When no modal is supplied,
tell sts to choose from have to/don’t have to, must, can’t,
or should/shouldn’t to complete the sentence in an
appropriate way.
4 Sts take turns spinning the coin. If it lands on heads, they
move forward two squares. If it lands on tails, they move
forward one square.
5 Set a time limit for sts to play the game. Monitor and help,
making a note of any incorrect sentences you hear.
6 Ask sts to call out some of their sentences from the game.
Check they are using modals correctly. Write any incorrect
sentences on the board, and ask the class to correct them.

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Game, set, and match

Listen to the beginning of the sentences. Find an ending and write the number.

… the hotel has an

outdoor swimming
pool for guests.
… As well as this, we … my brother is
won the volleyball and
tennis competitions.  studying sports
science in college.




… as well as playing
tennis every day, she
is studying for
a degree.
… In addition, it has
… and finally ride
four outdoor tennis
a bike as well.
courts.



… As well as this,
… as well as for
our senior team won
children from the age
three track and field
of four.
competitions this year.


… and an
international one
as well.
… and it’s also a good
place to meet people of  … as well as with


men.
my age.


… I run about twenty

kilometers a week.

Personal Best Write some more sentences with a partner about sports. Use the phrases as well, as well as, and as well as this to add more
information to the sentences.

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8D Skills
Game, set, and match
Adding information

Sts listen to sentence beginnings and find the correct endings. The aim is to review phrases for adding information; e.g., as well, as
well as, As well as this, In addition.

PREPARE
Make one copy of the resource sheet for every pair of sts.
PRACTICE
1 Sts work in pairs. Give each pair a copy of the resource
sheet.
2 Tell sts you will say a number and the beginning of a
sentence. Sts must scan their sheet to find the correct
ending. When they have found it, they write the
corresponding number next to it.
3 Give sts time to read through the sentence endings on the
sheet. Make sure they understand everything.
4 Read the first sentence beginning slowly and clearly from
the Answers box: 1 There is a national competition every
year …. But don’t read the ending in bold.
5 Give pairs time to discuss and find the answer, but don’t
spend too long on one sentence.
6 Do the activity in two parts. Do numbers 1–6 first. When
you have finished, read out the sentence beginnings again
and elicit the correct endings. Then, do the same with
sentences 7–12.
Answers
1 There is a national competition every year and an
international one as well.
2 Basketball is becoming more popular with women as
well as with men.
3 We were national hockey champions last year.
As well as this, we won the volleyball and tennis
competitions.
4 We provide group tennis coaching for adults and
teenagers as well as for children from the age of four.
5 As well as going to the gym twice a week, I run about
twenty kilometers a week.
6 As well as a gym and a sauna, the hotel has an
outdoor swimming pool for guests.
7 The sports center has squash and badminton courts
indoors. In addition, it has four outdoor tennis courts.
8 I like going to the gym. It helps me stay in shape and
it’s also a good place to meet people of my age.
9 As well as playing a lot of sports, my brother is
studying sports science in college.
10 Maria got a tennis scholarship to a university in Florida,
so as well as playing tennis every day, she is also
studying for a degree.
11 Our club has done very well recently with its junior
athletes. As well as this, our senior team won three
track and field competitions this year.
12 In a triathlon competition you have to swim, then run,
and finally ride a bike as well.

PERSONAL BEST
Sts work with a partner to write some more sentences
about sports. They should add more information using as
well, as well as, and As well as this.

EXTRA PRACTICE
Fast finishers rewrite the sentences so that they mean the
same; e.g., by replacing as well as with also: Basketball is
becoming more popular with women and also with men.

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