= ad Ea raed Without looking back at the text, complete these sentences with the, a or ~ (€ no article). One sentence from each pair is based on the text. 1 a Chess is played by millions of people both informally and in... tournaments. b Ofall chess tournaments I've competed in, this was the best organised. B Oan . . theory most widely accepted is that its earliest ancestor was Shaturanga. b There are many books written about 00.0... hess theory. 3 a A great deal has been written about the origins of modern chess, and there is still considerable debate about ... subject. b The origins of chess is cosa Subject I know very little about. 4 a Its earliest ancestor was Shaturanga, game played in India from around AD 600. b The rules of............. game have changed little since the fifteenth century. Writing The Council wants to improve the sports facilities in your town. You have been asked to conduct a survey of the opinions of local people and prepare a report suggesting which facilities to focus on. In your report: @ say what sports are most popular among the people surveyed © say what people think about the facilities available now © suggest what new sports facilities should be provided to encourage interest in sports. Write your report in 220-260 words. This task gives you the chance to talk about: © groups and organisations such as ‘the public’ and ‘the council’. Remember with nouns like these you can use either a singular or plural form of the verb (the council has / have spent a lot of money), but make sure you use the same form consistently throughout your answer. © percentages and parts of a group. 90% of funding comes from..., 10% of those questioned have...; a number / majority / minority of users have found that.... the number of users has fallen 52