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> p.l46 Grammar Bank llA. Learn more about expressing T he hardest lesson to learn in sport is how to
lose with dignity, without blaming your defeat
on the referees or refusing to shake hands with
movement and practise it.
your opponent. Here are some famous moments
when losing was just too hard ...
d Look at the photos in 1. Say w hat t he people a re doing.
0e's hitting the ball over the net. In 1981 at Wimbledon a young John McEnroe was
serving. The umpire said that his serve was 1 _ _ _,
but McEnroe thought it was 2_ _ _. He became
furious and shouted 'You CANNOT be serious!' at the
4 READING & SPEAKING umpire. He also called the umpire 'an incompetent fool!'
a W hen you play a s port or a ga me w ith fa mily o r frie nds, bow In the 2003 Athletics World Championship the 100
do you react if you lose? Are you a good o r bad loser? Are a ny metres runner, Jon Drummond, was disqualified for a
of you r fam ily or friend bad losers? false start. Drummond lay 3_ __ on the t rack and
began to cry. Two hours later his coach told journalists:
b Read the text and answer with a narne. W hich of the bad losers ... ? 'He's still crying. We're making him drink water because
1 insu lted the match official he's becoming dehydrated.'
2 did not want to do his job after the match In the 1982 German Grand Prix Nelson Piquet was
3 became very emotiona l when he couldn 't take part winning the race. He was trying to pass Eliseo Salazar
4 tried to hit somebody (who was last in the race), but Salazar didn't let him go
4_ _ _ him and Piquet crashed into Salazar. Piquet
5 said sorry after the event
jumped 5_ _ _ his car and started trying to hit and
c Read the text again and complete the gaps w ith the kick Salazar (without much success!).
preposit ions in t he list. South Korean footballer Ahn jung- Hwan scored
the goal that sent Italy 6_ _ _ the 2002 World Cup
down in out out of (x2) past
when t hey beat them 2- 1. But Jung-Hwan also played
for the Italian football club Perugia. After the match
d Look at the highlighted words in the text w hich are
t he president of the club, Luciano Gaucci. announced
all related to sport. With a partner gue s their meaning. that the player's contract would not be renewed. 'That
gentleman will never set foot in Perugia again,' Gaucci
e In pairs answer t he questions.
said. 'I have no intention of paying a salary to somebody
I Who do you think was the worst loser? who has ruined Italian football.' Gaucci later apologized,
2 Whose behaviour do you think was understa ndable? but Ahn Jung-Hwan left the club and never went back to
3 Do you know any famou porrspeople who a re bad losers? an Italian club.
When England won the Rugby
World Cup in 2003 by beating
5 WRITING Australia in the last minute of
the match, the Australian Prime
a Talk to a partner. Do you t hink there is too much football o n
minister. John Howard. was so
TV? W hy (not)?
angry that in the medals ceremony
b > p.l17 Writing An opinion essay. Read a model essay about he almost threw the medals at the
English players. His behaviour was
footbal l on TV, a nd then write o ne.
described by a journalist as being
'like an unhappy five-year-old at a
birthday party who starts throwing
6 4 59 >)) SONG The Final Countdown J' toys around.'
Adapted from a British newspaper
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11A expressing movement • To express movement use a verb of move ment, e.g. lJo, come,
run, walk , ere. a nd a preposition (or adverb) of movement
e.g. up, down, away, etc.
The man went u p the steps and into the church. 4 SB >))
He drove out of the garage and along the street. p in or into? out or out of?
I ran over the bridge and across the park. Remember, use into I out of+ noun, and in I out if there
isn't a noun.
Come into the living room. Come in.
He went out of the house. He went out.
See Expressing movement p.l62.
11C so, neither+ auxiliaries present simple I don't like classical music. Neither do l.
present continuous I'm having a great time So am i.
A I love classical music. 5 6 >)) c:an/ can't I can swim. So can I.
B Sodol.
pest simple I didn't like the film. Neither did I.
A I went ro a classical concert last night. I was very tired. So was I.
B So did I.
2 A I'm not married. would I wouldn't I wouldn't like to go there. Neit her would I.
B Neith er am I. present perfect I've been to Brazil. So have!.
A I don't want to get married.
B Neither do I. • Be careful with the word order.
So do l.f Neither do I. NOT So+d0: / Neither I de:
• Use So do I, Neither do I, etc. to say that you have
something in common with somebody. p neither and nor
You can also use nor instead of neither, e.g.
1 Use So+ auxiliary + I ro respond to positive
A I didn't like the f ilm.
sentences. B Nor I Neither did I.
2 Use Neither+ auxiliary+ Tto respond to negative Neither is usually pronounced /'naioa/, but can also be pronounced
sentences. /'ni:oa/.
• The aux ilia ry you use depends on the tense.
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