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1 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING sports 2 VOCABULARY


a What sports ca n you see in the photos? sports, expressing movement

b 4 55 >)) Look at the spo rts in the list. How do you


a Put these words in the correct column . Do you
pronounce them in Engli sh? Listen and check, and know a ny other wo rds connected to these sports?
underline the st ressed syllable. Do you know the names of
bunker corner hole lap match point
a ny o ther s po rts in English? penalt y serve track
ath le t ics base ball ba sket ball box ing cy cling
athletics football golf tennis
footlball golf hand ball ho ckey mo tor ra cing
rugiby skijing tennis volley ball wind isur fing

p Verbs with sports


1 We use play for sports with a ball, e.g. I play hockey
b 4 56 >)) Listen to the sports commentaries. What
a re the four sports?
at school.
2 With sports ending in -ing (cycling, skiing, windsurfing, etc.) c Listen agai n and co mplete the sentences with o ne
we normally use the verb, e.g. I cycle at weekends, or go + word. Then match sentences 1- 4 with pictures a-d.
sport, e.g. I go cycling at weekends.
3 We use do for sport and exercise in general, e.g. I do sport I D T he ball has gone _ _ the lake.
at weekends, and for martial arts, athletics, yoga, Pilates,
2 [] The ba ll has gone the bar.
etc., e.g. I do yoga twice a week.
3 D ow they have to run _ _ the track one
c Ask and answer with a partner. Give and ask fo r as much more time.
inform atio n as you can. 4 D That's a very hard return, but the ball has
gone _ _ !
SPORT- YOU LOVE IT OR YOU HATE IT.
• Do you do any sport or exercise?
D Yes. What? Do you enjoy it? D No. Why not?
• Did you use to do any other sport s or exercise? Why did you stop?
• Which sports do you think are the most exciting to watch?
• Which sports do think are the most boring?
• Are you (or is anyone in your family) a fan of a sports team?
Which one?
• Do you (or they) watch their matches?
• What is the most exciting sporting event you have ever seen?

d >- p.l62 Vocabulary Bank Expressing movement.


3 GRAMMAR expressing movement
a Complete the sentences wi th a verb fro m t he list.

hit kick run throw

In basketball you have to ___ the ba ll through a r ing with a


basket.
2 In footba ll you have tO _ _ _ the ball into a goa l.
3 In tennis you have to ___ the ball over a net.
4 ln the 800 metre you have to ___ twice round the track.
b Look at the sentence below. Tr y to thi nk of three d ifferent
verbs you cou ld put in the gap, e.g. walked.

c
The man _ _ along the street until he got to the corner.
> 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.

• A phrasal verb= ve rb+ particle (preposition or adverb),


118 word order of phrasal verbs e.g. aet up, tum on, lookfor.
1 Some phrasal verbs don't have an object, e.g. lJet up, lJO out.
Whattimedo you getup? 53 >)) 2 Some phrasal verbs have an object and are separable. With
l don 't usually go out during the week. these phrasal verbs you can put the particle (on, off, etc.)
2 Put on your coat. Put your coat on. Put it on. before QI. afte r the object.
Turn off t he TV. Turn the TV off. Turn it off.
• When the object is a pronoun (me, it, him, etc.) it always goes
3 I'm looking for my glasses.
between the verb and particle.
Have you found your glasses? No, I'm still looking for the m.
Here'syour coat. Putiton. NOT Pttt-mtit:
3 Some phrasal verbs have an object and are inseparable,
e.g. look f o r. With these phrasal verbs the verb (e.g. look)
and the particle (e.g.for) are never separa ted.
I'm lookinBfor my Biasses. NOT flm-l:ookittg-m.y-EJimsesfor:
See Phrasal verbs p.163.

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.
GRAMMAR BANK

11A b Complete the sente nces w ith the correct


preposition .
a Q the correct prepos ition. He jumped il.ili2. his car and drove away.
!lost my mobile phone signal when we went across ~a As I cycled under the bridge, a train went
tunnel. _____ it.
l We ran to I down the sea, and jumped into I out of the water. 2 Come . The door's open.
2 If you go over I past the bank , you' ll see the superma rket on the 3 This is the 3rd floor. Go those
right. stairs and you' ll come to the 2nd floor.
3 He walked alo118 I across the street unti l be got to the park. 4 He walked the bar and ordered
4 The plane flew on I over the tow n and then landed. a drink.
5 The dog ran towards I to me, but then it stopped . 5 I like going _____ on a Saturday night.
6 We cycled over I out of the bridge and in I into the city centre. 6 He took his passport his bag.
7 The racing cars went round I under the track 12 times. 7 I'm exhausted. I've just cycled
8 T he little boy suddenly ran across I throu[Jh the road. _ _ ___ a huge hill. ~ p.BS

118 b Comple te the sentences w ith it or them and a


word from the list.
a Q tbe correct fo rm. If both are correct, t ick ./ t he box.
back in on (x2) up (x3) down
Turn offyour mobile I Tum your mobile offbefore the fi lm starts. [ZJ
I Tonight I have to look my sister after I look after my sister. 0 I can't hear the radio. Turn tll!J2·
2 Let's 80 out this eveninEJ I [JO this evenin[J out. 0 Your clothes are all over the floor.
3 Tur11 dow11 the radio I Turn the radio dow11. It's too loud. 0 Pick __________
4 My brother is lookin[Jfor a new job l lookin[J a new job for. 0 2 Here's your coat. Put _ _ __ _ _ __
5 You should throwaway thoseoldjea11s I throw those oldj eans away. 0 3 ' What does this word mean?'
6 l don't Iike shopping for clothes online -I prefer to try them on I ' Look ___________
try 0 11 them before l buy them. 0 4 To get your passport there are three for ms.
7 Take offyour shoes I Take your shoes offbefore you come in. 0 Please fill now.
8 That's my sister -1 think you'd really [Jet on. with her I 5 You remember that money I lent you? When
Bet on her with. 0 can you give ?
9 lf it doesn't fit, you should take back it I take it back to the shop. 0 6 Is there anything on TV? Let's turn
I0 W hat time do you [Jet up in the mornin[J I Bel in the mornin[J up? 0 __________ and see.
7 You won't remember my address. Write

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11C b Respond to A . Say you a re the same. Use So ... I or


Neithel"... f.
a Complete B 's answer w ith an auxilia r y verb. A l don't like cabbage. Neither do l.
A !like chocolate. B So dQ I. 1 A !live near the supermarket.
1 A I'm rea lly th irsty. B So _ _ __ r. 2 A I'm not afraid of snakes.
2 A I did n't go out last n ight. B either l. 3 A I went to bed late last night.
3 A I was born in Rome. B So _ _ _ __ r. 4 A l haven't been to Canada.
4 A l don't eat meat. B either ______ I. 5 A 1 don't have any pets.
5 A I've been to Moscow. B So _ _ _ __ I. 6 A I can s peak three languages.
6 A l can't sing. B either _ __ _ _ I. 7 A I always drink coffee in tbe morning.
7 A I'dliketogo to Bali . B So _____ l. 8 A I'm waiting fo r the bus to the ai rport.
8 A I saw a film last week. B So _____ l.
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9 A I wouldn't Iike to eat that. B Neither _____ I.
10 A I ca n play chess. B So l.
VOCABULARY BANK
Expressing movement
a Match the words and pictures.
under (th e bridBe) \fllb

along (the street) :l lnt.J

round / around (the lake) wund a r.umd


through (the tunnel) lh
into (the shop) ·•· tL
across (the road) .., rn~

over (the bridBe) '~


ll p (the steps) r
past (the church) J·u·..,t
towards (the lake) "I\\ .1:d1

dow n (the steps) l Ji


o ut of (the shop) .ot :l\

p in(to) and out (of)


After a verb of movement we use either
in I out or into I out of+ place, e.g.
Come in. Come into my office.
He ran out. He ran out of the room.

b 4 57 >)) Listen and check.

c C ove r the words. Where did S now y go?


~e went down the s teps ...

p away, off, and back

We use away to express movement to


another place, e.g. Go away! I don't want to
speak to you. The man ran away when he saw
the policeman.

We use back to express movement to the place


where something or somebody was before,
e.g. After dinner we went back to our hotel.
Their dog ran away and never came back.

We use of( to express movement down or


away, e.g. Get off the bus at the railway
station. The man ran off when he saw the
policeman.

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