Unit 4: Sports

Class Activity
Sports

a. Highlight the sentences you expect to hear in a sports report.

1. Sven Erickson is going to win this year’s tennis championship.
2. The Prime Minister is visiting the United Nations today.
3. The Russian ballet is performing in New York this week.
4. The London marathon started this morning.
5. Tonight is the big football match between Everton and Liverpool.
6. That’s all the sports news tonight!

b. Match the pictures to the reports

1. “In soccer, Bill Brown had the best game of his career.” (_c______)
2. “The Tour de France bicycle race started yesterday.” (_____b__)
3. “In California, the Children’s Olympics started yesterday.” (_e______)
4. “Tonight is the big tennis match between rock star Maxi and Peter Anson.”
(_a______)
5. “In baseball, Toronto won first place.” (____d___)

Let’s go swimming!
c. Here are two more friends talking about sports. Number the sentences in the correct
order.
• Oh. Then why don’t we play tennis instead? (_5_____)
• Yes, that’s a good idea. Let’s go! (___6___)
• Let’s go swimming this morning. (_1______)
• Because Suzy said she is going swimming today and I don’t want to see her.
(____4___)
• Why not? (___3____)
 • Ah, I don’t think so. (___2____)

Comparison adjectives
d. Read Peter Anson’s account of his latest tennis match with rock star Maxi. Fill in the
blanks with the correct form of adjectives.

“Last week’s tennis match with Maxi was the (1) ______ most unfair ______ (unfair) match
I’ve ever played! That ball she hit was out! I’m a much (2) ______better ______ (good)
player than her and everyone knows it! In fact, people say I’m (3) ___the best_________
(good). Maxi is just a beginner. She can’t hit the ball (4) ____faster________ (fast) me. She’s
the (5) _____ worst _______ (bad) player I’ve ever seen! So, anyone who thinks that she
really won that match is (6) ____ dumber ________ (dumb) than a donkey!”

e. You and your partners are trying to decide which sports to do at the local sports club.
Use the comparative forms of the words below to discuss the different sports in the
pictures. Decide on three sports that you want to do.
1. Swimming:
It's more relaxing than athletics, less dangerous than weightlifting, and equally fun as
basketball.

2. Tennis:
It's less dangerous than football, more exciting than belly dancing, and easier than
weightlifting.

3. Tai Chi:
It's easier than athletics, less dangerous than weightlifting, and more relaxing than
football.