Listening and Reading Comprehension

Fill in the missing words. Use only one word in each gap

Listen to the audio and try to answer the question while listening!
https://www.esleschool.com/better-swimming/

Better Swimming

Swimming is often regarded as (1) ………. of the most effective ways to exercise the
entire body without risk of injury. According to health experts, it can help relieve back
discomfort and even lower blood pressure. There is only one issue: to get all of the benefits of
swimming, you must do it correctly. (2) ………. you went to your local swimming pool and
just watched; you might be amazed at (3) ………. poorly many people swim. Poor technique
can be caused by various reasons, including anxiousness, a swimmer's lack of body
awareness, or just a fear of (4) ………. their hair wet. Some people believe that swimming
techniques improve with practice. However, once people pick (5) ………. bad habits, they
tend to be stuck with them.

But aid is (6) ………. the way using something known as the Shaw Method. This
method developed by a competitive swimmer, Steven Shaw, helps all (7) ………. who want
to learn to swim correctly and reap all the health benefits. Shaw encourages people to think
about their swimming technique, focus on breathing appropriately, and make sure that arm
and leg movements work together rather (8) ………. against each other.

Listen to the audio and try to answer the question while listening!
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Fill in the missing words. Use only one word in each gap.

Fit for Sports

It's not always easy to decide which sport to take up. When choosing, it is important to
remember that excellence (1) ………. sports results come from a number of factors. For some
sports, the body shape and structure with which you are born are important. Top runners are
typical examples of individuals (2) ………. have selected a sport because of their natural
body type. Many other sports are more dependent on training and technique, and anyone
following a well-structured and appropriate training programme should do well.

The aim of all sports training is to improve fitness and skills, and to develop training
programmes that are both safe (3) ………. effective. To do this properly, an understanding of
(4) ………. physical demands of sport is needed. All sports require a combination of
strength, speed, endurance, agility and flexibility to varying degrees. (5) ………. is important
is how these elements are combined to build up the skills of the sport in question. Other
factors to be (6) ………. into account in a training programme are diet, the importance of
avoiding injuries, your general state of health, and the nature and role of other team players.
 Bearing (7) ………. in mind, anyone prepared to work at it can expect to progress to a
very reasonable competitive level, even (8) ………. only a few people will go on to break the
world records.

Listen to the video

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Listening quiz

1. What is the popular sport in England?

2. What is the equipment that you need if you want to play cricket?
3. What is the equipment that you need if you want to play football?
4. Why did the speaker mention that she did not like to play basketball?
5. Why did the speaker mention that she did not like to play golf?
6. What is one of the equipment for playing golf?
7. What are the two sport that speaker mention she have not tried?
8. Why does she like horse riding?
9. What is the sport she will play in the future?
10. What is the equipment that you need if you want to go surfing?