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1 CLASS VOTE Read the first paragraph of the blog post and choose the correct option to answer the question.

3Study the Vocabulary A box. Find more examples of people or groups of people associated with sport in the comments on the blog post and mark them.

SPORTING QUESTIONS

Following news this week that the total number of teenagers taking up team sports has fallen, we’re asking why so many people prefer individual sports. Sure, there are advantages: if you work out at the gym, you burn off calories and keep in shape and do it at a time that is convenient for you. But what about the friendship and the feeling of togetherness you get when you play for a team?

Are you a team player or do you prefer to go it alone? Here’s what our readers said.

Jordan, 16 – Not everyone has the confidence or the ability to participate in team sports. I’m 16 and I like taking on new challenges, but I’m not good enough to get into my school football team.

Jack, 15 – When I play tennis, it’s just me against my opponent – it’s quite lonely without teammates. When I’m preparing for a competition I just see my coach. When I compete in a tournament and I beat an opponent, there’s just my family to cheer me on. I love tennis, I love winning matches, but I miss the sense of belonging you get in a team.

Sherri, 14 – I prefer team sports, but sometimes it’s difficult when you let your team down. Last year, I had such a lot of school work that I had to drop out of my basketball team halfway through the season. I felt terrible.

Megan, 16 – I do an individual sport, karate, but I feel part of a team and I’m motivated to score points for my club. I go in for competitions, and when I came first recently, I felt it was for the club, not for myself. With the trainers, other club members and supporters, it’s like a big family.

4Study the Vocabulary B box. Match the definitions in A with the phrasal verbs in B. Use the highlighted phrases in the blog post to confirm your ideas. Listen and check.

A B

shout loudly to encourage sb
get rid of (fat or calories)
quit being part of sth
be chosen for (a team)
take part in sth
make sb disappointed
accept sth (a challenge)

let sb down
burn off
take on
drop out of
get into
cheer sb on
go in for

5 Complete the questions with verbs from the Vocabulary B box.

1 Do you like to a challenge?
2 What do you shout when you a competitor or a team ?
3 Do you think a national team the country when it loses?
4 Have you ever had to a team for any reason?
5 Which school team is it easier to ?
6 Does your school many inter-school competitions?
7 What is the best type of exercise to calories?

6 COLLOCATIONS Look at the underlined phrases in the blog post and complete the collocations. Listen and check.

1 beat or defeat /the champion
2 break a world record
3 come /second/last
4 keep fit/
5 lose a match/a game/a point
6 miss a goal
7 score a goal/
8 win a prize//a game/a point

7Order the lines of one person’s views about sport. Listen and check.

1 Read the article. Complete the answers to the questions.

1 Had Chris Stewart run in Africa before?
2 Why wasn’t he running very fast? It was important to save .
3 Why did a local runner overtake him at high speed? He was being by a .

2 Look at the highlighted verb phrases in the text. Put them in the correct category.

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

3 Study the Grammar box and complete the gaps with the name of an appropriate tense.

1

2

3

4Read the article. Choose the correct verb forms. Listen and check.

In 1956, goalkeeper Bert Trautmann¹ for Manchester City in his first FA Cup final when he ² for the ball in the 75th minute. He³ that he ⁴ himself but he ⁵ playing. He ⁶ his team to beat Birmingham City 3–1. He then ⁷ to hospital where the doctors couldn’t believe he ⁸ still alive. He ⁹ his neck!

**5 Write questions from these prompts about Lucky Break using the correct tense. Then complete the answers to the questions.**

1 Who / win / the 1956 FA Cup final and what / be / the score?

3, 1

2 Trautmann / ever play / in an FA Cup final before?

3 What position / Trautmann / play in / when he got injured?

4 How / Trautmann / hurt himself?

He for the ball.

5 Trautmann / stay / on the pitch for the whole game?

, he .

6 Why / doctors / think / Trautmann was lucky?

He his and could .

2Listen to speakers 1–3 and match them which their favourite sports star A–C.

Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3

C
B
A

Complete the answer to the question with one word.

What human quality do all three sports stars have in common?

The human quality all three sports stars have in common is that they are all .

3 ADJECTIVES Put three adjectives in each group so as to describe the sports star according to the speakers’ opinions. Listen and check.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Serena Williams

Robert Kubica

5Listen to an interview with Jackie Smith, a windsurfing champion. Complete the answers to the questions.

1 Who were her role models when she started windsurfing?

Her and her Rachel.

2 What other water sports has she tried?

, and .

3 Who are her role models now?

and

6Listen to the interview. Complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

1 Jackie was when she won the international windsurfing competition.
2 When Jackie’s mum was , she took part in windsurfing events herself.
3 Jackie learned to swim when she was about .
4 Although Jackie is younger, she has always admired Rachel.
5 Jackie and Rachel both became members of a when they were young.
6 Jackie’s mum encouraged her when she took up .
7 In Jackie’s first windsurfing competition she finished in place.
8 Jackie thinks that she is very much like her .

7 Look at the underlined words and phrases in the sentences. Rewrite the sentences using the words and phrases in the box.

1 When Jackie’s mum was a teenager, she took part in windsurfing events herself.

2 Although Jackie is two years younger, she has always admired Rachel.

3 Jackie and Rachel both became members of a sailing club when they were young.

4 Jackie’s mum encouraged her when she took up rowing.

5 Jackie thinks that she is very much like her mum.

2 Read these extracts from reviews and choose the correct answer.

4Read the note about Rafael Nadal and the extract from his autobiography and complete the answers to the questions with one word in each gap.

1 What are the five steps in Nadal’s final preparations for the match?

A cold ; run water through and put on ; carry onto court; take sip of from two , then place them ; look for family in the

2 Which Wimbledon rule upsets Nadal’s rituals?

Not being allowed to carry his own

3 When does Nadal drink from his water bottle?

Before the and during each between

4 How important are his family to Nadal at a tournament like Wimbledon?

Knowing they are there gives him of

5 GAPPED TEXT Read the text. Then match the sentences A-E to the gaps in the text 1-4. There is one extra sentence.

A At one o’clock, with an hour to go before the start of play, we went back down to the locker room.
B Some call it superstition, but it’s not. If it were superstition, why would I keep doing the same thing over whether I win or lose?
C It’s another manoeuvre that requires no thought, but I do it slowly, carefully, tying it tightly and very deliberately behind the back of my head.
D Under the cold shower, I enter a new space in which I feel my power and resilience grow.
E It’s part of Wimbledon protocol on Final Day. It doesn’t happen anywhere else.

6Study the Vocabulary box. Match the definitions in A with the expressions in B. Listen and check.

A B

sth different from what you normally do
an important point in time
the beginning/end of a process
the first/last action in a series of actions
make sb feel calm
the moment when you can no longer change anything
repeat one action
do a series of actions again

give sb peace of mind
a decisive moment
a break from your routine
repeat a sequence
do the same thing over
the first/last step
the point of no return
the first/last phase

8 Read the information box. Put these examples from the extract from Nadal’s autobiography in the correct group.

Creative non-fiction

Narrator and protagonist

Cast of characters

Inner thoughts and emotions

1 What does a sports psychologist do? Read
the text and choose the correct answer.

2 Study the Grammar box. Complete the examples with these highlighted phrases from the text.

GRAMMAR – Verb patterns
Verb + to infinitive Of course, they need ¹ physically. Examples: aim, arrange, attempt, can’t afford, decide, expect, hope, intend, manage, need, offer, plan, refuse, remember, seem, tend, try, want. Verb + object + to infinitive I help them ² for important competitions. Examples: advise (not), allow, encourage, force, help, remind, teach, urge, warn (not). Verb + -ing But after they’ve spent time ³ their body, I … Examples: avoid, can’t help, can’t stand, don’t mind, enjoy, fancy, finish, imagine, keep, miss, spend time, stop, waste time. Modal verb + infinitive without to … they should ⁴ plenty of sleep … Examples: can, could, might, should, would. Verb + object + infinitive without to I make them ⁵ and prepare their mind. Examples: make, let.

GRAMMAR – Verb patterns

Verb + to infinitive

Of course, they need ¹ physically.
Examples: aim, arrange, attempt, can’t afford, decide, expect, hope, intend, manage, need, offer, plan, refuse, remember, seem, tend, try, want.

Verb + object + to infinitive

I help them ² for important competitions.
Examples: advise (not), allow, encourage, force, help, remind, teach, urge, warn (not).

Verb + -ing

But after they’ve spent time ³ their body, I …
Examples: avoid, can’t help, can’t stand, don’t mind, enjoy, fancy, finish, imagine, keep, miss, spend time,
stop, waste time.

Modal verb + infinitive without to

… they should ⁴ plenty of sleep …
Examples: can, could, might, should, would.

Verb + object + infinitive without to

I make them ⁵ and prepare their mind.
Examples: make, let.

3Complete the texts with the correct verb pattern using the words in brackets. Listen and check.

Visualisation

Before an important event, I advise¹ (athletes/visit) the stadium. This allows ² (them/visualise) the day of the competition. They can ³ (imagine) the smells and the sounds in the stadium, and they imagine ⁴ (win) the competition. Then, when the day of the competition arrives, they try ⁵ (recreate) the success they imagined.

Positive thinking

I encourage ⁶ (athletes/talk) to themselves before a big race. I force ⁷ (them/concentrate) on the times when they won. They need ⁸ (stay) in the present and tell the negative voice in their head to stop ⁹ (talk). Good athletes want ¹⁰ (win), but top athletes expect ¹¹ (win). That’s positive thinking!

Relaxation

Even top athletes can’t help ¹² (feel) nervous, especially when they find themselves standing next to last year’s champion! I let ¹³ (them/talk) to me about their worries, but on the day of the competition, negative thoughts are not allowed! It’s a simple fact that if they manage ¹⁴ (control) their nerves, they tend ¹⁵ (do) better. Winning – it’s all in the mind!

4 Write a second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in brackets.

1 I’m happy to lend money to my friends. (don’t mind)

2 I don’t have enough money to buy new trainers. (can’t afford)

3 You ought to practise every day. (should)

4 My uncle showed me how to swim. (teach)

5 I don’t want to take up jogging. (not intend)

6 My parents won’t allow me to stay out all night with my friends. (let)

1Read and listen to a conversation between a brother and sister and choose the correct answers.

2Complete the conversation with phrases from the Speaking box. Listen and check.

Tom: Goal! Messi’s just scored a fantastic goal! He’s definitely the best footballer in the world!
Jan: Hm, I’m not ¹ about that.
Tom: What do you know about football?
Jan: I know that some football players get millions of euros a month! If ² , they earn too much.
Tom: That’s³. Only a few players earn that much and they deserve it.
Jan: No way! Football players don’t save lives! Football’s just a game!
Tom: Are ⁴ ? It’s the most popular game in the world.
Jan: That’s true, but they don’t do anything important. They just kick a ball!
Tom: The ⁵ football players can only play when they’re young so they have to earn a lot in a short time.
Jan: I’m ⁶ . I just don’t think footballers are good role models.
Tom: I’m sorry, ⁷ – they’re great role models. They train really hard …
Dad: Hey, what’s going on in here? Calm down you two.
Jan: He thinks it’s OK to pay Messi two million euros a month! What ⁸ that?
Dad: That’s ridiculous.
Jan: You see!
Dad: To ⁹ , I think he should get at least ten million!

3Choose the appropriate responses in a and b. Listen and check.

1 I think female athletes should earn the same salary as male athletes.
a All athletes should be paid equally.
b Male athletes attract more spectators.

2 In my opinion, golf is for old people.
a It’s too slow for young people.
b My brother is twenty and he loves playing golf.

3 I think boxing should be banned. It’s too dangerous.
a I think it’s great.
b It’s too violent.

1Listen to dialogues 1-5 about sports and match them with photos A-E.

Dialogue 1 Dialogue 2

Dialogue 3 Dialogue 4

Dialogue 5

Complete the answers to the questions.

1 What was the final score in the match? –
2 What are the players doing after the game?
3 What do the man and woman find surprising about this sport? there are
4 In which sports do women still get paid less than men? , and
5 What do the two friends both decide to join? a club

2Study the Language box and complete the exchanges with the correct auxiliary. Listen and check.

1 We had so many chances. ➞ So they!
2 I don’t aim at your head. ➞ Neither I!
3 I find this really boring. ➞ Really? I .
4 I can’t think of any women drivers. ➞ I either.
5 I’ve never thought about it. ➞ Nor I.
6 I’d love to be able to run properly. ➞ I too.

3 Match the statements with their replies.

Our neighbours do a lot of sport.
My mum can't stand watching football on TV.
I'd love to have a go in a Formula One car.
I've played for the school team.
My brother couldn't ride a bike until he was eight.
My best friend is going to take up running.

Nor can mine.
So have I.
I couldn't either.
Ours do too.
Really? I wouldn't.
So am I.

4 MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose the correct response.

1 Alex: I must do more exercise.
Paul:

2 Jake: I’ve never been to a football match.
Alice:

3 Rachel: My parents are very sporty.
Danny:

4 Pate: My local sports centre hasn’t got a swimming pool.
Megan:

5 Irene: I went shopping yesterday.
Phill:

VLOG 3.1 Watch the VLOG. Do the speakers prefer watching or doing sports? Choose the correct answer.

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Jason
Ini
Nicky
Senthan
Grace
Ed
Gillian

2 Read Rob’s blog post and choose the correct answer to the question.

Did he enjoy the experience he describes?

Yes, Rob enjoyed the experience.

No, he didn't enjoye the experience.
Correct answer

Wrong answer

3 Read the blog post. Put events in chronological order. Use the information
box to help you.

4 Study the Language box. Complete it with these linkers from the blog post.

LANGUAGE – Linkers for events in sequence
Beginning: ¹ we arrived/left/got there, (at) first, on the first morning/day Middle: then, later, the ² morning/day, after that, on the third day, after (six) hours End: eventually (= after a long time), finally, in the end Other: ³ the journey/first day/lesson

5 Choose the correct linkers to complete the story.

Last weekend, ¹ three months of training, my friends and I completed our first 100-kilometre walking race. ² 76 competitors met at the start and at 8 a.m. the race began. ³ our group reached the very first rest stop. ⁴ we’d walked 43 kilometres. ⁵ we started walking again at 5 a.m. ⁶ we reached the finish after 32 hours of walking. We were extremely tired but very proud of ourselves.

1 Choose the correct option.

1 The showed two red cards during the first half of the match.
2 I’m confident England can almost any team they play against this season.
3 Steven was sorry for the other players down when he missed the goal.
4 Giles is a popular because he shows players how they can improve.
5 I’ve decided not to in for the basketball team this year, but I’ll still play for fun.

2 Complete the sentences with these words. There are two extra words.

1 In order to keep shape, I exercise every day.
2 Walking is a great way to burn those extra calories.
3 How did you get the world of entertainment?
4 Helen first in the race again. This is the third time she’s won it.
5 I hope you’ll come to the match to cheer me .
6 Danny dropped of the football team because he was too busy with his exams.

3 Write sentences from the prompts. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

1 The match / not / start / at 7 o'clock / because / it / snow.

2 Ann / get / lots of / money / when / she / win / the tennis competition?

3 John / buy / a squash racket / even though / he / not / play / squash / before.

4 you / play / golf / when / you / hurt / yourself?

5 While / I / swim / calmly / in the pool, / someone / suddenly / jump / in.

6 When / Juliet / get home, / Henry / already / go to / the match.

4 Choose the correct verb forms.

1 I don't think my parents will let me to the rugby match on my own.
2 Tim tends easily, so he has to be very active to keep in shape.
3 You really should stop your time at table tennis practice.
4 Everyone at the stadium expected their team the match.
5 I can't help when I see that video of me trying to learn to ski.
6 Elvira should the tennis tournament. She’s easily the best player.

5 Complete the text with ONE appropriate word in each gap.

Hi Eddie,

I must tell you my news.

¹ weekend I went to Wembley Stadium to watch the football. It was my first time – I ² never been to a live match before. It was very exciting. There ³ a huge crowd of over 45,000 people watching the game between England and Germany. England lost, unfortunately. Have you ⁴ been to a live match? If I ⁵ some tickets, will you come with me next time? I ⁶ let you know if an interesting match comes up.

Are you up for that?

Bye for now,
Rich

2 Watch the video. Which of these are factors in Andy Murray’s success? Choose the correct answers.

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3 Watch the video to 02:30. Complete the missing information in the factfile.

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Early life

• Grew up in the town of Dunblane in ¹ .
• Aged ² : started playing tennis
• Aged 15: moved to ³ to train professionally

Key achievements

• Aged ⁴ : won the Orange Bowl in Florida
• Aged ⁵ : won the Junior US Open in New York
• 2012: won his first ⁶ and the US Open
• 2013: won his first Wimbledon title

1 Read the article and choose the correct option.

Sunglasses

One item of clothing which has never really gone ¹ of fashion are sunglasses. If you want to² for a cool, casual look, then simply put on a pair of sunglasses and you will instantly look great. Not only that, but sunglasses provide a³ way of helping you see better when it’s sunny or bright.

What many people might not ⁴ is that sunglasses were first invented hundreds, if not thousands of years ago. The Inuit people have used special glasses for a very long time. They live in a place with a lot of snow, which can be ⁵ bright on a sunny day. The sunglasses are important because they help to ⁶ their eyes.

Hundreds of years ago, in China, judges used to wear dark glasses to hide their faces when they were asking questions to witnesses. This is ⁷ similar to today’s film, sports and music stars, who now wear sunglasses in the street when they don’t want their ⁸ to recognise them!

2 Complete the description with the correct form of the words in bold.

Large sports events

One of the world’s biggest sporting events is the men’s football World Cup. In 2018, over 3 billion ¹ fans watched it on TV. PASSION
That year, France were the ² after beating Croatia in the final game in front of 78,000 ³ . CHAMPION / SPECTATE

The Olympic Games is another huge event. Fewer people watch it, but the games have ⁴ from nearly 200 countries. PARTICIPATE

This is a big ⁵ from the first Olympic Games in 1896, when only 14⁶ teams took part. DIFFER / NATION

Unlike the football World Cup, where only one country is ⁷ , ⁸ from a very wide range of countries take home medals. SUCCESS / COMPETE

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VOCABULARY

1 CLASS VOTE Read the first paragraph of the blog post and choose the correct option to answer the question.

VOCABULARY

3Study the Vocabulary A box. Find more examples of people or groups of people associated with sport in the comments on the blog post and mark them.

SPORTING QUESTIONS

VOCABULARY

4Study the Vocabulary B box. Match the definitions in A with the phrasal verbs in B. Use the highlighted phrases in the blog post to confirm your ideas. Listen and check.

VOCABULARY

5 Complete the questions with verbs from the Vocabulary B box.

VOCABULARY

6 COLLOCATIONS Look at the underlined phrases in the blog post and complete the collocations. Listen and check.

VOCABULARY

7Order the lines of one person’s views about sport. Listen and check.

GRAMMAR

1 Read the article. Complete the answers to the questions.

GRAMMAR

2 Look at the highlighted verb phrases in the text. Put them in the correct category.

GRAMMAR

3 Study the Grammar box and complete the gaps with the name of an appropriate tense.

GRAMMAR

4Read the article. Choose the correct verb forms. Listen and check.

GRAMMAR

5 Write questions from these prompts about Lucky Break using the correct tense. Then complete the answers to the questions.

LISTENING and VOCABULARY

2Listen to speakers 1–3 and match them which their favourite sports star A–C.

Complete the answer to the question with one word.

LISTENING and VOCABULARY

3 ADJECTIVES Put three adjectives in each group so as to describe the sports star according to the speakers’ opinions. Listen and check.

LISTENING and VOCABULARY

5Listen to an interview with Jackie Smith, a windsurfing champion. Complete the answers to the questions.

LISTENING and VOCABULARY

6Listen to the interview. Complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

LISTENING and VOCABULARY

7 Look at the underlined words and phrases in the sentences. Rewrite the sentences using the words and phrases in the box.

READING and VOCABULARY

2 Read these extracts from reviews and choose the correct answer.

READING and VOCABULARY

4Read the note about Rafael Nadal and the extract from his autobiography and complete the answers to the questions with one word in each gap.

READING and VOCABULARY

5 GAPPED TEXT Read the text. Then match the sentences A-E to the gaps in the text 1-4. There is one extra sentence.

READING and VOCABULARY

6Study the Vocabulary box. Match the definitions in A with the expressions in B. Listen and check.

READING and VOCABULARY

8 Read the information box. Put these examples from the extract from Nadal’s autobiography in the correct group.

GRAMMAR

1 What does a sports psychologist do? Read the text and choose the correct answer.

GRAMMAR

2 Study the Grammar box. Complete the examples with these highlighted phrases from the text.

GRAMMAR

3Complete the texts with the correct verb pattern using the words in brackets. Listen and check.

Visualisation

Positive thinking

Relaxation

GRAMMAR

4 Write a second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in brackets.

SPEAKING

1Read and listen to a conversation between a brother and sister and choose the correct answers.

SPEAKING

2Complete the conversation with phrases from the Speaking box. Listen and check.

SPEAKING

3Choose the appropriate responses in a and b. Listen and check.

USE OF ENGLISH

1Listen to dialogues 1-5 about sports and match them with photos A-E.

Complete the answers to the questions.

USE OF ENGLISH

2Study the Language box and complete the exchanges with the correct auxiliary. Listen and check.

USE OF ENGLISH

3 Match the statements with their replies.

USE OF ENGLISH

4 MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose the correct response.

USE OF ENGLISH

VLOG 3.1 Watch the VLOG. Do the speakers prefer watching or doing sports? Choose the correct answer.

WRITING

2 Read Rob’s blog post and choose the correct answer to the question.

WRITING

3 Read the blog post. Put events in chronological order. Use the information box to help you.

WRITING

**5 Write questions from these prompts about Lucky Break using the correct tense. Then complete the answers to the questions.**

1 What does a sports psychologist do? Read
the text and choose the correct answer.

3 Read the blog post. Put events in chronological order. Use the information
box to help you.