Worksheet 5.

1. Tennis 2. Skiing 3. Hockey 4. Riding 5. Skating 6. Golf 7. Cycling

8. Handball 9. Swimming 10. Basketball 11. Motoring 12. Karate

13. Windsurf 14. Football 15. Judo 16. Athletics

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 Worksheet 5.1

2. Write the sports in the correct column.

You play in teams You play alone

You play indoors You play outdoors You play indoors or

outdoors

3. Guess the sports:

A) You play with eleven players. __________________________

B) You play with an oval ball. ____________________________
C) You practice them in water ___________________________
D) You need a horse. __________________________________
E) You play with a racquet ______________________________
F) You need a pair of roller-skates ________________________
G) You net a net. _____________________________________
H) You need a bicycle __________________________________
I) You need a boat. ___________________________________
J) You need a bat. ____________________________________

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 Worksheet 5.2
EXERCISES PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Yesterday, Victor Valdes had a very stressful day because he had to do a lot of
things. Look at the times and the actions.

7 a.m. → get up
7:30 a.m. → have breakfast
8:30 a.m. → drive to the airport
10 a.m. → fly to Madrid
12 a.m. → meet Esperanza Aguirre
2 p.m. → have lunch with other football players
6 p.m. → film an advertisement for Nike
9 p.m. → have dinner
11 p.m. → return home
2 p.m. → sleep
Now write sentences using the past continuous.

1. At 7 a.m. Victor Valdes ..................................................................................................

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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2. Look again at what Valdes did yesterday. Answer the questions below with
short answers.

1. Was Valdes watching television at 10 a.m.?

2. Was Valdes having lunch at 2 p.m.?
3. Was he filming an advertisement at 9 p.m.?
4. Was he dancing in a disco at 11 p.m.?
5. Was Valdes sleeping at 2 p.m.?

3. Look at the photo and write sentences. Use the past continuous affirmative or
negative.

Example:
Nadal / not look / Federer, he / look / camera
Nadal is not looking at Federer, he is looking at the camera.

1. Federer / not wear / white T-shirt, he / wear / red T-shirt

2. Nadal / not wear / cap, he / wear / hair band

3. Nadal and Federer / not have / Adidas clothes, they / have / Nike clothes

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4. Nadal / not be / happy, he / be / angry

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4. Write questions about these times.

Example:
You / five o’clock yesterday morning? → What were you doing at five o’clock
yesterday morning?

1. You / at ten o’clock yesterday morning?

2. You / at three o’clock yesterday afternoon?

3. Your best friend / at five o’clock yesterday afternoon?

4. Your cousin / at seven o’clock yesterday?

5. Your parents / ten o’clock last night?

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 Worksheet 5.3

LISTENING: SPORTS
1. Can you identify the correct sport? Listen to the six descriptions and find
out:

1.

a) b) c)
2.

a) b) c)
3.

a) b) c)
4.

a) b) c)
5.

a) b) c)
6.

a) b) c)

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 2. Now write the names of the sports under each picture.
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3. Look at the transcription of the listening activity and fill in the gaps:

Hi, I'm Conrad and I'm going to talk about sports. This first sport was invented
by a ___________ (1) man, although most people believe it was invented by
an _____________ (3). In this sport you need at least _________ (2) players
on each team and the goal is to shoot a ball into a __________ (4)or hoop.
In this next sport, there are usually _________ (5) rounds. Each round is three
minutes long. It's man versus man and they are both fighting using just their
_____________ (6).
This next sport is in a swimming pool. It's also a very fast-paced
sport where ________________ (7) are swimming back and forth,
also throwing a ball into a ____________ (8). In this sport lots of things
happen under _____________ (9) that the referee can not see. It's a very tough
sport to play.
This next sport is on a ______________ (10). There is a
little white plastic ball that moves very, very quickly. In
_____________ (11) there is a famous little girl who plays
this sport. Her name is 'love' in English.
This next sport was invented in _____________ (12). It requires eleven
players on each ___________ (13). In this sport you cannot use your hands
unless you're the goalee or goalkeeper.
And the last sport I'll talk about also happens in the water. This sport is one of
the more ____________ (14) sports for the summer Olympics. In this sport,
there are ______________ (15) main strokes, and 'crawl' is the
most common.

4. Finally, read the following words from the listening activity and write the
translation in Catalan:

Team → ……………………………… Back and ………………………………

forth →
Versus ……………………………… Tough → ………………………………
→
Fighting ……………………………… Goalkeeper ………………………………
→ →
Referee ……………………………… Stroke → ………………………………
→

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 Worksheet 5.4
PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS?

1. Do you remember what famous sportspeople were doing? Now look at

what happened. Put the verb in brackets in the past simple.

1. On April 4th 2007, Messi was scoring a very beautiful goal against Getafe
when it ______________ (start) to rain.

2. In 2004, Ronaldinho was celebrating that he was the best FIFA football
player when someone _______________ (steal) his car.

3. In 2003, Tiger Woods was playing a very important Open in the USA when
he ________________ (receive) a very important phone call.

4. In 1987-88, Michael Jordan was playing an excellent season when he

__________________ (break) his leg.

5. In summer 1986, Maradonna was scoring the best goal in the history of
football when his wife _________________ (have) their first baby.

6. In 2006, Eto’o was recovering from an injury when he _________________

(shoot) a television advertisement.

7. In 2003, Gemma Mengual was preparing for the Athens Olympic Games
when her sister ________________ (fall) ill.

8. In 1994, Miguel Indurain was training for his last Tour de France when he
____________ (meet) Lance Armstrong.

9. In 2000, Lance Armstrong was celebrating that he was given the Premio
Principe de Asturias al Deporte when it ________________ (start) to snow.

10. In 2001, Pau Gasol was flying to the USA to play in the NBA when his
brother ________________ (sign) a contract with Akasvayu.

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2. Put the verb in brackets in past simple or past continuous.

1. I ______________ (drive) my new car when I _________________ (have)

the accident.

2. She ________________ (walk) down the street when she _______________

(trip) on the pavement.

3. They _______________ me (not see) me because they

_________________ (talk) to each other.

4. I _________________ (have) a shower so I ___________________(not

hear) the phone.

5. We ______________ (walk) in the mountains when we _____________

(hear) a piercing scream.

6. They ______________ (have) so much fun at the party, they ____________

(decide) to stay.

7. When the teacher __________________ (arrive), they _________________

(play) in the back of the classroom.

8. While I _________________ (have) a drink in the cafe, I ________________

(see) an accident outside.

9. What _______________ (you/ do) when the telephone ________________

(ring)?

10. Why ___________________ (you /run) when I ________________ (see)

you the other day?

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