Ready, Steady, Go! Vocabulary A Complete the word groups these words. canoeing cap final referee stick team) tournament Wack 1 linesman, judge, 7 5 sailing, windsurfing, = 2 pitch, pool ee & competition, championship, = 3. racket, bat, on 7. individual sports, indoor sports, — sports 4 helmet, glove, 8 match, game, — Complete the idioms in the sentences below with these words. ball course court) neck’ (race!) Sails) worms | wanted to take part in the tournament, but my trainer said | wasn't ready - that took the wind out of my We have to do something immediately if we want to help ~ it's a against time, ‘The cyclists were —— end neck as they got to the finishing line ~ it was a very exciting race! Let's go for a run. if we want to get fit, we have to get the rolling! You should expect ficulties when you're training for the Olympics ~ it's par for the —_ 2 a 4 5 Ifyou accuse John of cheating, you will be opening up a can of 6 7 It's completely up to him to decide what he'll do about his trainer ~ the ball isin his C Match the idioms from B to the different ids of sports and games they come from. 1. athletics aes 5 sailing 2 croquet — 6 tennis a 3 fishing 7 horse racing BS 4 golf reas the text and circle the correct words. Athletics: faster, higher, stronger Athletics is one of the most popular types: of sport. People have been (1), scoring / holding’ athletis competitions since ancient times, ever since the Olympic Games begon in 776 BC. Usually incvidual athletes (2) compete / excel against each other incunaing, jumping, throwing and a variety of other activities, i To (8)s0cceed achieve in running, you must have speed, (4) strength’ weakness and strategy. Sometimes you have to (5) stol / sprint to the finishing (6 ine / trophy whereas at other times you have to (7) race / face yourself. Jumping évents include the pole vault and the triple jump. In order to try and (8) beat / win your opponents inthe triple jump you have to do a (9) Kop / lap and a step and then jump as far as you can into asandpit. So what are you waiting for? If you want to be the next person to (10) break /sot @ new record, you have to start now. On your (11) points / marks) get set, go! And may the best man (or woman) (12) win) lose! Do you agree with these statements? Discuss with a partner. * Referees are never fair and they always create problems, * Individual sports are much more interesting to watch than team sports, * It’s more important to compete than it is to win,B_ Match the first part of the sentences 1-6 with the second part a. 1. Four team scores another goal, L 2 Ifyou train hard, o 3. Welll play beach volley 4 fl were you, 5 ‘ Conditionals: Zero, First & Second A. Look at these conditional sentences and answer the questions below. o Zero conditional: if you exercise regularly, [ you stay in shape. First conditional: If Josh is playing football later today, he won't be able to help with the shopping. Second conditional: if ran five kilometres every day, | would be very ft. When it's nice day, We could buy tickets for the championship [_] a I go for a walk by the sea. b_ I would take up a sport if we hadn't spent all our money. d_ unless it rains. e ‘ 11 Which conditional is used to talk about something that is likely to happen in the present or in the future? — 7“ res C Complete the sentences with the correct form of the 2. Which conditional is used to talk about verbs in brackets. facts and general truths? theyll win the game. you improve your technique. 1. Samantha gets upset when | - — (beat! 3. Which conditional is used to talk about (oer ich conditional is used to talk abou ; something that is unlikely to happen in 2; Micksrea bios unless shies Kgaiiited, athe present or n the fume? 3. fl were you. | (take) part in the race. aa we 4 Would you try to break a record if you = (believe) you could do i Be careful! 5. If Pete wins the tournament, he When the if clause comes before the main (compete) in the final. clause, remember to use a comma. 6 Fane are.vanyhaceyision uiey {ee0) Read 6.1-6.4 of the Grammar Reference on their team play. P pages 166-167 before you do the tasks. 7 If we do the best we can, our coach (be) proud of us. 8 If two runners atthe same time, i's a tie. (cross) the finishing line 3 Xomplete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Virtual sports HI) as — ___ (ask) you what virtual sports are, would you know ‘the answer? Well, virtual sports are like real sports only you do them in front of a screen in the comfort of your own home. They're very popular because they/te part of our high-tech world and lets face it, most people love anything that is connected with technology. When something new a___# is ~{come) onto the market, everybody wants to buy it. Virtual sports gertainly have their advantages. ryou(@) 2) 4 8 (act have) enough time to go to a sports club, you can exercise at home, Moreover, you can play a game of tennis or baseball even ifit (4) 11 — rin) butside. Another great advantage is that you can play anything you like without paying for club memberships or expensive equipment. ° However, there is one disadvantage. When you (5) (do) vitual sports, you don't have an éxperienced instructor to give you advice. So, if you had the space, (6) A | t (you / set up) a virtual golf course? Would you like to putt away for hours without having to worry about lost balls? More and more people nowadays would say ‘yes’. If you are one of those people who don't want to leave the comfort of their own home, you mw ave —— (love) virtual sports.