1. In pairs, match events 1-4 with definitions a-d. Do you find these events boring, OK or exciting?
1. the Champions' League
2. the NBA
3. the Olympics
4. the World Cup
a. An international football tournament that happens every four years.
b. The best football teams in Europe try to win this every year.
c. It happens every four years; there are lots of different sports.
d. A basketball competition in North America.
A: What do you think of the World Cup?
B: It's exciting. I love it.
=> Answer:
1. a 2. d 3. c 4.a
2. Choose the correct option.
1. My uncle Jim is a sports fanatic/ player / star - he watches sports on TV all day long.
2. There was a big crowd/ team/ ticket at the match - 60,000 people.
3. Volleyball is a(n) individual/ racket / team sport.
4. Let's go to the swimming court / pool/ track.
5. Did you see the match? What was the final champion/ goal I score?
6. I was first in the race. I lost/ scored/ won the gold medal!
7. Do you want to do/ go/ play tennis on Saturday?
8. On sports day I ran in the 100-metre goal/ point / race.
=> Answer:
2. crowd
3. team
4. pool
5. score
6. won
7. play
8. race
3. Choose the correct option.
A: Where (1) was/ were the final of the football World Cup in 1950?
B: It (2) was / were in the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A: Which teams (3) was / were in the final?
B: Brazil and Uruguay.
A: How many people (4) there were / were there in the stadium?
B: (5) There were / Were almost 200,000 people!
A: (6) Was / Were there a surprise?
B: Yes, (7) there / it was. On paper, the Uruguayan team (8) wasn't/ weren't so good. The Brazilian players (9) was / were better. But the final score (10) there was / was Uruguay 2, Brazil 1.
A: Oh! The Brazilian fans (11) wasn't/ weren't very happy!
=> Answer:
2. was 3. were 4. were there 5. There were 6. Was
7. there 8. wasn't 9. were 10. was 11. weren't
4. Make sentences in the Past Simple, using the given words.
1. get up / five hours ago
2. watch / TV / this morning
3. run / five kilometres / yesterday
4. call / a friend / last night
5. find / some money / a few days ago
6. see / a good film / last week
=> Answer:
2. I watched TV this morning.
3 I ran five kilometres yesterday.
4 I called a friend lost night.
5 I found some money a few days ago.
6 I saw a good Finn last week.
5. Complete the text with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
My family had (have) a really sporty weekend. My mum (2)_____ (take) part in a race. My dad (3)_____ (win) a tennis tournament. My sister (4)____ (do) something new: she (5)_____ (try) ice hockey for the first time and she (6)____(love) it! My little six-year-old brother (7)____(jog) two miles and (8) _____ (play) football in the park. My grandparents (9)_____ (come) for lunch on Sunday - they (10) ____ (walk) six miles from their house! And me? Well, I (11)_____ (make) a cake and then we all I (12)_____ (eat) it. I don't like sport!
=> Answer:
2. took 3. won 4. did 5. tried 6. loved 7. jogged
8. played 9. came 10. walked 11. made 12. ate
6. Complete the sentences below about yourself. Then work in pairs. Ask and answer about each other's hobbies, using the following sentences.
1. I often go cycling
2. I do lot of ___________
3. I play___________
4. I often hang out with your friends in ___________
5. I'm a big fan of ___________
6. I'm interested in ___________
7. I'm really into ___________
8. I'm not very keen on ___________
A: What do you do in your free time?
B: I often go swimming. What are you interested in doing in your free time?
A: I'm interested in playing chess.
=> Answer:
A: What do you do in your free time?
B: I am really into badminton. What are you interested in doing in your free time?
A: I'm a big fan of football.