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1. Write the following words in the correct group

depending on which sport they are associated with.
Follow the example and use the 'help' box below.
Escribe las siguientes palabras en los grupos que corresponden.
Utiliza el cuadro de 'help' inferior si lo necesitas.
referee / to serve / pitch / racket / course / club /
ring / to jump / track / gloves / goal / to score /
substitute / court / hurdle / umpire / to punch /
player / athlete / to swing

tennis

golf

boxing

athletic
football
s

place

court

course

ring

track

pitch

equipme
nt

racket

club

gloves

hurdle

goal

people

umpire

player

regeree

athlete

substitute

verbs

to serve

to sw ing

to punch

to jump

to score

to serve = sacar
pitch / course = campo (de golf, etc.)
court = pista (de tenis, etc.)
ring = cuadriltero
to jump = saltar
track / court = pista
to score = puntuar, marcar un tanto, un gol
hurdle = valla
referee / umpire = rbitro
to punch = dar un puetazo, golpear
to swing (at a ball) = tratar de golpear una pelota

'sport' es la denominacin que merece el deporte en general.

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He plays a lot of sport.

Hace mucho deporte.

su forma de adjetivo es 'sporting' (deportivo) y su forma adverbial,

'sportingly' (deportivamente, con deportividad).
A sporting event.

Un acontecimiento deportivo.

'sportsman' es el deportista (masculino) mientras que a la deportista

femenina se le llama 'sportswoman'. La deportividad se denomina
como 'sportsmanship' y la ropa deportiva es 'sportswear'.
'racket' es la raqueta (tambin puede escribirse 'racquet'). Si se
trata de una raqueta de tenis, se llama 'tennis racket'. Cuidado!,
'racketeer' no es un tenista, sino un timador o estafador.

2. Write the missing words in the spaces.

En el siguiente ejercicio hay dos columnas, una de deportes y
otra de deportistas, a cada deporte le corresponde un
deportista. Escribe las palabras que faltan en cada columna.
The Sport
football

The person
footballer

swimmer

sw imming

cycling

cyclist

gymnastics

gymnast

motor racing
w eightifting

horse
racing

golf
tennis

racing
friver

weightlifter
jockey
golfer

tennis player

skiing

skier

skating

skater

climbing

climber

surfing

surfer

basketball
cricket

basketball
player
cricketer

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3. Listen to the following sports extracts and identify which

sport is being talked about. (Archivos, Ejercicio 1-6)
Esccha los siguientes comentarios sobre deportes y elige cual es el
deporte del que estn hablando.
1.
football

2.
horse racing

3.
boxing

4.
tennis

5.
motor racing

6.
cricket

4. Listen to Mark talking about football and choose the

correct answer a) b) or c)(Archivo Ejercicio 7)
1. Mark supports
b) Chelsea

2. When he saw Chelsea play for the first time he was

c) 7 years old

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3. Mark goes to football matches
a) w ith his girlf riend

4. Mark thinks that the winners of the Champions League will be

c) Valencia

5. Listen again and write the missing words in the gaps.

(Archivo Ejercicio 7)
Escucha otra vez y escribe las palabras que faltan en los espacios en
blanco.
- Hello Mark, er ... welcome to La Mansin Ingls. You are a Chelsea
fan, erm how long have you been supporting Chelsea?
- For twenty-seven

.
years

- And why Chelsea?

- Because when I was seven years old, I had a

at school
friend

whose father used to

for Chelsea and England, and he

play

us to our first game.

took

- Right, and tell us what you think in your opinion has been the most
memorable
?
game

- I think, er ... without ... without any doubt when we

played

Stuttgart in the European Cup Winners cup final.

- And what was memorable about that

?
game

- Because having won the football association cup, more commonly

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known as the F.A. cup, in England we then went on to

a
w in

European trophy which I thought was

.
great

- Yeah ... erm ... does football interfere with other things in your life,
for example your
or your private life?
w ork

- My private life is okay because my girlfriend

Chelsea also
supports

and comes to all the

with me, but at work I have to have a

games

special clause in my contract which allows me to have time off on

and in the week to watch Chelsea.
saturdays

- Really! Erm whats your

of Spanish teams?
opinion

- I think recently..er..the Spanish league..erm..has overtaken the

Italian league ... erm ... and is probably
league in the
the best

.
w orld

- And, tell us your predictions for the Champions League

,
2003

are there any Spanish teams in there for you?

- Erm I think Valencia.
- Really?
- Yes, Valencia, I should really say Manchester United coming from
England, but I think Valencia.

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- Well, well have to

and
w ait

. Thank you very much

see

Mark.
- Youre

.
w elcome

6. Listen to Danny speaking about ice hockey and choose the correct
answer a), b) or c)
1. In the game of ice hockey there are
c) six players in a team

2. A game of ice hockey lasts

a) one hour

3. In ice hockey you

a) can hit a player sometimes

4. Ice hockey is popular in

b) cold countries

7. Now listen again and answer the questions. Write your

answers in the spaces.
1. Why does Danny think that ice hockey is faster and more intense
than soccer?

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Because its played on ice w hich is a fast moving surface.

2. Why do some people criticize ice hockey?

They criticise it for being too violent.

3. What is a power play and how does it help to minimise the

violence?

Its when a player is taken off the ice and the other team has a man
extra. This means if a player is violent, his team has to play with less
players.
4. List the parts of North America and the other countries in which ice
hockey is a popular sport.

In the northern part of the U.S.A. (the boarder states), Canada,

Sweden, Finland, Russia, Czech Republic and Belarus

side/team = equipo
forward = delantero
defence = defensa
goalie = portero
period = tiempo
to hit = golpear
random = fortuito, casual, aleatorio
tendency = tendencia
8. Listen again and write the missing words in the
transcription.
Ice hockey is a very

fast moving game. There are six

exciting

players

on a side, which means there are

forwards,
three

defence
tw o

men and a goalie. I think its similar to soccer, but more intense and

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faster, because its played on ice which is a fast-moving

.
surface

The game

sixty minutes, and there are three periods of

lasts

twenty minutes each.

Some people dont like hockey criticize it for being too
violent

because youre allowed to hit the other players under certain

conditions

. Not random violence, but the personthe player carrying the puck
he can, whats called check him, and thats kind of like
him,
hitting

but theres only

ways you can hit him. And theres .. erm a

certain

tendency for

, but its only somesome teams are more

fighting

violent than others and its just

of the game. Ifif a player

part

checks another player illegally he gets a penalty, and that means

hes
the ice for two minutes, or maybe even five
taken

off

minutes, and the other team will have a man

, and that would

advantage

be called a power play . And

if
obviously

youre in a power play, youre have a good chance of

a goal.
scoring

So that minimises the violence.

Hockey is

popular in North America, in in Canada but also

most

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very popular in the

part of the U.S.A. erm the boarder

northem

states. But its also very popular in certain other .. er countries in

. Its very popular in Sweden, Finland, Russia, the Czech
Europe

RepublicermBelarus Many of these countries are equal to er..

Canada, United States in
popularity

9. Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets using the future
continuous tense.
a) Hopefully, at this time tomorrow we

on the beach.
lying

(lie)
b) Just wait for it. she

you every night before you

phoning

know it! (to phone)

c) This time tomorrow they

on a train to Rosario. (sit)

sitting

d) Don't lent him any money. Before long he

more and
asking

more again. (ask)

e) He is at the office from 9 am to 5 pm. So if you phone at 4pm,
he

. (work)
w orking

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f) Jim is going to study all the morning. So at ten he

.
studying

(study)
g) What will you be doing at five then? I

tv. (watch)
w atching

h) When you come back I

the book you lent me! (finish)

finishing

i) 'Do I phone at nine?' 'No, don't phone then. I

the flat.
cleaning

(clean)
j) Can I use the computer at nine? I am afraid you can't. I
Internet from 8pm to 10 pm. (use)
using

k) Where will you be? I

for you at the corner of

w aiting

Broadway and 42nd Street. (wait)

l) 'I want to play with your new kitten this night.' 'It probably
when you get home. (sleep)
sleeping

10. Test your knowledge on the Future I Simple (will). Organize the
words and write the complete sentense in future simple (positive,
negative and question).
1.

Harry / cause / trouble

Positive: harry will cause trouble

Negative: Harry won't cause trouble

Question: will Harry cause trouble?

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2.

you / copy / the homework

Positive: you will copy the homework

Negative: you won't copy the homework

Question: will you copy the homework?

3.

the clouds / disappear

Positive: the clouds will disappear

Negative: the clouds won't disappear

Question: will the clouds disappear?

4.

he / marry / his girlfriend

Positive: he will marry his girlfriend

Negative: he won't marry his girlfriend

Question: will he marry his girlfriend?

5.

the snowman / melt

Positive: the snowman will melt

Negative: the snowman won't melt

Question: will the snowman melt?

6.

the people / panic

Positive: the people will panic

Negative: the people won't panic

Question: will the people panic?

7.

they / react / to my question

Positive: they will react to my question

Negative: they won't react to my question

Question: will they react to my question?

8.

she / probably / teach / in London

Positive: she will probably teach in london

Negative: she won't probably teach in london

Question: will she probably teach in London?