Starter unit Extra practice

Vocabulary 2(a)

Sport

1 * Choose the correct option. 3 *** Complete the advert with the correct verbs and out or up.
1 You try out / up a sport for the first time. catch miss pick take try

2 You pick out / up a new skill. A NEW YEAR, A NEW YOU!

3 You catch out / up with the person in front of you. Do you want to (1) ……………… ………… a new sport this January and get fit?
4 You miss out / up on an activity. Then (2) ……………… ………… Boxercise tonight at 7 p.m. at the Zest Fitness
5 You take out / up a new sport. Centre to see if you like it. Boxercise is energetic, but the basic skills are easy to

2 ** The underlined phrasal verbs are in the wrong sentences. Write (3) ……………… ………… . You might be a bit slow at first, but you’ll
them next to the correct sentences. (4) ……………… ………… with everyone else quickly.
1 You’re a natural sportsman. You catch up new sports really quickly. BOXERCISE!
…………………………………… Don’t (5) ……………… ………… on a lot of fun!
2 Let’s take up yoga at the gym tonight. If we like it, we can go regularly.
……………………………………
3 I ran really fast to try and miss out with the runners in front of me.
……………………………………
4 The government wants teenagers to pick up regular exercise and become
fitter. ……………………………………
5 I don’t want to try out on the netball match this Saturday, but unfortunately

I’m going away for the weekend. ……………………………………

Spectrum 4 Student’s Book Starter unit

Starter unit Extra practice
Vocabulary 2(a)

Sport

1 * Choose the correct option. 3 *** Complete the advert with the correct verbs and out or up.
1 You try out / up a sport for the first time.
2 You pick out / up a new skill. catch miss pick take try
3 You catch out / up with the person in front of you.
A NEW YEAR, A NEW YOU!
4 You miss out / up on an activity.
Do you want to (1) take up a new sport this January and get fit?
5 You take out / up a new sport.
Then (2) try out Boxercise tonight at 7 p.m. at the Zest Fitness Centre to see if
2 ** The underlined phrasal verbs are in the wrong sentences. Write them
next to the correct sentences. you like it. Boxercise is energetic, but the basic skills are easy to (3) pick up
You might be a bit slow at first, but you’ll (4) catch up with everyone else quickly.
1 You’re a natural sportsman. You catch up new sports really quickly.
BOXERCISE!
pick up
Don’t (5) miss out on a lot of fun!
2 Let’s take up yoga at the gym tonight. If we like it, we can go regularly.
try out
3 I ran really fast to try and miss out with the runners in front of me.
catch up
4 The government wants teenagers to pick up regular exercise and become
fitter. take up
5 I don’t want to try out on the netball match this Saturday, but unfortunately
I’m going away for the weekend. miss out

Spectrum 4 Student’s Book Starter unit