Lesson 3 (Part1). Sport and leisure.

 

1.      Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

handlebars                 racket             rape                glasses            net       costume          whistle            saddle             gloves             rod                  club                ice

 

a)      When Brenda entered the swimming competition she bought a new ……costume….

b)      I learned to ride a horse without using a ……………….

c)      Gemma tried to hit the golf-ball with her ……………., but missed it.

d)     After the tennis match, one of the players jumped over the ………

e)      Diana’s bike crashed into a tree, and she was thrown over the ……………

f)       A mountain-climber’s life may depend on their ………………

g)      Open-air skating can be dangerous if the ………………… is too thin.

h)      Peter put his ………… in front of his face to protect himself from his opponent’s punches.

i)        Suddenly the referee blew his …………. and pointed to the penalty spot.

j)        Skiing can be dangerous if you don’t wear dark ………..

k)      I had to play the doubles match with a borrowed …………..

l)        Terry went fishing with the new ……………. his parents gave him.

 

2.      Match the words in the box with a suitable comments (a-h)

Billiards               crossword      embroidery                hiking             draughts        gambling        cards         model making

a)      Catherine dealt, and gave me the ace, king and queen of hearts……………

b)      You need a small needle, and threads of different colours.                        

c)      I couldn’t do ten down, so I used the dictionary ……………..

d)     Ian glued the parts together wrongly because he didn’t read the instructions…………………….

e)      When Ellen is losing, she knocks the pieces off the board ………………..

f)       The path we want doesn’t seem to be on the map…………………………

g)      Nigel missed the red, and put the pink in the pocket by mistake …………..

h)      I want to put £20 on “Ealing Comedy” to win in the 4.30 at York…………..

 

3.      Underline the most suitable word.

a)      Sue came first in the 5000 metre competition/game/race.

b)      Jack and Eddie arranged to meet outside the football ground/field/pitch.

c)      Brenda goes jogging every morning to keep exercised/fit/trained.

d)     Our team beat/defeated/won the match by two goals to nil.

e)      The local stadium isn’t large enough for so many audience/viewers/spectators.

f)       I’m afraid I don’t find basketball very interested/interesting.

g)      The final result was a/an draw/equal/score.

h)      Norman won first medal/prize/reward in the cookery competition.

i)        All competitors/rivals/supporters for the race should make their way to the track.

j)        Collecting matchboxes is Rebecca’s favorite leisure/occupation/pastime.

Correct answers:

1.      a) costume      b) saddle         c) club             d) net              e) handlebars              f) rope             g) ice               h) gloves         i) whistle         j) glasses         k) racket          l) rod

 

2.      a) cards           b)embroidery              c) crossword               d) model making        e) draughts      f) hiking            g) billiard        h) gambling

 

3.      a) race             b) ground        c) fit    d)won             e) spectators    f) interesting   g) draw           h) prize            i) competitors             j) pastime