Lesson 3 (part 3). SPORT AND LEISURE.

 


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

anywhere                   dinner                  ready                    through                               back                      lost                        right                      together             better                  off                         stuck                     used

a)      After Paul’s leg was injured, it took him a long time to get …..better

b)      Unfortunately Sally rode her bike into the mud and got ………….

c)       Before the race I went to the stadium to get ………………

d)      Some of the competitors got …………………….because of the thick fog.

e)      I tried learning to do embroidery but I didn’t get ………………..

f)       She worked on her stamp collection and he got the …………………..

g)      I didn’t get ……………….. from the match till late because of the crowds.

h)      David practiced hitting the golf ball until he got it ………………..

i)        Kate enjoyed riding the horse but found it hard to get …………………….

j)        I tried to phone the tennis club but I couldn’t get ……………………………….

k)      We have a great time whenever our rugby team gets …………………………………….

l)        I can’t get ……………….. to playing football on plastic grass!


8. Rewrite the sentences in 7 above so that each one contains one of the words in the box, and does not contain a form of get.

answer                 dismount            perfected           strange                                became               home                    prepare                succeed               cooked                meets                  recover                               way

a)      After Paul’s leg was injured, it took him a long time to recover.

b)      ………………………………………………………………………………………………….

c)       ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

d)      ………………………………………………………………………………………………

e)      ……………………………………………………………………………………………

f)       ……………………………………………………………………………………………

g)      ……………………………………………………………………………………………

h)      …………………………………………………………………………………………..

i)        ……………………………………………………………………………………………

j)        ……………………………………………………………………………………………

k)      …………………………………………………………………………………………….


9. Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

Sport

Someone once said that there are three kinds of people who are (1) ………C……… in sport: people who (2) …………………, people who watch, and people who watch (3) ………….television. It’s very easy to make fun of stay-at-home sports (4)…………., but on the other hand, television does enable us to enjoy all kinds of (5) …………. events. We can watch a racing car (6) ……………… another, see a cyclist (7) …………. The finishing line, or enjoy the goals of our favourite football (8)……………… The first time I watched a tennis (9) ……………………………was on television, and I found it (10) ………………. Interesting. It’s not always easy to (11) ………………… long distances to football (12) ………………….., and television is a good solution. Of course, you can (13) …………………. Used to sitting indoors all the time, and this is dangerous. We should all try to (14) …………………, and have other interests and (15) ……………………

1)      A  playing                           B really                 C interested                      D succeed

2)      A take                                  B have                  C make                                D get

3)      A on                                     B with                   C by                                      D from

4)      A people                            B centres            C programmes                 D fans

5)      A the                                    B future               C sports                               D athlete

6)      A cross                                B overtake         C or                                       D from

7)      A overtake                        B and                    C cross                                 D professional

8)      A group                               B class                  C band                                 D team

9)      A match                              B it                         C which                                               D that

10)   A valuable                          B imaginatively C unexpectedly                               D real

11)   A trip                                    B tour                   C pass                                  D travel

12)   A areas                                               B grounds           C teams                               D fans

13)   A or                                      B which                               C get                                     D is

14)   A keep                                B make                C do                                      D have

15)   A customs                          B habits               C pastimes                         D leisure


Correct answers

7.a) better          b) stuck               c) ready               d) lost                  e) anywhere     f) dinner             g) back                 h) right                 i) off                     j) through                           k)together         l) used

8.

a)      Unfortunately Sally rode her bike into the mud and became stuck.

b)      Before the race I went to the stadium to prepare.

c)       Some of the competitors lost their way because of the thick fog.

d)      I tried learning to do embroidery but I didn’t succeed.

e)      She worked on her stamp collection and he cooked.

f)       I didn’t arrive home from the match till late because of the crowds.

g)      David practiced hitting the golf ball until he perfected it.

h)      Kate enjoyed riding the horse but found it hard to dismount.

i)        I tried to phone the tennis club but there was no answer.

j)        We have a great time whenever our rugby team meets.

k)      I find playing football on plastic grass strange.

9.            1. C                        2. A                        3. A                        4. D                        5. C                        6. B                        7.C         8.D         9. A                10. C                      11. D                     12. B                      13. C      14. A      15.C.

 

 

 

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