A. PHONETICS
I. Write the words in the correct column according to the pronunciation of the underlined
part.
here

there

idea

where aerobics

sphere

hear

career square

near

share beer

care

air

really cheer spare bear

fare

their

stair

/eə/ ______________________________________________________________________________________
/ɪə/ ________________________________________________________________
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. fear

b. near

c. really

d. wear

2. a. their

b. hair

c. series

d. there

3. a. spare

b. play

c. game

d. table

4. a. keep

b. cheer

c. meet

d. week

5. a. sphere

b. series

c. here

d. where

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Name these sports and games.
boxing
tennis

marathon
cycling

karate
table tennis

volleyball
skiing

aerobics
skateboarding

1. ______________

2. ______________

3. ______________

4. ______________

5. ______________

6. ______________

7. ______________

8. ______________

9. ______________

10. ______________

II. Use the sports or games in the list to fill in the boxes.
badminton
karate
football cycling
yoga
aerobics
skateboarding
basketball
soccer
gymnastics
jogging

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swimming
boxing
tennis
hiking
judo
skiing
golf

PLAY

GO

_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________

DO

_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________

_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________

III. Complete the sentences with the correct words in the box.
goggles

racket

skateboard

skis

ring

paddle

runningshoes

gloves

1. All we need to run is good _______________.
2. They fight in a square area with ropes around it, called a boxing _______________.
3. _______________ are special glasses that fit closely to the face to protect the eyes from wind,
dust, water, etc.
4. In boxing, the fighters wear large leather boxing _______________ on their hands.
5. Shall we play table tennis? - Great! Can you lend me a _______________?
6. He threw his tennis _______________ across the court in anger.
7. When we put _______________ on we can move over snow easily.
8. He sometimes rides his _______________ to school.
IV. Underline the correct answers.
You want to do sport, but you don't know which sport to choose. (1) Gymnastics/ Surfing/
Skiing is fun, but it's expensive and you can only do it in winter. Cycling is good exercise, but you
must buy a (2) racket/ bicycle/ net and a (3) helmet/ swimming cap/ skateboard. How about (4)
bowling/ running/ scuba diving? It doesn't cost any money and you can do it any time and any
place. You only need some good trainers, some comfortable clothes - and the Runkeeper
smartphone app. With this app you can see your distance and your speed. Do you prefer to exercise
at a sports club? You don't need an expensive personal trainer. You can use Runkeeper while you
are (5) cycling/ surfing/ weightlifting on an exercise bike or while you are jumping and kicking in a
(6) karate/ volleyball/ basketball lesson. You can't lose with this incredible app!
V. Fill in each blank with the simple past tense of the verb from the box.
play

go

do

buy

teach

lose

score

win

become

enjoy

1. My friends and I __________ swimming yesterday morning.
2. We really __________ the game last Sunday.
3. In 1958, at the age of 17, Pelé__________ his first World Cup.
4. The Canadian hockey team __________ six goals against Switzerland.
5. The home team __________ very well, but they lost the match.
6. My father __________ me how to ride a bike.
7. I __________ a new baseball cap last week.
8. At the age of 17, Messi __________ the youngest official player and goal scorer inthe Spanish
La Liga.
9. She has a black belt in karate. She first __________ karate when she was seven.
10. Argentina __________ 1 - 0 to Germany in the final.
UNIT 8: SPORTS AND GAMES 17

VI. Turn the sentences into negative and interrogative forms.
1. They were in Rio last summer.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
2. We did our exercise this morning.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
3. My parents came to visit me last July.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
4. The hotel was very expensive.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
5. I had a bicycle when I was young
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
6. The children went to the zoo yesterday.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
7. Ernie ate the last doughnut.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
8. They bought a new house last month.
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
VII. Fill in the sentences with the correct form (past simple) of the verbs in brackets.
1. I ____________ (see) the film last night but I ____________ (not like) it.
2. ____________ (Marco/ win) the golf competition?
3. They ____________ (not play) very well yesterday. They ____________ (lose) the match.
4. How many goals _________________ (your team/ score) in the first half?
5. I ____________ (be) very tired, so I ____________ (go) to bed early last night.
6. ____________ (you/ go) swimming this morning?
7.

The children ____________, (not be) hungry, so they ____________ (not eat) anything.

8. Susan and her friends ____________ (come) to Japan three months ago.
9. I ____________ (have) a wonderful holiday with my family last July.
10. Jane ________ (not be) at the party last Sunday, so she ________ (not know)what happened.
VIII. Complete the dialogue using the affirmative, negative and question past simple forms of
the verbs in brackets.
A: I'm doing a survey about video games. Do you play them?
B: Yeah, I play them. Go on then.
A: (1) ___________________ (you/ spend) any time playing video games last week?

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B: Yeah, I did. I (2) ______________ (get) a new game last Saturday It's called Need forSpeed
Underground.
A: Oh yes, I know it. Is it good?
B: Yes, it's great.
A: (3) ___________________ (you/ buy) it?
B: No, I (4) ___________________ (download) it from the Internet.
A: (5) ___________________ (you/ play) with it yesterday?
B: No, not yesterday. I (6) ___________________ (have) football training.
A: Okay, so (7) ___________________ (you/ have) time for your homework?
B: Yeah, we (8) _________________ (not have) much. I (9) _________________ (finish) it
onthe bus on the way home.
A: Do you think playing games affects your school work?
B: No, I don't think so.
IX. Match each imperative with the rest of the sentence.
1. Do

a. _______ I hear you quite well.

2. Don't watch

b. _______ when you leave the room.

3. Play

c. _______ morning exercises regularly.

4. Don't shout!

d. _______ the street on the red light!

5. Go

e. _______ too much TV.

6. Don't eat

f. _______ hiking at weekends.

7. Turn off the lights

g. _______ basketball with friends.

8. Don't cross

h. _______ too much fat and sugar.

X. Complete these sentences using an imperative form (positive or negative) of the verbs in
the box.
dress get

not call

be

not exercise

not interrupt

save

not worry

1. ____________ me between two and five this afternoon. I'll be in a meeting.
2. Always ____________ your documents as soon as you finish writing them.
3. ____________ after you eat a big meal. It's not a good idea.
4. ____________ me when I am speaking.
5. ____________ warmly so you don't get cold outside. It's snowing!
6. ____________ careful! You almost spilled your coffee.
7. ____________ – we've got lots of time. The meeting doesn't start until 10.30.
8. We need something to wake us up! ____________ a coffee.
XI. Fill in each sentence with an appropriate preposition.
1. Do you play sports _______ school?
2. We go swimming _______ Tuesdays and Saturdays.
3. Sports is good _______ your health.
4. Jimmy is very good _______ volleyball and basketball.
5. My karate club is _______ Nguyen Trai Street.
6. What sports do you play _______ your free time?
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7. Pelé was bor _______ October 21st, 1940.
8. _______ 1958, _______ the age of 17, Pelé won his first World Cup.

C. SPEAKING
I. Write the questions for the underlined parts.
Mai:

(1)___________________________, Phong?

Phong:

Last night I watched a basketball match on TV.

Mai:

(2) ___________________________

Phong:

It was on The Thao HD Channel.

Mai:

Well...I don't like sports, so I don't know this channel. (3)______________________

Phong:

I like basketball best. I really love playing and watching basketball.

Mai:

(4)___________________________

Phong:

I play basketball every weekend.

Mai:

You are really fit! (5)___________________________

Phong:

I often play it at the basketball court near my house.

Mai:

(6)___________________________

Phong:

My favourite basketball player is LeBron James.

Mai:

(7)___________________________

Phong:
Mai:

Yes, I did. Last Sunday, our school's team played against another school and we won.
Congratulations!

Phong:

Thanks a lot.

II. Rearrange the sentences to make a conversation.
_____ I'm not sure. I used to play tennis when I was a school.
_____ Do you like cycling?
_____ That would be fun if we could do the sport with lots of other people.
_____ I've never played tennis. What about going running?
__1__ I need to get fit and lose some weight.
_____ Yes sure. What sort of sport do you want to do to get exercise?
_____ I have a friend who goes cycling every weekend. We could join his cycling club to meet
other people interested in it.
_____ Yes, we could go to the running track or just use the pavement next to the road.
_____ Yes, it's good and faster than running.
_____ That's a good idea. Can I join you?

D. READING
I. Complete the passage with the words from the box.

score
game

without
positions

sport
boring

each

play

Basketball is a pretty cheap (1)___________ to play in terms of equipment. So long as you
have shoes and clothes and a ball, you can play. You can play with 1 hoop or 2, but it is way more
fun to have a full court to (2)___________ on and several friends to do it with. Of course, you can

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have knee braces, expensive shoes, and some fancy jerseys if you want, but you can play
(3)___________ them if you want.
Basketball is a (4)___________ of 5-on-5. There are 5 different (5)___________: point guard,
shooting guard, center, small forward, and power forward. Unlike some other sports, all players
can (6)___________ points, and there is NO goalkeeper. There isn't a (7)___________ position to
play!
Basketball has 4 quarters. For pro games, quarters are 15 minutes. Teams switch directions of
play after (8)___________ quarter.
II. Read the dialogue, then choose the correct answers.
Marie:

We might go to the football match next Saturday, Cristina.

Cristina:

Football? You must be joking. I can't stand it.

Mark:

No? Why not?

Cristina:

Twenty two men of two teams run after a ball, trying to kick it into a net... and
thousands of people shouting and screaming like madmen every time it's a goal or not.
Is this a game?

Mark:

I see... you prefer things like hopscotch, hide-and-seek, blind man's buff...

Cristina:

Don't tease me, Mark. I'm not a child anymore and there are much better sports than
football.

Mark:

Really?

Cristina:

Yes, take volleyball, for example. It's so exciting, the two teams try to keep the ball in
motion without letting it touch the ground. No foul play, no violence.

Mark:

Yes, maybe you're right I like volleyball too. For me all ball games are great!

Cristina:

Not only ball games, Mark. Don't you like badminton, cards, chess, even darts...and
things like that?

Mark:

Er...of course I do.

1. What are Cristina and Mark talking about?
a. Football

b. Volleyball

c. Ball games

d. Games

2. How many football players are there in each team?
a. 11

b. 12

c. 20

d. 22

3. Why does Mark mention children's games like hopscotch?
a. Because Cristina likes these games.

b. Because Cristina is a child.

c. Because he wants to tease Cristina.

d. Because he wants Cristina to play these games.

4. What kind of sports and games does Cristina NOT refer?
a. Chess

b.Baseball

c.Badminton

d. Darts

5. Cristina thinks football is an exciting game.
a. True

b.False

c.Noinformation

6. Mark likes all ball games.
a. True

b. False

c. No information

E. WRITING
I. Put the words or phrases in the correct order.
1. our/ important/ an/ sports and games/ in/ play/ lives/ part.
_____________________________________________________________________
UNIT 8: SPORTS AND GAMES 21

2. players/ how/ match/ there/ in/ many/ are/ football/ a?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. by/ she/ to keep/ every day/ tries/ fit/ jogging.
_____________________________________________________________________
4. yesterday/ who/ play/ football/ you/ did/ with?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. sports/ building/ physical strength/ necessary/ are/ for.
_____________________________________________________________________
6. to switch/ before/ go/ don't/ the TV/ off/ you/ forget/ to bed.
_____________________________________________________________________
7. Sunday/ I/ usually/ friends/ swimming/ on/ go/ mornings/ with/ my
_____________________________________________________________________
8. match/ you/ on/ the/ did/ television/ last night/ watch/ basketball/ the?
_____________________________________________________________________
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. What sport do you like best?
What is __________________________________________________
2. Mark plays football better than Tim.
Tim doesn't _______________________________________________
3. Beckham was a very good football player.
Beckham played ___________________________________________
4. How long have you played basketball?
When ____________________________________________________
5. Shall we play badminton this weekend?
How about ________________________________________________
6. No sport in Britain Is as popular as football.
Football __________________________________________________
7. My brother is not so interested in basketball as I am.
I ________________________________________________________
8. It's good for you to do morning exercise regularly.
You _____________________________________________________

TEST FOR UNIT 81
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. free

b. team

c. read

d. idea

2. a. swimming

b. skipping

c. driving

d. fishing

3. a. racket

b. skateboard

c. games

d. player

4. a. thing

b. father

c. healthy

d. three

5. a. rackets

b. goggles

c. skis

d. skateboards

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II. Write the name of the game or sport.
1. bike, helmet, ride, race

________________________________

2. ball, goal, kick, penalty

________________________________

3. ring, gloves, punch, mouth guard

________________________________

4. racket, net, shuttlecock, serve

________________________________

5. goggles, snow, skis, poles

________________________________

6. court, racket, rubber ball, net, set

________________________________

7. ball, table, paddle, serve

________________________________

8. basket, ball, court, throw, points

________________________________

III. Circle the odd one out.
1. football

tennis

volleyball

boxing

2. goggles

courts

skis

skateboards

3. paddle

ball

bat

racket

4. referee

player

coach

stadium

5. career

healthy

sporty

fit

IV. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
1. My friend Mark is very good ________ volleyball. He plays volleyball very well.
a. in

b. on

c. at

d. with

2. We often go swimming ________ Sunday morning.
a. in

b.on

c.at

d. for

3. Football is an example of a ________ sport where you play with several other people.
a. team

b.individual

c.indoor

d.dangerous

4. We were very upset when our favourite team didn't ________ even one goal.
a. play

b.kick

c.point

d. score

5. Badminton requires only a net, a racket, and a birdie or ________.
a. ball

b. ski

c. shuttlecock

d. goggles

6. The person who makes sure that a game is played according to the rules is called a ________.
a. coach

b. referee

c. judge

d. player

c. Not to climb

d. Don't climb

7. ________ up the tree! You'll fall down.
a. Climb

b. Climbing

8. ________ spectator sports in Britain are cricket and football.
a. More popular

b. The more popular c. Most popular

d. The most popular

9. ________ are the Olympic Games held? - Every four years.
a. When

b. Where

c.How long

d.How often

c.Aerobics

d.Swimming

10. Which sport happens in a ring?
a. Boxing

b. Basketball

V. Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs play, do or go.
1. Sarah ______________ gymnastics on Saturday evenings.
2. Mark ______________ badminton with his friends at the moment.
3. My friends and I ______________ climbing yesterday.
UNIT 8: SPORTS AND GAMES 23

4. _________ you __________ table tennis last Sunday?
5. Jim ______________ basketball because he wasn't tall enough.
6. We ______________ sports together when we were kids.
7. People often ______________ jogging in the park.
8. I ______________ judo now and I love it!
VI. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. He gets a lot of ______________ from football. (enjoy)
2. Playing sports is a fantastic way to improve your ______________. (fit)
3. My brother is not very ______________. He doesn't like playing or watching sports. (sport)
4. Nearly half of the people in the world are ______________ in football. (interest)
5. Pelé is ______________ regarded as the best football player of all time. (wide)
6. Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional ______________. (football)
7. Pelé is a ______________ hero in Brazil. (nation)
8. Winning three gold medals is great ______________. (achieve)
VII. Circle and correct the mistakes in these sentences.
1. The children feeled excited before their holiday.

____________________

2. Do you play yoga at home or in a club?

____________________

3. Where was you last weekend? - I was at home.

____________________

4. The car stoped at the traffic lights.

____________________

5. Paul is very tired because he didn't slept well last night.

____________________

6. Do you take part in the marathon last Sunday?

____________________

7. Go straight ahead and then to take the first turning.

____________________

8. When did you buy this house? - We buy it three years ago.

____________________

VIII. Match the questions to the answers.
1. Do you like to watch sports on TV?

a. Volleyball, I think.

2. What sports are you best at?

b. Three or four times.

3. How much exercise do you get each week?

c. Because it can help them be
healthy.

4. Did you do any exercise or play any sports yesterday?

d. Yes, I like watching sports
more than playing them.

5. Do you prefer team sports or individual sports?

e. I don't like either of them. I'm
not a sporty person.

6. What is the most popular sport in the world?

f. Football or soccer.

7. Which is better, basketball or volleyball?

g. Swimming and Taekwondo.

8. Why should people exercise?

h. Yes, I played tennis with
friends.

IX. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.
Physical activity is the (1)_______ obvious benefit of sports participation. Children often
spend too much time watching television or (2)_______ video games. But sports practices and
games provide an opportunity for exercise that can help keep kids in shape and (3)_______.
Sports participation can help children develop social skills that will benefit them(4)_______

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their entire lives. They learn to interact not only with other children their age, (5)_______ also with
older individuals in their coaches and sports officials. Kids learn leadership skills, team-building
skills and communication skills that will help them in school, their future (6)_______ and personal
relationships.
1. a. more

b. much

c. most

d. least

2. a. doing

b. playing

c. paying

d. watching

3. a. healthy

b. wealthy

c. happy

d. funny

4. a. for

b. on

c. at

d. throughout

5. a. and

b. so

c. but

d. then

6. a. world

b. career

c. game

d. shape

X. Read the email then answer the questions.
From:

Brett.walker149@gmail.com

To:
Subject:

Re: sports

Dear Brett
Thanks for your email. You do lots of sports at school in Canada. I'd love to play ice
hockey one day.
We do lots of sports at our school too. We've got a swimming pool at school and our
class go swimming every Wednesday. We also play tennis, volleyball and football,
but football in Australia is different to soccer. You can touch the ball with your
hands! There are lots of after-school sports clubs in Australia too. I go to a surfing
club after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We go to the beach and learn how to
surf. It's great fun! Can you surf in your country?
Write soon
Rob
1. Where does Rob live?
___________________________________________________
2. How often does Rob go swimming?
___________________________________________________
3. Is football in Australia the same as soccer?
___________________________________________________
4. On what days of the week does Rob go to a surfing club?
___________________________________________________
5. Where does Rob go to learn how to surf?
___________________________________________________
6. Does Rob like surfing?
___________________________________________________
XI. Use the prompts to write sentences.
1. We/ go/ skiing yesterday.
___________________________________________________
UNIT 8: SPORTS AND GAMES 25

2. you/ watch/ the men's basketball final/ TV/ last night?
___________________________________________________
3. I/ not play/ badminton/ last Sunday/ because/ I/ be/ ill.
___________________________________________________
4. Sue and her friends/ do/ yoga/ the gym/ now.
___________________________________________________
5. Last week/ we/ study/ how/ surf. It/ be/ very interesting.
___________________________________________________
6. He/ usually/ play/ football/ his friends/ Saturdays.
___________________________________________________
7. Where/ the children/ be/ yesterday morning? They/ be/ at the swimming pool.
___________________________________________________
8. His father/ teach/ him/ how/ play/ football/ a very young age.
___________________________________________________

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