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IN THIS UNIT
GRAMMAR
• quantifiers
• definite and zero articles
VOCABULARY
• idioms
•
self-
abstract nouns
SCENARIO
• using emphasis and
comparison
• giving a presentation
STUDY SKILLS
• understanding essay
questions
WRITING SKILLS
• a for and against essay
Sport
3.1
FAIR PLAY
3
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play.
George Orwell, 1903–1950, British author
SPEAKING
1
a
Work with a partner. You have three
minutes to think of a different sport for
each of these categories.
Name a sport where:
1
people often get injured
2
people wear special clothes
3
people have physical contact
4
you can only do it indoors
5
you can only do it outdoors
6
you usually compete as an individual
7
you are part of a team
8
you compete against the clock
9
animals are involved
10
men and women compete together
1
b
Work with a different partner to
compare your ideas.
2
Discuss the questions about the sports
you listed in Exercise 1a. Give reasons for
your answers.
1
Which sport is the most competitive?
2
Which is the most dangerous?
3
Which has the most complicated rules?
4
Which is the most difficult to be good at?
5
Which is the most exciting to watch?
6
Which would you like to take up?
READING
3
Read the article about football quickly and match headings a–h
with paragraphs 1–6. There are two extra headings.
a
More than a player
b
Breaking the rules
c
Taking football further
d
A football education
e
A final honour
f
The world’s favourite sport
g
The best player in the world
h
Only for pleasure
4
Read the article again. Are these statements true, false or not given?
1
Miller played football professionally.
2
Miller was educated in England.
3
Miller scored a lot of goals.
4
Brazil first played against England in 1914.
5
Miller played for several teams in England.
6
Brazil has won the World Cup four times.
7
Miller has a football move named after him.
8
Miller started a football club in Brazil.
5
Underline all the words in the article which refer to people in
sport. Match the words with these people.
Someone who:
1
watches sport
2
loves sport
3
teaches sport
4
makes sure rules are followed
5
plays a sport without being paid
