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1. Why do a lot of young people do sports nowadays? 2. What sports clubs and teams are there in your school? 3. What do you do to keep fit? Prepare 4 in presentations
What’s wrong? You look miserable. You’re usually very __________ on Fridays. Diana’s very polite. She’s never __________. Is Jacob confident?’ ‘No, he’s quite __________. It was careless of you to lose your phone again. You need to be more __________ with your things. 5. Marcus is really friendly today. He can sometimes be quite ___________! 1. Write the opposite adjectives. SB p30-31 Prepare 4 in presentations
2. Group the words. Prepare 4 in presentations
3. Choose two correct options for each verb. play volleyball boxing rugby ice skating do surfing gymnastics athletics cycling go table tennis climbing squash jogging leave home school to university married get born married university a degree have children to school confident long hair get school a child a job a driving licence Prepare 4 in presentations
4.1 Look at the title of the article and the photo. What can this article be about? For athletes, the Olympic Games is often considered the most important event of their career. It is the chance to compete with the best sportsmen and women from around the world. But what happens to athletes when they are too old to 1_________ part at this level? At this point many athletes are still young: often between 25 and 35 years old. This can be a difficult time for many athletes. Only a 2__________ number of them are as famous as Usain Bolt and can earn a lot of money as a celebrity. Others are lucky enough to start a career connected with their sport, for instance as 3__________ for the next generation of Olympians. But for most athletes, when they 4 __________ from being a professional sportsperson, their whole 5__________ of life changes. They often start studying again and go to university. In fact, nowadays many athletes study for a 6__________ while they are training. This means they are better prepared for the time when their sports careers are over. Read and check. GAME OVER Life after the Olympics Prepare 4 in presentations
Read the text opposite and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, choose A, B, C or D. For athletes, the Olympic Games is often considered the most important event of their career. It is the chance to compete with the best sportsmen and women from around the world. But what happens to athletes when they are too old to 1_________ part at this level? At this point many athletes are still young: often between 25 and 35 years old. This can be a difficult time for many athletes. Only a 2__________ number of them are as famous as Usain Bolt and can earn a lot of money as a celebrity. Others are lucky enough to start a career connected with their sport, for instance as 3__________ for the next generation of Olympians. But for most athletes, when they 4 __________ from being a professional sportsperson, their whole 5__________ of life changes. They often start studying again and go to university. In fact, nowadays many athletes study for a 6__________ while they are training. This means they are better prepared for the time when their sports careers are over. A be B get C take D have A tiny B few C little D teachers A tea B coaches C members D narrow A finish B miss C stop D retire A method B road C kind D way A degree B university C grade D practice SB p30-31 Prepare 4 in presentations
3. Choose the correct words. 1 Tonight she meet / 's meeting some friends at the cinema. 2 Thank you for the gift you sent / send me recently. 3 She got the better / best mark in the class. 4 I was looking online because I needed / was needing some new clothes. 4. Correct the mistake in each sentence. 1 We are having fun when we are together. 2 I didn’t h eard my phone so I missed your call. 3 Our new home is more near the school. 4 My dad wasn't going to university. have hear nearer didn’t go Prepare 4 in presentations
1. Complete the conversations. Use the present simple or continuous, or the past simple or continuous form of the verbs. A: I ______________ (spend) a lot of time on homework at the moment. B: Me too. It's unbelievable! Last term, we _______________ (not have) as much work. 2. A: Why__________ you __________ (stop) having guitar lessons? B: I ________________ (not make) any progress and I didn't like the teacher. 3. A: Why__________ Tom __________ (be) so unfriendly at the moment? B: I _______________ (not know). He usually _______________ (say) hello in the mornings. 4. A: _______________ (you / go) cycling next Saturday? B: No. I _______________ (usually / go) cycling on Saturdays, but I _______________ (lose) my helmet yesterday. 5. A: How old __________ (be) you when you __________ (get) your driving licence? B: Eighteen. But I _______________ (not own) a car until I was 25. 6. A: I __________ (send) you loads of messages last night but you _______________ (not read) any of them. B: No, sorry. I _______________ (train) for a swimming competition. It's on Sunday. __________ you __________ (come) to watch? am spending didn’t have did stop wasn’t making is don’t know says Are you going usually go lost were got didn’t own sent didn’t read was training Are coming Prepare 4 in presentations
2. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. Your room is messier than mine. 2 I'm not as good at climbing as my dad. 3 I don't own a warmer jacket. 4 My old boots aren't as comfortable as these ones. 5 My hair isn't as curly as my sister’s. 6 You're more patient than me. 7 There isn't a player on the team as as bad as me. 8 My brother and I are the same height. My room isn’t ________________yours. My dad is _______________ at climbing than me. This is _______________ jacket I own. These boots are ______________________ my old ones. My sister's hair is _______________ mine. I’m _______________ as you. I’m _______________ player on the team. I’m _______________________ as my brother. as messy as better the warmest more comfortable than curlier than not as patient the worst as tall / the same height Prepare 4 in presentations
