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Exercises

18.1 Which of the sports opposite are these people probably talking about?

1 Theballdoesn’trollinastraightlineontheground.Youhavetoaimawayfromthecentreofthepins.
(ten-pin) bowling
2 Providedit’snottoowindyatthetopofthehill,there’snoproblem.
3 Itisincrediblynoisy,fastanddangerous,butit’sreallyexcitingtowatch.
4 Thehorsehastogetoveraseriesofjumpswithoutknockingthepostsoff.
5 It’sallamatterofbalance.Butsometimesyoucan’thelpfallinginthewater.
6 Youneedagoodeyeandconcentration,especiallytohitthecentreoftheboard.
7 Thedifferentballcoloursareworthdifferentnumbersofpoints.
8 It’safantasticfeelingwhenthesnowfliesupintotheairaroundyou.

18.2 Name a piece of equipment necessary to do these sports apart from the item given.

1 golf:ball, club 4 fieldhockey:ball, 7 canoeing:canoe,
2 archery:arrow, 5 baseball:ball, 8 snooker:balls,
3 tennis:ball, 6 darts:dartboard, 9 rowing:boat,

18.3 Fill the gaps with suitable words.

1 She’sa long-distance runner.Shewonamedallastyearforthe1,500metres.She’swonalotof
inthelastfiveyearsandhasthemallinaglasscabinetatherhouse.
2 Weremanynewrecords atthelastOlympics?
3 He’sdoinga nextweek-running42kilometres!That’s26miles!
4 Who theworldrecordforthe1,000metresthesedays?IsitaRussian?
5 Hisnationalteamfailedto fortheWorldCupsohe’ssupportingBrazilinstead.
6 Lastyear,ourteam thefinalforthefirsttimein10yearsbutwelost.(two
answers)
7 Myteamgot inthesecond ofthecompetition.Wewerevery
disappointedithappenedatsuchanearlystage.
8 AllOlympicsportsarehighly ;everyonehasoneambition-towingold.
9 Thousandsof protestedloudlyatthedecisionofthe togivetheirteam
captainaredcard.
10 Theworld’sbest canrun100metresinlessthan10seconds.

18.4 Correct the mistakes in these sentences. There may be more than one mistake.
gymnast
1 Shewasachampiongymnasticwhenshewasateenager.
2 Areyouagoodtenniser?We’retryingtogetalocalteamtogether.
3 Mybrotherisanexpertcanoist.He’swonmedals.

4 Myfatherisagoodgolfist.He’salsoanexpertmountainer.
5 Isthereashopnearherethatsellssportequipment?Ineedafishingrode.
6 I’dlovetobeagoodarcherer,butmyeyesightisn’tverygood.
7 Areyouasprinteroralong-distantrunner?
8 MyfavouriteOlympicsportsarefenceandtheheightjump.

18.5 Which sport …?

1 coversalongdistanceinonejump?longjump
2 throwsaheavydiscalongway?
3 throwsapolewithasharppoint?

18.6 Over to you

Make a list of (a) sports you have done and (b) sports you would like to do. Then list the
equipment you needed / would need for each one. Write sentences about what you liked or
disliked about sports you have tried, using vocabulary from this unit.

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