Task 1: The following pictures illustrate equipment needed for certain sports. Match the letters
with the numbers. Can you name the sports they are used for?
A
B
F
G
C
D
E
H
1. skis
2. saddle
3. tennis racquet
4. flippers, mask and snorkel
5. shuttlecock
6. bow and arrows
7. golf club
8. fihing rod
Task 2: Translate into your native language
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
skiing
weightlifting
snorkelling
stamp collecting
pottery
knitting
ice-skating
8. archery
9. sailing
10. surfing
11. cycling
12. diving
13. hurdles
14. fencing
15. high jump
16. pole vault
17. pitch
18. rink
19. course
20. climbing
Task 3: Answer the following questions:
1. Which sports can you name?
2. Which is your favorite sport? Why do you like it?
3. Which is your less favorite sport? Why?
4. Which sport would you like to do? Why?
Task 4: Complete the table asi n the example. Decide where each
sport takes place using the list below: pitch, ring, rink, course, court, stadium
Sport
boxing
athletics
tennis
golf
ice-skating
cricket
football
Person
boxer
athlete
Place
ring
Task 5: Organise these words and put them in the correct columns below:
Swimming, gloves, crash helmet, course, football, racket, track, ring, boots, pool, motor racing,
clubs, tennis, net, court, golf, pitch, trunks, boxing, goals, costume, shorts, whistle, vest
Sport
Place
Equipment
Task 6. Read and choose the correct option, then follow this example,
describe the sport you are doing now or did earlier.
„I’m not really ..1..sport, but I love skiing. I took it ..2..while I was living abroad. It was my friends
who ..3..me into doing it;they were all keen skiers. They just kept ..4..at me until I agreed to ..5..it a
go. I hadn’t expected to enjoy it so much – I absolutely loved it from the ..6.. go. The sense of speed is
exhilarating, and of course there’s the wonderful scenary. I admit I was ..7..stiff the first time, but
pretty soon I just wanted to carry ..8..skiing all day.
1. A for
2. A up
3.A spoke
4.A across
5.A give
6. A word
7. Afrightened
8. A on
B into
B on
B told
B on
B put
B minute
B scared
B in
C about
C down
C talked
C over
C have
C time
C terrified
C through