MODULE 1
12
Vocabulary & Grammar
1
Complete the exchanges. Use:
team
,
go
,
score
,
dirty
,
win
,
played
,
postponed
,
live
,
home
,
lost
.
1
A: It’s a pity they . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B: Yes, but everyone said it was a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . game.
2
A: I’ve never . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . golf.
B: Why don’t you have a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
3
A: Are they playing at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . this week?
B: No
–
the game has been . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . because of the
bad weather.
4
A: Do you think they’ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
B: If they . . . . . . . . . . . . . . first, they’ll have a chance.
5
A: Have you ever seen a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
basketball match?
B: No. I don’t like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sports.
3
Choose the correct word. Check
in your dictionaries.
1
The match was
planned/settled/
fixed/agreed.
They paid him to lose.
2
Many fans were
damaged/broken/
injured/wounded
when the wall fell.
3
The seating
ability/capability/
skill/capacity
of the stadium is
10,000.
4
His
competitor/contestant/foe/
enemy
in the final match was his
best friend.
5
Jack finished the tennis
match/
contest/race/competition
in first
place.
6
He has
faith/trust/belief/credit
in
himself and believes he’ll make it.
7
I think their chances of beating
the opponents are
narrow/slim/
little/slight
.
8
The athletes are all in good
state/
position/situation/condition
.
Oh, what a shame. Did
you hurt yourself?
I took a trip to
Paris last week.
• Word Power
(ways to walk)
2
a) Fill in:
crawl
,
slip
,
creep
,
stagger
,
wander
,
stray
,
march
,
dash
,
trip
in
the correct tense.
1
We watched the athletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . into
the stadium waving their flags.
(walk with regular
steps as a group)
2
Gymnasts must be careful not to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . when
performing on the beam.
(lose balance)
3
The racing driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . slowly out of the wreckage
unharmed.
(move on hands and knees)
4
Two hours after the end of the match, there were still a few fans
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . around outside the stadium.
(walk aimlessly)
5
The thief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . into the changing room to steal the
athletes’ valuables.
(move quietly)
6
On hearing the starting pistol, she . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . towards the first
hurdle.
(go quickly)
7
The boxer had been hit so hard, he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . across the ring
and fell down.
(walk unsteadily)
8
Tom had . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . into the wrong part of the stadium and
was surrounded by fans of the other team.
(wander away from a
place)
9
If a horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , the rider may fall off and be seriously
injured.
(knock one’s foot against something and fall)
b) Read the joke. What does
trip
mean?
• Win/Gain
5
Fill in:
win
or
gain
. Make
sentences using them.
1
win
the
election
2
. . . . . . . . . an
argument
3
. . . . . . . weight
4
. . . experience
5
. . . . . . . . one’s
a competition
6
. . . . . . a medal
7
. . . . . . . . speed
8
. . . . . . . . one’s
freedom
He didn’t manage to win the election.
4
Complete the sentences with the
words:
were involved
,
dropped
out
,
obtain
,
handle
,
defect
,
volunteer
.
1
I have been helping out as a(n) . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . at the local marathon
for over ten years now.
2
We didn’t know that you . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . with coaching the ball team.
3
After you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . your pass,
you can go and meet the players.
4
The runner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the
race after he hurt his ankle.
5
Because of his age, he didn’t think
he would be able to . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the stress of the race.
6
She was born with a heart . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . and must be very careful
when doing sports.
