G expressing movement V prepositions of movement, sport P prepositions VOCABULARY & SPEAKING sport, prepositions of movement a Look at the photos. Can you name the sports? Write them in the correct column. play g0 _|do b «58> Listen and check. ¢ In pairs, say. Which of the sports in @ are usually team sports? How many players are there? In which sports do you...? a hit the ball_b throw theball ¢ kickthe ball d shoot Ask and answer with a partner. Do you do any sportst Which one(s)? Which sports do you enjoy watching? Which sports do you hate watching? Are you (or anyone in your family) a fan of a sports team? Which one? Do you (or they) watch their matchest Where? € Where did the ball go? Complete with a preposition. across down into over along The ball went _over the steps, the wall, the road, and the street, the river £ © p.148 Vocabulary Bank Prepositions. Do part 2. 2 GRAMMAR expressing movement The rules of the game Ut os eae cea ae io players. You have to hit the ball into a small hole. You | mustn't hit the ball into the water. | zou can play this sport outside or inside with two or | four players. You have to hit the ball over a net and the | ball musint go'oue’ 3 You usually do this sport outside (but it can be inside). You have to go round 2 track many times and be the firs fone to go past the finish line. Sometimes you have to go round 2 country, for example, France. 4 You play ths sport outside with two teams. You have to pa the tall to other players with your foot and try to kick the bal ico the goal You mustr’e couch the ball with your hands. 5 You ply this sport outside with two teams. You have te throw the ball to other players and take the ball over t other team’s line. You can also get points by kicking the ball through two very high posts. a Match the rules to the sports in 1. Whet are the spor b «59 € Lookat the sports rules again and the highlighted. words. How do you express movement in English? d_© p34 Grammar Bank 5D. Read the rules and do the exercises. Listen and check.3 PRONUNCIATION prepositions ‘a Match the prepositions with the phonetics. How do you pronounce the words? across along into. over round through towards 1 /mtu/ 2 /a'lon) 3 /raund) 4 (to'woxdz) 5 /a'kros! 6 /0r ‘20va b (210) Listen and check. Underline the stressed syllable, and practise saying the prepositions ¢ © Communication Cross country p.117, Tall your artner where the runner went. 4 READING & SPEAKING a How long does a normal football match last? How many minutes are added after each half? b Read the article and complete it with a word fiom below. thampions fans goal mateh pitch players referee scored stadium team € Read the text again. Number the sentences 1-6. ‘A Manchester United scored their first goal. B The Bayern Munich fans started celebrating C The 90 minutes finished and the referee added three minutes. D Bayern Munich scored a goal. i E Manchester United scored their second goal F The UEFA president left his seat to go to present the cup. d_ What is the most exciting sporting event you've ‘ever seen? Prepare your answers to these questions. 1 What sport was it? 2 When and where was it? 3. Who was taking par? 4 Were you there or did you see it on TV? 5 What happened? € Ask and answer with a partner. 5 511) SONG 5 Weare the champions ne nn or" Your most excitin sporting moments... This week, Duc from Vietnam writes: The most exciting football '_match I have ever seen was the 1999 Champions’ League Final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich in the Nou Camp ?____ in Barcelona. Afier 90 minutes Manchester United were losing 1-0. The Bayem Munich + in the stadium were already celebrating their ‘ —'s victors: The Manchestor United fans in the stadium and millions around the world were watching in despair. There were now just three minutes of added time. 20 seconds passed and United got a corner The atmosphere in the stadium was incredibly intense. All the Manchester United §__ (nchiding their goalkeeper) were in the Bayern Munich penalty area, David Beckham took the comer and Teddy Sheringham, ‘ twas 1! ‘The Manchester United fans were ecstatic. There was only about one ‘minute left now but United attacked again and scored another 7___ Now it was 2-1! Thirty seconds later we heard the oD blow his whistle. The match was over. United were the *__1 Many of the Bayer fans and players were crying. ‘They had lost the match in less than three minutes. ‘The next day I read that the UEFA president missed both ‘Manchester United's goals. He was going down to the " to give the cup to the German team when United scored their frst, ‘goal and he was going back up to his seat when they scored their second! He missed the most exciting and unforgettable three ‘minutes of football | have ever seen.