I UNIT /02: LEISURE AND RECREATION I

UNIT 102:

IN THIS
IN THIS UNIT
UNIT YOU
YOU WILL
WILL
LEARN HOW
LEARN HOW TO
TO
• identify
• identify questions
questions which
which ask
ask for
for factual
factual information
information
and questions
and questions which
which ask
ask for
for the
the writer's
writer's opinion
opinion
• skim
• skim and
and scan
scan to
to arrive
arrive at
at the
the correct
correct answers
answers quickly
quickly
• understand
• understand the
the whole
whole text
text to
to answer
answer questions
questions
about global
about global understanding
understanding
• use
• use the
the past
past simple
simple and
and
past continuous
past continuous correctly.
correctly.

I LEAD-IN I
0 1 Match the names with photos 1-5.

Serena Williams Jack Nicklaus David Beckham

Muhammad Ali Michael Jordan

Which sport
Which sport are/were
are/were these
these people
people famous
famous for?
for?
02

UNIT 02 / READING
 With aa partner, try and
and answer the multiple-choice quiz.
What else
else do
do you know about these sports
sports stars?
With partner, try answer the multiple-choice quiz.
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in the Reading
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What you know about these stars? presented with this
presented with this type
type of
of
multiple-choice question.
multiple-choice question. The
The
answers, however,
answers, will all
however, will all be
be
located in
located the text
in the text and
and will
willnot
not
test your
your general
general knowledge
knowledge on on
SPORTING LEGENDS test
any subject.
any subject.

Gin
In what
what year
year did
first become
did Serena
become World
Serena Williams
Number 11
e How
How long
long was
Beckham captain
David
of the
was David
the
England team?
team?
Williams
first World Number 1?
Beckham captain of

A 1995
1995 B 2002
2002 C 2007
2007
England
C 66 years
A 33 years
years BB 10 years
10 years years

How
How many
many major
major championships
championships did
How is Mich
tall is Jordan?
ael Jordan?
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus win
win during
during his
his career?
did
How tall Michael
Jack career?
A 18
18 B 21
21 C 1212
A 1.98
1.98 m 1.70 m

C 1.82 m
1.82 m

How
How old
old was
was Muhammad
Muhammad Ali
when
when he
he started training?
Ali

started training?

A 21
A 21 B 12
12 C 88

@ There are
There are two
two types
types of
of question:
question:

FACTS
FACTS AND
AND OPINIONS
OPINIONS ] • those
• those which
• those
which ask
those which
ask for
which ask
forfactual
ask for
factual information
for the
information
the writer's
writer'sopinion.
opinion.

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Read these
these paragraphs
paragraphs and
and answer the questions
questions which follow.
•

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the correct
correct letter, A, BB or
or C.
answer the which follow.
Choose letter, A, C. TIP
The answers are in
the same order as

WHY IS THE FORMER BOXER MUHAMMAD ALI the text.

STILL CONSIDERED A LEGEND?

Although
Although Muhammad
Muhammad Ali was
Ali was Born as
Born Cassius Clay
as Cassius Clay in
in 1942,
1942,
responsible for many legendary
responsible for many legendary Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali began training at
began training just
at just
moments
moments in the boxing
in the boxing ring, there
ring, there 12 years old
12 years old and,
and, at the age
at the of 22,
age of won
22, won
was
was much
much more
more to to this
this man's
man's the world heavyweight championship in
the world heavyweight championship in

appeal.
appeal. Not
Not only was he
only was he aa 1964. ftIt was
1964. was aa title
title he went on
he went to win
on to win
successful
successful athlete,
athlete, but
but he was also
he was also again,
again, in 1974 and
in 1974 and 1978.
1978. He
He referred
referred toto
well
well known for his
known for his strong work ethic
strong work ethic himself
himself as as 'The
'The Greatest', and was
Greatest', and was
and fearless approach
and fearless approach to to standing
standing famous for
famous for boasting about his
boasting about his ability to
ability to
up for his
up for his beliefs.
beliefs. 'float like
'float like aa butterfly
butterfly and
and sting
sting like
like a
a bee'.
bee'.

11 Why
Why does the writer
does the writer think
think that
that Muhammad
Muhammad Ali
Ali is
is still
still considered
considered a
a legend?
legend?

BB because
A
A because
because he
he is
is a successful athlete
a successful athlete

because of several factors,

of several factors, not just his
not just his abilities
abilities as
asaa boxer
boxer
C because
C because he
he has great appeal
has great appeal
2 What
2 What name
name did
did Muhammad Ali
Muhammad give himself
Ali give himself during
during his
his career?
career?
A
A Cassius Clay
Cassius Clay B The
B The Greatest
Greatest C The
C Champion
The Champion
UNIT 02
UNIT 02 / READING
READING
� Now
Now answer these questions.
answer these questions.
1 Which
1 Which question
question is is factual
factual and
and which
which asks
asks for
for the
the writer's
writer's opinion?
opinion?
22 Look
Look at
at question
question 1 1 again.
again. Are
Are all
all the
the answers
answers possible? Why did
possible? Why you choose
did you choose one
one
particular
particular answer?
answer?
3 Do
3 Do any
any of
of the words in
the words the first
in the first paragraph
paragraph match
match the words in
the words in question
question l?
1?
Do matching
Do matching words
words give
give you
you the
the correct
correct answer?
answer?
44 What
What phrase
phrase isis used
used toto mean
mean 'give
'give himself
himself the
the name'
name' in
in the
the second
second paragraph?
paragraph?

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APPROACHING THE QUESTION
THE QUESTION I @
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texts are
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the text. Choose TWO
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Serena Williams has dominated women's In fact, whilst

In fact, whilst they were training
they were training to be
to be instructions very carefully
instructions very carefully
professional tennis since the late 1990s,
tennis
tennis stars, he also
stars, he also took
took responsibility
responsibility as
as the
the number of letters
nu mber of you
letters you
for
for their home-schooling.
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need to choose can
to choose can vary.
vary.
when she and her sister, Venus, became
Serena is
Serena is so
so successful
successful on on the
the tennis court
tennis court
global tennis superstars. Serena in
because of
because of her rapid movement,
her rapid movement, speed speed of
of
particular has become known for her thought
thought and powerful shots.
and powerful Indeed, whilst
shots. Indeed, whilst
determination, powerful game and she was playing
she was playing a a match
match in in the
the 2013
2013 0

unique fashion sense. Australian Open, Serena

Australian Open, Serena hithit aa serve*
serve* at
at a
a speed
speed
of just
of just under
under 207207 km per hour, the
per hour, the third
third fastest
fastest
Serena was born
Serena was born on
on 26
26 September
September 1981
1981 in
in
recorded
recorded among
among female
female players. This powerful
powerful
Saginaw,
Saginaw, Michigan.
Michigan. When
When she was just
she was just a
a
players. This
serve helps put her opponents underunder pressure
baby, her
baby, her family
family moved
moved to to California,
California, and
and it serve helps put her opponents pressure
from the very start of the game.
it
from the very start of the game.
was there
was there she
she started
started playing
playing tennis
tennis at
at the
the
age of four.
age of four. She was coached
She was coached byby her
her father,
father, During her career, she has won 56 singles
Richard
Richard Williams, until she
Williams, until was 12.
she was 12. championships, 22 doubles championships and
Although
Although MrMr Williams
Williams waswas determined
determined was also a gold medallist at the 2000, 2008 and
that his daughters
that his would succeed
daughters would succeed in
in the
the 2012 Olympics.
tennis world, he
tennis world, he was
was also
also focused on
focused on
giving them
giving them a a good
good education.
education. •to serve (v) - to hit the ball to the other

player as a way of starting the game

11 According
According to to the
the writer, Serena has
writer, Serena has 22 During
During Serena's
Serena's upbringing,
upbringing, what
what did
did her
her
become
become soso famous
famous because
because ...
... father
father consider
consider to to be
be important?
important?
A
A sheshe is
is aggressive.
aggressive. A staying
A staying at
at home
home
BB she
she has
has aa strong
strong tennis
tennis game.
game. BB tennis training
tennis training
CC she
she is
is very
very good
good atat fashion.
fashion. C her
C her studies
studies
DD she
she has
has self-belief.
self-belief. DD training
training her
her to
to be
be a
a star
star

33 Her tennis game

Her tennis game is is so
so successful
successful because
because ...
...

A she
A she thinks
thinks quickly.
quickly.

BB she
she can
can hit
hit the
the ball
ball hard.
hard.

CC she
she is the third
is the third fastest
fastest player
player in
in the
the world.
world.
DD her
her opponents
opponents are are nervous
nervous of
of her.
her.
30 UNIT READING
 Answerthese
Answer these questions.
questions.
TIP 08
11 Which
Which questions
questions ask
ask you
you to
to complete
complete thethe sentence
sentence and
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which ask
ask you
you Btthtypes
typesof
of question
question may
may
to answer
to answer the question?
the question?
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the Reading
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22 How
How many
many synonyms
synonymsfrom
from words
words in
in the
the text
text are
are used
used inin the
the questions?
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readthe
the
33 Do
Do any
any answers
answers match
match the
the wording
wording inin the
the text?
text? questions.carefully.
questions carefully.

4 Are these answers the correct ones?

4 Are these answers the correct ones?

I GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR FOCUS:
FOCUS: PAST SIMPLE /I PAST
PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS
CONTINUOUS I
Say which
Say which past
past tenses
tensesare
are used
used in
in the
the text.
text.
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not bebegiven
givenany
anygrammar
grammar
exercises inin IELTS.
exercises IELTS. However,
However,itit isis
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thissentence, then answer
answerthe
thequestions.
questions. importantthat
important thatyou
youcan
canrecognise
recognise
whichtenses
which tensesare
areused
usedand
andwhat
what
... whilst
.
whilstshe
shewaswas playing
playing aa match
match ininthe
the 2013
2013Australian
AustralianOpen,
Open, they mean.
they mean.
Serena hit
Serena hit aa serve
serve at
at aa speed
speed of
ofjust
just under
under 207
207 km
km per
per hour
hour ...
...
11 Underline
Underlinethe the two
two past
pasttenses
tenses in
in the
the sentence.
sentence.
22 Which
Which actions
actions (verbs)
(verbs) were
were happening
happening in in the
the past
past at
atthe
the same
same time?
time?
3 Which is the long, continued action? Which is the short, finished
3 Which is the long, continued action? Which is the short, finished action? action?
44 AreAre both
both actions
actions finished
finished now?
now?

I
Study this
Study thisdiagram
diagram and
and answer
answerthe
the questions
questions which
whichfollow.
follow.
hit a serve
hit a serve

PRESENT
PRESENT
PAST
PAST
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tennis match

11 Are
Are there
there any
any other
other examples
examples of
ofthe
the past p
ast continuous
continuous in
in the
the text?
text?
22 Complete
Complete this
this rule:
rule:
When we
When we use
use the
the simple
simple past
past and
and the
the past
pastcontinuous
continuous in
in the
the same
samesentence,
sentence, we
we use
use
the
the to talk about the 'background action'
to talk about the 'background action'
and the
and the to talk
to talk about
aboutthe
the shorter,
shorter,
completedaction.
completed action.

Completethe
Complete the sentences
sentences by
by putting
puttingthe
theverb
verb in
in brackets
brackets in
inthe
the correct
correctform
form of
ofthe
the
pastcontinuous
past continuousor
or past
past simple.
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11 Whilst
Whilst she
she _______ (play)
(play) basketball,
basketball, her
her phone
phone
(ring).
______ (ring).
2 He ______ (fall),
(fall), while
while ______ (run) (run) for
for the
the ball.
ball.
3 It _______ (start)
(start) toto rain
rain in
in the
the middle
middle of
of the
the race.
race.
44 It It (rain) during the
(rain) during the race. race.

Completethe
Complete thesentences
sentenceswith
withyour
yourown
own ideas.
ideas.
11 Whilst
Whilst Michael
Michael Jordan
Jordan was
was running
running down
down the
the court,
court,
_______
2 David Beckham injured his knee whilst
2 David Beckham injured his knee whilst _______
33 Jack
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklauswas
wastaking
taking aa shot
shot when
when _______

UNIT 02 READING
UNIT02 READ�NG
 GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING ]
GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING
This section
section focuses
focuses on
on questions
questions which
which check
check your
your understanding
understanding of
of the
the
[14 This
textas a whole. Read
text as a whole.Read the
the text
text and
and choose
choose the
the correct
correct letter,
letter, A,
A, BB or
or C.
C.
For this
For this question
question type,
type, do
do not
not
choose an
choose an answer
answer based
based just
just on
on
one paragraph.
one paragraph. You
You need
need to
to
read the
read the whole
whole text
text in
in order
order to
to
choose the
choose the correct
correct summary.
summary.

Despite Beckham's
Despite Beckham's good
good looks
looks and
and famous
famous marriage
marriage to
to Victoria
Victoria
Beckham, he
Beckham, he was
was actually
actually an
an exceptionally
exceptionally good
good footballer.
footballer. His
His
professional career
professional career began
began with
with Manchester
Manchester United
United in
in 1992,
1992, at
at the
the
age of
age of 17.
17. With
With United
United he
he won
won the
the Premier
Premier League
League title
title six
six times,
times,
the FA
the FA Cup
Cup twice
twice and
and the
the UEFA
UEFA Champions
Champions League
League in
in 1999.
1999. He
He later
later
went on
went on to
to play
play for
for Real
Real Madrid
Madrid and
and LA
LA Galaxy.
Galaxy.
In international
In international football,
football, he
he made
made his
his England
England debut
debut in
in 1996
1996 at
at the
the
age of
age of 21.
21.
He was also made
He was also made captain
captain in
in 2002
2002 and
and had
had short
short spells
spells at
at AC
AC Milan
Milan and
and
Paris St
Paris St Germain.
Germain. His
His former
former boss,
boss, Alex
Alex Ferguson,
Ferguson, praised
praised David
David for
for
always trying
always trying hard,
hard, playing
playing with
with supreme
supreme confidence
confidence and
and scoring
scoring
important goals.
important goals.
His football career was not always easy, however. During the 1998
His football career was not always easy, however. During the 1998
World Cup, in
World Cup, in aa game
game against
against Argentina,
Argentina, he
he was
was fouled
fouled by by the
the player
player
Diego Simeone. In retaliation, Beckham kicked Simeone
Diego Simeone. In retaliation, Beckham kicked Simeone and was given and was given
aa red
red card.
card. Consequently,
Consequently, when when England
England went
went on on to
to lose
lose the
the game
game andand
go out
go out of
of the
the World
World Cup,
Cup, Beckham
Beckham became
became hated
hated byby football
football fans
fans and
and
was portrayed
was portrayed veryvery negatively
negatively by by the
the media.
media.
It took
It took three
three years
years before
before Beckham
Beckham was was allowed
allowed to to play
play for
for England
England
again and
again and in
in 2002
2002 he he redeemed
redeemed himself
himself by
by scoring
scoring aa penalty
penalty inin aa 1-0
1-0
victory against Argentina.
victory against Argentina.

In 2013
In 2013 Beckham
Beckham retired
retired from
from professional
professional football
football and
and played
played thethe last
last
game of his 20-year career. Although he is now retired
game of his 20-year career. Although he is now retired from football, from football,
reports claim
reports claim that
that he
he earns
earns more
more money
money now
now than
than hehe did
did as
as aa
successful footballer.
successful footballer. In In 2014
2014 it was
it was documented
documented that that he
he earned
earned
£50.5 million,
E50.5 million, aa large
large portion
portion ofwhich
of which came
came from
from brand
brand endorsements
endorsements
for companies
for companies such such asas Adidas,
Adidas, Sky
Sky Sports
Sports and
and Samsung.
Samsung.

What is
What is the
the best
best title
title for
for this
this article?
article?
A What
A What has
has Beckham
Beckham achieved
achieved during
during his
his career?
career?
B Despite
B Despite all
all the
the media
media attention,
attention, was
was Beckham
Beckham aa good
good football
football player?
player?
C What
C What problems
problems did
did Beckham
Beckham have
have during
during his
his football
football career?
career?

32
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skillsyou
youhave
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inthis
thislesson,
lesson,read
readthe
thetext
textand
andcomplete
completethe
the
15 multiple-choice task which follows.
multiple-choice task which follows.

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whenthethewar
warended,
ended,
play.
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playing football rather
ratherthan
than practising
practisingarchery.
archery. This
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waseventually
eventuallylifted
liftedininthe
theUK
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China
but
wasespecially
was especially important
importantto tothis
thisking,
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hewas
was hostedthe
thefirst
firstWomen's
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WorldCup
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andinin1996
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the
hosted
preparingto
preparing togo
goto
towar
warwith
withScotland.
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wastotobe
be firstever
first everwomen's
women'sfootball
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washeld
heldat
at
the first of many bans imposed
the first of many bans imposed by the by the the Olympics.
the Olympics.
kingsand
kings andqueens
queensofof England.
England.

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Choose the correct
correct letter,
letter,A,
A,BBor
orC.
C.

11 Wherecan
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thefirst
firsttraces
tracesof
of 33 Before
Beforerules
ruleswere
were
football be found?
football be found? establishedin
established inthe
the1800s,
1800s,
whichof
ofthese
theseactivities
activities
AA Egypt
Egypt which
B China wasconsidered
was considerednormal?
normal?
B China
CC England
England AA stealing
stealingfrom
fromopponents
opponents
B destroying players' property
22 Whydid
Why didEdward
Edward IIban
banfootball
footballin
II
in B destroying players' property
the1300s?
the 1300s? CC beingviolenttowards
being violent towardsthe
thereferee
referee
AA because
becauseititwas
wastoo
tooviolent
violentand
and 44 Women
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started playing
playingfootball
football
death was common
death was common because
because

BB because
becausehe
hewas
waspreparing
preparingto
togo
go AA the
theban
banwas
waslifted
liftedin
in1971.
1971.
towar
to warwith
withChina
China BB they
theystarted
startedto
towork
workduring
duringthe
the
CC because
becausepeople
peopleweren't
weren't FirstWorld
First WorldWar.
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practising archery CC in
in1991
1991there
therewas
wasthe
thefirst
firstWomen's
Women's
WorldCup.
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UNIT02
UNIT 02 READING
READING
 UNIT 102: LEISURE AND RECREATION

WRITING
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THIS UNIT
UNITYOU
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WILL
IN
LEARNHOW
LEARN HOWTO
TO
•select
selectand
andcompare
comparekey
keyfeatures
featuresofofcharts,
charts,
graphsand
andtables
tables
•

graphs
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informationfrom
information fromcharts,
charts,graphs
graphsand
andtables
tables
• revise the form and use
• revise the form and use
of comparatives.
of comparatives.

I LEAD-IN
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[QB Discuss
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thesequestions
questionswith
with apartner.
partner. a

11 Have
Haveyou
youever
everwatched
watchedthe
theOlympic
OlympicGames,
Games,either
eitherlive
liveor
oron
ontelevision?
television?IfIfso,
so,which
which
sports did you enjoy watching the most?
sports did you enjoy watching the most?
2
2 DoDoyou
youprefer
preferthe
thewinter
winteror
orsummer
summerOlympics?
Olympics?Give
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reasonsfor
foryour
youranswers.
answers.

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chartand
andgraph
graphand
andanswer
answerthe
thequestions
questionswhich
whichfollow.
follow.

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highestranking
rankingmedal
medal Summel!'Olympics
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highestranking
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winnersof
winners ofall
alltime
time medalwinners
medal winnersof
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countries(or
(orformer
formercountries)
countries)were
weresuccessful
successfulininboth
boththe
thewinter
winter
andsummer
and summerOlympics?
Olympics?
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2 Which country (or(orformer
formercountry)
country)won
wonthe
themost
mostgold
goldmedals
medalsinin
thewinter
the winterOlympics?
Olympics?
3 Which country
3 Which country (or(orformer
formercountry)
country)won
wonthe
thefewest
fewestmedals
medalsininthe
thesummer
summerOlympics?
Olympics?

UNIT 02/WRlTlNG
I STRUCTURING YOUR
STRUCTURING YOURANSWER
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whichcountries
showswhich havewon
countrieshave most medals in
themost medals in
wonthe
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thewinter
the Olympics. Italso
winterOlympics. 11 ______
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er Olym
summ Olympics.
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pics.
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barchart
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als.Overall, has
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3
justunder
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won
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graph.The
thegraph. seco nd high
thesecond highest,
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countrieson
fourcountries
four onthe
approximatelyaathousand
winningapproximately
winning
medals.
thousandmedals.
barchart
thebar andthe
chartand graphillustrate
thegraph how many
illust�atehow
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and
havewon
countrieshave the su�merand
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medalsthe
medals highest-rankingcountries
thehighest-ranking 4
are very diffe
Olympicsare very different,
eachOlympics rent ,
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winterOlympics.
winter resultsofofeach
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succ essf
beingsuccessful
Germanybeing
andGermany ul m both .
with theUSA,
withthe USSRand
, theUSSR
USAthe in both.

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theparagraphs
paragraphsof
ofthe
thesample
sampleanswer
answer'Summary',
'Summary','Main
'Mainbody'
body'
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or 'Introduction'. Thesample
sampleanswer
answerdescribes
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or 'Introduction'. O The
graphand
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chart, asyou
youmay
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be
graph
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dealwith
withsome
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asked doininthe
theWriting
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discussing one graph and comparing two or more graphs.
discussing one graph and comparing two or more graphs.
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Although thismay
maylook
lookdifficult,
difficult,
the structure is similar to
1 Did the writer introduce both graphs in the introduction?
the structure is similar to
1 Did the writer introduce both graphs in the introduction? describing just one graph.
describing just one graph.
22 Did
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thewriter
writerdiscuss
discussthe
thedetails
details(main
(mainbody)
body)ofofboth
bothgraphs
graphsininthe
thesame
same
paragraph or separate paragraphs?
paragraph or separate paragraphs?
33 Did
Didthe
thesummary
summaryinclude
includeboth
boththe
thebar
barchart
chartand
andthe
thegraph
graphororjust
justone?
one?

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gapswith
with'main
'mainbody',
body','summary'
'summary'or
or'introduction'.
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should statewhat
whatthe
thegraph
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shouldbe
be
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question.You
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shouldparaphrase
paraphrasethe
thequestion
questionusing
usingsynonyms,
synonyms, simple and easy to
simple and easy to
e.g. illustrates/shows.
e.g. illustrates /
shows. understand, not long
understand, not long
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should discussthe
thegeneral
generaltrends
trendsininthe
thegraph,
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supported and complicated.
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by the relevant data, e.g. dates or numbers. Identify the most important features do
not try to include everything.
not try to include everything.
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should providean
anoverview
overviewofofthe
thekey
keypoints
pointsmade
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the
'Main body'. Do not include new information or your own
'Main body'. Do not include new information or your own opinion. opinion.

UNIT02fWRITING
UNIT02 WRITING 35
 Studythese
� Study thesetwo
twocharts.
charts.

Country medal lead

ersof
ofall
alltime
time-_Badminton
Badminton
30
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Country medal leaders of alltime
time-_Rowing
Rowing

•
30 Country medal leaders of all
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25

-... •
"tJ 25
Cl.I
20 Gold
20

•
15
15 Silver • USA
USA
Cl.I

•
10 Bronze • Great Britain
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10

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Great Britain
Total medals • West Germany
0 West Germany
Chin • East Germany
Chinaa South Indonesia Denmark Malaysia East Germany
Kore
Koreaa
South Indonesia Denmark Malaysia

Countrie • Italy
Countriess Italy

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twocharts.
Read and order the sample answer describing the two charts.

SAMPLE ANSWER
AO
Looking char tititisiseasily
barchart
thebar
Lookingatatthe easilyapparent Chinahas
thatChina
apparentthat beensignificantly
hasbeen more
significantlymore
succ essful than any other country in badminton. They have achieved far more gold
successful than any other country in badminton. They have achieved far more gold
medalsthan
medals than o ther countries but have gained on ly slightly more silver and bronze
other countries but have gained only slightly more silver and bronze
med al
medals. s.
sO
Tosummarise
To summarisetherefore,
therefore,both
bothcharts
c har tsillustrate
illustratethe
thecountries
countries(or
(orformer
formercountries)
countries)
wi h he gre tes umber o med ls. The b r h r nd tes
with the greatest number of medals. The bar chart indicates that China isisthe
t t a t n f a a c a t i ica th at China themost
most
succ essful c ou n try in badmi nt o n a n d the pie c ha rt shows tha t
successful country in badminton and the pie chart shows that the USA is the most the USA is the most
successful in rowing.
successful in rowing.

ccO
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The barchart
char tillustrates
illustratesthe
thecountry
countrymedal
medalleaders
leadersininbadminton
ba dmintonand
andalso
alsothe
the
number of gold, silver and bronze medals won by each c ountry. The pie char t,
number of gold, silver and bronze medals won by each country. The pie chart,
however,shows
however, showswhichwhichcountries
countriesare
arethe
themost
mostsuccessful
successfulininrowing.
rowing.
oO
Thepie
The piechart,
char t ,on
onthe
theother
otherhand,
hand,shows
showsthat
thatthe
theUSA
USAwon
wonthe
themost
mostmedals
medalsinin
rowing.They
rowing. Theywere
wereaalittle
littlemore
moresuccessful
successfulthan
thanGreat
GreatBritain,
Britain ,however.
however.The
Theother
other
three countries representedwon
ree countries represented
three
th
wonroughly
roughlythe
thesame
samenumber
numberof ofmedals
medalseach.
each.

I GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR FOCUS: COMPARA
TIVES
FOCUS: COMPARATIVES I
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underlinethe
the
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tive form
this sentence from the sample answer and
comparative form. .
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O Comparative form
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areoften
often
needed when comparing data,
aren thatChina
at the bar chart is easily apparenttthat Chinahas
hasbeen
beensignificantly
significantly
more succ
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needed when comparing data,
either in one graph or two, so it is

rn
it

more successful than any other country in badminton. ton. either in one graph or two, so is
important to become familiar with
it

important to become familiar with

Underline all the comparative forms in their structure.
10 Underline all
the sam pleanswer.
the comparative forms in the sample answer.
their structure.

UNIT 02/ WRITING

 Completethe
� Complete thesentences
sentenceswith
withthe
thecorrect
correctcomparative
comparativeform
formof
ofan
anadjective
adjective
or adverb from the box.
or adverb from the box.

cold
cold far
far gracefully
gracefully interesting
interesting often
often old
old slow
slow successful
successful well
well

11 In
Inthe
thetriathlon
triathlonhe
heswam
swammuch
much _______than
thanhe
hecycled.
cycled.
22 Inthe
In
theski-jumping
ski-jumping event,
event, participants
participantswere
wererequired
requiredto
togogomuch
much
_______than thanever
everbefore.
before.
33 Generally,
Generally,countries
countrieswith
withaa _______climate climateare
are _______
in the Winter Olympics.
in the Winter Olympics.

44 Spectators
Spectatorsfound
foundthis
thisice-hockey
ice-hockeygame
game _______than thanthe
thelast
lastone.
one.
5 He ran well:
5 He ran well: _______ than last year.
than last year.
66 Before
Beforethe
theGames
Gamesshe shepractised
practised thanher
than herteam
teammates.
mates.
7 The oldest recorded male medallist was 72 years old, making him
7 The oldest recorded male medallist was 72 years old, making him 62 years 62 years
_______than thanthe
theyoungest-ever
youngest-evermedallist.
medallist.
88 He
Heaccepted
accepteddefeat
defeatwith
withgrace:
grace: _______than thanthe
therest
restof
ofhis
histeam.
team.

Thesample
� The sampleanswer
answerincludes
includesthe
thesentence
sentence'China
'Chinahas
hasbeen
beensignificantly
significantlymore
more
successfulthan
successful thanany
anyother
othercountry
countryininbadminton.'
badminton.'What
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othermodifiers
modifiersare
areused
usedinin @
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sampleanswer
answerthe
fromthe
theword
word
the
theanswer?
the answer? sample
isused
significantlyis
significantly usedtoto

I I
modify the comparative.
modify the comparative.
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In other words, to say
COMPARING DATA:
COMPARING DATA: CHOOSING
CHOOSING THE
THE RELEVANT
RELEVANT INFORMATION
INFORMATION howbig
how bigor
orsmall
smallthe
the
comparison is. Here,
comparison is. Here, the the
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thistable
tableand
andgraph,
graph,then
thenanswer
answerthe
thequestion
questionwhich
whichfollows.
follows. wordsignificantly
significantlyisis
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calledaa'modifier'.
called 'modifier'.
Topmedal
Top medalwinners
winnersof
ofall
alltime
time--athletes
athletes
Athlete
Athlete Country
Country Sport
Sport Total
Total

MichaelPhelps
Michael Phelps USA
USA Swimming
Swimming 22
22

Larysa Latynina
Larysa Latynina
USSR
USSR Gymnastics
Gymnastics 18
18

Nikolai Andrianov
Nikolai Andrianov USSR
USSR Gymnastics
Gymnastics
15
15

OleEinar
Ole EinarBjoerndalen
Bjoerndalen Norway
Norway Biathlon
Biathlon 13
13

BorysShakhlin
Borys Shakhlin USSR
USSR Gymnastics
Gymnastics
13
13

Medalswon
Medals wonInInall
allOlympics
Olympics
3,000
3,000

2,500
2,500
EE
2,000
2,000

E
1,500
1,500

1,000
1,000

500
500
USA
USA USSR
USSR Germany
Germany Great
Great Italy
Italy
Britain
Britain
Countries
Countries

UNIT02
UNIT 02 /WRITING
WRITING 37
 Whichof
Which ofthis
thisinformation
informationwould
wouldyou
youinclude
includeininyour
youranswer?
answer?
11 Themost
The mostsuccessful
successfulathlete
athleteisisMichael
MichaelPhelps
Phelpsfrom
fromthe
theUSA,
USA,who
whohas
haswon
wonthe
themost
most
medalsfor
medals forswimming.
swimming.
2 The chart also showsthat
2 The chart also shows thatthree
threeof
ofthe
thetop
topfive
fiveathletes
athleteswere
weregymnasts
gymnastsfrom
from
theUSSR.
the USSR.
3 Michael Phelpswon
3 Michael Phelps won2222medals,
medals, Larysa
Larysa Latynina
Latynina18,18, Nikolai
NikolaiAndrianov
Andrianov15,
15,
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen 13 and Borys Shakhlin
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen 13 and Borys Shakhlin 13. 13.
4 Thesports
4 The sportswhich
whichthe
theathletes
athletesachieved
achievedmedals
medalsininwere
wereswimming,
swimming,gymnastics
gymnastics
and the biathlon.
and the biathlon.
55 In
Insummary,
summary, both
bothcharts
chartsillustrate
illustratethat
thatthe
thetwo
twomost
mostsuccessful
successfulcountries
countriesinin
theOlympics
the Olympicswere
werethe
theUSA
USAandandthe
theUSSR.
USSR.

[Jia Now,
Now,study
studythe
the linegraph
graphagain
againand
andwrite
line writethree
threestatements
statements similarto
tothose
those similar
gab in exercise 13.
in exercise 13.
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important
information together.
information together.

EXAM SKILLS
EXAM SKILLS]
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theinformation
informationand
should spend
andlanguage
about
languagefrom
20
fromthis
minutes on
thislesson
this
lessonto
task.
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toanswer
answerthis
thisWriting
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Part11task.
task.

Thechart
The chartand
andgraph
graphbelow
belowgive
giveinformation
informationabout
aboutparticipants
participantswho
whohave
haveentered
entered
theOlympics
the Olympicssince
sinceititbegan.
began.
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Summarise theinformation
informationby
byselecting
selectingand
andreporting
reportingon
onthe
themain
mainfeatures,
features,
andmake
and makecomparisons
comparisonswhere
whererelevant.
relevant.
Writeat
Write atleast
least150
150words.
words.

Numberof
Number ofmale
maleand
andfemale
femaleparticipants
participantsin
inthe
theOlympics
Olympics
6,000
....
6,000

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5,000
5,000
·u
·..::; 4,000
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� 4,000

3,000 • Men
Men
3,000
o0
� • Women
Women
2,000
..c 2,000
1,000
zz
1,000

0
1924
1924 1952
1952 1984
1984 2012
2012
Year
Year

Numberof
Number ofparticipants
participants
12,000
12,000

10,000
10,000

.... 8,000
VI
8,000
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6,000
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6,000

4,000
4,000

2,000
2,000

0
1924
1924 1952
1952 1984
1984 2012
2012
Year
Year

UNIT 02 / WRITING
 /02: LEISURE AND RECREATION

INNER CITY
IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL SUBURBS
LEARN HOW TO
• listen to and understand directions from

•
one place to another
match descriptions with people, places or
SEASIDE
things
• listen for specific information and
classify it in a table.

COUNTRYSIDE

LEAD-IN

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correctword
wordunder
undereach
eachdiagram
diagramtotocheck
checkyour
yourunderstanding
understandingof
oflanguage
language
connected with road travel and directions.
connected with road travel and directions.

bend
bend crossroads
crossroads flyover
flyover
junction
junction
roundabout
roundabout traffic lights
traffic lights

II II II

II II II
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UNIT 02 / LISTENING 69
 Listento
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directions1-6
1-6and
andwrite
writethe
thecorrect
correctword
wordfrom
fromthe
thebox.
box.
11 Stay
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themiddle
middlelane
lanesosothat
thatyou
youcan cangogoover
overthe
themotorway.
motorway.
11
22 You'll
You'll have
haveto towait
waiton
onthe
theright
righttill
tillititchanges
changesfor foryou
youtototurn.
turn.
11

33 Go
Goround
roundand andtake
takethe
thethird
thirdexit
exitononthe theright.
right.
4 Slow down here because it goes to the
4 Slow down here because it goes to the left quite left quitesharply.
sharply.
55 When
Whenyou youget
getthere,
there, go
gostraight
straightacross.
across.
6 When you get to the end of this road,
6 When you get to the end of this road, take takethe
theleft
leftturn.
turn.

COMPLETION/MATCHING TASKS
COMPLETION/MATCHING TASKS ]
Beforelistening
listeningto
todirections
directionsto
tocomplete
completeaamap,
map,you
youshould
shouldlook
lookat
atthe
themap
mapcarefully
carefullyand
andthink
think
O Before
aboutthe
thetype
typeof
ofinformation
informationyou
youneed
needto
toidentify
identifyeach
eachplace
placeon
onthe
themap.
map.When
Whenlistening,
listening,you
you
about
shouldfocus
should focuson
onwords
wordsand
andphrases
phrasesthat
thatwill
willhelp
helpyou
youfind
findthe
theinformation,
information,for
forexample
exampleturn
turnleft
left
orgo
or gostraight
straighton.
on.You
Youneed
needto
tofollow
followthe
thedirections
directionscarefully
carefullyand
andtry
tryto
topredict
predictwhich
whichinformation
information
willcome
willcomenext.
next.

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Listen tothe
the Director
Directorof
ofSports
Sportsgiving
givingdirections
directionsfrom
fromone
onesports
sportscentre
centreto
toanother.
another.
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thecorrect
correctposition
positionon
onthe
themap.
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12
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CENTRE

LILY ROAD

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thedescriptions
descriptionsof
ofsports
sports1-5
1-5and
andwrite
writethe
the
correct number next to each sport A-E. Whenmatching
matchingdescriptions
descriptionsto
topeople,
people,places
placesor
orthings,
things,
-= correct number next to each sport A-E. O When
55:5 youneed
needto
tofocus
focuson
onkey
keywords
wordsand
andideaswhich
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13
you
AA gymnastics
gymnastics
13
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whatisisbeing
being described.For
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example,ififyou
aswell
wellas
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aswhat
whatisisnot
tochoose
choose
not
basketball
BB basketball
D beingdescribed.
betweenfootball
footballand
andcycling,
cycling,aadescription
descriptionwith
withkey
key
C weightlifting
D
between
C weightlifting wordslike
likegoal,
goal,run
runand
andkick
kickisismore
morelikely
likelyto
todescribe
describe
D
words
badminton
DD badminton football,and
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withride,
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wheeland
andrace
raceisis
tabletennis
EE table tennis D more likely to describe cycling.
more likely to describe cycling.

UNIT 02 LISTENING
 Listen to the next part of the message. The
Listen to the next part of the message. The Director
Director of
of Sports
Sports is
is giving
giving instructions
instructions
for preparing three rooms for the inter-college sports competition at the
for preparing three rooms for the inter-college sports competition at the sportssports
centre. Write
centre. Write the
the sports
sports in
in the
the correct gap in
correct gap in the
the table.
table. One
One of
of the
the sports
sports
appears twice.
14
appearstwice.

badminton
badminton basketball
basketball gymnastics
gymnastics table tennis
table tennis weightlifting
weightlifting

North Hinton
North Hinton Sports
Sports Centre
Centre

Dean Room
Dean Room Carsley Room
Carsley Room Forster Room
Forster Room
Sport event
Sport event -- morning
morning 11 22 3
3

Sport event
Sport event -- afternoon
afternoon 4
4 55 6
6
-

EXAM SKILLS]
EXAM SKILLS

O In the
In the Listening
Listening test
test you
you may
may need
need to
to complete
complete categories
categories in
in aa table
table or
or
set of
set of notes
notes which
which already
already has
has some
some of
of the
the information
information in
in place.
place. You
You
should look
should look at
at the
the information
information in
in the
the table
table carefully
carefully to
to get
get aa good
good idea
idea
of what other information isis required.
of what other information required. This
This will
will help
help you
you to
to focus
focus on
on
the missing
the missing information.
information. For
For example,
example, the
the word
word nets
nets isis already
already given
given TIP
under basketball, so
underbasketball, so you
you know
know that
that you
you will
will need
need to
to listen
listen for
for another
another You need
You need to
to write
write the
the same
same words
words as
as
word connected
word connected with
with that
that category
category for
for question
question 2.
2. In
In each
each case,
case, you
you you hear
you hear in
in the
the recording.
recording. You
You will
will
will hear
will hear the
the sport
sport first,
first, so
so you
you will
will be
be able
able focus
focus on
on the
the missing
missing word.
word. be told
be told how
how many
many words
words you
you need
need
to write
to write and
and you
you will
will hear
hear the
the words
words
in the
in the same
same order
order they
they are
are given
given in
in
� Listen
06 eListen to the
the last
last part
part of
of the
the message
message and
and complete
complete the
the table
table with
with the
the pieces
pieces of
of
to the recording script.
the recording script.
quipment. Write
equipment. Write ONE
ONE WORD
WORD ONLY
ONLY in
in each
each gap.
gap.
4
y weightlifting
15
Sport event
Sport event basketball
basketball g mnastics
gymnastics table tennis
table tennis badminton
badminton weightlifting

Equipment nets
nets
lưới vaulting horse tables
tables 11 barbells
barbells thanh tạ
Equipment vaulting horse

22 3
3 nets
nets q
rac uets
racquets vợt weights
weights

4
4 5
5 shuttlecocks
shuttlecocks 6
6

rings
rings chalk
chalk

pommel horse
pommel horse

shuttlecock: quả cầu lông

� The The Director
Director of
of Sports,
Sports, Jeff,
Jeff, leaves
leaves another
another message
message for for the
the three
three helpers,
helpers, Steve,
Steve,
_ Amanda
Amanda and
and Malik.
Malik. In
In the
the message,
message, he
he tells
tells them
them who
who should
should be
be in
in charge
charge of
of each
each

iJ166� event.
event. Listen
Listen and
and write
write the
the correct
correct organiser,
organiser, A,
A, B, CC or
B, or D
D next
next to
to events
events 1-6.
1-6.

A Steve
A Steve 11 badminton
badminton _______ 4
B Amanda
B Amanda 22 gymnastics _______
gymnastics
C Malik
C Malik weightlifting am
33 weightlifting am _______
D Jeff
D Jeff 4 basketball
4 basketball ______ _
55 weightlifting
weightlifting pm
pm _______
66 table
table tennis
tennis _______

UNIT 02 / LISTENING 41
 UNIT /02: LEISURE AND RECREATION

SPEAKING
IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL
LEARN HOW TO
• express your opinions about sport for
Speaking Parts 1 and 2

• use connecting words to give longer and

more detailed answers
• use sentence stress and intonation
to express your feelings about
a topic.

EAD- N

� Match the photos

Match the with the
photos with activities in
the activities box.
the box.
in the

football
football gym
gym hiking
hiking surfing internet
the internet
surfing the video games
video games
movies
movies reading
reading swimming
swimming karate kickboxing
karate// kickboxing

a
Hiking

Karate/ Kick boxing

Movies

Video games
Surfing the
UNIT 02 / SPEAKING
Internet
 Work with
� Work with aa partner
partner to
to ask
ask and
and answer
answer these
these questions.
questions.
1
1 Do you
Do you like
like doing
doing any
any of
of these
these activities
activities in
in your
your spare
spare time?
time?
2 Which
2 Which activities
activities do
do your
your friends
friends like
like doing?
doing?
3 Which
3 Which of
of the
the activities
activities are
are popular
popular in
in your
your country?
country?

PARAPHRASING COMMON RESPONSES

Write the
� Write the phrases
phrases in
in the
the box
box in
in the
the correct
correct column
column of
of the
the table.
table.
TIP
There are
are many
many ways
ways to
to say
say
� I don't
don't know
know if I like
like ..
.... A lot
A lot of
of people
people like
like ... There
you like
like or
or do
do not
not like
like
I if I ...
you
I'm not sure whether I
I'm not sure whether like
I like.... I'm not a big fan of ..
I'm nota big fan of ... . I'm very keen on
I'm very keen on ...... something. Using
Using aa variety
variety
I often
often enjoy
enjoy ... I hate
hate ... I don't
don't know
know much
much about
about ...
...
something.
I ... I ... I
of phrases
of phrases will
will improve
improve
I'm not
I'm not really
really interested
interested inin ...
... I don't
I don't look
look forward
forward toto ... Not
. Not many
many people
people like
like ...
... your Speaking
your Speakingtest
test score.
score.

I like
like ...
...
I'm not a big fan of
I'm not sure I hate
I

I often enjoy wheather I like I don't look forward to

A lot of people like I don't know Not many people like
I'm very keen on much about
I'm not really
interested in
I don't know if I
like

Football
Swimming

Gym Reading

UNIT
 ADDING
DDIN CONNECTING
ONNE WORDS

Match sentence
� Match sentence beginnings
beginnings 1-4
1-4 with
with sentence
sentence endings
endings a-d,
a-d, using
using aa suitable
suitable
connecting word.
word. There
There are
are several
several possible
possible answers.
answers. TIP
connecting
Longer sentences
Longer sentences will
will
show the
the examiner
examiner that
that
11 I love
love listening
listening to
to K-Pop
K-Pop a my friends
friends don't
don't really
really like
like itit show
AND my
a
you can
can use
use more
more
1

AND
either.
either.
you
complex grammar.
complex grammar.
22 I sometimes
sometimes enjoy
enjoy mountain
mountain b I prefer
prefer staying
staying at
at home.
home.
1

BUT
BUT
b I

climbing
climbing

3
3 I don't
1
don't like
like spending
spending money
money so
so c
c it's really
it's really exciting.
exciting.
4 1'm
I'm not
not really
really interested
interested in
in d I prefer
prefer watersports.
watersports.
4
BECAUSE
BECAUSE
d I

watching football
watching football on
on TV
TV

@g Complete
Complete your
your own
own table
table using
using the
the same
same connecting
connecting words.
words.

AND
BUT
s
so
: �� I
I BECAUSE
BECAUSE

Complete the
Complete the sentences
sentences about
about things
things you
you do
do and
and do
do not
not like
like doing.
doing.
�
11 AND
AND BUT
BUT
BECAUSE
BECAUSE so
so
2
2 AND
AND BUT
BUT
BECAUSE
BECAUSE so
so
3
3 AND
AND BUT
BUT
BECAUSE
BECAUSE so
so

PROVIDING
PR VIDIN MORE DETAILED
RE DETAI RESPONSES
ED RESP NSES

@I!a Complete the

Complete the sentences.
sentences. Think
Think of
of THREE
THREE reasons
reasons for
for your
your answer.
answer.
1
1 like going
I like
1
going swimming.
swimming. I like
like itit because
I
because ______________
and -------
and
2
2 I enjoy
enjoy watching
1
watching football
football on
on TV. enjoy itit because
TV. I enjoy
I
because _______
_______ and _______ and
3 I love
3 love reading
1
reading books
books on my sofa.
on my sofa. I love
love itit because
I
because _______
_______ and
and _______
4 1'm
4 I'm aa big
big fan
fan of
of movies.
movies. This
This is
is because
because _______
_______and and _ ______

UNIT 02 / SPEAKING
 Write your
� Write your own
own ideas
ideas in
in the
the sentences.
sentences.
55 I like
like1 . I like
.like it because
I because _______
it

_______ and _______ and

66 I enjoy
enjoy _______ . I enjoy
1
enjoy it because
I
because _______
it

_______ and and _______

77 1'm
I'm nota
not a bigfan
big fan of
of _______ because because I _______
I

------- and and -------

88 I hate
hate _______
1 because it is
because is _______
it

and - -
and -----

TALKING ABOUT
TALKING ABOUT SPORTS
SPORTS EVENTS
EVENTS

Ask your
� Ask your partner
partner these
these questions
questions about
about each
each photo.
photo.

1 Did
1 Did you
you watch
watch this
this sporting
sporting event?
event?
2 Do
2 Do you
you like
like to
to do
do this
this sport
sport in
in your
your spare
spare time?
time?
3
3 Is this
Is this sport
sport popular
popular in
in your
your
country/where you live?
country/where you live?

UNIT 021
UNIT 02 / SPEAKING
SPEAKING m
45
 SENTENCE TRE NtO A 10

Listen to how
Listen to how the
the words
words in
in bold
bold in
in these
these sentences
sentences are
are stressed.
stressed.
O Individual syllables can be
Individual syllables can be

11 I think
think that
1
that rowing
rowing isis aa great
great sport
sport if you
you want
want to
if to stay
stay fit
fit and
and healthy.
healthy. stressed in
stressed in English
English words.
words. English
English
17
17
22 I often
often enjoy
enjoy tennis
tennis asas itit is
is very
very competitive
competitive and
and I like
like to
to beat
beat my
my friends.
friends. speakers also
speakers also stress
stress the
the content
content
words in
in aa sentence,
sentence, and
and leave
leave the
the
1 I

words
function words
words (like
(like the,
the, of, etc.)
of, etc.)
Listen and
Listen and underline
underline the
the stressed
stressedwords
words in
in these
these sentences.
sentences. function
unstressed.
unstressed.

11 Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs was
was aa famous
famous player
player for
for Manchester
Manchester United;
United; hehe played
played hundreds
hundreds
18
18 of games.
of games.
22 At London
At London 2012,
2012, the
the United
United States
States ofof America
America was
was top
top of
of the
the medals
medals table,
table,
followed by
followed by China,
China, then
then Great
Great Britain
Britain and
and Northern
Northern Ireland.
Ireland.
33 Last weekend,
Last weekend, I was
was going
going to
I
to go
go to
to the
the gym,
gym, but
but I decided
decided not
I
not to
to bother.
bother.
44 Michael Jordan is the number one all-time points scorer in the NBA
Michael Jordan is the number one all-time points scorer in the NBA playoffs, playoffs,
although Lebron James is catching
although Lebron James is catching up. up.
55 I ran
I
ran in
in the
the New
New York
York marathon
marathon last
last year.
year. I thought
thought I was
I
was never
never going
I
going to
to make
make itit
to the
to the end!
end!

You can
� You can use
use intonation
intonation to
to show
show your
your feelings
feelings about
about aa topic.
topic. Read
Read these
these sentences
sentences
and decide
and decide ifif they
they are
are positive
positive or
or negative
negative in
in tone.
tone.
11 My
My favourite
favourite sport
sport isis hockey.
hockey. It's
It's amazing!
amazing!
2
2 I like
like swimming
1 swimming butbut I wish
wish there
I
there were
were more
more places
places to
to swim
swim where
where I live.
live. I

33 1've
I've always
always liked
liked fishing
fishing but
but I don't
don't have
I
have time
time to
to do
do itit any
any more.
more.
4 I'm really excited about all the new video games that
4 1'm really excited about all the new video games that will come will come out
out soon.
soon.
I can't
can't wait!
I wait!

Listen to
� Listen to the
the recording.
recording. The
The first
first time
time you
you hear
hear thethe sentences,
sentences, you you will
will hear
hear flat (no)
flat (no)
intonation. The
intonation. The second
second time
time you
you hear
hear them,
them, the the speaker
speaker will
will useuse correct
correct intonation.
intonation.
19
19
Mark the
Mark the changes
changes in
in intonation
intonation with
with aa� if itit rises
rises or
or aa� if itit falls.
if falls. if

J J J
11 My favourite
My favourite sport
sport is
is hockey.
hockey. It's
It's amazing!
amazing!

22 I like
I
like swimming,
swimming, but
but I wish
wish there
there were
I were more
more places
places to
to swim
swim where
where I live.
live. I

3
3 I've always
I've always liked
liked fishing
fishing but
but I don't
don't have
I
have time
time to
to do
do it any
any more.
more. it

4 I'm
4 I'm really
really excited
excited about
about all
all the
the new
new video
video games
games that
that will
will come
come out
out soon.
soon.

I
I can't
can't wait!
wait!

Write THREE
� Write THREE sentences
sentences about
about aa sport
sport you
you like/do
like/do not
not like
like doing/playing.
doing/playing. With
With aa
partner, say
partner, say each
each sentence
sentence out
out loud
loud TWICE,
TWICE, first
first with
with flat (no) intonation,
flat (no) intonation, and
and then
then
with rising
with rising and
and falling
falling intonation.
intonation.
Sports II like
Sports like playing
playing Sports II don't
Sports don't like
like playing
playing
1
1 ______ _ 1! _______
2 ------- 2 -------

33 ______ 3_
3 ___ _

UNIT 02 / SPEAKING
 COMMON SPORTS
COMMON SPORTS VERBS
VERBS

(illD Write
Write a suitable
suitable sports
a sports verb
verb in these
these sentences.
sentences. More
in More than
than one
one answer
answer may
may be
be
possible. There are more
possible. There are more verbs
verbs than
than you
you need.
need.

beat
beat train
train defeat
defeat exercise
exercise knock out
knock out lose (to)
lose (to) play
play
score
score shoot tackle
shoot tackle support
support compete
compete watch
watch win
win
qualify
qualify represent (my
represent (my country)
country)

1 I didn't
1 didn't think
I
think Mayweather
Mayweather would
would _______ Pacquiao Pacquiao in in that
that boxing
boxing
match.
match.
2 It has
2 has always
It always been
been aa dream
dream of
of mine
mine to
to at Wimbledon.
at Wimbledon.
3 I try
3 try to
to about three
about three times
times aa week,
week, so
so that
that I can
I
c::an keep
keep
playing well.
playing well.
4 I
41 Liverpool Football
Liverpool Football Club.
Club. I've
I've been
been aa fan
fan for
for aa very
very long
long time.
time.
5 Their
5 Their international
international football
football team
team _______ plenty plenty ofof times
times during
during aa game
game
but usually
but usually very few goals.
very few goals.

EXAM
EXAM SKILLS]
SKILLS
Ask and
� Ask and answer
answer these
these Speaking
Speaking Part
Part 11 questions
questions with
with aa partner.
partner.
1 What
1 What do do you
you usually
usually do
do in
in your
your spare
spare time?
time?
2 Do
2 Do youyou prefer
prefer doing
doing things
things by
by yourself
yourself oror with
with friends?
friends?
3 IsIs there
3 there anything
anything special
special you
you do
do at
at the
the weekends?
weekends?
4 Do
4 Do youyou think
think you
you get
get enough
enough free
free time?
time?

[irrD Answer
Answer the
the prompts
prompts in this Speaking
Speaking Part
in this Part 22 task. Talk
Talk for at least 60
task. 60 seconds.
seconds.
for at least
Remember to
Remember to use
use the
the connecting
connecting words
words you
you studied
studied in
in exercises
exercises 4-6.
4-6.

Describe aa sports
Describe sports event
event you
you watched
watched or
or attended.
attended.
You should
You should say:
say:
• what
• what kind
kind of
of sporting
sporting event
event it was
was
it

• where
where you
you watched
watched it
it

• how
• how often
often this
this event
event takes
takes place
place
and explain
and explain why
why you
you consider
consider this
this sports
sports event
event interesting.
interesting.

UNIT 02/ SPEAKING 47